We've all seen movies where a smoking gun document surfaces late in a crisis. While this can be entertaining when it is someone else's problem, most of us would prefer to avoid this scenario with our own companies. The best way to avoid smoking guns is to implement sound document retention policies. Topics to be covered include education and document retention challenges, proper maintenance of files, teaching law to non-lawyers and making the law relevant, encouraging non-lawyers to use proper document creation processes, and much more.
Despite limited budgets and unique organizational challenges, smaller companies face many of the same drivers with respect to implementing effective ethics and compliance programs as do large public companies. At the same time, smaller companies face additional challenges because the in-house counsel must wear multiple hats including lawyer, business advisor, price analyst, proposal developer, contract administrator, facility security officer-just to name a few. This program will offer a workplan and specific solutions for in-house counsel who must implement an effective ethics and compliance program with limited financial and staff resources, including a look at some of the conflicts when counsel also wears a business hat.
Since the 1990s, there has been a substantial increase in the number of class action lawsuits filed in federal and state courts. Often these suits are developed in collaboration with plaintiffs' counsel from multiple jurisdictions, and after testing on mock juries. Many of these suits are coordinated with requests for government action against the company and launched with a media blitz. How can you prepare for such an assault, and how should you respond once a complaint is filed? Your legal peers who have survived this new class-action game will identify the plaintiffs' tactics and offer suggestions for early responses as well as long-term strategies in defending class actions. Plus you'll learn strategies on how to reduce risk from such actions and coordinate the activities of your legal department and public relations.
This training course explains the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Standards of Conduct in simple, understandable terms. It includes pop quizzes, news clippings and a final quiz highlighting real-world compliance issues that employees should learn to recognize and respond to appropriately.
To access the FERC Standards of Conduct Training Course, visit <a href=http://www.ethicsxchange.com/topic/53519-ferc-standards-of-conduct>www.ACC.com/compliance</a>
Discussion of the ethical and professional issues facing in-house counsel in e-discovery and document retention.
Overview of public relations issues that pharmaceutical companies may encounter. Provides examples of some worst-case scenarios, crisis management tips, constituencies to consider, and tips on how to react to crises.
It has been almost a year since the adoption of the most significant financial reform legislation in recent history. Find out what has been happening on the regulatory and legislative fronts, and what still needs to be done.
Learn techniques to become a more effective negotiator. Gain insights into different approaches to the major legal issues that arise, and discover the cultural “soft skills” you need to navigate successfully across the cultural divide while keeping a firm hold on your ethical compass.
This article is an update on the pharmaceutical, medical device and health care marketplace. This year and last have brought many changes in fraud and abuse regulations, corporate integrity agreements, reporting under the Federal Sunshine Act and the impact of the Mensing decision. Experts from different industries will discuss how they are implementing these changes within their organizations.
This materials covers the elements and process of drafting and ensuring maximum enforcement of noncompetition, nonsolicitation, nondisclosure and assignment of inventions agreements for US-headquartered multinational organizations, with employees and service providers resident and performing services in multiple jurisdictions worldwide.
Part 2 of the Contract Drafting Program. Did you know that most attorneys only have a vague idea of what an indemnification provision does and how to determine if it does what you think it does? This program will dissect indemnification provisions in commercial contracts for both goods and services. Learn what indemnification provisions mean and how you can spot problems/risks and draft a good provision. We will also cover intellectual property indemnities and the interaction of indemnity and insurance provisions.
Examine the differing antitrust/competition and other legal requirements of the European Union that govern cross-border sales distribution arrangements in multiple jurisdictions and take away practical insights on how various legal systems impact a supplier's approach to resale price maintenance, exclusivity, brand integrity, bundling, payment, terminating and/or replacing agents and distributors and conducting online marketing and sales.
This program will examine advanced issues that United States companies face when managing legal operations abroad or when they have subsidiaries operating in foreign jurisdictions.
This material addresses trends and best practices in Code of Conduct drafting, based on recent benchmarking, studies of codes of public companies and the use of risk assessments. Learn how to implement an effective risk assessment process.
Includes: Centralized Law Department Model, Decentralized Law Department Model, Hybrid Model
Handout for April 26, 2023 MCLE program by ACC Chicago and Faegre Drinker, Dealing with Distressed Entities: A Primer for the Healthy!
Outlines and charts on international IP & treaties; Madrid vs EU system; international members list; website and cost
Overview of legal options to combat cyber crimes such as libelous comment board posts and website degradation.
Tips for in-house counsel on how to better their career prospects within a company. Includes suggestions on how to structure the employment relationship and stand out among your colleagues.
Collection of relevant legislation related to bankruptcy litigation.
Program Material: SEC regulations; sample letters to shareholders; sample audit committee letters; proxy statements; outline of regulation development.
The intellectual property process for a new product is described in outline form.
Article and outline on compliance programs
Articles on antitrust; federal acts, and outlines on M&A.
Federal Acts; Risk management Chart, and articles on legislation
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Testimony of Alvin C. James, Senior Policy Advisor for Money Laundering Enforcement, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Before the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control United States Senate. June 21, 1999
Discusses how to communicate with employee shareholders re: benefit plans and legal rights. Also discusses current litigation on this topic and general theories of liability involved. Offers suggestions on setting up an insider trading compliance program and examines technology trends and their effect on the types of company information made available online. Also tips on drafting disclosure tailored for the web.
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