Negotiating transactions is one of the functions that in-house counsel must perform well. In fact, a good negotiation can make the difference between getting the most and getting a so-so outcome for your business client. Negotiating contracts is a key component of practicing in-house, and offering your client and the other side well-drafted contract provisions can reduce the time and effort spent negotiating. In this interactive discussion among panelists and audience, learn the top 10 ways to speed up a contract negotiation, how to draft effective license grant and indemnification provisions, what is the effect of warranties and limitations of liability, and tips about administering your contracts that will give you a better result.
In today's legal and regulatory environment, the need to establish a strong enterprise-wide compliance program is evident. However, the elements required to accomplish this goal are less clear. Learn the challenges associated with establishing an enterprise-wide compliance program, including how to create a strong tone at the top and how to establish a compliance culture within an organization. Our panel will also examine the elements of an effective compliance program, including organization structure, roles and responsibilities, risk assessments and monitoring, policies, procedures, and controls, training, testing, enforcement of policies and corrective action, communication with regulatory agencies, and management reporting.
Class actions generate some of the greatest exposure any company will face. Unanticipated claim amounts, unfamiliar forums and unusual procedures can make for unpredictable outcomes. This panel of class action veterans will offer strategies to help you overcome these obstacles and proactively manage your next class action, from case evaluation to counsel selection to defeating class certification and beyond.
As the globe shrinks, formal disputes become ever more costly and our ability to interact with others around the world becomes easier, the use of ADR to resolve business disputes has become more acceptable. Not sure how to implement ADR in your international contracts or through a program at your multinational organization? Let our seasoned panel of international counsel help! You will learn about some ideal contract approaches and common pitfalls that undermine international ADR programs. Our discussion will include such items as how various countries' laws, cultures or circumstances create a compelling case for the use of ADR, the various ADR options and their comparative benefits, and some factors influencing choice of governing law and jurisdiction.
Benchmark with your in-house peers leading practices in risk mitigation. Take this opportunity to learn the law of compliance hot topics including avoiding pitfalls (including options backdating), e-discovery, antitrust issues, bribery, tools for uncovering and addressing compliance challenges, and much more.
Negotiating is part of everyone’s daily lives, whether you choose to accept that truth or not. Why not excel at it! This program material gives insightful guidance on successfully handling all phases of the negotiation process including acquiring information from an adversary, negotiating for a competitive advantage, and identifying the best methods for closing the deal. Particular focus is placed on avoiding pitfalls and distilling the differences in cross border transactions.
You may not be a criminal defense lawyer but did you know that the Federal Bank Secrecy and Anti-Money Laundering laws put you on the front line of law enforcement? Learn what you need to know now to advise your client about identifying suspicious transactions, record retention requirements, training obligations and more, and make sure your company stays in compliance.
Metrics are important not only to the sales function or the marketing department, but to the legal function of a company too. Such measures for the legal department can help evaluate performance of both the individual lawyer as well as the department, and drive behavior to show the value of the legal function to the broader company. Join with our legal managers who have developed real-world, usable metrics as they share their best practices to effectively measure the performance of staff.
In the post-SOX world, nonprofits are struggling to identify and adopt financial management best practices. Attorneys can no longer rely on the CFO to be solely responsible for financial management. Take this opportunity to learn what the law says about internal controls, internal auditors, audit and finance committees, reporting on your 990, reporting to watchdog groups, executive compensation, investment oversight, board and spouse travel, reasonable board perks, and much more.
Everyone likes to talk about "partnerships" with outside counsel, but often we do not focus on building effective and mutually beneficial relationships. Learn how. Topics will include ethical issues and requirements for engagements, billing, and legal work product.
Standards of business conduct are becoming increasingly important, as is getting acceptance and engagement across multiple jurisdictions. Why do some jurisdictions dislike the whistleblower phone line? How can a cross-border company manage local sensitivities? Our panel will examine how some of the largest companies tackle this on a global basis, with lessons and experiences for all to share.
As China becomes more integrated into the world economy, and both a major market and supplier, large and small companies from around the world are doing business with Chinese companies or in China. Your company may already be doing business in China or may be contemplating such a move. This program will offer a breakdown of the legal advantages and disadvantages to conducting business in China. We'll cover recent changes in Chinese laws, results of recent lawsuits, tips on opening relationships, and developing successful business strategies.
This refresher course will bring you back up to speed on common principles you will need to know when working on European contracts. Your international peers will cover such contract issues as terms and conditions, which rules of law apply, distribution and sales laws, governing law, remedies, and soft factors when negotiating contracts in Europe. Plus the panel will review the pertinent sections of SOX and provide examples of how companies have developed compliance programs to benefit their contracting efforts.
902 - Common Issues in Dealing with Sales & Marketing Reps and Distributors
808 - Challenges of the New Attorney Professional Conduct Standards
611 - Attorney-Client Privilege & Attorney Work-Product Doctrines in an In-house Setting
The images of lawyers in film impacts the professional behavior of lawyers and the perception of lawyers by the public.
Basic guidelines for developing a compliance program, taking into consideration changes to traditional programs due to the internet and sentencing guidelines. Also gives tips on training employees.
Discusses the evolving role of corporate counsel, adding and assessing the value of law departments, and communicating that value. Also discusses synchronizing business & legal priorities.
Discusses benefits of using intranets and what types of information to display on them.
General information and tips on getting up to speed as a new general counsel, including employment/HR issues, IP issues, and contracts.
Presented at ACCA/GCCA European chapter 2002 Annual Meeting. This presentation was part of the program on buying distressed companies.
Program Material: Sample Client Surveys (Deere & Co., Sears, International Paper Law Depts.)
Presented at ACC's Annual Meeting 2000; Program - Defining the IP Attorney’s Role in the E-Commerce Revolution
Program - Career Development: Marketing for the Mature Job Seeke Presented at ACCA’s Annual Meeting 2000
Presented at ACC’s Annual Meeting 2000; Program - A Comparative Analysis between U.S. and European Competition Laws
With the increase of corporate globalization, potentially relevant evidence can reside in many countries. From foreign language and computer language barriers, to privacy laws and safe harbor issues, counsel encounter numerous challenges when litigation is anticipated. It’s critical to understand the rules and regulations that govern the access to and the use of foreign data. This session will examine ethical issues and practical solutions for cross-border e-discovery, including e-discovery vs. e-disclosure — managing conflicts between US and foreign laws and procedures, cross-border, multi-language e-discovery requirements — managing data from collection and translation through review and production, and cost containment — managing the costs of e-discovery while data volumes and legal complexities explode.
This program will discuss legal issues that arise in a tight credit market. Negotiating security arrangements, factoring defaults arising from failures of guarantors and back up credit arrangements, reductions in credit limits, are among the topics to be examined.
Have you ever wondered what are the roles and responsibilities of a corporate secretary? Experienced corporate secretaries and board counsel will offer tips and views, with a significant portion of the session devoted to Q&A. This session will be a great opportunity to get your questions answered and benchmark with your peers.
Part one of this two-part program will guide you through the steps you must take regarding records before litigation is foreseeable and once it has commenced in order to be prepared. The panel will describe effective practices in collection and production that will prepare your counsel for mandatory discovery conferences. During the program, you will grasp the details about some of the tools currently available to in-house practitioners and hear about some of the emerging technologies that may soon be available to help manage this process. Learn the tricks to managing discovery and combining the talents of your law firms and vendors to achieve better results and greater cost savings.
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