Whether you manage litigation, advise your company's officers and directors, or negotiate leases or other contracts, recent developments in the law of insurance coverage and claims must be taken into account. Our panel of litigation management attorneys and insurance professionals will summarize 30 of the most critical legal developments on the issue, and show you how to incorporate them into your practice and extract the most out of your company's insurance dollars.
Discusses which works are copyrightable and which works are not, when copyrights attach to works, and the pros and cons of registering a copyright. Also discusses how to protect copyrightable works using best corporate practices and how to avoid violation of others' copyrights associated with advertising, images, formulas, websites, and music.
This webcast transcript addresses the impact of business "green" claims, greenwashing, the latest trends, and how companies can minimize risks related to greenwashing.
ACC Chicago and Faegre Drinker handout for January 18, 2023 MCLE Event, "Navigating the 2023 Annual Report and Proxy Season - Governance, Executive Compensation, ESG and SEC Updates."
Addresses recent developments in the anti-money laundering world, the current AML regulatory requirements for financial institutions, and the major issues involved in outsourcing AML compliance and other BPO transactions.
A litigation superhero must not only get great results, but also contain litigation expenses. Your efforts may become more challenging when faced with complex litigation which requires top quality and specialized legal talent. This panel of in-house litigation experts will share with you their top ten ways for doing more with less and achieving successful results for your client.
It's back and it's better than ever. In 2001, the list was begun with only 10 things you should know as in-house counsel. Not just for general counsel, these issues have not gone away, and now the list has grown to 250 things. Our outstanding panel of in-house counsel will share their list of things they were glad they knew-or wished they'd known-when starting out. Gain guidance in such key areas as employment law, intellectual property issues, corporate governance, securities law, and litigation.
The role of the general counsel in a nonprofit organization.
Handout materials for March 1 CLE seminar, Pathways to Success: Corporate Counsel Partner with Chicago Law Firms on Law Diversity by ACC Chicago and Quarles.
This perennial Annual Meeting favorite is sure to deliver in 2007! Our expert panelists will continue the tradition of providing updates on the latest securities law developments. Learn what policies have been adopted and what is under construction. Plus take home practical advice on how you and your organization can comply with changes in the law and regulations.
This article details the requirements for "reasonable accommodations" under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Canadian CCU 2007: More and more the legal department is viewed as a valued member of the business team. That means you, too! But what role do you play and, equally as important, what role COULD you play? Hear from your peers who have fully established themselves as business partners, how they achieved this status
and what things you can do within your own organization to firmly establish yourself as part of the business team.
A bibliography of resources related to trends in liabilities and responsibilities of in-house counsel
ACC Chicago and Eversheds Sutherland Handout Materials for Global Pay Transparency and Your Workforce webinar on April 4, 2024.
Handout for ACC Chicago and Thomson Reuters April 9, 2024 program, The State of the Corporate Law Department 2024.
This material helps your company improve its policies regarding new technologies and social media. The document also discusses important cases regarding intellectual property rights and trademark infringement.
In a globalized economy, lawyers work on transactions involving many jurisdictions. Lawyers are required to cope with traditions and a variety of legal systems to operate in countries whose governments may show little respect for legal norms and requirements. Negotiations with counterparts may take a different approach, and as a result, interpretation of words and actions during negotiations may be perceived differently than you had intended. The panelists will focus on key challenges facing international business lawyers negotiating transactions in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
Companies with server networks to bring "infrastructure on demand" to their customers provide cloud computing. In busy times, customers can dramatically ramp up their computer usage without investing in equipment and software, and then quickly ramp down when the extra capacity is no longer needed. This session will address challenges faced by companies that use or provide cloud computing services. Discussion topics will include: service standards and reliability measurements, confidential information and trade secrets, data privacy, security and encryption, liability limitations, indemnification, and risk allocation and international regulatory issues.
The successful small law department practitioner must be part lawyer, but in this day and age, also part tech guru in order to appropriately represent her company. Limited resources available cause small law departments to rely heavily on the wide variety of external technological resources on the internet and through other technology tools. But what are the best tools and sites? Can your company afford them? In an era of budget constraints, practitioners must learn to invest in, leverage and maximize the benefits from all available resources, especially their technology resources.
This interactive presentation will address recent cases attempting to limit claims of communication privilege by and with in house counsel. It will also include a discussion of communications between counsel for related corporate entities after Allied Irish Bank and Parmalat.
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