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Presented at ACC's Annual Meeting 2000; Program - Selected Topics in Labor/Employment Law

Presented at ACCA’s Annual Meeting 2000; Program - Safe Sales in Cyberspace

Presented at ACCA’s Annual Meeting 2000; Program - Safe Sales in Cyberspace

Discusses the steps to be taken to protect your interests during government investigations including initial precautions, compliance matters, internal investigative concerns, as well as post-investigative strategies and considerations.

ACC Chicago and Faegre Drinker webinar December 14, 2022 handout, "It’s a Wrap! Year End Review and 2023 Forecast - Labor and Employment Law Developments: Staying on Top of Your Game"

ACC Chicago and Baker McKenzie handout for January 12, 2023 webinar, "Looking Ahead: Exploring the Key Themes and Recommendations for US and Global Employers in 2023."

Discusses the basics of computers, trade secrets, copyrights and source-code protection.

ACC Chicago and John R. Cesario, Senior Counsel, ARDC Chicago program on The Rules of Professional Conduct and National Trends in Disciplinary Law on June 30, 2022 via Webinar.

This fast-paced overview of everything you need to know to provide legal advice to your marketing and advertising departments and will cover legal issues such as regulators and their hot-button issues, how to run a sweepstakes, how to challenge a competitor's ad, claim substantiation and comparative advertising, dealing with emerging mediums such as branded entertainment and blogs, and email and web advertising. Walk away from this boot camp exercise with the legal knowledge you need to handle a wide variety of circumstances and the ability to trouble-spot issues before they can become problematic for your company.

The fundamental responsibility of the Board of Directors is to promote the best interests of the Company and its shareholders by overseeing the management of the Company’s business and affairs. In doing so, directors have two basic obligations to the Company and its shareholders: (1) the duty of care, which generally requires that directors exercise appropriate diligence in making decisions and in overseeing management of the Company, and (2) the duty
of loyalty, which generally requires that directors make decisions based on the best interests of the Company and its shareholders and without regard to any personal interest.

You've taken the plunge and are determined to build a dedicated compliance function. Explore key strategies and tactics for implementing and maintaining a compliance program that fosters ethical, legal, and productive operations while also minimizing business risk. Review the impact of recent legal and business developments on compliance strategy. Learn how to maintain leadership buy-in and commitment, and avoid common pitfalls that make a compliance program difficult to maintain.

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.

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.