Learn the difference between traditional and non-traditional advertising, rules governing who can object to an advertisement and why you should comply with advertising law guidelines. This material discusses the role the FTC plays in advertising, rules for advertising substantiation and materiality, and how intellectual property rights affect such hot topics in advertising law as online behavioral advertising, endorsements and testimonials.
Deep within the Dodd-Frank Act lies a surprise for companies that use tin, gold, tungsten or tantalum in their products: a requirement to disclose whether you use these minerals and, if so, whether they come from conflict mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo or surrounding countries. An unrelated but similar requirement is found in California's Transparency in Supply Chain Act: a requirement to disclose efforts to
combat human trafficking. This session will explore these new forms of compliance requirements and how your program must respond to and manage these new obligations.
Learn lessons from the EPA, OSHA, the Clean Air Act and more. A panel of experts will share their experiences in compliance programs and the tools and techniques they have successfully used. They'll discuss who should be at the table, effective interview and fact-gathering techniques, what risk assessments can and should produce, assessing risks created by third parties, avoiding risks from risk assessments and considering ethical consequences.
Learn how US companies can mitigate FCPA and other risks -- including the safety of your employees -- in frontier markets, and what unique challenges you will face in conducting investigations there. Focus on issues of employment, privacy and other laws in countries with immature legal systems, security considerations and political interference. This part of the presentation focused on Asia.
The goals of this presentation are to demonstrate department’s value with compelling law department management reports, build presentations that effectively tell your story, and ensure current/accurate data for your reports.
A presentation on corporate legal ROI.
908 Sarbanes-Oxley: Why Should Privately Held Companies Care?
811 REPEAT PERFORMANCE: You Have a Code of Conduct - Now What? Running an Effective Compliance Program
Learn the suggested approaches to selling your nonprofit board on governance practices and the rationale behind it all.
711 New Ideas in Compliance Strategies: Educating Nonlegal Managers About Their Legal Responsibilities. Document includes an OFCCP Compliance Evaluation Checklist.
706 Managing Employee Performance & Attendance Issues. A discussion on employee evaluations, leave, and dealing with misconduct.
The financial crisis of 2008 will have repercussions for years to come. In addition to the mega—bankruptcies, there will be panoply of solvency issues for companies of all sizes. An array of ethical issues for in-house counsel will be associated with these unordinary events. Are there special professional rules that will apply? To whom is responsibility owed? Will there be special problems with public companies? Will creditors have special responsibilities? This session will address possible solutions and seek answers to the many solvency issues that lie ahead.
Ever wondered about your potential malpractice liability? This session will address these concerns using real-life litigation and investigation examples. Potential areas for discussion include traditional exposures arising out of employment, corporate governance, international, and privacy practice areas. Non-traditional exposures will also be addressed, including potential malpractice arising out of pro bono work, moonlighting, and the provision of personal legal services to employer personnel. Issues will be discussed by a panel consisting of a mock general counsel and in-house counsel who raise the matters with their boss.
Faced with increasing budget constraints, legal departments are looking at technology solutions to help them do more with less. But, how do you find answers to the questions you have about maximizing usage of the systems you already have, or about new systems you may be considering? The session will address prevalent questions collected through ACC listservs and spontaneous questions and comments from the audience, which will allow for candid feedback from industry experts. The panel will help you sort through issues and solutions regarding available technologies — including integrations between and among systems — involving matter management, e-billing, contract management, digital signatures, and document management systems.
This detailed powerpoint presentation discusses the risks corporate counsel face in a changing world. Learn how to avoid these risks with solid techniques outlined here.
Learn the right tips for dealing with contract negotiation in Eastern Europe.
This material covers emerging trends in private damages actions and
Commission White Paper on private
damages actions.
This material highlights differences within the region, addressing litigation in local courts vs. arbitration, validity and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards or judgments, and costs of duration of proceedings.
This session will offer in-house counsel the opportunity to bolster their skill in drafting settlement agreements, whether for “simple” two-party civil disputes or more complex litigation covering a variety of practice areas. In particular, focus will be on releases, use of conditional promises, confidentiality provisions and interaction with court filings.
As we approach a new decade, how can legal departments help their companies navigate the issues that arise in this ever-evolving industry? With many companies acting as both providers and purchasers of software solutions, this session will explore how in-house counsel have had to grapple with significant changes in the legal and business landscape facing the software industry, and how these changes have impacted countless business decisions and revenue generation.
So your company is considering or is involved in an M&A transaction, either as buyer, seller or as part of a merger. You know that each party has a complex technology infrastructure that will need to be understood and either transitioned out or combined. This program will provide a step-by-step approach to addressing this matter.
Our experienced panelists will discuss legal issues associated with conducting pre-hire screening, including a discussion of how to manage testing programs post-Ricci, how to respond to the recent focus by regulators and legislators on limiting criminal background checks and credit checks, and how to conduct contingent offer medical evaluations.
Today’s economy brings both challenges and opportunities. While the current financial environment makes it clear that little can be done to fully protect against a potential bankruptcy by a customer, landlord, licensee or tenant, you can “be the solution” by proactively moving to mitigate risk or even benefit from the event. Join us at this session for an update on how to handle bankruptcy in a way that will best help your company.
Executive compensation, increased communication and transparency for shareholders are among the hot-button issues in economic reform. Say on Pay Proposals — non-binding proposals included in a company’s proxy materials that call for an annual shareholder advisory vote on a company’s executive compensation program — have become more widespread as momentum is swinging toward allowing shareholders more access in matters of compensation. This panel will address recent developments in executive compensation as they relate to Say on Pay Proposals and will explore ways companies can position themselves to prepare for mandatory shareholder input on executive compensation. In what promises to be a lively and relevant discussion, the panel will discuss issues such as the federal guidelines on compensation, severance, and clawbacks, proper disclosure of employment agreements and other “golden parachute” agreements, SERPs, and mandated compensation risk disclosure.
In this age of electronic networking and socializing, counsel need to understand how to use networks such as LinkedIn, Martindale-Hubbell Connected or ACC tools effectively to learn new skills, discuss issues, compare notes or job-hunt, etc. This session will also provide a primer on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Second Life and whatever may become the next hot site, so counsel will be able to understand what employees may be doing.
Generally, wage and hour collective actions require no showing of intent but can result in enormous damages awards. Complex rules, compliance vulnerability, an aggressive plaintiff's bar and a sluggish economy keep the claims for unpaid overtime, off-the-clock work and misclassification of workers, roiling. Vulnerable pay practices and policies are commonplace, and the DOL Wage and Hour Division, with increased funding and staff, is working overtime to enforce the law. In this session, wage and hour specialists and class action practitioners will explore recent developments in rules and enforcement, and emerging trends in class and collective actions.
Now that counsel knows what social networking sites are out there and how to effectively use them, this program will provide tips on how to protect your companies from the issues that might develop.
Esteemed jurists from the world-renowned Delaware Supreme Court and Delaware Court of Chancery are joined by leading members of the corporate bar to share their outlook and insights on regulatory reform in the corporate finance arena, examine the upgrade of corporate governance, review key corporate law cases and share revelatory insights into their impact on US and multi-national companies. Benefit from insights into the potential impact of regulatory changes on your organizations and learn about increasing governance and compliance demands. Plus, gain firsthand insight into the judicial decision-making process, the effect of recent judicial decisions in the corporate arena and how they may impact corporate decision making –– all while interacting with the panel.
An introduction to international accounting standards with special attention to section 39, which is related to recognition of financial assets and liabilities. What is the process for derecognition of financial assets and liabilities related to financial instruments sales, etc? Learn how the discrepancies between the US Financial Accounting Standards and IAS could impact your company.
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