Often that the press only writes about IP worse case scenarios. Our discussion is intended to focus on more real world legal issues that corporate practicitioners confront and how to learn from them. Our panel of IP veterans will cover such topics as learning from IP challenges and how to confront them and how to set expectations of management on IP issues.
How do you create enforceable contracts with users of your web site? What happens when users are worldwide? Are privacy policies really contracts and do you need one? What are the major elements of a use agreement? Should you incorporate privacy policies into your use agreement? What issues should you consider when linking to another company’s Internet property?
Prosecutors call it "three hots and a cot." Others call it "Club Fed." No matter what it’s called, today’s prosecutorial zeal often has one common goal: corporate officers leaving the executive suite for an eight by ten cell. The risks of running a business in today’s environment are far greater than the already formidable downside of potential business failure, and even unintentional missteps can result in a costly investigation, an enforcement proceeding, or a criminal indictment. Also, as the recent options backdating scandals have shown, the risks run all the way to the general counsel's office. This panel will draw on the experiences of white-collar and enforcement veterans to demonstrate how you can protect yourself and your corporate executives from costly mistakes when interacting with auditors, regulators, whistle-blowers, audit/special committees and prosecutors.
As business becomes more global, so too should the focus of IP strategy. Our panel of IP experts will focus their discussions on emerging markets, such as China, Singapore, and India as well as developments in more mature markets such as the UK and Germany. Our program will teach you how to use legal IP protections, other than patents, (e.g., trade secrets) to assist a company in protecting its intellectual property, even when IP enforcement laws differ from those of the US.
Law managers must develop the management and relationship skills that aren't taught in law firms or in law school. How can you be more than just a manager and become an effective leader in your department? Here is your chance to learn! Become an expert in developing leadership qualities within your legal department and help improve job satisfaction among your team. Take home methods to become more involved with corporate strategy and committees. Plus receive valuable tips on developing a law department business plan.
What is the connection between the environmental activities of your company and Sarbanes-Oxley or other corporate legal requirements? What does sustainability mean for companies, and what are the current benchmarks for such a company? How can an environmental management system (EMS) be used to identify potential environmental law risk and improve bottom line performance at the same time? What must Board members and senior management know regarding these issues, and how can in-house counsel most effectively communicate that information to them? Take this opportunity to explore these far reaching concepts through open discussion, using hypothetical situations. You'll return home with the practical training you need to deal with potential issues in this area of law and how best to communicate it to your senior management and the board.
In today's business world almost nothing is more important than hiring the right person. Hiring the right person means pre-employment screening and background checks are imperative! Employers are responsible for ensuring: the accuracy of information provided by an applicant, meeting your employer required obligations within the hiring process, preventing turn over, and eliminating employer liability within the hiring process. Failure to conduct appropriate pre-employment screening measures can lead to significant liability and risks. This substantive overview will cover the laws that every employer needs to know and what the company must DO prior to a candidate starting work. This program will include the potential pitfalls under state and federal law, requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and the law regarding emerging use of social networking sites, such as MySpace, and Megan's Law lists to screen potential employees.
Using plaintiff lawyers for corporate high-stakes litigation is fast proving to provide strategic advantages for both large and small corporations. With the risks and fees associated with litigation soaring, in-house lawyers have successfully employed the plaintiff's bar to maximize recoveries and minimize costs. Take home real-life insights where Corporate America has used plaintiff lawyers with great success.
Many compliance and intellectual property issues faced by corporations require the use of outside private investigation firms. The ethical rules that apply to counsel engaging private investigators need to be considered along with the boundaries of acceptable activity and use of resources. There are also practical aspects to the engagement and management of private investigation firms to ensure compliance with the law and the avoidance of liability and embarrassment to the company and its directors and officers. Take this opportunity to explore the ethical rules that apply to legal counsel engaging private investigators, the activities they may or may not engage in, licensing requirements of private investigative firms, and practical tips for managing the activities of PIs and their subcontractors to control costs, ensure compliance with law and avoid liability and embarrassment to your corporation.
Canadian CCU 2007: 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 included ethical issues and requirements for engagements, billing and cost containment, and legal work product.
Canadian CCU 2007: This fast-paced overview of the basics you need to know to provide legal advice to your marketing and advertising departments 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 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.
Canadian CCU 2007: You can be the smartest and best-educated lawyer in the world, but if you can’t communicate your thoughts and analysis in a useful way all of your intelligence will be of little use. In order to effectively communicate with your in-house client you need to be able to explain legal issues and risk in an understandable way and temper that analysis with good judgment and a thorough understanding of your client’s business needs.
A Seller's Market - Recent Trends in Mergers & Acquisitions. Program material from the Israel Chapter 5th Annual Conference June 2007.
2007 ACCE Annual Conference: Is your company tempted by the prospect of saving big money by outsourcing technology service, customer call centers, and human resource functions to India or Eastern Europe? You may want to think before you jump. Our panel of outsourcing experts shared practical advice on conducting due diligence, structuring outsourcing agreements, drafting contracts, and minimizing risks.
2007 ACCE Annual Conference: The dynamics of today's global economy affect virtually every employer. The issues a company must face are similar from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, but the solutions often are quite different. Our in-house experts conducted a comparative review of employment law in various jurisdictions and examined such labor topics as integrating the workforce after a merger or acquisition, hiring and firing, obtaining work authorizations, and understanding foreign jurisdiction workplace laws and regulations.
CCU 2007: You deal with these types of documents, most likely on a daily basis but, is your comfort level where it should be on how your company's contracts are negotiated, prepared, and executed? If you are involved in working with contracts, either from the beginning (creating templates) or at the end (handling execution-ready documents or performing due diligence reviews), then this session is for you. In this paralegal track program, a panel of experts will explore the legal issues involved with basic contract design and sample clauses to use, as well as discuss the benefits of using templates and creating standard procedures to implement controlled, uniform review processes.
Whether you think of yourself as a litigator, a regulatory specialist, or a transactional lawyer, as a legal manager you will deal with litigation. Because the costs can be so high, many CEOs and other business managers measure the effectiveness of the law department based on how well the department manages litigation. Learn about the latest issues in managing litigation, to help your company achieve the desired result at the right cost.
This Executive Report highlights key issues and takeaways discussed by Canadian General Counsel during a session in Montreal on the CLO's Role in Government Relations and External Affairs.
Annual Meeting 2006: Should the legal department manage the company's risk insurance program? If your department does, you’ll find this program will provide you with the legal knowledge and strategies for handling the risk insurance program, from negotiating policy renewals, developing relationships with underwriters, and incorporating brokers into your risk management team.
In spite of a Republication administration, it is ironic that many companies are facing increased regulatory activity from regulators who seem to be expanding their reach, whether by aggressively interpreting laws or adopting new regulations that are subject to challenge. In either case, it is often in-house counsel who need to decide what to do next. Do you file a lawsuit? Try to negotiate a resolution? Work through lobbyists to try and persuade the agency or Congress? Our panel will share best practices and battle stories from companies and lawyers who have taken different approaches and discuss failures and successes and pros and cons to each approach. When you leave, you will have best practices for each approach as well as insight from those who have been through the battle.
Natural and man-made disasters are now foreseeable events. The events of September 11, 2001 and Hurricanes Katrina and Rita have made it clear that disasters can have a debilitating effect upon a corporation. Having a business continuity plan which is updated regularly can help any company struck by disaster steady itself and return to normal business in a reduced period of time. Learn what you as a lawyer can do to develop an effective plan for your organization so that the company is prepared for and can survive a disaster.
Annual Meeting 2006: No company wishes to be the target of an EEOC charge. Don’t take your chances that it won’t happen to you – provide a proactive solution. Take this opportunity to learn effective grievance and complaint programs to help prevent a charge, successful tactics in securing a no cause finding by the Commission, and tips on when and why to select EEOC mediation.
Globalization has resulted in greatly increased business activity across borders. Many companies that have never practiced international trade are now planning or have already begun to import and export products and materials. The US government is hardening its enforcement stance on trade laws. Fines and penalties are increasing, as are companies' obligations under the law. Every company engaged in international trade should have internal controls in place sufficient to manage the risks inherent in trade. Learn from our panel of seasoned international counsel what you need to know to get an effective program in place within your company that includes how to perform a compliance assessment for international trade activities, organize a trade compliance department, and identify and accomplish key objectives.
Annual Meeting 2006: A nonprofit organization engaging in activities that are substantial but unrelated to its mission increases its exposure to risk and elevates opportunities for reward. Our program is designed to familiarize participants with the legal implications of creating a for-profit subsidiary, and will review the potential risks and benefits and provide useful tools to avoid common pitfalls. Discussion topics will include reasons for forming a for-profit subsidiary and how to establish one, choice of entity, effective management and control, and avoiding attribution to the nonprofit parent.
Annual Meeting 2006: How can you establish credibility with your management when claiming that expenses are beyond your control? Learn how experienced practitioners have approached and conducted their internal negotiations for resources in the face of business and legal uncertainties. Topics will include making the case for bringing work inside, billing back for time, establishing metrics, using benchmarking effectively, increasing the number and/or experience levels of non-lawyer staff, and using contract or temporary lawyers for specific projects.
Annual Meeting 2006: How do you advise the business to decide what to keep, develop, or retire after a merger or acquire? Conducting proper due diligence of IP assets is essential to making informed decisions. Review the applicable legal issues and benchmark with your peers the proper steps to follow in IP due diligence as well as the best methods for integrating IP portfolios after a corporate merger or acquisition.
No one lawyer can stay on top of all the issues a year can bring, especially in the areas of technology and ecommerce. Never fear, ACC has you covered. Here is the only legal update you’ll need to keep you and your client ahead of the curve on the latest developments in ecommerce and technology law.
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.
Annual Meeting 2006: Technology can be a powerful enabler-or an expensive diversion-from the work of a law department. What can you do to increase the prospects that your technology projects will work? How can you make legal knowledge management a reality? In-house practitioners from various law departments will speak candidly about their own projects (i.e., the good, the bad, and the ugly) and how they are managing them. After our presentation, you will understand what legal knowledge management entails, be able to improve your department’s reuse of knowledge, easily recognize the traps, and better appreciate the process required to make implementation of technology successful.
A growing area of regulatory and legislative activity is data security. Aside from legal implications, data breaches can wreak havoc on a business, damaging customer or employee confidence. Most businesses collect and store personal information about their customers or employees. Is your organization prepared not only to safely handle customer and employee data, but also to respond appropriately in the event a problem develops? Learn where the law in this area is headed, and take home a step-by-step guide to best practices in preparing for and responding to data breaches. Plus, you will learn about disclosure and protection of personally identifiable information in unique contexts, including mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcy, and retail consumer transactions.
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