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From fighting patent trolls to litigation billion-dollar trade secret cases to conducting internal investigations, presenters will discuss how in-house counsel and outside counsel can (and should) work together to bring about the right legal and business results.  Who should do what?  What do each expect of the other? What potential pitfalls might arise when dividing up the legal work?

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Martha Jahn Snyder, Partner, Quarles & Brady
Kaija Hupila, Corporate Counsel, Epic Systems
Mike Wokasch, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Office of Forte Research Systems

This resource discusses non-compete agreements and their enforceability, as well as Nevada's privacy amendment and trade secrets

This resource explains injunctions and restraining orders and the relevant federal and state standards. The document then discusses how to protect your business when employees leave.

Learn how results can be multiplied when you put together any combination of in-sourcing, unbundling, alternative legal service providers, process improvement, value-based fees and technology. Whether you're looking for solutions to improve client satisfaction and cost control in litigation, M&A or patent management, these Value Champions will share proven tactics you can use.

Learn how to set up an international licensing program for patents, copyrights and trademarks, focusing on key provisions. Take away model license agreements and checklists for use in your organization.

Is your company unknowingly stealing the intellectual property of others? Are your employees stealing your company's IP? Are other companies stealing your IP? Learn what to look for and how to protect your company's IP, including building a trade secret protection process, confidentiality/NDA agreements, branding, assignment documents and work-for-hire agreements.

Overview of the changes made under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) and the new issues they present for in-house counsel.

Anyone who has come in contact with cross-regional data privacy issues understands the complex challenges faced by in-house counsel and the relevant stakeholders when addressing these concerns on behalf of companies, both for internally and externally- produced information. In no area is the reality of compliance as a process - including policy, law, IT and training-enhanced practice – truer than in data management and ensuring the integrity and application of the data privacy rules.

This session will help you to establish the value of having an IP program, how to get your senior business leadership to buy in to this and how to implement thorough training. Faculty will share tips on effectively communicating with your business partners and executives.

This presentation covers a brief history of US privacy law, the legislative and regulatory framework, and new and social media and how it is affected by privacy laws.

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