The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) is the world's largest organization serving the professional and business interests of attorneys who practice in the legal departments of corporations, associations, nonprofits and other private-sector organizations around the globe.
Department of Commerce, Department of Treasury, Department of State. Where do you go to make sure your company complies with U.S. export control law? Answer, all three! Country sanctions, anti-boycott compliance, denied persons list, specially designated nationals list, debarred list: are these (and similar) terms familiar? If you are exporting, they had better be or your company could easily stumble and be subject to civil and criminal penalties. Think you do not export but you share technology with foreign companies or foreign nationals? Guess again-you may be an exporter.
Smart companies measure results. In an era increasingly driven by metrics, it is essential for law departments to find or develop tools that provide some measure of the value of the work being accomplished. Our law management authorities will explain key performance indicators and benchmarking data for in-house counsel that can be used to measure and track the performance of a law department and how you can apply these tools to the performance of your own department.
The role of audit committees in corporate governance is continuing to evolve. We'll examine audit committee responsibilities and requirements, including independence and financial literacy requirements, oversight of the auditor, receipt of complaints, and development of audit committee charters. We will also consider the role of audit committees in crisis situations and issues related to audit committee member liability. During the program you'll also gain a broader understanding of the SEC's expectations of audit committees in corporate governance.
With new laws and regulations looming on the horizon, the merger between the internet, broadcast technology, and telecommunications industries could have significant impact on how companies do business in the future. Hear from a senior governmental official and then join with our panel of technology experts to learn more on the complex legal and regulatory issues these changes present and understand the significance these regulatory decisions could have on your business.
Do you understand the legal significance of provisions that are included in your product distribution agreements? If not, join with your in-house peers as they conduct a mock negotiation demonstrating the legal impact of principal clauses and share information on antitrust issues arising from these negotiations. Take home proven, effective, and exhaustive strategies for negotiating sound product distribution agreements, including sample language agreements, to use in your daily practice.
If your company is privately held, it may not be legally required to implement certain risk management procedures, but it still needs protection. Risk management now means much more than buying insurance, and private companies face special challenges to handle these modern problems. Learn about the most common risks facing privately held companies, how to avoid these risks, and how to make sure your company is covered if something does go wrong.
Few cases rise to the level of catastrophic, but when they do they require a more customized, unified, and expensive effort from the outset. The audience will learn why catastrophic litigation should be handled differently from litigation that's just important. When the consequences of the litigation may include the demise of the company or its business model, in-house counsel's every move can be second guessed, and everything is on the table.
Where are companies legally required to draw the line in workplace privacy? If you don't know the answer to this question then this session is for you! Our presenters will examine the many legal issues surrounding employee privacy in today's workplace including employee monitoring, email and internet use, employee confidentiality, conduct outside the workplace, employee testing, personnel records, and much more.
Lawsuits filed against corporations and their present and former directors and officers for purported misconduct have been on the rise in recent years. With claims alleging civil and criminal violations, breach of fiduciary duty, or internal business misconduct against the company or individual, how does an organization maximize insurance coverage for attorneys' fees and liabilities?
Almost every company in the world these days maintains a website. Whether for informational purposes, or to engage in commerce beyond its traditional geographic region or customer base, ecommerce is growing. As the novelty of maintaining an ecommerce website wears off and with the ever growing acceptance of the internet as a mode of doing business, today's companies cannot afford to ignore the many online pitfalls they face if the legal department is not a part of the web team.