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.
Annual Meeting 2006: So you’ve gone in-house. This is an exciting change, but it is only the beginning. Early impressions are important. Your in-house success will be affected by the impression you make with your colleagues, boss, and management during your first year. This program will include practical advice from in-house counsel who have lived through that first year. Learn from their wins and their mistakes how to make a great impression your first year.
Annual Meeting 2006: As quantitative management approaches become more common, we hear that it’s all about the numbers! How do you translate the value and worth of your small law department into something quantifiable? Better yet, how can you use the numbers to your benefit? Come and share your thoughts with our panel of experienced veterans on how to communicate your results in a way that the number crunchers will understand.
Annual Meeting 2006: The Fair Labor Standards Act imposes stringent requirements on employers to classify employees properly, and then to treat both exempt and non-exempt employees appropriately. With class action suits under the FLSA on the rise in recent years, you need to review your company’s pay practices to ensure that your company is not in violation of these guidelines.
Annual Meeting 2006: This perennial Annual Meeting favorite is sure to deliver in 2006! Our expert panelists will continue the tradition of providing updates on the latest securities law developments. Learn what policies have been adopted and what is under construction. Plus take home practical advice on how you and your organization can comply with changes in the law and regulations.
In-house lawyers looking for an update on the fundamentals of employee benefits law, this program is for you. Our panel of labor specialists will provide you with a comprehensive look at the basic laws and regulations governing employee pension and welfare benefit plans. You will gain a basic knowledge of the rules that apply to both qualified and nonqualified plans covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and get an update on recent legislation affecting plans.
California has long had a reputation for heavily regulating its businesses and companies, particularly with respect to the environment. As long as you sell a product in the Golden State, you should know about the state’s environmental labeling and disclosure laws, such as Proposition 65. Our panel of EH&S experts will provide a survey of overlapping laws and regulations, as well as discuss the best ways for companies to find their way through this wild and wicked maze.
This basics course will provide an essential overview for anyone thinking about doing business in India. Corporate counsel with expertise in the region will share with you their insights into the Indian legal and governmental system, compliance challenges, corruption and the FCPA, US export controls on sales to specific Indian entities, complying with Indian competition law, obtaining approvals for foreign ownership of an Indian company, and much more.
Should the law department take the lead role in compliance? What is the impact of the legal codes of ethics on attorneys working in the compliance function? Our corporate practitioner panel will share with you their insights to understand the relationships among law, internal audit, finance, external auditors, and any independent compliance departments and their outside advisors, appreciate the legal and ethical issues that can arise among parties involved, and propose viable solutions to making the effort work.
Looking for an update on managing an organized workforce or tips to prevent employment organization? If so, this session is for you. Our labor experts will first provide an introduction to the laws that govern collective bargaining and then present tactics and tools to use to prevent a workforce from organizing as well as legal methods to prevent a union from driving a wedge between you and your organized employees.
Annual Meeting 2006: Corporations face a wide variety of labor and employment laws. These vary significantly from state-to-state, often are contradictory, and sometimes are counter-intuitive. The sheer volume of statutes, regulations, and court decisions makes it very difficult for employers to understand the range of legal obligations that exist. The result is that your company may unwittingly be close to violating‚ or may already have violated‚ a law you did not even know about.