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.
Come and hear experts discuss how to avoid becoming a target of the regulators, i.e., EEOC or DOL. The panelists will address how to best respond to a systemic discrimination or class claim investigation from the agencies, including a discussion of their subpoena power and the subject matters on which they have been focusing over the past year.
The commencement of a class action in the United States frequently results in “copycat” actions in Canada and other jurisdictions. These opportunities are often bought and sold by class counsel looking to leverage their US investment, but the strategies for managing US class actions are not always the right ones in other countries.
Intellectual property is critical to every business and is the most important asset of many businesses. It remains challenging, however, to deal safely and successfully with all of the IP that may be implicated in business transactions — from sales of a few assets, through tax-driven reorganizations, to sales of entire businesses. Patents may not move; IP licenses (such as software licenses) may not survive a reorganization; trademark rights may be tarnished or lost; IP enforcement rights can be impaired.
The recession is causing every industry to rethink its strategy on generating income and revenue. The nonprofit sector is no exception. In fact, some would argue that the philanthropic dollar has never been more competitive. In light of this economic environment, venture philanthropy is on the rise and the savvy in-house practitioner needs to be prepared to assist clients in structuring nontraditional revenue-generating relationships, while protecting the corporation’s brand, tax status and its resources.
A panel of electronic discovery’s foremost judicial thought leaders will share their views on the future of ediscovery practice as applicable to corporate law departments seeking to establish defensible in-house processes. Topics to be discussed include the Sedona Cooperation Proclamation, the impact of recent decisions and judicial trends in managing ediscovery, judicial perspective on how much protection Rule 502 offers, what judges care most about when litigators present ediscovery conflicts, and the sanctions for failure to meet ediscovery obligations.
This interactive presentation will address recent cases attempting to limit claims of communication privilege by and with in house counsel. It will also include a discussion of communications between counsel for related corporate entities after Allied Irish Bank and Parmalat.
The successful small law department practitioner must be part lawyer, but in this day and age, also part tech guru in order to appropriately represent her company. Limited resources available cause small law departments to rely heavily on the wide variety of external technological resources on the internet and through other technology tools. But what are the best tools and sites? Can your company afford them? In an era of budget constraints, practitioners must learn to invest in, leverage and maximize the benefits from all available resources, especially their technology resources.
Companies with server networks to bring "infrastructure on demand" to their customers provide cloud computing. In busy times, customers can dramatically ramp up their computer usage without investing in equipment and software, and then quickly ramp down when the extra capacity is no longer needed. This session will address challenges faced by companies that use or provide cloud computing services.
In a globalized economy, lawyers work on transactions involving many jurisdictions. Lawyers are required to cope with traditions and a variety of legal systems to operate in countries whose governments may show little respect for legal norms and requirements. Negotiations with counterparts may take a different approach, and as a result, interpretation of words and actions during negotiations may be perceived differently than you had intended. The panelists will focus on key challenges facing international business lawyers negotiating transactions in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.