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.
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.
Every business, small or large, local or multi-national, must consider the implications of IP protection and the laws surrounding it. Are you up to date on the most recent developments? If not, here is your chance to receive an overview of the latest issues affecting patent, trademark, and copyright rules in Europe.
Every business, small or large, local or multi-national, must consider the implications of IP protection and the laws surrounding it. Are you up to date on the most recent developments? If not, here is your chance to receive an overview of the latest issues affecting patent, trademark, and copyright rules in Europe.
Every business, small or large, local or multi-national, must consider the implications of IP protection and the laws surrounding it. Are you up to date on the most recent developments? If not, here is your chance to receive an overview of the latest issues affecting patent, trademark, and copyright rules in Europe.
Canadian CCU 2007: Regardless of your industry, your company has employees and with employees comes potential liability. This session will highlight the employment hot spots that every in-house counsel needs to know about and teach you how to uncover potential risks in your organization, how to fix them, and how to prevent them from becoming serious legal problems.
Join this frank discussion regarding the importance and impact of diversity within the legal profession. Gain invaluable insight on how your fellow corporate practitioners are experiencing the benefits of successful diversity-related initiatives in the legal field. Our distinguished and notable panel of in-house counsel executives will share their perspectives and experiences with respect to fostering and promoting diversity within their legal departments and the firms that represent their companies.
With intellectual property, especially patents, becoming increasingly important to a company’s overall business strategy, it is critical to understand the legal approaches to maintaining a sophisticated IP strategy through the efficient use of limited resources. This open discussion of legal issues will include upon such topics as on-line IP asset management tools, time/money saving techniques, and working with management to manage their expectations as to what it takes to have an effective IP strategy.
Learn how to manage business crisis while minimizing the damage to your organization. You will receive tips on recruiting and managing public relations firms, communicating within the organization regarding a confidential crisis, and developing internal crisis management procedures. Plus gain valuable techniques for delivering news no one in the company wants to hear.
Attention energy counsel or in-house counsel who deal with energy issues: Here is your chance to receive a review of the latest federal and state energy laws and regulations likely affecting you now. Your regulatory peers will provide you with a comprehensive legislative update to include an overview of recently passed legislation, including an update on the Energy Policy Act and renewable energy legislative efforts.
Former senior prosecutors, judges, and enforcement officials are increasingly sought out by top companies with open CLO positions. What do these folks bring to their jobs and what are their perspectives now that they sit on the other side of the desk? Moderated by Bill Lytton, immediate past CLO of Tyco, this all-star line-up will discuss what their perspectives on corporate crime and responsibility are, how they’re rising to meet the challenges of law department leadership, whether they’re shaking up (or not) their legal department functions and outreach, and - of course!