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.
Mergers, acquisitions, domestic or international growth, downsizing: all roads generally lead to personnel restructuring and/or reductions in force. You need to make sure you know the laws before you handle such a difficult situation. Learn how to successfully implement a plant closing or a reduction in force without being tripped up by the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, state laws, or the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.
As information becomes increasingly electronic, consumers and law enforcement have become concerned about data collection, use, monitoring, and storage of sensitive information, including personal information. There are myriad state and federal laws that deal with sensitive information on a sectorial basis, but these laws may not overlap, or may create conflicting obligations and priorities.
Three federal agencies have released final regulations on what is allowable as part of company wellness programs including premium discounts, health risk assessments, and more. The regulations are required reading to avoid ERISA, HIPAA, ADA, and IRS issues. Allow our panel of seasoned counsel to highlight the requirements of the regulations and the interplay between applicable statutes, and identify best practices throughout the country to (legally) help control health costs.
Three federal agencies have released final regulations on what is allowable as part of company wellness programs including premium discounts, health risk assessments, and more. The regulations are required reading to avoid ERISA, HIPAA, ADA, and IRS issues. Allow our panel of seasoned counsel to highlight the requirements of the regulations and the interplay between applicable statutes, and identify best practices throughout the country to (legally) help control health costs.
Three federal agencies have released final regulations on what is allowable as part of company wellness programs including premium discounts, health risk assessments, and more. The regulations are required reading to avoid ERISA, HIPAA, ADA, and IRS issues. Allow our panel of seasoned counsel to highlight the requirements of the regulations and the interplay between applicable statutes, and identify best practices throughout the country to (legally) help control health costs.
Confused business proposals, deal fever, empire-building dreams, and old-fashioned complexity render joint ventures and strategic alliance among the most frustrating, prolonged and expensive deals. Corporate practitioners must often organize the method out of the madness these transactions can present.
Financial services attorneys: here is your chance to gain a broad understanding of recently passed and pending legislation in the futures and financial services industry. Learn how this legislation could affect your company and how best to advise your in-house client.
The ability to deliver effective and efficient training enhances your value as in-house counsel, provides critical preventive guidance in the face of increasing compliance requirements, and fosters close relationships with employees and management. How can a small law department implement and deliver this training? Learn effective methods to present content, communicate critical legal issues, ensure compliance, and make an impact on your company.
Privacy is a hot and ever-changing field. Keep on top of those changes with up to the minute case law, new laws and FTC enforcement actions. Issue spot the latest state and federal privacy laws and benchmark against what other companies are doing.
Our people are our most valuable asset. The best leaders say it. Many genuinely believe it. But until you actually help people identify their own key drivers, and develop strategies to help connect individual and team motivators with organizational goals, you might be trying to drive them harder, not smarter. Our international panel of legal managers will share ideas on motivational drivers common to many lawyers around the world. Benefit from recent research on what motivates lawyers.