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.
To successfully respond to the legal, business, and ethical demands place on in-house counsel today you need to be a leader. But leaders are not born, they are made. The first step to taking on this role is to know and understand yourself.
This material addresses trends and best practices in Code of Conduct drafting, based on recent benchmarking, studies of codes of public companies and the use of risk assessments. Learn how to implement an effective risk assessment process.
This program will examine advanced issues that United States companies face when managing legal operations abroad or when they have subsidiaries operating in foreign jurisdictions.
The relationship between human resources and the legal department can be fraught with challenge. The boundaries often overlap, especially in difficult or high-profile employee matters. This material, prepared by a seasoned panel of experts, offers tips on how to navigate this challenge and forge effective client relationships.
Examine the differing antitrust/competition and other legal requirements of the European Union that govern cross-border sales distribution arrangements in multiple jurisdictions and take away practical insights on how various legal systems impact a supplier's approach to resale price maintenance, exclusivity, brand integrity, bundling, payment, terminating and/or replacing agents and distributors and conducting online marketing and sales.
Part 2 of the Contract Drafting Program. Did you know that most attorneys only have a vague idea of what an indemnification provision does and how to determine if it does what you think it does? This program will dissect indemnification provisions in commercial contracts for both goods and services. Learn what indemnification provisions mean and how you can spot problems/risks and draft a good provision. We will also cover intellectual property indemnities and the interaction of indemnity and insurance provisions.
This materials covers the elements and process of drafting and ensuring maximum enforcement of noncompetition, nonsolicitation, nondisclosure and assignment of inventions agreements for US-headquartered multinational organizations, with employees and service providers resident and performing services in multiple jurisdictions worldwide.
This article is an update on the pharmaceutical, medical device and health care marketplace. This year and last have brought many changes in fraud and abuse regulations, corporate integrity agreements, reporting under the Federal Sunshine Act and the impact of the Mensing decision. Experts from different industries will discuss how they are implementing these changes within their organizations.