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.
Learn techniques to become a more effective negotiator. Gain insights into different approaches to the major legal issues that arise, and discover the cultural “soft skills” you need to navigate successfully across the cultural divide while keeping a firm hold on your ethical compass.
Examine key issues arising from differing legal systems in negotiating and drafting contract terms, particularly choice of law considerations, as well as other substantive provisions such as warranties, indemnities, limits on liability and dispute resolution.
Program material from the 2012 ACC's Annual Meeting, which provides an overview of legal project management techniques and tools, as well as best practices for scoping projects, managing teams and budgets, communicating to stakeholders, addressing scope creep, and conducting post project-reviews.
An overview of the issues raised by background checks, including applicable statutes and laws, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Guidance, Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission's Initiative, Fair Credit Reporting Act, and Informal Background Checks/Social Media.
McMillan's presentation for the conference entitled "doing it right – how to comply with Canadian, American and UK anti-corruption legislation" (2012) This presentation provides an interesting overview on the compliance aspects of anti-corruption legislation.
Through a detailed review of the key factors and recommendations, the panelists from this session provided a practical approach to a bullet-proof cross-border merger. Here are the materials from this session.
It has been almost a year since the adoption of the most significant financial reform legislation in recent history. Find out what has been happening on the regulatory and legislative fronts, and what still needs to be done.
Whether it is called excess or erroneously awarded, some compensation – at some point – that has been paid to executives may need to come back to the company. Dodd-Frank made a policy on this mandatory, and the SEC rulemaking on Section 954 of Dodd-Frank needs to be taken into account. Attend this session to engage in a discussion of what a policy might cover and what a policy needs to cover. Consider the choices and policy implications on this important topic with colleagues.
Will your contract withstand an unexpected change and still provide you with the benefits you have anticipated? Have you anticipated what might happen to your “deal” if the counter-party has a significant change in its business, such as being acquired, becoming insolvent, or losing key personnel? Is your contract designed so anticipated, routine changes can be readily made? Are you protected from a force majeure event? Are you prepared to make quick, non-routine changes to your contract, when this is necessary?
Ever wonder how to start a business in West Africa, specifically Angola, Ghana, and Nigeria? This session provides a general overview of the business climate in these three countries, including types of organization, courts and legal system, local content, immigration considerations, and ease of doing business.