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.
During this session, the distinguished panel will discuss the recent developments and emerging trends in D&O liability, indemnity and D&O insurance coverage issues.
Each term, the Supreme Court issues decisions of interest to the American business community on issues ranging from arbitration to labor and employment to product liability. How did the court shape the business environment in the cases it decided this year? Which cases are on the docket and will be decided over the coming year? Join a distinguished panel of Supreme Court litigators and court watchers as they discuss these questions and the impact of a new administration on the composition of the court.
This dynamic panel discussed current issues that boards and their counsel face in the midst of heightened scrutiny as perceived gatekeepers by the SEC, US Attorney, and other regulators. With examples and insights to help navigate through these issues, this panel helped you do so with confidence.
In view of the extremely high financial cost and drag on a company involved in patent litigation, this panel discussed best practices for dealing with patent litigation in house more efficiently. It also highlighted alternatives to costly litigation, including arbitration, mediation, and International Trade Commission actions, with particular emphasis on how recent court decisions and legislation may have an impact on your strategies dealing with patent.
Class actions may be going global. This session addressed the current waves of new or proposed class action laws outside the US and the compatibility of such actions with European and other civil law jurisdictions. Italy has a proposed law under consideration that is expected to be enacted. France is reported to be reviving a 2007 proposal. Israel, Korea, and Germany created class action rights within the last two years. Even the European Commission issued a “green paper” regarding private enforcement actions in the competition area.
Who buys your company’s energy? An increasing number of companies have energy managers tasked with purchasing energy and managing the related costs. This program included a review of what in-house counsel need to know about arrangements for purchasing and managing fuel and electric service agreements. Panelists included representatives and in-house counsel from the North American Energy Standards Board, commodity markets, large end users, and energy suppliers.
Wondering how your company’s corporate governance practices and activities stack up against your peers or best-in-class companies? Find out from knowledgeable ACC members. This course discussed the design and collection of data on corporate governance measures and also identified the different sources for securing comparative data.
If your company outsources or is thinking about outsourcing legal services, this program provided practical guidance about some of the issues that you may need to address. This included analyzing whether it is truly cost-effective to outsource in the first place. The panel discussed some of the areas of the in-house practice of law that have been outsourced the most, as well as some areas which may be future prime candidates for outsourcing, and which industries have experienced the most outsourcing activity and why.
"Today’s discussion will focus on ethical questions and issues frequently faced by in-house attorneys. We will address four major areas, all of which are interrelated: (A) who is the client?; (B) attorney/client privilege; (C) suing the client; and (D) unauthorized practice of law."