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.
Discusses the evolving role of corporate counsel, adding and assessing the value of law departments, and communicating that value. Also discusses synchronizing business & legal priorities.
Basic guidelines for developing a compliance program, taking into consideration changes to traditional programs due to the internet and sentencing guidelines. Also gives tips on training employees.
This refresher course will bring you back up to speed on common principles you will need to know when working on European contracts. Your international peers will cover such contract issues as terms and conditions, which rules of law apply, distribution and sales laws, governing law, remedies, and soft factors when negotiating contracts in Europe. Plus the panel will review the pertinent sections of SOX and provide examples of how companies have developed compliance programs to benefit their contracting efforts.