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.
In today's legal and regulatory environment, the need to establish a strong enterprise-wide compliance program is evident. However, the elements required to accomplish this goal are less clear. Learn the challenges associated with establishing an enterprise-wide compliance program, including how to create a strong tone at the top and how to establish a compliance culture within an organization.
Negotiating transactions is one of the functions that in-house counsel must perform well. In fact, a good negotiation can make the difference between getting the most and getting a so-so outcome for your business client. Negotiating contracts is a key component of practicing in-house, and offering your client and the other side well-drafted contract provisions can reduce the time and effort spent negotiating.
Corporate practitioners need to not only add value to their company, but they need to prove it! But how do you do that? The answer isn't to become a better lawyer, but to develop a business eye. But hey, business eyes don't grow on trees, you say! Well no of course not and you can't really get one from law school either. This humorous look at the corporation and the lawyers that work for it will send you home with practical methods for adding value to your organization and proving it by developing a business eye.
Whether employees are blogging, expressing religious beliefs, instant messaging or emailing each other, many employees believe they have virtually unlimited communication rights. What they are saying may be putting your organization at legal risk. Join this panel of your peers to benchmark and discuss employee rights and workplace laws implicated in controlling these communications, and the elements of effective corporate policies and practices.
This Key Takeaway Summary Sheet summarizes key issues, challenges and best practices that were described during CLO Club Sessions 1 & 2 (on Financial Compliance and on Crisis Management, respectively) during ACC's CLO Club at Annual Meeting 2007.
What legal factors contributed to the massive corporate failures that we have seen in the financial system over the past five years? What is or should be your role in identifying corporate vulnerabilities? How do you
As the use of social media by businesses increases, so does the potential for business risks. Social media advertising is the fastest growing sector of advertising and produces more targeted and interactive marketing for businesses. Due to daily development of new technologies to deliver messages to the marketplace, in-house counsel must stay abreast of not only these technologies but the potential legal risks associated with utilizing them.