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.
Analyzes the SEC actions and criminal proceedings against inside corporate counsel for the past six years, and discusses the implications of the unique study on the risk management techniques for inside counsel.
A discussion of the impacts of Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which deals with early discussion and disclosure, and Rule 37, dealing with sanctions and good faith.
This webcast focuses on using technology escrow as a form of intellectual property protection, especially as it relates to software source code, and will discuss best practices and strategies put forth by leading companies who are using it today.
This webcast discusses 20 to 30 hot button legal issues involving foreign employment laws that often arise when working on in-house projects. Questions examined in the context of relevant examples and practice tips include: Which laws apply? How must recruitment, offers of employment, employment contracts, and termination of employees be handled? What effect will emerging anti-discrimination and data privacy laws have?
This webcast examined the effective use of arbitration and other ADR tools in international business. Topics discussed included how to create a binding commitment to the use of arbitration and other ADR tools in transactional and contract scenarios, cultural influences on the choice of effective arbitration and other ADR tools in different parts of the world, comparative benefits of the range of different tools that are available and factors influencing the choice of governing law and jurisdiction.
A webcast reviewing the Canadian legal and regulatory structure for electricity markets, the territory specific regulation in Alberta and Ontario, and generation investment in those two jurisdictions.