The potential clash of cultures is a pertinent issue that challenges any law department operating on a global scale. This advanced program will examine the communications and cultural challenges from the law department management perspective and present techniques and tools, which will include strategies to drive meaningful engagement and employee development; tips on leading a team with diverse views; and techniques to optimize legal operations while working in a matrixed environment.
The potential clash of cultures is a pertinent issue that challenges any law department operating on a global scale. This advanced program will examine the communications and cultural challenges from the law department management perspective and present techniques and tools, which will include strategies to drive meaningful engagement and employee development; tips on leading a team with diverse views; and techniques to optimize legal operations while working in a matrixed environment.
Law departments handle a diverse scope of legal issues. With limited resources, how can a legal department access the information it needs when it needs it without reinventing the wheel every time? The speakers will discuss how they organize information to make it readily available to their teams, using such tools and processes as wikis, company sharefiles, keywords, automatic electronic reminders, cloud services, instruction manuals, and checklists. They will also explore best practices on strategies for implementation and continuous improvement in the use of processes and technologies.
The right to be forgotten, Weltimmo, Safe Harbor, the General Data Protection Regulation. These are just some of the landmark privacy developments that came out of the EU in the past year. These rulings fundamentally affect the way businesses collect and use individuals' personal data, not just in the EU but worldwide. In this session, leading privacy experts will discuss how European privacy regulation has evolved and the key actions businesses need to take now to ensure they stay on the right side of the law and avoid attracting the huge fines that Europe will soon introduce. A must-see session for anyone grappling with EU data protection rules!
This presentation promotes an interactive discussion of the duties and liabilities of directors and officers in the United States, Canada, and other jurisdictions. Of particular interest to in-house counsel in organizations with international operations, the program will focus on rights, liabilities, and other topics of unique importance to directors and officers of your company’s international subsidiaries and affiliates. The duties that are owed, by international directors, to other US-based directors, the corporation, and its shareholders are often scrutinized in the context of change of control transactions, conflict-of-interest disclosure, breach of confidentiality, and insider trading inquiries. The panel and audience will review a number of hypothetical scenarios and consider where conflicts can arise and how they might be proactively managed.
Corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, sales, spinoffs, and joint ventures, are becoming increasingly common across industries. These transactions have significant workforce implications. Leading your company through myriad labor and employment issues that will come up throughout a transaction is a crucial role. Spotting issues is critical; missing them is consequential. This panel of experts will address strategic considerations and hidden liabilities with regard to deal structure, benefit plans, unionized workforces, and other crucial labor and employment issues.
More and more nonprofits are striving to have a global footprint. Expanding operations across borders poses unique challenges to US-based nonprofits. From opening and closing offices to moving assets, grantmaking, and managing data issues, this session will take a deeper look at the legal and business aspects of managing overseas operations.
Experienced merger-and-acquisition practitioners will discuss critical terms in cross-border deals, including practical aspects of multijurisdictional deals and key differences between US and European law. The panel will discuss empirical data on selected deal terms, such as insurance solutions, indemnification caps, baskets, escrows, and survival periods; different structural approaches such as "lockbox" transactions; metrics of purchase price adjustments; and other terms. For example, many cross-border deals contain material adverse change clauses that have a clear meaning under Delaware law in the United States, but their application in Europe is less clear. The panel will discuss differences in various deal terms that are not always fully appreciated given the convergence in documenting cross-border deals as well as the increasing importance of insurance solutions in cross-border deals. The program is directed to those seeking a better understanding of such differences when advising executives or negotiating with foreign parties.
This presentation addresses how to respond when management requests access to key documents.
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