This panel will discuss copyright compliance as it relates to social media in an interactive session, asking the audience to evaluate scenarios involving employee use of social media for sharing information or obtaining third-party content for use in marketing or promotional campaigns. The session will combine a review of recent regulatory and legal opinions on the topic from around the world with a candid look at situations encountered everyday by in-house IP counsel. The session will include tips and tricks to help you determine whether content on social media is free to use and share, using examples from YouTube, Google Images and Flickr, among others. This session promises to be fun as we take a look at the use in a corporate setting of music, movies and text obtained by unsuspecting employees from social media sites.
Guiding a legal department in today’s fast-paced environment sometimes feels like being in a NASCAR or Formula 1 race. Speed is required. Agility is a must. Despite that, a recent Corporate Executive Board study found that nearly 70 percent of GCs believe their departments aren’t sufficiently adaptive and responsive. How can legal leaders address this critical issue? One key tool is the departmental strategic plan. This program will discuss the formation and execution of cohesive strategic plans with clear objectives that keep up with today’s fast-paced world. The result? A turbocharged strategic plan that drives high performance through the final lap while avoiding yellow flags along the way.
The Gullible Assistant. The Careless Vendor. The Imperious Boss. The Road Warrior. The Absent-Minded Executive. The Social Butterfly. Every organization has horror stories about people who bypass, ignore, forget or blatantly run roughshod over IT security policies and procedures. While trying to find the right balance between security and employee accessibility, IT sometimes exposes the organization to elevated risk. Before you know it, it’s legal’s problem. This “Family Feud” style session will test the audience’s knowledge of potential cyber risks and possible solutions to manage each scenario. Key takeaways will include strategies and tactics for mitigating threats from “the Human Element,” improving security without constricting access or employee flexibility and running a tighter ship without negatively impacting the workplace culture or environment.
An experienced panel of experts will provide a summary of the highlights in labor and employment law thus far in 2015, and benchmarking on practical solutions related to trending issues.
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High-profile data breaches, subsequent litigation and swiftly changing global regulations have management teams and directors confused and concerned about their best path forward. This interactive session, led by in-the-trench legal practitioners, will walk attendees through a mock risk analysis and subsequent recommendations report to senior management. The panel will then create an Information Management Committee tasked with integrating disparate functions of records retention, privacy, information security, litigation and business intelligence. Attendees will walk away with an Information Governance Maturity Analysis Guide, the Top 10 Critical Cyber Considerations for Global Companies and Key Disclosure Considerations in Risk Reporting to Senior Management.
The session will cover important recent US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) developments since the 2014 ACC Annual Meeting. The program will review significant enforcement actions and trends as well as recent SEC developments related to cybersecurity, conflict minerals, social media, whistleblowing and disclosure reform. Presenters will also examine those sections of Dodd–Frank that matter most to corporate and securities lawyers in their day-to-day practices, including providing advice to management and board members. They will review the network of regulations that have been adopted pursuant to those sections, and report on the status of regulations not yet adopted by the SEC. The session will be a fast-moving program; come equipped with a working knowledge of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act.
Asia accounts for an increasing share of global trade and foreign investment as the region continues to thrive. These trade flows and investment activities have seen a consequent need for appropriate dispute resolution mechanisms. This session will look at litigation and arbitration in the Asia region, with a particular focus on the main dispute resolution centers of Hong Kong and Singapore, and will assess the practical strengths and weaknesses of various mechanisms, including the enforceability of judgments and awards. Case studies will assist in emphasizing certain key points – what works and what doesn’t, and why. Suggested sample wording for dispute resolution and governing law provisions in contracts will also be covered.
As a result of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH), many businesses which weren’t subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) are suddenly struggling to understand their requirements and responsibilities under HIPAA. For example, the session will cover requirements and responsibilities related to negotiating contracts, accepting liability, providing indemnity and complying with federal requirements. This session will also discuss Business Associate Agreements: who is subject, what a subject entity is required to do (and what they’re not required to do), and what that means for their business –– especially if the business isn’t actually in the healthcare field. This includes an understanding of what should and shouldn’t be in the agreement; what may seem to be boilerplate should be carefully examined. A basic understanding of HIPAA requirements will be helpful for this session.