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.
From oil spills to restatements, from tampered products to failed mergers, highstakes matters require advance preparation and skillful execution. This panel of crisis veterans helped you and your team prepare for the next corporate challenge, from setting your communication strategy as the situation unfolds, to preparing the crisis management plan and assembling the team long before you need either one.
Does it seem like the entire world will soon be owned by private equity firms? Hyperbole? Perhaps. But with private equity acquisitions ranging from Marsh Supermarkets to Chrysler Corporation, any company could be in play. This session dissected the private equity sale: the typical steps in the process; the make-or-break issues; and the roles of the various players. Most importantly, we discussed the role of in-house counsel in the company being bought or sold.
In-house counsel spend an extraordinary amount of time managing their outside legal spend, but law firm costs just keep increasing. Why? Because they can? Because in-house counsel don’t set expectations and manage toward them? Because we refuse to take the risk of trying alternative firms and fees? Because none of us have succeeded in defining the “value” of legal services by any other means than the billable hour? Yes, to all. But there are solutions.
A side-by-side comparison of the House, Senate & Conference American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009, coined as the "economic stimulus package." Holland & Knight provides this comprehensive view in conjunction with their sponsored webcast, "The Obama Administration and the Environment - What to Expect"
What are the latest trends and events in anti-corruption enforcement? As in-house counsel practicing globally you need to know. This session addressed the current state of the anti-corruption and bribery laws applying to the international activities of US companies including the application of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and non-US laws such as those of the 37 countries who are signatories or concurring countries to the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation (OECD) and certain United Nation treaties.
These days if you are counsel in the financial services industry, responding to a host of regulatory agencies and even being involved in the judicial process is practically daily fare. This cadre could include the Federal Reserve, FDIC, OCC, SEC and other various and sundry state insurance, banking, and exchange regulators. This program addressed the issues that may come up in responding to them, including the attorney-client privilege and demands of waiver, whether to be compliant or adverse, and other issues that arise with respect to official process.
Your Mother always told you to “put your best foot forward.” This experienced panel echoed that advice and told you how to do it. Topics covered include establishing good relationships with your internal clients, outside counsel, and top executives. They also provided pointers on how you can cope with reduced staffing, make sure that you continue to develop and grow in your career, and provided advice that is practical, useful, and actually followed by the business people.
Contracts, now more than ever, include one or more clauses involving some form of intellectual property, but the common in-house generalist attorney may not have a strong enough background in intellectual property law to properly negotiate intellectual property terms. This program highlights intellectual property issues that commonly arise in corporate contracts.
"Just as the dual role of in-house counsel complicates liability as discussed above, communications with in-house counsel, ordinarily subject to the attorney-client privilege, have become suspect."