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.
Standards of business conduct are becoming increasingly important, as is getting acceptance and engagement across multiple jurisdictions. Why do some jurisdictions dislike the whistleblower phone line? How can a cross-border company manage local sensitivities? Our panel will examine how some of the largest companies tackle this on a global basis, with lessons and experiences for all to share.
It is a competitive hiring world out there and building your legal department presents numerous challenges. Once you’ve put in place just the right team, your job isn’t over. As a manager you are expected to encourage your employees to excel, allow them opportunity to grow, and maintain an open dialogue to promote sharing of ideas. Our panel shared practical advice on how to hire the staff you need and insights on how to manage and motivate your most valuable resource, your staff.
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.
Mergers and acquisitions, regardless of who ends up on top, can be hardest felt by the employees. Two law departments first operating separately and then merged into one can present a multitude of issues to address. If you're about to be acquired or conducting a merger of your own, here's an opportunity to get ahead of the curve. Learn the substantive issues you'll face, ideas for department organization, and ways in which to make work life in your newly combined legal environment rewarding.
What is Enterprise Risk Management? For each business risk, financial, products liability, compliance, data security, etc. your company needs to examine the relevant business processes, with the aim of achieving a balance between avoiding downside risk and embracing upside risk. This program takes a holistic approach and looks at ways a small law department can identify, prioritize and address different types of risk, and help align departments and functions to efficiently integrate risk management.
It's back and it's better than ever. In 2001, the list was begun with only 10 things you should know as in-house counsel. Not just for general counsel, these issues have not gone away, and now the list has grown to 250 things. Our outstanding panel of in-house counsel will share their list of things they were glad they knew-or wished they'd known-when starting out. Gain guidance in such key areas as employment law, intellectual property issues, corporate governance, securities law, and litigation.
The fundamental responsibility of the Board of Directors is to promote the best interests of the Company and its shareholders by overseeing the management of the Company’s business and affairs. In doing so, directors have two basic obligations to the Company and its shareholders: (1) the duty of care, which generally requires that directors exercise appropriate diligence in making decisions and in overseeing management of the Company, and (2) the duty