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.
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2007 ACCE Annual Conference: As in-house counsel, you are likely the first line of defense or corporate "spokesmodel" in a crisis situation. When press or regulators come knocking at your door will you be prepared? This interactive session focused on what to do in a crisis, how to handle a media call, what you should or should not provide a regulator in a dawn raid, and much more.
2007 ACCE Annual Conference: Although not taught in law school, risk management has become a hot topic for in-house counsel globally. Have you conducted a risk analysis for your company? Do you have a set of policies and procedures in place to respond to the results of that analysis? Regardless of whether you have conducted the research or have procedures in place, this session will provide real-world insights into establishing a system or improving an existing one including ensuring your management team is on board with what you find and solutions to correcting any challenges.
The following outline is intended to provide a short overview of some of the issues at the heart of this discussion topic. There may be other issues we’ve not identified or perspectives on the identified issues that are not adequately represented in the outline: you should feel free to raise these additional thoughts, as you like.
If your organization uses subsidiaries or related companies to carry on parts of its business (in or outside the US), this program will provide practical guidance about some of the legal issues that may arise in relationships between affiliated business entities. These include: issues relating to the creation and capitalization of subsidiary companies; discovery against a parent through its subsidiary; how affiliates can use intellectual property owned by a related company; jurisdictional issues and piercing the corporate veil.
Discover what happens behind closed doors during settlement negotiations with the SEC. Hypothetical scenarios and role-playing will facilitate a model face-to-face “negotiation” with the SEC, providing insight into negotiating the terms and the language of a settlement order, including penalties, charges, mitigation language, and whether employees are named as defendants or respondents.
Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) have been on the top of the agenda for management and in-house counsel during the last years and trade compliance may or may not be getting the attention merited by the current complexities of this area of law. This will certainly have an implication on the current trade compliance landscape and how in-house counsel should respond to it. This session will bring more clarity to the current status and provide concrete recommendations for your daily operations.
Politics and government regulation affect every aspect of business profitability and success, often in critical ways. Corporate legal counsel can, and do, advocate successfully in legislatures, administrative agencies, and courts, at federal, state, and local levels. However, corporate counsel must comply with their professional and ethical obligations in doing so. Learn how to manage the corporation’s advocacy efforts, including lobbyists, election advertisements and political contributions, without running afoul of the law or the highest ethical standards.
Take an in-depth look at executive compensation disclosure in this session. The focus will be on completing the Summary Compensation Tables and other Reg S-K Item 402 tables, preparing the Compensation Disclosure & Analysis (CD&A) for the Proxy Statement and describing – in text, not tables – employment agreements and golden parachutes. We’ll cover tough questions on what data to report and how to report it, and we’ll cover – particularly for the CD&A – not just the requirements, but the process for putting together great disclosure.