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.
Being in the global marketplace requires US companies to deal with the complexities of enforcing their rights under international contracts in jurisdictions outside the United States. The advantage of using arbitration to resolve disputes under international contracts has been frequently discussed in recent years.
Join this mock training for your marketing department with committee members offering questions and with practical and useful course materials that you can use when you return to the office. Topics to be addressed include sweepstakes/promotions issues, Digital Millennium Copyright Act compliance with respect to user generated content promotions, advertising and claim substantiation, copyright clearance and licensing issues for stock images, policies and procedures for legal approval, and outsourcing to advertising agencies and marketing vendors.
This session will focus on customs laws, import/export laws and regulations, and World Trade Organization issues. What should you do when US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) penalizes you for a perceived violation? With the increasing convergence of government security regulations, corporate counsel should have a general understanding of both Department of Commerce and State Department's export regulations, including the ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations), the EAR (Export Administration Regulations) and other applicable government bodies' regulations.
Many companies rely on distributor networks or outside agencies to sell their products. The laws in many jurisdictions limit the ability to terminate such agreements. This session will provide the tools and legal resources to help guide you through the process of terminating such contracts. Our panel of international law specialists will teach you how to draft such agreements to avoid termination headaches, and the steps required to terminate such agreements in various jurisdictions.
This session will provide unique solutions both at home and abroad. Successfully doing business in other countries requires knowledge of the differences among various regulatory schemes, understanding the worldwide web of MOU's, mutual assistance and cooperation agreements amongst international regulators, and working constructively with them.
Even if you can fly, dealing with business units around the world is tough for a compliance superhero. Learn how to help your company use compliance as a competitive advantage internationally. This program will examine leading multinational compliance programs, including a discussion about the tensions between compliance and decentralized international management structures, types of international risks, and tools that are available to assist you.
No domestic company doing business internationally wants to be subjected to the risk of litigating in a foreign court, yet many are. Arbitration can be a useful and more predictable mechanism to resolve international disputes. Do you want to learn how to influence procedure and obtain a decision that is enforceable around the world? If so, go to this program.