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.
This material comes from a program for those with established international practices, as companies need to constantly evaluate in a tight market if resources are being properly deployed.
This session will discuss monitoring and protecting intellectual property assets around the globe. Learn the risks and challenges other companies are facing, and how they are combating IP infringement. The topics addressed will include: identifying and protecting against risks to your brand; strategies for monitoring your brand name; tackling domain squatters and combating other brand abuse; developing strategies for protecting your brand on a global scale; and how counterfeit goods and piracy impact brands and the best practices for targeting suppliers of counterfeit goods.
Our neighbors to the North want you to know that from terminology to pleadings the Canadian judicial system is quite different than in the U.S. Join our interactive quiz contest and demonstrate your Cross Border knowledge. What is an Anton Piller Order and what are the requirements to obtain one? What are the ethical considerations in executing affidavits before the courts? What is the role of the Queen's Bench? In what aspects of representation is proportionality a guiding principle? How are government investigations initiated? Let's play!
As sports and entertainment based marketing grows, many companies have opted to engage athletes, entertainers, teams and leagues. This program will cover the basics of sponsorship agreements from both the team/talent side and the sponsor perspective. Special consideration will be paid to points such as league subservience, exclusivities, indemnity, morals clauses and labor stoppages. This program will cater to the novice lawyer to an experienced contractual negotiator in both the for-profit and nonprofit arenas.
Discussion will focus on the rules of the road during negotiations and highlight permissible conduct, impermissible conduct and the gray area in between. There are a surprising number of instances of lawyers behaving badly and being punished for conduct that many counsel believe passes muster. This program is suited for corporate and regulatory lawyers, as well as litigators.
The world is getting smaller and smaller and your company is looking beyond the national borders for new markets and resources. Unfortunately, there is a myriad of import and export laws and regulations you must navigate through, including OFAC, ITAR and FCPA to name just a few. Learn what you need to know to set a well-charted course for your company, maintain compliance and make the most of your cross-border commerce.
This material focuses on European anti-corruption requirements including new regulations like the UK Bribery Act 2010. It includes relevant information regarding these challenges and changes that affect corporate counsel and their clients.