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.
Whether facing the imminent bankruptcy of your own organization or that of a supplier or customer, this program will provide you with the basics you need to navigate the world of insolvency.
Class actions may be going global. This session addressed the current waves of new or proposed class action laws outside the US and the compatibility of such actions with European and other civil law jurisdictions. Italy has a proposed law under consideration that is expected to be enacted. France is reported to be reviving a 2007 proposal. Israel, Korea, and Germany created class action rights within the last two years. Even the European Commission issued a “green paper” regarding private enforcement actions in the competition area.
If your company outsources or is thinking about outsourcing legal services, this program provided practical guidance about some of the issues that you may need to address. This included analyzing whether it is truly cost-effective to outsource in the first place. The panel discussed some of the areas of the in-house practice of law that have been outsourced the most, as well as some areas which may be future prime candidates for outsourcing, and which industries have experienced the most outsourcing activity and why.
Originally presented at ACC’s Northeast Ohio Chapter on January 17, 2002, by Candace M. Jones and Michael P. Shuster, Hahn Loeser and Park, LLP. Includes sample forms, articles: "Chapter 11 Reorganization" & "Acquiring Financially Troubled Businesses" etc. Copyright 2002.