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The Brief: A Legal Quick Hit Overview - Key Developments in U.S. Sanctions

By Jim Kearney, Womble Bond Dickinson LLP & Laura Martino, Global Jet Capital, Inc.

Global supply chains have been greatly disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, sending companies scrambling to find both new sources of supplies and new customers for their products. But even as businesses struggle to find their footing in this new international marketplace, they also must be aware of US sanctions. Aggressive enforcement of US sanctions programs continues, even in the COVID-19 environment, and companies face increasing pressure to perform robust due diligence on their counterparties to reduce the risks of sanctions non-compliance.

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Defining the Role of In-house Lawyers in Governance

By Margaret M. Foran - Vice President, Corporate Governance & Secretary, Pfizer Inc.; Kerry A. Galvin - Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, Lyondell Chemical Company; Paul R. Lovejoy - Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, United Air Lines, Inc.; Kellye L. Walker - Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.

711 Defining the Role of In-house Lawyers in Governance. Includes sample board evaluations, corporate governance guidelines, annual board meeting agendas, and more.

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Troubleshooting Before Trouble Begins: A Workshop Designed by You

By Louis Agnese, Martha Cardi, William Farran, Victoria Lazar

Unlike traditional panel formats, this interactive session is geared for those in their first five years in-house. Bring questions, hypothetical problems, issues and concerns to the panelists, experts in intellectual property, contract creation and litigation. They will answer your questions and make you aware of the latest leading trends in in-house practice.

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Orientation to In-House Practice

By Craig S. Long -- general counsel, Capital Financial Service Corporation; Susanna McDonald -- associate general counsel, Association of Corporate Counsel; David H. Paige -- managing director, general counsel, Sterling & Sterling, Inc.; W. Joseph Thesing -- vice president, assistant general counsel & assistant secretary, International Rectifier Corporation

An overview of the requirements of in-house counsel. Includes brief biographies of the orientation's faculty, guide to the role of in-house counsel, review of the Reebok Rules, guide to risk analysis and management, and tips for managing the stresses of being in-house counsel.

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Compliance, Ethics and Governance: A Healthcare Perspective

By Kimberly Otte, Lawrence Vernaglia, David Ellenbogen

Explore the unique intersection of governance, corporate compliance programs and ethical decision-making in healthcare organizations. Find out how all of that fits within the board of directors’ fiduciary duties. From bioethics to fraud to governance best practices, speakers will reveal how ethics and compliance officers in healthcare organizations can address and prevent ethics lapses and ensure the board discharges its fiduciary duties.

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ACC’s New to In-house Institute: Welcome to the World of In-house

By Susanna McDonald -- associate general counsel, Association of Corporate Counsel; David Mowry -- attorney, XEROX Corporation; Randall Rempp -- legal counsel, van Wagenen Financial Services, Inc.; Scott Waldman -- vice president and associate general counsel, Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Working in-house is different. You have three hats now: legal counselor, business partner and guardian of the corporation. They didn’t teach you about this in the law firm or in law school. Among other things, you will have to learn all about the business, adapt to a different culture, become cost effective, develop good working relationships with your clients, think about non-legal topics like risk management and somehow balance it all and conserve your most precious resource –– you!

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Proxy Updates

By Irving Gomez
Mark Rogers
Catherine E. Wade

The agenda for Proxy Season 2013 included: pay for performance, including peer group construction methodology and realizable pay; board responsiveness to shareholder proposals; pledging, hedging and margin accounts; special issues for Canadian pay for performance; European policy updates; and board tenure in Hong Kong and Singapore. This panel will consider the handling of these issues and the lessons learned from 2013 for best practices going into the next proxy season.

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