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Overview of the EU Data Protection Directive

By Peter Blenkinsop, Partner, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

The European Union Directive 95/46/EC on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and the free movement of such data was adopted on October 24, 1995 and entered into force on October 25, 1998. The Directive provides a regulatory framework for the use and disclosure of personal data in the EU. This lists the terms used in the Directive.

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Are You Facing Theft? A Day in the Life of a Trade Secret Owner

By Michael Bishop
Audra Dial
Sara Fletcher
Rachel Gervin
Sheri McGaughy

Trade secret owners are faced with a myriad of issues, especially with the increasingly global marketplace. Business owners and leaders must address the risk of outright theft of their intellectual property by competitors or would-be competitors. International communication networks that make the theft of trade secrets as easy as pushing the “send” button magnify this trend. This interactive workshop will allow the attendees to work in groups and act as business leaders facing a trade secret crisis in their companies. The attendees will then choose how to address their crisis and which legal actions to take. Each team will take turns presenting their strategy to the entire group and, if necessary, the presenter will make recommendations for additional ways the teams could have protected their trade secrets.

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Advanced Issues in Purchasing Real Estate in Mexico

By Thomas Becket
Michael Ferrier
Jason Gordon
Rodolfo Rivera

Real estate transactions in Mexico are complicated. Foreigners are prohibited from purchasing real estate in certain areas, while in other areas agrarian rights can affect the purchasers title to real estate. This program will discuss in detail the how legal transactions are processed in Mexico.

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Appmaker, Appmaker, Make Me an App

By Mark Kahn, Phil Lee, Robin Sheedy, and Mark Walker

Questions that will be considered during this program: What are the risks associated with apps? What does the technology permit? What data can you collect? What rules govern terms of use and privacy policy? What are the current trends? What do the Google and Apple developer agreements say, and how do they affect what you do? Are these agreements negotiable? Does Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) apply? What if you allow in-app purchasing? Will you be doing any location tracking?

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Allocating Environmental Risks in Commercial and Real Estate Transactions

Environmental risks and liabilities, which can be substantial, are a part of most commercial and real estate transactions involving in-house counsel. Parties to a transaction must identify, evaluate and allocate those risks and liabilities in order to protect their interests; and the parties—sellers, purchasers, lenders and insurance companies—have diverse perspectives and methods for managing environmental risks. Learn the sources of environmental liabilities, including federal and state statutes, implementing regulations, local ordinances and rules and common law. Then discover contractual provisions for allocating or limiting environmental risks, including definitions, representations and warranties, covenants and conditions precedent, indemnities, releases and other contractual mechanisms to allocate or limit such risks. Speakers also will reveal non-contractual ways to allocate or limit environmental risks, including deed restrictions and environmental insurance.

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An Insurance Company Relationship Sometimes Feels Like a Marriage: Getting Coverage for a Complex Claim Without Getting a Divorce

By Steven Andrews, Laurence H. Midler, Mary Jane Palmer, H. Dan Fisk, David E. Wood

Corporate policyholders and their insurance companies often resemble old married couples: They argue periodically. Occasionally they have a real quarrel and unkind things are said. Maybe one of them moves into a hotel for a couple of weeks. Maybe they hire a counselor, or even lawyers, to help resolve the dispute. But at the end of the day, neither is willing to leave the table for good. This characterization of the insurer–insured relationship will resonate with corporate counsel assigned the task of recovering an unpaid insurance claim without ending a relationship in which both parties have invested much. Using a case study, learn how to manage and prevail in a coverage dispute with your insurance company without ending the relationship permanently.

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