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In this increasingly connected world, an international cyberattack is no longer a possibility but an inevitability. The difference between success and catastrophe in defending against international cyberattacks comes down to not just preventing them, but responding quickly and appropriately when one does occur. In-house counsel must be prepared to work with internal clients to anticipate potential consequences of an international cyberattack, mitigate the risks of an attack, and implement an agreed strategy that effectively deals with the business and legal risks. This session will give in-house counsel the tools to have constructive conversations with their company's business leaders and technical teams to ensure that their program for dealing with international cyberattacks fits the needs of the company and the customers it serves and addresses the company's legal obligations relating to the attack.

In your first week as the general counsel of a company, you just received information that you are now in a crisis. In this interactive session, members of the audience will play different roles within the company (members of the board, legal department, managers, etc.) to have a discussion, including: What type of crisis plan do you have, if any? What to do and how to formulate a plan of action? Who to call first, how to prioritize tasks, and where to prioritize resources? Who (internal and external players) to get involved and when to get them involved? What data is needed when a crisis hits? How to prepare for the media and when to reach out? How to communicate with customers, vendors and suppliers, regulatory agencies, and other parties?

As data breaches grow in size and complexity in almost every industry, corporate counsel’s need for greater sophistication in their analyses and responses grows with it. Offering the perspective of both in-house counsel and outside incident response experts, this session will focus on some of the discrete issues that truly matter, such as when does the notification clock start ticking, what if parts of the investigation are inconclusive, when and in what instances should a company engage the media, what critical details should go into the investigative report and what information is privileged. This session will also draw upon the panel’s practical hands-on experience to provide a check list of the top five actions in-house counsel can take to respond more effectively to a breach, or better yet, to increase the odds of preventing such an unfortunate incident in the first place.

Large multinational corporations face complex challenges when trying to protect their businesses from competition. Many organizations are starting to require that all senior employees around the globe have two-year noncompete agreements. Is this a solution your organization is considering? A global panel of in-house and employment and benefits attorneys will discuss this scenario in an interactive, 90-minute program. The panelists will explore and discuss some of the essential questions that global employers must be asking their counsel: Is it possible or desirable to have a global noncompete? Is there a preferred duration? Does an employee need to be paid? What is a garden leave and what are the best terms to include? Are there other restrictive covenants allowed? You will be encouraged to offer your own scenarios and questions for comment.

In this increasingly connected world, an international cyberattack is no longer a possibility but an inevitability. The difference between success and catastrophe in defending against international cyberattacks comes down to not just preventing them, but responding quickly and appropriately when one does occur. In-house counsel must be prepared to work with internal clients to anticipate potential consequences of an international cyberattack, mitigate the risks of an attack, and implement an agreed strategy that effectively deals with the business and legal risks. This session will give in-house counsel the tools to have constructive conversations with their company's business leaders and technical teams to ensure that their program for dealing with international cyberattacks fits the needs of the company and the customers it serves and addresses the company's legal obligations relating to the attack.

Major global corporations and smaller companies alike are increasingly turning to Saudi Arabia for business opportunities. Saudi Arabia touts major economic development programs and an increasingly accommodating business environment. Panelists will discuss the Saudi judicial reforms that were imposed in late 2013, the process for working with the Board of Grievances (the tribunal tasked with handling most commercial disputes) and the 2012 Saudi arbitration law. They will compare and contrast the Saudi dispute resolution system with that of its neighbor, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Viewed by many as a thought leader for dispute resolution systems in the Middle East, the UAE has a federal system of laws and courts, and an arbitration system that reflects significant input from leading Western judges and lawyers. The panel also will address the role that monarchic rule, local culture and Sharia law play in the dispute resolution process.

Contract Playbooks – Gain a better understanding of how introducing innovative contract negotiation and contracting process playbooks in to your organization can support the optimization of the commercial contracting lifecycle. Data Analytics – Learn how measuring and analyzing contract data helps increase process efficiency, optimize contract content and promote better contract performance. Understand how data analytics is defined in commercial contracting and what information needs to be extracted and reported on to develop analytics. What conclusions and benefits can this analytics provide? Contract Triage – The contract triage process is not merely about allocating tasks to the right skill level, but also adjusting your risk appetite. Understand how to insert triaging into your contract management processes.

Arbitration has a long history in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It has been used for centuries under Shari’ah law in the Kingdom. However, foreign investors in recent years have experienced difficulty in using arbitration in the country. Saudi Arabia has therefore enacted a new arbitration law that is an improvement over the thirty-year old arbitration law that it replaced. The new arbitration law is based on the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration but with modifications to ensure that the arbitration process does not ‘violate Shari’ah’ as practiced in the Kingdom. The article reviews the important components of the new arbitration law and provides a comparative analysis of it to the previous law and international arbitration practice. It also analyses the recognition and enforcement of international arbitration awards in Saudi courts, including the impact of Shari’ah and the new arbitration and enforcement laws. Finally, it provides a narrative on the Saudi court system and its role in arbitration.

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Designed for in-house counsel who find themselves engaged in two roles, this course will focus on the inherent conflicts of meeting varying expectations while continuing to provide diligent and ethical representation. In today's regulatory mire, counsel are often being asked to weigh in on compliance issues, but getting started in the right direction is definite challenge. Attendees will learn how to get up to speed on compliance issues when they're already buried in e-discovery, contracts, and related matters. An outline of the liability issues will be presented, along with a discussion of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines' requirements for corporate compliance and ethics programs