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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.

This statement is intended to alert financial institutions of specific risk mitigation related to cyber attacks compromising credentials.

This list contains limited examples and portions of important vendor clauses. It serves as a starting point for ongoing discussion of the business deal and agreement.

Janice More, vice president, European general counsel, company secretary at HJ Heinz, and winner of the ILO and ACC Europe’s European General Counsel of the Year award, shares insight on legal department leadership in this article. More’s collaborative approach has created streamlined, strategic engagement between her in-house team members and their business and legal partners. More leverages partnerships to add value to the Heinz business.

Jim Villa’s curriculum vitae makes a statement. He served as AOL’s vice president and chief counsel for litigation and antitrust, worked as a trial attorney for the Department of Justice, spent years at well-known DC law firms, holds undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Michigan and was a captain in the US Army Reserves, having commanded a combat support MP company in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

A trade secret’s existence and value are challenged by increased outsourcing, subcontracting, and employee mobility. This panel will discuss tips and tactics for establishing and protecting trade secrets in the context of a remote and mobile workforce, including hiring and firing concerns and risks and strategies associated with telecommuters, bring-your-own-device policies, and secure data access and management.

Data breaches and cyberattacks threaten every company's brand, and bottom line, both in the United States and around the world. This brief article offers key tips on what the technology means and how to ensure your company is taking the proper actions to protect your company. This list also includes a glossary of essential technology terms with basic definitions for non-experts.

Hear the latest news and views from current and former ACC leaders about life in the legal industry from the corporate and government perspective. First off, learn firsthand what it’s like to move from being the general counsel of a large corporation to general counsel of one of the largest US government agencies, the Department of Homeland Security. What leadership lessons are transferable from the private sector to the public sector, and how does one successfully navigate the maze "inside the Beltway"? What are the daily challenges, trials and tribulations involved in overseeing over 1,700 attorneys? Next up, participate in an interactive town hall discussion on current events affecting your work today. Key discussion points will touch on cyber-security, disaster preparedness and crisis management, immigration reform, and financial reform. What’s the hot topic of the moment? Who knows, anything could happen.

There is reason to question whether increased shareholder influence on matters that the law has traditionally apportioned to the board is at the expense of other values that are key to the sustainability of healthy corporations. These concerns underlie the issues that will define the state of governance in 2015 and likely beyond.

Published by the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), a legal association connecting more than 40,000 in-house lawyers employed by more than 10,000 organizations across 85 countries, the ACC Law Department Management Report is a global study of corporate law departments and their operations. In an effort to re-connect the cost and value of legal services, ACC surveyed nearly 300 chief legal officers (CLOs), general counsel (GC), and legal operations professionals on specific aspects of law department budget, spend, and management practices. The report also includes insight from interviews with GC and CLOs of Global 1000 and Fortune 500 law departments.