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Presented at ACC’s Annual Meeting 2000; Program - States Under Siege - The Who, What, and Why

Presented at ACC’s Annual Meeting 2000; Program - States Under Siege - The Who, What, and Why

Presented at ACCA’s Annual Meeting 2000; Program - Recent SEC Developments in Public Company Disclosure

Dealer Agreement; Presented at ACCA’s Annual Meeting 2000; Program - Latest Trends in Strategic Alliances

Presented at ACCA’s Annual Meeting 2000; Program - Latest Trends in Strategic Alliances

Presented at ACCA's Annual Meeting 2000; Program - IP: A Basic Training Session

Presented at ACCA's Annual Meeting 2000; Program - IP: A Basic Training Session

Presented at ACC’s Annual Meeting 2000; Program - Copyright Protection in Cyberspace: IP on the ’Net

Presented at ACCA’s Annual Meeting 2000; Program - Constructing and Implementing an Employment Practices Compliance Program

Presented at ACCA's Annual Meeting 2000; Program - Conducting Environmental Compliance Audits

Presented at ACCA’s Annual Meeting 2000; Program - Conducting Environmental Compliance Audits

Presented at ACC’s Annual Meeting 2000; Program - Career Development: Recruiters, the Net, and Beyond Finding Your Next Job

Presented at ACCA’s Annual Meeting 2000; Program - A Comparative Analysis between U.S. and European Competition Laws.

Presented at ACCA’s Annual Meeting 2000; Program - 21st Century Approaches to the In-house/Outside Counsel Relationship

Annual Meeting 2006: So your marketing department wants to promote your products online, including holding a contest or sweepstakes. As legal counsel for your company, everyone is looking to you to ensure that the promotion goes off without a hitch, but your obligation is to ensure that the promotion is conducted legally and the company is protected. Using statutes and case studies as a basis, along with hand on tips and useful contractual terms, we will provide you with the necessary information you need to expertly advise your client and stay in compliance with state and federal laws. You will receive an overview of the legal requirements applicable to online advertising with an emphasis on the regulations involved with running a prize promotion, and including joint promotions with a vendor or affiliate, advertising the promotion in non-internet based media, and generally protecting your brand when advertising online.

Annual Meeting 2006: Succession is an inherently unpleasant topic; no one likes to think of themselves as anything other than indispensable or to contemplate their own mortality. However, legal managers often fail to anticipate their own departure and plan for how the leadership of the legal department will continue in their absence. This can have serious repercussions on the effective functioning of a legal department; in dealing with regulators; and on morale in a legal department. This panel will focus on how to recruit, identify, and groom future legal managers, how to lead them into the skill sets that will enable them to maintain and grow a department, and engender the loyalty of their staff.

Annual Meeting 2006: The increased regulatory scrutiny and civil litigation which has followed in the wake of Enron and other corporate disasters means that, more than ever‚ companies must be scrupulous about taking proper precautions to protect sensitive documents and internal investigations. In particular, the conundrum of whether to waive attorney-client privilege in the face of the demand for disclosure from regulators is one that confronts many companies. Our presentation will focus on recent multi- jurisdictional developments in the law of attorney-client privilege and the particular challenges that face corporate counsel who are often required to wear multiple hats within their organization

Annual Meeting 2006: Learn how to help your company use compliance as a competitive advantage, particularly in Europe. Our discussion will include a review of the law and best practices in dealing with privacy policies, data security, employee hotlines/whistleblowing issues, online training programs, conflicting laws, and more.

Annual Meeting 2006: As China continues to integrate itself into the world market, it is likely your company will do (or already does) business there or with Chinese companies. Conducting business in China has a whole new set of rules you may never have encountered before. Take this opportunity to learn the legal climate in order to determine best practices for manufacturing and selling products in China and protecting your IP assets while doing so.

Annual Meeting 2006: This nuts and bolts session will provide a practical and ethical explanation of the do’s and don’ts of issuing opinions to third parties, outside auditors, lenders, and others. Plus our panel will provide guidance on properly drafting opinion letters, understanding current guidelines on rendering opinions, appropriate disclaimers, and reservations, and assessing if an in-house attorney is qualified and licensed to render such an opinion and how to do so in compliance with the lawyers code of ethics.

Annual Meeting 2006: In today’s challenging corporate governance and litigation climate, in-house practitioners must prepare bulletproof corporate minutes for meetings of the board and board committees. Memorializing substantive discussions and decisions of the board in a manner that protects the corporation and the independent members of the board is a mission-critical objective. Our panel will provide you with an overview of the law and best practices for preparing corporate minutes that help protect the corporation and share with you the full range of legal, corporate governance, and ethical issues that can arise.

Annual Meeting 2006: In an insurance claim, problems can and do arise when outside counsel represents the best interest of the insurance company from a coverage perspective while neglecting the rights of the insured company. What is the in-house attorney’s role in securing the insured company’s rights? How can you successfully manage defense counsel to ensure there is a cooperative relationship with your insurer? Learn the importance of due diligence, severability clauses, and how to avoid conflicts of interest and manage outside counsel's role and responsibilities to both the insured and the insurer.

Presented at ACCA’s Annual Meeting 2000; Program - Examining Post-Convergence Models

Presented at ACC's Annual Meeting 2000; Program - Defining the IP Attorney’s Role in the E-Commerce Revolution

Presented at ACC’s Annual Meeting 2000; Program - Current Issues Faced by Nonprofit Organization Counsel

Presented at ACCA’s Annual Meeting 2000; Program - Litigation Management Essentials for Small Law Departments

Presented at ACC’s Annual Meeting 2000; Program - Latest Trends in Strategic Alliances

Program - Career Development: Marketing for the Mature Job Seeke Presented at ACCA’s Annual Meeting 2000

Presented at ACC's Annual Meeting 2000; Program - Building Cross-Disciplinary Skills to Deliver Strategic Solutions

Presented at ACC’s Annual Meeting 2000; Program - Averting Disaster: How to Turn Around a Run-Away Jury