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Presented at ACCA’s Annual Meeting 2000; Program - Knowledge Management (Part I): Maximizing Internal Resources and Expertise

Presented at ACCA’s Annual Meeting 2000; Program - Is Independence An Option? Ethical Issues in Compensation

Presented at ACCA’s Annual Meeting 2000; Program - International Distribution from A-Z

Presented at ACCA’s Annual Meeting 2000; Program - International Distribution from A-Z

Presented at ACCA’s Annual Meeting 2000; Program - Internal Marketing of Legal Services for Insurance Staff Counsel

Presented at ACCA/GCCA European chapter 2002 Annual Meeting. This presentation was part of the program on buying distressed companies.

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

Presented at ACC’s Annual Meeting 2000; Program - Approaches to Counseling the E-Volving Organization’s Workforce

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

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

Annual Meeting 2006: Do you know what your employees are legally entitled to when it comes to leave and disability? If not, here is your chance to brush up on the state and federal laws covering leave and disability accommodations, learn how to deal with FMLA intermittent leave, and understand what leave as an accommodation is. Plus take home effective tools to manage disability, wellness, and attendance at your organization.

Annual Meeting 2006: Join us for an overview of the latest legal and regulatory issues surrounding executive compensation, including SEC and legislative updates as well as best practices for companies and their compensation committees. Our panel will discuss the SEC's proposed rule on executive compensation disclosure and the changes you will need to make to next year's proxy statement disclosures. Panelists will also discuss the impact on compensation committee practices as a result of these rules.

A must for any in-house practitioner needing to stay up to speed on current employment law, this permanent fixture on the ACC Annual Meeting agenda will do just that. Join our panel to learn about new case law and legislation that affects employment and labor law issues. You will take away resources to draw from to help you understand these changes and how they might affect your company’s employment practices.

Annual Meeting 2006: Counsel practicing at multinationals will benefit from this practical guide to managing cross-border transactions. Learn key approaches to identifying and retaining qualified counsel, identifying legal and regulatory issues, anticipating differences in legal and business cultures, maintaining consistent quality, efficiency and cost effectiveness, and much more.

Annual Meeting 2006: Have you been asked to draft and implement an employment arbitration agreement and don’t know where to start? Here is an opportunity to learn from and ask questions of a panel of your in-house peers who just happen to be experts on the subject! Learn the laws that will help you determine the benefits an employee arbitration agreement can provide for your organization, and the effectiveness and enforceability of such agreements. Plus we’ll send you away with sample agreements you can use as a starting point of your own.

Annual Meeting 2006: Is Latin America an untapped market for your organization? If so, expanding business into the region can be a great benefit for your company. Knowing the rules of the game in advance can only make your foray there that much more successful. In this session, you will learn how to effectively manage government and media relations, labor and employment law issues unique to the region, including those related to ex-pats, conducting M&A activities, including dealing with competition law issues, and running operations in Latin America. This information and other tools will provide you with the essential legal knowledge necessary to avoid costly mistakes.

Presented at the ACCA/GCCA European chapter 2002 Annual Meeting.

Presented at ACCA/GCCA's European Chapter 2002 Annual meeting.

Presented at the ACCA European 2003 Annual Meeting.

Shareholders are important stakeholders for every company; however, recent events have shown the risks and legal liabilities a company faces when dealing with them. Recent regulatory and legislative developments, such as new SEC rules permitting electronic proxy distribution, and the New York Stock Exchange’s action to eliminate broker non-votes, add complexity to these matters. Our expert panel will discuss a range of legal issues relating to conducting the annual meeting, proxy disclosure and solicitation issues, the legal response to possible shareholder activism, and the role of proxy service provider Institutional Shareholder Services in your company's relationship with shareholders.

A must for any in-house practitioner needing to stay up to speed on current employment law, this permanent fixture on the ACC Annual Meeting agenda will do just that. Join our panel to learn about new case law and legislation that affects employment and labor law issues. You will take away resources to draw from to help you understand these changes and how they might affect your company's employment practices.

Annual Meeting 2006: As in-house counsel for your company, one of your many roles may be to provide support and guidance to the board. But you need to stay on top of the trends in order to provide the best legal advice possible. Here is your chance to get up to speed as this course will teach you about current best practices in board process, director communication, and on-boarding new directors. You’ll also take home practical tips on the hottest legal issues affecting directors today, including duties and liability, D&O insurance, and corporate governance.

Annual Meeting 2006: Managing risk is an important part of every in-house lawyer’s portfolio. How do you balance the negotiations of limitations of liability and indemnification provisions without risking the deal? What can your company live with, and what can you recommend and still sleep at night? What leverage can you exert against a party that is a Goliath when you are David? Learn about legal strategies, and take home best practice methods to apply in your own company.

Annual Meeting 2006: Litigation, regardless of what type, can be expensive. Make that very expensive. Your legal knowledge can help you manage lawsuits in such a way that you can reduce your expenses. Take this opportunity to learn some tried and true methods for managing these costs in an IP lawsuit including outside counsel fees, costs of using experts and consultants, and more. We’ll send you home with the knowledge you need to manage these and other costs along with an understanding about why some costs will always be out of your control.