Litigation and Dispute Resolution

While lawyers have an ethical responsibility to be zealous advocates for their clients, this is not synonymous with "winning at any cost."  What are the contours of zealous representation, and how can in-house counsel avoid running afoul of ethics rules?  We will examine the complex ethical issues facing in-house counsel who manage litigation, from the need to determine the truth to how best to control litigation costs, all while zealously representing the company.

Please join us for the ACC-WI 2022 Annual Conference & Meeting of Members!  

This 1.5 day event provides 22- hours of CLE programming for you to choose from, which includes 1.0 hour of Ethics, and is specifically designed for you as an in-house attorney.  Our registration format allows you to customize your program schedule to fit your practice needs. Conference registration includes one hotel room ( Early Bird Registration) continental breakfast during Thursday morning check-in, luncheon and Keynote Speaker on Thursday, cocktail reception Thursday evening and a hot breakfast on Friday. You may also join us for a variety of networking events at the conference. All paid registrants enjoy free attendance at our Fall 3.0 Ethics Seminar.

The health and safety of our members, sponsors, staff, and guests (“all attendees”) at our annual conference is of the utmost importance to the ACC-WI.

To help ensure a safe environment for our annual conference, ACC-WI is requiring all attendees either be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have a negative COVID-19 test 48 hours prior to the event. Your attendance at our annual conference certifies that you are in compliance with these requirements. We will be following all CDC recommendations in place at the time of the conference.

We are a profession subject to ethical obligations. As such, we expect all attendees will respect and abide by these requirements for their own safety and the safety of other attendees.

Join expert panelists as they examine several key issues that public and private companies faced in 2021 and what in-house legal teams should be aware of today. The program will include a discussion of litigation trends relating to corporate governance, ESG, cybersecurity, the continuing impact of COVID-19, diversity and inclusion, and SPACs.

Register below.  The Zoom link is also shown below, plus it is provided with your registration confirmation.

https://accinhouse.zoom.us/j/98982299567

Join us for our March Platinum CLE: “Do This, Not That.  How to (Better) Protect Privilege in Your Electronic Documents”.  Presented by Platinum Sponsor, Laffey, Leitner & Goode LLC.

Lawyers are ofter analog creatures living in a digital world. But sometimes, when it comes to privilege, the ease of sharing information digitally makes protecting the privilege that much harder. In this presentation, we will help guide you through the changing landscape of the attorney-client privilege and the attorney work-product doctrine and how the Courts have recently started applying these doctrines to in-house lawyers and their internal clients - often resulting in unintended consequences and a finding of waiver of privilege.  After this presentation, we hope you will be armed with more tools in your toolbox to assist  you in protecting your client's sensitive information, your legal analysis and your work product from disclosure- regardless of whether you are anticipating litigation.

Date:  Monday, April 4, 2022
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. 
Location:  Zoom Webinar 
CLE: 1.0 Hr. applied for WI

AGENDA:

• 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. - Registration/Breakfast

• 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. - Session I - Dechert LLP

• 10:00 a.m. to 10:15 - BREAK

• 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. - Session II - Duane Morris

• 11:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. - BREAK

• 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - Session III - Cozen O'Connor

• 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. - Keynote Luncheon Featuring Ken Feinberg

Session I, 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. – Reviewing the First Year (Plus) of the DOJ and SEC under the Biden Administration

What's changed, what has remained the same, and where is the Administration’s focus going from here? This panel will discuss with GCs how to prepare for increasingly aggressive enforcement in corporate cases, covering topics including DOJ's new Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative, a focus on antitrust enforcement, the return to strict-Yates Memo requirements for companies seeking cooperation credit, and heightened scrutiny of companies that are subject to corporate criminal monitorships.

Session II, 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. – Best Practices For Conducting Internal Investigations and Responding to Government Subpoenas

Discovering potential corporate misconduct, making the decision to conduct an internal investigation or having to respond to a government subpoena may be most disruptive experiences to a company.  They are almost always unexpected, cause anxiety and stress for corporate management and often times come with unwelcome collateral consequences.   In this session, we will help you develop a plan so you are ready when, or if, the time comes, to implement a strategy that will put the company is the best position to efficiently and effectively conduct internal investigations and deal with government subpoenas.

Session III, 11:30 a.m. t o 12:30 p.m. - The Do’s and Don'ts in a Privacy Incident Investigation

Given the rapidly evolving threat environment, it’s no longer a question of if a company will face a privacy incident, but when. Companies experiencing these incidents are no longer viewed as victims, and may be held responsible if they are perceived as having failed to comply with data protection laws or maintain adequate security. Once a privacy incident occurs, in-house counsel will be dealing with a  variety of different actors – outside counsel, computer forensic investigators, regulators, law enforcement authorities, the press, public relations experts, and plaintiff’s counsel, to name a few – and need to know how to navigate these risks and manage communications. This presentation will help identify the major do’s and don’ts to observe as in-house counsel navigate this difficult landscape.

Keynote Luncheon 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. – Unconventional Responses to Unique Catastrophes: Tailoring the Law to Meet the Challenges

Ken Feinberg will focus on unique alternatives to the conventional legal system after certain horrors like the 9/11 attacks, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion, the Boston Marathon bombings, etc.

Register below.

REGISTER HERE

Finding your company involved in litigation or arbitration is generally one of the last things on your list of priorities. Our panel will offer guidance on early steps to enhance the chances for getting through this process efficiently and cost effectively including: (1) choice of appropriate forum; (2) dispute resolution alternatives including arbitration and early mediation; (3) litigation holds and document preservation; (4) e-discovery; and (5) preservation of the attorney-client privilege.