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Arbitration in Switzerland: Quick Overview of the Revised Swiss Law of International Arbitration
Christian Oetiker, Mladen Stojiljković, Nicole Brauchli-Jageneau, VISCHER Ltd.

Swiss arbitration laws have been newly revised to be shorter and more concise. In this Quick Overview, the authors discuss these newly revised laws and how in-house counsel can navigate the Switzerland's international arbitration system.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Region: Switzerland
Audience: Mid-Career, Small Law Departments, Large Law Departments
Checklist of Settlement Options In Trademark Cases
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
2 pages

Checklist, US

Resource Details
Interest Area: Intellectual Property, Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Region: United States
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You negotiated and executed a contract and now that contract is in litigation, what does that mean for your company?

This program will:
•    Discuss litigation hold and its application for the company.
•    Explore document preservation, including the preservation of drafts, emails and internal company documents.
•    Discuss who becomes a witness and how the witness will prepare, including both business and in-house counsel.
•    Explore the interplay and application of attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine, especially when the negotiations of the contract are being discovered.
•    Discuss handling ambiguities, identifying them before litigation, developing parole evidence, and fixing them for the next contract.
•    Explore ethics issues involving document preservation, the role of in-house counsel, and representation issues for outside counsel.

Please join us for the 2020 Annual Virtual Conference.   This 3 -1/2 day event provides  20-hours of CLE programming is specifically designed for you as an in-house attorney, including 3-Hours of Ethics. Our registration format allows you to customize your program schedule to fit your practice needs by choosing from the many hours of programming offered.

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

**Please note that this schedule is subject to change.   You are welcome to attend any session during the conference.

PROGRAM SESSIONS

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2020

9:00 AM – 9:50 AM

“Key Legal Issues in Data Strategy” - Godfrey & Kahn S.C.

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

“Complex Patchwork of State and Local Regulations of Employment” - Ogletree Deakins, P.C.

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

“ESG Goes Mainstream: What In-house Counsel Needs to Know Now” – Foley & Lardner LLP

1:00 PM – 1:50 PM

"When and How to Throw the Challenge Flag:  Bid Protest Considerations and Strategies Under State and Federal Law, including Traps for the Unwary” - Quarles & Brady LLP

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

The Future of Cyber Risk & Cyber Insurance” -  Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

3:00 PM – 3:50 PM

"Trademark Protection, Enforcement and Licensing” - Boyle Fredrickson S.C.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2020

9:00 AM - 9:50 AM

“Export Controls: Keeping Trade Moving. You Don't Know What You Don't Know...” - Walker Morris LLP

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

“M&A Trends: Doing Global Deals” - Eversheds Sutherland

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

"Expanding Your Business Internationally" - Baker McKenzie LLP

1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

“Substance Abuse and the Opioid Crisis ‐ How it is Affecting the Legal Industry”? – Perkins Coie LLP

2:00 PM- 2:50 PM

"Understanding (and Managing) the Divergent Fiduciary Duty Standards for Corporations and LLCs after the Wisconsin Supreme Court's Decision in Marx v. Morris (2019)”. – Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

“Things About Real Estate Transactions You Never Knew"– Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C.

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2020

9:00 AM - 9:50 AM

“Lawyers, Time & Money: Avoiding Wage & Hour Missteps” - Lindner & Marsack, S.C. 

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

“Let’s Make a Deal: Negotiating to Limit Exposure” - Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

11:00 AM - 11: 50 AM

"OSHA Compliance and Enforcement Issues that Keep In-House Counsel Up at Night" - Husch Blackwell LLP

1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

"Rise of the Machines! The Future of AI in the Workplace" - Buelow Vetter Buikema Olson & Vliet LLC

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

“Top 8 Ways to Mitigate Risk in Commercial Litigation” - Stafford Rosenbaum LLP

3:PM – 4:00 PM

Navigating the Latest Laws on Website Privacy Policies - Davis I Kuelthau, S.C.

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ETHICS FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2020

9:00 AM - 9:50 AM

ETHICS: “Assuring Good Faith and Fair Dealing in Your Contracts and Agreements” – Laffey, Leitner & Goode LLC

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

ETHICS: “Confronting Corporate Crime” – von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

ETHICS:  “Cracking the Code – An In-House Counsel’s Guide to Workplace Investigations” - Littler Mendelson , S.C.

 

ACC Houston August Chapter Meeting CLE Webinar
Tough Negotiations: Using Social Science and Basic Human Tendencies to Get better Results
August 11, 2020 | 11:30 am - 1:00 pm | 1.0 hours CLE (TX)

This continuing legal education seminar will provide ACC members with effective negotiation strategies to use in a variety of different situations including difficult opponents, unfavorable situations, hard bargaining tactics, and communication breakdowns. A panel of well-regarded Houston executive leaders and attorneys from Kilpatrick Townsend will share their experiences and will provide insight and information about enhancing the attendees’ ability to negotiate effectively by incorporating social science-based approaches and accounting for basic human tendencies.

COVID-19 and the related stay at home orders across the country have changed the way businesses operate on every level. This webinar will address the multiple routes available to continue to litigate through the coronavirus and beyond. One common theme is to embrace the new technology. Members of Cozen O’Connor’s Commercial Litigation Department with experience conducting several key aspects of litigations in a fully remote environment, which includes depositions, mediations, arbitrations, court appearances, arguments, and conferences. Hear from litigators who have tackled filings for existing and new cases while weaving through court restrictions that can be both significant and unclear, including the complexities of filings that involve multiple courts operating under different restrictions. 

10 Things to Bear in Mind Regarding Arbitral Confidentiality
Meg Utterback, Partner and Paul Starr, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons
3 pages

Confidentiality in arbitration proceedings can be varied on a global scale. In this article, confidentiality and privacy are clarified during arbitration as a dispute mechanism. This resource was published in November 2018.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Region: Global, United Kingdom, Hong Kong
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