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This presentation will focus on the internal theft of information or money. Attendees will walk through important decision points regarding hiring practices, electronic investigations, and prosecutorial and insurance considerations. By the end of the program, attendees will be able to a) identify key hiring background issues; b) understand the differing goals and pitfalls arising from internal theft investigations; c) appreciate the advantages and ramifications of electronic monitoring of employees; and d) describe issues that impact insurance coverage for losses and expenses.

This powerpoint presentation provides an overview of legal project management techniques, plus tools you can use to engage you in discussion of best practices for scoping projects, managing teams and budgets, communicating across stakeholders, addressing scope creep, and conducting post project reviews.

When dealing with clients, suppliers or partners in other countries an initial aspect of contract negotiations is the choice of law and venue. Often a so-called neutral country of an arbitration forum is chosen. In other cases the applicable law is simply not defined. The session will focus on the pitfalls and solutions dealing with multiple jurisdictions.

This resource discusses how to avoid common pitfalls of pre-suit document preservation and compliance in the electronic age.

While ethical obligations specifically regarding electronic discovery have yet to be formally recognized, courts are increasingly articulating counsel’s affirmative duty to act competently and fairly when integrating electronic information into their case. This presentation will explore important ethical considerations for attorneys as they relate to ediscovery. Understanding the details of each ediscovery phase is vital in avoiding judicial sanctions, ethical violations and malpractice claims.

Litigation in a foreign jurisdiction presents in-house counsel with unique challenges. Differences in procedure, remedies and costs make decision-making difficult and cost control problematic. How are those difficulties best addressed? This panel of experienced in-house counsel and foreign counsel will speak to specific techniques of managing commercial and IP litigation in foreign jurisdictions.

It is critical that employers respond promptly and thoroughly to employee complaints of harassment, discrimination or other unlawful workplace conduct. This session will provide in-house counsel with the necessary tools to address these issues and will take an in-depth look at what “prompt” and “thorough” means, and what the courts are expecting.

This document discusses how a company can be prepared to conduct a comprehensive, objective, and professional investigation. The points discussed will minimize the risk that an employee will be disciplined or terminated for something he or she did not do, as well as teach the investigator how to make a credible determination as to what happened in a given situation.

Learn how to select, and manage outside counsel.

This material discusses the basic techniques to reducing risk when dealing with creditors.

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