The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) is the world's largest organization serving the professional and business interests of attorneys who practice in the legal departments of corporations, associations, nonprofits and other private-sector organizations around the globe.
This extensive presentation contains information on the best ways at foiling fraudulent activity, including the key steps to discovering fraud, investigating it and gathering the right electronic evidence.
Being in the global marketplace requires US companies to deal with the complexities of enforcing their rights under international contracts in jurisdictions outside the United States. The advantage of using arbitration to resolve disputes under international contracts has been frequently discussed in recent years.
Recent legal trends regarding e-discovery and dramatic shifts in the law regarding record retention policies have companies floundering. What guidance do you follow particularly when litigation is involved? Learn the status of the law and the no-nonsense solutions and best practices from your peers for how to deal with this hot issue including setting guidelines, understanding what is reasonable and what isn't, implementing processes for archiving data, and much more.
If you are responsible for litigation management, your initial reaction to new litigation can have an impact on the success of the litigation. What law and strategy do you need to know before sending the case to outside counsel? Learn strategies for spotting significant legal risks of specific types of litigation and receive guidance on how to quickly choose the best early defensive steps to protect your company's interests.
Legal e-billing can provide a vehicle for benchmarking and measuring the success of your outside legal counsel. These metrics can help you to better forecast and budget legal expenses, but how? You'll hear how leading companies are assessing outside counsel performance, and take home new ideas and strategies your department can put in place immediately to begin managing your outside legal costs more efficiently and effectively.