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Few cases rise to the level of catastrophic, but when they do they require a more customized, unified, and expensive effort from the outset. The audience will learn why catastrophic litigation should be handled differently from litigation that's just important. When the consequences of the litigation may include the demise of the company or its business model, in-house counsel's every move can be second guessed, and everything is on the table.

This back to basics refresher course will update you on best practices for preventing litigation. Review the list of actions you can take as your organization's legal superhero, including current early response initiatives and after action reviews.

Whether your company has lawyers outside the U.S. or not, there will come a time when you may need to deal with litigation, government investigations, commercial claims, or employment matters in another country. What are the best practices you should employ when working with outside counsel or your own legal staff outside of the U.S.? Our legal managers will share their lessons learned from the trenches and send you home with practical approaches to dealing with international legal issues.

What are the legal issues presented by the use of volunteers? Can volunteers collect workers compensation, sue for discrimination, or bind the company? Our panel of experts will share tips on these and other volunteer issues including writing policies, conducting liability audits, implementing proper insurance, and gaining a clear understanding of the Volunteer Protection Act.

We all have to negotiate: with other counsel, our co-workers, even our family. Receive insightful guidance on successfully handling all phases of the negotiation process including acquiring information from an adversary, negotiating for a competitive advantage, and identifying the best methods for closing the deal.

Whether you think of yourself as a litigator, a regulatory specialist, or a transactional lawyer, as a legal manager you will deal with litigation. Because the costs can be so high, many CEO’s and other business managers measure the effectiveness of the law department based on how well the department manages litigation. Learn about the latest issues in managing litigation, to help your company achieve the desired result at the right cost.

Privilege, data protection and data retention are probably THE most important issues on the minds of corporate practitioners. In this fast paced exchange of information and ideas, we’ll share with you these hot topics and bring you up to speed to better counsel your client.

Management hates surprise expenses, and litigation can be difficult to budget. This session will review best practices employed by successful companies to manage litigation. Topics will include methods to avoid litigation in the first place, how to set and manage reserves, techniques to control costs, and tips to manage the paperwork.

A key issue for in-house counsel, this subject is probably raised on a daily basis in many law departments. Are you aware of all the options, benefits, and drawbacks? If not, you will want to stick around for this session where leading practitioners on the subject will discuss the negotiation, implementation, and management of fixed fee and other alternative billing arrangements from the perspective of both in-house and outside counsel.

Fear drives much of the agenda for internal investigations particularly in the post-SOX world. Whistleblowing has become a common office cooler topic at many companies. Whether from a whistleblowing event or normal review process, investigation findings can be a valuable source of business intelligence, risk management, and quality improvement, but how do you conduct your investigations properly?

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