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Barry Nagler -- 2006 Chair, ACC's Board of Directors

I am happy to report that there have been some exciting developments recently in the advocacy area. Last year, ACC conducted a survey of its membership documenting corporate clients’ experience with privilege erosion, which indicated that this was growing into a major problem. The US Sentencing Commission (USSC), concerned by these initial results, asked ACC to delve deeper into the issue. So in January, ACC conducted a second survey that confirmed a widespread “culture of waiver” within government prosecutorial and enforcement contexts.

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Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
Devin M. Ehrlich - executive vice president and general counsel, Mariner Health Care; Aurora Cassirer - managing partner - Troutman Sanders LLP (New York City office); and Scott B. Feldman - labor and employment attorney, Troutman Sanders LLP

The last time one of your employees left you for greener pastures, you couldn't say enough wonderful things about her to potential new employers. But this time is different. Where is the line drawn between giving an honest evaluation of an employee and defamation of character? Discover what you can say about employees (and to whom) without landing yourself in hot water.

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
John Ross

Read the musings of John Ross on his career stops and adventures.

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
Michael Shpizner -- vice president and general counsel, Fujitsu America, Inc.

This Career Path series on Maxims of Corporate Success now faces the most important topic of all: Managing Yourself.

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
John C. Tanner - senior vice president and claims counsel, financial services division, McGriff, Seibels and Williams, Inc.; Rebecca M. Lamberth - partner, securities litigation group, Alston & Bird LLP; Scott N. Sherman - associate, securities litigation group, Alston & Bird LLP

In the corporate world, a surprise means something was missed--and that's never good. A surprise that involves a problem with your company's Director & Officer (D&O) policy is precisely the type of surprise you want to avoid.

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
Rick Lavers

Recent developments have caused an increase in the frequency of internal investigations of noncompliance complaints. Sarbanes-Oxley and its progeny, the revisions to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, and best practices regarding human resources claims all involve anonymous claims reporting systems of some kind. How does your company handle it?

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
Michael Finn, Chris Holder, Bridget Treacy, Ruth Harvey, Randall Parks, Mark Duesenberg, Jerry Temko, Nick Perry, Richard Graham, Ian Jones, Bernard E. Lankes and Carolyn Boyle

This issue discusses European outsourcing and data protection among other key issues.

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Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts
Source: ACC Docket
Region: European Union, Germany, Latvia, United Kingdom
James A. Nortz

Discusses the lessons to be learned from the Enron scandal and the many others that have occurred.

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Interest Area: Compliance and Ethics
Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
Jeffrey S. Fraum and Eric S. Prezant

Discuses several measure that you can take to protect your company and minimize the risk when a customer's or supplier's financial situation worsens and includes sample forms.

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Source: ACC Docket
Region: United States
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