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Legal Operations Startup Toolkit Checklist
How to Gain Traction: Bootcamp for Leaders of Early Stage Legal Operation Functions
Learn which regulations may impact your normal course of doing business (e.g., how confidentiality clauses in settlement agreements with clients and employees could run afoul of FINRA rules and whistleblowing laws). Discuss unique challenges facing the financial sector on the interplay with social media and advertising, securities offerings, loan application communications, the Community Reinvestment Act and more. Explore how your organization may be impacted by non-financial focused regulation such as HIPAA, state ban-the-box rules and the JOBS Act.
Review recent case law on the business judgment rule and discuss the elements as they apply to the board. Learn ways to educate and guide the board regarding the business judgment rule and its application. Discuss the role of institutional investors and whether sophisticated shareholders are held to a different standard. Hear a litigator’s perspective on governance litigation, including drafting appropriate board minutes, collecting directors’ notes, purging board books and retaining records.
Discuss provisions in cloud computing agreements that address sensitive issues, such as data ownership and protection, privacy and intellectual property. Obtain tips on negotiating liabilities and risks in cloud computing contracts — what provisions SaaS providers commonly include in agreements, provisions large customers typically request, which are negotiable and how to mitigate the impact of terms you cannot change.
Because financial industry databases are goldmines for hackers, the financial sector faces greater threats and higher regulatory demands and consequences than other industries. This interactive session will equip in-house counsel with the practical guidance and tools they need to respond when the inevitable happens. Attendees will work through a breach scenario and walk away from the program with a step-by-step outline of what to do when the data breach occurs (i.e., who to notify, remedial steps to take, etc.). Discuss best practices for information sharing, notification protocols and responding to the media. Explore the questions that should be considered before notifying the board and notifying the appropriate government agencies.
In your first week as the general counsel of a company, you just received information that you are now in a crisis. In this interactive session, members of the audience will play different roles within the company (members of the board, legal department, managers, etc.) to have a discussion, including: What type of crisis plan do you have, if any? What to do and how to formulate a plan of action? Who to call first, how to prioritize tasks, and where to prioritize resources? Who (internal and external players) to get involved and when to get them involved? What data is needed when a crisis hits? How to prepare for the media and when to reach out? How to communicate with customers, vendors and suppliers, regulatory agencies, and other parties?