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Employment law is an ever-changing source of concern to legal departments. It is critical for all in-house counsel, not just employment law counsel, to stay abreast of the developing case law in this arena. This session will cover recent key decisions on Title VII, ADA, FMLA and other major employment laws that can have important implications for you and your clients. Come and find out what’s new.

Does your company have a wellness program? This session will address federal and common state restrictions, and go through the strategies that will assist your company in developing a successful program, incorporating the Small Law Department Committee's InfoPak on this topic. In-house counsel that implement a program in their own companies may achieve fame and fortune for initiating a program that saves the company money and gets their employee base healthy. Who knows, in the process some may even develop a smaller waistline!

The crises in world financial markets, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and Sarbanes-Oxley among other causes, all have contributed to a tremendous increase in the number of investigations overseen by corporate counsel. At the same time, the strategies deployed by some lawyers and investigators have landed them and their companies in trouble. What are the best strategies for fact finding? What are best practices for interviewing witnesses? What laws are relevant to investigations and how do they differ between states and countries?

The "b" word usually raises fear and anxiety in those who are not bankruptcy specialists. Worry not!

If your coverage area touches on personal information or privacy-related
issues, you cannot afford to miss this update on the latest privacy law
issues in America. Privacy and data protection laws and regulations at the
US federal level are still moving at a mile-a-minute. And don't forget
the state statutes as well! If you do business in states like Massachusetts
that have recently passed additional provisions to protect the privacy
information of employees then you need to be aware of what they require too.

With the increasing globalization of US business, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act continues to be the foundation for how companies must transact international business. While the United States has had the FCPA in place since 1977, the international community has joined together and has begun focusing their attention on anti-bribery issues. This session intends to provide an overview of the FCPA, a look into what the international community is doing to further improve international business and will provide attendees with a list of hot topics and a game plan on how to address them.

With enforcement policy initiatives and definitive statements on compliance from the FERC having been issued in 2008, electric and gas companies have every incentive to devote the resources to having a robust compliance program in 2009. This session will show you how to translate FERC's guidance and policy statements into meaningful programs at your company. If you do find yourself in an enforcement action, it will teach you the basic rules of the game.

What are the best practices for GCs to avoid potential prosecutions and personal liability related to securities fraud? What are the implications of SOX and other self-reporting guidelines to insulate GCs and other directors and officers from prosecution? How will the policies of the Obama administration affect deferred prosecution rules? And, what impact will the Justice Department's monitoring programs have on directors and officers and other liability issues such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act?

A patent is a complex document that is made up of many parts, including specifications that describe the item, how to make and use the invention, claims that specifically describe what is protected by the patent, and explanatory drawings, if needed. The cover sheet to the patent and the patent itself contain a wealth of information, but reading a patent can be an educated and productive undertaking or a frustrating attempt to glean important information while sifting through its many parts.

If your company is doing business outside the United States, you need to attend this session to be brought up-to-date on all applicable privacy laws. Many global organizations have had to change the way they handle personal information and privacy issues. Personal data that used to be considered public and obvious has since become a sensitive issue, both from a legal and PR perspective, and applicable laws are now being enforced with more rigor.

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