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A recent ACC survey reflected that more than anything else, in-house counsel want to find some extra time in their busy day. This interactive “lessons learned” panel helped you meet that goal. It focused on providing practical strategies for dealing with endless floods of emails, overbooked calendars, and disorganized documents, with the objective of improving performance, sanity, and quality of life. The attendees came away from the session with ideas and tools to combat the ever present problem of “no time, no resources, no people.”

This was a practical session addressing real-life challenges between in-house counsel and auditors.

ERISA is a complicated topic and opportunities to have it sorted out for you and the risks quantified are few and far between. This program did exactly that. It identified areas where many companies have deficient compliance programs and risk management, then offered practical solutions to address those challenges with a focus on adoption of best practices. The presentation focused on both regulatory compliance and discharge of fiduciary responsibilities.

As a result of the revenues received from the recent tremendous increases in gas and oil prices, Middle East countries are currently engaging in significant commercial and structural development programs, such as the establishment of stock exchanges, and the development of huge infrastructure projects. Where there are opportunities for commerce, in-house counsel will shortly follow. This means that we must educate ourselves about how government practices and the laws in this increasingly important commercial region will affect our clients’ transactions.

Wow. You just found out your company is expanding; its strategic plan calls for numerous acquisitions over the next two quarters. Everyone is looking to you to lead the charge. And you have never even done one. Don’t panic. This presentation helped prepare you for your first M&A transaction as an in-house lawyer. It addressed how the process works and what your role is during the phases of: (1) negotiations and due diligence leading up to an agreement; (2) the post-signing, pre-closing rush; and (3) post-merger integration.

Not sure how to respond to environmental, health and safety matters? This program brings you up to speed. It covers the basics of dealing with regulations issued by federal and state environmental and safety agencies, such as EPA and OSHA. The panel covered such issues as key regulations, permits, inspections, record keeping, and responses to enforcement activities.

You just got the papers. One of your company’s employees has filed a discrimination complaint with the EEOC. Now what? This is a first for you and your organization. Where do you begin? This presentation provided a brief background on the law of discrimination and wrongful termination. It also gave practical tips regarding investigations and other critical steps in-house counsel should take upon learning of such a complaint. Finally, the presenters provided tips on how to avoid such a situation in the future.

In-house counsel are frequently called on to oversee and manage the “three ring circus” presented by simultaneous shareholder, class action, and derivative lawsuits, SEC and independent internal investigations and even federal and state criminal investigations.

Corporate counsel have increasingly voiced concern that arbitration proceedings have become more complex and expensive. However, unlike in court, parties who elect arbitration can shape the rules under which their disputes will be resolved. This program presented available mechanisms that contract drafters can use to that end including those addressing: arbitrator selection, motion practice, arbitrator powers, and discovery provisions. Panelists also provided guidance regarding likely future trends.

We all know that compliance with the electronic discovery rules is a challenge. But what about the ethical issues we face as attorneys? How can we best preserve the attorney-client privilege? What are the ethical implications of outsourcing? How about our own technological competency (or lack thereof)?

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