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Where are companies legally required to draw the line in workplace privacy? If you don't know the answer to this question then this session is for you! Our presenters will examine the many legal issues surrounding employee privacy in today's workplace including employee monitoring, email and internet use, employee confidentiality, conduct outside the workplace, employee testing, personnel records, and much more.

Lawsuits filed against corporations and their present and former directors and officers for purported misconduct have been on the rise in recent years. With claims alleging civil and criminal violations, breach of fiduciary duty, or internal business misconduct against the company or individual, how does an organization maximize insurance coverage for attorneys' fees and liabilities?

Almost every company in the world these days maintains a website. Whether for informational purposes, or to engage in commerce beyond its traditional geographic region or customer base, ecommerce is growing. As the novelty of maintaining an ecommerce website wears off and with the ever growing acceptance of the internet as a mode of doing business, today's companies cannot afford to ignore the many online pitfalls they face if the legal department is not a part of the web team.

Regardless of your company's line of business, you will have to negotiate IP agreements. We will send you home with the legal skills you need to know when negotiating your IP contracts. The program will include substance and strategy for both buyers and sellers. Learn to negotiate a broad range of legal agreements from both sides of the table including licensing, service, technology service, and much more.

Entering into a joint venture with a company outside of the U.S. is one way to expand distribution of your company's products. The legal requirements of joint ventures can be tricky anywhere, and unexpected rules may apply in the international arena. This session will cover the pitfalls of doing business via a joint venture in other countries including how to test the waters before committing, and forming strategic business alliances. Our panelists will provide a review of legal aspects of tax issues, internal pricing methodologies, and permanent establishment criteria.

Companies and their law departments grow and change. What worked in the past may no longer work when a company changes, or when a department grows. Learn how the growth and change of the company and law department itself can affect the way in which you deliver services to your client. Our panel of experts will send you home with practical approaches to dealing with growth and change in your legal department (including how to develop a basic strategic plan to address day-to-day priorities) so you can maximize the delivery of high-quality service to your company.

So your company wants to branch out and start selling its products outside of the U.S. As legal counsel for your company, you must advise your client on the best way to move forward and the laws and regulations which may apply. Don't know the first thing about where to start? Then, be sure to attend this session where you will receive an overview of legal and regulatory issues and the common pitfalls you could encounter. We'll send you home with a checklist of solutions to use when the time comes to start licensing your technology outside of the U.S.

Our panel of expert in-house counsel will provide a sound introduction to the methodologies for doing business in Mexico, Latin, and South America. The panel includes counsel who represent companies that regularly do business in these regions. Included in their presentation will be ideas for establishing a foothold, cultural considerations, advantages to the locations, and general contracting provisions, sending you home with a solid checklist of steps to follow to make inroads into the regions.

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.

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