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Annual Meeting 2006: In-house counsel are charged with assessing and managing legal risks. How do you work with the organization’s sales team to meet your goal and theirs? In other words, how do you avoid becoming the sales prevention department? Issue spotting and good communication up will save you time in the end. Learn methods to manage the sales contract process, teach your clients to use your expertise more efficiently, and maintain contract integrity.

Annual Meeting 2006: New international conventions and an increase in the number of prosecutions, record-breaking fines, ethical investigations, and jail terms all mean that you and your company cannot afford not to understand the laws that operate in this area. Don’t let your company get into a questionable position. Learn the law you need now in order to properly counsel your client.

Annual Meeting 2006: Have employees who work in California? Then you know the list of employment regulations the state imposes on businesses operating within its borders can be daunting to the uninitiated. Our panel of seasoned CA labor counsel will present their list of the top 10 things an employer should know when doing business in the state including quirky provisions of the CA Labor Code, wage and hour laws, who are protected parties under CA discrimination laws, and much more.

Annual Meeting 2006: So you’ve gone in-house. This is an exciting change, but it is only the beginning. Early impressions are important. Your in-house success will be affected by the impression you make with your colleagues, boss, and management during your first year. This program will include practical advice from in-house counsel who have lived through that first year. Learn from their wins and their mistakes how to make a great impression your first year.

Annual Meeting 2006: As quantitative management approaches become more common, we hear that it’s all about the numbers! How do you translate the value and worth of your small law department into something quantifiable? Better yet, how can you use the numbers to your benefit? Come and share your thoughts with our panel of experienced veterans on how to communicate your results in a way that the number crunchers will understand.

Annual Meeting 2006: The Fair Labor Standards Act imposes stringent requirements on employers to classify employees properly, and then to treat both exempt and non-exempt employees appropriately. With class action suits under the FLSA on the rise in recent years, you need to review your company’s pay practices to ensure that your company is not in violation of these guidelines.

Annual Meeting 2006: This perennial Annual Meeting favorite is sure to deliver in 2006! Our expert panelists will continue the tradition of providing updates on the latest securities law developments. Learn what policies have been adopted and what is under construction. Plus take home practical advice on how you and your organization can comply with changes in the law and regulations.

In-house lawyers looking for an update on the fundamentals of employee benefits law, this program is for you. Our panel of labor specialists will provide you with a comprehensive look at the basic laws and regulations governing employee pension and welfare benefit plans. You will gain a basic knowledge of the rules that apply to both qualified and nonqualified plans covered by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and get an update on recent legislation affecting plans.

California has long had a reputation for heavily regulating its businesses and companies, particularly with respect to the environment. As long as you sell a product in the Golden State, you should know about the state’s environmental labeling and disclosure laws, such as Proposition 65. Our panel of EH&S experts will provide a survey of overlapping laws and regulations, as well as discuss the best ways for companies to find their way through this wild and wicked maze.

Should the law department take the lead role in compliance? What is the impact of the legal codes of ethics on attorneys working in the compliance function? Our corporate practitioner panel will share with you their insights to understand the relationships among law, internal audit, finance, external auditors, and any independent compliance departments and their outside advisors, appreciate the legal and ethical issues that can arise among parties involved, and propose viable solutions to making the effort work.

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