The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) is the world's largest organization serving the professional and business interests of attorneys who practice in the legal departments of corporations, associations, nonprofits and other private-sector organizations around the globe.
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?
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?
Shareholders are important stakeholders for every company and recent events have shown the risks a company faces in dealing with them. Shareholders are becoming more active and more aggressive, often using their influence to create short-term stock market gains rather than long-term value, or pursuing proxy fights based on their views of good corporate governance and good citizenship.
Includes amendments to the Securities Exchange Act, corporate governance rule proposals, and recent developments in federal securities regulation of corporate finance.