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We all know there are new ediscovery provisions in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. But how can a small law department determine the best records retention policy and then manage the records to efficiently respond to the inevitable ediscovery request? What are the basics you must be prepared to address? How do you protect yourself and your IT department from being overwhelmed by burdensome requests? We addressed these issues and more in this program and provided checklists to help you manage the process.

Outsourcing of legal services to non-US entities is a significant trend. Corporate counsel must understand how this will affect their role and services to their clients and be prepared to address questions raised by senior management as this practice becomes more widespread. Topics covered included outsourcing legal services to non-US entities, relevant ethical considerations, practical considerations such as monitoring and controlling quality, types of matters that can or even should be outsourced to non-US counsel, and privilege and confidentiality issues.

Purchasing international health benefits is an increasingly complex responsibility. Don’t be caught unaware. A wide variety of US laws and regulations (federal and state) and other jurisdictions’ regulations may apply to the coverage that employers purchase for their global employees. Understanding the compliance environment is the first step in developing a strategy to manage and minimize the risks associated with purchasing international benefits.

Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover have created uniform data security standards for any business that accepts credit cards. This program provided an overview of these requirements, how they evolved, what is required, who is impacted, what happens if there is a breach, drafting suggestions for agreements with vendors impacted by PCI, suggestions for making sure your business is compliant, and a look at the future direction of the standards.

Review of the effect of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct on corporate counsel. Addresses issues such as when corporate counsel's conduct is governed by the rules and when corporate counsel is conflicted out.

Presented at ACC’s Annual Meeting 2000; Program - A Comparative Analysis between U.S. and European Competition Laws

Presented at ACCA’s Annual Meeting 2000; Program - A Comparative Analysis between U.S. and European Competition Laws

Presented at ACC’s Annual Meeting 2000; Program - Ethical Issues for Defense Attorneys

Presented at ACCA’s Annual Meeting 2000; Program - How to Keep Your CEO Out of Jail: Lessons Learned from U.S. v. Jackson and Peters

Presented at ACC’s Annual Meeting 2000; Program - How to Keep Your CEO Out of Jail: Lessons Learned from U.S. v. Jackson and Peters

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