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"Today’s discussion will focus on ethical questions and issues frequently faced by in-house attorneys. We will address four major areas, all of which are interrelated: (A) who is the client?; (B) attorney/client privilege; (C) suing the client; and (D) unauthorized practice of law."

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

Basic guidelines for developing a compliance program, taking into consideration changes to traditional programs due to the internet and sentencing guidelines. Also gives tips on training employees.

Chair’s Forum: Bench-marking Issues in Professionalism

808 - Challenges of the New Attorney Professional Conduct Standards

This refresher course will bring you back up to speed on common principles you will need to know when working on European contracts. Your international peers will cover such contract issues as terms and conditions, which rules of law apply, distribution and sales laws, governing law, remedies, and soft factors when negotiating contracts in Europe. Plus the panel will review the pertinent sections of SOX and provide examples of how companies have developed compliance programs to benefit their contracting efforts.

In today's corporate climate, in-house practitioners must be prepared to oversee or conduct internal investigations. Regardless of how or why the need may arise, counsel must be aware of and comply with the various requirements for conducting an effective investigation. Our program will provide you with the proper techniques for initial preparation, actual performance of the investigation, assembling the necessary investigative team, and much more.

Standards of business conduct are becoming increasingly important, as is getting acceptance and engagement across multiple jurisdictions. Why do some jurisdictions dislike the whistleblower phone line? How can a cross-border company manage local sensitivities? Our panel will examine how some of the largest companies tackle this on a global basis, with lessons and experiences for all to share.

You may not be a criminal defense lawyer but did you know that the Federal Bank Secrecy and Anti-Money Laundering laws put you on the front line of law enforcement? Learn what you need to know now to advise your client about identifying suspicious transactions, record retention requirements, training obligations and more, and make sure your company stays in compliance.

This hypothetical example used in ACC's CLO Club during Annual Meeting 2007 presents issues relating to financial compliance, auditing, best practices, compliance, and finance. & banking, role of the general counsel.

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