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Everyone talks about being prepared, but preventing and recovering from a disaster takes more than talk. Our panel of experts will explain how to figure out what could go wrong, how to prepare for it, and how to recover afterward. The discussion will include best practice tips gained from real experience.

If your company is privately held, it may not be legally required to implement certain risk management procedures, but it still needs protection. Risk management now means much more than buying insurance, and private companies face special challenges to handle these modern problems. Learn about the most common risks facing privately held companies, how to avoid these risks, and how to make sure your company is covered if something does go wrong.

Here is your chance to learn first-hand what you can do to be prepared for events such as a product recall, dawn raid, discovery of major internal accounting irregularities, a fatal accident or a myriad of other disasters that could befall your company. Our panel will discuss the role the legal department can play in preparing to face and minimizing the damage caused by such events.

2007 ACCE Annual Conference: As in-house counsel, you are likely the first line of defense or corporate "spokesmodel" in a crisis situation. When press or regulators come knocking at your door will you be prepared? This interactive session focused on what to do in a crisis, how to handle a media call, what you should or should not provide a regulator in a dawn raid, and much more.

Learn how to better prepare and avoid a product crisis.

Our panel discussion will assist corporate practitioners to evaluate, analyze, and prioritize the myriad operational issues that arise in an organization when it is confronted with natural disasters and other crises. This panel of experts who have experience in dealing with recent disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina will explain the challenges confronted by their respective companies, and share the lessons learned from these trying circumstances.

As in-house counsel, you are likely the first line of defence or corporate "spokesmodel" in a crisis situation. When press or regulators come knocking at your door will you be prepared? This interactive session focused on what to do in a crisis, how to handle a media call, what you should or should not provide a regulator in a dawn raid, and much more.

As in-house counsel, you are likely the first line of defence or corporate "spokesmodel" in a crisis situation. When press or regulators come knocking at your door will you be prepared? This interactive session focused on BP's largest and most complex refinery and the incident that occurred on March 23, 2005.

Learn how to manage business crisis while minimizing the damage to your organization. You will receive tips on recruiting and managing public relations firms, communicating within the organization regarding a confidential crisis, and developing internal crisis management procedures. Plus gain valuable techniques for delivering news no one in the company wants to hear.

Overview of public relations issues that pharmaceutical companies may encounter. Provides examples of some worst-case scenarios, crisis management tips, constituencies to consider, and tips on how to react to crises.

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