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We hope you can join us at an exclusive lunch for senior in-house lawyers at the Ashurst Sydney office. This roundtable event will feature guest speakers Anna Smith, Corporate Counsel - Employment Law (Asia Pacific) at Salesforce, and Linda Grace, Head of Ashurst Advance Reach.
Attracting and retaining staff is challenging at the best of times, and particularly during the ‘draft season’ we are in now. At this roundtable lunch, we’re going hear Anna’s experiences at Salesforce and share stories of effective approaches to retaining and attracting the right in-house talent. Linda will also offer insights into ‘keeping the team together’, based on Ashurst Advance Reach's recent survey of over 100 legal consultants.
Seats at this event are limited. Please RSVP as soon as possible to confirm your place.
We hope you can join us at an exclusive lunch for senior in-house lawyers at Ashurst's new Melbourne office. This roundtable event will feature guest speakers Amanda Wilson, Chief People Officer, and Ana Maros, P&C Advisor, of Melbourne Convention & Events Centre, and Linda Grace, Head of Ashurst Advance Reach.
Attracting and retaining staff is challenging at the best of times, and particularly during the ‘draft season’ we are in now. At this roundtable lunch, we’re going hear about MCEC’s retention strategy during Victoria's lockdowns and share stories of effective approaches to retaining and attracting the right in-house talent. Linda will also offer insights into ‘keeping the team together’, based on Ashurst Advance Reach's recent survey of over 100 legal consultants.
Seats at this event are limited. Please RSVP as soon as possible to confirm your place.
The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Australia and Baker McKenzie are hosting the 2022 Commercial Contract Law Series for in-house counsel.
Each session will focus on the law and practice of a specific commercial contracting topic area.
Contracting for Privacy and Other Data Regulatory Risk
We invite you to join our second webinar on Wednesday 24 August on Contracting for Privacy and Other Data Regulatory Risk.
In this session Partner, Anne Petterd and Senior Associate, Adeline Brosnan will explore data regulatory requirements customers and suppliers are seeking to translate into workable contract obligations that appropriately allocate risk.
Data regulatory requirements in Australia and overseas continue to develop. For example:
• Cyber-security incident notification requirements have been recently introduced under the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act
• Data transfer requirements were recently updated through revised model clauses under the GDPR
• There are potential changes to the Privacy Act
The data regulatory requirements must be considered against the relevant data flows under a contract and technical constraints, and the interplay of these factors provides much to think about in determining what to include in contract clauses for data regulatory risks.
The Victorian Supreme Court recently awarded record damages of $292.9 million in favour of Cargill against Viterra for false and misleading statements made by Viterra and Glencore relating to the $420 million sale of the Joe White malt business. Gilbert + Tobin acted for Cargill. The judgment shines a spotlight on the litigation risks that companies face if the disclosure made during a corporate transaction process is inaccurate, and the practices companies are taking to mitigate their liability once a corporate transaction has completed.
This session, presented by Gilbert + Tobin’s market leading M+A and Disputes + Investigations teams, will provide practical guidance for in-house counsel in respect of the risks associated with corporate transactions highlighted by the judgement in Cargill. It will explore how to prepare for a corporate transaction and identify the steps that can be taken to manage and mitigate these risks.
This in-person panel session will look at key privacy issues facing organisations and explore the role of lawyers in addressing privacy and building trust. It will cover:
Key challenges facing industry and how these relate to privacy and trust, for example, new technologies such as biometric and uses of AI and automated decision making.
What are some steps being taken to address these and are these industry specific or economy wide?
Are there any particular lessons for lawyers?
What does success look like?
This fantastic session will be followed by networking drinks and provides an excellent opportunity for our Sydney members and colleagues to connect during Awareness Privacy Week.
Please note that this session will be recorded and available for viewing as part of ACC Australia's In-House Counsel Month.
AI grabs headlines for predicting World Cup winners, influencing election results and spotting meteorites, but in 2022, AI isn’t just limited to these flashy use-cases - it plays a role in almost everything we do.
In-house lawyers need to learn how to ask the right questions to understand the role of AI and machine learning for future projects, so that they can give advice that addresses the nuanced legal issues that arise for this technology.
This webinar, hosted by Gilbert + Tobin’s market leading Technology + Digital team, will explore:
regulatory and governance considerations, and approaches to risk management, relating to the adoption of AI solutions;
unique contractual approaches to procurement of AI; and
Making a successful transition from a law firm to an in-house team requires an understanding of the differences between those environments. Often lawyers who have found success in law firms find that they need to adapt their skills to excel in-house. This webinar will talk about how to recognise and meet those initial challenges and equip you for what lies ahead. Topics we discuss include:
Key Differences between delivering value in-house versus as an external lawyer;
Understanding your Business and how you fit in
Juggling competing priorities and staying productive; and
More than ever, companies are changing the way they engage and do business with each another, and are seeking to negotiate a strategic alliance which is mutually beneficial. This has resulted in the evolution of a range of different forms of contracting arrangements, particularly in the B2B context.
This webinar, hosted by Gilbert + Tobin’s leading M+A and Competition + Regulation teams, will equip in-house counsel with some key skills to draw on when negotiating a strategic alliance. The session will:
cover the different ways a strategic alliance can be structured, including unincorporated joint ventures, cost / revenue sharing arrangements, alliance agreements and joint investment vehicles / equity sharing;
provide guidance on the most appropriate structure in a range of contexts; and
explore issues to consider and traps to be mindful of.
The landscape for brand commercialisation is rapidly evolving, both in Australia and internationally. This creates new opportunities for brand monetisation and growth, and also presents legal and commercial challenges as arrangements in this space become more complex. In-house counsel can add substantial value by having a strong grasp of this developing area.
This webinar, hosted by Gilbert + Tobin’s Tech + IP Group, will provide practical tips for in-house counsel on the management and commercialisation of brands, including in the evolving digital landscape. The session will cover:
how you can build and protect brand value from a legal perspective;
the interface between brand licensing, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the metaverse; and
how to future proof your brand licensing and brand protection arrangements.
The Victorian Supreme Court recently awarded record damages of $292.9 million in favour of Cargill against Viterra for false and misleading statements made by Viterra and Glencore relating to the $420 million sale of the Joe White malt business. Gilbert + Tobin acted for Cargill. The judgment shines a spotlight on the litigation risks that companies face if the disclosure made during a corporate transaction process is inaccurate, and the practices companies are taking to mitigate their liability once a corporate transaction has completed.
This session, presented by Gilbert + Tobin’s market leading M+A and Disputes + Investigations teams, will provide practical guidance for in-house counsel in respect of the risks associated with corporate transactions highlighted by the judgement in Cargill. It will explore how to prepare for a corporate transaction and identify the steps that can be taken to manage and mitigate these risks.