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The need for businesses to be agile, innovative, and data-savvy to compete and thrive in the dynamic economic landscape is very clear. Digital Transformation ranks high on corporate agendas but so do concerns around privacy, security and integration with legacy IT systems.
In its seventh year, Baker McKenzie’s Digital Transformation & Cloud Survey captures major trends and attitudes through a global lens. Explore the issues from all angles across legal, technology, and procurement roles, and from varying perspectives across a large cross-section of major industries.
Join Baker McKenzie and the Association of Corporate Counsel, St. Louis chapter on Wednesday, October 27th for a panel discussion on the key findings of the Survey and forward-looking implications for Midwest-headquartered multinational companies.
The members of our panel represented parties in two federal, multiweek, in-person jury trials during the pandemic. As they reflected on those trials, interesting conversations arose on how measures taken during the pandemic will impact future litigation, even after it is over. What changes are temporary and what may stick? The panel will discuss their “verdicts” and engage in conversations on the pandemic’s potential impact on future litigation.
We invite you to be part of a group of ACC members and their families as we volunteer for an outdoor shift at the Bunker Hill Forest Preserve in Niles. The event will include some brush cutting (to cut down invasive shrubs and small trees that are creating environments that are too shady for native grasses and wildflowers), some seed picking, a nature walk and lunch. We will use handtools including loppers and saws. You can choose to focus on one or all tasks. There will be a brushpile fire nearby where we dispose of the cuttings.
Top Tips to De-risk Your Global Supply Chain How to drive value by safeguarding and strengthening your international business model
On Wednesday, November 3, join Baker McKenzieand ACC Minnesotaas we host a panel discussion on the full spectrum of a typical supply chain, from procurement and manufacturing to logistics and delivery. We will discuss panelists' top tips to troubleshoot challenges, partner with colleagues to create actionable solutions and look around the corner to add value.
Ahead of the panel discussion, we'll kick off with an overview of key global supply chain trends from a policy perspective, including recommendations from the Biden Administration and governments around the world that could impact Minnesota companies and their critical global supply chains.
ACC Houston Energy Practice Group CLE Webinar Preventing and Managing Cross-Border Disputes in the Energy Sector September 23, 2021 | 12-1 PM | 1.00 CREDITS CLE (TX)
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Preventing and Managing Cross-Border Disputes in the Energy Sector
Best practices for Transactional Attorneys and Litigators
As the global energy sector continues to grapple with a multitude of challenges, including a global pandemic and the energy transition, preventing and managing cross-border disputes is key to preserving value in energy investments. In this webinar, a panel of Eversheds Sutherland partners will discuss:
• Preventing and managing cross-border disputes in multi-jurisdictional energy projects and ventures
• Early case assessment
• Defining and periodically revisiting business goals to prevent “litigation creep”
• Spot opportunities for early resolution
• Planning for enforcing arbitral awards or judgments globally
The Illinois legislature and the Governor have been prolific in 2021 in enacting new laws regulating Illinois workplaces. In one hour, we cannot cover all of the new employment-related laws but instead will focus on five that in-house counsel really need to know about to advise their internal clients.
Digital Transformation and the Data Economy are principles rapidly moving to the forefront in our global marketplace. BakerHostetler has assembled a multi-disciplinary team that provides practical and focused guidance to its clients through the uncertain waters of these business transformations. In this one-hour CLE, BakerHostetler will help identify issues with regard to acquiring and divesting companies that digital transformation has made desirable targets, and the subsequent management of legal work necessary to ensure the success of acquired targets, including:
Ensuring target companies have responsible data governance strategies and policies, and techniques for assessing the value of a target's data;
Ensuring data governance policies and procedures are properly communicated, enforced and tested;
Identifying restrictions on operationalizing and monetizing data across multiple industries, including federal and state law restrictions on specific industries such as telecommunications, healthcare and financial services;
Resolving software licensing and intellectual property (IP) ownership shortfalls;
Ensuring agreements with counterparties contain appropriate protections and remedies if IP is misused or if proprietary data is improperly secured; and
Evaluating critical contractual arrangements to determine whether consumer privacy, trade secrets and antitrust issues are appropriately addressed and risk-allocation measures are present.
Join Foley, in partnership with ACC-WI, for a virtual CLE presentation!
Dealers, Distributors, and Disaster: Product Distribution Law Basics.
If you sell your products through an intermediary, then you are in a product distribution relationship. These sorts of arrangements can create surprising problems. Learn the legal ins and outs of managing your sales channel partners, both in Wisconsin and around the country. Q&A will follow after the presentation.
Please join Tori Keith, Senior Attorney Recruiter from Beacon Hill Legal, for this event. Tori will present salary, trends and other information recently polled in cooperation with ACC Austin membership to help our members understand market compensation, benefits, trends and other developments in 2021 particular to Austin in-house counsel.
Given that Austin is in Stage 5, we are taking additional safety precautions to make in-person events possible. Please see requirements and safety details below:
Masks will be required at this indoor event. Please follow CDC and Austin Public Health guidelines on vaccination at indoor gatherings. We strongly encourage members of our community to be vaccinated to help protect those who are unable.
The room we will be in at Coastal Salt Traders holds 50 people. We will be limiting attendance to 25 people to accommodate social distancing. All tables will seat classroom-style toward the presentation to ensure we are not face-to-face at the table. Masks may be removed only while eating and drinking.