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This Appropriate Internet Use training course will explain rules and guidelines that you must follow with the computers, phones and/or other electronic devices that you use for work.

To access the Appropriate Internet Use Training Course, visit www.acc.com/compliance.

What is the current state of records management for most companies? What “best practice” trends are evident in those companies with an advanced records management maturity model? Panelists of this program will present an in-depth study of more than 3,500 participants that provides insight into how other organizations are doing when it comes to compliance.

Risk management has often been carried out by organizations in silos, with counsel responsible only for legal risks. Increasingly, though, systematic ERM will be imposed on corporations. This program will explore a number of issues related to ERM, including: What does ERM entail? What are the emerging ERM frameworks. such as ISO 31000, and how do they promote effective risk taking and help organizations maximize the opportunity for gain? What is ERM’s role in strategic planning? What is the appropriate role for the legal department in promoting an effective ERM program?

Lawyers are increasingly using social networking sites like Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter for marketing and other purposes including gathering information about parties and witnesses in a case. In addition, sites like Legal OnRamp and Martindale-Hubbell Connected are specifically designed to facilitate communication between in-house and outside counsel. Many commentators believe that the use of social media is going to transform the practice of law much like email did years ago.

Companies are increasingly looking at joint ventures as a way to develop products, bring products to market, increase market share and, hopefully, increase revenue. This session will explore the pros and cons of various legal structures and arrangements commonly referred to as “joint ventures,” including securities laws, valuation and exit strategies, protection of intellectual property, anti-trust concerns, tax and financial statement impacts, and management of human and other resources.

Where does in-house counsel’s obligation to promote business interests meet the obligation to disclose bad news? Join experienced counsel as they address what actions to take during the first 24 hours after you are notified that your company is being investigated by the government, how to handle executives and employees who mistakenly press for in-house counsel to represent their interests (as opposed to the company’s), and how to handle communications with employees, the press, clients and suppliers.

Companies that don’t comply with local labor and employment law regarding implementing workforce reductions expose themselves to significant legal liability. Each country’s laws are different and often times highly ambiguous. There are many legal landmines along the way. This session will answer questions such as: What are the biggest challenges for employers when making these decisions? What are the most common legal claims being asserted today on behalf of laid-off workers and how could they have been avoided?

The next level of learning for the new securities practitioner, this session will focus on the hot topics in SEC disclosure relating to enterprise risk and compensation disclosure, proxy and shareholder proposals, and disclosure while managing through crisis.

Many businesses, especially those not in ‘technology’ industries, do not have significant IP assets and the in-house counsel may not live or breath IP issues. But that’s no reason to ignore fundamental practices that can help the business capture or protect the value of its trademarks, trade secrets, patentable innovations, web presence and other IP assets. Or, perhaps more importantly, practices can protect the business from exposure to the IP claims of others. What questions should you be asking to evaluate and improve the business’s IP sophistication?

This interactive program will discuss how to prepare for a union campaign, including a discussion of manager training, solicitation rules and what a corporate campaign is.

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