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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.

This Briefing Book includes a discussion outline and suggested resources on the topic of strategic practices in outside counsel management from the inaugural meeting of ACC's Law Department Executive Leadership group.

Developing and Implementing Law Department Metrics that Work. Hosted by David Reid, Managing Partner — Legal and Corporate Affairs, Senior Vice-President, Associate General Counsel, Pfizer. This Participants' Briefing Book includes a discussion outline and suggested resources on the topic of strategic practices in developing and implementing law department metrics from ACC's Law Department Executive Leadership group.

Canadian CCU 2007: Companies have to walk the walk. If a company does not have a culture that is committed to ethical conduct and compliance with all applicable laws and regulation, all the talk in the world will be o f no use. After all, Enron had an excellent code of conduct on the books; the problem was that no one paid any attention to it. Learn more about what constitutes a culture of compliance and why it is so important that it exists at your company.

The counselor to a smaller business is often asked to take on duties for which law school has not prepared her; functions such as human resources, risk management, real estate, media response, or government relations. How does she successfully fulfill these roles without compromising her primary responsibility as legal counsel?

A must for any in-house practitioner needing to stay up to speed on current employment law, this permanent fixture on the ACC Annual Meeting agenda will do just that. Join our panel to learn about new case law and legislation that affects employment and labor law issues. You will take away resources to draw from to help you understand these changes and how they might affect your company's employment practices.

All employers need to know when their employees are eligible for an excused protected leave. Now there are so many different types of protected and unprotected leaves for employees. This presentation will help you understand an overview of state and federal laws covering leaves such as: FMLA, disability accommodations, and USERRA. Learn how best to deal with FMLA intermittent leave, employees who have been called up for active military duty, employees requesting extended periods of leave, and leave as an accommodation.

If your organization uses subsidiaries or related companies to carry on parts of its business (in or outside the US), this program will provide practical guidance about some of the legal issues that may arise in relationships between affiliated business entities. These include: issues relating to the creation and capitalization of subsidiary companies; discovery against a parent through its subsidiary; how affiliates can use intellectual property owned by a related company; jurisdictional issues and piercing the corporate veil.

Here is your chance to enhance your ability to be an effective executive in today's corporate environment. Our panel of your peers who have been there, done that, will share with you tips for executive leadership and being an effective manager, how to deal with (and stand up to) a board of directors/advisors, what does risk assessment and management mean in today's world, how does ethical leadership drive profit and employee satisfaction/retention and that compliance is more than just meeting the minimum standards.

The goods have your logo, but they aren't your company's products. Learn the best practices that corporate counsel should follow to most effectively protect against the growing problem of counterfeit and gray market goods. We begin with a discussion of the current state of the law including the most relevant cases, key statutory provisions and current governmental policies. Then, we look ahead to discuss current plans and proposals to improve the present protection available to companies. We conclude with the speakers discussing their relevant experiences both in the U.S.

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