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Three federal agencies have released final regulations on what is allowable as part of company wellness programs including premium discounts, health risk assessments, and more. The regulations are required reading to avoid ERISA, HIPAA, ADA, and IRS issues. Allow our panel of seasoned counsel to highlight the requirements of the regulations and the interplay between applicable statutes, and identify best practices throughout the country to (legally) help control health costs.

Antitrust is a potential high-risk area for many companies. The consequences of an antitrust violation can be severe and substantial. A proactive way for companies to reduce and manage their potential antitrust liability is to conduct an antitrust audit. An effective audit will review and evaluate the company's potential antitrust risk areas, and provide recommendations of ways to eliminate or reduce those risks. But how do you design and conduct an efficient and productive antitrust audit that also is not too costly or burdensome for the company? Our panel has the answers!

Professional ethics and personal liability issues are at the top of everyone’s agenda these days, but it’s hard to plan ahead how you’ll respond without some practice…. But hey, who wants to say they’re experienced in dealing with this?

Learn the recent changes to this important financial disclosure document filed by most nonprofits. This panel will examine recent changes to the 990 disclosure form and the changing financial disclosure requirements facing nonprofits today.

If you conduct business around the world, you know data privacy policies are far stricter outside the US than in. When you add Sarbanes-Oxley regulations to the mix, all bets are off. If you have US headquarters with international operations, you likely ponder the issue of privacy vs SOX often. Have all the answers? Didn’t think so!

With growing emphasis on controlling the costs of litigation, corporate counsel must demonstrate value using objective measurements. The emerging best practices for measuring the value of litigation management require metrics using methodology CFOs understand and in which they will have confidence. Our panel of law department leaders will demonstrate litigation management metrics and how they can be used in combination with risk analysis and early case assessment to improve litigation results.

New regulations and ever-evolving standards are changing the relationship between companies and their auditors, and the way audits are conducted. What are the company's legal obligations when working with auditors? How can in-house counsel assist in the audit process? Who is in charge and what are the standards? What can be done when auditors change their minds? How can you best protect the attorney/client privilege in the audit process (e.g., minutes, litigation reserves)? Learn the answers to these and other pressing questions from our panel.

In-house counsel often has the opportunity to help shape the record around a company’s conduct and then defend the record as best they can in litigation. Take this opportunity to evaluate the steps you can take to shape the record and develop a litigation strategy that does the most with whatever the record eventually turns out to include. In addition, receive practical pointers on what government agencies conducting their own investigations expect from companies and how you can negotiate with those agencies to protect your record.

This humorous look at a very serious subject will include a mock meeting of a dysfunctional Disclosure Committee. Participants will share ways in which an in-house attorney can add both value to the process and help ensure that the investing public has confidence in your company’s SOX certifications. Take aways from this session include better achievement regulatory compliance through methods to draft or improve a Disclosure Committee charter and organize/participate in routine meetings.

"Patent litigation" - unfamiliar venues, strange procedures, and crippling potential downsides often come to mind with these words, and companies’ patent dockets continue to expand. This panel of patent litigation veterans will draw from their experiences to help you better address your next patent case, from practical tips to new case law that will drive the cutting edge of this important topic.

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