The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) is the world's largest organization serving the professional and business interests of attorneys who practice in the legal departments of corporations, associations, nonprofits and other private-sector organizations around the globe.
ACC NJ is pleased to invite you to hear a compelling story about negotiating a peace deal with the Taliban, and what those lessons can mean for other high stakes negotiations in the private sector, as well as for leading in times of crisis and hardship. I am delighted to moderate this program and am confident that the key themes from the story will resonate with each of you, especially given all that is going on today.
Join Eversheds Sutherland’s Partner Michael Bahar, Co-Head of Global Cybersecurity & Data Privacy, and Commander in the US Navy JAG Corps Reserves, who recently returned from a mobilization to Afghanistan and Doha where he served as lead lawyer for the US team negotiating the peace deal with the Taliban. During that deployment, Michael also served as deputy legal advisor to the Commander of the NATO-led Resolute Support mission and of US forces in Afghanistan. Previously, Michael was former Deputy Legal Advisor to the National Security Council at the White House, former Minority Staff Director and General Counsel for the US House Intelligence Committee, and former Active Duty Navy JAG. At Eversheds Sutherland, Michael provides advice on cybersecurity and privacy, international law, and national security law.
Justin Coss, ACC Australia’s President, will join Sylvain Mansotte, CEO & Co-founder of Whispli, for a discussion on how good technology combined with the right mindset can assist organisations in mitigating the risks related to misconduct and wrongdoing.
Sylvain was the whistleblower on a $20m+ fraud before turning investigator for that very same organisation. This experience prompted him to start Whispli, the industry leader in whistleblowing platforms for ethical and security-conscious organisations.
Since then, Whispli has helped hundreds of companies of all sizes (including the ACCC, Westpac and Qantas) implement their whistleblowing program.
What you’ll learn from this session:
Sylvain’s unique story and experience as a whistleblower
What makes a successful whistleblowing program
New ideas/thoughts on how to increase visibility on matters related to misconduct
How to engage your employees to speak up
Issues to consider in adapting your whistleblowing program to the new normal
Attorneys at the Bar - What Happens When you Mix the Practice of Law with Alcohol. This one hour webinar, for which both Ethics and Substance Abuse CLE credit will be sought, will provide sobering statistics on the prevalence of alcohol abuse among attorneys, and discuss related ethical obligations and support programs created by local and national Bar Associations. To lighten the mood, we are taking a page from Drunk History, and the presentation will include vignettes of famous lawyers and their notorious drinking habits. Those joining safely from home due to COVID-19 restrictions are welcome to join in the festivities.
Join us as we examine information security, the ethics of technology, and how to communicate with clients about their private data. At least one state now recognizes that part of the lawyer's duty to maintain competence includes keeping abreast of the benefits and risks associated with relevant technology. This program explores this ethics requirement and provides an overview of what you need to do to comply.
From e-discovery to contract management, lawyers are increasingly adopting tools that utilize artificial intelligence. This presentation will discuss ethical obligations that apply to the use of artificial intelligence in the legal profession and will propose some precautions that all lawyers, especially in-house counsel, can take in an effort to comply with those obligations.