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In this session specialists in each of the Environment, Social and Governance aspects of ESG will talk about key issues, recent developments, market trends and emerging areas of risk.
Legal professional privilege has been described as a civic right. It enables companies to seek and obtain legal counsel in the confidence that their communications with lawyers will not be disclosed without their consent.
The interplay between legal professional privilege and the role of in-house counsel is complex. There may be times when communications with an in-house counsel are not privileged even though those same communications would be privileged if sent to external counsel. Claims of legal professional privilege are additionally being increasingly scrutinised by regulators such as the Australian Taxation Office.
This session will provide an update on recent developments in relation to legal professional privilege as it applies to in-house counsel, and provide strategies to enable in-house counsel to manage the creation and communication of potentially privileged material.
The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Australia and Baker McKenzie are hosting the 2022 Commercial Contract Law Series for in-house counsel.
Each session will focus on the law and practice of a specific commercial contracting topic area.
IP Issues in Contracts
We invite you to join our fourth and final webinar on Wednesday 23 November on IP Issues in Contracts.
In this session Partner, Jonathan Flintoft and Senior Associate, Nicholas Kraegen will consider some of the common issues that arise in contracts dealing with intellectual property.
In particular, we will provide:
a refresher on the different types of IP and intangible rights
issues arising in relation to ownership of and rights in IP
options for commercialisation of IP
protection and use of confidential information, as distinct from IP
Join Foley & Lardner’s Emily Weber and Paul Lynch of Lockton Companies for a general overview of basic liability policy insurance structures followed by a discussion of:
Shifts in the risk and coverage landscape
Overview of challenges that insurance procurement and claims management present to corporate legal departments
Litigation strategies for how to advocate with insurers for specific litigation counsel at time when outside counsel fees and premiums are going up, but coverage for those costs is going down
Strategies to seek increased coverage amount from insurers
Speakers:
Emily Weber is the office managing partner of the Denver office and health care lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP. Emily takes great pride in, and is nationally sought out to represent hospitals, health systems, academic medical centers, schools of medicine, physician groups, and health care technology companies. Emily focuses her practice on complex health care regulations and transactions, governance, fraud and abuse, health innovation, HIPAA and data privacy matters. Emily is a member of the firm’s Health Care Practice Group and Health Care Industry Team.
Paul Lynch serves as vice president, executive risk insurance and claims counsel for Lockton Companies. Paul focuses on insurance coverage and claims under directors and officers, fiduciary, employment practices, and cyber insurance policies. He is also a Certified Information Privacy Professional Prior to joining Lockton, Paul was the longtime General Counsel for an international consumer products company
Baker McKenzie and the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Australia invite you to join us for an in-person lunch event for in-house counsel.
In this practical session, partners Paul Forbes and Ryan Grant will discuss the kinds of cyber issues that we are seeing in the market, the legal issues that tend to flow, risk mitigation from a legal perspective, and where we think the regulatory landscape is headed.
Join ACC Colorado and Spencer Fane for an intriguing evening at Ocean Prime Restaurant (DTC).
Spencer Fane presenters will examine in detail the very public and particularly devastating inadvertent production (and failed clawback) in the Alex Jones trial that recently brought a $1 billion judgment against the Infowars host.
Focusing on the technological mechanics of how it happened and the legal procedure that prevented a clawback, this program will equip attendees with the tools and knowledge to help avoid ever putting your organization in the same position.
Presenters:
Jon Watson, Partner, Spencer Fane Linda Knight, Partner, Spencer Fane Tye Burger, eDiscovery & Litigation Support Manager, Spencer Fane Phil Goodin, Legal Innovations & eDiscovery Counsel, Spencer Fane
2022 Commercial Contract Law Series
The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Australia and Baker McKenzie are hosting the 2022 Commercial Contract Law Series for in-house counsel.
Each session will focus on the law and practice of a specific commercial contracting topic area.
Unfair Contract Terms: How to manage the unfair contract and unconscionability risks
We invite you to join our third webinar on Wednesday 26 October on Unfair Contract Terms: How to manage the unfair contract and unconscionability risks.
In this session Partner, Lynsey Edgar and Special Counsel, Jarrod Bayliss-McCulloch will consider how to manage the risk of unfair contract terms and unconscionability when contracting.
In particular, we will provide:
A refresher on the unfair contract terms regime, recent cases and the significant upcoming changes
A refresher on the law relating to unconscionable conduct and review of recent relevant cases
The flow on effect from the pandemic, inflation and interest rate rises continues to disrupt the supply chain for many businesses throughout Australia. Drafting your contracts to pro-actively manage sources of disruption and supply chain vulnerability has never been more important.
In this interactive and in-person discussion, commercial law partners Maria Capati and Andrew Rankin from Piper Alderman will cover:
• Identifying sources of supply chain disruption including recent case studies
• Force Majeure Clauses – the perspective of the Supplier vs Customer
• How to draft a Force Majeure Clause if you are a Supplier vs Customer
• Identifying and managing common risk areas in standard terms and conditions/supply agreements
• Indemnity Clauses
• Drafting of other provisions in supply agreements to manage these risk areas
This session will be relevant for corporate counsel responsible for contract drafting and managing supply chain risk.
Followed by networking drinks at a secret location.
The procurement of IT products and services is a necessity for almost all organisations. Such procurements can range from simple to complex transformational projects that impact an entire organisation. The speed and progress of technological advancements means that such procurements are a recurring requirement for modern organisations.
Our expert panel will discuss the current themes and trends in large scale complex procurements and provide insights based on their involvement in such projects. The panel will canvass various aspects of the tender and implementation process, including:
1. The tender process and the benefits of a competitive versus sole source tender project
2. The approach to the contract and strategies for closing the gaps
3. Agile versus waterfall project implementations
4. The benefits and challenges in procuring commercial off the shelf versus developed software
5. The different considerations in SaaS v licensed software procurements
Josh Simons, Demetrios Christou and Andrew Roff will draw on their collective experience on various technology procurement projects to discuss their thoughts on the approaches and strategies to technology procurement that increase the prospects of success focussing on the key considerations at both the tender and implementation stages.
