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Designed for small law practitioners, this program asks CLO Club participants to work within groups of ten to respond to a hypothetical problem: the CEO and CFO have asked the CLO to develop a plan for taking a more proactive role in ensuring financial compliance and they want advice on spotting and preventing financial fraud, how to better manage the audit process and auditor contract negotiation, and what to do to ensure that the board is properly engaged in reviewing the company’s financial processes.

The genesis of the vast majority of corporate scandals erupting over the last decade has been financial bad behavior. Thus, it behooves in-house counsel to understand the basic how, what, when, where, and why of financial statements, balance sheets, and accounting principles. Otherwise even in the best-case scenario in-house counsel might find himself/herself fiddling while Rome burns, or worse, active or passive participants in financial mismanagement. The good news is that you don't have to become an accountant to understand these concepts, but you do have to educate yourself.

In this session you will learn about the four main financial statements: balance sheets; income statements; cash flow statements; statements of shareholders’ equity and
the difference in publicly-traded vs. private companies’ perspectives on these reports. Understanding the dynamics of the main four is critical to any senior counsel managing a business unit or General Counsel and will assist you in tracking areas of concern and providing the appropriate strategic recommendations.

This resources discusses Canadian national and Ontario provincial laws that pertain to actions leading to an unsettling financial result.

Whether facing the imminent bankruptcy of your own organization or that of a supplier or customer, this program will provide you with the basics you need to navigate the world of insolvency.

Who buys your company’s energy? An increasing number of companies have energy managers tasked with purchasing energy and managing the related costs. This program included a review of what in-house counsel need to know about arrangements for purchasing and managing fuel and electric service agreements. Panelists included representatives and in-house counsel from the North American Energy Standards Board, commodity markets, large end users, and energy suppliers.

Presented at ACC’s Annual Meeting 2000; Program - Current Issues Faced by Nonprofit Organization Counsel

Presented at ACCA’s Annual Meeting 2000; Program - Examining Post-Convergence Models

Originally presented at ACC’s Northeast Ohio Chapter on January 17, 2002, by Candace M. Jones and Michael P. Shuster, Hahn Loeser and Park, LLP. Includes sample forms, articles: "Chapter 11 Reorganization" & "Acquiring Financially Troubled Businesses" etc. Copyright 2002.

Presented at ACCA/GCCA European chapter 2002 Annual Meeting. This presentation was part of the program on buying distressed companies.

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