It is nearly universally agreed that organizations must nurture a culture of compliance in an order to ensure long term legal and ethical performance. Alan Crain of Baker Hughes and Neil Gerrard of DLA Piper will analyze the steps necessary to actually build a compliance focused entity and ensure that your compliance initiatives stand the test of regulatory variations in multiple jurisdictions. In their presentation, they will address the practical steps involved with implementing and maintaining an ethical culture by:
How do you optimize returns from your valuable business assets? In recent years we have seen that successful IP strategies transform to monetize intellectual assets to make an immediate impact on the bottom line. What are the fundamentals of sound IP portfolio management? In this presentation Jubin Dana will lead us through the critical elements of IP portfolio management and identify timely strategies that can be dexterous and dynamic; to meet the demands of today's evolving economic, political and legislative landscape. Topics to be discussed include:
The problem that most companies face with their governance structures are that these structures have been overlaid on the very businesses that they are supposed to correct. Creating a structure to suit your business however is the wrong approach to get your business in line with a governance strategy. In this presentation we shall analyze optimal business restructuring that will facilitate the functioning of a sound governance framework, including:
Over the last decade governments around the world have been sending a strong message highlighting their commitment to eradicating corruption. The global climate has changed dramatically and anti-corruption and anti-bribery statutes are increasingly enforced and prosecuted. In this presentation, Chris Wray will lead us through the latest trends in international government investigations compliance that will enable you to effectively prepare to lead your corporation to ethical and sustainable growth. Topics to be discussed include:
Attracting top talent to your legal department is often easier than retaining them. Your top performers need avenues and opportunities to continue to grow and live up to their true potential. Management roles within corporations are limited and the legal department is no exception. How then will you provide enough incentive and motivation to your otherwise demoralized top performers when their growth is inhibited by rigid corporate structures? At Baxter, Susan Lichtenstein emphasizes leadership, not management. Where management titles were scarce, they found ways to create alternative non-management career paths that recognize and reward lawyers for their leadership contribution. In this session, Susan will take us through the human capital management concepts that will help you provide the right opportunities for your top performers to ensure their growth and development in your department.
In these times of economic uncertainty, market volatility, a weakened dollar, soaring energy prices and the tightening credit crunch caused by the subprime mortgage crisis, the rules and formulas for M&A success are constantly changing. What's more, deals are no longer judged by stockholders and industry analysts alone. Today, boardrooms and deal makers must respond to the demands of government, social activists and ordinary citizens. In fact, with the change in administration, Wall Street can expect Washington to take an even more activist role in private industry and deal making. What implications do these changes have on your corporation? The following discussion, led by Sonnenschein, will analyze the current market and political conditions, and provide a roadmap that will enable you to provide strategic legal guidance to your corporate expansion and growth strategies. Topics to be discussed include:
Litigation is a harsh reality of conducting business in America and over the years it has unscrupulously demanded copious amounts from corporate legal budgets. With increasing emphasis on legal department cost containment and improving performance, there are practical tips and tools that we can all adopt to curb this uncontrollable increase in litigation costs and outside counsel fees. In this presentation, from the shared experience of our panelists, we shall analyze some of these strategies including:
