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Testing 1-2-3: Get an In-House Ethics Tune-Up

 

Speakers: Shari Savitt (EisnerAmper LLP), Ken Jorgensen and David Singer (Dorsey & Whitney LLP)

Description: Take the in-house counsel ethics exam and answer multiple choice ethics questions relating to in-house counsel issues under timed "bar exam-like" conditions. Our diverse and expert panel won't make you wait months for the results or the answers. Topics will include attorney-client privilege, transfer upon sale or spin-off, disqualification of counsel in post-sale disputes, conflicts and disqualification relating to in-house counsel hiring and movement and much more.

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The State of Play in the Markets: What’s Going On and Where Do We Go From Here?

 

Speakers: Matthew B. McClure (The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.), Stephen A. Myrow (ACG Analytics), W. Jefferson Stuart (U.S. Bank), Steven Khadavi and Efraim Chalamish (Dorsey & Whitney LLP) 

Description: The unpredictability of world markets has been impacted by a variety of events, including the lingering effects of the global recession, the European sovereign debt crisis, dramatic changes to the regulatory landscape, and upcoming elections in the U.S. and elsewhere. Our distinguished panel will review the current state of play in the markets and share their thoughts as to how markets may be affected. Our panel will also provide insight on the latest “crowdfunding” proposals.

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To Get Rich Is Glorious, Yet Tricky: Doing Business in China

 

Speakers: James Feinerman (Georgetown University Law Center), David Liu (Bank of Communications Co., Ltd., New York Branch), Lanier Saperstein, Carl Hinze and Bill Perry (Dorsey & Whitney LLP)

Description: Deng Xiaoping famously said, “To get rich is glorious.” Taking that message to heart, China has enjoyed 30 years of spectacular growth, culminating in its current position as the world’s second-largest economy. As China’s dynamic economy continues to open up, more U.S. companies are seeking investment opportunities there. Our expert panel will cover recent legal and practical developments impacting U.S. companies doing business in China. Specific topics will include China’s new foreign investment guidelines, the practical aspects of Renminbi policy, and U.S.-China trade policy.

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Like It or Not – Social Media Trends, Risks and Rewards

 

Speakers: Scott Schneider (Ruder Finn / RFI Studios), Nick Akerman, Sandra Edelman and Sarah Robertson (Dorsey & Whitney LLP)

Description: A public relations expert and lawyers experienced in the areas of privacy, employment, advertising and promotion will present a panel discussion of social media trends, legal and reputational risks, and mistakes to avoid when companies and their employees engage in advertising and promotion on social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter. Using practical and real-life inspired hypotheticals, the panel will discuss privacy issues implicated by the gathering of personal information; contests and “like” promotions on Facebook; FTC requirements for endorsements and disclosure of material connections between a company and its website postings; DOs and DON’Ts for employee social media policies; how to build effective online communities; examples of successful social media strategies; and upcoming developments that companies should prepare for in the field of social media.

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Employees Gone Wild – Managing the Crises They Create

 

Speakers: Julie Copeland (Israel Discount Bank of New York), Scott Gilbert (Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.), Colleen Roche (Linden Alschuler & Kaplan, Public Relations), Zachary Carter and Roy Ginsburg (Dorsey & Whitney LLP)

Description: Employees, from the most junior to the CEO, occasionally act unpredictably, imprudently and bizarrely. When employees' antics make news, immediate personnel actions may be warranted and criminal prosecution may result. In certain situations, employee conduct may affect a company's stock price or even jeopardize its existence. An interdisciplinary panel examines eight real-life situations where employees' actions have created serious employment, criminal and public relations problems. Learn from the mistakes of others!

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The New Billion Dollar Crime: Stealing Company Data!

 

Speakers: Ashlin Quirk (MasterCard Worldwide), Ed Stroz (Stroz Friedberg LLC), Nick Akerman (Dorsey & Whitney LLP)

Description: No company is immune from data theft. The panel will discuss proactive steps to take before your data winds up in the hands of a competitor and identity thieves, updating the company’s computer use and web site policies to combat data theft, investigating and civilly prosecuting the data thief to prevent its dissemination, practical steps to take in responding to a data breach and recent Federal Circuit Court decisions making it easier for companies to sue data thieves.

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