Even though cybersecurity is an emerging and relatively new and unfamiliar technical territory for most company directors, fiduciary duties are not. The real test for directors is how to appropriately meet those duties in this new context.
On International Women's Day we ask you to #BeBoldForChange in setting the tone for a positive working world
This seminar will provide experienced in-house counsel with a crash course on the legal framework, risk mitigation strategies and lessons from recent cases relating to trade marks, copyright, privacy and IP licensing and litigation.
ACC Australia and local VIC in-house counsel developed this intensive, one-day program because today’s companies require that their in-house counsel be effective managers and leaders, as well as excellent lawyers. The Corporate Counsel Day will provide you with the “soft skills” you need to succeed in a corporate legal environment.
The program is designed to provide practical information for in-house lawyers who have or will soon have responsibility managing projects, teams, or a department.
The Conference program will give you the opportunity to earn up to 7 CPD points, covering all categories of your CPD requirements.
As most organisations have confidential information and trade secrets, from time to time it becomes necessary to prevent former contractors or employees from misappropriating that confidential information.
This seminar, hosted by Gilbert+Tobin, will provide in-house counsel with a range of tips, techniques and principles to optimise commercial negotiations, as well as busting some myths and laying out common traps to avoid.
Given the risks and public profile surrounding any ACCC process, it has become critical for senior corporate counsel to understand how to navigate the clearance process, and associated risks. This session will provide key insights for corporate counsel about advising on competition clearance for transactions.
How will innovations such as artificial intelligence, agile management techniques, bitcoin, and smart contracts going to affect how in-house counsel work? Are you at risk of being replaced by a computer? Where are the opportunities for lawyers in this remarkable new world?
This seminar will provide experienced in-house counsel with a crash course on the legal framework, risk mitigation strategies and lessons from recent cases relating to trade marks, copyright, privacy and IP licensing and litigation.
What do you do when someone in your organisation comes to you with a new product or project which would benefit from intellectual property (IP) protection? What questions do you need to ask? What issues need to be considered? This presentation will help in-house counsel answer these questions.
As part of the ACC Australia Career Development Series, this interactive workshop will provide you with practical insights and the tools you need to achieve leadership success.
Climate change litigation has moved from theoretical to real, as companies globally are increasingly being investigated and fined for failing to appropriately disclose the risks posed to their businesses by climate change. Class action litigation over climate risk has also emerged as a threat, as Australia braces for litigation and regulatory action over the environmental impacts of global warming.
This is the first in a series of four workshops designed to give participants the skills and guidance they need to become GREAT Legal Counsel.
This seminar will focus on what in-house counsel need to know to properly manage employment law matters internally for their business.
Drones are becoming ubiquitous. They are being used to inspect and assess property and property damage and can capture details and images that are surprising. There are now new regulations governing their use as well as Privacy laws that will be relevant. The presentation will be from both the legal and commercial perspective.
This seminar will provide key insights for corporate counsel by exploring the future direction of mergers including acquisitions in the digital economy and the ACCC’s approach to the acquisition of start-ups. The seminar will also provide a refresher of the options, steps and timeframes involved in seeking and obtaining ACCC merger clearance and tips on how to make the process faster.
This seminar, hosted by Gilbert+Tobin, will provide in-house counsel with a range of tips, techniques and principles to optimise commercial negotiations as well as busting some myths and laying out common traps to avoid.
To view the ACC Australia submission for the inquiry into whistleblower protections in the corporate, public and not-for-profit sectors, click here.
Victoria - Wednesday 15 March 2017
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