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Reducing E-Discovery Costs
J. Teso, CPA Global
30th Nov, 2009
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World Nuclear Growth and Economics
Steve Kidd, Director of Strategy & Research, World Nuclear Association
30th Nov, 2009
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Nuclear Power Congress: Supporting the Renaissance: The Role of Nuclear Education
Gilbert Brown, Ph.D. Professor and Coordinator, Nuclear Engineering Program University of Massachusetts Lowell
30th Nov, 2009
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USA D&O Liability- The World in 2009 and Beyond
Lee Lindsay, Esq Managing Director, Financial Products Aon FSG
30th Nov, 2009
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Anti-Corruption Legislation - An International Perspective
Clifford Chance
18th Nov, 2009
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The Explosion of FCPA-Related Civil Litigation: The Next Front
Samuel Cooper, Baker Botts LLP / Jonathan Drimmer, Steptoe & Johnson LLP
18th Nov, 2009
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Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum
John M. Panek, Deputy Director, Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum Secretariat
14th Sep, 2009
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Reducing Legal CostsMarch 25th, 2010–March 26th, 2010
Alternative fee arrangements, convergence trends, qualitative approaches to selecting, retaining & managing outside counsel, ...
LPL/Legal MalpracticeJanuary 27th, 2010–January 28th, 2010
Underwriting, Claims Handling, Risk Management, and Defense Strategies That Will Enable Carriers and Law Firms ...
China IP LawJanuary 26th, 2010–January 27th, 2010
Practical Transaction, Portfolio, Prosecution and Litigation Strategies to Manage and Protect IP Assets
Free Resources
Reducing E-Discovery Costs – J. Teso, CPA Global
30th Nov, 2009
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World Nuclear Growth and Economics – Steve Kidd, Director of Strategy & Research, World Nuclear Association
30th Nov, 2009
download now
Nuclear Power Congress: Supporting the Renaissance: The Role of Nuclear Education – Gilbert Brown, Ph.D. Professor and Coordinator, Nuclear Engineering Program University of Massachusetts Lowell
30th Nov, 2009
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USA D&O Liability- The World in 2009 and Beyond – Lee Lindsay, Esq Managing Director, Financial Products Aon FSG
30th Nov, 2009
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Anti-Corruption Legislation - An International Perspective – Clifford Chance
18th Nov, 2009
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The Explosion of FCPA-Related Civil Litigation: The Next Front – Samuel Cooper, Baker Botts LLP / Jonathan Drimmer, Steptoe & Johnson LLP
18th Nov, 2009
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Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum – John M. Panek, Deputy Director, Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum Secretariat
14th Sep, 2009
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Events
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American Conference Institute Upcoming Events
Corporate executives, as well as their legal and business advisors, today need more information than ever to gain or maintain a competitive advantage.
For 20 years, ACI conferences, summits, and executive briefings have provided the business intelligence that decision makers need to react decisively and effectively to challenges and opportunities in the marketplace.
China IP Law
January 26th, 2010 – January 27th, 2010
Practical Transaction, Portfolio, Prosecution and Litigation Strategies to Manage and Protect IP Assets
No other IP conference will provide as much advanced, cutting-edge and comprehensive information to upgrade your company’s China IP strategy.
Foreign multinational companies operating in China, as well as Chinese companies, are investing heavily in the creation of IP. Corporate IP Counsel and their advisers must keep up with the complex and rapidly evolving legislative and enforcement landscape.
China has been making notable strides to improve the protection of intellectual property rights. Recent developments include a groundbreaking 3rd Patent Amendment, new Judicial Interpretation on Patent Infringement cases, Judicial Interpretation of Well-known Trademarks, new Technology Import and Export Measures. At the same time, increased damages awards have been awarded in landmark Neoplan, Samsung and Schneider cases.
Foreign companies in China as well as Chinese companies with global operations face heightened regulatory compliance requirements, IP litigation risks, broader trademark protection challenges in the increasingly sophisticated China IP framework which also affect their global IP strategies.
After the tremendous success of its IP conferences in Europe and the United States, ACI and C5 Group are proud to announce the inaugural Advanced In-House Counsel Forum on China IP Law. This advanced conference was designed to help in-house IP counsel strengthen their corporate intellectual property strategies including patent prosecution, litigation, technology transfer, licensing, IP portfolio management.
A leading faculty comprised of in-house counsel across electronic, consumer products, life science, telecommunication, manufacturing, high technology industries as well as the who’s who of IP attorneys in China will provide comprehensive and practical insights on:
How 3rd patent amendment will change your daily IP practice
Managing technology transfer and patent filing on R&D centers in China
How to avoid being sued in china
Establishing IP team to support legal, marketing and R&D departments
Upgrading branding and trademark protection strategies in China
Preparing for new anti-monopoly law’s impact on IP practice
Participants will also receive a comprehensive set of written materials prepared by the speakers particularly for this conference. These are invaluable reference materials which you will use again and again long after the conference is over.
Register now to ensure your place at this unique advanced IP benchmarking event in China. Call 1-888-224-2480 in the US, or 44 7878 6888 in Europe, or register online at www.C5-Online.com/ChinaIP.
LPL/Legal Malpractice
January 27th, 2010 – January 28th, 2010
Underwriting, Claims Handling, Risk Management, and Defense Strategies That Will Enable Carriers and Law Firms to Minimize Losses and Mitigate Exposure to Liability
Wednesday, January 27 to Thursday, January 28, 2010
Be a part of the nation’s premier LPL forum and ensure that you are well-positioned to implement emerging risk management and underwriting principles and fully prepared to handle the increase in legal malpractice claims
With the recent wave of bankruptcies, Ponzi schemes, and law firm shake-ups, legal malpractice claims are on the rise and the need for adequate LPL coverage has never been greater. Law firms must take action to ensure that they and their attorneys are protected from disgruntled former and current clients who are looking to recoup recent losses from soured investments and failed ventures as well as bankruptcy trustees who are seeking deep pockets to sue. At the other end of the spectrum, a number of law firms themselves have become defunct or shed large numbers of attorneys over the past year, raising legal malpractice risks for both the law firms that have lost attorneys as well as those law firms that have hired lateral attorneys. And as the risk of legal malpractice claims rises, insurance companies that provide LPL coverage must reevaluate their underwriting and claims management procedures to ensure that they are diminishing their exposure to risk and minimizing losses.
Failure to stay ahead of the curve could lead to catastrophic losses and unnecessary exposure to risk.
That is why you cannot afford to miss American Conference Institute’s 2nd National Forum on LPL/Legal Malpractice, the leading forum for LPL insurance professionals, legal malpractice defense attorneys, and law firm risk managers. Our exceptional faculty will provide attendees with key strategies and best practices for:
Measuring and assessing LPL risk vulnerabilities in law firms
Implementing new underwriting and claims management procedures to handle liability arising from emerging areas of risk
Determining whether to provide career coverage for a specific attorney or group of attorneys
Defending against legal malpractice claims brought by bankruptcy trustees
PLUS, add value to your attendance by also registering for the
Post-Conference Master Class:
Writing and Obtaining Policies for IP Practices: A Strategic Approach to Risk Assessment, Pricing and Other Coverage Considerations
January 28, 2010 – 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to network with industry leaders while obtaining the information that you need to minimize risk exposure and mitigate losses. This must-attend event will fill up quickly, so register now by calling 1-888-224-2480, faxing your registration form to 1-877-927-1563, or registering online at www.AmericanConference.com/LPL.
Reducing Legal Costs
March 25th, 2010 – March 26th, 2010
Alternative fee arrangements, convergence trends, qualitative approaches to selecting, retaining & managing outside counsel, and other strategies for minimizing in-house legal department costs & fi nancial risk without compromising work product or quality
Thursday, March 25 to Friday, March 26, 2010
You know the accelerating cost pressures, which are only exacerbated by the recession:
budget cuts • law department cost control and the unpredictable nature of legal spending • the use of alternative fee arrangements to reduce costs • reducing outside counsel expenses • selecting and retaining outside counsel • trimming rosters of outside firms altogether • sending work to smaller firms • preferred provider lists • RFPs • outsourcing work in a way that ensures that the right type of projects get matched with the right providers • reliance on technological innovations
This pressure will only continue to mount. The answer is ACI’s 4th National Forum on Reducing Legal Costs, March 25 – 26, at The Adolphus in Dallas, which has been uniquely tailored to provide in-house counsel and legal sourcing managers, as well as private practice attorneys and law firm marketing/business development specialists poised to work with their clients to reduce legal costs, with the knowledge they need to successfully employ cost-reducing procedures both internally
and externally.
This essential cross-industry benchmarking forum gathers together more than 30 senior corporate counsel and legal sourcing managers responsible for cost-reduction success stories, as well as leaders from law firms who are pioneers in the alternative fee world, to guide those in attendance on the complexities of keeping legal department costs in check. Now in its third installment, this event also offers unique networking opportunities with senior practitioners in the field, including in-house counsel across a wide spectrum of companies and industries.
Register now by calling 888-224-2480, faxing your registration form to 877-927-1563 or registering online at www.AmericanConference.com/LegalCosts