The Innoxcell Annual Symposium 2017 USA Series (IAS) scheduled for Oct. 12 in San Francisco focuses on USA – Asia Cross Border Litigation and Investigation matters.

The event will be at Park Central – 50 Third Street San Francisco, CA 94103 (Financial District).

This conference is for U.S. companies operating in Asia. C-level, In-house counsel, compliance, audit and risk professionals should attend to gain insight knowledge on cross border litigation, investigation, data privacy, mitigation risks and antitrust matters.

‘Complimentary tickets are available  for corporate counsel, compliance, investigation and risk professionals.

Topics 

• Crossing Border: Dispute Resolution, Corporate Compliance and Investigations
• Fighting Fraud, Bribery and Corruption
• Carried Out Antitrust Investigation in Asia
• Procurement Fraud – Prevent – Detect and Investigate
• Criminal Defense and Dealing with the Investigating Authorities
• Economic Uncertainty, Unethical Conduct: How Should Over-Burdened Compliance Functions Respond?
• Legal Risk Control of Investment & International Joint Venture – Due Diligence, Core Terms, Negotiation and Execution
• Fraud, Bribery & Corruption Impact on International Arbitration
• The Bedtime Story – A Journey to the Dark Side of International Business and Steps to Protect Your Organization
• Mastering Internal Investigations in Japan and Asia Pacific
• Using AI and Visual Analytics for Investigations

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Bloomberg BNA will host an event in San Francisco dedicated to understanding, preparing for, and benefiting from spin-offs.

The complimentary event will be Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017, 1:30-6 p.m., in Bloomberg’s San Francisco office at 3 Pier #101.

With a record $250.9 billion of spin-offs completed globally in 2015 and fairly steady activity since then, understanding this type of corporate restructuring and the hidden challenges to overcome are essential for senior executives.

Participants will hear in-depth conversations about:

• Trends in spin-off activity and important market perspectives
• Investor engagement opportunities to consider
• Cross-functional challenges and opportunities

The event is sponsored by Baker McKenzie.

Speakers will be Sergio Letelier, Vice President, Office of the General Counsel’s Corporate, M&A and Ventures Group, Hewlett Packard Enterprise; and Jeff Marks, Managing Director, Corporate Finance Advisory, J.P. Morgan.

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The Association of Corporate Counsel has published the ACC Chief Legal Officers 2017 Survey, a vital tool providing legal departments with proprietary benchmarks to help them prepare for resourcing, staffing, and budgeting in the coming year.

Based on responses from nearly 1,100 in-house counsel in 42 countries, the survey offers an opportunity for CLOs to compare their practices to CLOs around the globe.

The 2017 report includes an executive summary, key findings, benchmarking, and a question-by-question analysis of key metrics such as:

• Key issues CLOs face
• Staffing by annual revenue and industry
• Budget changes and plans for 2018
• Resourcing
• Internal and external spend

Readers of General Counsel News may receive a 10 percent discount on the survey report by using the code CLOSAVE10.

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Attorneys at Gruber Hail Johansen Shank have been recognized multiple times with the publication of the latest Best Lawyers in America and Texas Super Lawyers listings. The publications use comprehensive surveys, peer evaluations, blue-ribbon committees and independent research to select the honorees each year.

Name partners G. Michael Gruber, Brian N. Hail, Mark L. Johansen and Mark A. Shank again are recognized among the top five percent of attorneys in the state on the Texas Super Lawyers list, along with partners Tricia R. DeLeon, Orrin L. Harrison III, Michael J. Lang, and Anthony J. Magee.

In addition, Shank is named among the Top 100 attorneys in Texas, and joined by Gruber among the Top 100 attorneys in Dallas/Fort Worth.

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Zapproved has published a white paper discussing methods of keeping social media data ready for e-discovery. The document can be downloaded at no charge from the company’s website.

“If you’re not keeping up with digital trends and best practices, achieving positive litigation outcomes may elude you,” Zapproved says in an announcement.

This strategic insights paper outlines ways to sustainably manage the social media and digital app security challenges of e-discovery. It includes tips on adopting the right policies and procedures to help with compliance with e-discovery rules.

It also covers the emerging technology and FRCP Rules. It gives advice on:

• Creating an effective way to preserve and collect data from new sources, such as social media, mobile and audio devices, cloud services and messaging apps.
• Adopting a ‘bring your own device’ policy that governs the preservation of social and digital device data to minimize legal risks if the employee device becomes discoverable.
• Applying best practices to keep up with emerging data sources, meet e-discovery obligations and avoid hefty sanctions for noncompliance.

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eSignLive by Vasco has published a white paper that provides guidance on how to create a trusted digital transaction by implementing the right user identity authentication method.

The white paper can be downloaded from eSignLive’s website free of charge.

The document is designed to answer such questions as:

• How to select the right authentication for my process?
• How do I implement strong authentication, without making the process difficult for the customer?
• Can I leverage existing credentials?
• Can I adjust my authentication criteria for different transactions and processes?
• What are other organizations using? What best practices do they rely on?
• What authentication is available out-of-the-box with e-signatures? When do I need to integrate with other systems? Will I have to pay additional fees?

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AssureSign has posted an on-demand webinar on the use of SMS electronic signatures – a feature new to the legal industry.

The free on-demand webinar is available now, covering such topics as how to create and send documents for signature using SMS text messaging, how to improve your customers’ overall experience, how to close deals faster by leveraging SMS document sending, and how to use audit trails to track a document at each step of the signing process.

On its website, AssureSign says its system has been used on more than 400 million completed electronic signature transactions.

Watch the on-demand webinar.

A survey of 125 law professionals reveals that 94 percent of law firms are focused on being more efficient, but the findings within this survey indicate that only a small group of opportunistic law firms are actually executing on this focus, leading to new business opportunities for their practices.

The Exterro survey is available for downloading at no cost.

This benchmarking report discusses how this small subset of innovative law firms are beating their competition by redefining their legal processes to increase client satisfaction and revenue.

The report includes:

• 36-page comprehensive report filled with key insights on how law firms are currently managing their business.
• Insight into key topics which include how law firms are managing their legal processes, the future of legal operations and more…
• Example of one interesting stat: Compared to 5 years ago, 51% of law firms are more focused on legal project mgmt. principles and technology.

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The 10th Annual Blickstein Group Law Department Operations Survey, in cooperation with Consilio, is the oldest research specifically covering law department operations. It is designed solely for the professionals who manage complex legal department operations for their companies.

The LDO survey was first created in 2008 to give law departments a consistent platform to benchmark themselves and shed light on the then-emerging profession of law department operations. In addition to being the original of its kind, as the industry has grown exponentially the LDO survey remains the most respected benchmarking tool in the space.

Participants are being sought for the survey. Only survey participants will receive a copy of the proprietary results.

The report will co ver such topics as:

• Compensation
• Legal Service Delivery Models
• Artificial Intelligence
• Technology and Cybersecurity
• Change Management

Participate in the survey.

The Association of Corporate Counsel will hold its next annual meeting Oct. 15-18 in Washington D.C.

The organization is offering an exclusive $125 discount on the registration fee for readers of General Counsel News who register by August 31. Readers may use the code GCNEWS to receive the discount.

The ACC bills the event, which draws thousands of in-house counsel from around the world, as the world’s largest gathering of in-house counsel.

Organizers have recently added a law department operations boot camp, titled “How to Gain Traction: A Boot Camp for Leaders of Early-Stage Legal Operations Functions.” The bootcamp is designed for corporate legal department leaders only.

The featured speaker will be Don Tapscott, CEO of the Tapscott Group. He is a best-selling author and the world’s leading authority on blockchain and other disruptive technologies.

Here is a schedule of activities.

Register or get more information.

Independent marketing research firm Phase5 is conducting a comprehensive study on the current state of third-party risk management and is seeking input.

Confidential responses will be aggregated with other responses, summarized, and published in a comprehensive report.

A spokesman said anyone participating will receive a copy of the final report. That report will show how others manage their third-party risk and due diligence processes and discover techniques for effectively reducing legal risk.

Take the survey.

Zapproved has published an exclusive report that reveals insights about current and year-over-year changes in legal hold and data preservation processes.

The “2017 Legal Hold & Data Peeservation Benchmark Report” discusses automation maturity levels, allowing users to see how their company measures up.

This complimentary report offers in-depth analysis of:

• Legal hold automation trends over time
• Meeting best practices with automation
• Process satisfaction based on process type
• Power Preservers’ secrets to success
• Surprising dip in employee training

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The National Association of Corporate Directors has published a guide to leading practices for key committee succession planning and new-director onboarding.

The guide is available from the NACD’s website at no charge.

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Exterro has published “The Definitive Guide to E-Discovery” and made the 90-page document available for free downloading.

“E-Discovery is a crazy-quilt of Law, Technology, Project Management, and Business. There is a lot to learn from many different angles, and it can be difficult to find a resource that is truly comprehensive,” Exterro says on its website.

About the guide:

• 90 pages of in-depth information, spanning every stage of the e-discovery process
• Each chapter features best practices, technology tips, up to date analysis of case law, and FRCP Rule changes
• Expert commentary from some of the top thought leaders in the industry

Download the guide.

Clutch Group has published a new book, Guide to Conducting Internal Investigations, providing best practices and guidance for those conducting or overseeing investigations, including boards of directors, general counsel and corporate executives in both the U.K. and the U.S.

Totaling 45 pages, parts 1 and 2 are available now for complimentary download.

As more regimes increase their regulatory enforcement efforts around the globe, internal investigations have become “business as usual” for many companies, especially those in highly regulated industries. But there is no regulatory blueprint for what are accepted standards and practices, and this puts companies at a disadvantage with regulators.

Co-authored with Jake McQuitty of TLT Solicitors, it is not a legal text book but a practical guide; shedding light on what a good investigation looks like whilst guiding investigators though the myriad issues that can arise.

Download the guide.

McKool Smith has secured a $9.4 million jury verdict on behalf of legendary music producer Quincy Jones against the late music icon Michael Jackson’s production company, MJJ Productions Inc., in a breach of contract and royalty dispute. Jones produced a number of the King of Pop’s most acclaimed albums, including “Off the Wall,” “Thriller,” and “Bad.”

According to a release from the firm, the lawsuit centered on allegations that MJJ Productions Inc., which is controlled by Michael Jackson’s estate, failed to pay Jones royalties for the soundtrack to “This Is It,” a documentary that was released just months after Michael Jackson’s death, and Jackson’s Cirque du Soleil productions, which both feature several musical hits produced by Jones.

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OpenText Discovery (formerly Recommind) has published a report titled “Corporate Legal Ops Service Results 2017,” which is available for complimentary downloading.

Starting in 2015, OpenText Discovery has commissioned Ari Kaplan Advisors to interview premier corporate legal ops professionals to identify new trends and eDiscovery issues. This report details the latest 2017 findings, such as:

• AI and Analytics: Is cost still an issue to adopting discovery analytics?
• ECM & Discovery processes: Are legal ops professionals consolidating their approach?
• Cloud readiness: Has the cloud reached a tipping point?
• InfoSec: Have data security concerns increased?

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NAVEX Global has produced a new ethics and compliance benchmark report that provides key statistics to measure and prove the value of educating employees on the right topics.

The report can be downloaded from the company’s website.

Most companies are using compliance training to teach employees about respect, ethical behavior and legal requirements. Yet companies continue to make headlines for bad employee behavior, NAVEX Global says on its website.

In the 2017 Ethics & Compliance Training Benchmark, NAVEX Global collaborated with an independent research firm to deliver data that answers questions like:

• What are the typical employment law training courses provided?
• What issues threaten training effectiveness?
• How are organizations aligning training with risk?
• How often, and on what topics, are boards training on?

The report also gives guidance on rigorous methods to use such as maximizing data from hotlines, measuring changes to behavior and more.

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During the 2017 CLOC Annual Legal Operations Institute in Las Vegas, Onit and PayPal presented a session titled, “Next Generation Enterprise Legal Management (ELM): People. Process. Automation.” The speakers were Lauren Giammona, Director of Operations, Business Affairs & Legal at PayPal, and Eric M. Elfman, founder and CEO of Onit.

Lauren outlined her implementation experience and shared her 7 key tips for selecting an enterprise legal management (ELM) vendor. Legaltech News wrote a detailed article summarizing the CLOC session. PayPal and Onit discussed how legal departments can provide “continuous” value to the company, drive operational improvements and allow employees to work in the systems they prefer. The session highlighted:

• The importance of process, workflow and collaboration
• How a business automation tool solves needs beyond e-billing and matter management
• Key benchmarks and metrics that drive innovation and transformation in legal operations

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Navex Global will present a complimentary webinar outlining the state of compliance training in 2017. The event will be Thursday, July 27, 2017, at 10 a.m. Pacific time/1 p.m. Eastern time.

“Employee compliance training is intended to create great culture – yet we are still seeing company after company in the headlines because of bad corporate culture,” Navex says on its website. “So where’s the disconnect?”

The webinar will address such questions as:

• What are advanced organizations doing to break through and help create an ethical culture through training?

• What issues threaten training effectiveness?

• How do I gain executive buy-in and decrease employee cynicism?

• How are companies measuring the ROI of training?

The presentation also will include benchmark data compiled from almost a thousand practitioners’ feedback about their training efforts.

Register for the webinar.

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