This CLE course will guide corporate secretaries, inside and outside counsel, and other governance professionals in implementing best practices for board of director meetings to guard against breach of fiduciary claims and other legal challenges to director actions. The panel will discuss critical c... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the corporate governance, data security and other challenges facing boards of directors in overseeing artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives. The panelists will discuss best practices and considerations in establishing AI governance processes and frameworks, working t... Read More

This CLE course will guide corporate counsel on the implications of the Delaware Supreme Court's recent and significant decision in Kellner v. AIM Immunotech Inc. regarding advance notice bylaws. The panel will discuss the standards clarified by the court, the impact on corporate governance, and bes... Read More

This CLE course will advise corporate secretaries, in-house counsel, directors, and other governance professionals in implementing best practices for maintaining corporate books and records to protect privilege in anticipation of shareholder and other litigation. The panel will discuss the recent de... Read More

This CLE course will provide in-house counsel with guidance on best practices for compliance with ethical rules and how the decisions in recent ethics cases have attempted to clarify the obligations as both an employee of and adviser to the business, which serves as the client. Read More

This CLE webinar will guide corporate and general counsel on the July 2024 amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL), the anticipated impacts of those amendments on corporate governance and litigation, and practical considerations for corporations. Read More

This CLE course will guide counsel in responding to external auditor inquiries concerning their client's litigation, claims, and assessments, and related financial reporting and disclosures. The panel will discuss recent developments and explain best practices for providing information regarding "pe... Read More

This CLE webinar will provide corporate counsel with guidance on the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's (FinCEN) new interpretive guidance on reporting requirements for entities that are dissolved or cease to exist after Jan. 1, 2024. Learn the key takeaways fro... Read More

This CLE course will discuss the latest legal trends across several states regarding piercing the LLC veil, reverse piercing the LLC veil, and outline best practices for LLCs and LLC members to avoid personal liability for business debts and for LLCs to avoid becoming liable for a member's obligatio... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the new guidance released by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding a company's obligation to preserve ephemeral messages from corporate collaboration tools. The panel will highlight key issues for corporate counsel to consider when... Read More

This CLE webinar will explore how in-house general counsel is essential to a successful M&A transaction. The panel will address how in an M&A transaction, the client sets the strategy, but the GC is charged with protecting the client's interests, drafting the documents, securing the necessary regula... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss recent trends in antitrust enforcement by state and federal regulators and provide practical guidance for corporate counsel on how to implement an effective compliance program to reduce the likelihood of antitrust violations by their companies. The panel will answer key... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss key issues corporate and general counsel need to consider while preparing for the upcoming proxy and annual report season, including the status of ESG (and anti-ESG) efforts, SEC rulemaking and enforcement, voting choice, and universal proxy. The panel will also address... Read More

This CLE webinar will discuss the SEC's recent amendments to its beneficial ownership reporting rules. The panel will review the accelerated Schedule 13D and 13G filing deadlines, the new guidance and rules on cash-settled derivative securities and the formation of a "group," and the deadlines for c... Read More

This CLE webinar will examine the corporate governance challenges facing boards of corporations that are subsidiaries of parent companies. The panelist will discuss best practices for addressing subsidiary board composition and risk management responsibility, balancing the roles and responsibilities... Read More

This CLE course will guide counsel in responding to external auditor inquiries concerning their client's litigation, claims and assessments, and related financial reporting and disclosures. The panel will explain best practices for providing information regarding "pending or overtly threatened" lega... Read More

This CLE course will guide corporate counsel on recent Delaware court decisions concerning LLC director and manager breach claims and best practices to avoid liability. The panel will discuss essential provisions for drafting LLC agreements, crafting safe harbors, eliminating corporate-type fiduciar... Read More

This CLE course will discuss an emerging new form of organization, the decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). The panel will discuss how blockchain and smart contracts permit this novel form of governance structure. The panel will discuss the risks and advantages of utilizing a DAO instead of,... Read More

This CLE course will prepare in-house counsel to protect confidential business communications during investigations, discovery, depositions, and litigation through the proper exercise of the attorney-client privilege. The panel will discuss issues that arise regarding business advice versus legal ad... Read More

This CLE course will provide corporate counsel with an overview of what constitutes online defamation and explore the complex web of laws governing defamatory statements, including the First Amendment, the Communications Decency Act (CDA), the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), recent case law... Read More

This CLE course will provide corporate and in-house counsel an overview of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria and the framework and legal requirements for ESG reporting and disclosure. The panel will examine directors' fiduciary duties related to ESG measures and decision-making, d... Read More

This CLE course will provide corporate counsel guidance on creating compliance with Anti-Money Laundering and Bank Secrecy Act obligations. The panel will address the increased enforcement of these statutes and the escalating fines and penalties imposed on companies for AML violations. Read More

This CLE course will discuss the potential environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues posed by suppliers in increasingly complex supply chains that can increase reputational risks to an organization. The panel will address legal requirements in the U.S., EU, China, and other countries, as we... Read More

This CLE course will address the requirements for increased diversity on corporate boards as required under new California and Illinois laws and proposed in several other states. The new laws expand diversity categories to include board members from underrepresented communities. The panel will discu... Read More

This CLE course will update counsel on the 2020 American College of Trial Lawyer's current recommendations on evaluating whether to conduct a corporate internal investigation and, if so, strategies for conducting and managing the investigation to minimize the likelihood of a government investigation... Read More

This CLE course will address the role that special committees play in board governance and when committees are appropriate versus necessary, how to utilize a special committee, and the considerations for a board when appointing a special committee. The panel will provide guidance for when a board mu... Read More

This CLE course will address the corporate compliance and culture issues that have arisen in the aftermath of the #MeToo movement. Companies that tolerated or empowered bad behavior have suffered, and corporate counsel must examine what the best practices are for developing a culture of compliance a... Read More

This CLE course will guide general counsel and in-house attorneys with strategies for addressing internet defamation and online reputation attacks against their clients. The panel will examine the various factors counsel must consider when responding to online attacks; effective tactics to identify... Read More

This CLE course will provide counsel with guidance on the legal issues concerning online businesses addressing concerns that arise from compliance with privacy requirements in addition to directing companies on matters related to domain acquisition, theft, and squatting. The panel will direct corpor... Read More

This CLE course will provide business counsel with a roadmap for determining best practices for creating a solid succession plan to keep a business operational and viable. The panel will further explore the thorny issues that arise when a private entity faces a business divorce and its owners can no... Read More

This CLE course will examine the most significant recent court decisions affecting Delaware corporate law. The panel will explain how these changes can impact the release of corporate records, the oversight obligation of boards of directors in "mission-critical" issues, and shareholder derivative ac... Read More

This CLE course will examine the latest case law trends regarding piercing the corporate veil across several states. The panel will address the application of the doctrine to LLCs and best practices for litigating piercing the corporate veil cases. Read More

This CLE course will provide corporate counsel with up-to-date knowledge regarding the drafting, use, and enforcement of "advance notice" bylaws. Read More

This CLE course will guide in-house counsel for responding to external auditor inquiries concerning their client's litigation, claims and assessments, and related financial reporting and disclosures. The panel will explain best practices for providing information regarding "pending or overtly threat... Read More

This CLE course will guide corporate counsel, boards and other governance professionals in implementing best practices for annual shareholder meetings to guard against shareholder claims and ensure corporate governance compliance. The panel will discuss critical items for structuring proxy statement... Read More

This CLE course will examine the evolving role of independent directors (IDs) in corporate governance and decision-making in public and private companies. The panel will also discuss the use of independent special committees to remove controlling parties from the approval process and mitigate the ri... Read More

This CLE course will examine the most significant 2016 court decisions and statutory amendments affecting Delaware corporate law, and how these changes can impact corporate articles and bylaws, board decision-making, mergers and acquisitions, and shareholder derivative actions going forward. The pan... Read More