As companies keep expanding globally, in-house counsel’s role is changing and expanding to include legal counsel, business consultant, deal maker and risk manager. Functioned as a gatekeeper of the company, in-house counsels are expected to contribute to the business while keeping a lid on legal department spending.

As your functions and responsibilities become more significant and complex, it is essential that you stay up-to-date on the latest law and regulations and key corperate counsel skills in a wide range of areas. In this congress, you will get an update and insights on the enforcement of Anti-trust Law, the interpretation of the rules concerning anti-bribery in China and real life cases to better comply in the constantly changing legal landscape.more...

• Getting an update and insights into Anti-Trust Law

• Presenting real-life cases concerning Anti-Bribery in China

• Finding a better way to address FCPA risks

• Sharing the experience with 10+ General Counsels from leading multinational companies to enhancing the overall performance of In-House team

• Maximizing your team’s productivity to enhancing the overall management of the in-house legal team

• Exploring practical solutions to manage outsourcing and litigation in a cost-efficient way

• Maximizing your networking opportunities with IP Counsel Congress 2010 held as a co-located event

Having been held annually for the past three consecutive years, the In-house Counsel Congress is considered a great success based on the feedback from participants. As a powerful platform tailor-made for corporate legal practitioners, the previous three events gathered more than 500 in-house counsels to discuss and share their opinions on various hottest legal issues.

Eminent speakers from leading companies such as Nokia, Morgan Stanley, Intel and Johnson & Johnson shared with participants their experience in terms of legal department management, litigation and outsourcing management. In addition, government speakers from the State Administration for Industry and Commerce and Ministry of Commerce shared with participants their insights on the enforcement of such law and regulations as Anti-trust Law, Labor Contract Law and Advertising Law.