Arkansas (AR) Corporate Law CLE Course Catalog

Root cause analysis has been gaining traction as a more strategic way of conducting internal investigations and determining how to remediate issues. Too many times as compliance professionals we are caught in a cycle of treating the symptoms rather than the disease that infects your organization. This session will explore the benefits of leveraging your data to root out the cause of compliance issues, designing remedial measures to prevent misconduct, and carrying out remediation in a thoughtful and strategic way.

Evaluating the success of your corporate compliance program can be challenging. Far too many businesses simply determine the success of these efforts by monitoring their anonymous reporting tools, but tracking these reports isn’t enough. This session will delve into building out a robust compliance program, from standards, policies and procedures, to investigations and remedial measures. This session will provide you the tools you need for an effective and efficient program.

Carrying out business initiatives from key stakeholders can range from the day-to-day to overall business strategy and branding. From ESGs to DE&I efforts, Stakeholders have more of a role than ever before in your company’s public image. This insightful session will not only provide you with real life examples of effectively working with your stakeholders, but will also provide practical tools for successful collaboration across business functions.

For today’s GCs, affecting decision making at the beginning of the process is vital in becoming an influential member of the C Suite. Shattering legal department stereotypes and escaping the dreaded “department of no” title should be of utmost importance to the modern day legal leader. This session will provide techniques for conflict resolution that move beyond the standard and catapult you into the role of strategic partner.

In this seminar, the panel will provide strategies for both avoiding and being involved in corporate litigation.

The key to impactful change is affecting decision making from the top down. Legal’s role in senior leadership is critical to overall business function and organizational success. This session will tackle some of the common roadblocks in becoming a strategic partner to your C Suite, overcoming misconceptions of the legal department, and mastering the art of strategic leadership.

Join us as we explore the complexities and regulations surrounding M&A deals from transactional due diligence to integration. Our subject matter experts in this session will examine each step of the process from the perspectives of both the acquirer and the acquired.

Even though Special Purpose Acquisition Companies have existed for years, their utilization in the recent years has taken the M&A world by storm. Our experts will explain what they are and the use behind them.

This panel will compare and contrast liquidations and wind-downs under chapter 11, federal and state receiverships, ABCs, and judicial dissolutions. The panelists also will take a look at tools that are available and the risks attendant to each. Which companies are more appropriate for which type of liquidation option: cannabis and related company insolvencies, or higher education institutions?