Outsourcing Law & Business Journal™: September 2009
October 29, 2009 by Bierce & Kenerson, P.C.
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Vol. 9, No. 8 (September, 2009)
Special Notice – Webinar on Sourcing of Global Talent
Managing Knowledge, Compliance and Legal Risks in Sourcing of Global Talent
Thursday November 5, 2009, 11 A.M. – 12 Noon, Eastern Daylight Time U.S.
Speakers:
- William B. Bierce, Esq., Bierce & Kenerson, P.C. – outsourcing lawyer
- Larry Scinto, PA Consulting, Managing Consultant
- Neil McEwen, PA Consulting, Managing Consultant
Agenda. This webinar will discuss the human capital management for the contingent workforce in our current economic climate. The speakers will address issues in designing a contingent workforce strategy, managing this contingent workforce, effective governance and the managing risks and legal issues that arise with the implementation of such a workforce. In this webinar, some of the questions that will be discussed are:
- How do I put together an effective contingent workforce strategy to optimize my investment in contingent labor?
- How do I ensure that my business customers are engaged in the case for change and buy-in to common technology, process, policy and governance?
- How do I govern multiple providers and ensure effective performance and value for my investment?
- What technologies should I be using to track provider/contingent worker utilization and performance?
- How do I ensure that legal/regulatory/compliance risks are recognized and managed in all geographies where I operate?
- How do I ensure that there is effective governance across the entirety of my contingent workforce?
- How do I manage risk and compliance issues that arise through the implementation of a contingent workforce?
This webinar is by invitation only. To register, please click here.
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1. Mortgage Loan Servicing and Other Outsourcing by TARP-Assisted Entities: Criminalization of Contract Fraud under Government Contracts.
2. Humor.
3. Conferences.
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1. Mortgage Loan Servicing and Other Outsourcing by TARP-Assisted Entities: Criminalization of Contract Fraud under Government Contracts. Do you know whether you are a subcontractor receiving payments from an entity assisted under the U.S. Troubled Assets Relief Program or the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of February 2009? You should be aware of the criminalization of contract fraud and the protection of whistleblowers denouncing contract fraud in your operations. Managing to prevent fraud just became more important. For more information and some “lessons learned,” click here.
2. Humor.
Feral, adj. (1) relating to the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009; (2) undomesticated.
3. Conferences.
October 6-7, 2009, American Conference Institute’s Software Licensing Agreements Event in San Francisco, California. Companies on both sides of the table in software license negotiations are being increasingly confronted with challenges relating to the use and licensing of proprietary products that contain or otherwise incorporate open source code. Coupled with the other core challenges presented by the negotiation of software licensing agreements – IP infringement, warranties, limitations on liability, indemnification, revenue recognition, product development and maintenance, and contract termination, it is imperative to a successful negotiation that one has a process in place to preemptively anticipate, address and quickly resolve these issues when they arise.
To provide you with specific insights into how to confront these and other contentious issues, ACI has assembled an exceptional faculty, including in-house representatives from the major players in this industry who will provide you with the tactical and strategic insights you need to negotiate more lucrative, airtight agreements – whether acting as the licensor or the licensee. For more information, visit the website .
December 6-8, 2009, IQPC and SSON’s 4th European Shared Services Exchange, The Hague, Netherlands. Following the success of our Shared Services Exchanges in North America we are now launching the new format for Europe, bringing together senior level conference topics in a highly productive and interactive meeting platform. The 4th European Shared Services Exchange is an invitation-only gathering for VP and C-Level senior Shared Services executives from successful European organizations. With a distinguished speaking faculty from Dell, Lafarge and Microsoft amongst others, the seats at the 2009 Exchange are limited and filling up quickly. We have limited complimentary invitations available for qualified delegates for a limited time. Please give us your reference when inquiring. There are solution provider opportunities also available for companies who want to be represented. You can request your invitation at exchange@iqpc.com or call us at 1866-296-4580. Visit the website for more information.
December 7-9, 2009, Legal IQ and IQPC’s 8th Annual E-Discovery Conference in New York, New York. Legal IQ and IQPC present the 8th eDiscovery event this December in New York City. Bringing industry leaders together to explore current risks, opportunities and challenges facing eDiscovery, this event will offer best practices and possible solutions to the ever remaining question: How can we lower our costs? This event goes beyond the traditional basics by examining the critical, high level, and strategic issues. Some of the topics to be addressed by the expert speaker faculty will be:
- Organizing an effective records program by tapping into existing resources
- Developing a litigation preparedness plan
- Determining judges’ priorities when eDiscovery conflicts arise
- Aligning the interests of IT, inhouse and outside counsel
- Handling eDiscovery via social media sites and other new sources of ESI
- Controlling the cost of review while maintaining defensibility
- Saving money by employing Early Case Assessment tools and new technologies
For more information and to register for this event, please click here.
January, 24-26, 2010, IQPC Business Process Outsourcing and Shared Services Exchange 2010, West Coast, USA. This is an invitation-only gathering for VP and C-Level senior Shared Services and Outsourcing executives made up of highly crafted, executive level conference sessions, interactive “Brain Weave” discussions, engaging networking opportunities and strategic one-on-one advisory meetings between solution providers and delegates. With a distinguished speaking faculty from McGraw-Hill, Ingram Micro and Pfizer, amongst others, the seats at the 2010 Exchange are limited and filling up quickly. We have limited complimentary invitations available for qualified delegates for a limited time. Please give us your reference ‘Outsourcing Law’ when inquiring. There are solution provider opportunities also available for companies who want to be represented. You can request your invitation at exchange@iqpc.com, call at 1866-296-4580 or visit their website.
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