Legal Risk Management for In-House Counsel and Managers: A Manager's Guide to Legal and Corporate Risk Management - Hardcover

Hopkins, Bryan E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1490701982 ISBN 13: 9781490701981

Publisher: Trafford Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

Companies must either properly manage the complex world of legal and corporate risk or suffer the consequences. Author Bryan E. Hopkins, the former general counsel of Samsung Electronics America, identifies the numerous areas of legal and corporate risk that managers and their company counsel face daily. More importantly, he provides concrete examples that demonstrate how to minimize or mitigate legal and corporate risk. He provides case studies, practical information, and insights to help you • conduct an initial legal risk assessment; • establish a compliance program; • retain records that minimize risk; • transfer risk;and • navigate the discovery process. Legal counsel must take an active effort in developing strategies, systems, and processes that minimize the legal risks faced by the company on a daily basis. Managers must also be involved to ensure the company develops a successful legal risk management program. Many companies don't think about risk management until they're confronted with class-action lawsuits, product liability claims, government investigations, shareholder actions, and fines. Take a proactive approach to protecting your company with Legal Risk Management for In-House Counsel and Managers.

About this title

About the Author

Bryan E. Hopkins is a Professor of Law in the Graduate School of Business; Sejong University; Seoul; Korea. He is a past General Counsel of Samsung Electronics America and has counselled multinational corporations and subsidiaries throughout the world on managing and mitigating legal risk and exposure.

Edition details

• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1490701982
• ISBN 13: 9781490701981
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 296