Sponsored by Zezas Media LLC
Program Prerequisites:
5 years of business experience as a
CFO or senior finance executive
Program / Course Level:
Intermediate to Advanced
Advanced Preparation:
None
Field of Study:
Business Law
Delivery:
Group-Live
Discussion Title: “Legal, Compliance, and the CFO: 20 Most Important Issues”
CPE Credits: 1
Instructor:
Christopher Santomassimo, Partner, Nicoll Davis & Spinella LLP
Chris is a Partner in the Business Counseling and Compliance & Corporate Governance Teams at Nicoll Davis & Spinella LLP, where he brings his extensive experience, including as a current General Counsel and a Chief Compliance Officer, to assist companies with a wide range of legal and business issues. He specializes in ethics and compliance counseling; corporate investigations; complex tort, products liability and business litigation; product safety and risk management programs; employment law and litigation; and general corporate matters. He has served for several years as the General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer of Agfa Corporation, a multinational manufacturing and technology company, where he continues to be responsible for all aspects of the company’s portfolio of legal and compliance matters. Prior to joining Agfa, Chris was the first Senior Counsel & Director of Risk Management for a global consumer electronics manufacturer, where he developed the company’s first corporate compliance program and managed an extensive array of product safety programs, product recalls, ethics-and-compliance work, and litigation. Chris has created and administered ethics-and-compliance programs and all of their components “from the ground up,” and conducted related investigations. His in-house experience is preceded by a dozen years of litigation experience at top national and regional law firms, representing large and small manufacturers in products liability, toxic tort, environmental and commercial litigation.
Description:
CFOs are increasingly responsible for managing a wide spectrum of issues and functions at their companies, many of which have complex legal consequences. Attendees will hear about the challenges and opportunities associated with the 20 legal and compliance issues that are most important to CFOs in achieving their companies’ objectives. This presentation will be led by an in-house and Outside General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer with significant experience in advising CFOs on such matters.
Learning Objectives:
CFOs attending this session will hear:
- About those legal and compliance issues that are most important to the responsibilities of the CFO role
- How to identify when legal and compliance matters are being tested
- About key legal and compliance policies and procedures that when put into practice will protect the company and minimize risk
- Alternative methods of engaging outside legal counsel
- Methods to effectively manage the legal process and spend
Zezas Media is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.learningmarket.org
Cancellation policy: CPE credits are available to actively employed CFOs who are CPAs attending this presentation at no cost. Because of this, there is no refund policy. CFOs may cancel their registration to attend this presentation any time up until the date and time of the presentation on March 17, 2016.
