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ACC Colorado In-House Counsel Forum is set for Wednesday, April 13, 2022!
Time to reconnect with your peers. We hope you mark your calendars, bring a colleague, and join us for an afternoon of education with CLE credit (approved for three credits), networking and reception at the Four Seasons Hotel Downtown Denver.
Plus those attending in person can update their online presence with a free professional headshot offered from 3:50 PM - 6:30 PM.
Two ways to attend – in person or virtually via Zoom!
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
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ACC Member Price - $40
Member rate extended to paralegals and contract managers.
Non-Member Price - $70
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1:00 P.M. – 1:50 P.M. – 2 Sessions (1 CLE Credit)
2:00 P.M. – 2:50 P.M. – 2 Sessions (1 CLE Credit)
3:00 P.M. – 3:50 P.M. – 2 Sessions (1 CLE Credit)
4:15 P.M. – 5:15 P.M. – General Session
5:15 P.M. – 6:30 P.M. – Reception
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**Zoom connection links will be emailed three days prior to the program. Once registered, you do have the opportunity to change from in-person to remote, email coloradoevents@accglobal.com to make this request.
1:00 PM – 1:50 PM – 2 Sessions
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Grand Ballroom B |
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The panel will start off slowly by explaining these concepts before talking about applications such as crypto currency, transactional security and NFTs along with emerging applications in healthcare and security. Expect a discussion of problems you might encounter with these technologies as they evolve. Beyond the problems there will also be opportunities that the panel can explore.
Olivia Maria Baratta, Partner, Kilpatrick Townsend
Thomas D. Franklin, Partner, Kilpatrick Townsend
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Drafting and negotiating agreements often result in unanticipated mistakes, disputes, and contractual breakdowns. Business counsel must understand and carefully construct provisions that anticipate and address common mistakes to effectively minimize litigation risk for their clients. We will cover contract principles from a litigation perspective to help you avoid disputes.
Thomas J. Krysa, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
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2:00 PM – 2:50 PM – 2 Sessions
Top 10 Priorities in Technology Transactions
With the proliferation of artificial intelligence systems, data analytics, IoT sensors, and cloud services, companies across industries are deploying these technologies in their business operations. This session will cover some of the top issues and considerations in technology transactions (cloud service agreements, software development agreements, asset purchase agreements, etc.) such as intellectual property ownership, scope of license rights, data ownership and usage, open source software issues, indemnification, and warranties and imitations of liability. Our speakers all have extensive experience in negotiating and closing technology and IP transactions. They will discuss the ins and outs of technology transactions that will apply whether you represent a startup, a medium size company, or a corporate giant in any industry, and provide practical takeaways that you can use in negotiating technology transactions.
Jama Cantrell, Assistant General Counsel, Microsoft Corporation
Chris Maxie, General Counsel & Secretary, CSC ServiceWorks, Inc.
Bart Eppenauer, Managing Partner, Shook, Hardy & Bacon’s Seattle Office
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Lawyers are not acrobats. But the series of balancing acts internal investigations require is unique even among legal professionals. True, the search for the truth (or, at least, an approximation thereof) is usually the most immediate goal of any internal investigation. But that observation offers little more than spotting the pig in the python. In the complicated real world occupied by today’s companies, the search for the truth finds itself in constant tension with other important, and often outcome-determinative, considerations. And this pressure is felt by all involved from the day the investigation is launched.
As practitioners whose daily job it is to investigate allegations of wrongdoing of all types (bribery, fraud, breach of fiduciary duties, theft, hostile work environment, cybercrime, sexual harassment, etc.), your presenters Chelsea Curfman and Markus Funk have learned most of their lessons while on the front lines. But their at-times hard-knocks experiences will be your gain. Our goal here is to mine their and the attendees’ collective experiences and discuss them candidly so that the participants will be better prepared to answer the most common questions when facing the tricky task of investigating claims that an employee—and, not infrequently, someone at or near the top of the company— may have engaged in wrongdoing.
T. Markus Funk, PH.D., Partner, Perkins Coie LLP
Chelsea Curfman, Partner, Perkins Coie LLP
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3:00 PM – 3:50 PM – 2 Sessions
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Web 1.0 debuted a portal into information and purchasing products from anywhere in the world. Web 2.0 provided a gateway to personal information via social media. Web 3.0 is where our lives go virtual, including currency and property. As the web grows, new opportunities and challenges are presented to brands. We will walk through brand protection strategies that can be used in all phases of the Web. We will also provide an overview of the impact of Web 3.0 and the metaverse on brands, both in and outside of computers.
Will Schultz, Partner, Merchant & Gould
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The Other Epidemic: Cyber Fraud in the Work from Home Age
Cyber Fraud- the Other Pandemic. COVID 19 is not the only virus to sweep the world in 2020. With the advent of work from home, cyber criminals have pounced and exploited poor training and substandard security. As a result, businesses large and small have seen in increase in ransomware, cyber fraud and more. This presentation will address best practices to prevent being targeted and minimize loses if your business is hit.
Michael Carrigan, Partner, Holland & Hart
Patrick O’Rourke, Executive Vice Chancellor for University of Colorado Boulder and former G.C. for the University of Colorado
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Over the past two years, companies and employees have experienced dramatic shifts in the framework of business. We are now beginning to realize that our old tools are becoming obsolete and that we can no longer use the past to predict the future. Join us for Shifting the Paradigm - A New World as we seek to understand what lies ahead. For this presentation, ACC Colorado, Law Week, and Gibson Arnold & Associates have worked in conjunction to conduct a salary survey in order to provide us with a better picture of the post-pandemic landscape. Attendees will get firsthand information on Colorado in-house salaries as well as an insightful discussion on the following:
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What does "the new normal" look like for employees in the workplace?
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What is the future of remote working, and how will it affect businesses and employees?
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What are the challenges and opportunities of the new paradigm?
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How do I develop my personal brand working in this new environment?
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How can employers and managers build a meaningful/impactful culture in the shifting framework of business?
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How are compensation structures shifting?
Speakers:
Lori Lantz, SVP and Chief People Officer, CableLabs
Jess Brovsky-Eaker, Managing Editor, Circuit Media
Melinda Delmonico, President and CEO, Gibson Arnold & Associates
Moderator - Victor Morales, Corporate Counsel, Microsoft
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