Teeing Up Recent Legal Developments in Non-Compete Agreements, Early Dispute Resolution, and Insurance Coverage

Agenda

8:00 a.m.
Registration/Breakfast

8:30 a.m.
Welcome/Opening Remarks
Mike O’Callaghan, Columbus Office Managing Partner, Shumaker  

8:35—9:20 a.m.
PANEL 1: Non-Compete in the Workplace: Examining Recent Trends and Planning for the Future

Non-compete agreements provide a critical resource to protect the intellectual property and customer relationships that a company develops at great time and expense. However, the landscape for non-compete agreements is subject to increasing legislative and judicial scrutiny, including proposed rules from the Federal Trade Commission imposing a nationwide ban on non-compete agreements and a growing trend of states that have increased their scrutiny on the enforcement of non-compete agreements. This panel will discuss several recent non-compete matters in State and Federal Court and address how to a take a proactive approach to deal with this uncertainty.
PANELISTS: Nicholas Stack, Partner, Shumaker; Rebecca Shope, Partner, Shumaker; Outside Counsel TBD
MODERATOR: Greg Wagoner, Partner, Shumaker

9:20 a.m.
Break

9:30—10:45 a.m.
PANEL 2: Instituting an Early Dispute Resolution Program to Slash Costs and Achieve Favorable Settlements

Businesses maximize profit and save valuable executive time when they resolve cases early, economically, and on a favorable basis. Until recently, there has been no accepted procedure that overcomes the obstacles to early resolution: lack of information, lack of trust, and the bias of each party seeing its own side of the case. The Early Dispute Resolution Institute has developed Protocols for early resolution that resolve these issues and that the Institute and AAA are training lawyers, neutrals, and judges in nationwide. The Protocols are tried, tested, and effective. This session will explain the Protocols and how to institute a corporate early dispute program.
PANEL: Mediator Anne Jordan, Mandell Menkes, LLC
MODERATOR: Peter Silverman, Partner, Shumaker

10:45 a.m.
Break

11:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m.
PANEL 3: Insurance Recovery
Many companies pay millions of dollars in insurance premiums annually but find themselves "in the rough" when attempting to recover under the policies they have purchased. This presentation will cover best practices for using every club in your bag to maximize your insurance coverage as a corporate asset -- from the presentation of claims to your insurer to negotiating coverage positions and achieving favorable outcomes in insurance disputes. These best practices will be generally applicable across all coverages that may form the basis of your risk management program, including directors and officers (D&O) coverage, general liability, and property policies.
PANELISTS: Shumaker Partner; Keven Eiber, Senior Litigation Counsel, Stanley Black & Decker; Lori Siwik, Founder, Managing Partner, and Counsel, Sand Run Risk
MODERATOR: Shumaker Partner

12:00 p.m.
Lunch/Memorial Golf Tournament (Tickets for the Tournament are limited to 40 and on a first-come, first-serve basis.)