ACC AZ Chapter Meeting January 21, 2025

Join ACC AZ Chapter and Dorsey & Whitney and Polsinelli for our January CLE Meeting.

Earn up to four (4) hours of Arizona CLE featuring topics specifically tailored to meet the continuing education needs of in-house counsel in Arizona.

Agenda

CLE Credit is available separately for each program. Attendees may attend any or all of the programs and may come and go during the meeting.

8:30 am - 9:00 am

Check-in, Networking, Continental Breakfast & Welcome

9:00 am - 10:00 am - Leadership Session:

Leadership skills can be learned, having the right opportunity to employ them can be elusive. Taking the right action, at the right time may require considerable risk. Are you prepared to take that risk?

Presented by: Edward F. Novak (Shareholder) - Polsinelli

10:05 am - 11:05 am - Key Contract Terms for Cloud Computing Agreements:

When you don’t have weeks to negotiate a SaaS agreement, what are the critical points you need covered from a procurement point of view? During this session, we will review important questions to ask of your business and technical team to help you determine what are the “must haves” and “nice to haves” in the vendor agreement.

Presented by: Spencer R. Wood (Shareholder) - Polsinelli

11:10 am - 12:10 pm - When the Feds Come Knocking-Responding to Government Investigations:

No company ever wants a government regulator or law enforcement official to investigate its business, but every company should have a strategy in case it happens. A panel of two former federal prosecutors, a FBI Special Agent, and a Section Chief for the Financial Crimes and Public Corruption Section at the US Attorney's Office will outline how government investigations proceed and what companies should think about if they ever become involved in a government-related investigation. This presentation will pull the curtain back on government investigations, giving in-house counsel a roadmap of what to expect and how to handle them.

Presented by: Andrew Stone (Partner) and Seth Goertz (Partner) - Dorsey & Whitney

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm - Cybercrime & Regulatory Trends:

Just like Arizona’s weather, cybersecurity promises to be a hot topic in 2025. Join this panel led by a former DOJ cyber fraud prosecutor to discuss cybersecurity trends for 2025. The panel will include cover novel threats posed by increasingly sophisticated bad actors, the DOJ’s civil cyber fraud initiative and what that means for companies and their cybersecurity protocols, and best practices for remaining vigilant. This panel will be joined by FBI Special Agent Martin Hellmer.

Presented by: Andrew Stone (Partner) and Seth Goertz (Partner) - Dorsey & Whitney

Lunch will be served at 12:15 pm

Each program on the agenda qualifies for one (1) hour of CLE in Arizona.