Events

Please join ACC NCR volunteer leaders and 2024 sponsors as we celebrate an amazing year and thank you for your contributions towards the chapter's success. 

Enjoy rooftop networking (indoors or outdoors) with beautiful views in historic Chinatown.  Please respond by November 15, 2024. 

**Annual Relationship Sponsors who applied by the early deadline and our Diamond Sponsor may send three representatives. All others may send two representatives. If you are unsure of when you applied, contact Beth McConnell at beth.mcconnell-ncr@accglobal.com to confirm.

Join ACC St. Louis and Tueth Keeney for lunch and 90-minute CLE on Thursday, November 14th!

Topics will include:

Artificial Intelligence and Human Resources:  Do's and Don'ts

We will discuss the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by Human Resoures (HR), legal pitfalls employers should be aware of, and the recent federal guidance related to when and how HR should and should not utilize AI.

Speakers: Jim Layton & Mollie Mohan

Employees Who Stay

We will discuss what employers should do when current employees file claims or lawsuits, including an update on state and federal retaliation and whistleblowing statutes.   

Speakers: Veronica Potter & Sarah McConnell

Employment Immigration:  What's Hot and What's on the Horizon

We will provide an update on the employment-based immigration landscape post-election, including practical advice regarding global mobility and visa processing.

Speakers: Melanie Keeney, Calvin Bill & Bobby Nickel

Location:
Westborough Country Club
631 S. Berry Road
St. Louis, MO   63122

Schedule:
11:00 - 12:00 CLE Check-In, Lunch Served & Speaker Introductions
12:00 - 1:30 CLE Presentation 

We look forward to seeing you IN-PERSON on Thursday, November 14th at Westborough Country Club!

The ACC NCR LGBTQ+ Affinity Group invites all members to a happy hour at Dacha Beer Garden in DC! This is an informal gathering to connect and/or reconnect with friends and colleagues. Whether you're new to the group or a longstanding member, this happy hour is a great way to strengthen bonds and build relationships with others. Come join us to enjoy beer and a fun vibe! We will have some appetizers to share and guests will be responsible for purchasing their own drinks. We hope to see you there!

By registering for this ACC NCR event, you acknowledge that you have read ACC NCR’s Code of Conduct for Events and agree to comply with its terms.

This will be a collaborative discussion on key areas of cross-disciplinary risk for ACC National Capitol Region in-house general counsel, employment and antitrust practitioners, and a valuable opportunity to get ahead of the curve. With Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enforcement priorities largely in the balance depending on this November’s election results, regardless of who wins, employers need to be prepared to manage the U.S. federal and state antitrust enforcement landscape that impacts the workforce in 2025. 

Employment law and antitrust experts will cover the FTC’s recent labor-specific enforcement priorities, including wage fixing, anti-poaching, and employee mobility regulation, along with the latest updates and guidance concerning the FTC’s noncompete ban and its fate in the federal courts of appeal.  We’ll also cover new topics, including the FTC’s prioritization of regulation of industry use of AI tools, with specific focus on AI tools for recruiting and hiring and the potential bias and collusion claims that could arise from such use.  And, we’ll discuss a completely new form of tech that is fast becoming a reality in the modern workplace—neurotechnology—which makes it possible for employers to read and evaluate employees’ thoughts and emotions using brainwave monitoring and other neurological markers and which we expect will become an enforcement priority for the FTC and labor regulators in the coming years.  In closing, we’ll discuss what the workforce/competition regulatory landscape might look like in 2025 depending on which party controls Washington after this November’s election.

Presented by: Jeremy Ben Merkelson and Gerald A. Stein, Partners at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, and David Grossman, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Consumer Technology Association, and Katie Cole, Chief Legal Officer,
PECF.

1.5 Hours of VA MCLE pending.

The Georgia Department of Banking and Finance recently issued the second-ever Merchant Acquirer Limited Purpose Bank (MALPB) charter to Fiserv, potentially revolutionizing the way merchant acquirers interact with the card networks. In this half-hour webinar, we will review the statutory limitations of the Georgia MALPB charter, the practical requirements to obtain one, how the issuance of an MALPB charter may affect the payments landscape, and the open questions that remain.

Speakers

Spencer Robinson, General Counsel, Versapay

Edward Marshall, Partner, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Allison Raley, Partner, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Please join ACC Georgia and DLA Piper on November 6, 2024, for a panel discussion on employee restrictive covenants for global businesses and how the changing legislative and enforcement landscape could affect the future of covenants in the U.S. and abroad.

Topics will include:

• US employment covenants and agency actions
• Global overview 
  • How employment covenants work outside the U.S.
  • Drafting considerations
  • Enforcement of covenants 
• Changing legislative and enforcement landscape

Panelists

Jamie Konn
Managing Partner, Atlanta Office
DLA Piper LLP

Carsten Reichel
Partner, Practice Group Regional Co-Leader, Regulatory & Antitrust
DLA Piper LLP

Georgia Jolink
Partner, International Employment
DLA Piper LLP

Jerico Phillips (moderator)
Business Counsel - Supply Chain and Paperboard Manufacturing Facilities
Graphic Packaging International, LLC

In this presentation, we will discuss best practices for engaging in settlement negotiations both before and during litigation.  We will discuss tips regarding topics including when to engage outside counsel, under what circumstances should pre-litigation settlement discussions be pursued, how to select (and when to use) a private mediator, and valuing risk exposure.

Registration :    3:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Program:           3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Reception:         4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

This program has been preapproved for one hour of PA substantive CLE credit.

This program will also be available to attend virtually. 

Join us for an engaging and informative session on "The Ever Changing Landscape of California Invasion of Privacy Act Litigation" by Cozen O'Connor

Pre-advent of the smartphone and modern Internet, California enacted as part of its Penal Code the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA). The statute was intended to address bad actors intercepting confidential communications and other information through telephones. To that end, the State’s Legislature provided a private right of action. Today, often under the moniker of “testers,” plaintiffs file lawsuits and initiate arbitrations claiming that embedded code on websites violates CIPA based on a number of theories. As case law develops and disposes of various CIPA-violation theories, plaintiffs change tactics and invent new theories. It is an ever-repeating cycle.

Join Brett Taylor, Alexander Robinson, and Robert Rubenstein as they provide background about what CIPA was intended to prevent and the commonly asserted CIPA claims. They will also identify the common defenses and issues to consider when a website provider attempts to comply with California law.

Join FTI and ACC SoCal Members for an insightful CLE, "Modern Data Challenges in Disputes and Investigations." Concerns over modern data sources have reached an all-time high. After years of challenges in the legal department, the situation has expanded, urgently driving in-house counsel and their law firms to address issues across disputes and investigations. This session will cover the practical guidance for litigation readiness in a world with ephemeral messaging, off-channel communications, hyperlinked files, collaboration platforms, and AI.

Speaker: Tim Anderson, Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting

After the session, we invite you to relax and unwind with us for a Charcuterie workshop by Honey & Hive and Networking. Enjoy cocktails and learn the art of charcuterie boards. Don't miss this unique opportunity to blend professional growth with a culinary experience.

This program will include a panel of experienced in-house M&A counsel discussing best practices for preparing and running an effective integration process for acquisitions. Key topics will include mapping out integration objectives, managing the integration planning process throughout the course of the transaction, implementing Day One integration measures, and executing the integration plan for post-closing success.

Presented by Jeremy Schropp, and Lindsay Thomas, Partners, Corporate/M&A, at King & Spalding, James Marky Associate General Counsel, M&A, Booz Allen Hamilton, and Henrique Canarim, Vice President, Senior Assistant General Counsel, Leidos.

1.5 Hours of VA MCLE pending.