Events

Please join our ACC NCR Community Service Committee and our Maryland Advisory Committee for an evening packing food at Manna Food Center. Manna Food Center provides food to nearly 2,000 households each month, helping the working poor stretch their limited dollars so they can afford a better life. Since 1983, Manna Food Center has given food to more than 1.7 million people in Montgomery County, MD.

Our group will pack boxes of non-perishable items from Manna's warehouse and will prepare the boxes for distribution. Family and friends are welcome but children must be at least 11 years old and participate along with an adult. Youth volunteers can earn service hours. Volunteers should be comfortable bending, lifting, and standing on their feet for the duration of the event.  

Space is limited due to the size of the project. Please check your calendar before registering. 

 Did you miss our last Gratitude Challenge, or not participate as often and as regularly as you would have liked? Do you need a nudge to make your gratitude practice more consistent? Want to do something to mark World Gratitude Day on September 21? If you answered yes to any of these, then join the Well-Being Committee’s Fall Gratitude Challenge!

Research links the simple gesture of saying thanks and the trait of feeling appreciation for the good things in one’s life to improved emotion, sleep, engagement, immunity, resilience, self-care, relationships, and overall physical and mental well-being. Over the course of 21-days, you will receive daily prompts to reflect upon and note in your journal. At the end of the challenge, we will get gather on a Zoom meeting to share our experience. 

Thanks to our generous sponsors, Mintz and Blank Rome, we have Gratitude Journals for participants, so please let us know if you need one mailed to you.

 Challenge Dates: September 9-29, 2024

Zoom Meeting: October 1, 2024, noon-1:00 p.m.

 Sponsors: ACC SoCal Well-Being Committee

  Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky, & Popeo P.C.

  Blank Rome LLP

Time to have some fun! Ready to enjoy some time out of the house or office and connect with other in-house counsel? ACC-Austin membership is invited to the Member Social on Wednesday September 11^th at aba 5:00-7:00 PM. We look forward to seeing you there!

PARKING
For parking, we recommend Music Lane Self-Parking Garage. Please stop by the host stand for a voucher which reduces the total price by $3.

Join us for an exclusive evening of financial planning where comfort meets conversation. On 9/4 at 6pm, we’ll gather at 330 Madison Ave for a unique event designed especially for the ACC-NYC Women & Gender Practice Group. Enjoy champagne and wine as we delve deeply into estate planning and explore strategies for multiplying investments in a relaxed and open environment. Our host, Melissa Valenzuela, and guest speaker, Richard Ploss, will offer insights on how to marry investment planning, estate planning and tax planning.

RSVP by Sept 2nd to secure your spot. We look forward to seeing you there!

Please join ACC Georgia and former members of various governmental agencies for a special roundtable meeting to discuss best practices for responding to government investigations. The group will include former members of the FBI and DHS, as well as former judges and prosecutors.

Attendance is limited to 20, so please sign up quickly if you'd like to attend. 

CLE will be applied for.

AGENDA

2:00 – 2:25 p.m.
Registration

2:25 – 2:30 p.m.

Welcome

2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Mental Health in the Workplace and OSHA Enforcement

This presentation will explore the critical intersection of mental health, legal frameworks, and accommodation in the workplace, as well as some bonus hot topics on current OSHA initiatives. We will discuss potential privacy concerns regarding the confidentiality of mental health information and how an employer can interact within those laws while also navigating physician/patient privilege. From a safety and health perspective, the presentation will cover OSHA’s proposed standard on heat illness and prevention, as well as OSHA’s walkaround rule. We’ll also explore what OSHA expects from employers regarding the workplace hazard of mental health. Attendees will gain insights into important case scenarios that shape mental health rights and employer responsibilities and leave with practical strategies to foster a supportive work environment that prioritizes mental well-being while ensuring legal compliance.

Speakers: Bill Wahoff, Nelva Smith, and Matt Roberts, Attorneys, Steptoe & Johnson  

4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Reception

CLE
This course is pending approval, by the Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on Continuing Legal Education, for 2.00 hours of general credit.

LOCATION
Creekside Conference & Event Center
101 Mill Street, Suite 300
Gahanna, OH 43230

PARKING
Free parking is available in the underground garage. Entrance for the garage is located at the light at Mill Street and Walnut Street. Once in the garage, follow the signs to elevators 101A (you will make three rights). Park and take the elevator up to the third floor. Please note that this is a free public lot, with first come, first serve parking. There are no reserved spaces.

REGISTRATION
$25/members and $45/non-members
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CANCELLATION POLICY
Cancellations must be received by Thursday, September 12, 2024 in order to receive a refund. There are no refunds after this date.

QUESTIONS?
For questions, please contact centralohio@accglobal.com.

Disclosures:
Our programs and events are made possible by the support of our sponsors and partners, and we will share your Name, Company and Email information with the program sponsor(s) for the purpose of allowing them to follow up on the content presented during the program and to provide you with information about their products and services. If you do not wish to have the Chapter share your information with the program sponsor, you will not be able to register for or attend the program. 

Our law firm-sponsored events are open to CO-ACC members, prospective CO-ACC members, and guests of the sponsoring firm. Membership ineligibility includes attorneys presently working in law firms. ACC membership is open to individuals who are engaged in the active practice of law employed by organizations in either the private or public sector, do not have regulatory, enforcement or policymaking responsibilities nor work in an institution with such authority, and do not hold themselves out to the public for the practice of law.

Pixels to Penalties: Website Compliance Risks in the Era of Analytics and Advertising Technologies

In today’s rapidly evolving digital environment, the very tools that enhance user experience—such as pixels, cookies, and chatbots—can also introduce significant compliance and litigation risks. Join Dykema to explore how recent legal developments are reshaping the digital doorstep, altering the way businesses must approach their online presence and risk mitigation. We’ll discuss the latest regulatory changes and risks associated with common tracking and analytics technologies, providing crucial strategies to mitigate potential legal exposure in this shifting landscape.

Speaker: Sean Buckley

The marketing, media, and advertising space is a brave new world for influencing consumer behavior online. In this arena, Sean helps ad agencies, media platforms, and advertisers, including Fortune 500 brands, structure deals that influence the marketplace. Immersed in all aspects of the marketing and digital media ecosystem, he spends much of his time advising clients on minimizing legal risks associated with programmatic advertising, digital marketing, e-retail, online communities, social influencers, native advertising, email, and out-of-home advertising. Sean provides legal guidance on some of the most interesting and novel issues arising in the digital media industry. 

Sean also focuses his practice on mergers, acquisitions, financing, and regulatory compliance, with the goal of keeping clients out of court. His clients include professional practices and technology companies seeking to partner with private equity and venture capital to bring new capital and enhanced value to an evolving industry.

ACC NCR and Diamond Sponsor Polsinelli are excited to invite you to our Annual All-Affinity Group Celebration featuring a conversation with Staples, Inc. Chief Legal Officer and incoming ACC Global Board Chair Cristina Gonzalez. All members are encouraged to attend to hear from Cristina about her extraordinary journey as an in-house leader and supporter of DEI efforts. 

Cristina is joining us at the invitation of ACC NCR’s Café con Leche Affinity Group (Hispanic and Latinx). We are thrilled to follow on the heels of Hispanic Heritage Month by hosting what has become a perennial success – an opportunity for members of all affinity groups and allies to network and celebrate the great diversity of the ACC NCR community and our commitment to equity and inclusion. 

Join Sheppard Mullin and the ACC-NYC Retail Practice Group on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 for an engaging two-part CLE program on the challenges and conundrums fashion retailers face today regarding antitrust issues. The panel will be followed by a networking reception.

Competition Conundrums: Has Antitrust Become Too Fashionable?

Hear from Sheppard Mullin former FTC and DOJ attorneys and antitrust partners and an industry general counsel about:

·  Increased Focus on Retail by Competition Enforcers at the DOJ and FTC

·  Rise of Plaintiffs’ Antitrust Class Actions and Counterclaims

·  Antitrust Risks Involving AI Use, Pricing Tools, Supply Chain Management, and More

·  Navigating Cross-Border Antitrust Investigations and Litigation

Test your knowledge against your colleagues on the following cutting edge topics, in this interactive CLE:

·  The New Face of Influence: Dive into the latest legal issues impacting influencers and their impact;

·  AI-Generated: Explore the implications of generative AI;

·  Fair Use in the Modern Era: Understand the latest decisions since the landmark Warhol (copyright) and Jack Daniels (trademark) US Supreme Court rulings;

·  Combatting Couture Corruption: Learn about strategies to eliminate corruption and bribery in the supply chain; and

Fashion Potpourri: Do you have the answers to questions of the moment?

ACC MENA and Hadef & Partners are pleased to invite you to join us for a special morning breakfast discussion and networking opportunity in honor of Emirati Women's Day 2024.

Join us as we commemorate the remarkable achievements of Emirati women in the legal profession and explore the path forward. This engaging event will feature a panel discussion on the evolving role of the legal profession in the UAE and horizon scan the future trends relevant to all lawyers. 

We will reflect on the significant strides made by Emirati women in the legal field and discuss strategies to further enhance their representation and impact. Don't miss this opportunity to celebrate the past, present, and future of women in law in the UAE and network with peers.

We look forward to your presence!