Events

Please join ACC St. Louis for hot breakfast buffet, CLE, lunch and networking at the Forest Park Golf Course on Wednesday, September 11th.

After a fabulous lunch, you can either relax & network on the Forest Park Golf Course or relax & network at the Four Seasons Spa.

We look forward to seeing you in-person on Wednesday, September 11th! 

7:30 - 8:00  CLE Check-In, Hot Breakfast Buffet, Networking

8:00-8:10 am - Welcome and Introductions

8:10 - 9:00 am - The End of Big Government?  Loper Bright, Chevron and the Regulatory Tombstone
Presented by:   Lewis Rice

9:10 - 10:00 am -  The NLRB in an Election Year                     
Presented by:  McMahon Berger

10:10 - 11:00 am - Best Practices in Drafting Arbitration Clauses
Presented by:  Stinson LLP

11:00-12:30 pm - Lunch @ the Forest Park Golf Course 

12:00-4:30 pm - Spa Treatments/Networking @ the Four Seasons

12:00-1:00 pm - Putting Green and get ready to Tee Off!

1:00-6:00 pm - Golf, Reception and awards at Forest Park Golf Club

Locations:
     CLE Location:
     Forest Park Golf Course
     6141 Lagoon Drive
     St. Louis, MO  63112

    SPA Location:
     Four Seasons Hotel
     999 N. 2nd Street
     St. Louis, MO  63102
     Complimentary Self Parking

     Golf Course:
     Forest Park Golf Course
     6141 Lagoon Drive
     St. Louis, MO  63112

Join ACC MN colleagues for this late-afternoon CLE program, Hot Topics in Labor & Employment Law, at Norway House on Wednesday, August 14, 2024. Littler's Minneapolis office presents an informative session on the hottest topics and recent developments in Minnesota and federal labor and employment law. Littler attorneys will provide critical insights to help you stay ahead of the curve.

Minnesota Law Updates: Our briefing will cover several significant legislative updates to Minnesota state laws, including:

1. Earned Safe & Sick Time Law: Expanded coverage, calculating the proper rate for ESST and other provisions you need to know
2. Paid Family Medical Leave Law: The latest legislative changes that will impact employers
3. Independent Contractor Law: Increased penalties for misclassification, greater enforcement authority and a new independent contractor test for construction contractors
4. Drug & Alcohol Testing: Revised regulations on testing procedures and policies
5. Other Legislative Developments: We'll brief you on additional new laws impacting your workforce

Federal Law Developments: Additionally, we'll dive into key federal updates such as:

1. FLSA Overtime Rules: The DOL's new threshold for overtime exemptions
2. Noncompete Agreements: The FTC and NLRB's efforts to eliminate noncompete agreements

SPEAKERS
Thomas R. Revnew | Shareholder
Jeremy Sosna | Shareholder
Grant Goerke | Associate

A networking social hour immediately follows the program. Free parking is available onsite.

Admission is free and open to ACC members and to in-house counsel first-time guests. 1.0 Standard CLE credit is pending in Minnesota.

Thanks to our sponsor, Littler!

In today’s world, legal counsels are expected to be strategic partners to the company; steering the business through the multifaceted challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. Yet not much time is spent on educating ourselves how to nurture such relationships, build your own personal brand, and create an environment of trust and understanding.

This session is for anyone who wants to position themselves as an influential trusted advisor of the business. To become aware of and shift our energy to support a constructive relationship with our business partners. You will learn about the seven levels of energy (https://www.ipeccoaching.com/blog/7-levels-of-energy) and how to approach them in your personal and professional life.

What will you take away from this session?

• how to gain trust and respect in your business relationships
• feel more confident to lead discussions with peers and business leaders
• how to address business leaders

Practicing in today's digital environment creates ethical challenges that simply did not exist years ago. How do we interpret and apply the old rules of professional conduct in the context of ever-changing technology, massive volumes of ESI, and remote work? This program will explore the impact of technology on the practice of law, and how in-house counsel can recognize and comply with their ethical obligations. 

This interactive CLE session includes a chance to win assorted gift card prizes!

Wednesday, July 31, 2024

 Virtual CLE Program @ 12:00 - 1:15 PM

Florida Bar Approved for 1.0 Ethics CLE  

Please join the ACC Membership Committee on Thursday, August 1st for the FINAL casual Thirsty Thursday Summer Happy Hour!

All ACC members are welcome to stop by anytime between 5-7pm and grab a bite and beverage with fellow members.

We especially encourage new members and those who have not attended an ACC event in a while to reconnect with ACC!

Come see why ACC St. Louis Chapter is a three-time winner of ACC’s Chapter of the Year and five-time Gold Level Chapter of Excellence winner!

Enjoy bites and beverages on us at the Greenbriar Hills Country Club!

Time:
5:00 - 7:00 PM

Location:
Greenbriar Hills Country Club
12665 Big Bend Rd
St. Louis, MO   63122

We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, August 1st!

AGENDA:

3:30 - 4:00 p.m. Registration/Networking

4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Employment & Labor CLE Program

5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception

"Focus on PA: Recent Employment Law Trends and Updates"

(1 hour of CLE approved for PA & DE)

Join Fisher Phillips’s attorneys Heather Zalar Steele and Gabrielle Giombetti as they team up with Olympus’ Mary-Ellen Allen and Ian Oakley of Lehigh University to spill the tea on recent trends and updates in employment law, with a PA focus. Topics will include the new Lehigh Valley Anti-Discrimination Ordinance, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, the new EEOC Workplace Harassment Guidance (including guidance relating to workplace investigations), and the FTC noncompete ban. Followed by a cocktail reception at the Visitors’ Center at ArtsQuest - this is not a program you will want to miss!

Special ACC Georgia Webinar on July 25 at 2 PM

The Supreme Court decisions on Lober Bright (Chevron) and in SEC v. Jarkesy have changed the landscape in several key areas for businesses. In this webinar, Robbins Alloy Belinfante Littlefield lawyers, Josh Belinfante and Joshua Mayes, will discuss these decisions impact and what in-house counsel need to know.

Josh Belinfante is the former Executive Counsel for Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue and presented on the potential impact of the Chevron case last July at an ACC Georgia event.

Joshua Mayes served as Senior Trial Counsel in the Enforcement Division of the SEC prior to joining The Robbins Firm.

There will be an opportunity for Q&A at the end of this webinar.

Contracts are the lifeblood of your company - the source of both revenue and third-party support. Yet contracting processes too often undermine the relationships they are meant to create.

Radiant Law has written the book on speeding up contracting, Sign Here: The Enterprise Guide to Closing Contracts Quickly and the presenters will be sharing their experiences and tips on how to improve the contracting (basically any agreement) process in large organisations.

This session is for anyone who wants to help their company enter into agreements faster and stop wasting money on slow, expensive and inefficient processes that are a turn-off to prospective customers and suppliers.

Learning Objectives:

1. What "good" looks like in contracts.
2. A framework for how legal can help the business succeed in creating great relationships.
3. A toolset for influencing a broader conversation about improving contracting, when there isn’t an end-to-end owner of the process.

Event Details:
Date: 24 September 2024

Time:
12:30 - 14:00
12:30: Doors open for Registration
12:45: Lunch and Event starts     

Venue: Library, The China Club, 13-14/F Old Bank of China Building, Bank Street, Central

Dress Code: Business Attire  

CPD Points: CPD Points may be available, subject to approval from the Law Society

About Radiant Law:
Radiant Law is an award-winning UK law firm regulated by the SRA. We are leaders in optimising how companies create, negotiate and manage their contracts.   We believe contracting should be simple and easy and help our clients  (FTSE 100 / S&P100) make this a reality.