Events

HR functions across the world are being transformed by the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence systems and processes. At the same time, lawmakers internationally are introducing special protections for the use of AI in the employment context. Join Simmons & Simmons to understand the evolving AI and employment law landscape, including the recently approved EU AI Act. The panel will be joined by Workday’s Blane M. Mall to offer a practical perspective on how companies can work with their HR technology vendors. The session will feature insights from UK, the EU, Asia and the US to help employers with a global workforce address the key issues.

Speakers:

Mandy Perry, Partner, Employment, Simmons and Simmons, UK

Laurie Kuijpers, Partner, Employment, Simmons and Simmons, Netherlands

Clarence Ding, Partner, Employment, Simmons and Simmons, Singapore

Blane M. Mall, Senior Legal Director, Products & Technology, Workday

Agenda:

11:30 am – Registration, Lunch, Networking

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm – Program

In 2022 the ACC Foundation launched the DEI Maturity Assessment (powered by Ethisphere), allowing organizations to pinpoint where they are in their DEI journey, benchmark them against their corporate peers, and chart paths to increased DEI success with the ultimate goal of increasing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging across the legal profession. The ACC Foundation DEI Vanguard Award was created to honor organizations that have demonstrated their commitment to and impact on legal diversity by completing the assessment and scoring within the top 15% of respondents.

Join us as we host a virtual conversation with the 2024 ACC Foundation DEI Vanguard Award winners. Learn how they’ve developed effective plans for DEI success, challenges they’ve faced along they way and strategies to overcome them, how their commitment to diversity has impacted their organizations, and where their DEI journey is taking them in the future. 

The ACCHK Board is pleased to invite members to a fireside chat on Wednesday 13th March at 6:30pm with Mr. Kit Wilson, Head of Enforcement at SFC, and Mr. Jon Witts, Head of Enforcement at HKEX. Please come join us for an engaging discussion on enforcement, corporate governance, and compliance culture.

The Global Women in Law & Leadership Symposium and Honors Dinner is an opportunity to bring high level professionals together to explore the many issues confronting women in the workplace, particularly in the corporate legal profession. The symposium will include programing focused on career strategies, leadership, and wellness. The honors program will include keynotes, networking, and a dinner honoring women leaders.

The coming election year promises to be turbulent, and your workplace will unlikely be immune from the challenges that are sure to face employers. As political passions run high, for most employers it will be more a question of when, rather than if, workplace disruptions will occur.  As we have seen in the past, these disruptions include employees arguing with, refusing to work with, shunning, and/or harassing co-workers with opposing political views. Considering what you can do as an employer to prepare for this impending workplace dynamic raises several questions, such as: 

• Can you prohibit all political speech in the workplace? What about prohibiting just whatever political speech you want?  
• How about political speech outside the workplace or on social media? 
• Can you discipline or terminate an employee who violates your political speech policy?  Should you? 
• Can you as an employer encourage employees to vote for a specific candidate or position?  
• Is your organization publicly supporting a political candidate? If so, do you have a plan on how to respond to employees who object to the company’s position? 

 Join attorneys from Fisher Phillips to learn the answers to these and related questions, and for practical tips on what you can do to effectively address these unique challenges.

Join ACC St. Louis and the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis on Thursday May 9th at the Ritz Carlton for the 39th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute (CCI)!

7:30 – 8:30  Registration, Continental Breakfast and Visit Exhibitors

8:30 – 8:40  Welcome & Kick Off Remarks

President, Association of Corporate Counsel  

President, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis 

8:40 – 9:30  Session Title:  This is Not a Game (Show)! Ethical Issues in Internal
  Investigations That Could Land Your
  Company in Jeopardy!
1-Hour Ethics
Law Firm:  Bryan Cave

9:40 – 10:30 Session Title: Hot Topics from the Highest Courts
Law Firm: Lewis Rice 

10:30 – 10:45 Break: Visit Exhibits

10:45 – 11:35 Session Title: Organizing Trends and Employer Strategies after the NLRB’s CEMEX Decision.
Law Firm: McMahon Berger 

11:35 – 1:00  Lunch and Presentation
St. Louis is Resurgent:How Business and Civic Leaders Are Coming Together to Move the Metro Forward

Speakers:  
Carolyn Kindle, CEO and Co-Owner at St. Louis CITY SC
Gabe Gore, City Attorney, City of St. Louis
Travis Sheridan, Chief Community Officer for Wexford Science and Technology and Co-Chair of the Brickline Campaign
Moderator:  Jason Hall, CEO, Greater Saint Louis

1:00 – 1:15  Break: Visit Exhibits

1:15 – 2:05   Session Title: The Building Blocks of M&A:  Key M&A Issues and Trends
Law Firm:  Armstrong Teasdale

2:05 – 2:15  Break: Visit Exhibits

 2:15 – 3:05
Break Out A:  Thriving Under the Corporate Transparency Act
Law Firm:  Polsinelli  

Break Out B: Finding the Fodder of Fraud: Strategies for Your Practice
Law Firm:  Thompson Coburn

3:05 – 3:20 Break; Visit Exhibits

3:20 – 4:10  Session Title: Challenges &
  Opportunities Posed By Artificial
  Intelligence in the Practice of Law
Law Firm:  Husch Blackwell

4:20 – 5:10  Session Title:  Inclusive Leadership: The 6 To Do’s (Title Updated 3-28-2024)
1-Hour Elimination of Bias
Law Firm: Ogletree Deakins 

5:10 - 6:30  Reception and Prizes Awarded

Enjoy sips and snacks at our ACC MN June Social on Thursday, June 13, 2024, on the wonderful shaded patio at France 44! Join us between 5:30 PM and 7:30 PM for networking and refreshments.

This event is free for ACC members and for first-time in-house counsel guests.

Free street parking is plentiful on 44th Street and nearby side streets. 

Thanks to our sponsor, Carlson Caspers!

Join ACC MN colleagues for a late-afternoon CLE program in the West Metro on Thursday, March 14, 2024.

Best Practices for Responding to Government Requests for Information: Civil Investigative Demands, Grand Jury Subpoenas, and More

Former Assistant United States Attorneys provide practical guidance to practitioners navigating responses to government requests. The speakers will suggest what to do, and what to avoid, in responding to civil investigative demands, grand jury subpoenas, and other formal government requests for information.

AGENDA

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Check-in and conversations

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM | CLE program

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM | Networking happy hour

PRESENTERS

• Chad Blumenfield, Partner, Greene Espel PLLP
• Surya Saxena, Partner, Greene Espel PLLP

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.

Convenient free parking abounds in the lot outside the program's venue, BLVD Kitchen & Bar in Minnetonka.

Thanks to our sponsor, Greene Espel PLLP!

Head to The Local West End on Tuesday, March 5, for the camaraderie of your fellow ACC members and some good pub grub. We'll gather in the Cooper's Room from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM.

This event is free and open to ACC members and to in-house counsel first-time guests. 

Indoor parking is available underneath The Local West End or in the ramp behind the movie theatre.

Thanks to our sponsor, Merchant & Gould!