Events

In partnership with Finnegan

Can a pipeline building program be intentional and impactful while “life-changing,” “touching,” and “empowering”? The answer is Yes. Come learn about how a new initiative, Finnegan IP Summit, changed the lives of fifteen talented and motivated African American and Black law students this summer over a multi-day immersion program in Washington, DC. Over hearty laughter and collective tears, the students shared why this program is “simply fabulous,” gave them a “true sense of belonging,” and was a “once in a lifetime opportunity.”

In partnership with Finnegan

Businesses regularly engage third parties to provide a variety of services, which can often mean entrusting business data to those parties.  This session will outline key privacy and security due diligence questions to ask vendors and will highlight necessary privacy and data security terms that should be incorporated into third-party agreements.

Managing A Real Estate Portfolio
(Whether or Not Real Estate is Your Core Business)

Join ACC Tennessee and Gold Sponsor Husch Blackwell for a panel discussion regarding the legal aspects of managing a real estate portfolio. Each panelist has significant experience as in house and/or outside counsel providing legal advice on real estate portfolios for RE-focused businesses and companies where real estate is not the main focus of day to day operations.

Agenda:

5:00-6:00 PM Panel Discussion

Additional Information

1.0 hours of General CLE credit
in Tennessee and Georgia (pending)

Striking the balance – Prioritizing diverging global privacy risks across international operations

In this session aimed at senior in house lawyers and data privacy practitioners our speakers from Europe, USA and Asia will be leading a discussion with attendees around:

• Key regulatory changes on privacy in those regions 
• Key priorities for international clients, what we are seeing in the market and what can attendees learn from that
• How do businesses effectively prioritize privacy compliance risks around the world, including in respect of: 
  • Security breaches and reporting obligations
  • Contracting with and effectively managing international service providers
  • Creating a globally accessible culture of compliance in this complex legal area
  • Any other key areas identified by attendees for discussion
• Summarizing key risks and opportunities for attendees based on those identified issues

Speakers:

• Dave Hughes, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland (United Kingdom)
• Frankie Tam, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland (China)
• Deepa S. Menon, Counsel, Eversheds Sutherland (U.S.)

Join ACC St. Louis and Ogletree Deakins for a 1-hour VIRTUAL CLE on The Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Ruling:  Ramifications for All Employers. 

The Supreme Court of the United States’ ruling on the use of affirmative action in college admissions has major implications beyond the higher education setting and will impact employers with diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs; federal contractor obligations; and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices.   

This session will examine the case and provide guidance on actions employers may want to consider to ensure their DEI practices are successful and compliant under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The speakers also will discuss the potential for an increase in complaints and litigation alleging that such programming is unlawful.

Schedule:
11:50 - 12:00  Zoom check-in and speaker introduction
12:00 - 12:50 Presentation

Virtual:
Zoom details to be sent separately

We look forward to seeing you VIRTUALLY on Tuesday, November 28th!

Licensing and Using IP in an Al Content World
Al & IP Licensing

Join ACC Tennessee and Gold Sponsor Patterson Intellectual Property for a CLE Program discussing AI and IP Licensing.

Agenda:

4:30-5:00 PM Check-In

5:00-6:00 PM CLE 

6:00-7:00 PM Social Hour

Additional Information

1.0 hours of General CLE credit
in Tennessee (pending)

For today’s in-house counsel, managing the preservation and collection of electronic data required to respond to discovery requests continues to increase in complexity and expense. With the introduction of new corporate IM and chat applications such as Teams, Slack, and Zoom to facilitate remote work and team collaboration, it can be difficult to find the information you need and review and produce it in an organized and cost-effective manner.

Join us as we discuss how to manage the discovery process on these platforms, challenges with rapidly evolving technology, and best practices when faced with a need to collect such data in response to a discovery request.

Presented by Michelle Lipkowitz, DC Office Managing Member, John Koss, Managing Director of the E-Data Consulting Group and Litigator at Mintz and Troy Cahill, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for LaserShip, Inc. and OnTrac Logistics, Inc.

1.5 Hours of VA MCLE pending.

In an historic decision, the Supreme Court severely undermined the use of affirmative action in college admissions.  

The Court ruled that the admissions programs used by the University of North Carolina and Harvard College violate the Constitution’s equal protection clause and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which bar racial discrimination by government entities and recipients of federal funding, respectively.  However, in recent weeks, opportunists have begun to both overstate and misrepresent the reach of the decision and stoke fears through implicit and explicit threats of litigation.  Workplace diversity initiatives have become heavily politicized.  Partisan actors at the state and federal levels have launched broad attacks on employers, improperly citing the recent Supreme Court affirmative action ruling to support their claim that workplace DEI initiatives may be illegal.  On the other hand, some state and federal officials have made clear that the ruling did not change employment law and that DEI efforts remain lawful. 

In this timely webcast, hosted in partnership with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights under Law (which argued the University of North Carolina case in the SCOTUS), leading in-house counsel will discuss these attacks, how their companies are responding, and how they are continuing to prioritize advancing diversity and equity in their workplaces.  This session is a follow-up to our successful session on July 6th, Insights and Implications from the SFFA v. Harvard and UNC Rulings.

Businesses and corporations dedicated to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (“DEI”) initiatives stand at a crossroads with such efforts increasingly coming under attack from powerful outside groups.  In such a climate, it is imperative for in-house attorneys to arm themselves with legally sound strategies to defend and advance these crucial principles.

The December 6, 2024 Diversity Summit presented by the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel - “DEI Under Siege: Legally Compliant Strategies to Combat the Attack on DEI Initiatives – will focus on equipping legal professionals with the tools and knowledge to navigate the complex landscape of challenges posed by these outside forces.  

Please join an audience of in-house counsel from a wide range of businesses in the Greater Philadelphia Area to have meaningful conversations around these topics.

This event will feature 5 educational sessions presented by our sponsors, followed by a networking cocktail reception.

AGENDA

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Registration & Breakfast

9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Drumline & Opening Remarks

9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. "From DEI to I.D.E.A.: Elevating the Concepts of Inclusion and Diversity in DEI Programs" presented by Cozen O'Connor

10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Break

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. "Unleashing the Power of Mentoring FODs through Inclusive Leadership" presented by Dechert LLP

11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Break

11:45 a.m. - 1:15  p.m. Luncheon

1:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Break

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. "DEI Fatigue: Are we giving up - or avoiding doubling down and getting it done?" presented by Anderson Kill

2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Break

2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. "Navigating the Implications of the Students for Fair Admissions Supreme Court Decision: Is it 'Business as Usual' for Corporate Counsel or a 'New Normal'?" presented by Blank Rome LLP

3:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Break

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. "Don't Believe the Hype! Best Practices for Developing and Maintaining Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Programs and Initiatives in the Wake of Students for Fair Admissions" presented by Armstrong Teasdale

5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Cocktail Reception

Join ACCGP for our Annual Holiday Party as we celebrate the Chapter's successes in 2023 and look ahead to the new year.  We will thank our outgoing board members and welcome some new incoming board members.  We will also recognize some of our outstanding volunteers for their dedication and hard work.

Come celebrate with us at one of Philadelphia's newest hotels, The Notary Hotel.  There will be delicious food, holiday libations and plenty of networking and good cheer!