Events

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!

Join us for a review of one of the biggest years in data privacy, as regulators have increased the stakes of privacy enforcement. 2023 saw everything from new laws, new regulatory actions, to new presidential decrees impacting privacy against a backdrop of AI-fueled seismic shifts in both public and private sectors. We will break down the state of data privacy compliance going into 2024, analyzing noteworthy updates such as:

• New rules from the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
• Trends in privacy litigation and strategies to avoid becoming the next target
• Exacting rulemakings from the California Privacy Protection Agency
• Emerging guidance on AI and data privacy.
• Updates in state privacy law, including the now 13 comprehensive state laws.
• The Biden administration’s AI Executive Order and its repercussions for privacy.
• The latest international privacy updates, such as the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.

Presented by Natasha Kohne and Michelle Reed, Partners at Akin, Sheila Pham, Director, Legal -  Privacy at RingCentral and Amy Yeung, VP and Deputy General Counsel at Sallie Mae. 

Moderated by Tony Pierce, DC Partner-in-Charge at Akin. 

1.5 Hours of VA and CA CLE pending.

IAPP Credit also pending.

The Corporate Transparency Act, effective from January, mandates entities formed this year to make their initial filing with FinCEN within 90 days of formation. Entities formed before 2024 have the entire year to comply. Well-prepared companies are using this time to analyze and fine-tune their structures to best position themselves to report as efficiently as possible. With the information reported to FinCEN now widely accessible to the IRS, it’s crucial for legal departments and in-house practitioners to collaborate with their counterparts in finance, tax, and compliance to ensure consistent reporting across government agencies and minimize audit risks.

Discover how the IRS’s significantly enhanced enforcement and technology budgets, along with new information sources like the Corporate Transparency Act, are set to impact large corporations, complex partnerships, and high net worth individuals who are under the IRS’s scrutiny.

This panel will also share insights gleaned from the initial months of filings under the Corporate Transparency Act and discuss how companies can benefit from the various reporting exemptions.

Presented by Melissa Wiley, tax controversy partner at Lowenstein Sandler and Laura Murray, General Counsel at Virginia REALTORS®.

1.5 Hours of VA MCLE pending.

Please join the ACC NCR Community Service Committee and the Accessibility Affinity Group for a virtual evening of meditation!  Sign up to join a group-lead meditation session and learn about the importance and value of meditation, all from the comfort of your home or office.  

In addition, we ask that participants, and anyone else who wishes to, donate to our National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Fundraising Page.  NAMI is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of all those affected by mental illness.
NAMI provides education, support, advocacy, and awareness so that we all live better lives.  

Our goal is to raise $500.

Please join us for some relaxation and mindfulness!

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.

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