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Gather one last time this year with your ACC MN colleagues and toast the holiday season! 

Join us for cocktails and snacks at the hot, new Maison Margaux Underground Bar ("Paris in the North Loop") on Tuesday, December 19, beginning at 5:30 PM.

Admission is free and open to ACC members and their in-house counsel first-time guests.

Thanks to our sponsor, Robins Kaplan!

In the face of a hybrid workforce and increasing regulatory complexity, organizations need the right technology and service to effectively manage their subsidiary governance. Powerful entity management software can automate your compliance workflows, facilitate secure collaboration, and scale to meet your evolving needs to transform your legal operations. The right entity management software can transform your legal operations by centralizing your entity data, documents, compliance, communication, collaboration, and reporting for all your company’s entities. Please join CSC as they share best practices and considerations for managing global entity compliance and pitfalls to avoid. CSC’s speakers will be Donald Tsang, Senior Executive Director, Head of Corporate Legal Solutions, Hong Kong; David Jefferies, Senior Director of Product Management for Global Compliance in Wilmington, Delaware; and Helena Ledic, Associate General Counsel and Senior Director for CSC in Chicago, Illinois and a current ACC Chicago board member and the former chair of the ACC’s Corporate & Securities Law Network.

5:00PM-6:00PM   The Unified Patent Court: Friend or Foe?

6:00PM-8:00PM   Sushi Making, Networking & Cocktails

Join fellow ACC SFBA members and our sponsor, Osborne Clarke for a CLE entitled "Unified Patent Court: Friend or Foe" followed by Sushi Making, Networking & Cocktails on Werqwise's beautiful rooftop terrace with an almost 360 degree view of the Bay Area.

The introduction of the Unified Patents Court (UPC) and Unitary Patent (UP) has had a significant impact on various industries, including the life sciences and healthcare sectors. These sectors, which heavily rely on patents for innovation and research, have had to navigate the added complexity brought about by the new system. It is crucial for in-house counsel managing international IP programs in these industries to stay up to date with the evolving landscape and effectively address the challenges and opportunities presented by the UPC and UP.

Join our experts for a discussion that will include topics such as:

  • Determine which patents are eligible for unitary patent protection under the UPC system.
  • Opt-out request to avoid the jurisdiction of the UPC? Evaluate risks of centralized revocation proceedings.
  • Litigation strategies that might work for enforcing patents under the UPC system. Consider where to bring infringement actions to leverage local divisions.
  • UPC case law and trends to monitor as the court begins operation with preemptive preparation.
  • Evaluate UPC system versus the existing European national court system. Leverage the central injunction procedure.

SPEAKERS:

Will James, UK Partner, Patent and IP specialist and head of Osborne Clarke’s UK Life Sciences and Healthcare sector

Dr. Andrea Schmoll, Germany Partner, IP and licensing specialist, Osborne Clarke

Tim Harris, UK Partner, Patent litigator, Pharma and Biotech specialist, Osborne Clarke

Intellectual Property and Advertising Considerations in the Age of Social Media

This session will focus on trademark and advertising considerations for brands in today’s social media age. The presentation will cover (a) the benefits of protecting your brand’s intellectual property, including trademark and copyright, (b) compliance with advertising laws, and (c) the risks and remedies associated with each.

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Defying Gravity: How to Counsel Clients on AI with only a Law Degree

This presentation first will provide a summary overview of AI and certain terms and concepts important to understanding its risks. It will identify in summary fashion some of the other primary ethical rules implicated by a lawyer’s use of AI (e.g., independent judgment, confidentiality, supervision, unauthorized practice). The presentation then will focus primarily on advising clients on AI and Model Rule 1.1’s requirement of technology competence, suggesting a risk management approach for meeting the standards of that rule.

Agenda:

4:30-5:00 PM Check-In

5:00-7:00 PM CLE Program

7:00-8:00 PM Social Hour

Additional Information

2.0 hours of General CLE credit in Tennessee (pending)

This session will explore the current policy and regulatory landscape related to new trade barriers in the EU. Our lawyers will discuss the impact of specific measures used by the EU authorities, and address compliance challenges, enforcement risks, and mitigation steps in-house counsel should consider.

Are you on the path to a General Counsel role or seeking more responsibility in your organization?  Join us on November 8 to hear our esteemed panel discuss the keys to setting yourself up for success as a leader.

We will identify the soft skills and EQ necessary to lead, as well as the substantive areas of law that are current hot topics including AI/ChatGPT.  This program will offer tips on how to keep up with technology and determine what areas you might need to work on to be part of the succession plan, and eventually a successful Legal Leader.



Panel: 

Daniel Enos, Senior Counsel & Director of Regulatory Affairs at MAG Aerospace

Nicole Greenidge-Hoskins, General Counsel at Human Rights Campaign and Human Rights Campaign Foundation

Dean Manson, Chief Legal Officer at Echostar

Jennifer Solomon, Chief of Staff to the General Counsel at Constellation Energy

Debbie Tang, Partner & Executive Recruiter, Bridge Partners, will moderate the discussion.


This program is presented by the ACC NCR Career Development Committee.

This event has been cancelled and will be rescheduled in 2024.

5:00 - 6:00 pm Program
6:00 - 7:00 pm Happy Hour/Networking

ACC SD and Cooley invite you to a discussion about the special issues and considerations relating to executive compensation and employee benefits that arise in the context of mergers, acquisitions and similar transformative corporate events. 

Topics covered will include 2023 market trends, share reserve utilization strategies, managing varied stakeholder interests, Section 280G parachute payments and navigating compensation disclosure scenarios.  (1 MCLE General credit)

ACCGP's women lawyers are invited to join us for a fun social event with Cozen O'Connor. We will start off the night with a reception, giving guests time to sip, snack and socialize at Wax & Wine in Philadelphia. The candle making experience will follow the reception, where each guest will have the chance to create their own candle from scratch.
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