Events

ACCGP Members are invited to a Meet Your Counterparts with Latitude at Scarpetta in the Rittenhouse Hotel.

Attendees will enjoy an evening of networking and delicious Italian food and drink.

Please join us for a special ACC Round Table CLE discussion entitled " Legal Considerations for Emergency Response and Crisis Management."

Steptoe & Johnson will bring us an interactive program focused on crisis management and emergency response, with a focus on workplace safety. This program will feature seasoned lawyers with hands on experience helping clients successfully navigate the potential liability issues involved in responding to an unanticipated event, particularly those incidents associated with serious injuries and fatalities.  The panel includes attorneys who have considerable experience representing both employers and the DOL-OSHA in complex catastrophic investigations. 

Please feel free to pass this invitation on to other individuals within in your organization who would like to learn more about this subject! 

11:30 am - 12:00 pm Registration/Lunch
12:00 - 1:00 pm Program

Non-Disclosure Agreements are some of the most commonly entered agreements in the  business environment and almost every business transaction agreement contains non-disclosure provisions.  NDAs require careful drafting and follow-through in their execution. Good NDAs ensure that your innovations, secrets, designs and data will remain confidential, even when shared with someone external to your company. In this interactive session, we will provide the secret sauce to crafting a great NDA.

Please join ACC NCR’s Affinity Groups and Diamond Sponsor Polsinelli for a special networking happy hour at the newly opened Kitchen + Kocktails by Kevin Kelley.   

Enjoy dynamic comfort food and creative craft cocktails just a few blocks from the White House.  Rising hospitality mogul and Black restaurateur Kevin Kelley will share his journey from lawyer to owner of restaurants in Dallas, Chicago, and the District, serving authentic southern cuisine in a celebratory environment, welcoming to all.  

Whether you have attended one or more ACC NCR Affinity Group events, are interested in learning more about them, or just want to enjoy a fun evening out at one of DC’s newest hot restaurants, we hope you will join us! 

ACC NCR Affinity Groups – Read more here!

• Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Affinity Group
• Accessibility Affinity Group: Legal professionals with visible and invisible disabilities
• Black & African American Affinity Group
• Café con Leche Affinity Group: Hispanic/Latinx in-house counsel
• LGBTQ+ Affinity Group
• Young Lawyers Affinity Group: Generation Z, Generation Y and late Generation X

Avoid an ethics “aca”tasrophe when getting your “pitch” to potential clients.  You too can “crush it” if you know the professional rules related to advertising, referrals, and use of social media to “pitch” your services or experience. 

This program will review the evolution of ethical rules addressing attorney advertising and the current professional rules important for attorney marketing, highlighting still significant variation in state versions of the pertinent ABA Model Rules. 

With a “Pitch Perfect” theme, the panel will review specific examples and ask the audience to decide if the examples are “real” or “not real” (drawn from actual cases or headlines or constructed hypotheticals) and then discusses applicable rules and guidance:

• Titles and firm names
• “Specialties” and “expertise”
• Accolades
• Past results
• Comparisons 
• Jurisdictional limits
• Depictions 
• Testimonials & endorsements
• Websites
• Filing and retention requirements
• Blogs, podcasts, and other social media
• Referral fees and fee-sharing
• Solicitation and labeling requirements
• Political contributions
  
  
  Presented by Platinum Sponsor - Hunton Andrews Kurth.  This program is presented in Richmond also live broadcast to the DC Office of Hunton Andrews Kurth to view in person only.

Speakers:

Kelly Faglioni, Partner, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Amy McDaniel Williams, Partner, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP 

Christian Pugaczewski, Partner, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Madeline Culbreth, Associate, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

Tyler Grant, Associate, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

We have received 2.0 hours of VIRGINIA BAR MCLE ETHICS CREDIT for this event.  

*Fees:
No Charge for ACC members;
$30 for non-member in-house counsel.
**Please Note: There is no charge for Lawyers of Hunton Andrews Kurth if you register as a Speaker Guest In Person Attendee.

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

Session 1 - 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
"Understanding the Financial Implications of Commercial Litigation Matters"
Presented by Citrin Cooperman

This presentation will cover the following topics:

• How to quantify potential damages calculations in commercial litigation matters.
• Understanding the financial documents produced in discovery to support/defend your claims.
• How to work with outside financial experts to understand potential damages.

Speakers:

• Joe Lesovitz, Partner, Forensic, Litigation & Valuation Services, Citrin Cooperman
• Elisa McEnroe, Partner, Morgan Lewis
• Laura Nastase Najemy, Senior Assistant City Solicitor, City of Wilmington
  

Session 2 - 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
"The Inside Story On Having a Successful Mediation or Arbitration – from the Mediator’s and Arbitrator's Viewpoint and from the Litigant’s Viewpoint"
Presented by Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfield LLC

The vast majority of commercial and corporate business disputes resolve well before trial, and often via some form of ADR.  This session will discuss inside tips to get the most out of your Mediation and Arbitration. 

Speakers:

• Kevin Berry, Senior Counsel, Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC
• Barry Cohen, Partner, Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC
• Hope Steidle Kildea, Associate, Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC
• Olga O'Donnell, Associate General Counsel - Managing Director, AccessLex Institute

On Tuesday, October 10, 2023, join Carlson Caspers lawyers and the Association of Corporate Counsel Minnesota Chapter (ACC MN) for their popular Oktoberfest interactive CLE program and networking event. This year's program will again provide the opportunity for attendees to explore Hot Topics in IP Law in round-robin roundtables. This fast-paced format will appeal to generalists and IP specialists alike! 

The program will cover substantive law and legal strategy in these cutting-edge areas:

(1) Litigation Funding Update:  Where we are now and where we are heading

(2) Treasure in the Attic: Legal strategies for identifying promising patents and monetizing your IP portfolio 

(3) Dos and Don'ts in AI Software

(4) Beyond Bored Apes: The impact of NFT and emerging technology on the legal landscape

Each topic will be hosted by a Carlson Caspers attorney who will lead a timed small-group discussion. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in all four discussion groups during the hour-long program.

After the CLE program, try your hand at pickleball--or enjoy watching from the sidelines as you quaff a craft cider.

CARLSON CASPERS PRESENTERS

William Bullard, Partner

Katherine Chen, Attorney

Seung ("Elvis") Kim, Attorney

Sam Lockner, Partner

Nate Louwagie, Attorney

Brad Micsky, Partner

Tara Norgard, Partner

Justin Oakland, Attorney

AGENDA

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM | Check-in and refreshments

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Round-robin CLE program

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM | Pickleball and networking

The program is free and open to ACC members and in-house counsel first-time guests. 1 Standard CLE credit is pending in Minnesota.

Thanks to our sponsor, Carlson Caspers!

September 20, 2023 IT, Privacy & eCommerce Webinar
9:00-10:00 a.m. 
(1 hour of Substantive CLE approved for PA, NJ & DE)

https://accinhouse.zoom.us/j/99887272504

"Disclosure. Disclosure. Disclosure: Understanding the SEC’s New Final Cybersecurity Rules"
Presented by Reed Smith

On July 26, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new cybersecurity rules which became effective on September 5, 2023. For the final rule’s risk management, strategy and governance disclosures, registrants and foreign private issuers will have additional time to prepare. 

Join as we discuss:

• Key aspects of the final rules
• Better practices for organizations looking to comply and related risks for management and boards
• Materiality considerations including both quantitative and qualitative factors
• Responding to cybersecurity incidents and the final rule’s impact on preparation and response

Speakers:

• Randall Cook, Chief Legal Officer, Blackberry
• Michael Standard, Chief Privacy Counsel, Haleon
• Gerald Stegmaier, Partner, Reed Smith

The M&A Practice has witnessed sweeping changes in the past year. This session will look at how these changes, court decisions and the market volatility have impacted the M&A and Deals market. Topics will include Rep and Warranty Insurance, discussing what's still the same and what's different and the current state of the market for insurance.

The panel will also discuss Corporate Governance in the context of acquisitions and other changes to board of director duties, such as the Caremark decision that has eroded business judgment protection. Additionally, we will discuss how board members are being held accountable for failing to adopt strong compliance programs in areas like FDA compliance for biohealth companies or cyber security policies for all companies.

Presented by Greg Giammittorio and Jodi Arganbright, Partners at Potomac Law Group, James J. Wallace, Executive Director and General Counsel, Strategic Missile Defense at Raytheon Technologies and James Marky, Associate General Counsel – M&A/Corporate Transactions at Booz Allen Hamilton.

1.5 Hours of VA MCLE pending.