Events

Join ACC St. Louis and the Diversity & Inclusion and Social Justice Committees for lunch and learn more about the ACC St. Louis Chapter AWARD WINNING Diversity & Inclusiong Committee and Social Justice Committee on Wednesday, February 22, at 11:30 AM!

Our event hosts, Vikas Sunkari with SSM Health and Lisa Savoy with Experian will talk about their initiatives and planned events for 2023!

Schedule:      
11:30 - 12:00 Check-in and lunch     
12:00 - 1:00  Presentation & Discussion

Location:
India Palace
12322 Dorsett Rd.
Maryland Heights, MO  63043

We look forward to seeing you IN-PERSON for lunch!

This seminar will provide you with a primer on practical issues with enforcing rights under the Federal Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016. 

Registration:     3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.   

Program:           4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Reception:         5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.   

Please note the dress code for the Duquesne Club:

Club Casual Attire:  collared shirts, turtleneck sweaters, or knit or golf type shirts with collars, tucked into tailored trousers or khakis. Ladies may wear blouses or sweaters with tailored skirts or slacks.

Unacceptable Attire:  jeans, denim, tee shirts, sweatshirts, shorts, mini-skirts, athletic clothing and athletic shoes (except in the Health and Fitness Center), leggings, spandex, informal leather attire, halter tops, casual hats, casual sandals, hiking boots and recreational footwear. No one will be admitted to the Club in unacceptable attire.

This program has been preapproved for one hour of PA substantive CLE credit.

2023 Corporate Counsel Institute – May 9, 2023

 7:15 – 8:00 Registration, Continental Breakfast and Visit Exhibits

7:55– 8:10 Welcome Remarks

Jenny Herner, President, Association of Corporate Counsel 

Hon. Kendra Howard, President, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis

8:10 – 9:00
(1) Session Title: Dear Ethics Lawyer goes Corporate Part Two:  Additional Stories of Dilemmas, Questions and Challenges for Corporate Counsel
Stinson

9:10 – 10:00
(2) Session Title: The Nine: The Supreme Court at the Dawn of a New Era
Lewis Rice

10:00 – 10:10  Break/Visit Exhibitors

10:10 – 11:00  
(3) Session Title: State of the Unions: Developments with Organized Labor
  and the NLRB
Ogletree Deakins

11:10 – 12:00
(4) Session Title: CCPA/CPRA/GDPRA The Intersection of HR and Data
  Privacy/Security
Armstrong Teasdale

12:00 – 12:40 Lunch Served
12:40 – 1:30
(5) Luncheon Session Title: The Thing About “The Thing About Pam”

Joel Schwartz, Rosenblum, Schwarts & Fry

1:30 – 1:40 Break/Visit Exhibitors 

1:40 – 2:30
(6) Session Title – Contracting Best Practices: Indemnification, Force Majeure and other Remedies in a post-Covid World”
Husch Blackwell

 2:40 – 3:30  
(7) The Antitrust Onslaught and Approaches by Which to Manage the Risk
Polsinelli

3:30 – 3:45 Break/Visit Exhibitors

3:45 – 4:35  
(8) Topic: Changes to the NLRA, Government Efforts to Assist Union
  Organizing and How to Protect Your Company
McMahon Berger

4:45 – 5:35
(9) Session Title: Corporate Client Privilege: Protecting and Preserving Client
Confidences in the Corporate Setting
Thompson Coburn

 5:35 – 6:30  Reception

For years, employers have been exploring the possibility of how automated tools (ranging from basic computer screening methods to advanced AI systems) may be able to improve and simplify the hiring process and other employment-related evaluation processes. And now, with NYC Local Law 144 going into effect in 2023, the new frontier of algorithmic decision-making in the workplace – and regulation of the same – is upon us.

NYC Local Law 144 is the most robust law regulating “automated employment decision tools” (AEDTs) to date, and it prohibits employers from using AI in employment decision-making processes unless they take a number of affirmative steps prior to doing so, including a bias audit of the tool. A key aspect of this bias audit is that it can also serve to enhance an employer’s attainment of its diversity, equity, and inclusion goals by ensuring that the use of AEDTs does not foster unintended bias or create unintended workforce disparities.

How should employers consider using AI-based decision tools to ensure compliance with applicable law and in a way that advances workplace equity objectives?

Join Mintz and ACC New York City for an interactive, forward-thinking conversation with in-house peers at Storico as we discuss:

• How workplaces are adapting to the new law
• Any challenges they have faced – including best practices learned so far – in ensuring compliance
• The impact this law is (or isn’t) having on fostering a diverse workforce
• How these changes impact the legal regulation of the employment relationship
• Trends beyond NYC

Agenda

6:00-6:30 PM // Registration

6:30-7:30 PM // Program

7:30-8:30PM // Networking Reception

Speakers

Michelle Capezza, Of Counsel, Mintz

Corbin Carter, Associate, Mintz

Zahreen Ghaznavi, Assistant GC, Time

Mona Mehta, Senior Global Employment Counsel, SentinelOne

1 CLE Credit (NY) // Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias (for experienced attorneys only)

Making Pro Bono Work in a Virtual World

Remote representation is here to stay and can feel even more intimidating and unique in the pro bono setting. Join the Association of Corporate Counsel National Capital Region and Washington Council of Lawyers as we invite an experienced panel of in-house volunteers and legal service coordinators who will share best practices, lessons learned and tools for success that enable pro bono volunteers to navigate all aspects of virtual client representation, including clinics, limited scope representations, and even remote court proceedings.

Panelists include

Erin Mee, Pro Bono Coordinating Attorney with National Veterans Legal Services Program

Darryl Maxwell, Director for the DC Bar Pro Bono Center

Kathi Westcott, Senior Director, Legal Affairs and Deputy General Counsel at Pew Charitable Trust

Moderated by: Kirsten Keating, Associate General Counsel at Freddie Mac and co-chair of ACC NCR Pro Bono Committee

The presentation will take place 12 - 1 pm ET and be followed by an online pro bono fair 1 - 2 pm ET, during which attendees will be able to select up to four break-out sessions featuring legal services organizations and in-house volunteers discussing volunteer opportunities.  Registrants may attend either or both the program and fair.

Thank you to the following organizations that have signed on to participate. More will be added.

Ayuda · Children's Law Center · Corporate Pro Bono · DC Bar Pro Bono Center · DC Volunteer Lawyers Project · Kids in Need of Legal Defense (KIND) · Legal Counsel for the Elderly · Legal Services of Northern Virginia · Maryland Legal Aid · National Veterans Legal Services Program · Whitman Walker Health Legal Services

In keeping with tradition, we will be holding an annual year-in-review session summarizing key legal developments and trends for tax-exempt organizations in 2022 and flag what nonprofit in-house counsel should be tracking for 2023. Panelists will highlight hot topics to have on your radar including:   

Corporate Philanthropy 

·       Scholarship programs 

·       Economic relief 

Alternate Structures for Charitable Giving: 

·       Stock/wealth transfers: Patagonia, Facebook 

·       Fraudulent transfers  

Advocacy communications 

·       TCPA 

·       Political advertising, platform policies 

·       Disputes over c4, c4 political activity 

State controversies 

·       Aftermath of Bonta decision 

·       Denouement of NY suit versus NRA 

·       Settlement of GMA case 

Application of Foreign Agents Registration Act  

Presented by Richard Sevcik and Brian Svoboda, Partners and Simona Roesch, Associate at Perkins Coie and Jami Wyatt, Associate General Counsel at AARP.

2.0 Hours of VA MCLE pending.