Events

LIVE IN TYSONS at VALO PARK!
 

This popular event offers you an opportunity to meet one-on-one with career-advancement professionals and/or attend small breakout sessions to get their insights on career path, résumés, LinkedIn profiles, and networking.  You can also
update your professional headshot with a proferssional photographer for free!

ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS:
Featuring search and placement professionals that are ACC NCR Professional Growth Partners: Bridge Partners; Easter Consulting; Firm Advice; Garrison & Sisson Inc.; Major, Lindsey & Africa; and Robert Half.  One-on-one sessions will last 25 minutes, at which you can discuss:

 

• Interviewing skills.
• Perfecting your résumé.
• Improving your LinkedIn profile.
• Leveraging your network and improving your networking skills.
• Your next career step.
• Developing a career plan.

Directions:

• Click here to review the participating professionals' level of expertise and areas they can address.
• Identify the person/people you want to meet with based on your own experience level and interests. 
• The registration confirmation page for this event will have a link to sign-up for no more than 2 one-on-one sessions.  On that sign-up page, you will be able to select a particular professional and time.

IMPORTANT:  Due to the nature of the program, we ask that you make sure to attend any session for which you register or let us know in advance that you need to cancel so that another member can have your slot.

SMALL GROUP BREAKOUT SESSIONS:
New this year, participating professionals will also offer breakout sessions throughout the day to discuss relevant and compelling topics in a group setting to assist you with furthering your career.  You do not need to register for the breakout sessions.  Click here to see the Agenda of Topics for the Breakout Sessions.

PROFESSIONAL HEADSHOTS:
ACC National Capital Region has also engaged a professional photographer to take professional head-shots of any participants who may want them for their LinkedIn profile or other purpose. We will provide this service at no cost to participants. Unlike in past years, all must register and complete the COVID attestation to  obtain your professional headshot (perfect for LinkedIn!).. First come – first served!

Sheppard Mullin’s Retail, Fashion & Beauty Team and the New York City Retail Practice Group of the ACC NYC Chapter Invite You to Our Holiday Celebration at Sheppard Mullin New York!

Back By Popular Demand: Fashion Jeopardy Holiday Fun!!!

Although the focus on ESG considerations has increased in the past few years, the focus on climate change in particular has been particularly intense.  Companies are feeling the pressure to say the right things, but are increasingly being held to account for the things that they say.  Whether through regulatory action, or by claims by individuals and organizations, companies are facing greater risks with respect to claims of greenwashing.

This session will address the legal framework for potential claims related to climate and environmental impact and greenwashing.  The session will wrap up with key takeaways for in-house counsel to keep in mind in this rapidly changing landscape and enable them to effectively advise boards and management on litigation risks associated with deceptive green claims.

Topics will include:

• General outline of legal framework

• Survey of global cases and outcomes, identifying themes where plaintiffs have found success/failure

• Application of themes to the Canadian law context

• Practical risk mitigation strategies Canadian businesses should be considering now.

Agenda:

4:00 pm:
Arrival at Fasken Office

4:15 pm – 5:15 pm:
Presentation – Climate Litigation and Greenwashing Risks

5:15 pm: 
Q&A Session followed by departure to Reception

Sponsored by Eversheds Sutherland

You’re invited to an evening of wine tasting, hors d’oeuvres, and networking at Blanc et Rouge Cava, sponsored by Eversheds Sutherland.  After Blanc & Rouge Cava’s Sommelier provides a mini tutorial on the differences between today’s French, New World and California wines, you’ll have a chance to put your knowledge to the test in a blind tasting competition! Like the famous 1976 Judgment of Paris that put California wines on the map, you will have the chance to taste a selection of wines from each geography. See if you can identify which wines hail from which regions!

Not a wine drinker? Beer and non-alcoholic options will also be available.  We look forward to seeing you there!

Register now to secure your spot.

Attorneys from Jackson Lewis P.C. are pleased to invite you to a networking reception and guided wine tasting.

Join us at Corkbuzz, in the heart of Union Square, to sample a global variety of wines with paired passed canapés.

6:30 PM – 9:00 PM / Networking/Social

You're invited to join ACC St. Louis for the 2023 Annual Meeting and Volunteer Recognition Dinner on Thursday, January 26, 2023 at the Ritz Carlton.

During the Annual Meeting on January 26th, the Chapter will:

· Confirm the nominees for the 2023 Board,

· Election of the 2023 Officers and Directors,

· Announce awardees of the 2022 Member of the Year and 2022 Committee of the Year and the William E. Jaudes Award, and

· Meet our 2023 President.     Please review the proposed slate of 2023 Officers and Directors At Large, for election at the Annual Meeting: 

 2023 ACC St. Louis Slate of Officers and Directors

Please note that this is a Members Only Event, as the election of Officers and Directors at Large will take place during the event.

Program Title: Annual Legal Update with Tueth Keeney

Join ACC St. Louis and Tueth Keeney for lunch and 90-minute CLE!

Topics will include: 

· NEW TOPIC ADDED:  Employment Law Lightening Round

 We will discuss employment law updates that in house counsel need to know, including recent procedural changes in federal court regarding protective orders and filing documents under seal; Missouri’s constitutional amendment legalizing recreational marijuana; the new proposed FLSA regulations regarding employee and independent contractor classification; and the EEOC’s proposed strategic enforcement initiative.

Speakers: Mollie Mohan & Jenna Lakamp

Panel Discussion: What Keeps In-House Counsel Up At Night?

An esteemed panel of your colleagues will discuss issues and challenges they face as in-house attorneys and provide practical approaches for handling challenging issues and matters.

Panel moderator: Kate Nash

· DOJ Gone Wild! – IER Discrimination Investigations

We will provide an update on the Department of Justice’s Immigration and Employee Rights agency’s recent trend toward more expansive investigations related to citizenship and immigration discrimination.

Speakers: Melanie Gurley Keeney & John Reynolds

We look forward to seeing you IN-PERSON on Thursday, November 17th at Westborough Country Club!