Events

Please join PPSC attorneys at Gravity Heights for an overview of new employment legislation affecting California employers in 2023.  Bring your questions for an interactive session!  

The presentation will be followed by tasty cocktails and appetizers.  

With the rise in pay transparency and pay reporting laws, activist shareholder proposals, and SEC pay disclosure requirements likely on the horizon, employers need to ensure they are in compliance with a patchwork of new state laws and consider whether and how they will communicate their pay philosophy.  

In this session, we will cover changes from this past year in state/local pay reporting laws, laws banning inquiries about prior pay, and laws requiring disclosure of pay in recruiting and other materials. We will also briefly discuss potential changes to SEC disclosure pay disclosure requirements, and provide real-world examples of how shareholder proposals have led to pay disclosure requirements.  With a practical focus for DMV employers, we will discuss best practice recommendations for navigating all of these issues, along with practical tips for reviewing and improving pay equity.

Presented by Carson Sullivan, Partner and Sarah Besnoff, Associate at Paul Hastings and Lesley Marlin, Associate General Counsel at FINRA.

1.5 Hours of VA MCLE pending.

Join ACC St. Louis and Gowling WLG for a closer look at key legal issues that a company may face when expanding outside of the United States.

In the second episode in our First Call Country Series, a panel of UK lawyers from Gowling WLG will be joined by counsel from MiTek, to discuss real-world legal aspects of doing business in the UK.

 Drawing on a wealth of experience of advising US based clients, we will explore what differences and difficulties companies, and their counsel, are likely to experience when starting, acquiring or carrying on a business in the UK, and how those issues can be addressed.

 We also hope to pick the brains of Amit Shah, General Counsel from MiTek on their story, and to share our views on how we see the UK's legislative regime and economy developing in coming years, after some of the seismic events that we have witnessed recently.   

We look forward to seeing you online on Monday, November 21st. 

Join ACC St. Louis and Gowling WLG for a closer look at key legal issues that a company may face when expanding outside of the United States.

Expanding a business across borders can be an effective and significant way to increase your company’s customer base, enhance your talent pool and explore new markets.  However, the process may seem daunting as you try to navigate a whole new system of laws and regulations.       Gowling WLG is pleased to present its First Call Country Series in which we will explore key legal issues that a company may face when expanding outside the United States.  In this series we will look at expansion into a number of countries, including Canada, United Kingdom, France, the Middle East and others.

In this Canadian edition, our panel will discuss ways to enter the Canadian market, the flow of money across borders, and issues relating to both the hiring of Canadian employees and the movement of company employees across the border.  We will also explore how to protect your company’s IP in Canada and some unique “Canadian” issues for companies looking to do business in Quebec.

We look forward to seeing you online on Thursday, October 20th. 

Join ACC St. Louis and the 2022 Sponsors for fun evening of Networking, Glass Blowing and Wine on Wednesday, November 9th at The Third Degree Glass Factory!     

Have you been to the glass factory recently? 

• Enjoy drinks and hors d’oeuvres in a fun environment
• Glass blowing demonstrations throughout the evening with ability to purchase item at end of evening
• Start on your holiday shopping at the Glass Shop
• Win prizes and go home with new connections

Complimentary parking in Third Degree parking lot.

Get to know the 2022 Sponsors and your in-house colleagues on a new level during an evening of fun and professional networking.

Following the pandemic’s “Great Resignation,” there has been a new push among employees to have their restrictive covenants declared unenforceable by the courts.  This seminar will provide you with a primer on the types of restrictive covenants that are recognized in Pennsylvania and some of the latest decisions from the Pennsylvania state and federal courts over their enforceability. 

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

Program:    3:30 to 4:45 p.m.

Reception:    4:45 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.

Businesses are increasingly embracing Web 3.0, or Web3, as the future of the internet. In fact, companies are already using Web3 in many different ways, including in decentralized finance, governance, and gaming. But the legal framework surrounding related emerging technologies, such as blockchain, cryptocurrency, and non-fungible tokens (or NFTs), remains unsettled. As a result, companies trying to navigate Web3 and these technologies are wading into largely uncharted legal waters. In this presentation, partners Sarah Paul and Brandi Taylor, who routinely advise businesses on Web3 issues, will discuss some of the key Web3 technologies, how companies are already using those technologies, and the various novel legal issues they present.

Speakers:
Brandi Taylor, Partner, West Coast Technology & Data Lead, Eversheds Sutherland
Sarah Paul, Partner, Co-Global Head of Corporate Crime and Investigations, Eversheds Sutherland
Jaya Kasibhatia,  Associate General Counsel, Product at Coinbase

Join your colleagues and meet the 2023 ACC San Diego board of directors for beer, wine, appetizers, and some in-person networking!