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Meet the 2022 ACC San Diego Board Members, enjoy a frosty pint, and network with your fellow ACC members. Presented by ACC San Diego.

Please join ACC SoCal and Bet Tzedek for an afternoon of pro bono service to assist individuals with their Legal Name and/or Gender Marker Change (LNGMC) petition.  Your time will help transgender and gender nonconforming clinic attendees who regularly face accessibility barriers because their identify documents incorrectly describe them as someone else.

Following a training session with Bet Tzedek staff attorneys, volunteers will compile information from attendees in order to complete petitions for filing at local courthouses.  With an issued court order, pro se litigants will be empowered to update their personal records to reflect their true identity.

 

 This CLE will provide an overview of a business’ legal duties both before and after a cyber-attack. We will also discuss the types of cyber-attacks that are currently occurring, including ransomware attacks. And we will discuss things a business should do to try to prevent data breaches as well as what to do if one occurs.

· Summary of nature of current cyber-attacks, including ransomware attacks.

· Duties of directors and officers to put in place policies to secure data and prevent data breaches.

· Relationships you need to establish before a cyber-attack occurs.

· A business’ duties upon data breach.

· Remediation after a cyber-attack.

 

Are you new to in-house or new to ACC? Join us for happy hour and great in-person conversation at Harland Brewing's outdoor patio in One Paseo. A great opportunity to stay connected, network with your peers and share ideas! Presented by DLA Piper.

Please join us either in-person at Paesanos Lincoln Heights- 555 E. Basse Rd.- or via Zoom as our friends from Norton Rose Fulbright bring us a presentation entitled "ESG & Sustainability for In-House Counsel – Breaking through the Hype."

Sustainability and ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) were two of the top buzz words for both business and law in 2021.  Many are predicting that the hype around ESG and sustainability will reach a fever pitch in 2022.  So, what does this mean for legal professionals?

Come to this month’s ACC CLE Lunch Meeting and Mike Dillinger, Executive Director at NuStar Energy, and Jeff Webb, Partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, will break through the hype and not only explain what ESG is, why it has become so important and where it is going, but also discuss ESG’s core legal issues and provide you with the practical advice needed to prepare for, analyze and overcome its litigation, commercial and corporate risks.

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

 

Well-Being has many components, including social connection and enjoying food and drink that supports our well-being in a conscious, mindful manner.

 Please join us for this fun networking event in which we will be joined by a Master Tea Blender who will take you through a brief history of tea, what differentiates the different tea types, why steep time and temperature matter when making the perfect cup of tea, and so much more. You will come out of this class one step closer to becoming a tea master!

 Registrants will receive a kit with 8 eco-friendly teabag sachets: English Breakfast, Green Pomegranate, Matcha+, Bright Eyed, Pacific Coast Mint, Earl Grey Crème, Earl Grey, White Coconut Crème. 

Note: space is limited so register right away; kit contents subject to change based on availability.

 Art of Tea is an award-winning tea company looking to make an impact through delicious, sustainable, and organic teas and botanicals. All Art of Tea products are hand-blended, made-to-order, and designed to help bring you grounding moments of peace, serenity, and joy.

 Class Blurb: Steve Schwartz is a Master Tea Blender and the Founder of Art of Tea, a hand-crafted tea purveyor based in Los Angeles. Steve has traveled around the world, cultivated relationships with farmers, and he has become enamored with the homeopathic impact plants can have on the body and mind. His drive and passion for expanding people’s knowledge and history of tea is captivating. By combining herbs and botanicals to create unique wellness and flavor profiles, Steve and his team have been able to build an explosive brand that’s garnered national acclaim and a

Please join us either in-person at the Quarry Golf Club or via Zoom as our friends from RSM US bring us a presentation entitled "Anatomy of an Internal Financial Investigation.

Using a number of case studies, this program will explore real-word examples of internal financial investigations and the tools used to provide answers to critical questions surrounding the investigation process from start to finish.  Topics will also cover key decision-making points during the investigative process and efficiencies gained in financial analysis with technological advancement of data analytic software applications.  At the completion of the course, you will be able to: 1) explain the typical phases in an internal investigation; 2) recognize leading technology-driven techniques used in investigations; and 3) describe best practices for conducting an investigation.  This discussion will focus on the guidance from the perspective of financial forensic professionals.

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

Join us for cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and great in-person conversation at Knobbe’s new office in Carmel Valley.   Do you know your company’s strategic “secret sauce”? From technology to customer lists, are you doing all you can legally to ensure your trade secrets are protected?  Come learn best practices for protecting your trade secrets and what you can do if they are stolen.

Knobbe Martens Presenters:
Maria Stout, Partner
Ben Anger, Partner 
Adam Powell, Partner
Daniel Hughes, Partner  

Networking Happy Hour:  5:30-6:00 pm         
Roundtable Discussion:  6:00-7:00 pm

We invite you to our first roundtable event of 2022. Join ACCBC in a virtual roundtable discussion on "Legal Therapy and other Difficult Questions". Taking place Wednesday January 26 from 12:00 to 1:00PM PST. Agenda topics for the discussion portion are determined by the participants of the roundtable. The ACCBC roundtables will encompass knowledge sharing, building, skills development and a call to action. Come be a part of the conversation, joining others on this journey who have things to share and learn from each other.
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