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Join us at 3 for a CLE presentation on Cybersecurity, then stay for an optional cheese class hosted by local artisan cheese shop, Antonelli's!

Your Privacy & Cybersecurity Takewaways during Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2020
Some companies are contemplating a permanent shift to virtual offices for certain positions as a byproduct of the emerging quarantine culture that has resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic. Michael Best attorney Elizabeth Rogers’ presentation will highlight key lessons learned over the past 6 months and how to mitigate compliance risks while unleashing innovative and creative solutions for working from home. Use Elizabeth’s checklist as a start for achieving a balance between the risks and benefits of leveraging technology for virtual productivity and for minimizing privacy violations and security incidents.

Join us for a virtual beer and bites tasting from Vista Brewery! Pick up your beer and small bites at Vista, then join us for a virtual tasting at 5pm on September 24. There will be three drawings giving away a $100 Amazon gift card - get extra entries by referring new ACC members.

Presented by: Robert Rojas, Associate and Alyssa Gonnerman, Associate

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

12:00 – 1:00PM
via Zoom Webinar

Expanded Medical and Sick Leave Entitlements and Litigation Updates in the Time of Covid-19

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, employers were already struggling to comply with myriad employee leave obligations. Passage of the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and local “emergency" paid sick leave laws have brought even more complexity to employers' compliance efforts. This webinar will provide key insights into how employers can manage medical and sick leave obligations now and in the future.

Discussion Topics & Objectives:

·       Employer leave overview (prior to COVID-19 and during the impact of the pandemic) (10 minutes)

·       Families First Coronavirus Response Act and other “emergency” paid sick leave laws (30 minutes)

·       The future of paid leave and compliance obligations (5 minutes)

·       COVID-19 litigation updates (15 minutes)

We encourage members to bring an associate or colleague that may be interested in joining the ACC Mid-America Chapter. The Association of Corporate Counsel offers numerous benefits and resources to in-house counsel including CLE offerings and networking opportunities and we look forward to sharing that information with others in the field.

Please click here to register by November 9, 2020
*Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska Continuing Legal Education Credits are pending.

Trouble with the Link? Copy & paste this link into a new browser to register:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7av4Mt49QWieIIeM5Nc-7Q

ACC Mid-America Chapter and Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP

JOINTLY PRESENT
Don’t Neglect the Boilerplate: Examining Contract Boilerplate
and Why it Matters

Presented by: Marty Behn and Dan Schwaller

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

12:00PM – 1:00PM

Program Description: If you’re a lawyer who regularly reads through what seems like needlessly long, boring, and repetitive contract terms, your desire to skim or ignore the boilerplate is understandable.  But boilerplate terms can, in fact, be very impactful in contract dispute negotiations and litigation, and an evaluation of the merits of a case should often begin with a review of the contract’s boilerplate language.  In this presentation we review and discuss some of the boilerplate contract language that most often gets contracting parties into and out of trouble.

Consider this timely example: force majeure. What was formerly considered a dull, boilerplate provision has suddenly become top of mind in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Government-mandated shut downs, losing a significant portion of the workforce for weeks at a time, and even supply chain issues have become common problems, and the terms of a contract’s force majeure provision may dictate whether a company must continue performing under its contracts. 

We will also cover several other boilerplate terms, including: 

• Integration clauses
• Sandbagging provisions
• Modifications of statutes of limitations
• Non-reliance

Course Outline:

• Introductory Terms: Parties, Defined Terms, and Recitals (10 minutes)
• Boilerplate Terms and their Importance (50 minutes)

We encourage members to bring an associate or colleague that may be interested in joining the ACC Mid-America Chapter. The Association of Corporate Counsel offers numerous benefits and resources to in-house counsel including CLE offerings and networking opportunities and we look forward to sharing that information with others in the field.

Click Here to Register by October 5, 2020
*Continuing Legal Education Credits pending in Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri

Having trouble with the link? Please copy and paste this URL: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bK9_i1VJRLuuKZl-0z_2jg

Click here to Register by October 26, 2020

*Kansas, Missouri & Nebraska Continuing Legal Education Credits pending.

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ACC Mid-America Chapter 
and
Husch Blackwell, LLP
jointly present 
Double Jeopardy:  A Game Show of Legal Ethics

Presented By: 
Grant Leach, Partner 
Casey Kidwell, Attorney

Wednesday, September 30, 2020
from 
2:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. 
 

Hosted Via Interactive Online Webinar
The webinar link will be sent the on 9/28/20 to the email address used during registration.

Approved for 2 Hours of Ethics Credit in Kansas, Nebraska & Iowa
*Missouri Approval is pending

Presentation Description:

Join us for a fun, but informative, CLE ethics seminar in the format of a panel game show. Contestants answer and discuss legal ethics questions, hypotheticals and dilemmas posed by our Legal Ethics Hosts, who will involve the audience in competition with the panel as well as lively discussion on current legal ethics issues and rules of professional practice. Discussion will follow each question wherein the Legal Ethics Hosts will provide references to relevant rules, cases and ethics opinions.

Topics include:

• The use of social media                                                            
• Conflicts of interest
• Reporting misconduct and breaches of ethical rules
• Spousal conflicts and other relative-related conflicts
• Negotiation tactics 
• Multi-jurisdictional practice issues
• Communication and disclosure dilemmas
• Threats and coercive tactics
• Attorney-client privilege
• And much, much more . . .

We encourage members to bring an associate, colleague or friend who may benefit from learning more about this topic, or who might be interested in joining our Mid-America Chapter of ACC.  The Association of Corporate Counsel offers many benefits and resources to in-house counsel and we look forward to sharing that information with others in this field. 

Please click here to RSVP by Friday, September 25, 2020.

Questions? Please contact Lori Beck at mid-america@accglobal.com

COVID19 is reshaping the world as we know it and what comes next will be decided by the decisions we make today. Understanding the generational dynamics at play helps us fully grasp how our employees and customers are dealing with this pivotal moment. Generational theory examines how major cultural events and conditions shape a new generation finding their place in the world. Exploring this topic while in the midst of a onceinageneration moment is precisely how leaders can gain critical insight into what's coming next. In this webinar presented by Eversheds Sutherland, Kim Lear, Generational Research Consultant and Founder of Inlay Insights, will discuss:

• Baby Boomers, the young-at-heart generation that has defied aging stereotypes, has found themselves in an at-risk, vulnerable age segment. Up until now, 60 has felt like the new 40. How has our concept of aging changed because of COVID19?
• Generation X, the most entrepreneurial generation, is taking a hard hit as small businesses struggle. How will this shape their perceptions of risk, saving and employment? On the family front, many Gen Xers had recently become empty nesters but now their college-age children are back at home. How has this changed family dynamics?
• Millennials are dealing with the one-two-blow of graduating into a recession and then dealing with a pandemic right as many were finding financial footing. On top of the marketplace implications, many millennials have young children at home. What will COVID19 and the economic upheaval mean for a generation of young parents? How does this impact their financial trajectory? How will working from home impact the way they want to work in the future?
• This, right now, could be Generation Z's defining moment. Young people are evacuated from college campuses and stripped of their newfound independence. After canceled graduation ceremonies, they will almost certainly enter the workforce during a recession. They are growing up with the backdrop of a global pandemic. How will this shape their perceptions of work, stability, connection, technology and risk?

When we take the time to understand how each generation will be shaped by COVID19, we're able to uncover where we go from here, together.

The CCPA didn’t start the fire, but like data breach laws, it's certainly leading the way. A surge of new data privacy regulations is igniting a sea change for corporate counsel. Savvy plaintiffs’ attorneys will no doubt exploit companies’ weaknesses and citizens’ private right of action to spark a wave of class action litigation, sweeping up companies that were never before targets. Is your company a target? Legal teams must be proactive to mitigate liabilities and protect their companies.

This session will cover:
· Regulatory Update
· New Tactics of the Plaintiffs Bar
· Essentials for Limiting Liability & Mitigating Risk

Presenters:
Rebecca Perry, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Exterro
Heidi Fessler, Founder, Innova Law Group, PLLC
Michael Cohen, Counsel, Lathrop GPM LLP

The program qualifies for 1.0 Standard CLE credit.

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Thanks to our sponsor, Exterro!