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Understanding Liability Insurance: Risk Management in a High-Risk Environment

Description:

 When risk is managed poorly, business suffers and people lose jobs.  When it’s managed effectively, saving capital and earnings, people get promoted.  Corporate counsel is in a unique position to quarterback the risk management process through careful selection and deployment of insurance.  This presentation will help corporate counsel understand what kinds of insurance mitigate third party risks, learn how to communicate with brokers and carriers to maximize insurance assets, and explain risk and insurance to senior management and the Board.

Agenda:

1:00 - 2:00 PM CST CLE Program 

Additional Information

Approved for 1 Hour CLE Credit in TN

 

 

Grab your lunch and join us for an exploratory overview of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how AI, particularly generative AI, may impact operational processes in the Legal Department. This interactive session will also examine the potential ethical implications and underlying considerations that generative AI may have on the business of law.

On Tuesday, July 18, enjoy a leisurely wind-down to your day on the Riva Terrace at the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Minneapolis. The terrace will be in the shade, the beverages will be refreshing, and your ACC colleagues will be welcoming. Check-in begins at 4:30 PM.

The event is open to ACC members and to in-house counsel first-time guests.   

Complimentary parking will be provided at the 50 South Sixth Street Ramp (approximately a four-block walk from the Four Seasons), if so requested during registration.

Thanks to our sponsor, Dorsey & Whitney LLP!

Join us on a captivating journey to where the boundaries of technology and law converge, offering you an invaluable opportunity to understand the legal intricacies of artificial intelligence (AI) implementation in the workplace.  

From combatting algorithmic bias to assisting organizations in achieving their diversity, equity, and inclusion goals, we will uncover the multifaceted legal and practical challenges that arise when integrating AI systems into the workplace. Together, we will navigate the AI conundrum and pave the way for responsible and compliant utilization of AI in your organization.

Join us on a captivating journey to where the boundaries of technology and law converge, offering you an invaluable opportunity to understand the legal intricacies of artificial intelligence (AI) implementation in the workplace.  

From combatting algorithmic bias to assisting organizations in achieving their diversity, equity, and inclusion goals, we will uncover the multifaceted legal and practical challenges that arise when integrating AI systems into the workplace. Together, we will navigate the AI conundrum and pave the way for responsible and compliant utilization of AI in your organization.

This event is now SOLD OUT

 

Tentative Schedule

Breakfast and Check-In: 8:00 am - 8:30 am

Session 1: 8:30 - 9:20 am
Crisis Response Best Practices: A primer for corporate counsel
Presenter(s):
Jim Silliman, Counsel, Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
Chantel Jordan, Fmr. Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, 5E Advanced Materials, Inc.
Sheshe Taylor Evans, Senior Litigation Counsel, Marathon Oil Corporation
Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP | CLE Credits Pending

Session 2: 9:30 - 10:20 am
The Important Role Legal Plays in an Era of Growing Data Risks (Privacy, Cyber, Litigation): Key Findings from the 2023 ACC CLO Report
Presenter(s):
Rebecca Perry, CIPP US/G, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Exterro
Sumera Khan, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Tokio Marine HCC
Christy Hawkins, Partner, Akerman
Eric  Shinabarger, Associate, Winston & Strawn
Exterro | 1.00 Hrs CLE TX

Session 3: 10:30 - 11:20 am
In-House Counsel: Conflicts and Other Complexities 
Presenter(s):
Stephen Crain, Partner, Bracewell LLP
Elaine Balagia, Assistant General Counsel, Liberty Energy
Bracewell | 1.00 Hrs CLE  TX (Includes 1.00 Hrs Ethics Credits)

Session 4: 11:30 – 12:20 pm
Perfecting Your IP Arbitration Strategy
Presenter(s):
Shannon Richards, Senior Counsel, RIM & Litigation, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
Lindsay Cutie, Senior Associate, Baker Botts 
Paul Morico, Partner, Baker Botts
Michael Hawes, Partner, Baker Botts
Baker Botts L.L.P. | 1.00 Hrs CLE TX

 

Lunch service: 12:30 noon- 1:00 pm
Juniper Room

Keynote Speaker: 1 pm – 2:00 pm
Russ Peak, Magician of the MIND
Omni Bridgeway

Session 5: 2:10 – 3:00 pm
Through The Looking-Glass: Finding The “Wonderland” of Collaboration With Outside Counsel
Presenter(s):
Adam Russ, Member, Gordon Arata, Houston 
Phil Antis, Member, Gordon Arata, New Orleans 
Amy Eldridge, Senior V.P. and Assistant General Counsel, Cadence Bank 
Xavier Jordan, Deputy General Counsel, Sensia LLC 
Jennifer Lee, Assistant General Counsel, First Solar, Inc. 
Gordon Arata | 1.00 Hrs CLE  TX

Session 6: 3:10 -4:00 pm
Managing Legal Departments’ Priorities: Insights & Tools for Success
Presenter(s):
Stephen Ontiveros, Senior Sales Executive, Thomson Reuters
Angela Rudolph, Senior Associate, Westlaw Product Management, Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters | 1.00 Hrs CLE  TX

Session 7: 4:10 – 5:00 pm
ChatGPT Didn't Write this CLE (Or Did It?): The Ethics of Using Artificial Intelligence in your Practice
Presenter(s):
Colin Watterson, Partner, Hicks Thomas
Hicks Thomas | 1.00 Hrs CLE  TX (Includes 1.00 Hrs Ethics Credits)

Evening Reception and Raffle Prizes: 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
AMERELLER

Bring your donation to our annual school supply drive at the Symosium and get an extra raffle ticket for fabulous prizes at the evening reception!!  The drive will benefit the Teachers Aid Program at the Houston Food Bank.

Together we are helping under-served students by donating much-needed supplies to local area schools.

Many children can’t afford the most basic school supplies.  Without the proper tools to do the work, children are challenged to achieve academic success.  Many compassionate teachers pay for school supplies from their own pocket so their students have a more productive, efficient learning experience.  The Teachers Aid Program, at the Houston Food Bank, provides the supplies kids need to succeed.

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Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste. Risks and Opportunities During Financial Uncertainty

 

Please join Akin for an informative discussion regarding the opportunities and risks of financial distress in these times of increasing uncertainty. In the first quarter of this year, the number of chapter 11 filings ticked up to their highest level since the start of the pandemic, and, with the pressure on corporate balance sheets from interest rate increases and the macroeconomic climate, that trend will likely continue for the rest of the year.

In an interactive panel discussion, Akin partner Sarah Schultz and counsel Rachel Biblo Block and Zach Lanier will provide an overview of the corporate restructuring basics that corporate leaders need to know and key insights into the opportunities afforded by a restructuring-whether that be as a lender to, or potential acquirer of, the troubled company, or as a member of an official creditors' committee. The panelists will also cover key risks that companies and other firms must be aware of when their counterparts go through a bankruptcy filing, and the key tools a debtor has that are unique to a bankruptcy that can implicate the rights of creditors.

This event is currently sold out. Please email susan.harvey@accglobal.com to be put on the waitting list. Max 4 tickets.

July Webinar: AI: Competitor or Your New Best Friend? Presented by von Brisen & Roper
 

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the hot topic right now. Some proclaim that AI is the biggest development in tech since the dawn of the internet and has the potential to increase GDP and efficiency. Others denounce AI as an existential threat to lawyers, other knowledge workers, and – in some extreme examples – humanity. Whatever the case, AI is here and it is not going anywhere. Join von Briesen attorneys Jeff Mark and Chris Avallone as they discuss the basics of ChatGPT and other AI platforms as well as the potential pitfalls for legal professionals.

Join ACC MN colleagues for this late-afternoon CLE program in the West Metro on Thursday, August 10, 2023:

Big Changes to Minnesota’s Employment Laws: Hot Topics and Trends to Watch

It was a busy year for the Minnesota legislature! The legislature passed sweeping laws that have a significant impact on Minnesota employers in a variety of ways. Among other things, this legislative session created state-wide paid sick and safe time obligations, rendered non-compete agreements in Minnesota unenforceable, created additional paystub requirements, and increased protections for pregnant workers. If you need guidance for how to navigate these sweeping changes, or if you’re simply hoping to be sure you haven’t missed anything, join us! Littler attorneys Claire Deason and Emily McNee will provide guidance on how employers should prepare for compliance with these new laws as well as trends to watch into 2024.

AGENDA
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM | Attendee check-in and beverage orders
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM | CLE program
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM | Happy hour

Admission is free and open to ACC members (and to in-house counsel first-time guests). 1.0 Standard CLE credit is pending in Minnesota.

Convenient free parking abounds in the lot outside the program's venue, Jimmy's Kitchen and Bar in Minnetonka.

Thanks to our sponsor, Littler!

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