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Please Join us Tuesday, June 27, 2023 for our June Platinum In-Person CLE “Employe Agreements Under Fire”, presented by Platinum Sponsor, Ogletree Deakins.
DATE: Tuesday, June 27, 2023
TIME:3:30 – 4:30 p.m. CLE presentation
4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Reception
LOCATION: Pilot Project Brewing
1128 North 9th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53233
(414) 395-1070
TOPIC:Employee Agreements Under Fire.
Whether it is the National Labor Relations Board attacking common provisions in severance and settlement agreements, or the Federal Trade Commission seeking to ban noncompete agreements, the future is uncertain for many tried and true terms typically included in agreements with employees. Join us for a discussion of these developments and strategies for updating best practices.
CLE: Applied for in WI. Program has been submitted to the HR Certification Institute and SHRM for review. Please share this invitation with your HR Department.
ACC Houston Women In The House Social refresHER Style & Networking Event
June 20, 2023 | 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm | Tootsies
ACC Houston members and their interns are invited to a Style & Networking event at Tootsies with stylist Kelly Flores-New, who will present on refreshing your wardrobe for the post-pandemic workplace! Hosted by Winston & Strawn. Complimentary valet parking for attendees. Limit to first 40 registrations. There will be door prizes!
* Due to limited number of registrations, please only sign up if you fully plan to attend.
It feels like every week employers are faced with complying with a new pay transparency law, leaving many employers scrambling to make sure they comply. This program will cover the latest developments in pay transparency and pay equity, give a broad overview of the legal landscape, and provide practical advice for how to tackle these issues while minimizing liability for your business. The panel also will discuss how these concepts interplay with immigration law and best practices for recruiting and sponsoring foreign nationals for permanent residency in jurisdictions with mandatory equal pay laws.
Join ACC St. Louis and the Pro Bono Committee for summer happy hour to learn more about the ACC St. Louis Chapter goals and activities of the Pro Bono Committee on Thursday, June 15th, at 5:30 PM!
Your event host, the Pro Bono Committee—will talk about 2023 past and upcoming pro bono activities!
Many activities are planned for 2023 and the Committee is also looking for new ideas and connections to the community. We hope you will come and share your experiences and enthusiasm with ACC St. Louis.
Schedule: 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Location: Felix's Pizza Pub 6401 Clayton Ave. St. Louis, MO 63139 We look forward to seeing you IN-PERSON!
ACC Houston Best Practices Practice Group CLE: Trial What Today's Lawyers Are Doing Wrong and How to Stop Them June 29, 2023 | Time: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm | Location: Le Colonial
When it comes to trial, today’s litigators often think like litigators. This is a problem. Juries do not think like litigators. In this CLE, Todd Mensing and Monica Uddin with AZA and Brittany Ringel Walton (Litigation Counsel for LyondellBasell) will present how in-house counsel can identify when their litigators are not preparing their case for the realities of a jury trial, and how to chart a course correction before it is too late. This includes how to pursue effective theme and story-building in discovery and trial, the correct use of visuals at trial, and powerful strategies for motivating juries.
ACC Houston IP Practice Group CLE Cloud Contracts: Risks and How to Mitigate Them June 15, 2023 | 11:45 am - 1:15 PM | 1.00 HRS CLE (TX)
In this presentation we will focus on a few of the primary legal and business risks often found in contracts governing cloud-based services, and explore suggestions on how to alleviate those risks.
Please join your friends and colleagues at our next Summer Sippin' Event hosted by our ACC Social Committee chair, Kathy Yates, at Lucy Cooper's Ice House on July 14th.
Lucy Cooper's was written up in the San Antonio Current as having the "best wings in town" and was voted best bar in San Antonio in 2019.
Bring your best thinking hat because you will also be "served up" with brain stumping trivia with a prize going to the person who answers the most correctly. See you there!
You're invited to join ACC St. Louis for our June Pop Up Social, Wednesday, June 21st from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Westport Social. Light snacks and adult beverages served.
Get in touch with your inner American Idol, cheer on your colleagues, meet new ACC In-House members and catch up with your In-House colleagues in our private Karaoke Suite!
We look forward to seeing with you on Wednesday, June 21st!
NOTE: this is a complimentary Members Only event. Space is limited. If your schedule changes, let ACC St Louis know immediately, so we can open your spot to the Wait List
Please join the ACC Membership Committee on Thursday, July 6 for Thirsty Thursday Summer Happy Hours!
All ACC members are welcome to attend. We especially encourage small law department members, new members, and those who have not attended an ACC event in a while to reconnect and fall back in love with the ACC.
Come see why ACC St. Louis Chapter is a three time winner of ACC’s Chapter of the Year and five time Gold Level Chapter of Excellence winner!
See some old ACC friends and make new In-house friends while enjoying margaritas, tacos and arcade games!
Schedule: 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Location: Mission Taco Joint 105 E Jefferson Ave Kirkwood, MO 63122 Self Parking on Street or Garage
We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, July 6th!