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Please join Gunster and the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Central Florida Chapter for an informative lunch with Attorney General Ashley Moody.

This special 1-Hour program, moderated by Derek Bruce of Gunster, will focus on current Florida legal issues important to in-house counsel.

* 11:30 am: Check-In

* 12:00 - 1:00 pm: Program

* Garage parking will be validated on site for all attendees.

The Inclusion, Equity & Diversity (IE&D) space has always been in a constant state of flux. The employer community, both globally and domestically, continues to traverse the narrow path of developing and maintaining legally compliant IE&D programs especially as the terrain continues to shift beneath their feet with emergent issues such as pay equity and pay transparency, Artificial Intelligence, data analytics, ESG reporting, affirmative action, and IE&D focused litigation. The foundation appears even more perilous in the US specifically in light of recent and pending Supreme Court decisions.

In this session, we will delve into these evolving and complex issues and provide attendees with a better vantage point for which to take their IE&D initiatives into 2024.

Presented by Joon Hwang, Brandon Mita and Bethany Ingle, Shareholders at Littler Mendelson, and Zarra Elias, Assistant General Counsel at Moffitt Cancer Center.

1.5 Hours of VA MCLE pending.

August 22, 2023  Corporate & Securities Virtual CLE Institute
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.  (3 hours of CLE approved for PA, NJ & DE)
https://accinhouse.zoom.us/j/99145848490

Session 1 - 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
"Ensuring that Good Deeds Go Unpunished: Confronting the Risks of Corporate Activism"
Presented by Faegre Drinker

As corporations continue to occupy a larger role in our society, the public recently has invited (or demanded) businesses to lend their voices and coffers to advancing certain environmental, social, and political issues.  This has led to some backlash, with people who disagree with a corporation’s position using legal or regulatory levers to discourage the company’s activism. In this panel, we will discuss trends in ESG, the burgeoning political divide with respect to addressing ESG issues, and how a company’s management can engage in political or social activism while tempering any accusations of breach of fiduciary duty.

Speakers:

• Oderah Nwaeze, Partner, Faegre Drinker
• Cindy Irani, Partner, Faegre Drinker
• Julian Harrell, Partner, Faegre Drinker
• James Sugarman, Senior Legal Counsel, dsm-firmenich

Session 2 - 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
"Avoiding Deal Pitfalls"
Presented by Troutman Pepper

In this CLE session, Troutman Pepper will review transaction pitfalls to avoid from a buyer’s perspective. Areas to be covered include deal structure determination; due diligence and indemnification issues; purchase price considerations; and operational and post-closing integration plans.

Speakers:

• James B. Jumper, Partner, Troutman Pepper
• Erica Wilson, Partner, Troutman Pepper
• Phillip Mellet, General Counsel, Healthpilot Technologies

Session 3 - 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

"A Few Minutes About Corporate Minutes: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly"
Presented by Duane Morris LLP

The act of drafting corporate minutes is often described as “more of an art than a science.” And while much planning may go into the agenda and actual conduct of meetings, the final act of drafting and approving minutes that memorialize that meeting can sometimes be an afterthought.  This program will focus on minutes for meetings of boards of directors, how the courts can review minutes through a critical lens—even adopting adverse inferences for what might not be included in minutes—in litigation, and practical tips that practitioners drafting minutes can take away to ensure that their work product accurately and clearly captures the acts and conduct of the board.

Speakers:

• Rebecca Guzman, Partner, Duane Morris LLP
• Richard L. Renck, Partner, Duane Morris LLP
• Jan Fink Call, Head of Global Litigation, DSM-Firmenich Group

August 15, 2023 Employment & Labor CLE Webinar
9:00-10:00 a.m. 
(1 hour of Substantive CLE approved for PA, NJ & DE)

https://accinhouse.zoom.us/j/98375819159

"Issues to Consider When Your Company Acquires Employees in Foreign Jurisdictions"
Presented by Fisher Phillips

This webinar will be a presentation intended to walk through the key issues at the due-diligence and onboarding stage, when a company is acquiring employees in foreign jurisdictions as a result of an acquisition.

Speakers:

• Michael P. Avila, Partner, Fisher Phillips
• Martin Boyle, Head of Legal - Dispute Resolution, Employment and Immigration, Ocado Group PLC

Litigation is usually a business problem, and in-house counsel need to manage it like a business problem with a business-focused solution. This webinar will discuss how to think about litigation that way:

• What questions need to be asked of outside counsel and the business at the outset?
• What information should you get from outside counsel along the way?
• What role can and should outside counsel’s budgeting play in developing and guiding the overall litigation strategy, including when to press forward  and when to cut bait, so it serves the larger goals and needs of the company?

Presented by Joe Smith, Partner and Bill Garcia, Chief Practice Innovation Officer at Thompson Hine and Lusanna Ro, Vice President and Chief Counsel, East Region and LATAM at AECOM.

1.5 Hours of VA MCLE pending.

You are invited to volunteer for a Pro Bono Clinic with DC Bar Pro Bono Center
Topic: Small Business Brief Advice Legal Clinic
Partners:  DC Bar Pro Bono Center
Clients: DC entrepreneurs with low incomes or serving economically disadvantaged communities
When: Thursday, September 28, 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Where: Virtual via Zoom
Who: In-house attorneys
Experience: No specific training required; clients commonly present issues familiar to ACC NCR members

Training: Available on-demand webinar training video on frequent small business issues
Support: Pro Bono Center resource site (LawHelp) is available with specific small business resources

Time: Typically limited to 60-minute client sessions, with extensions if agreed to by volunteer; no ongoing commitment
Work: Attorneys meet with specific small business owners via Zoom, based on the entrepreneur’s legal question (as reflected in intake forms) and the attorney’s expertise. Assistance may be helping review legal documents or answering questions about forming a business, taxation, real estate, employment law, or other legal issues common to these organizations. You do not have to barred in DC.
Insurance: Provided by the DC Bar Pro Bono Center
*Please respond by September 14