ACC TN & Silver Sponsor Chambliss invite you to join us for a Social & Networking Event

Description:

Join us for an evening of relaxed conversations and connection at The Bristol Hotel's LUMAC Rooftop Bar.
Drinks and hors d'oeuvres will be served.

ACC TN members, as well as any in-house attorneys interested in learning more about ACC TN, are welcome to attend.

Important Notes:

Please drop in anytime between 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM.

Identifying and managing labor and employment issues is key to a successful merger or acquisition transaction. During this presentation, we will cover important employment-related legal issues the parties to a transaction must consider, such as pending litigation risks, WARN obligations, non-competition and non-disclosure agreements, potential union successorship, immigration compliance, wage and hour compliance, compensation arrangements, and existing personnel policies and procedures among other issues.

Presented by Kevin J. White, Partner and Labor and Employment Practice Co-Chair at Hunton Andrews Kurth, LLP and Amanda Dupree, Associate General Counsel at ePlus inc.

1.5 Hours of VA MCLE pending.

Many companies and organizations are committed to ESG efforts as part of their corporate directives and overall culture. Please join us for dinner and a curated roundtable discussion of key issues that many companies and their in-house counsel are facing, including:

· Supply chain;

· SEC’s proposed climate change rule;

· The role of compliance vs. those of other stakeholders such as legal, investor relations and HR; and

· Challenges in developing an ESG program and strategy

We look forward to an interactive and enlightening discussion with shared learnings from around the table.  

Presented by Adria Perez, Todd Roessler, Tywanda “Ty” Lord, and Scott Marrah, Partners and Jeff Davidson, Counsel at Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton and Karen Moore, Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer at Unisys.

Agenda:
5:30 pm - Cocktails
6:00  - 7:00 pm - Roundtable Discussion & Dinner
7:00 - 7:30 pm - Dessert  and Networking

This is for informational purposes only, no CLE will be offered.

Managing and working with affiliated entities—with different tax statuses and different missions—is seldom easy. How can entities share employees and resources when one entity wants to engage in issue advocacy, political activity, or other activities that may be restricted or prohibited if attributed to an affiliate? Executives and counsel must grapple with maintaining the requisite separateness among the related entities while maximizing the efficiencies that should go along with having multiple entities under one umbrella.

Join us as we share important tips on managing tax exemption, legal, and operational risks through appropriate policies, agreements, and training.

Presented by George Constantine, Partner and Ryan Kasdin, Counsel at Venable and Lisa Hix, General Counsel for American College of Cardiology.

1.5 Hours of VA MCLE pending.

AGENDA

3:00 – 3:25 p.m.
Registration

3:25 – 3:30 p.m
Welcome

3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
“Technology & Environmental Sustainability”
A cutting-edge discussion of the how technology informs the development of corporate commitments for environmental sustainability.

Moderator: Kathy Beckett, Member, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Panelists: Rebecca Karason, CEM, SVP, Environmental Strategy & Sustainability Director, The Huntington National Bank; Dr. Neeraj Gupta, Technical Director – Carbon Management, Battelle; and Shawn Bennett, Energy and Resilience Division Manager, Battelle
 

4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Reception

CLE
This course is pending approval, by the Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on Continuing Legal Education, for 1.00 hours of general credit.

LOCATION
Creekside Conference & Event Center
101 Mill Street, Suite 300
Gahanna, OH 43230

PARKING
Free parking is available in the underground garage. Entrance for the garage is located at the light at Mill Street and Walnut Street. Once in the garage, follow the signs to elevators 101A (you will make three rights). Park and take the elevator up to the third floor. Please note that this is a free public lot, with first come, first serve parking. There are no reserved spaces.

REGISTRATION
The cost of the program is $25/members and $45/non-members. Registration and payment can be made online. Refunds will be honored up to Thursday, September 14, 2023. There will be no refunds after this date.
(Our law firm-sponsored events are open to CO-ACC members, prospective CO-ACC members, and guests of the sponsoring firm. Membership ineligibility includes attorneys presently working in law firms. ACC membership is open to individuals who are engaged in the active practice of law employed by organizations in either the private or public sector, do not have regulatory, enforcement or policymaking responsibilities nor work in an institution with such authority, and do not hold themselves out to the public for the practice of law.)

"Consumer Privacy Legislation Update:  What In-House Counsel Need to Know"

On January 1, 2023, amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect that ended a 3-year exemption for data in the employment context.  For PA-based companies that are subject to the CCPA, this can be significant, as it means that California employees, job applicants, and independent contractors now enjoy the same protections and rights under the CCPA as all other consumers. The sudden end to this exemption has left businesses scrambling to bring their HR data practices into compliance. The intervening year has been a rollercoaster ride for employers hoping to stay on top of regulations which so far have lacked any direct guidance on how rules written for the traditional consumer context can be employed in the unique and often more complex employment context. Adding to the confusion is a series of developments, including a recent court order delaying the enforcement of the updated CCPA regulations until March 29, 2024, and a pending appeal of that order that is currently pending.  Further complicating matters, new consumer privacy laws have taken effect in Virginia, Colorado, and Connecticut, and more have passed and are due to take effect in the coming years, creating a challenge to companies trying to harmonize the various requirements across jurisdictions.  Join Risa B. Boerner, CIPP/US, CIPM and California-based privacy attorney Kile Marks, FIP, CIPP/US, CIPM, CIPT , for a roundtable discussion as they dive into these issues and provide an update on state-specific consumer privacy laws that have passed in 2023. 

Speaker: 

• Risa B. Boerner, CIPP/US, CIPM, Partner, Fisher Phillips
• Kile Marks, FIP, CIPP/US, CIPM, CIPT, Associate, Fisher Phillips