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Artificial Intelligence – what you need to know

During this interactive and informative roundtable our discussion will explore:

How AI will impact your team

• introduction to generative AI and its applications to in-house legal teams
• opportunities and challenges, including ensuring accuracy, transparency, lack of bias and ethical considerations
• selecting the right tools and vendors
• what in-house teams can and are doing right now
• future developments in generative AI and impacts on your team over the next 3-5 years

How AI will impact your business

• key considerations when supporting your business in taking AI tools to market
• managing risk and liability when contracting for AI solutions
• considerations when deploying AI tools under existing customer engagements
• regulatory developments including the EU’s AI Act and US laws focused on bias reviews and notification.

The roundtable will be led by:

Graham Richardson: Graham is a Partner of Eversheds Sutherland and Head of Konexo outside the US. Graham is a thought leader in the alternative legal services market and is responsible for the development and delivery of Konexo’ s strategy. He has worked with over 100 in house legal teams all over the world including IATA, ADP, Rolls Royce and T-Mobile in the US.

Mary Jane Wilson-Bilik: MJ is a technology and privacy regulatory Partner at Eversheds Sutherland based in Washington DC. She serves as head of the firm’s US artificial intelligence practice. MJ advises financial services clients on privacy and regulatory issues surrounding innovative technologies. Her recent focus has been to assist clients develop robust risk management frameworks and vendor management programs for their Ai initiatives, including drafting generative AI policies, monitoring for bias and model drift, and implementing effective governance measures.  

Simon Lightman: Simon is a Partner in Eversheds Sutherlands’ Technology team and advises on a wide range of commercial, technology and data transactions. His specialisms include the restructuring and renegotiation of legacy outsourcing arrangements and advising on complex outsourcing deals and procurements, software licensing, cloud and other “as a service” technology and technology enabled arrangements. Increasingly, Simon’s practice involves advising clients on contracting for new and disruptive technologies including robotic process automation and artificial intelligence.

June 8, 2023 Intellectual Property CLE Webinar
9:00-10:00 a.m. 
(1 hour of Substantive CLE approved for PA, NJ & DE)

https://accinhouse.zoom.us/j/95742188893

"Ten Years After the Landmark SCOTUS Decision in FTC v. Actavis: What Companies May Be Missing On the Intersection of Intellectual Property and Antitrust Laws"
Presented by BakerHostetler

Ten years after the landmark SCOTUS decision in FTC v. Actavis, the government remains highly interested in enforcing antitrust laws related to intellectual property, and the interface between these issues remains a frequent source of both civil litigation by competitors and investigations by the FTC and DOJ. How should companies best utilize IP rights to effectively engage in competition, promote innovation and benefit consumers? What can businesses do to protect their interests without attracting antitrust scrutiny? Given judicial precedent, how can your company minimize the risks of litigation or government enforcement?

Speakers:

• Alyse F. Stach, Counsel, BakerHostetler LLP
• Phillip D. Wolfe, Associate, BakerHostetler LLP
• In-House Panelist to come!

After three long years, we are thrilled to announce that the Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity (LCD) Edwin Archer Randolph Diversity Awards Celebration will be held IN PERSON on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at the Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury! We cannot wait to bring everybody together again as we honor the 2023 Edwin Archer Randolph Diversity Award and Carolyn Golden Hebsgaard Award recipients, as well as celebrate the accomplishments of so many others. 

The Department of Defense (DoD) continues its efforts to leverage other transaction (OT) authority under 10 U.S.C. § 4022 to fund prototype projects covering a wide variety of DoD needs.  This presentation will examine OT projects awarded, through consortia, broad agency announcements, and commercial solutions openings. 

The panel will also discuss whether DoD is maximizing the flexibility that OTs offer to both it and contractors and how its frequent insistence on using standard terms reserved for procurement contracts is making it harder for the parties to negotiate OTs and discouraging companies, especially small businesses and companies primarily selling to nongovernmental entities, from doing business with DoD. 

Finally, the panel will highlight OT terms that often require special attention, including, for example, those pertaining to intellectual property.

Presented by Jon Baker, Partner and Michelle Coleman, Counsel at Crowell & Moring, Michelle Crawford, Vice President, Corporate Counsel and Compliance Officer for Advanced Technology International (ATI).

1.5 Hours of VA MCLE pending.

Counsel responding to cybercrime incidents are faced with an impossible task: Solving for an imminent crisis without a clearly defined legal framework while addressing customers, regulators, forensic IT, and communications.  Dealing with the aftermath a cyber incident raises of a host of ethical issues and challenges.  This panel will discuss opportunities and ways to navigate these obstacles.   

The panel will address:
(1) maintaining privilege during the critical period after a cyber incident;
(2) ethical and strategic considerations in reporting a cyber incident to law enforcement;
(3) how the attorney-client privilege may be impacted by the use of artificial intelligence;
(4) ethical and legal requirements that need to be contemplated before making a ransom payment; and
(5) maximizing insurance coverage for cyber-related losses without ethical constraints.  

The panel will reference relevant standards from the Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct and the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct. 

Presented by Kathleen McGee, Partner and Heather Weaver, Counsel at Lowenstein Sandler and Courtney Edmonds, SVP, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer, and Deputy General Counsel at Leidos.

2.0 Hours of VA Ethics MCLE approved.

Celebrate PRIDE month by learning how you can provide critical pro bono legal services to low and no-income transgender members of our community. Whitman-Walker Health Legal Services (WWHLS) Director Amy Nelson, her colleagues, and experienced pro bono volunteers will share an update on trans-specific legal needs and details about pro bono opportunities, including assisting with name and gender change filings, insurance appeals, and more.

All are welcome! 

No experience required. Training, supervision, and insurance are provided by WWHLS.

For many years, ACC NCR volunteers from across our geographic footprint and with a wide variety of expertise have worked with Whitman-Walker Health Legal Services to assist transgender clients with the important work of legally changing their name and gender.  Pre-pandemic, volunteers met with clients in-person at a designed time and location.  Now you can do so from the convenience of your home, office, or other venue of your choice!  See below for details about this particular pro bono opportunity.  For information about other opportunities discussed during the program, contact WWHLS Operations Manager Lee Hicks at lhicks@whitman-walker.org.

Name & Gender Change Pro Bono Matters

Partners:  Whitman-Walker Health Legal Services (WWHLS)

Clients: Low-income transgender individuals

When: Overview on June 13, 10 AM – 11 AM. Interested volunteers then contact WWHLS Operations Manager, Lee Hicks.

Who: DC, Maryland, and Virginia-barred attorneys

Experience: None required

Training: For name and gender change matters, volunteer attorneys are asked to watch at least two online trainings prior to being assigned a client (first, Trans 101 [40 mins], and second, one or more local jurisdictional training for DC, MD, or VA*).  *The Virginia training provides the best overview of the process and it is recommended that DC and MD volunteers watch it along with the applicable local training.

Support: Volunteers may work in teams or alone.  A WWHLS staff mentor will be assigned to each case assigned.  Resource materials are readily accessible through Google Docs and WWHLS holds monthly virtual briefing sessions for all volunteer attorneys to answer questions and share tips and new guidance.

Time: For name and gender change matters, 6–10 hours total, spread out over several months.

Work: ACC NCR volunteers (alone or in teams) are assigned a single client to assist in completing name change documents and will help clients file the documents pro se with the relevant court system. Interested volunteers will be sent a formal case placement email with client contact information.  Volunteers will be asked to coordinate with the client to meet via Zoom, phone call, or work via email within a specified time period

Insurance: Provided by WWHLS for all volunteers; volunteers who sign-up for a matter will be asked to complete a volunteer application/confidentiality statement and return it to WWHLS.

*Please respond by June 12.