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PROTECTING CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION AND COMPETITIVE ASSETS AS YOU PREPARE FOR EMPLOYEES TO RETURN TO WORK – OR TO CONTINUE WORKING FROM HOME.

In March, the Philadelphia area saw a sudden shift to telework accompanied by layoffs and furloughs.  And now companies are beginning to formulate return-to-work plans.  This necessary response to a pandemic brings with it some unique concerns and challenges for companies that need to protect their confidential business information and key business assets from inadvertent disclosure or improper competitive use.

This period of sudden and unplanned remote work may have left many employers with their confidential business information at greater risk of disclosure or misappropriation than in “normal” times. Workers have access to sensitive business information at home and/or on personal devices, putting company secrets at heightened risk of theft by cyberattacks. Additionally, as the country starts to open back up, many who have lost work or become disillusioned with their present employers may find new jobs and take with them the trade secrets they've brought home.  Some of those employees may also be planning to divert client relationships or other parts of your workforce to join them at their new jobs.

The good news is state and federal trade secrets law can help employers trying to protect their information. Likewise, strategic action on restrictive covenants can protect against losing clients and personnel.  But to qualify for protection, employers must take steps now to tighten security of confidential information, and to assess where they stand with their employee restrictive covenants.

During this program, Chris Stief and Susan Guerette, two trade secret attorneys with national law firm Fisher & Phillips, together with Lauren Fuiman Cell, Assistant General Counsel - Employment & Litigation with Genesis Healthcare, will outline the risks and will review practical steps employers can take right now, and in coming weeks, to put themselves in the best position to protect their company’s information and competitive assets.

Please join us for our first VIRTUAL CLE Institute!

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• Finding Certainty in Intellectual Property Agreements in Uncertain Times: https://acc.inreachce.com/Details/Information/4ed24644-6854-4f71-928e-1922a3f693c2
• Things I’ll NEVER include in an IP Agreement: https://acc.inreachce.com/Details/Information/0c37802e-9393-48ed-bb76-33e5b4084dea
• Overlooked IP Risks for M&A Due Diligence: https://acc.inreachce.com/Details/Information/9f570724-2040-428b-a7c6-a79d7f21e6dd
• Negotiating IP Representations and Warranties: Keeping Your Eyes On The Prize: https://acc.inreachce.com/Details/Information/feadbc4c-9c4c-4aa7-92a1-0a27db200a5f

May 14th, PART 1 AGENDA:

Session I - 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM - Finding Certainty in Intellectual Property Agreements in Uncertain Times - https://acc.inreachce.com/Details/Information/4ed24644-6854-4f71-928e-1922a3f693c2

The COVID-19 pandemic has created many unforeseen effects throughout the legal world.  In the intellectual property space, we will explore the ramifications of these effects on IP agreements, particularly license agreements .  We will also examine management of such effects in current agreements and considerations to be taken when drafting future agreements.  Finally, we will address IP issues in the USPTO and foreign IP offices that may arise in connection with current and future IP agreements.

Break - 10:30 AM to 11:00

Session II - 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM - Things I’ll NEVER include in an IP Agreement - https://acc.inreachce.com/Details/Information/0c37802e-9393-48ed-bb76-33e5b4084dea

The Art of the Deal may require flexibility and occasionally, concession, but there are situations where you need to hold firm.  The panel will look at some industry-specific “No-Go” provisions, and then, using various types of IP agreements as examples, move on to situations where some seemingly innocent phrasing should never be acceptable. Join us for a fun and accessible look into where to draw the line in negotiating IP Agreements.

May 15th, PART 2 AGENDA:

Session I - 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM - Overlooked IP Risks for M&A Due Diligence - https://acc.inreachce.com/Details/Information/9f570724-2040-428b-a7c6-a79d7f21e6dd

During the due diligence process for a merger or acquisition, care is often taken to investigate the IP assets of the counterparty, but how substantial is the investigation of potential IP liabilities of the counterparty?  We will discuss some of the risks associated with a purchase or acquisition if one of the companies did not have adequate measures in place to evaluate and address its IP infringement risks prior to the deal and how those risks can be amplified after completion of the deal.  Topics to be discussed include:

• Considering the IP risk management policies of the counterparty during the due diligence process;
• Considering how risks of claims of willful patent infringement can increase due to a merger or acquisition; and,
• Best practices for evaluating both IP assets and potential liabilities during a deal.

Break - 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM

Session II - 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM - Negotiating IP Representations and Warranties: Keeping Your Eyes On The Prize - https://acc.inreachce.com/Details/Information/feadbc4c-9c4c-4aa7-92a1-0a27db200a5f

Virtually every modern corporate transaction in every industry involves intellectual property (“IP”) in some capacity.  While an efficient and thorough diligence process is essential, negotiating and obtaining favorable IP representations and warranties in the agreement is equally important.  In this segment, we will provide an analysis of specific diligence issues and common representations and warranties involving IP that can have significant commercial impacts for all of the parties involved, along with a discussion of several famous (and infamous) illustrations.

In the wake of COVID-19, businesses that have remained operational have faced rapidly-evolving challenges in real time, while leaders whose workforces have had to shelter in place are contemplating how they will re-open their businesses once “stay at home” directives are lifted. And everyone must now re-evaluate what their businesses will look like in the post-COVID “new normal.” This presentation will help highlight the critical legal considerations for businesses as they restart and reset their in-person operations in the weeks and months to come, from health screening and related privacy issues, COVID discrimination claims, and OSHA reporting obligations to new frontiers regarding PPEs and social distancing, as well as other potential and ongoing employee concerns related to the pandemic and its economic repercussions.

Many states are in the process of lifting their safer-at-home and shelter-in-place orders, which will allow businesses to begin, reopening and bringing their employees, back to the workplace. In-house counsel need to be ready to guide their stakeholders through the many legal issues confronting a post-COVID-19 workplace. 

Please join Richard Margulies, Tyler White, and Lindsay Swiger of Jackson Lewis P.C. for a complimentary webinar on developing the framework and policies to facilitate a smooth return to work that will minimize legal risk. 

Topics will include: 
•    Phased return to work, managing employee headcount, and recalling furloughed and laid off employees
•    Recruiting and hiring new employees
•    Social distancing, sanitation, and safety considerations
•    Wage and hour issues
•    Employer-provided testing for COVID-19, symptoms, and antibodies
•    Best practices in managing leaves of absence, requests for continued remote work, and other accommodations

Maintaining Meaningful Engagement & Best Practices for Remote Work.  

We are in uncharted territory and many are wondering how to perform the day-to-day responsibilities of work and life in a thoughtful and productive way.  During this webinar, legal industry and workplace expert, Debbie Epstein Henry, will share recommendations for maintaining meaningful engagement, maximizing opportunities, and navigating our way.  We will explore success strategies for working remotely to do our best and be our best in these uncertain times. 

Join us on May 12th at noon for a new member online meeting via Zoom! Connect with board leadership and your in-house counsel colleagues to explore the benefits of your ACC Membership. The meeting will include a review of the ACC website, presented by ACC headquarters, and we welcome all ACC NYC Chapter members to attend.

In these unprecedented times, antitrust agencies and state enforcers have made announcements and taken action to make clear how antitrust compliance is now more important than ever. Some of these initiatives predated COVID-19, such as Big Data investigations and inquiries into hiring/labor practices, and other specific COVID-19 issues such as competitor collaboration and alleged price gouging prompted specific guidance and amendments to state regulations reflecting the highest priorities of enforcers. Please join Gabrielle Kohlmeier, Associate General Counsel for Antitrust and Privacy at Verizon, and Dave Reichenberg, Antitrust Counselor and Litigator at Cozen O’Connor for an entertaining and informative session on how these trends may apply to your business and best practices to avoid pitfalls.

Have you watched too much Netflix or have you re-arranged your closets too many times to count!  We are all experiencing the same levels of stress and anxiety over COVID-19 and could use some time together to see how everyone else is surviving being new to in-house, working remotely, and being at home with work and family obligations.  I think we could all use some tips for carving out some sense of work/life balance!  

Join your peers online for an hour long Happy Hour that will consist of Cocktails & Conversation (you provide your own beverage!) This will be an informal panel discussion, including several members of the Next Gen Committee, and will be facilitated in a manner to maximize engagement from everyone.  

No Topic is off limits so bring your thoughts on:  

• Working Remotely
• Home Offices
• Work/Like balance
• Wellness & Mindfulness Practices
• Family/Community Engagement

We plan to keep this to a smaller group, to encourage lots of questions and idea sharing.  Only the first 25 members that sign up will receive instructions with call in number, etc.

Register below.  Dial-in information will be sent the morning of May 14th.

In this ethics presentation, we will discuss the Rules of Professional Responsibility and recent Ethics Opinions with a particular focus on lawyers' use (and misuse) of technology. The presentation includes examples of lawyers behaving badly and the lessons we can all learn from them.


 

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization characterized the global COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic.  Ever since then, government agencies and regulators have been responding with a whirlwind of new legal requirements.  Employment lawyers have been working nonstop to help their clients chart a course through new and challenging laws, such as the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the various CARES Act loan and forgiveness programs.  Cost-reduction strategies are complicated by wage/hour laws and new unemployment compensation considerations.  And access to the workplace during a pandemic, and afterward, places greater weight on safety concerns over employee privacy.  In this fast-moving summary, our speakers will cover the issues you need to know when customizing the COVID-19 playbook for your organization. 

Please note that when participants join the webinar, audio will be through their computer, not over the telephone.

Click here for program materials.