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Organizational data is dramatically increasing in size – by some estimates as much as 40-60% growth per year – at the same time that data breaches grow in number.
How can corporate IT and legal teams work together to better protect sensitive data and stave off data breaches?
Join our experts as they discuss:
- data pitfalls that are putting your organization at risk
- must-ask questions for your legal and IT teams
- best practices and policies to instill in your own organization,
- and offer 5 crucial steps to reducing data risk.
Speakers/Bio
Jake Frazier – Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting
Leading FTI Technology’s Information Governance Privacy & Security Practice (IGP&S), Jake assists legal, records, I.T. and information security departments identify, develop, evaluate and implement in-house e-discovery and information governance processes, programs and solutions. These solutions are designed to produce the largest return on investment while simultaneously reducing risk. Jake is a founding member of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM) and acting member of the Sedona Conference. His recent thought leadership activities include serving as faculty director of the Compliance Governance and Oversight Council, advisory cabinet member of the Masters Conference, and editorial board member for Cyber Law and Strategy Magazine.
Carmel Gill – Data Protection Officer, Lumen Technologies
Carmel Gill is Global Data Protection Officer for Lumen. Carmel has spent most of her career in-house with Colorado technology and telecommunications companies after graduating from Georgetown Law and working her first four years as a lawyer in the Los Angeles office of Latham & Watkins.
Ransomware and Business Email Compromises: Minimizing the Legal Risks Associated with Today’s Top Cybersecurity Threats
A ransomware attack or business email compromise can have a crippling impact on a business. These incidents create significant business interruption, negative publicity, enormous operational impact, theft of sensitive data, and large monetary loss. The good news is that there are steps companies can take to minimize these risks.
This panel of cybersecurity experts will entertain and inform us with war stories and lessons learned. Their presentation will:
Explain how a ransomware attack and business email compromise occur;
Discuss the legal implications of these incidents, including trends in data breach litigation; and,
Identify specific steps companies should take to minimize the legal risks and create defensible positions for potential litigation.
Employers have much to consider as their employees continue working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. This webinar will highlight liability traps in employment law to avoid, and opportunities to consider, including:
“Remote” Locations Including “Nomad” Workers
Nondiscriminatory Application of Work-From-Home Policies
Timekeeping and Overtime Compensation
Monitoring of Productivity and Employee Evaluations
Remote Expense Reimbursement
Disability Accommodation and OSHA Issues Communication, Including Political Speech and Social Media
We will allow time at the end of the session for Q&A. Please submit any questions you have in advance to events@paynefears.com
Part II: Developing your Negotiating Style can help you understand how your approach to a negotiation can influence the outcome. You can also learn to modify your style to fit the moment, so that you avoid being either “Tough”/Overly Competitive, vs. “Soft”/ Overly Cooperative. Use the Interests, Rights and Power models to inform your strategies as you prepare and conduct a negotiation. Learn to develop Emotional Intelligence instead of letting emotions control you. NUMERAL stands for Needs, Urgency, Motivation, Expectations, Resources, Authority and Loyalty, a comprehensive outline of factors that should be examined in each negotiation. This presentation will be offered as a Webinar for those unable to attend in person. Details will be provided to registered attendees. Approved for 1.0 hour Idaho CLE credit.
Dow Chemical's, Lorne O'Reilly and Lillian Pan, Thomas O’Leary, and Christy Lee of Dentons Canada LLP will discuss practical guidance for In-house counsel on equitable remedies concerning confidential information, the recent updates on Mareva injunctions and Norwich orders.
Armstrong Teasdale and ACC Colorado are partnering together to host a virtual food drive to help Food Bank of the Rockies feed hungry families. Will you support our team and contribute to this important cause?
Please join the Drive so Others can Thrive!
The food bank can provide four meals or five pounds of food for just a dollar! Help us reach our goal of raising $2,500 and make a difference by giving through the links below.
We would also love your assistance on September 14th where ACC Colorado members can assist in the Food Bank of the Rockies Warehouse.
To volunteer on September 14th from 12:30 - 3:30pm please click "Sign-Up" next to the event on the page. Please watch this short Welcome Video and Safety Video. You can also reference the Volunteer Information Sheet to see a snapshot of the volunteer experience. Volunteers will need to sign up at least 1 week prior to the volunteer shift to confirm their numbers as they are currently running at a limited volunteer capacity.
Hear from the visionaries and the leaders that are making great strides to foster inclusion in the workplace. This candid discussion will take a close look at the various diversity plans and programs being implemented within each company. The panelists will share some of the challenges that they have faced, as well as positive outcomes that have resulted because of their efforts.
Speakers:
Ann Jenrette Thomas, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer of Stinson LLP Anne Benedict, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Secretary at Summit Materials and Chair of MCCA's N-Gen Advisory Board
Angela Petrucci, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel of National Bank Holdings Corporation
Miko Brown, Associate General Counsel, Trust & Safety, Airbnb, Inc.
Sara Scott, Chief Executive Officer of Center for Legal Inclusiveness
Moderated by: Deborah Bayles, Partner at Stinson LLP
Everyone is a negotiator sometime in their life. Learn the fundamentals of Negotiations, how to prepare, the importance of listening and the three strategies of negotiation. Prepare by developing your BATNA (Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement), your reservation point, and understanding the Bargaining Zone. Use the strategies to 'Expand the Pie’ by including other issues in the discussion. Learn about the common mistakes negotiators make and some of the common myths. This is part one of a three-part series of presentations on negotiations.
