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The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) went into effect on June 21, 2022, and companies have been grappling with how to quickly implement new practices and procedures to ensure their imported goods comply with the new legislation and are allowed entry into the U.S. Both U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Department of Homeland Security issued guidance documents in June to assist importers in understanding some of the types of information that the government will require if an importer argues that its goods were not made with forced labor. CBP has been actively detaining goods under the UFLPA and, to date, importers have largely been unable to provide CBP with sufficient information to obtain release of their goods.

This webinar will discuss:

• The current enforcement status of the UFLPA, and the employment of tools recommended by CBP to demonstrate that no forced labor exists in the sourcing of a good, such as supply chain mapping and the development of a forced labor compliance program.
• Best practices for companies seeking to navigate the forced labor laws not only in the U.S., but also in China that implemented the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law in 2022.
• What is on the horizon for companies in Europe in the forced labor area, both at the national and EU-wide levels.

Advertising in the life sciences industry presents unique challenges due to multi-layered legal requirements, commercial realities, and a hypercompetitive marketplace.  During this panel, we will discuss the complex governing legal framework in this area, new developments, and case studies.  In-house colleagues will also share their real world experiences, insights, and best practices.  

Panelists:
Joanne Hawana, Member, Mintz
Joanne Kwan, Senior Director and Counsel, Commercial Legal Affairs, Exelixis, Inc.
Micheline Awad, Sr. Director, Regulatory Affairs - Advertising, Promotion, and Labeling, Turning Point Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb Company

Co-Moderators: 
Jennee DeVore, Head of Legal, Inflammatix, Inc.
Karen Won, Member, Mintz

Please join us for an online seminar with Boly:Welch about what the post pandemic workplace looks like and what it means for your organization in 2023 and beyond.

This online event is open to all in-house attorneys regardless of membership in the ACC. 

Please click on the link for more information and to register.   

Are you feeling the need… the need for CLE? Join us for the ACC SFBA’s biggest event of the year! Soar through a full day of CLE topics focused on contracts, transactions, and related case law.  The event will feature:

✯ 7 hrs. CA CLE programs ✯

✯ Opportunities to connect with members & sponsors ✯

✯ Networking breakfast and lunch ✯

✯ Cocktail reception ✯

✯ Chance to win business card draw prizes ✯

Please join ACC NV and Brownstein for a networking event at VIVA located in Resorts World. Come and enjoy drinks, appetizers, and good company!

In 2022, the California legislature passed bills relating to pay transparency, bereavement leave, COVID sick pay, marijuana use, family leave, and other issues. Our speakers from Ogletree Deakins will review which bills have been enacted into law. The speakers will also provide tips for updating company policies and practices in light of these new laws.

The pandemic, the normalization of remote work, a multi-generational workforce and “the Great Resignation” has made this one of the most transformative times in the history of work.  Business as usual has been upended, and employers across the board are revisiting strategies for retaining top talent and managing under-performers. Join us for a panel discussion on the nuances of performance management, discipline, and separations while staying true to your corporate culture, mitigating legal risk and avoiding reputational harm. Topics to be discussed include:

·    Best practices for protecting trade secrets and issue-spotting restrictive covenants when on-boarding and off-boarding employees;

·    Performance management do’s and don’ts;

·    Strategies for counseling and disciplining employees; 

·    Appropriately managing terminations and reductions in force; and,

·    Securing the return of company data.

Please join us for a virtual program to discuss recent trends and decisions impacting in-house counsel and the future of IP litigation, including:

· Venue developments affecting patent litigation filings and case strategies, with a focus on the recent order in the Western District of Texas
· Evolving capabilities of artificial intelligence and current status of AI inventorship after Thaler v. Vidal
· Scope of assignor estoppel in patent cases following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Minerva Surgical v. Hologic
· Decisions impacting the fair use doctrine in copyright law, for both artistic and software works
· Recent developments in trade secret misappropriation damages

Speakers:
Amy Candido, Partner - Litigation, Wilson Sonsini
Jordan Jaffe, Partner - Litigation, Wilson Sonsini

Please note that participants must log in through the Zoom app in order to be verified to receive CLE credit.

The “war” exclusion in cyber insurance policies has received increased attention over the past several months, particularly in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It is unclear how the common form of the exclusion should operate in cyber insurance policies. Those policies are intended to cover cyber-attacks. From a policyholder’s standpoint, who originated the attack and their motivations should be irrelevant. In fact, it is often never established who perpetrated an attack and why. But the war exclusion seems to call for an almost impossible exercise of attribution and speculation about motives, and its language is opaque. The London insurance market recently proposed alternative versions of the exclusion, and insurers are considering their own revisions. We expect there to be significant changes in some markets in the next year or so. Join us in-person as we discuss the issues this state of flux raises for policyholders.

Speakers:
Tyler Gerking, Partner, Farella Braun + Martel
Patrick Loi, Senior Associate, Farella Braun + Martel
 

The Association of Corporate Counsel BC and Blakes are pleased to invite you to;

"Cocktails and Cases"

Enjoy tasty cocktails and other refreshments while learning about key case law developments presented by Blakes lawyers. The session will include updates on:

• Environmental law
• Corporate law
• Securities law
• Tax law  

Before and after the presentation, you will have the chance to reconnect with fellow members of the in-house legal community in a relaxed setting.

 This session has been accredited for 1 CPD credit hour with The Law Society of British Columbia. 

SCHEDULE

5:00 p.m. – Registration, Cocktails and Appetizers

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Presentation

6:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. - Cocktails and Appetizers

We look forward to seeing you there!