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Please join us in supporting families in need across our state by participating in the 2022 Oregon Lawyers Against Hunger (OLAH) Campaign!
This year's OLAH campaign officially begins Monday, November 7 and runs through Sunday, November 20. This is the fourth year in a row that we are partnering with chapter sponsor Holland & Knight to raise money for the Oregon Food Bank. The firm has once again generously offered to match all donations made through our team page up to $5000!
For more details and to donate, please click on the link to visit our team page.
Thank you for helping us help others throughout our state!
Please join us on December 13 at 4:30pm for our last CLE of the year with longtime sponsor Tonkon Torp. This CLE about identifying and protecting intellectual property will be held online via Zoom. All in-house attorneys may attend regardless of membership in the ACC.
For more information and to register, please click on the link.
Save the date for ACC Oregon’s first in person annual meeting in 3 years! We will be meeting in person at Portland’s iconic Produce Row on their lovely covered and heated patio. The evening will feature plenty of food and drink and some prizes as well as a labor update CLE with longtime chapter sponsor Ogletree Deakins. This is a great opportunity to reconnect with your colleagues in a festive and relaxed atmosphere so you don’t want to miss it!
Please click on the link for more information and to register.
The Association of Corporate Counsel, together with McCarthy Tétrault, invite you to participate in a wine tasting experience guided by Vin Van.
Join your ACC colleagues for an evening of sharing good wines, delicious hors d’oeuvres and meaningful conversations.
Once the wine tasting concludes you will have the chance to relax and reconnect with others in the in-house community while taking in beautiful views. We hope you can join us!
Please note that you must RSVP below to confirm your attendance, as due to the nature of the event there is a limited capacity. This event is only open to the in-house legal community and priority will be given to ACC members.
Join us for our upcoming CLE-accredited session hosted by ZSA featuring a panel discussion, with a group of panelists presenting for 45 minutes and a 15 minute Q&A session to close. The session is followed by a hosted networking reception on the terrace at 745 Thurlow (weather permitting) to continue the conversations with your ACC BC in-house community.
PANELISTS
Sarah Sidhu - Vice President Legal and Governance, E-Comm 9-1-1 Emergency Communications for British Columbia Incorporated
Marilyn Mauritz - Chief Organizational Development Officer, Atlas Corp/Seaspan
Lisa Skakun - Chief Legal, Regulatory & Corporate Affairs Officer, Coast Capital Savings
Mike Race - Legal Search & Recruitment - Western Canada, ZSA
Join us online for this year’s Start-up Essentials Program, brought to us by Michele Miller, Walter Stella and the team at Cozen O’Connor. This event will feature a range of popular topics pertinent to today’s start-ups and fast-growing companies. This half-day, virtual CLE program will conclude with lunch delivery to be enjoyed during the final session.
Agenda 8:30 – 9:30 – Panel 1
Top Ten Employment Law Issues for Start-ups: What you need to know to keep you company out of trouble and to thrive. 9:40 – 10:40 – Panel 2
Employee Mobility and Trade Secrets: How to hold on to your confidential information and your employees. 10:50 – 11:50 – Panel 3
Stock Options and Executive Compensation for Start-Ups. 11:50 – 12:00 – Lunch Delivery 12:00 – 1:00 – Panel 4
So You Want to Be a General Counsel: Tips and Ideas from the inside.
With prominent industry leaders presenting over a full day of sessions, attendees will experience premier content, engage in intimate conversations with experts and peers, and be able to earn CLEs*. Don't miss this opportunity for professional development and networking!
This CLE program is designed to provide in-house practitioners with legal insights and litigation strategies, as well as practical ideas for addressing trending employment law issues.
In addition to an update on Covid-19 related workplace developments, Kristen will focus on employment law priorities for in-house counsel, including issues relating to agency investigations, restrictive covenants (non-compete, non-solicitation, and confidentiality agreements), wage-and-hour compliance, independent contractor classification, ADA case developments and reasonable accommodations, and a general overview of certain retaliation/whistleblower complaints.
This program will review critical ethical topics that are often faced by in-house counsel who are in the unique position of driving business forward, while also ensuring compliance with business and legal ethical obligations. For instance, when does privilege really apply and how can you use it to protect your organization? How can you use NDAs strategically? What happens if your business team wants to move forward with an action that falls in the "grey area" of the law?
Speakers: Thomas Peterson, Partner, Morgan Lewis Kristin Smith, Founder, GC Ethics Collective Joan Harrington, Former General Counsel of Save the Children, Formerly of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University