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Are you new to in-house or new to ACC? Join us for happy hour and great in-person conversation at Harland Brewing's outdoor patio in One Paseo. A great opportunity to stay connected, network with your peers and share ideas!
20% of Lawyers face addiction issues today. Join Brendan as he shares his story of addiction in order to demystify the experience, examine critical junctions to better pathways, and answer your key questions on how to improve the health of the legal department. No question is out-of-bounds in this frank and honest discussion.
What have we learned over the past year about Mindfulness, Meditation and staying happy & healthy at home? Join Jeff Companagno and Jill Kalliomaa to discuss effective steps we can all take to continue our wellness journeys, including tips on at-home fitness, nutrition and mental wellbeing in this exciting session.
Update on Employee Mandatory Arbitration, Vaccinations, and Privacy Issues for 2022
The program will cover essential need to know employment law developments, including the current state of COVID-19 employee issues, implications of the recent Ninth Circuit decision regarding mandatory arbitration agreements for employees, and how to ensure employee privacy compliance under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
Join us for cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and great in-person conversation at Knobbe’s new office in Carmel Valley. Do you know your company’s strategic “secret sauce”? From technology to customer lists, are you doing all you can legally to ensure your trade secrets are protected? Come learn best practices for protecting your trade secrets and what you can do if they are stolen.
Equal Pay Act compliance and claims have taken on new significance and complexity as businesses and employees navigate the “workplace” in a post-pandemic age. Join Douglas Clifford and Aimee Axelrod Parker as they discuss new challenges in defining and ensuring “substantially equal” compensation and conditions, legal developments, and best practices surrounding pay equity compliance, including steps employers should take to mitigate risk and exposure for Equal Pay Act and related claims.
Deals involving SPACs have drawn much attention in recent years due to numerous advantages, including the availability of already-raised capital and a quicker timeline than the standard IPO process. At the same time, the surge of transactions has drawn concern from the SEC and attention from the plaintiff’s bar. Baker McKenzie partners, Derek Liu, Perrie Weiner and Steve Canner will give a primer on de-SPAC transactions as a pathway for private companies to access the public markets, discuss current market trends and some of the regulatory and litigation risks associated with this deal structure.
On July 9, 2021, President Joe Biden issued an Executive Order ("Order") and a supporting Fact Sheet announcing 72 initiatives to increase vigorous antitrust enforcement. The Order sets competition-law priorities for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the US Department of Justice (DOJ), and more than a dozen other federal agencies coordinated through a new White House Competition Council. The Executive Order, aimed at promoting competition, strongly encourages coordination among the agencies to tackle these objectives in both enforcement and policy development, pointing to key industries.
Panelists Matthew Bester, Director of Competition Law at Accenture, and Baker McKenzie attorneys Darcy Down, Creighton Macy and Dominique Manguiat will discuss the Executive Order as well as other recent trends from the DOJ and FTC with respect to merger enforcement. And, importantly, cover what these developments mean for M&A.
TOPIC: “Understanding California’s Restrictions on Employee Mobility and Trade Secrets”
“Understanding California’s Restrictions on Employee Mobility and Trade Secrets” will feature Dylan W. Wiseman of Buchalter. Mr. Wiseman was recently recognized by the Daily Journal as one of California’s Top Trade Secret Lawyers for 2021.
Mr. Wiseman will discuss California’s long-standing public policy favoring employee mobility, and identify the common problems facing businesses which suspect their intellectual property was taken or used by departing employees. Mr. Wiseman will also address issues confronting businesses who have unfortunately hired employees who have brought or used their previous employer’s intellectual property. This presentation will qualify for one hour of California MCLE general education credit.
Join Mintz Member Jennifer Rubin, corporate enterprise executives, and leaders driving DEI and ESG initiatives in today’s workplace for an online forum addressing the most difficult challenges confronting those working to create greater inclusion, equity, and belonging across organizations and industries.
On a panel entitled, “The C-Suite & The Board: Working Together to Create a More Inclusive Culture,” Jen and other distinguished panelists will explore issues including:
Implementing mandates that incorporate diversity, equity, and inclusion
Empowering the board to move forward with these mandates
Best ways to embrace fear around diversifying leadership and the board
Attendees will have an opportunity to learn, network, and engage with board directors, senior executives, and corporate leaders as we explore the obstacles and rewards of getting “The Board” on board to drive change.
*Make sure to select “Corporate Leader Complimentary Pass”
**External passes = in-house counsel and non-legal executive level industry leaders (unlimited!).