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Shattering the Barriers That Still Hold Women Back at Work

Featuring Colleen Ammerman, co-author of “Glass Half Broken” and director of the Harvard Business School Gender Initiative.

Finally, REAL SOLUTIONS, not just talk. You will learn about:

• Concrete actions that you as an individual can take.
• Structural changes that organizations can make.
• The role of men in addressing inequities that continue to exist despite decades of corporate initiatives, public policy programs and grassroots activism.

The program will include breakout rooms meet other participants and discuss how you can make an impact.

All participants will be entered into a lottery, and 25 will receive a free copy of “Glass Half Broken."

Please join Presiding Judge Lorna A. Alksne of the San Diego Superior Court for an update on our local trial courts and ongoing operations in light of the state's reopening guidelines. 

Attendees are welcome to submit questions to Judge Lorna A. Alksne by Friday, June 11 at 4 p.m. Submit your questions here »

A recording of the update will be available for members and community members on the SDCBA website at no charge starting Wednesday, June 16.

Solving for the Latest Challenges Facing Employers

The CDC’s latest guidance lifting many restrictions for most fully vaccinated individuals has forced employers to consider whether and how to implement workplace vaccination policies. Join us for this one-hour webinar as we explore the current workplace vaccine compliance landscape and offer best practices for implementing vaccination policies aimed at making workplaces safe while accounting for jurisdictional, political, philosophical, and physical divides. 

Topics include:

• Recent federal, state, and local workplace vaccine guidance and related legal developments
• Vaccine status inquiries, documentation, and confidentiality
• Vaccine policy options, including voluntary versus mandatory policies and securing employee buy-in
• Incentivizing employee vaccination
• Vaccine-related accommodations
• Considering client and customer vaccination preferences

The role and responsibilities of in-house counsel managing the company’s litigation have intensified in terms of scope, pace and reporting requirements. Join us for a webinar on what in-house counsel should know about litigation moderated by Paul Najar, Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Gafcon, and with Morrison & Foerster’s litigation team.

This program will provide practical guidance and strategies, including:

• Factors to consider on whether to sue, resolve or move on
• Selection of counsel; how to select the right lawyer / firm for the case
• How to manage a budget / work plan
• Setting goals and objectives and timing
• Possible negative media attention/PR
• How to prepare (ahead of outside lawyers) my executives and other employees for testimony?
• For a public company, how to comply with disclosure obligations (as claims happen or lawsuit developments change)?

A Rapid-Fire Overview with Christopher Marquis and Benjamin Stone

Over the last decade, society has increasingly demanded that corporations (public and private) and their investors not only pursue profits but also strive to generate positive social impact. In the face of a global pandemic, economic uncertainty, and a heightened focus on inequality, this emphasis on social innovation has only accelerated. 

You may have heard many different terms related to social innovation, including ESG, public benefit corporations, B-Corps, social entrepreneurship and social enterprise, CSR, greenwashing, conscious consumerism, impact investing, DEI/JEDI, regenerative models, net-zero, and stakeholder primacy. But what do these actually mean, and how are they related to each other?

Cultural competence in LBGTQ+ legal issues requires understanding not only current terminology and inclusive language, but also having an understanding and awareness of the issues impacting the community, including rising hate crimes.

In honor and support of San Diego Pride month, join us for this panel discussion with Tiana Vargas, Director of Training & Community Education at the San Diego LGBTQ Community Center and Leonard Trinh, Deputy District Attorney, Hate Crimes Unit, covering strategies for affirming and supporting LGBTQ+ clients.

Key takeaways include:

• Recognizing and addressing implicit bias
• Inclusive language
• Strategies for affirming LGBTQ+ clients
• Gender-neutral pronouns and how to respectfully address clients
• Addressing bias in the court
• Hate crimes, hate incidents and prosecution of bias-motivated attacks
• Community resources
• Q&A with subject matter experts in various areas of practice

We’ve all heard that law school doesn’t always prepare new attorneys for the challenges of practice in the “real world.” Companies with large legal departments often have their own orientation programs and resources, but you may also be looking for practical steps you can take to hit the ground running and succeed in-house.

Join DLA Piper for a practical discussion and tips for navigating the new to in-house role. Learn how you can develop a different set of skills to manage the demands of having your clients sitting right outside your door. Hear from in-house counsels in different stages of their careers who will guide you in your transition to being in-house.

Please join Latham & Watkins for a discussion of the rising litigation and regulatory risks facing Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) and target companies in the current environment. The increased prominence of SPACs over the past year has invited greater shareholder and regulatory scrutiny.

This dynamic, example-based webcast will cover:

• SPAC IPO-related disclosures and litigation
• SPAC M&A-related litigation, including breach of fiduciary duty and deficient-disclosure claims
• The future of SEC regulation and enforcement
• Recent trends in deal provisions and disclosures in response to these risks

Learn about protecting your company’s brands and combating counterfeits through enforcement actions. Hear from a panel of experts as they discuss cease and desist letters, litigation in district courts and before the U.S. International Trade Commission, Customs and Border Protection enforcement, and working with online marketplace platforms such as Amazon and eBay. We will also discuss risks related to counterfeiting—including loss of revenue, servicing customer requests from faulty counterfeits, and damage to reputation, and recommend best practices to protect brands against counterfeiting.

As businesses and states reopen, employers are faced with the task of figuring out how to successfully transition employees back into the office. While many employees are eager to get back to work for the sake of their mental health, some are perfectly happy remaining at home. This could be due to getting a taste of the remote work life or being fearful of the risk of infection being back in the office again. Regardless, this is a delicate time for everyone involved.

Topics:

• Be flexible and open minded to the many thoughts, feelings and situations of employees.
• Balancing work and life, becomes exponentially more challenging when both are in the same location.
• Research also shows two significant differences when people work remotely: (1) they work longer hours because they don’t have the physical cue of arriving and departing the office to punctuate their date, and (2) people become isolated and lonely.
• Trust and empathy should be the foundation at which employers shift their employees back into the workplace.
• Studies have found that only 14% of employees say their organization is COVID safe with appropriate precautions for them to return to work. However, even if appropriate precautions are in place, 2 out of 5 employees admitted to feeling nervous about the risk of infection when interacting with their coworkers.
• Best practices for a remote workplace, including fostering engagement and inclusion Who benefits and how? What are the legal considerations to watch out for?