ACC WI CLE Program and Networking Sponsored by Husch Blackwell

Companies' legal teams and their external lawyers can use political action to improve their approaches when facing regulatory challenges. To do this effectively, they need a team with solid experience in government relations. Yet, in many companies, the departments of legal advice, public relations, and lobbying work separately. This separation can result in poor risk management and missed warnings about potential risks.

Join Husch Blackwell and ACC Wisconsin for a presentation on corporate counsel’s use of governmental affairs consultants (lobbyists) to mitigate or eliminate the risk created by legislative, regulatory, or enforcement activity. This presentation will also delve into crucial aspects of ethics and legal compliance in relation to government affairs, including the gift rule, lobbying disclosure, campaign finance, political action committees, and pay-to-play government contract rules. These federal rules are very relevant and timely in light of the U.S. presidential election in 2024.

TITLE: Using Government Affairs for Risk Mitigation

DATE: Tuesday, October 3, 2023

TIME: 3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

LOCATION: 

Best Place at the Historic Pabst Brewery

917 W. Juneau Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53233

AGENDA:

3:30 p.m. | Registration

4:00 p.m. | Program

5:00 – 6:30 p.m.| Reception

Who Should Attend
General counsel, in-house counsel, C-suite leaders, business owners, and others responsible for evaluating and mitigating present and future business risk.

Continuing Education Credit
This program is pending approval for Wisconsin continuing legal education credit.

Registration
This seminar is complimentary; however, registration is required by Friday, September 29. We encourage you to forward this invitation to interested colleagues.

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ACC Mid-America Chapter and Spencer Fane

JOINTLY PRESENT

Under the Magnifying Glass: Cybersecurity Best Practices

Presented by: Stacy Harper, Partner

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023

3:00PM - 6:00PM (CLE will be the first hour)

Location: Topgolf, 10611 Nall Ave, Overland Park, KS 66207
 

Program Description: 

The “reasonableness” of your organization’s cybersecurity practices is never more highly scrutinized than after a security incident. Take time with our cybersecurity legal team as they walk through a post-incident analysis of cybersecurity safeguards and recommended best practices. Using the lessons of other organizations, we will build a checklist of next steps to protect yours.

Topics include:

• Identification and Segregation of Data (7 min)
• Risk Assessment and Management (7 min)
• Policies and Procedures (7 min)
• Privacy Notice (6.5 min)
• General Safeguards (6.5 min)
• Access Control (6.5 min)
• Training/Security Awareness Program (6.5 min)
• Auditing and Monitoring (6.5 min)
• Response Planning and Insurance (6.5 min)

 We encourage members to bring an associate or colleague that may be interested in joining the ACC Mid-America Chapter. The Association of Corporate Counsel offers numerous benefits and resources to in-house counsel including CLE offerings and networking opportunities and we look forward to sharing that information with others in the field.

Please click HERE to Register by September 8, 2023.

Space is limited to 30 participants, and please- register only if you are able to attend.
*Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri Continuing Legal Education Credits pending.

Trouble with the Link? Copy & paste this link into a new browser to register: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6R7VSWD

The North Florida ACC and McGuireWoods invite you and your colleagues to attend Tom Spahn's annual ethics program. This in-person-only event, a two-hour interactive program, uses hypotheticals to address the most basic question preceding any conflicts analysis and many other ethics and privilege analyses: Who is your client?
Topics

• Client identity when representing the government, partnerships, associations, insureds, estates and bond deal participants
• Client identity within the corporate entity, within the corporate family, during corporate stock and asset sale transactions, and when dealing with corporate employees

Please register by Sept. 8.

Navigating internal investigations is a complex process with a multitude of variables that can significantly impact the outcome for your organizations. Please join Wyche and the Association of Corporate Counsel for a thought-provoking CLE as we walk through the key aspects of this process from the initial response, to preserving evidence, to the ethics of an investigation. Wyche attorneys Camden Navarro Massingill, Jim May (former federal prosecutor), and Wallace Lightsey will share insights on these topics. A panel discussion moderated by Wyche attorney Meliah Bowers Jefferson will follow with behind-the-scenes perspectives from Emily Limehouse, U.S. Attorney’s Office General Crimes Deputy Chief over Florence and Charleston, Troy Tessier, VP and Deputy General Counsel for Milliken, and Wyche attorney Wade Kolb.

The CLE program will be on Tuesday, August 22nd from 4:00pm – 6:00pm at Hotel Hartness, with a cocktail reception to follow. We hope you can join us!

This program has been approved for 2 hours of Ethics CLE credit.

You & a Guest are invited to join
ACC Colorado and Perkins Coie LLP
in Celebration of 40 Years!
Thursday, September 28, 2023 | 6:00 pm to 9:00pm
Curtis Ballroom at the Landmark
 

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One (1) ETHICS CLE Credit Approved!

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The legal profession has made substantial advances in recent years in its understanding of the need to actively invest in protecting and enhancing the mental wellbeing of legal workplaces.

However, progress has been uneven, and there is still much that can be done. Beyond the legal obligations of organisations to provide a psychologically safe workplace, there is also growing acceptance across the profession that delivering a mentally healthy workplace provides significant benefits for business.

This event will feature an interactive panel discussion around implementing mental wellbeing programs in legal workplaces. It will draw on the experiences of leaders in private practice and in-house legal teams to share perspectives on what has worked, what has not, and what the ongoing challenges are. Additionally, the panel will include a representative of law students and young lawyers, who will be able to talk to their expectations of potential employers, and their experience in engaging with legal employers through the recruitment process.

2023 ACC COLORADO ETHICS DAY TOPICS

Corporate Sponsorship Programs: The What, the Why, the How in Light of
Recent Supreme Court Decisions
9:00am – 10:00am
Sponsorship programs are on the rise as companies strive to retain and create pathways to success for their professionals, especially those from diverse backgrounds. Learn exactly what sponsorship programs entail, why you should consider if your organization should implement a sponsorship program, and how to implement an effective and legally compliant sponsorship program.
Speaker:
Michelle Gomez, Senior Director, Onboarding & Integration
Sondra Barbour, Vice President & General Counsel, United Launch Alliance

Data Privacy, Security, and Confidentiality for In-House Teams
10:00am – 11:00am
How do cybersecurity and privacy issues play into the lawyer’s obligation to retain client confidentiality?  In-house teams work with large amounts of confidential and personal information on a daily basis. This session will provide ACC members with an overview of the ethical obligations relating to data protection, the risks associated with managing confidential and personal information, and day-to-day privacy and security considerations. Topics include an overview of Model Rule 1.6 (Confidentiality of Information) and how that translates into confidentiality practices and cybersecurity readiness, key laws related to data protection and privacy, practical steps for in-house teams to consider, the risks and implications of security events or confidentiality breaches, and ABA Ethics Opinion 483 (Lawyers’ Obligations After an Electronic Data Breach or Cyberattack).
Speakers:
Erin Locker, Partner, KO Firm
Lauren Romer, General Counsel, DNSFilter

Leveraging AI While Keeping Your Company & Hiring Practice Ethical  
11:15am – 12:15pm
Artificial Intelligence (AI) can have many practical uses for businesses, but there are plenty of
potential issues to avoid. Issues include the EEOC’s recent guidance on using AI in hiring (issued in May 2023), which has left many in-house legal and human resources departments with questions about how, or if, AI
may be used to help in the hiring process. This robust session focuses on how organizations can ethically
leverage AI tools in their hiring practices, as well as watchouts for in-house counsel when updating
company policies (e.g., code of ethics, employee handbooks, and IT policies), data privacy
considerations, and DE&I. Participants will leave with proactive ways to limit exposure, minimize the impact of potential issues if they arise, and successfullyleverage AI to improve policies and procedures for their organization.
Speakers:
Jessica Arett, Member, Sherman & Howard
Brooke Colaizzi, Sherman & Howard

A "Brunch" of Ethics Considersations for In-House Counsel
12:30pm - 1:30 pm (Lunch Session)
This interactive presentation will cover a variety of ethics topics particularly pertinent for in-house counsel.  From identifying which ethical rules apply to in-house counsel and when they apply, to navigating representation of corporate affiliates, this CLE will provide attendees with best practices to fulfil their professional obligations while protecting the company’s legal interests. The discussion will further explore what duties in-house counsel owe to former clients and confidentiality obligations.
Speakers:
David St. John Larkin, Partner, Perkins Coie
Angela Jones, Partner, Perkins Coie
David Huberman, General Counsel, Code42

The Duty of Competency for In-House Counsel: Do You Know What You Need To Know?
1:30pm – 2:30pm
Often, the most challenging part of being a lawyer is knowing what you don’t know. Yet it's also the foundation of competent legal practice. For in-house counsel this is an especially important issue, as you are often relied upon to be a “jack-of-all trades” when it comes to the law. This session will focus on how to be competent in an evolving legal landscape, including the importance of identifying competent co-counsel and resources to assist when confronted with unfamiliar legal issues in areas such as: Employment, IP, Litigation, Data Privacy, AI, Environmental, and Transactions. After discussing the duty of competence, this session will apply ethical rules to assess real-world examples of questionable attorney conduct. The panel will also include perspectives from an in-house attorney with personal examples from their own experience on seeking out additional help and
guidance when tackling novel legal issues.
Speakers:
Eva Weiler, Managing Partner, Shook Hardy & Bacon
Mariham Yaft, Associate, Shook Hardy & Bacon
Brady O'Bryan, Associate, Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
Eric Hobbs, Partner, Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
Sylvia Hall, Corporate Counsel, Inspirato

 “Reel” Ethics Interactive Session with Video & Movie Clips to Highlight Ethical Ethics Issues
2:45pm – 3:45pm
Enjoy a fast-paced, interactive legal ethics session with the help of Hollywood filmmakers. Focus on hot ethics topics for in-house counsel, including the challenges of representing organizational clients, avoiding conflicts of interest, handling dual representation, protecting privilege, dealing with multi-jurisdictional practice, and more.
Speakers:
Ceri Koski, Shareholder, Ogletree Deakins
Marissa Cwik, Shareholder, Ogletree Deakins
Whitney Travis Kelly, VP & Deputy General Counsel, Cardinal Financial Company, Limited Partnership

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As highlighted by recent regulatory proceedings, in-house counsel can face a difficult balance between their professional obligations and the day-to-day business requirements of their role.

This is apparent, for example, where a regulator expects in-house counsel to act as a kind of “internal whistle-blower” (sometimes referred to as a “duty to warn”).

This session will focus on the four key duties of lawyers under the Legal Profession Uniform Law, and their implications for in-house counsel. We will cover:  

• the paramount duty to the administration of justice;  
• the requirements of honesty;  
• obligations of confidentiality; and 
• the duty to maintain independence and avoid conflicts of interest.  

Drawing on trends emerging from professional disciplinary actions, we will discuss how in-house counsel can balance their obligations effectively. 

This program will address ethical issues facing in-house attorneys, who don’t operate trust accounts but have other important compliance concerns.  We will focus on communications with opposing parties (Nev. RPC 4.2), licensing issues for in-house counsel (Nev. SCR 49.1(1)(h), business transactions with clients (Nev. RPC 1.8), and the duty of communication and the scope of authority between lawyer and client (Nev. RPC 1.2 and 1.4). We will also discuss some “worst of the worst” disciplinary and malpractice cases from the last year.

Ethics Strike Back: "May the 4th Be With You" Lunch & CLE

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In-house counsel everywhere are facing new and unique ethical challenges due to rapidly changing business environments. The current economic climate and technological advances are just a couple of the external factors affecting your practice. 

Join us for a focused look at ethical responsibilities surrounding corporate structures, technology matters, and community service. This program will include:

• A review of relevant ABA model rules and other ABA and Colorado guidance
• Discussion of scenarios involving ethical responsibilities as attorneys working as in-house counsel.  
   

PANELISTS
Helena Ledic, Associate General Counsel, CSC Global
Foster Sayers, General Counsel and Chief Evangelist, Pramata
Susan Hubbard, Senior Legal Counsel, Ping Identity
Lindsey Schultz, Senior Managing Counsel & Head of Global Privacy Governance, Visa 

Helena Ledic is an Associate General Counsel with CSC, based in Chicago.   Helena is a corporate attorney advising senior management, multi-national corporations and law firms on business, legal, strategy and technology matters. Helena is the immediate past chair of the Association of Corporate Counsel’s Corporate and Securities Network and is a regular ACC panelist on topics involving legal ethics, SaaS, and security and non-disclosure agreements including speaking at the ACC Annual Meeting.  She is also a board member of ACC Chicago.  She is a frequent guest speaker at law firms and paralegal organizations on best practices regarding corporate and financial filings.  She is a graduate of Loyola University of Chicago School of Law and is licensed in Illinois.

Foster Sayers
Foster Sayers serves as General Counsel, Contracts Expert, and Evangelist for Pramata, the radically simple contract management alternative.

Susan Hubbard
Susan Hubbard is the Senior Director, Assistant General Counsel at Ping Identity Corporation. Ping Identity is a high-growth cybersecurity company providing enterprise software and SaaS. Susan advises on a broad range of commercial and corporate matters, domestically and internationally, including data privacy and security, complex software/SaaS negotiations, intellectual property, employment matters, and legal operations. Prior to Ping Identity, Susan worked as Associate Counsel at Ciber, Inc. and in the Corporate & Business group at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck. Susan earned her law degree from the University of Denver and a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Colorado.

Lindsey Schultz
Lindsey Schultz is Senior Managing Counsel and Head of Global Privacy Governance at Visa.  In her capacity in that role, Lindsey leads a team that oversees and advises on privacy risk assessments, privacy controls framework, data strategy, data subject rights, policies and standards, trainings, and other end-to-end governance work.  She also advises on a variety of high priority areas such as consumer protection, digital products, AI, adtech, and digital marketing.  Prior to joining Visa in 2020, Lindsey was with Western Union for over six years, where she last served as Counsel of Privacy Governance and Compliance.  Lindsey earned her JD and MBA from Willamette University, and she graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor of Science in Advertising.