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Copyright is King: Critical Lessons and Best Practices
When many of us hear of “copyright protection,” our thoughts turn to music and manuscripts. Yet copyright law is much more expansive and underutilized by almost all industries. At its core, copyright law allows authors of an original work to obtain legal protection and exclusive rights over their creations. But it’s not just for those seeking to entertain or educate. Copyright can be obtained on household items, clothing, toys, tools or any tangible item having a degree of creativity. From the subject matter categories set forth in 17 USC Sec. 102 to specific applications, copyright enjoys strong protection in the United States and further includes the rights and protections, for example, provided by the relatively new Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The DMCA provides a whole basket of rights, including the often overlooked rights afforded by using Copyright Management Information (CMI). Join Armstrong Teasdale Partner, Ted Behm, and LifeScan Global Corporation Legal Counsel, Teena Amador, as they discuss critical copyright lessons and powerful best practices for leveraging additional protections with CMI.
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2020 was a rollercoaster of a year, and not just for the most obvious reason. The workplace landscape changed in many ways, with employers grappling with “working from home” en masse, fundamental shifts (and then reversions) of how leave entitlements are calculated, determining whether the evolving situation would be sufficient to implement unpaid stand downs, as well as a raft of cases questioning some of the basic concepts of employment, from what it means to be a casual, to what it means to be an employee itself! And then in December, the Federal Government released its most substantive set of proposed changes to industrial relations legislation since the Fair Work Act commenced.
Join our Employment Relations team to discuss what in-house counsel need to be aware of for the coming year in the area of workplace law.
The Latest Developments in Cross-Border Transfers of EU Data
In recent years, the ability to transfer data between the US and EU has been upended. Our panelists will provide a high-level overview of recent developments and their implications, from the Schrems II decision which invalidated the Privacy Shield and the implications of Brexit to recent guidance from the European Data Protection Board and the European Commission’s new draft standard contractual clauses. Presenters, Andrew Baer, Chair, Technology, Privacy & Data Security Practice, Cozen O’Connor and Jeffrey God, Global Data Privacy Lead, Director and Attorney, Qurate Retail Group, will also provide real world examples of how in-house counsel can spot these issues and how to address them.
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Join our Litigation Law Committee for a morning of relevant CLE!
Agenda:
Session I – 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Litigating Complex Legal Issues Under the Scrutiny of Public Opinion presented by Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox LLP
More and more, Pennsylvania has been the scene of highly visible and controversial projects that have been challenged by opponents before agencies, administrative appeals boards and state and federal courts. With the advent of social media, and real time transmission of testimony through that social media, litigating these issues is more visible and raises many issues, including how to message to both the judge and the wider public audience at the same time, how to limit public interference in those proceedings, how to use social media statements in cross examination of opposing witnesses and how to avoid testimony in one matter being used adversely in other matters, civil and criminal. Using real world examples, this session addresses these and other issues.
Break – 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Session II – 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Be an Expert at Experts: Expert Mistakes and How Best to Avoid Them presented by Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel
Expert witnesses serve a critical role in litigation, particularly in complex cases. Experts are especially critical in cases where lay witnesses are unable to proffer the evidence necessary for the party to secure a favorable verdict. Notwithstanding an expert’s import, many attorneys make simple mistakes in choosing and presenting the expert, including some which lead to the expert’s disqualification. Disqualification can be fatal to a case, as, at least in federal court, only expert witnesses are permitted to opine as to the case’s ultimate issue.
Break – 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Session III – 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. presented by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
COVID-19 Litigation Trends and Steps to Mitigate Liability
Our expert panelists will discuss the types of litigation that employers can expect as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Current and projected litigation trends, liability shield and workers’ compensation legislation, defenses and mitigation strategies, and practical considerations for the defense of COVID-19 cases will be covered.
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With the COVID-19 pandemic, many companies – public and private – have been focusing on “back burner” corporate “housekeeping” projects, as well as “repositioning” projects designed to improve efficiencies with so much of their workforce remote and expectations that this arrangement will continue long term. Join our expert panel as we discuss these projects, and how they can help your company realize significant future cost savings.
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Cyber-attacks are at an all-time high, as cyber criminals take advantage of disrupted work forces across the globe due to Covid-19. It is not a question of if, it is a question of when. We will address how to plan for and handle the day your company and its data become a cyber target. We will provide best practices before, during and after a data breach investigation to reduce the risk of liability from claims brought by regulators as well as the plaintiffs’ bar. The session will include illustrative case studies involving attacks by nation states and other internal and external threat actors and their methods, including ransom, phishing, and various malware. We will focus on areas of risk (including the increased risk of insider sabotage since Covid), and how best to protect privilege and defend against actions brought by FTC, HHS/OCR, the SEC Cyber division and other regulators in the wake of data breaches. We also will discuss how to prepare for and defends against the inevitable class action litigation brought by the plaintiffs’ bar.
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Session I: 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. — Preparing the Groundwork to Enforce Non-Competes
Many disputes over post-employment restrictions can be avoided, and the unavoidable disputes won, by the thoughtful design and implementation of non-compete programs. In this presentation, our expert panelists will discuss how to construct non-compete strategies to deter litigation and win the litigation that cannot be deterred.
Session II: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. — New Administration – New Normal?
There’s probably little doubt in anyone’s mind that a new administration will bring with it a wave of new changes. Employers will likely see significant changes in the areas of FMLA, NLRB regulations and wage and hour laws particularly relating to minimum wage and independent contractor rules. In this program, our expert panelists will walk attendees through what employers can expect in these areas as well as several others likely to be hot buttons.
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Data has become one of the most valuable assets in businesses today. Rapidly evolving methods for analysing data has enabled businesses to use data in ways that shape day-to-day decisions and operations, as well as its strategic direction. At the same time, businesses are coming under scrutiny for the ways in which it manages and governs its data, as data continues to attract increasing intervention by the regulators.
The need for effective data management and data governance practices is crucial.
Hosted by experts from Gilbert + Tobin’s Technology + Digital team, this webinar will explore the evolving regulatory focus on data practices and what that means for data governance and data management.
The webinar will cover:
key data compliance issues across a broad range of regulations and across the whole data lifecycle, including privacy, confidentiality, Corporations Act, financial services laws and surveillance laws; and
governance practices required to properly manage oversight of data, including data ethics.
The volume and significance of activism by shareholders of Australian companies continues to rise. Motivated shareholders (both global and domestic) are exercising their muscle to influence corporate culture as well as strategy.
This webinar, hosted by experts from Gilbert + Tobin’s Corporate / M+A team, will explore:
the differences between investment and ideological activism;
the tools and tactics employed by activists;
recent trends in Australia and overseas;
activism via social media: the GameStop phenomena; and
how to prepare for, and respond to, shareholder activism.
2021 Labor & Employment Forecast: A Look at the Year Ahead
As we look ahead to a new year, many challenges and opportunities are set to impact the workforce: a new presidential administration poised to lead from Washington; the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; leave and accommodation requests; and anti-harassment, discrimination, retaliation and equal pay issues in a society rife with protests and calls to action for racial and social justice and equity.
Catherine Barbieri, Co-chair of Fox Rothschild’s nationwide Labor & Employment Department, will share her prognostications for the coming year and discuss how you can adequately prepare your business for the anticipated impacts in this evolving legal landscape.
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