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International Comparative Legal Guide to Private Client 2025
Global Legal Group
264 pages

This guide covers common issues regarding private client laws in 24 jurisdictions.

Topics covered include pre-entry tax planning, connection factors, taxation issues on inward investment, succession planning, trusts and foundations, immigration issues, and tax treaties.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Commercial and Contracts, Financial Services, Corporate, Securities, and Governance
Region: Global, Andorra, Belgium, Bermuda, China, Cyprus, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guernsey, Indonesia, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States
US Supreme Court Curtails Agency Power: Implications for Fintech and Crypto
Latham & Watkins LLP
5 pages

The 2023-2024 US Supreme Court session has concluded the term with a series of opinions in the areas of administrative law and executive power. This article discusses a trio of decisions that could have important potential implications for the fintech and digital asset industries.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Financial Services, Corporate, Securities, and Governance
Region: United States
SEC Outlines 2025 Examination Priorities (US)
Latham & Watkins LLP
9 pages

On October 21, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Examinations (the Division) published its annual examination priorities for 2025 (2025 Priorities). This resource outlines some of the key findings from the report.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Financial Services, Corporate, Securities, and Governance
Region: United States
US Environmental, Social, and Governance Considerations for AI Companies — Status Quo and Practical Next Steps
Betty M. Huber and Michael H. Rubin (Latham & Watkins LLP)
3 pages

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an indispensable tool, but with the rapid advancement in the technology has come a rise in electricity demand, drawing regulatory attention on the natural resources that AI requires.

Within this context, companies and policymakers are considering how AI may contribute both to sustainable solutions and environmental impacts. For companies that have committed to environmental targets and are simultaneously advancing AI and seeking power to do so, managing both goals can lead to a competitive advantage.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Corporate, Securities, and Governance, Technology, Privacy, and eCommerce
Region: Global
Generative AI, Deepfakes, Voiceprints, and Cybersecurity: AI Risks Facing Your Organizations
Jason C. Gavejian, Joseph J. Lazzarotti, Jody Kahn Mason, and Damon W. Silver (Jackson Lewis)
6 pages

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) holds the potential to enhance organizational productivity and drive profits. However, as with any emerging technology, there are inherent concerns about its adoption within organizations.

This article discusses how robust policies and procedures are essential to aligning the organization’s objectives with employee expectations.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Artificial Intelligence, Employment and Labor, Corporate, Securities, and Governance, Technology, Privacy, and eCommerce
Region: Global
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International Comparative Legal Guide to Environmental, Social & Governance Law 2025
Global Legal Group
249 pages

This multi-jurisdictional guide covers common issues in environmental, social and governance (ESG) law. The question and answer chapters cover 23 jurisdictions, providing detailed answers
to common questions raised by professionals dealing with ESG issues.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Financial Services, Environmental, Energy and Public Utility, Corporate, Securities, and Governance
Region: Global, Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Cayman Islands, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States, Zambia

ACC Colorado In-House Counsel Forum 
Thursday, May 8, 2025 | 12:30 pm - 6:30 pm
The Inverness Denver Hotel | 200 Inverness Drive | Englewood, CO 80112

 

Register to reconnect with your ACC in-house counsel network, generous sponsors, and legal intern placement officers, for a 
jampacked afternoon of CLE education, serious networking, and a hosted reception! 
Plus, ACC Members are invited to freshen your "personal brand" with a complimentary headshot courtesy of 
ACC Colorado & Chad Schmidt Photography.
(Limited headshot sittings available to ACTIVE ACC Colorado MEMBERS only!) 
The results of the 2025 Law Week Colorado In-House Counsel Salary Survey will be presented!

  REGISTER NOW!   

Four (4) General CLE Credits Approved. Beverages, Light Snacks, Happy Hour Included. 

ACC Member Price - $50
Member rate extended to ACC corporate member paralegals and contract managers.
Four (4) General CLE Credits Approved. 
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ACC Member Registration Includes:
  One (1) Courtesy Headshot Sitting
(limited availability/for active ACC members only)!

Non-Member Price - $75
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 Four (4) CLE Credits Approved. 

 

 

1:00 P.M. – 1:50 P.M. – 2 Sessions (1 CLE Credit)
2:00 P.M. – 2:50 P.M. – 2 Sessions (1 CLE Credit)
3:00 P.M. – 3:50 P.M. – 2 Sessions (1 CLE Credit)
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3:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Chad Schmidt Headshot Sittings
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3:50P.M - 4:15 P.M. - Social Summit/Networking*
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4:15 P.M. – 5:15 P.M. – General Session  (1 CLE Credit)
5:15 P.M. – 6:30 P.M. – Social Summit/Networking*

*Social Summits Sponsor


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Considering hiring Legal Interns? 
Questions about working with law students or 
recent graduates? 
Representatives from local law schools will be on hand 
at IHCF to share information and answer questions!

1:00 PM – 1:50 PM – 2 Sessions

ALPINE I,2

ALPINE 3,4

Patents & Liability Issues: Lessons, Tips, and Best Practices for Maximizing IP Acquisition and Minimizing Liability Risk 

This panel presentation will discuss patents and liability risks. The presentation will include a primer on the requirements for obtaining a patent, and the importance and benefit of patents for companies that create and sell innovative products. Most importantly, the presentation will outline how patents and other IP filings can create potential liability risks if prepared without consideration of liability issues. The panel will discuss case studies and outline best practices for maximizing IP acquisition while minimizing the risk of litigation exposure 

Presenters:
Chris Strobel, Partner, Shook, Hardy & Bacon
Bobbie Hooper, Senior Counsel, Shook, Hardy & Bacon

 

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The Work-Life Balance Fairytale? Harmonizing Your (and Your Team’s) Happiness with the Expectation That You Do More for Less in the Modern Workplace

According to the 2022 Legal Trends Report by Clio, 86% of lawyers said they work outside the typical 9am-6pm workday. Join in this exploration of issues related to:

  • Attorneys’ actual work expectations 
  • Finding  the “life” part of the equation
  • The work-from-home paradigm
  • An all around demand that we all do more for less

Presenters: 
Kim Pryor, General Counsel, JBS USA Food Company
Jon Watson, Partner, Spencer Fane LLP
 

2:00 PM – 2:50 PM – 2 Sessions

 

Data Privacy: Mitigating Increased Risk from New Laws and Evolving Enforcement Trends

State, federal, and international data privacy laws, regulations, and enforcement trends continue to evolve, creating new and increased risks for Colorado companies.  In this session, a panel of outside and in-house counsel will identify new issues to watch for and practical steps companies can take to mitigate risk.

Presenters: 
Ryan Bergsieker, Partner, Gibson Dunn 

 

 

                               

Mega Damages Awards in Patent Litigation, Including Recent Development in Remedies

This session will explore mega damages awards in patent litigation where exceptionally high monetary judgments granted in patent infringement cases often reach hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars. Recent developments in remedies include evolving judicial standards for calculating damages, heightened scrutiny of reasonable royalties and lost profits, and increased focus on enhanced damages for willful infringement will be covered. 

Presenters:
Kourtney Mueller Merrill, Partner, Perkins Coie
Trevor Bervik, Associate, Perkins Coie

3:00 PM – 3:50 PM – 2 Sessions


Quantum Leap: Is Quantum the New AI?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been all the rage for the last couple of years, but quantum computing is coming sooner than you think. 

This session will cover: 

  • The expansion of the quantum computing industry
  • Quantum's potential economic impact on Colorado
  • Legal issues affecting the quantum computing industry
     

Presenters:  
Jackie Benson, Partner, Taft

Ogletree

Identifying and Remedying Common and Complicated Wage and Hour Issues 

Keeping up with myriad wage and hour issues is a Herculean task—and the consequences for making mistakes can result in class actions and millions in liability.  We will discuss the latest developments in important wage and hour topics including holiday pay, bonuses and incentives, remote work, and employee misclassification, with particular attention to fast-evolving Colorado nuances.  

Presenters:
Michael Bell, Shareholder, Ogletree Deakins
Cat Gallagher, Of Counsel, Ogletree Deakins
 

4:15 PM – 5:15 PM – General Session - ALPINE 1,2,3,4
 

ACC Colorado 2025 Salary Survey Results:  
Inside the Numbers: 
Unpacking the 2025 Law Week Colorado In-House Counsel Salary Survey

Join the Denver ACC Chapter, Gibson Arnold & Associates, and Law Week for ACC Colorado 2025 Salary Survey Results: Meaningful Compensation Structures for In-House Lawyers. This panel discussion will review the 2025 Colorado In-House Counsel Salary Survey and the panelists will share their knowledge and perspectives on the various aspects of compensation.

  • What are lawyers desiring in their compensation structures?
  • What may corporations do to win legal department candidates?
  • What are best practices for salary and raise negotiations?
  • How do corporations compete with the ever increasing salaries occurring in law firms?
  • How do corporate values intersect with compensation structures?

MODERATOR:
 Melinda Delmonico, CEO, Gibson Arnold & Associates, Inc.

PANELISTS:  
Jess Brovsky-Eaker, Editorial Director, Law Week Colorado
Allison Heintz, Global HR Executive & Business Strategist
Margaret McLean, General Counsel, Chief Risk Officer & Corporate Secretary, TTEC Holdings, Inc.
 

Immediately Followed By Hosted Reception & Networking

5:15 PM - 6:30 PM | Hosted Reception & Networking
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Chad Schmidt Headshot Sitting 
(Headshot appointments/sitting space limited. Sign-up day of event at check-in/badge pick-up. First come, first served.) 

Four (4) General CLE Credits Approved. 

 

 
International Comparative Legal Guide to Corporate Tax 2025
Global Legal Group
154 pages

This guide covers common issues in corporate tax laws and regulations - including capital gain, overseas profits, real estate, anti-avoidance, and the digital economy – in 18 jurisdictions.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Real Estate, Corporate, Securities, and Governance
Region: Global, Austria, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Mozambique, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Zambia

This program provides thought provoking conversations of the key issues impacting the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) landscape. Featuring the co-chairs of Seyfarth Shaw LLP’s Impact & Sustainability Practice, speakers Ameena Majid and Giovanna (Gina) Ferrari, and Ken Wilton, a partner in the Intellectual Property Group, the discussions span three critical and overlapping dimensions:  ESG governance in a politicized world, the intersection of artificial intelligence and ESG, and the evolving landscape of ESG litigation.

Key topics include:
  • AI and ESG Intersection: Insights into how AI is both a transformative tool and a key ESG topic impacting business strategy. The discussion covers this intersection while commenting on AI literacy, balanced disclosures, legal’s role and regulatory implications.
  • Emerging ESG Litigation Trends: A conversation of what really is ESG litigation, and if the claims are new or just repackaged.  The program examines the interplay of regulatory changes and enforcement actions, providing strategies for mitigating litigation risks through enhanced governance and communication practices.
  • Governance in a Politicized ESG Landscape: Guidance on adapting governance structures to navigate the politicization of “ESG,” as a monolithic topic. The program stresses the importance of integrating ESG considerations into mission-critical areas, implementing effective controls, and ensuring legal counsel plays a central role in regulatory compliance and risk management.
  • This comprehensive discussion equips in-house counsel with the tools to navigate the complex and interconnected challenges of ESG and AI, fostering resilient governance and reducing legal exposure.

Generously sponsored by Seyfarth Shaw LLP and the Law Department Management Network

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This program explores the emerging landscape of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) litigation. Speakers Amina Majeed and  Giovanna (Gina) Ferrari discuss the rise of ESG-focused lawsuits, which often blend traditional legal claims around securities, environmental, and consumer protection issues. They discuss the growing trend of "greenwashing" claims, where companies face scrutiny over misleading environmental statements and initiatives. The speakers also analyze the potential impact of regulatory changes and enforcement actions, noting that while some rules may be revised, the underlying legal frameworks will likely remain. The program provides insights for companies to proactively review their ESG-related communications and governance practices to mitigate litigation risks.

Generously sponsored by Seyfarth Shaw LLP and the Law Department Management Network

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