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August 29, 2019 | 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM EDT

Nova Place
Conference Center
100 S Commons
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
 

Pricing
Members: $25
Non-members: $35

Overview (Program Summary)

A program hosted by:

ACC Western Pennsylvania

Whether you’re new to in-house, looking to broaden your topical awareness, or just need to beat the August compliance deadline, we’re excited to offer you a rapid –fire, multi-hour survey of essential in-house topics.

Five CLE programming hours for the event will be brought to you by the Chapter’s 2018-2019 top sponsors: Babst Calland, Ogletree Deakins, Reed Smith, Cozen O'Connor, and Fox Rothschild.  Please see the registration site for program topic information and speaker biographies.

In addition, we are very pleased to bring to you session one of our newly created Polished Professional Series, a series dedicated to refining the softer skills.  ACC Western PA member and West Point graduate, Frank DeCarlo, General Counsel of Liberty Tire Recycling, will present "Leadership and Ethics –11 Leadership Principles from West Point, the Army, and General Counsel’s Office."  

This program is preapproved for five hours of PA substantive cle credit and one and one-half hour of PA professional ethics credit.

 


Speakers

Jennifer Betts, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
Frank DeCarlo, Liberty Tire Recycling
Charles DeMonaco and Jana Volante Walshak, Fox Rothschild
Gene Giotto and Laura Reinhart, Cozen O'Connor, and Brian Walters, Matthews International Corporation
Richard Graham, Reed Smith
Kevin Wills, Babst Calland

 

Notes

Schedule:

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. – Registration and Breakfast

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. - A Guide for Developing and Implementing a Corporate Compliance Program, Charles DeMonaco and Jana Volante Walshak, Fox Rothschild  - See also related Article and Key Takeaways

9:45 a.m. -10:45 a.m. - Risk Allocation in M&A:  Representations, Warranties, Indemnification and Limitations of Liability, Kevin Wills, Babst Calland

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. - Managing Litigation Partnering With Outside Counsel, Gene Giotto and Laura Reinhart, Cozen O’Connor; and Brian Walters, Matthews International Corporation

12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. - Lunch

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. - Top 10 Employment Law and Executive Compensation Issues in 2019 and Beyond - Jennifer Betts, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. - Know Your IP: A Refresher on Trademarks, Copyrights, Trade Secrets and Patents, Richard Graham, Reed Smith - See also CLE Supplemental Materials

3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. - The Polished Professional Series: Leadership and Ethics –11 Leadership Principles from West Point, the Army, and General Counsel’s Office, Frank DeCarlo, Liberty Tire Recycling - See also:  Definition of Leadership, Army Leadership Requirements, 11 Principles of Leadership5 Minute Shadow, Definition of Management, Personal After Action Review (AAR) Handout, Principles of Leadership, and PA Rules of Professional Conduct (selected).
 

Location Information:

Uber/Public Transportation: There is an entrance to the Concourse at the corner of South Commons and Federal Street, across from the Post Office.

The entrance to the conference center is located on the plaza near Federal Galley.

Parking Garage: For easiest access, enter parking garage GATE 4 on South Commons. Stay in the leftmost lanes when you enter and take the nearest elevator (look for CENTRAL 2) up to the P (Plaza) Level of the Concourse.

CLE

Credits: 5 hours Substantive; 1 1/2 hours Ethics
State: PA

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Sponsored By

Babst Calland, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart; Reed Smith; Cozen O'Connor; and Fox Rothschild.

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