4th Annual All Day MCLE La-LAW-palooza

ACC is proud to present a day of invaluable programs for San Diego's general counsel community. High-caliber and targeted industry content conveniently scheduled into one day with dual tracks, giving you two options each hour! Your ticket includes breakfast, a box lunch, and snacks. The day will conclude with a Happy Hour with complimentary cocktails and appetizers outside in the Santiago Courtyard.

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8:30 - 9:30 AM
Registration, breakfast and networking

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Session 1
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Top Five Priorities for Getting Your Privacy House In Order In 2022

Speakers:

         

Elizabeth Balfour, Partner, Sheppard Mullin
Wynter Deagle, Partner, Sheppard Mullin
Iris Mitrakos, Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Mitchell International, Inc., an Enlyte Company & ACC San Diego Board Member

2022 promises to be another dynamic year for privacy.   We will identify the 5 top privacy priorities for in-house counsel, including preparing for upcoming laws/regulations, mitigating enforcement risks, preserving the attorney-client privilege, minimizing risk in vendor contracting, and honoring competing ethical and privacy obligations in litigation. (1 Competency Credit)

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Session 2
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Legal Ethics: What You Need to Know in 2022

Speakers:

    

Michelle Galloway, Of Counsel, Cooley
Caroline Perry, Senior Vice President, Business Administration and General Counsel, San Diego Padres & ACC San Diego Board Member

This program will cover current hot button ethics issues that in-house attorneys confront on a regular basis.  We will update you on new rules and opinions from 2021.   We will also drill down on topics that are receiving attention by disciplinary authorities and the Courts including: 

    ♦ Confidentiality and privilege, especially given cyber-attacks and the risks from internal bad-actors, and what about people using non-company email accounts?
     ♦ Conflicts of interest, including multiple suits against in house attorneys in 2021
     ♦ Duties related to  candor, companies have been hit with sanctions including default judgments for false representations to courts
     ♦ Duties regarding third parties – can you negotiate with a principal when their lawyer is not present?
     ♦ Duties of supervisory and subordinate attorneys
     ♦ Disrespect, discrimination and harassment issues under Rule 8.4
(1 Ethics Credit)

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Session 3
10:45 - 11:45 AM
The Role of the In-House Counsel: Bridging the Workforce Generational/Cultural Divide

Speakers:

Jennifer Rubin, Member, Mintz
Shaka Johnson, Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Sony Electronics and ACC San Diego Board Member
Jamie Jacobs, Co-Founder, Gig Talent
Sadie Stern, Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resource Officer, Dexcom

A new generation of employees – tech savvy, social justice aware and keenly interested in environmental issues – has an active, powerful and fearlessly exercised workplace voice. Harnessing, retaining and satisfying Generation We is a significant human capital risk to business. The conflicts intergenerational rifts and the disparate approach Generation We takes to the concept of employment as both experimental and meaning-driven highlight the vital role counsel plays in helping business proactively plan for and manage these issues.  Business relies on in house lawyers to problem solve the mix of business and legal and particularly the more pressing human capital issues impacting business. Our presentation will focus on the legal framework supporting solutions to the mix of these challenges and will provide some practical tips to support human resource professionals and, importantly, the C-suite as in house counsel plays a critical business partner in meeting these challenges. (1 MCLE credit)

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Session 4
10:45 - 11:45 AM
Well Represented: Strategies for Handling Class and PAGA Actions Before and During Litigation

Speakers:

    

Ryan Nell, Shareholder, Pettit Kohn Ingrassia Lutz & Dolin
Marty Hochman, Deputy General Counsel, Callaway Golf Company

California has seen a dramatic and sustained increase in representative wage and hour litigation – through both class actions and representative claims asserted pursuant to the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA).  Attorney Ryan Nell will provide a high-level statutory and case law update as a means of fostering discussion regarding best practices for avoiding representative litigation and, when avoidance is not possible, mitigating damages.  While employers too often find themselves in the crosshairs of opportunistic litigants, the concepts discussed during this session will aim to minimize employers’ status as targets for claims. (1 MCLE credit)

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Session 5
12:15 - 1:15 PM
Fraud Enforcement Update

Speakers:

    

Adam Braverman, Partner, Morrison & Foerster
Brian Kidd, Partner, Morrison & Foerster

The presentation will outline white collar enforcement statistics and trends, enforcement predictions under the Biden Administration, securities and commodities fraud, the DOJ’s compliance guidelines, cryptocurrency enforcement, and government procurement fraud. (1 MCLE Credit)

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Session 6
12:15 - 1:15 PM
Critical Factors for IP Due Diligence

Speakers:

    

Jonathan Dixon, Global Head of Legal, Bionano Genomics, Inc.
Pattric Rawlins, Partner, Procopio

Conducting IP due diligence when buying a company with a valuable intellectual property portfolio should be a critical part of the transaction. This session will cover how to engage with the internal business team to scope out the project and set expectations, how to manage outside counsel to conduct the comprehensive intellectual property portfolio diligence and provide actionable information, and thoughts on communicating with the team so appropriate business decisions can be made. (1 MCLE credit)

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Session 7
1:30 - 2:30 PM
Mental Health and Substance Abuse in the Legal Profession and Workplace

Speakers:

    

Emilia Arutunian, Principal, Jackson Lewis P.C.
Stephanie Kierig, Associate, Jackson Lewis P.C.

Mental health problems are very common in the legal profession. Research has shown that lawyers are more prone to stress-related illnesses than most other professions-- including burnout, insomnia, clinical depression, gambling addiction, and substance abuse. Despite the high rates of drug addiction and depression among lawyers, there is little public discussion or open acknowledgment of the problem. Nevertheless, lawyers can take steps both to avoid these problems and to handle them once they have taken hold. Join us as we address and recognize the growing demand for information and resources to address mental health, substance abuse, and lawyer well-being. (1 Competency Credit)

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Session 8
1:30 - 2:30 PM
Unpacking Unconscious Bias

Speakers:

    

Camille Gustafson, Partner, Paul Plevin Sullivan & Connaughton LLP
Corrie Klekowski, Partner, Paul Plevin Sullivan & Connaughton LLP

This session will review issues related to unconscious bias in the workplace and recent cases to discern best practices for avoiding these types of claims.  In particular, the session will look at research concerning common areas for unconscious bias to impact the workplace, such as compensation, performance evaluations, and professional development, and tactics for controlling against such bias. (1 Elimination of Bias Credit)

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Session 9
2:45 - 3:45 PM
2022 Cyber Risk: The Wisdom of Insecurity

Speakers:

    

Justine Phillips, Partner, DLA Piper
Adam Welland, VP, Transactions and Partnerships, Altos

Continued attacks on vendors and trusted software supply chain and reactive new laws, create immeasurable uncertainty and uncalculated risk for many businesses. In-house counsel are often asked to evaluate cyber risk and identify ways to avoid, reduce, mitigate or transfer the risk.  In this interactive and engaging presentation, Justine Phillips and Adam Welland will provide a cyber threat briefing, explain new federal and state laws and regulations that impose new obligations on businesses on securing data, and provide essential and actionable skills to evaluate/calculate/mitigate cyber risk. (1 MCLE Credit)

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Session 10
2:45 - 3:45 PM
Practical Considerations When Pursuing Federal Funding

Speakers:

    

Erin Felix, Shareholder, Polsinelli
Jen Bush, EVP, Chief Legal & People Officer, Artiva Biotherapeutics and ACC San Diego Board Member

Selling products and services to the federal government and receiving federal funding in the form of grants, cooperative agreements, or other types of assistance vehicles can provide a valuable revenue stream to your organization.  With government funding, however, also comes certain unique obligations and restrictions to ensure that public monies are properly accounted for and reasonably spent.  In this session, we will discuss the key compliance requirements companies encounter under various government agreement types in order to assist in-house practitioners with guiding their management teams in thinking through the pros and cons of pursuing federal awards. (1 MCLE credit)

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4:00 - 5:30 PM
Happy Hour outside in the Santiago Courtyard
Complimentary cocktails and appetizers