ACC Houston Half Day Seminar: AI, Employment Law & the Future of Work

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
(30 minutes)

Registration/Networking/Scavenger Hunt Begins!

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
(60 minutes)

Lunch and Networking

1:00 p.m. – 1:05 p.m.
(5 minutes)

Opening Remarks

• Kim Pilcher – Managing Counsel, Exxon Mobil and ACC Board Member
• Scott Nelson – Chair, Labor and Employment Practice, Baker Botts

1:05 p.m. – 1:10 p.m.
(5 minutes)

Welcome to Baker Botts

Danny David – Managing Partner, Baker Botts

1:10 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
(20 minutes)

Where AI, Employees, and the Law Intersect

• Scott Nelson – Chair, Labor and Employment Practice, Baker Botts
• Rich Harper – Chair of AI Group and Partner-in-Charge, New York Office, Baker Botts

1:30 p.m. – 1:40 p.m.
(10 minutes)

How the Changing Landscape of Texas Courts Could Affect Employment Cases

• Louie Layrisson – Co-Chair, Energy Litigation Practice, Baker Botts

1:40 p.m. – 1:50 p.m.
(10 minutes)

The U.S. Supreme Court’s Landmark Ruling on Religious Accommodation

• Aaron Streett – Chair, Supreme Court and Constitutional Law Practice, Baker Botts

1:50 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.
(20 minutes)

Employment Law Update

• Cynthia Uduebor Washington – Special Counsel, Baker Botts
• Connica Lemond – Staff Lawyer, Baker Botts
• Jacki Caugherty, Senior Counsel, Exxon Mobil

2:10 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.
(10 minutes)

OSHA Update

• Scott Janoe – Chair, Environmental, Safety & Incident Response Section, Baker Botts

2:20 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
(10 minutes)

ERISA Litigation Update

Tina Nguyen – Co-Chair, ERISA Litigation, Baker Botts

2:30 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.
(20 minutes)

Special Legal and Practical Considerations When Terminating Named Executive Officers

• Travis Wofford – Chair, Houston Corporate Department, Baker Botts
• David Schiller, Special Counsel, Baker Botts
• In-house Counsel

2:50 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (10 minutes)

Break

3:00 p.m. – 3:10 p.m.
(10 minutes)

Employee Benefits Law Update

• Jason Loden – Partner, Baker Botts

3:10 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
(20 minutes)

Employee Restrictive Covenants and Trade Secrets Litigation

• Scott Nelson – Chair, Labor and Employment Practice, Baker Botts
• Paul Morico – Section Chair, Energy IP, Baker Botts

3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
(30 minutes)

Successfully Handling Employee Investigations

• Bridget Moore – Chair, Litigation Department (Firmwide), Baker Botts
• Kyle Clark – Chair, White Collar Criminal Defense Practice, Baker Botts

• Latasha McDade, Senior Counsel, Exxon Mobil Corporation

• Dani Sanchez, Sr. Director, Associate General Counsel - Litigation & Employment, Academy Sports + Outdoors

4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
(30 minutes)

Mock Trial Demonstration of Best Practices for Witnesses in an Employment Law Case

• Amy Hefley – Deputy Chair, Litigation Department (Firmwide), Baker Botts
• Russell Lewis – Partner-in-Charge, Houston Office, Baker Botts
• Kevin Jacobs – Section Chair, Litigation, Baker Botts

• Kimberly Pilcher, Managing Counsel, Labor & Employment and Law Business Services, Exxon Mobil Corporation

• Victor Wright, Vice President - Global Labor and Employment Law, Baker Hughes

4:30 p.m. – 4:40 p.m.
(10 minutes)

Baker Botts History Tour

• Bill Kroger – Co-Chair, Energy Litigation Practice and Firm Historian, Baker Botts

4:40 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
(50 minutes)

Networking Reception

Turn in Scavenger Hunt Cards.  Prizes Awarded to First Five Submissions.