This program is being co-sponsored with the Health Law, IT, Privacy and eCommerce, and Information Governance Networks.

Is 2023 the year when the US finally shifts to a rights-based regime for protecting personal information? Perhaps! We are now beyond the CCPA and even the CPRA. We have 10 state comprehensive consumer privacy laws governing the use of personal information, and more are expected to pass this year. The continuing promulgation of these consumer privacy laws make it clear the US is going through a fundamental shift in its philosophy about data privacy. Join us to learn about what these news laws are trying to protect, where they are coming from, and how to create a foundation from which to analyze and understand their requirements. We will also discuss how to create a flexible compliance program that accounts for the rapidly evolving privacy landscape.

Co-sponsored by the Financial Services, Women in the House, and Real Estate Networks.

This panel, which includes Latham's M&A and capital markets lawyers, Jenifer Smith and Sam Rettew, and industry professionals from Jefferies, Larry Portman and Michael Bauer, will discuss market trends and advice in connection with pursuing an initial public offering and a sell-side M&A exit simultaneously, including a discussion of process management, an indicative timeline and general market trends. Learn how this strategy can increase a company's ability to respond quickly to market fluctuations and potentially increase value for existing stockholders.

This program is being co-sponsored with the Real Estate Network.

As we approach December 1, 2023, the date to adopt compliant clawback policies, join Latham & Watkins attorneys, Jenna Cooper, Keith Halverstam, and Maj Vaseghi for an update on key considerations, tips for assessing financial reporting functions, and consequences of noncompliance. Tune in to hear what other companies are doing to remain compliant, and identify strategies to replicate within your own company.

With growing demands of the business, legal departments face challenges in terms of re-organising support and adapting to the changing requirements of the business. In this session, we are going to analyse current processes and bottlenecks, understand how legal operations can revolutionise the process and how to find a balance between outsourcing versus keeping in-house. We will also go through the changing needs of the business, including supporting sustainability initiatives while negotiating contracts or working on other legal related initiatives.

Generously brought to you by ACC Europe

In April 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor issued cybersecurity best practices for benefit plan fiduciaries. Since then, DOL is actively enforcing cybersecurity in its investigations of both retirement plans and health and welfare plans – especially those that have experienced a data breach. The recent MOVEit cyber incident demonstrates that just one vendor's software defect can result in lawsuits and can affect hundreds of plan sponsors, millions of plan participants, and investment funds in the trillion-dollar range. In Walsh v. Alight Solutions, the Seventh Circuit ruled that DOL has authority to issue subpoenas in the course of its cybersecurity investigations. In this session, we will discuss the latest cybersecurity related litigation and focus on practical steps you can take to mitigate the cyber risks posed by your own ecosystem of benefit plan fiduciaries and service providers.