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Corporate Immigration Update: What In-House Lawyers Need to Know About Immigration Law Right Now

The landscape of immigration laws and requirements is always evolving.  What do you need to know to prepare your business to meet the latest regulatory challenges? We will discuss the top immigration issues affecting employers, including I-9 verification changes, upcoming USCIS fee proposals, and more hot topics.

Increasing Scrutiny of DEI Programs

Employers are reviewing their diversity equity and inclusion initiatives following the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down affirmative action admissions policies in higher education. We will outline the risks of different DEI initiatives and suggest practical steps to ensure that your initiatives remain compliant.

Corporate Immigration Update: What In-House Lawyers Need to Know About Immigration Law Right Now

The landscape of immigration laws and requirements is always evolving.  What do you need to know to prepare your business to meet the latest regulatory challenges? We will discuss the top immigration issues affecting employers, including I-9 verification changes, upcoming USCIS fee proposals, and more hot topics.

Increasing Scrutiny of DEI Programs

Employers are reviewing their diversity equity and inclusion initiatives following the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down affirmative action admissions policies in higher education. We will outline the risks of different DEI initiatives and suggest practical steps to ensure that your initiatives remain compliant.

ACC WI CLE Program and Networking Sponsored by Husch Blackwell

Companies' legal teams and their external lawyers can use political action to improve their approaches when facing regulatory challenges. To do this effectively, they need a team with solid experience in government relations. Yet, in many companies, the departments of legal advice, public relations, and lobbying work separately. This separation can result in poor risk management and missed warnings about potential risks.

Join Husch Blackwell and ACC Wisconsin for a presentation on corporate counsel’s use of governmental affairs consultants (lobbyists) to mitigate or eliminate the risk created by legislative, regulatory, or enforcement activity. This presentation will also delve into crucial aspects of ethics and legal compliance in relation to government affairs, including the gift rule, lobbying disclosure, campaign finance, political action committees, and pay-to-play government contract rules. These federal rules are very relevant and timely in light of the U.S. presidential election in 2024.

TITLE: Using Government Affairs for Risk Mitigation

DATE: Tuesday, October 3, 2023

TIME: 3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

LOCATION: 

Best Place at the Historic Pabst Brewery

917 W. Juneau Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53233

AGENDA:

3:30 p.m. | Registration

4:00 p.m. | Program

5:00 – 6:30 p.m.| Reception

Who Should Attend General counsel, in-house counsel, C-suite leaders, business owners, and others responsible for evaluating and mitigating present and future business risk.

Continuing Education Credit This program is pending approval for Wisconsin continuing legal education credit.

Registration This seminar is complimentary; however, registration is required by Friday, September 29. We encourage you to forward this invitation to interested colleagues.

REGISTER NOW

Blakes and the ACC Ontario Chapter are delighted to invite you to Otro Bar during the Association of Corporate Counsel 2023 Annual Meeting in San Antonio.

Otro is a contemporary rooftop bar overlooking the San Antonio River Walk, serving up world-class cocktails and light Texan fare with city views worth raising a toast to.

We hope you are available and look forward to seeing you there.

 

This event is free of charge and you must RSVP to attend.

Please RSVP by no later than Friday, October 6, 2023

On Tuesday, October 10, 2023, join Carlson Caspers lawyers and the Association of Corporate Counsel Minnesota Chapter (ACC MN) for their popular Oktoberfest interactive CLE program and networking event. This year's program will again provide the opportunity for attendees to explore Hot Topics in IP Law in round-robin roundtables. This fast-paced format will appeal to generalists and IP specialists alike! 

The program will cover substantive law and legal strategy in these cutting-edge areas:

(1) Litigation Funding Update:  Where we are now and where we are heading

(2) Treasure in the Attic: Legal strategies for identifying promising patents and monetizing your IP portfolio 

(3) Dos and Don'ts in AI Software

(4) Beyond Bored Apes: The impact of NFT and emerging technology on the legal landscape

Each topic will be hosted by a Carlson Caspers attorney who will lead a timed small-group discussion. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in all four discussion groups during the hour-long program.

After the CLE program, try your hand at pickleball--or enjoy watching from the sidelines as you quaff a craft cider.

 

CARLSON CASPERS PRESENTERS

William Bullard, Partner

Katherine Chen, Attorney

Seung ("Elvis") Kim, Attorney

Sam Lockner, Partner

Nate Louwagie, Attorney

Brad Micsky, Partner

Tara Norgard, Partner

Justin Oakland, Attorney

 

AGENDA

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM | Check-in and refreshments

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Round-robin CLE program

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM | Pickleball and networking

 

The program is free and open to ACC members and in-house counsel first-time guests. 1 Standard CLE credit is pending in Minnesota.

Thanks to our sponsor, Carlson Caspers!

Have you had a chance yet to check out Earl Giles Distillery

If so, you know what a good time awaits you at the ACC MN October Networking Social! If not, here's your chance to sample for the first time their delicious food, signature cocktails, and amazing space with your in-house colleagues!

Join us on Thursday, October 12, beginning at 5:15 PM.

Admission is free and open to ACC members and in-house counsel first-time guests.

Thanks to our sponsor, Merchant & Gould!

ACC Houston Women In The House
Wine Social
September 13, 2023 | 4 pm - 6 pm | Fiora's Bottle Shop

Join us for a tasty networking social for Women In The House at a lively wine bar in the heart of Houston. 

During this lunch program, Christine Binotti of Motorola Solutions and Laura Friedel from Levenfeld Pearlstein will share their non-traditional approach to supporting the HR and deal teams in M&A, and how it's positively impacted both of their teams.

Following discussion of their "case study," Christine and Laura will facilitate a discussion of non-traditional arrangements between corporate counsel and outside lawyers, focusing on:

  • Substantive areas that are ripe for this type of approach
  • Determining the scope of work and how to handle items on the borders
  • Appropriate pricing models
  • Establishing expectations for communication and approval
  • Finding the right balance between oversight and autonomy
  • Potential hurdles in establishing a non-traditional arrangement
  • Tools to create and effective, mutually-beneficial relationship

Program:

Cutting Through the AI Hype:
What Should Be Keeping In-House Counsel Up at Night?

Join K&L Gates partners Jake Bernstein of Seattle and Chris Valente of Boston for an overview of the fundamentals of generative artificial intelligence and how in-house counsel should prepare for the risks it poses.

Outside the Day to Day:
Professional Development In-House and Beyond

Chief Operating Officer of the State of Tennessee Brandon O. Gibson, Nashville Electric Service General Counsel Laura Smith and Asurion’s Director of Employee Relations & HR Policy & Compliance April Knox will discuss different roads to professional development. Moderated by K&L Gates partner, Erin Palmer Polly, panelists will discuss how they progressed in their careers, including how their work on boards and with non-profit organizations shaped their career paths.

Agenda:

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM Check-In / Lunch

12:05 - 1:35 PM
Cutting Through the AI Hype:
What Should Be Keeping In-House Counsel Up
at Night?

1:40 - 2:00 PM: Break

2:00 - 3:35 PM
Outside the Day to Day:
Professional Development In-House and Beyond

3:35 - 5:00 PM: Social Reception

Social Reception

Immediately following the program, please join K&L Gates and ACC-TN for drinks, hors d'oeuvres, and relaxed conversations.

Additional Information

Parking will be provided free of charge in the parking garage adjoining K&L Gates' Office. 

This program is expected to be approved for 3.0 hours of General CLE credit in Tennessee.

ACC Houston Social at Puttshack
October 5, 2023 | 4 pm - 7 pm

 

TEE UP. EAT UP. DRINK UP.

 

At Puttshack, they have rewritten the rules of mini golf – pairing modern tech with crazy courses and cool vibes with game faces for one heck of a good time.

 

It is tech-infused mini golf, which means they have thrown out the paper and pencils and replaced them with a super fun new scoring system.

The balls track your gameplay and you can earn (or lose) points based on how you play. This isn’t just a new way to play mini golf, it’s the only way! ...and remember to wear comfortable shoes!

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