The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) is the world's largest organization serving the professional and business interests of attorneys who practice in the legal departments of corporations, associations, nonprofits and other private-sector organizations around the globe.
You are invited to an exciting evening of fun and creativity at Cheeseology! Join us to make and enjoy your own mozzarella and pizza made from the freshest local ingredients! What a great way to connect and network with Fisher Phillips attorneys and your ACC colleagues, all while enjoying great food, great drinks, and even greater company!
We invite you to attend Legal Horizons: Navigating the Latest Trends and Challenges, a complimentary seminar designed to provide valuable insights into the evolving legal landscape. Click here to register! For more information or any questions, please contact Jessica Bott Moradmand at 937-361-7567 or Alli Ferguson at 630-533-1239.
Date & Time:
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
2:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. ET
Agenda:
Registration: 2:30PM
Program: 3:00PM
Reception: 5:35PM
Location:
BorgWarner Headquarters 3850 Hamlin Road Auburn Hills, MI 48326
The ACC NCR LGBTQ+ Affinity Group invites all members to a happy hour at Dacha Beer Garden in DC! This is an informal gathering to connect and/or reconnect with friends and colleagues. Whether you're new to the group or a longstanding member, this happy hour is a great way to strengthen bonds and build relationships with others. Come join us to enjoy beer and a fun vibe! We will have some appetizers to share and guests will be responsible for purchasing their own drinks. We hope to see you there!
By registering for this ACC NCR event, you acknowledge that you have read ACC NCR’s Code of Conduct for Events and agree to comply with its terms.
This will be a collaborative discussion on key areas of cross-disciplinary risk for ACC National Capitol Region in-house general counsel, employment and antitrust practitioners, and a valuable opportunity to get ahead of the curve. With Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enforcement priorities largely in the balance depending on this November’s election results, regardless of who wins, employers need to be prepared to manage the U.S. federal and state antitrust enforcement landscape that impacts the workforce in 2025.
Employment law and antitrust experts will cover the FTC’s recent labor-specific enforcement priorities, including wage fixing, anti-poaching, and employee mobility regulation, along with the latest updates and guidance concerning the FTC’s noncompete ban and its fate in the federal courts of appeal. We’ll also cover new topics, including the FTC’s prioritization of regulation of industry use of AI tools, with specific focus on AI tools for recruiting and hiring and the potential bias and collusion claims that could arise from such use. And, we’ll discuss a completely new form of tech that is fast becoming a reality in the modern workplace—neurotechnology—which makes it possible for employers to read and evaluate employees’ thoughts and emotions using brainwave monitoring and other neurological markers and which we expect will become an enforcement priority for the FTC and labor regulators in the coming years. In closing, we’ll discuss what the workforce/competition regulatory landscape might look like in 2025 depending on which party controls Washington after this November’s election.
Presented by: Jeremy Ben Merkelson and Gerald A. Stein, Partners at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, and David Grossman, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Consumer Technology Association, and Katie Cole, Chief Legal Officer, PECF.
The Georgia Department of Banking and Finance recently issued the second-ever Merchant Acquirer Limited Purpose Bank (MALPB) charter to Fiserv, potentially revolutionizing the way merchant acquirers interact with the card networks. In this half-hour webinar, we will review the statutory limitations of the Georgia MALPB charter, the practical requirements to obtain one, how the issuance of an MALPB charter may affect the payments landscape, and the open questions that remain.
Speakers
Spencer Robinson, General Counsel, Versapay
Edward Marshall, Partner, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
Please join ACC Georgia and DLA Piper on November 6, 2024, for a panel discussion on employee restrictive covenants for global businesses and how the changing legislative and enforcement landscape could affect the future of covenants in the U.S. and abroad.
Topics will include:
US employment covenants and agency actions
Global overview
How employment covenants work outside the U.S.
Drafting considerations
Enforcement of covenants
Changing legislative and enforcement landscape
Panelists
Jamie Konn Managing Partner, Atlanta Office DLA Piper LLP
Carsten Reichel Partner, Practice Group Regional Co-Leader, Regulatory & Antitrust DLA Piper LLP
Georgia Jolink Partner, International Employment DLA Piper LLP
Jerico Phillips (moderator) Business Counsel - Supply Chain and Paperboard Manufacturing Facilities Graphic Packaging International, LLC
In this presentation, we will discuss best practices for engaging in settlement negotiations both before and during litigation. We will discuss tips regarding topics including when to engage outside counsel, under what circumstances should pre-litigation settlement discussions be pursued, how to select (and when to use) a private mediator, and valuing risk exposure.
Registration : 3:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Program: 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Reception: 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
This program has been preapproved for one hour of PA substantive CLE credit.
This program will also be available to attend virtually.
This program will include a panel of experienced in-house M&A counsel discussing best practices for preparing and running an effective integration process for acquisitions. Key topics will include mapping out integration objectives, managing the integration planning process throughout the course of the transaction, implementing Day One integration measures, and executing the integration plan for post-closing success.
Presented by Jeremy Schropp, and Lindsay Thomas, Partners, Corporate/M&A, at King & Spalding, James Marky Associate General Counsel, M&A, Booz Allen Hamilton, and Henrique Canarim, Vice President, Senior Assistant General Counsel, Leidos.