AN EVENING AT TOP GOLF CENTENNIAL!

Thursday, September 21st | 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM MDT
Topgolf Centennial
10601 East Easter Ave, Centennial, CO  80112

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Members: $20 | Non-members: $35

Join ACC Colorado and Merchant & Gould for an evening of Topgolf featuring unlimited play, drinks & dinner!

Unlimited Topgolf Play
Dinner Included
Beer, Wine and Soft Drinks included
Great Networking Opportunity

China remains the largest trading partner of the U.S. despite escalating trade and geopolitical tensions between the two countries. Like every country in the world, there are legal challenges to doing business in China that are important to be aware of. This CLE presented by ACC Mountain West and Kirton McConkie invites panelists to share their perspectives about representing Chinese clients and how to comply with Chinese laws and regulations.

Presenters: Joseph Brubaker – Shareholder in International Section, Kirton McConkie

Adam Channer – Associate in International Section, Kirton McConkie

Qiwei Chen – Associate in Litigation Section, Kirton McConkie

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Please email coloradoevents@accglobal.com to join the wait list!

ACC COLORADO Chief Legal Officers Annual Dinner
Dinner with CLOs: An Insider’s Guide to Embracing Change

OCEAN PRIME DTC | 8000 E Belleview Avenue | Greenwood Village
(303) 552-3000

Registration & Reception 5:30 pm
Dinner & Discussion 6:00 pm
Conclusion 7:30pm

REGISTRATION: $40.00 | Members Only
 Approved for (1) CLE Credit.
 

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Are you curious about how other legal departments are navigating the storm of rapid change in today's business landscape? Do you wonder how other legal department leaders are harnessing:

• The potential of artificial intelligence?

• Adapting to macroeconomic shifts?

• Coping with budget pressures while maintaining seamless hybrid work environments?

• Approaching change management strategies?

• Navigating the “new normal’ work environment with their teams?

Join ACC Colorado (members only) and Kutak Rock LLP for an informal dinner with four Colorado Chief Legal Officers offering first-hand insight on how to collaborate more effectively with in-house clients, provide invaluable advice, and embrace the ever changing legal environment.

Join us, have a great meal and, most importantly, enjoy casual conversations with our guest CLOs:
 
Heather French, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, GHX

Michelle Lucero, Chief Administrative Officer/General Counsel/Corporate Secretary, Children’s Hospital Colorado

Randal Reid, Chief Legal Officer, Neo Performance Materials

 Lauren Romer, General Counsel, DNSFilter

8:00-8:30 – Breakfast & Networking

8:30-9:30--Professionalism and Civility – Gender Inclusivity in the Workplace

Presenter: Kaitlyn Pieper, Executive Director, Utah Center for Legal Inclusion

9:40-10:40--Conducting Workplace Investigations

Employers who take employee concerns seriously by conducting effective investigations may be able to avoid liability for employment claims. Mark and Karen will discuss the defenses available to employers who conduct effective investigations and the steps employers should take to ensure their investigations are effective.

Presenters:

Karen Clemes, Associate General Counsel, HealthEquity

Mark D. Tolman Shareholder, Parsons Behle & Latimer

10:50-11:50--Fundamentals of Business Immigration Law

This session will offer an overview of key U.S. immigration law and visa categories involved with the hiring and retention of foreign national employees. The presenters will also address current developments in U.S. immigration law and policy, and their impact on your business.

Presenters:

Debra Turner, Employment & Labor Counsel, Swire Coca- Cola, USA

Lewis M. Francis, Shareholder, Parsons Behle & Latimer

12:00-1:00-- Corporate Governance

This session will cover the importance having a defined corporate governance structure in place including the responsibilities, rights and duties of private company directors and officers. Bryce and Bruce will discuss best practices and procedures to mitigate risk for your companies.

Presenters:

Bryce Higbee, General Counsel, LiveView Technologies

Bruce H. White, Shareholder, Parsons Behle & Latimer

1:00-1:30 – Lunch and Networking

ROCKIES CLE!

Chicago Cubs @ Colorado Rockies

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

 

$35 Members | $50 Non-members

 

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There's nothing like attending a Rockies Game in a Super Suite!

Williams Weese Pepple & Ferguson and ACC Colorado invite you to an informative afternoon CLE program inside Coors Field followed by a relaxing Rockies game and refreshments in an adjacent Rockies suite. Register today - space fills quickly!

3:30 – 4:00 p.m.	Coors Field, Registration at Gate C on Blake Street
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.	CLE Presentations in Conference Room 1   Welcome and Introductions - Chuck Weese Artificial Intelligence - Considerations for Attorneys - Liz Austin The World of Environmental Acronyms: GHG to the DIC to the ESG - An Update on Key Environmental & Climate Happenings in Colorado - Jennifer Biever and Clay Taylor Employment Law Summary of All New Laws Affecting Colorado Employers - Bronwyn Pepple, Jessica Marsh, and Gavin Jacobs Trusts & Estates Planning - CYA with the CTA - Taylor Dix and Maribeth Younger A Conversation with The Honorable Regina Rodriguez (U.S.D.C. - Colorado) - Mairead Dolan
6:00 – 6:40 p.m.	Gather in Suite across from Conference Room for Refreshments, Pregame & Chicago Cubs @ Colorado Rockies!

ON-YOUR-OWN PARKING in nearby Game Day Lots or take RTD to Union Station!
Please find extended parking as you will not be allowed readmittance if you leave the ballpark during this event.

CLE AT BLOCK 162 SKY TERRACE:
RESPONDING TO WHISTLEBLOWER COMPLAINTS

June 8, 2023
4:00 PM - 6:00PM

Haynes & Boone, LLP
11th Floor Sky Terrace - Block 162
675 15th Street, Downtown Denver

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Federal agencies, including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Department of Labor, have greatly expanded their whistleblower programs and issued new guidance governing whistleblower protections and rewards applicable to both public and private companies.

Join Haynes & Boone and distinguished in-house counsel panelists on the 11th Floor SKY TERRACE in Block 162 Tower for this program:

• Summarizing the most common whistleblower reporting frameworks;
• Offering an update regarding key rulemaking and enforcement decisions;
• Discussing best practices for responding to everything from formal whistleblower complaints to informal tips from employee hotlines.

AGENDA

3:30pm Registration

4:00pm - 5:00pm Presentation

5:00pm - 6:00pm Sky Terrace Networking Reception
With Local Hand-Crafted Cocktails from The Family Jones Spirit House

SPEAKERS

Moderator:
Kit Addleman, Partner, Haynes & Boone, LLP

Karin Johnson, Vice President,Ethics and Compliance, VF Corporation

Deborah Tighe, Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Arrow Electronics

Tamara Devitt, Partner, Haynes & Boone, LLP

Kurt Gottschall, Partner, Haynes & Boone, LLP

In Building Parking Validation :
Visitors enter the secure parking garage via entries on Welton and 15th Streets.
Go up the ramp to the entry to regular parking and pull a ticket. 
Pull around to the right, up another ramp to the upper parking levels. 
Park in any slot that is not reserved. Make note of the floor that you have parked on. 
Use the building access elevator to the lobby (floor 1).  Parking validation available at 11th Floor Registration. 

TASTING ON THE TERRACE & CLE

Crystal Clear: 
Compliance Strategies for the Growing Pay Transparency Trend

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One (1) CLE Credit Approved.

Join Ogletree Deakins panelists Mike Bell and Ann Lee for this May 18th Tasting on the Terrace CLE: "Pay Transparency Strategies." Learn, then enjoy a delicious wine & food pairing guided by an Attimo Wine Steward on the Rooftop of Colorado Center near I-25 & Colorado.

The state of Colorado has been joined by multiple other states and localities in enacting new legislation requiring employers to disclose pay and benefits information at various points in the hiring and promotional process.  These requirements become particularly complex for companies with multistate operations and those relying heavily on remote workers. 

This session will discuss key strategies for dealing with the following issues from the growing pay transparency trend:

• Legal compliance
• Employee relations
• Immigration issues

Agenda:  
4:00-4:30 P.M.    Registration/Networking
4:30-5:30 P.M.    CLE Program - Crystal Clear: Compliance Strategies for the Growing Pay Transparency Trend
5:30-6:30 P.M.    Attimo Wine Tasting Reception

Kick off the weekend early with a productive Employment Law CLE and Rooftop Wine Tasting overlooking the beautiful front range.

Speakers:      

	Michael (“Mike”) Bell, Shareholder, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
	Ann H. Lee, Shareholder, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.

You’re invited to an informative and educational briefing to address the latest labor and employment law topics impacting employers.

TOPICS

• Ethical Rules for In-House Counsel: Exploring the Attorney-Client Privilege, Work Product Battles and Internal Claims and Investigations

Presenters: David C. Castleberry, Kathleen D. Weron, and Stephanie Wilkins, JD, CIPP/US, Deputy General Counsel and Head of Privacy, Sorenson Communications

Join us for ACC Mountain West's annual Tech Law Symposium on April 14, 2023 at the Grand America in Salt Lake City.

This year our keynote speaker will be Heather Meeker, General Partner, OSSC; Technology Transactions Specialist at Tech Law Partners.

As an internationally-known expert in software licensing, for over 20 years Heather has been a thought leader and trusted advisor on the use of open source software in business, and has helped scores of emerging companies structure licensing and business models.

As a lawyer in private practice, Heather has been recognized with many awards for her work in law and technology, and advised clients from startups to global enterprises on software licenses and software copyright. She is a prolific writer and speaker on software licensing, and is the author of Open Source for Business, a go-to handbook for open source licensing in commerce.

This live event will be webcast for those outside of Utah. Virtual participants will be able to interact with presenters through a constantly monitored Chat session, and all questions will be addressed. We will apply for CLE in Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming.

We encourage companies to send their teams. If your group purchases 3-5 tickets together, you can save 10% off each ticket with the code GROUP3. If you purchase 6 or more tickets, you can save 15% on your tickets with the code GROUP6.

AGENDA:

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM: Registration/Breakfast

9:00 AM - 9:50 AM: Open Source: Key Essentials And Methods For Implementing Your Corporate Plan

Presented by: Aaron Smith; Heather Woodward, Director Patents & Open Source, eBay; Scott Karren, Partner, Holland & Hart

The panel will discuss various open-source related topics, including key essential topics along with more sophisticated considerations and techniques for practically implementing open source adjustments for organizations. These include: why open source is a legal topic in-house counsel and policy makers must be familiar with and is not limited to engineers; how to track open source use, development, and related company actions; how to create an internal open source plan and how to execute the plan; M&A issues that can arise based open source plans and activities; and how to avoid common pitfalls; and open source licensing shifting, among others.

9:55 AM - 10:55 AM: KEYNOTE: Open Source Licensing in 2023 with HEATHER MEEKER

This talk will include: Updates on the SFC v. Vizio case and the OpenAI Co-Pilot class action Hot topics in open source licensing

10:55 AM - 11:10 AM: Break

11:10 AM - 12:00 PM: How Today's General Counsel Can Become Key Members of the Executive Team

Presented by: R. Scott Wood, Curonix; Kerry Brown, former Associate GC and CPO, Sorenson Communications; Adam Smoot, Shareholder, Maschoff Brennan

General Counsel inside technology companies are more likely today than they were a decade ago to be viewed as key members of the executive team. As a result of these shifting dynamics, general counsel have the opportunity – and the challenge - to foster strong relationships with the CEO and their C-suite peers. An ACC Survey done in 2020 found that 93% of general counsel are now members of the executive management team and, now more than ever, need to be heavily involved in decisions and major issues impacting the company. It’s critical for GC’s to remain a steadfast voice of authority for both risk assessment and for a proactive strategy toward success in an organization. Join this lively pane discussion focused on: Privacy & data management in a post-pandemic workplace How to successfully communicate legal department value Navigating risk assessment and government regulation while keeping business goals in mind Intellectual property management & strategy as a revenue generator.

12:00 PM - 12:45 PM: Lunch

12:45 PM - 1:35 PM: Trade Secrets: Lessons Learned from the War Rooms

Presented by: Dawn David, Quinn Emanuel; Steve Wood, Quinn Emanuel; Brad Sanders, eBay

Come hear from trial lawyers about the basics of protecting trade secrets, the impact of remote working on trade secret protection, ways trade secrets are lost through misappropriation and by companies or their employees inadvertently, and lessons learned from trade secret trials. You will also gain an insight into practical tips and tricks from in-house counsel on being proactive in protecting some of companies’ most valuable assets, as well as ways to avoid being on the receiving end of a trade secret lawsuit.

1:40 PM - 2:30 PM: What if the Government Doesn't Save My Bank? Preparing for the Next Bank Crisis

Presented by: Andrew Olmen, Mayer Brown; Matt Bisanz, Mayer Brown; Sam Gardiner, Mayer Brown

Depositors of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank were made whole through emergency intervention by the federal government. Companies can’t count on that type of rescue in the future and need to prepare for the next banking crisis. Tune in to hear Mayer Brown public policy partner Andrew Olmem discuss legislative and regulatory development that may impact how companies borrow from banks and otherwise interact with the banking sector. Then Matt Bisanz, a bank regulatory partner with Mayer Brown, will provide practical steps that companies may consider to manage their exposure to banks, includes potential protections for cash deposits and investment accounts. The panel will conclude with expert commentary from their partner, Sam Gardiner, on the strategic considerations that boards and senior management should be exploring to prepare for future crises.

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM: Break

2:45 PM - 3:35 PM: Cross-Border Data Transfers

Presented by: Tomu Johnson, Founder, The Broad Axe

A discussion about Data Processing Agreements with companies in the EU, Transfer Impact Assessments, and Standard Contractual Clauses.

3:40 PM - 4:30 PM: Navigating the Legal (and Ethical) Landscape of AI (ETHICS CLE)

Presented by: Naziol Scott, General Counsel and SVP of Legal, Hirevue; Karen Silverman, CEO & Founder, The Cantellus Group

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming integrated into businesses in many ways, it is critical for in-house counsel to understand the legal implications and considerations of utilizing AI. Join us for an overview of the various categories of AI and AI systems, as well as the potential legal and ethical implications associated with each. Speakers will discuss key considerations in using AI, including data privacy, security, and intellectual property issues to gain practical insights and actionable steps. In-house counsel will leave better equipped to navigate the legal landscape of AI, and knowledgeable on how to protect their organizations from potential legal challenges.

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM: Happy Hour/Raffle Drawing

Ethics Strike Back: "May the 4th Be With You" Lunch & CLE

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In-house counsel everywhere are facing new and unique ethical challenges due to rapidly changing business environments. The current economic climate and technological advances are just a couple of the external factors affecting your practice. 

Join us for a focused look at ethical responsibilities surrounding corporate structures, technology matters, and community service. This program will include:

• A review of relevant ABA model rules and other ABA and Colorado guidance
• Discussion of scenarios involving ethical responsibilities as attorneys working as in-house counsel.  
   

PANELISTS
Helena Ledic, Associate General Counsel, CSC Global
Foster Sayers, General Counsel and Chief Evangelist, Pramata
Susan Hubbard, Senior Legal Counsel, Ping Identity
Lindsey Schultz, Senior Managing Counsel & Head of Global Privacy Governance, Visa 

Helena Ledic is an Associate General Counsel with CSC, based in Chicago.   Helena is a corporate attorney advising senior management, multi-national corporations and law firms on business, legal, strategy and technology matters. Helena is the immediate past chair of the Association of Corporate Counsel’s Corporate and Securities Network and is a regular ACC panelist on topics involving legal ethics, SaaS, and security and non-disclosure agreements including speaking at the ACC Annual Meeting.  She is also a board member of ACC Chicago.  She is a frequent guest speaker at law firms and paralegal organizations on best practices regarding corporate and financial filings.  She is a graduate of Loyola University of Chicago School of Law and is licensed in Illinois.

Foster Sayers
Foster Sayers serves as General Counsel, Contracts Expert, and Evangelist for Pramata, the radically simple contract management alternative.

Susan Hubbard
Susan Hubbard is the Senior Director, Assistant General Counsel at Ping Identity Corporation. Ping Identity is a high-growth cybersecurity company providing enterprise software and SaaS. Susan advises on a broad range of commercial and corporate matters, domestically and internationally, including data privacy and security, complex software/SaaS negotiations, intellectual property, employment matters, and legal operations. Prior to Ping Identity, Susan worked as Associate Counsel at Ciber, Inc. and in the Corporate & Business group at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck. Susan earned her law degree from the University of Denver and a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Colorado.

Lindsey Schultz
Lindsey Schultz is Senior Managing Counsel and Head of Global Privacy Governance at Visa.  In her capacity in that role, Lindsey leads a team that oversees and advises on privacy risk assessments, privacy controls framework, data strategy, data subject rights, policies and standards, trainings, and other end-to-end governance work.  She also advises on a variety of high priority areas such as consumer protection, digital products, AI, adtech, and digital marketing.  Prior to joining Visa in 2020, Lindsey was with Western Union for over six years, where she last served as Counsel of Privacy Governance and Compliance.  Lindsey earned her JD and MBA from Willamette University, and she graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor of Science in Advertising.