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.
Please join us for lunch at San Francisco’s EPIC Steak for a panel discussion led by Faegre Drinker on the questions posed by employers and employees alike in the wake of the Supreme Court’sDobbsdecision.
As the number of states with laws that limit or ban access to abortion and other reproductive health benefits rapidly expands post-Dobbs, what are the implications for employers, employer plan sponsors and third-party administrators? In addition to federal and state constitutional issues, one must consider laws such as ERISA, HIPAA, the ADA, Title VII, as well as the tax implications of the decision. Join us as we address the following questions:
Review of the state law landscape.
Will federal law preempt state law limitations on the reproductive health benefits that companies offer their employees and their beneficiaries?
What should companies consider if they are adopting travel reimbursement policies to allow employees to access out-of-state reproductive services?
Do employees have rights to religious accommodations on the grounds that denial of access to abortion procedures violates their religious freedoms?
What are other options that companies are considering in response to the Dobbs opinion?
What should employers anticipate with regards to both civil and criminal enforcement activity?
The DEI implications of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision.
The ACC San Francisco Bay Area Chapter and the ACC Intellectual Property Committee bring you the next session in the series "IP 101: Beyond the Basics" - a look at Trademarks.
A company’s brands are some of its most valuable assets. It is important to both protect them from infringement by others and respond appropriately to allegations of infringement. This webinar features practical suggestions of how in-house counsel can manage trademark enforcement matters, including discussions about general offensive and defensive enforcement strategy considerations, cooperation with other business units in trademark enforcement matters, effective use of outside counsel, and the interplay between trademark enforcement and prosecution/portfolio management strategies.
As the Ukraine war rages, and US-China tensions continue, the US and other countries have imposed an unprecedented level of sanctions and export controls on dealing with Russia, China and others. These are having a huge impact on both direct activities with those countries (such as deal making), but also indirect activities (such as re-exports by intermediaries, as well as technical disclosures even within the US to nationals of sanctioned countries). The penalties and reputational hits can be severe. Learn the latest developments, and how to stay out of trouble from a Procopio attorney.
The San Diego office of Perkins Coie invites you to kick off Pride weekend. Join us at Trust Restaurant in the Hillcrest neighborhood, the center of San Diego’s LGBTQ+ scene, for heavy appetizers, themed cocktails, and an opportunity to mix and mingle. (There is limited street parking surrounding the restaurant and a paid parking lot located across the street.)
Please join other ACC members and guests at Wilacre Park (otherwise known as Fryman Canyon Park) in Studio City, just off of Laurel Canyon Road. It's an easy 3 mile loop. There is a parking lot at the trailhead and parking in the residential streets. Here's the address: 3431 Fryman Road, Studio City, CA
We will meet at 8 AM on Sunday, June 26th at the trailhead (pictured below). ACC will buy you coffee afterwards, if you want to stick around.
This event is sponsored by the Well Being Committee and the Membership Committee.Please feel free to share this invitation with in house counsel that are not ACC members (yet!).
Please join us for ACC Oregon Family Day at the Portland Thorns on September 25. This special event is sponsored by Markowitz Herbold.
The Thorns will take on the Chicago Red Stars at Providence Park beginning at 1pm, and the private box for members and up to 3 immediate family members will be open beginning at 12pm. All food and drinks will be generously provided by Markowitz Herbold.
This special family event is open exclusively to ACC Oregon members, and capacity will be very limited. A waitlist will be available.
More details and a registration site will be available soon.
Please join us for a special women's networking event at the new pub dedicated to women's sports--The Sports Bra! This is a great way to mingle with your colleagues in a relaxed environment. There will be prizes too!
The networking event is sponsored by Barran Liebman and is exclusively for members of ACC Oregon. Due to the size of the facility--capacity will be extremely limited.
Join us for a short interactive presentation by Jeff & Jill on healthy alternatives you can use during the workday and as you transition to the evening, followed by a mocktail demonstration by Sip Sip Mobile Bar (“boutique beverages for the mindful sipper”) in which participants will be provided tools to follow along and make their own drinks. Light food will also be provided.
Jeff & Jill are former ACC SoCal Board members, co-creators of the ACC SoCal Well-Being Committee and advisors for the ACC Global well-being initiative.
The presentation will focus on the state of arbitration in California, particularly the enforceability of mandatory arbitration agreements and the litigation surrounding which matters can be compelled to arbitration and which claims cannot be compelled. We will discuss class action wavers, PAGA – Viking River Cruise, AB 51, the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021, and CCP §§ 1281.97-1281.99 concerning arbitration fees and costs.