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Generative AI Risks: Legal and Compliance Insights - Part 2
Jeffrey Hunter and Colin Flood, Senior Managing Directors, Ankura Consulting Group, LLC
5 pages

This article discusses practical steps for in-house counsel to consider in protecting their businesses from the risks of generative artificial intelligence.

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Interest Area: Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property, Compliance and Ethics, Employment and Labor, Technology, Privacy, and eCommerce
Region: United States
Generative AI Risks: Legal and Compliance Insights - Part 1
Jeffrey Hunter and Colin Flood, Senior Managing Directors, Ankura Consulting Group, LLC
6 pages

This article discusses potential risks to businesses from generative AI, as well as mitigation strategies, in areas such as cybersecurity, intellectual property, human resources, compliance, marketing, ethics, and criminal law.

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Interest Area: Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property, Compliance and Ethics, Employment and Labor, Technology, Privacy, and eCommerce
Region: United States
Illinois AI in Employment Law: FAQ Guide
Fisher Phillips

What do employers need to know about the new Illinois law regulating the use of artificial intelligence? This FAQ guide provides an overview of the law, which goes into effect in 2026.

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Interest Area: Artificial Intelligence, Employment and Labor, Technology, Privacy, and eCommerce
Region: United States
Legal Update: Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services
Nandini Sane (Cozen O'Connor)
1 pages

This article provides a summary of the US Supreme Court's decision in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services.

The Supreme Court’s ruling provides clarity regarding the evidentiary burdens that apply to claims of discrimination brought by individuals from majority groups.

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Interest Area: Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Employment and Labor
Region: United States
US Supreme Court’s Ames Decision: What In-house Lawyers Need to Know
Association of Corporate Counsel

A June 2025 decision by the US Supreme Court has changed the landscape of anti-discrimination litigation across a large portion of the United States. In-house lawyers should consider the potential impact of this ruling on their organizations.

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Interest Area: Diversity and Inclusion, Employment and Labor
Region: United States

Join Jackson Lewis P.C. attorneys Carolyn Burnette and Samia Kirmani for an overview examining the Supreme Court’s decision in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, which eliminated the "background circumstances" requirement for majority-group discrimination claims under Title VII. We will discuss the impact of this ruling on employment discrimination law and what it means for employers moving forward.

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ACC Mountain West Chapter Best Practices Roundtable CLE

 

CHG Healthcare Services | 7259 Bingham Jct Blvd., Murray, UT 84047

 

Thursday, June 26, 2025 | 8:00-1:30

 

8 to 8:30 a.m. – Breakfast and Networking

8:30 to 9:30 a.m. – The Evolving Role of the Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel

  • Beyond traditional legal duties and responsibilities
  • Setting and executing business strategy
  • Defining reporting relationships – with the CEO, Board

Courtland Astill, General Counsel Traeger
Christina Hardesty, Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, Amalgamated Sugar
Adelaide Maudsley, General Counsel, ALSCO
Michael P. Petrogeorge, Vice President & General Counsel, Management Training Corporation
Bruce H. White, Shareholder, Parsons Behle & Latimer
 
9:40 to 10:40 a.m. – 2025 Employment Law Update
Mark and Jesse will summarize the most important employment law developments for Utah employers over the last year. Their presentation will highlight Utah legislative updates, caselaw developments, President Trump’s employment-related Executive Orders and related agency action and litigation trends.

Jesse Oakeson, Vice President of Corporate Legal Affairs, Myriad Genetics
Mark D. Tolman, Shareholder, Parsons Behle & Latimer
 
10:50 to 11:50 a.m. – The Ethical Gauntlet – Navigating AI Risks and Professional Responsibilities
Alex and Alexander will provide a deep dive into the specific ethical rules and practical risks lawyers, especially in-house counsel, must manage.

Alex B. Leeman, General Counsel and Shareholder, Parsons Behle & Latimer
Alexander Sun Chang, Associate, Parsons Behle & Latimer
 
Noon to 1 p.m. – Dos and Don’ts of Contracts: Mitigating Litigation Risk

Our panel will discuss common contract best practices and provide tips on how to effectively prepare contracts and mitigate litigation exposure.

Panelists:

Adam D. Ott, Shareholder, Parsons Behle & Latimer, 

Jason S. Nichols, Shareholder, Parsons Behle & Latimer,

 Sarah Jenkins Dewey, Associate, Parsons Behle & Latimer

1 to 1:30 p.m. – Lunch and Networking

Cross-border Employment Issue: Who is the Real Employer? (Hong Kong)
Michael Szeto, ONC Lawyers (a Primerus member firm)
4 pages

It is common for Hong Kong employees to engage in cross-border employment arrangements. When employment disputes arise, the parties often dispute which employment contract is relevant.

This article discusses the Hong Kong District Court's decision in Ma Ngai Cheung v Cobow Contracting & Engineering Company Limited.

Resource Details
Interest Area: Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Employment and Labor
Region: Hong Kong, China

 

Thursday, July 24, 2025  | 11:30 am - 1:30 pm

One (1) CLE Credit pending!

TAVERNETTA RESTAURANT 
1889 16th Street Mall

 

$20 Members | $30 Non-Members
One (1) CLE Credit Available. 

Investigation Pitfalls and Pratfalls: 
Workplace Investigation Mistakes that will Sink Your Case

Join two experienced workplace investigators for a lively discussion of all the various ways that you (or your investigator) can compromise your workplace case.  This session presents a cautionary tale that you will come away from with practical tools enabling you to identify red flags, head mistakes off at the pass, and bypass workplace investigation mistakes that will plague you in your efforts to defend your organization from claims of misconduct. Register and enjoy a delightful lunch with ACC colleagues and carry away practical workplace investigation information. 

Guests will leave with further insight into:

  • Top mistakes to avoid making in workplace investigations
  • When and how to work with a third-party investigator
  • 2025 trends in emerging employment claims

Register for this informative workplace programming, free valet parking, and lunch in a member restaurant of the  James Beard award-winning and Michelin-starred Frasca Hospitality Family. 

PANELISTS

 
Liz Rita
Senior Partner, Senior Attorney Investigator
Liz has been an investigator even before she knew that was to be her life’s work. She read every Nancy Drew book as a kid, as soon as it came out, which may have been a clue about where her professional life would take her. Read more.


Anne Rooney McCord, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, PI, AWI-CH 
Senior Partner, Senior Investigator
Anne has dedicated her career to building transformational work cultures that drive business results. She has over 20 years of Executive-level Human Resources experience in the high tech, start up and non-profit worlds and brings a client-centered vantage point to the ILG team. Read more.

 

 

 

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