| Symposium Facilitator: Eric W. Iskra, Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC, Charleston, WV Sunday, February 4, 2024
5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Welcome Reception
Monday, February 5, 2024
7:00 a.m. - The Year in Review — Discrimination & Retaliation Trends [pdf] David J. Carr, Ice Miller, Indianapolis, IN Susan E. Huhta, Outten & Golden LLP, Washington, D.C.
7:45 a.m. - Credibility in Workplace Investigations – Learned from Our Furry Friends [pdf] [handout] Liz Rita, Investigations Law Group, Denver, CO Sue Ann Van Dermyden, Van Dermyden Makus Investigations Law Firm, Sacramento, CA
8:30 a.m. - ESG: What Does It Mean to Me (And My Clients) [pdf] Erin M. Sweeney, DLA Piper, Washington, D.C.
9:00 a.m. - Morning Sessions Adjourn
4:30 p.m. - Pay Equity and Pay Transparency Developments [pdf] Fred Plevin, Quarles & Brady LLP, San Diego, CA Kelly M. Dermody, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bertnstein, LLP, San Francisco, CA 5:15 p.m. - How to Effectively Use a Jury Focus Group to Win the Day [pdf] Stephen E. Fox, Sheppard Mullin, Dallas, TX
5:45 p.m. - Damages at Trial: How to Present and How to Mitigate [pdf] Jeffrey D. Patton, Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC, Winston-Salem, NC Jennifer Schwartz, Outten & Golden LLP, San Francisco, CA 6:30 p.m. - Evening Sessions Adjourn
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
7:00 a.m. - Accommodations and More Accommodations: New Developments (Religion, Pregnancy, Etc.) [pdf] Glenn A. Duhl, Zangari Cohn Cuthbertson Duhl & Grello P.C., New Haven, CT Holly L. Sutton, Farella Braun & Martel LLP, San Francisco, CA 7:45 a.m. - Whistleblowers Are Doing Quite Nicely, or Maybe Not? Latest Developments [pdf] Jonathan Ben-Asher, Ritz Clark & Ben-Asher LLP, New York, NY Sean R. Gallagher, Polsinelli, Denver, CO
8:15 a.m. - Settlement Agreements: Critical Terms and Enforceability Issues? [pdf] Anne B. Shaver, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, San Francisco, CA Doug Dexter, Farella Braun + Martel LLP, San Francisco, CA 9:00 a.m. - Morning Sessions Adjourn
4:30 p.m. - Subpoena Use in Arbitrations [pdf] Daniel Klein, Klein Dispute Resolution, Atlanta, GA
5:00 p.m. - The Latest on Restrictive Covenant Agreements & Trade Secret Theft Litigation [pdf] Arnold H. Pedowitz, The Law Office of Arnold Pedowitz, New York, NY Stephen E. Fox, Sheppard Mullin, Dallas, TX
5:45 p.m. - Employment Mediation: Creative Tactics and Lessons Learned [pdf] [article pdf] Jason Marsili, Marsili Mediation, Los Angeles, CA Adam T. Klein, Outten & Golden LLP, New York, NY
6:15 p.m. - International Developments in L&E Law – And Their Impact on Global Companies [pdf] Justine B. Laurier, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Montréal, Quebec
6:45 p.m. - Evening Sessions Adjourn
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
7:00 a.m. - The Economics of Immigration: How Current Law Does Not Meet the Reality of Modern Business in the US Jonathan Grode, Green & Spiegel LLC, Philadelphia, PA 7:30 a.m. - Employer Diversity and Affirmative Action: Risks and Rewards [pdf] Vanessa M. Kelly, Clark Hill, Princeton, NJ Steven W. Seymour, Samuels Yoelin Kantor LLP, Portland, OR James L. Banks, Jr., SHRM, New Alexandria, VA
8:15 a.m. - How Experienced Lawyers Prepare Their Clients for Depositions Ty Hyderally, Hyderally & Associates, Montclair, NJ
9:00 a.m. - Sessions Adjourn |
