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1:00 Registration
1:30 Session 1 - Hot Topics in Ethics for In-House Counsel
Speakers: Stuart M. Lederman, Partner and Chair of Riker Danzig's Ethics Committee and Alexa Richman-La Londe, Partner and member of Riker Danzig's Ethics Committee
80 min – CLE Credit: 1.6 New Jersey CLE and 1.5 New York CLE (reciprocal)
Our speakers will explore the ethical rules that apply to in-house counsel (“IHCs”) and provide insights on the ethics issues that in-house lawyers confront on a regular basis. Topics to be discussed will include:
- The Rules of Professional Conduct that are applicable to IHCs
- The attorney-client privilege and IHCs
- Communications with a person represented by counsel in the corporate counseling context
- IHC ethical issues in the context of litigation
- IHC ethical issues in the context of internal investigations
- Negotiations and the attorney ethics rules
3:00 Session 2 - Current Trends in Data Privacy and Cyber Insurance
Speakers: Riker Danzig Managing Partner Michael P. O’Mullan, Counsel Robert P. Vacchiano, and Associate Labinot A. Berlajolli, members of Riker Danzig's Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Practice
50 min – CLE Credit: 1 New Jersey CLE and 1 New York CLE (reciprocal)
This panel will address recent developments in data privacy, including New Jersey’s adoption of a comprehensive data privacy law scheduled to go into effect in January, and in cyber insurance.
4:00 Session 3 - Better Workplaces: Current Trends in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Moderator: Jorge A. Sanchez, Riker Danzig Partner and Co-chair of Riker Danzig's Diversity Committee, and Trustee of the Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey
Panelists: Clifford Dawkins, Assistant Dean and Director of the Minority Student Program, Rutgers Law School
Christine Fitzgerald, Executive Director and Counsel, Employment Legal, Americas, UBS Group AG
Rippi Karda, Associate General Counsel, Verizon and Chair, NJ AAPI Commission
Mari Marques-Thomas, Vice President of Impact & Belonging, Crum & Forster
50 min – CLE Credit: 1 New Jersey CLE and 1 New York CLE (reciprocal)
Our panel will address relevant DEI concerns for in-house attorneys, including:
- Increased Focus on DEI Efforts
- Substantive Issues and Implementation
- How Does DEI Look in a Corporate Landscape, Including Compliance, Court Decisions and Trends
- Measuring DEI Progress
5:00 - 7:00 Cocktail Reception
If you have any questions, please email Richelle Delavan at rdelavan@riker.com.
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