Events
October Membership Meeting and Interview of Chetan Gupta, Twitter Sr. Legal Counsel, Privacy and Data Production
The Privacy Law Section invites all members to come together for the latest section news and updates, opportunities for leadership and networking, and an interview with Chetan Gupta, Twitter Senior Legal Counsel, Privacy and Data Production about his award-winning paper, “The Market’s Law of Privacy: Case Studies in Privacy/Security Adoption.”
Webinar: Accelerating Change From our Blind Spots in International Dispute Resolution
Where are our blind spots when it comes to culture and diversity in international dispute resolution? Arbitration and mediation are processes premised on their constituencies agreeing to resolve future or existing disputes with the assistance of an independent neutral or group of neutrals. In arbitration, we rely on the arbitrator to fairly decide the merits; in mediation, we rely on the mediator to facilitate a sound settlement. A key component in these arrangements is an inherent trust in not only the decision-making systems and rules but also the independent character of all the individuals involved in the dispute resolution process.
Webinar: At the Intersection: Trade Dress, Design Patent and Copyright Protection of Product Designs and Packaging
Packaging and product designs pose unique challenges and concepts for IP prosecutors and litigators.
Webinar: Litigating Alter Ego Claims
The Hon. Elizabeth Feffer and Everett L. Green will discuss the alter ego doctrine and the appropriate and inappropriate uses of the doctrine, pleading requirements, and strategies to minimize the risk of alter ego liability.
30th Annual Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite
The Environmental Law Conference at Yosemite® is nationally recognized as the largest and most prestigious gathering in California of leaders in environmental, land use, and natural resources law.
Webinar: The New Landscape of NCAA NIL (Name/Image/Likeness) Dealmaking
Following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Alston v. NCAA, the NCAA changed its policy to permit college athletes to market their name, image, and likeness (“NIL”) without losing their amateur status.
ELS Book Club: Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors, by Caroline Finney
Bridging the fields of environmental history, cultural studies, critical race studies, and geography, Finney argues that the legacies of slavery, Jim Crow, and racial violence have shaped cultural understandings of the "great outdoors" and determined who should and can have access to natural spaces.
Webinar Replay: Conquering Chronic Disease & Preexisting Conditions in the Age of Covid-19; How Lifestyle Changes Can Reverse Most Chronic Disease
My interest and motivation: Chronic disease devastated my family – My mother and her father died of a stroke in their 40’s! – My father: kidney and prostate cancer, on dialysis & miserable for the last 10 - 15 years of his life – My grandfather on my dad’s side had heart disease and diabetes; his physician recommended a leg be removed.
Webinar: USMCA Rapid Response Mechanism: First Cases and Lessons Learned
The USMCA Rapid Response Mechanism has been used for the first time. Join a conversation with attorneys from the U.S. and Mexico to understand the implications for U.S. and Mexican businesses and for Mexican labor unions.
Webinar: Building Persuasive Damages Models for Business Cases and Related Contract Drafting Tips
The panel will discuss compelling damage models in business cases. Attention will be given to limitations of damages, evidentiary issues, pre-trial motions, expert testimony, strategic and tactical decision-making, and contract drafting techniques.
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