5th Annual Employment Law Institute (Networking Luncheon Included)

Friday, March 8, 2019 | 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Program Co-Chairs:
Evandro C. Gigante Proskauer Rose LLP	Katherine A. Greenberg Assistant Commissioner Public-Initiated Cases NYC Commission on Human Rights	Erin Lloyd Lloyd Patel LLP

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Faculty
Agenda
CLE Credit
Sponsors

This institute will examine recent trends, developments, and cutting-edge issues in employment law. Topics to be discussed include legislative and litigation updates on sexual harassment law; litigating wrongful termination claims; mandatory arbitration; pay equity; defining “employees” for purposes of wage and hour law; accommodations and the cooperative dialogue; hot topics in executive compensation and severance agreements; and ethics for employment lawyers. The panels will include in-house counsel for New York employers, representatives from governmental agencies, and top practitioners from both the plaintiffs’ and defense bar.

Live Program: $399 for Members | $499 for Nonmembers
In House Counsel: $299 for Members | $399 for Nonmembers
Small Law Firm: $249 for Members

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Steven Arenson Arenson Dittmar & Karban	Keji Ayorinde Facebook, Inc.	Stuthi Balaji NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene	Christopher D. Belelieu Boies Schiller Flexner LLP
Rebecca Berkebile Assistant General Counsel Mount Sinai Health System	Marc E. Bernstein Paul Hastings LLP	Rod Biermann Offit Kurman	Tanya N. Blocker President Association of Black Women Attorneys
Crystal Cho Head of Global Employee Relations National Basketball Association	Anne L. Clark Vladeck, Raskin & Clark, P.C.	Randi Cohen The Law Office of Randi M. Cohen	Ezra Cukor NYC Commission on Human Rights
John W. Egan Seyfarth Shaw LLP	Eric Eingold Youth Represent	Michael Feierman Columbia University Teachers College	Richard B. Friedman Richard Friedman PLLC
Grace Fu EVP/Human Resources. General Counsel & Secretary Barneys New York	Mark J. Goldberg Loeb & Loeb LLP	Chaya Gourarie Joseph & Norinsberg, LLC	Chaya Gourarie Joseph & Norinsberg, LLC
James E. Gregory Partner, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Lowenstein Sandler LLP	Glenn Grindlinger Fox Rothschild	Brian Heller Schwartz, Perry & Heller LLP	Tracy Richelle High Sullivan & Cromwell
Mary Beth Hogan Co-Chair Litigation Department Debevoise & Plimpton LLP	Robert Holtzman Partner, Co-chair, Executive Compensation Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP	Mariyam Hussain Law Offices of Christopher Q. Davis	Jeremiah Iadevaia Vladeck, Raskin & Clark, P.C.
Julia M. Jordan Sullivan & Cromwell LLP	Veronica S. Jung Veronica S. Jung PLLC	Arthur H. Kohn Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP	Patrick Lamparello Proskauer Rose LLP
Brian Levine Workforce Strategy and Analytics Mercer	Katharine J. Liao Squire Patton Boggs	Valdi Licul Vladeck, Raskin & Clark, P.C	Brent Pelton Pelton Graham LLC
Jeffrey D. Pollack Mintz & Gold LLP	Lauri F. Rasnick Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.	Jill L. Rosenberg Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP	Louis G. Santangelo Senior Counsel, Employment Law Sociate Generale – Americas
Erica Schohn Partner, Executive Compensation and Benefits Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP	Melissa Lardo Stewart Outten & Golden	George B. Schwab Kraus & Zuchlewski LLP	Andrea K. Wahlquist Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

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9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.	Introduction & Program Overview Evandro C. Gigante, Katherine Greenberg & Erin Lloyd
9:15 a.m. – 10:05 a.m.	Track 1A: Legal Issues Arising in the Hiring Process Lead Panelist: Mark J. Goldberg Panelists: Valdi Licul & Eric Eingold
	Track 1B: Mandatory Arbitration: Cage Match Lead Panelist: Randi Cohen Panelists: Brian Heller & Patrick Lamparello
10:05 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.	Break
10:10 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.	Track 2A: Risky Business: Tackling the Toughest Questions in Employee Terminations *A Fireside Chat to Share Tips & Views from Retail/Fashion, Academia, Health Care & Sports* Lead Panelist: Veronica S. Jung Panelists: Rebecca Berkebile, Crystal Cho, Michael Feierman & Grace Fu
	Track 2B: Litigating Wrongful Termination Claims Lead Panelist: Evandro Gigante Panelists: Chris Belelieu, Marc Bernstein, George B. Schwab, Katherine Liao & Lauri Rasnick
11:00 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.	Break
11:10 a.m. – 12:25 p.m.	Track 3A: Navigating Employment Classification Issues: Tips from the Pros Lead Panelist: Jeffrey D. Pollack Panelists: Glenn Grindlinger, Brent Pelton & Chaya Gourarie
	Track 3B: An Overview of Pay Equity Issues Lead Panelist: Jill Rosenberg Panelists: Keji Ayorinde, Brian Levine & Melissa Stewart
12:25 p.m. – 1:25 p.m.	Networking Lunch
1:25 p.m. – 2:40 p.m.	Plenary Session:New Strategies in Sexual Harassment Investigations and Litigation Lead Panelist: Richard B. Friedman Panelists: Ezra Cukor,Tracy Richelle High, Mary Beth Hogan, Robert Holtzman, & Steve Arenson
2:40 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.	Break
2:50 p.m. – 4:05 p.m.	Track 4A: Workplace Accommodations and the Cooperative Dialogue Lead Panelist: John Egan Panelists: Stuthi Balaji, Tanya N. Blocker, Mariyam Hussain & Katherine Greenberg
	Track 4B: Critical Issues in Executive Compensation and Severance Agreements Lead Panelist: Rod Biermann Panelists: James E. Gregory, Arthur H. Kohn, Erica Schohn & Andrea K. Wahlquist
4:05 p.m.– 4:10 p.m.	Break
4:10 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Ethics Concerns in Employment Litigation Lead Panelist: Jeremiah Iadevaia Panelists: Julia M. Jordan & Louis G. Santangelo

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CLE Credit
New York: 9.0 Total^*
New Jersey: 9.3 Total^*
California: 9.0 Total^*
Pennsylvania: 7.5 Total^*

^*(credit breakdown TBD depending on sessions attended)

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This program has been generously sponsored by:

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Sponsoring Association Committees:
Labor & Employment Law | Katherine A. Greenberg, Chair

Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
Angie Avila, Manager, Membership Outreach and Sponsorships | (212) 382-6608 | aavila@nycbar.org

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