(In-Person) 2023 Employment Law Institute - New York City Bar CLE Programs

Friday, March 3, 2023 | 9:00 am – 4:30 pm

Program Co-Chair:
Joan C. Lenihan, Attorney at Law

Program Co-Chair:
Richard B. Friedman, Richard Friedman PLLC

Description
Faculty
Agenda
CLE Credit
Sponsors

This year’s Employment Law Institute will examine current trends, developments, and cutting-edge issues in employment law. Topics to be discussed, in two tracks, include recent changes in Wage and Hour Law, arbitration of employment claims, hot topics under the NLRB, and Section 7 of the NLRA. Participants will learn about the evolving law of non-competes and other restrictive covenants, employment issues associated with M&A transactions, employment law issues arising out of workplace and government investigations, and accommodations for mental health disabilities. The Institute will also feature plenary sessions addressing the impact of Artificial Intelligence on Employment Law and ethics issues that could arise when representing two or more plaintiffs. Esteemed in-house counsel and top practitioners from both the plaintiffs’ and defense bar will be our honored guest speakers. Junior and senior employment lawyers and in-house counsel who handle employment matters should not miss this program!

Program Fee:
$399 for Members | $499 for Nonmembers
$299 In-House Counsel Members | $399 Nonmembers
Small Law Firm Members: $249
Keji Ayorinde
Associate General Counsel, Meta Platforms, Inc.

Sandra Benjamin
Latham & Watkins

Jenifer M. Bologna
Jackson Lewis P.C.

Michele A. Coyne
Kauff McGuire & Margolis LLP

Daniel Dorson
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Hon. James C. Francis IV (Ret.),
JAMS, Mediator, Arbitrator, Referee/Special Master, Hearing Officer

Gary D. Friedman
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Avi Gesser
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Robin H. Gise
Neutral, JAMS

Mark J. Goldberg
Loeb & Loeb LLP

Chaya M. Gourarie
Tully Rinckey PLLC

Sandra Dawn Grannum
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Glenn S. Grindlinger
Fox Rothschild LLP

Joseph D. Guarino
DLA Piper LLP (US)

Todd Gutfleisch
Harris, St. Laurent & Wechsler LLP

Jyotin “Joe” Hamid, Esq.
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Katherine H. Hansen
Gladstein, Reif & Meginniss LLP

Gerald T. Hathaway
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Raquel Kellert
Latham & Watkins LLP

Maimon Kirschenbaum
Joseph & Kirschenbaum LLP

Chris M. Kwok
Neutral, JAMS

Rebecca A. Leaf
Miles & Stockbridge

Jason B, Levin
Jackson Lewis P.C.

Katharine J. Liao
Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP

Valdi Licul
Wigdor LLP

Brittani McDonald
Senior Counsel, Labor & Employment, Diageo North America, Inc

Anthony A. Mingione
Blank Rome LLP

Tania J. Mistretta
Jackson Lewis P.C.

Ronald C. Minkoff
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC

Harris M. Mufson
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

David E. Myre
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP

Alejandro A. Ortiz
Senior Staff Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union.

Ann-Elizabeth Ostrager
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Jack A. Raisner
Raisner Roupinian LLP

Eric A. Savage
Littler Mendelson P.C.

Ivie A. Serioux
Littler Mendelson, P.C.

Rishi Sharma
Vice President, Employment Law, Goldman Sachs

Tricia B. Sherno
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Dietrich L. Snell
Proskauer Rose LLP

Evan J. Spelfogel
Phillips Nizer

Wendy Stryker
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
9:00 am – 9:15 am
Welcome, Introduction & Program Overview
Richard B. Friedman, Joan C. Lenihan & Tracey Salmon-Smith

9:15 am – 10:05 am
Track 1A: Wage and Hour Law: 2023
Panel Leader: Chaya M. Gourarie
Panelists: Robin H. Gise, Glenn S. Grindlinger & Maimon Kirschenbaum

Track 1B: Employment Law Issues Arising Out of M&A Transactions
Panel Leader: Keji Ayorinde
Panelists: Sandra Benjamin, Brittani McDonald, Rishi Sharma, Tricia B. Sherno & Evan J. Spelfogel

10:05 am – 10:10 am
Break

10:10 am – 11:00 am
Track 2A: Labor Law 101: Labor Law for Employment Lawyers
Panel Leader: Gerald T. Hathaway
Panelists: Daniel Dorson & Katherine H. Hansen

Track 2B: Recent Developments in Non-Competes and Other Restrictive Covenants
Panel Leader: Mark J. Goldberg
Panelists: Jyotin “Joe” Hamid, Jason B. Levin, Katharine J. Liao & Valdi Licul

11:00 am – 11:10 am
Break

11:10 am – 12:25 pm
Track 3A: Section 7 Rights-The Process Explained
Panel Leader: Wendy Stryker
Panelists: Rebecca A. Leaf & Alejandro A. Ortiz

Track 3B: Employment Law Issues Arising Out of Workplace and Government Investigations
Panel Leader: Richard B. Friedman
Panelists: Joseph D. Guarino, Raquel Kellert, David E. Myre,
Ann-Elizabeth Ostrager & Dietrich L. Snell

12:25 pm – 1:25 pm
Networking Lunch

1:25 pm – 2:40 pm
Plenary Session: The Role and Influence of Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace
Panel Leader: Richard B. Friedman
Panelists: Michele A. Coyne, Gary D. Friedman, Avi Gesser, Anthony A. Mingione & Harris M. Mufson

2:40 pm – 2:45 pm
Break

2:45 pm – 3:35 pm
Track 4A: Arbitration of Employment Law Claims
Panel Leader: Hon. James “Jay” C. Francis IV
Panelists: Todd Gutfleisch, Chris M. Kwok & Ivie A. Serioux

Track 4B: Mental Health/Accommodation of Mental Health Disabilities
Panel Leader: Brittani McDonald
Panelists: Jenifer M. Bologna, Eric A. Savage & Tania J. Mistretta

3:35 pm – 3:40 pm
Break

3:40 pm – 4:30 pm
Plenary Session: Ethics Issues in the Representation of Multiple Parties
Panel Leader: Joan C. Lenihan
Panelists: Sandra Dawn Grannum, Ronald C. Minkoff & Jack A. Raisner

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Networking Reception
New York: 7.0 Total (credit breakdown tbd depending on session attending)
New Jersey: 7.0 Total: 6.0 General & 1.0 Ethics
California: 7.0 Total: 6.0 General & 1.0 Ethics
Pennsylvania: 5.0 General .5 Professional Responsibility
Connecticut: Available to Licensed Attorneys
Thank You To Our Sponsors:

Platinum Sponsors:

Gold Sponsor:

Silver Sponsors:

Sponsoring Association Committee:
Labor & Employment, Tracey Salmon-Smith, Chair

Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
Yelena Balashchenko, Manager, Business Development & Sponsorships | (212) 382-6608 | ybalashchenko@nycbar.org

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