Jennifer McCoy is speaking at the TXCPA Summit 2020, taking place virtually August 6-7, 2020. Their session, “Contractor/Freelancer vs. Employee Issues” will take place on August 7th at 2:25 p.m.

This new CPE program combines the valuable content from TXCPA’s Advanced Estate Planning, Texas State Taxation and Tax Institute programs into one can’t-miss virtual event. For more information, please click here

Kathleen Swan is participating in the Florida Venture Forum and Florida Venture Education Foundation panel discussion on August 13, 2020 at 11am. Kathleen will moderate a discussion surrounding Capital Matters: Venture Debt Financing: DO’s & DON’Ts.

The Florida Venture Forum is Florida’s largest statewide support and networking organization for venture capitalists and entrepreneurs, helping startup and growth companies connect with the capital sources and business services they need to grow and scale. 

Additional information can be found here.

OSHA may arrive at your door soon. Please join us for a 30-minute webinar focused on how to avoid OSHA exposure in the current COVID-19 environment. We will cover topics such as OSHA’s return to work guidance and best practices for responding to an employee who refuses to work based on safety concerns.

CLE
Pending .5 hour of continuing education credit 

Click here for the CLE verification form.

For more information, contact Kimberly Gudewicz.

Locke Lord is a proud sponsor of the 32nd Annual Environmental Superconference taking place August 6-7, 2020 as an online, livestreamed event.

The Texas Environmental Superconference is the premier environmental and natural resources CLE conference in Texas and the surrounding region. Now into its fourth decade, the Superconference will feature presentations from government agencies, non-profits, private practitioners and consultants.

For more information, please click here.

Locke Lord and Novarica look at new regulatory developments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, emerging state best interest industry sales standards, and the implications of NY DFS and the NAIC Model when managing third-party service providers around data and security. 

Speakers include Mitch Wein, Senior Vice President of Research and Consulting at Novarica; Brian Casey, Theodore Augustinos and Benjamin Sykes, Partners at Locke Lord.

For more information about this complimentary program, click here.

Nina Huerta is speaking at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association’s (APCIA) Western Regional General Counsel Conference on July 30, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. Their topic, “Update on COVID-19 Employment Issues,”  will provide an overview of the COVID-19 pandemic’s ongoing impact on the operation of businesses and related employment law issues.

The Western Regional General Counsel Conference is series of online sessions that will provide the latest updates on a host of issues relevant to the legal community, focusing on the tectonic shifts generated by COVID-19, including employment issues. The conference will also provide sessions on effectively utilizing the maxims of jurisprudence, class action cases, and an appellate update. For additional information, click here.

Mark Freel will serve as a panelist during a Polaris MEP webinar on the Legal Aspects of COVID Vaccinations on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at 11:00am – 11:30am. Mark will offer guidance related to whether/why local employers might want to require vaccinations regardless of “work in progress” federal mandates.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

  • Rhode Island manufacturers looking for more information about the COVID-19 vaccine
  • Owners, Managers, Engineers and Operations team members

 

For more information, click here.

Locke Lord LLP and Aite-Novarica Group will look at new regulatory developments in analytics, data usage, and data security that have the potential to affect insurer technology strategy on October 20, 2021. Locke Lord’s Brian Casey and Benjamin Sykes from Locke Lord and Novarica’s Mitch Wein, Senior Vice President of Research and Consulting, will present.

This webinar covers best interest regulations in the L/A/B space, the AM Best DUAE rating proposal, and the likely long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on insurance regulation.

For more information about this complimentary program, click here.

Please join Christie’s and the Locke Lord Art Law Group for an informative discussion on current legal issues affecting the art world.

Thursday, September 30
11:00 am – 12:30 pm ET

Program Highlights

  • Deaccessioning of Art and Restrictions on Application of Proceeds
  • Institutional Ethics, Including “Know Your Customer” Requirements and Protecting Against Money Laundering
  • Russian Restrictions on Loans of Art to U.S. Museums
  • Disputes Regarding Ownership of Art
  • Problems Relating to Cultural Property

 

Moderator
Stuart Bumpas
Partner
Locke Lord
Dallas

Panelists
Max Anderson
Former Director
Dallas Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art and Indianapolis Museum of Art

Barry J. Bendes
Partner
Locke Lord
New York, Princeton

Saranna Biel-Cohen
Executive Director
Hermitage Museum Foundation

Nicole Jacoby
Head of Compliance
Christie’s Americas

Elizabeth Quirk
Vice President, Senior Counsel
Christie’s Americas

Ann Ryan Robertson
International Partner
Panel of Neutrals for the Court of Arbitration for Art
Locke Lord
Houston

Who Should Attend

Art collectors, curators, gallery owners, museum representatives as well as CEOs, CFOs, COOs, in-house counsel and other officers interested in the latest issues relating to art law. Please feel free to forward this invitation to others who might be interested in attending this program.

CLE

This program is pending approval for CPE and CLE credit.

Click here to register.

For more information, please contact Emily Vodek.

Lori Basilico and Mark Freel will discuss the legal aspects of COVID-19 vaccinations during a 30-minute webinar at 12:00pm ET on June 3. 

They will answer pressing questions from RI Manufacturers related to COVID vaccinations. They’ll address the legality of requiring or not requiring employee vaccination, how to handle employee questions and concerns, how to address employee resistance to vaccination and/or working with non-vaccinated colleagues and more.

For more information, click here.