CLE MATERIALS
This year’s conference will feature continuing legal education (CLE) panels on cutting edge topics led by top practitioners and experts from across the country. The HNBA has requested a total of 18.5 (out of those 3.75 are ethics) for CLE accreditation from jurisdictions across the nation.
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Thursday, September 8, 2016
9:30 AM – 10:45 AM
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
- Professional Development – Track Panel #1: Are you my Counsel? Unraveling Ethical Issues in Corporate Bankruptcy Representation
- In House Counsel/Corporate Track – Panel #1: ME, Inc.—The Ins and Outs of Developing Your Brand & Owning Your Career
- Intellectual Property & Litigation Track – Panel #1: The Importance of Culture in Conflict Resolution: Scenarios in International and Domestic Arbitration and Mediation
- Public Policy & Government Track – Panel #1: The Cannabis Industry: Recent Trends in Policy & Business & The Implications of Cannabis Legalization Around the Country
12:45 PM – 2:00 PM
2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
- Public Policy & Government Track – Panel #2: Protecting Latino Voting Rights in 2016: Getting and Staying on the Rolls
- Intellectual Property & Litigation Track Panel #2: Use of Technology and Innovations in Wage and Hour Class and Collective Action Litigation
- In House Counsel/Corporate Track – Panel #2: Anti-Corruption Developments in Latin America & Beyond: Managing the Mounting Compliance Concerns in Latin America
- Professional Development – Track Panel #2: Don’t Say That! Defending High Profile Cases and Managing the Media
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
- In House Counsel/Corporate Track – Panel #3: Keys to Successful Crisis Management: Leading Your Organization Through Crisis with the Use of Rapid Response Leadership Principles and Technology”
- Professional Development – Track Panel #3: Trademarks and the Constitution: Does The First Amendment Protect Disparaging Trademarks?
- Public Policy & Government Track – Panel #3: Hot Topics in International Trade Law: From Sanctions to Export Controls and More
- Intellectual Property & Litigation Track – Panel #3: The Red Flags Indicating You Have Retained a Bad Expert
Friday, September 9, 2016
9:30 AM – 10:45 AM
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
- Public Policy & Government Track – Panel #4: Federalism & Environmental Regulations (Who’s in Charge?): A Discussion in the Wake of the Flint Water Issues
- Intellectual Property & Litigation Track – Panel #4: Alice, May I? – Navigating Through the Challenges Created by Alice v. CLS Bank
- In House Counsel/Corporate Track – Panel #4: Maximizing the Value of Your Legal Department’s Initiatives: What Really Works (and How to Make Sure It Does)
- Professional Development Track – Panel #4: Compliance Officers in a New Era – Navigating Increased Risk, Enforcement and Personal Liability
12:45 PM – 2:00 PM
2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
- In House Counsel/Corporate Track – Panel #5: Best Friends? Exploring the Relationship Between Outside Counsel and In-house Counsel
- Intellectual Property & Litigation Track – Panel #5: Beware of Spoliation: Civil and Criminal Penalties for Destroying Stale Information
- Professional Development Track – Panel #5: Demographic Destiny: How Effective Diversity and Inclusion Programs Are Essential to Corporate Success
- Public Policy & Government Track – Panel #5: Hack the iPhone! Balancing the Interests of Privacy and Law Enforcement
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
- In House Counsel/Corporate Track – Panel #6: Worth the Read? Contract Damages, Indemnity Provisions and Other Boilerplate Language Exposure
- Public Policy & Government Track – Panel #6: Avoid Another Ferguson – Time to Decriminalize Minor Traffic Violations?
- Professional Development Track – Panel #6: The Gavel Gap – The Lack of Diversity Among Judges Beyond the Federal Courts – Sponsored by American Constitution Society
- Intellectual Property & Litigation Track – Panel #6: Which Bathroom? Legal Challenges to Transgender Rights in North Carolina and the Rest of the U.S.