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Workshops: Session 1

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1. What’s “Reasonable” Anyway? Navigating Accommodation Requests in Today’s Workplace

  • Shira M. Blank, Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green
  • Dov Lutzker, Senior Counsel, Epstein Becker Green
  • Christine M. Fitzgerald, Head of Employment Law, Guggenheim Investments
  • Kurt Rose, Director, Litigation & Employment, LVMH

2. Strategies to Defend Class Claims and Defeat Class Certification

  • Adriana S. Kosovych, Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green
  • Jeffrey H. Ruzal, Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green
  • Additional speakers to be announced.

3. Workplace Investigations: Best Practices & Pitfalls

  • James (Jim) G. Petrie, Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green
  • Rishi Puri, Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green
  • Additional speakers to be announced.

4. Termination Toolkit

  • Ann Knuckles Mahoney, Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green
  • Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper, Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green
  • Additional speakers to be announced.

5. The Future of DEI Initiatives: Evolving Legal Considerations for In-House Counsel

  • Haley Morrison, Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green
  • Adam M. Tomiak, Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green
  • Additional speakers to be announced.

Workshops: Session 2

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6. Benefit Plan Missteps and Legal Lessons

  • Cassandra Labbees, Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green
  • Heather Stone Fletcher, Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green
  • Additional speakers to be announced.

7. The Future of DEI Initiatives: Evolving Legal Considerations for In-House

  • Haley Morrison, Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green
  • Adam M. Tomiak, Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green
  • Additional speakers to be announced.

8. The California Difference: Top 10 Employment Laws Every California Employer Should Know

  • Jonathan M. Brenner, Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green
  • Courtney McFate, Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green
  • Juliana Kresse, Senior Counsel, Employment AAA Mountain West Group
  • Additional speakers to be announced.

9. Ready to Deal: How HR and Legal Leaders Can Navigate Diligence and Drive Success

  • Marc A. Mandelman, Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green
  • Kathleen M. Premo, Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green
  • Leslie Pennypacker, Executive Director, Tribeca Pediatrics
  • Additional speakers to be announced.

10. Raids, Resignations & Risk: Navigating the Legal Minefield of Group Lift-Outs

  • Katherine (Kate) G. Rigby, Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green
  • Peter (Pete) A. Steinmeyer, Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green
  • Tarun Tawakley, Partner and Co-Head of Technology, Lewis Silkin LLP
  • Additional speakers to be announced.

Plenary Session & Lunch

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Using Mediation Effectively to Resolve Workplace Disputes

  • David W. Garland, Board of Directors / Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green
  • Elizabeth J. Shampnoi, Mediator and Arbitration Consultant
  • Stephen P. Sonnenberg, Mediator and Arbitrator, JAMS

Workshops: Session 3

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11. The California Difference: Top 10 Employment Laws Every California Employer Should Know

  • Jonathan M. Brenner, Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green
  • Courtney McFate, Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green
  • Juliana Kresse, Senior Counsel, Employment AAA Mountain West Group
  • Additional speakers to be announced.

12. Quorum? We Hardly Knew ’Em: In the Void with No Board. What's Going On at the NLRB Regions, the Bargaining Table, the Picket Line, and with Union Organizing?

  • Michael S. Ferrell, Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green
  • Erin E. Schaefer, Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green
  • Additional speakers to be announced.

13. Termination Toolkit

  • Ann Knuckles Mahoney, Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green
  • Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper, Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green
  • Additional speakers to be announced.

14. From Threat to Strategy: Assessing Employment Disputes Early and Effectively

  • James (Jim) D. Mackinson, Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green
  • Victoria Sloan Lin, Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green
  • Additional speakers to be announced.

15. Workplace AI: From Adoption to Governance

  • Adam S. Forman, Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green
  • Nathaniel M. Glasser, Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green
  • Additional speakers to be announced.

Ethics Session

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How Attorney Ethics and AI Intersect in Your Workplace

  • James (Jim) P. Flynn, Managing Director / Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green
  • Jill K. Bigler, Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green
  • Additional speakers to be announced.

Event Co-Chairs

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David W. Garland

Board of Directors / Member of the Firm

Epstein Becker Green

Susan Gross Sholinsky

Board of Directors / Member of the Firm

Epstein Becker Green

Speakers A-Z by Last Name

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Gurkan Ay

Director

Resolutions Economics, LLC

Alexander C.B. Barnard

Member of the Firm

Epstein Becker Green

Jill K. Bigler

Member of the Firm

Epstein Becker Green

Shira M. Blank

Member of the Firm

Epstein Becker Green

Jeremy M. Brown

Member of the Firm

Epstein Becker Green

Brian G. Cesaratto

Member of the Firm

Epstein Becker Green

Annie Cohen

Associate General Counsel - Employment

Becton Dickinson & Company (BD)

Denise Merna Dadika

Member of the Firm

Epstein Becker Green

Peter Damiano

General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

LaserAway

Jacqueline Dorn

Vice President, Chief Employment Counsel & Head of Labor Relations

Nuvance Health

Matt Dornauer

Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer

Heineken USA

Christina Feeny

Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Global Employment, Ethics and Privacy

The Estée Lauder Companies

Michael S. Ferrell

Member of the Firm

Epstein Becker Green

James (Jim) P. Flynn

Managing Director / Member of the Firm

Epstein Becker Green

Adam S. Forman

Member of the Firm

Epstein Becker Green

Alexander J. Franchilli

Senior Counsel

Epstein Becker Green

John F. Fullerton III

Senior Counsel, Employment Law

Peloton Interactive

Christopher Galusha

Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

David W. Garland

Member of the Firm

Epstein Becker Green

Jeb Gerth

Member of the Firm

Epstein Becker Green

Nathaniel M. Glasser

Member of the Firm

Epstein Becker Green

Daniel Green

Counsel

Starr Insurance Companies

Jason Greer

President

Greer Consulting, Inc.

Kurt Hadley

Senior Counsel, Employment Law and Litigation

Ingredion

Nick Haering

Senior Corporate Counsel

Trane Technologies

Thomas Harris III

Global Chief Counsel – Litigation & Risk

Cushman & Wakefield

Lauren Jones

Associate General Counsel

Consolidated Edison

Shawndra G. Jones

Member of the Firm

Epstein Becker Green

Gregory (Greg) Keating

Member of the Firm

Epstein Becker Green

Adriana S. Kosovych

Member of the Firm

Epstein Becker Green

Michael (Mike) S. Kun

Member of the Firm

Epstein Becker Green

Andrew Lichtenstein

Member of the Firm

Epstein Becker Green

Jason Limson

Vice President and Head of Labor Relations

Northwell Health

Victoria Sloan Lin

Member of the Firm

Epstein Becker Green

Michele Machalani

Associate General Counsel of Employment

Deloitte

Ann Knuckles Mahoney

Member of the Firm

Epstein Becker Green

Laura Monaco

Senior Associate General Counsel

Northwell Health

Kristen O'Connor

Senior Assistant General Counsel

Marsh McLennan

James (Jimmy) J. Oh

Member of the Firm

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John Houston Pope

Member of the Firm

Epstein Becker Green

Jennifer Pugh-Sullivan

Associate General Counsel

S&P Global

Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper

Member of the Firm

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Lauri F. Rasnick

Member of the Firm

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Katherine G. Rigby

Member of the Firm

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Amanda Rosania

Director and Counsel

American Express

Jeffrey H. Ruzal

Member of the Firm

Epstein Becker Green

Gina Sarracino

Chief Counsel, Employment & Labor

Thomson Reuters

Erin E. Schaefer

Associate

Epstein Becker Green

Dana Scher

Director, Employment, Incentives & Pensions Legal (Americas)

Barclays

Lakisha Spence

Assistant General Counsel Employment & Litigation

B. Braun Medical

Joshua A. Stein

Board of Directors / Member of the Firm

Epstein Becker Green

Peter (Pete) A. Steinmeyer

Member of the Firm

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Adam M. Tomiak

Member of the Firm

Epstein Becker Green

Jim VandeHei

Co-Founder and CEO of Axios; Co-Founder and Former CEO of POLITICO

A. Millie Warner

Senior Counsel

Epstein Becker Green

Johner T. (J.T.) Wilson III

Member of the Firm

Epstein Becker Green

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