Just when lawsuits against the media are on the rise, litigation budgets are being squeezed by the economic shock of the pandemic. Please join us on July 23 for a two-part webinar that will discuss how to navigate those difficult waters.

Nathan Siegel and Kelli Sager will discuss the critical importance of early case assessment and how recent legal developments are affecting that process. Kate Bolger will follow with a roundtable discussion with legal executives from film, television, print and digital media companies on how they are managing this crisis.

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Hanzo, a pioneer of contextual collection and dynamic web content ediscovery and compliance software, today announced an outstanding lineup of industry experts for an upcoming live webinar, Slack For Legal Teams: Getting The Most Out Of Collaboration While Mitigating Risk, on July 29, 2020, at 1:00 pm ET. In this live webinar event, panelists will explore how legal teams can use Slack for their own operational efficiency, guide corporate use to mitigate risk, and uncover best practices for managing discovery obligations with collaboration data.

EVENT DESCRIPTION
In this work-from-home world, collaboration applications like Slack have gone from the relatively small domain of IT and Development to expand, almost overnight, across the entire corporation. This dramatic shift means two things for legal: understanding the opportunity of this new platform and managing the risk within their business. This webinar will shine a light on how legal teams can reap the productivity benefits of Slack in their daily communications and operations. It will also explore how legal can be on the front lines to improve corporate use and governance of Slack, and share practical insights regarding meeting the preservation challenges of modern collaborative data.

Speakers will discuss:
– An overview of Slack and why it’s replacing email and changing the way work gets done
– Why legal teams should be embracing Slack to improve their communications and operations.
– Why is collaboration content the brave new world for ediscovery
– Best practices for information governance and preservation to improve corporate use of Slack
– The power of Slack’s Discovery API and purpose-built discovery solutions

SPEAKERS
Moderator:
– Brad Harris, VP Product, Hanzo

Panelists:
– Mark Pike, Legal Director, Product Counsel, Slack
– Ellen Blanchard, Director, Discovery and Information Governance, T-Mobile
– Meghan Brosnahan, Information Governance & eDiscovery Leader

WEBINAR REGISTRATION
Slack For Legal Teams: Getting The Most Out Of Collaboration While Mitigating Risk
Date: July 29, 2020
Time: 1:00 pm ET
Cost: Free
Registration link: https://www.hanzo.co/webinar-internal-investigations-in-the-age-of-collaboration-and-remote-work

ABOUT HANZO
Hanzo provides modern ediscovery and compliance software for enterprise organizations. Our solutions empower legal and compliance teams to efficiently manage the preservation, targeted collection, and review of dynamic content from enterprise collaboration applications, social media, and complex websites. Hanzo is SOC 2® Type 2 certified, demonstrating Hanzo’s commitment to data security and serves large corporations across the globe—giving them control, visibility, and context over their data to reduce cost and mitigate risk. Learn more at hanzo.co and follow updates on Twitter: @gethanzo or on LinkedIn.

Contact
Sarena Regazzoni
Director of Corporate Communications
Hanzo
503-407-4208
sarena@hanzo.co

Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP will present a free webinar, “Trade Secret Misappropriation: When and How to Take Action,” featuring Fitch Even attorneys Joseph F. Marinelli and Thomas A. James.

The webinar will take place on Thursday, July 16, 2020, at 9:00 am PDT / 10:00 am MDT / 11:00 am CDT / 12 noon EDT.

Trade secrets protect many of a company’s most valued intellectual assets, such as formulas, fabrication techniques, data compilations, and business intelligence. With the high employee turnover, shortened lifespan and digitization of technology, and complex business structures of today’s competitive environment, protecting trade secrets has never been more important. Deciding if, when, and how to litigate a possible misappropriation is a critical part of maintaining trade secret protection and enforcing a robust intellectual property strategy.

During this webinar, the speakers will explore the factors that must be considered when bringing a trade secret action, covering these topics and more:
• Pre-suit diligence and conduct
• Filing considerations related to jurisdiction and venue (state court, federal court, ITC)
• Other causes of action to consider
• Available relief
• Protecting trade secrets during litigation

CLE credit has been approved for California and Illinois and is pending in Nebraska. Other states may also award CLE credit upon attendee request.

Following the live event, a recording of the webinar will be available to view for one year at www.fitcheven.com.

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Companies shifted to remote work overnight and need practical insights for mitigating risk and tips on how to leverage Slack data for efficient internal investigations.

Hanzo, a pioneer of contextual collection and dynamic web content ediscovery and compliance software, today announced a stellar lineup of industry experts for an upcoming live webinar, Effective Internal Investigations In The Age Of Collaboration And Remote Work, on July 9, 2020, at 1:00 pm ET.  In this webinar event, panelists will explore how to conduct effective internal workplace investigations in the age of collaboration and remote work.

EVENT DESCRIPTION
We live in a shifting landscape where the COVID-19 pandemic has moved the workforce from their standard physical offices to a work-from-home world. This change accelerated the adoption of collaborative business communication platforms—replacing email as the primary method of business communication.  Almost overnight, applications like Slack, Microsoft Teams, and others have shot up in daily use and have become where the work gets done.

This unprecedented overnight migration to remote work presents a host of new challenges: increased business risk from lack of oversight and wrongdoing, and at the same time increasing the complexity to effectively conduct internal investigations and maintain safe working environments.

Uncertain times and rapid technology changes can make any legal or compliance team feel vulnerable. The best time to make sure you are prepared to conduct an investigation —especially leveraging new tools and data sources— is before an avalanche of investigation needs arise.

This educational webinar is developed to provide attendees with practical insights for reducing risk while planning and conducting effective internal investigations leveraging data from collaboration applications. Learn how to conduct effective internal workplace investigations in the age of collaboration and remote work.

Panelists will discuss:
– The changing business environment
– The effect of collaboration tools on business communications
– The role of internal investigations for employment compliance, litigation, and corporate culture.
– Strategies for conducting internal investigations
– How to add and manage new data sources for effective internal investigations
– Determining if a full investigation is required

SPEAKERS
– Stacey Blaustein, Counsel, IBM
– Kyle Kelly, Senior E-Discovery and Litigation Support Specialist, Coinbase
– Kimberly Quan, Global Head of eDiscovery & Digital Forensics, Juniper Networks
– Brad Harris, VP of Product, Hanzo

WEBINAR REGISTRATION

Title: Effective Internal Investigations In The Age Of Collaboration And Remote Work
Date: July 9, 2020
Time: 1:00 pm ET
Cost: Free
Register

ABOUT HANZO
Hanzo provides modern ediscovery and compliance software for enterprise organizations. Our solutions empower legal and compliance teams to efficiently manage the preservation, targeted collection, and review of dynamic content from enterprise collaboration applications, social media, and complex websites. Hanzo is SOC 2® Type 2 certified, demonstrating Hanzo’s commitment to data security and serves large corporations across the globe—giving them control, visibility, and context over their data to reduce cost and mitigate risk. Learn more at https://www.hanzo.co and follow updates on Twitter: @gethanzo or on LinkedIn.

Chamberlain Hrdlicka is pleased to announce that Philadelphia-based Shareholder Philip Karter was named a Lifetime Achievement honoree and Shareholder Kevin F. Sweeney was named a Lawyer on the Fast Track nominee in the 2020 Professional Excellence Awards by The Legal Intelligencer. The honor of Lifetime Achievement recognizes industry professionals who have “left an imprint on the legal history of the state during their career.” The Lawyers on the Fast Track designation “celebrates the next generation of legal leaders.” The full list on honorees can be found here.

Karter specializes in tax controversy and tax litigation matters. With over 35 years of experience, he has litigated Federal tax cases in the United States District Courts, the United States Tax Court and the United States Court of Federal Claims and argued in the United States Court of Appeals in multiple circuits. Karter formerly served as a trial attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America®, most recently as Lawyer of the Year for Litigation and Controversy – Tax for Philadelphia. Additionally, he has been listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, The Legal 500 U.S. – Tax Controversy, International Tax Review – U.S. Tax Controversy Leaders and he has been presented with the Outstanding Attorney Award – U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division. Karter earned his undergraduate degree from Emory University, his law degree from the University of Wisconsin School of Law and his Master of Laws in Taxation from New York University School of Law.

Sweeney is a member of the Tax Controversy & Litigation Practice and former federal prosecutor who specializes in defending clients in civil and criminal tax controversy and litigation matters. He represents high-net-worth individuals and businesses with complex and sensitive tax issues. Sweeney focuses on high-stakes IRS audits, civil tax litigation, white-collar criminal defense matters, and whistleblower matters for high and ultra-high net worth individuals, corporate executives, business owners, and public and private companies worldwide. He is listed in The Legal 500 U.S. for Tax Controversy and has been honored with the Tax Division Outstanding Attorney Award by the U.S. Department of Justice. Sweeney earned his undergraduate degree from Loyola University Maryland and his law degree from New York Law School.

Chamberlain Hrdlicka is a diversified business law firm with offices in Atlanta, Houston, Philadelphia and San Antonio. The firm represents both public and private companies, as well as individuals and family-owned businesses across the nation. The firm offers counsel in tax planning and tax controversy, corporate, securities and finance, employment law and employee benefits, energy law, estate planning and administration, intellectual property, international and immigration law, commercial and business litigation, real estate and construction law

Please join a NYC Bar webinar on June 1st from 6:30 to 8:30PM EST to hear Jennifer Brown moderate a panel with Diane Brayton, General COunsel of The New York Times, Kimberly Chainey, General Counsel of Panasonic Avionics, Jung-Kyu McCann, General Counsel of Druva and Beth Levine, SVP & Chief Compliance Officer of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.

Description:
From trade wars to #fakenews to global pandemics to cybersecurity breaches—economic, political and social changes have upended business as usual. A general counsel’s ability to navigate and manage in these turbulent times is critical to the viability of her organization. This panel discussion with leading women GCs and Chief Compliance Officers will explore the GC and CCO roles in managing risk while adapting to the pace of change. We will hear how successful women lawyers at the forefront of their organizations navigate the winds of change.

Registration in advance is required.

Davis Wright Tremaine is pleased to partner with LaborLess and SHRM to bring you the webinar “COVID-19’s Impact on the H-1B Visa Process.” The COVID-19 pandemic has forced employees all around the US to work from home, which has had real implications on employers who hire H-1B visa workers.

This panel will go over how COVID-19 has impacted the H-1B visa process, walk through some of the issues around LCA posting and public access files, offer some practical tips and solutions, and discuss opportunities for streamlining processes going forward.

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COVID-19 is the ‘new normal’ but has your entity compliance kept pace?

Learn the secrets to good compliance: strong processes, transparency through a centralized platform, plus how to improve efficiencies, reduce costs and streamline workflows.

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Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP will present a free webinar, “Tales from the IPR Counsel’s Table,” featuring Fitch Even partners Nicholas T. Peters and Paul B. Henkelmann.

The webinar will take place on Thursday, June 3, 2020, at 9:00 am PDT / 10:00 am MDT / 11:00 am CDT / 12 noon EDT.

As is often the case with new legal proceedings, inter partes review (IPR) has evolved over the nearly eight years since being established. Primarily intended to a be a lower-cost, faster path to determining a validity challenge to a patent, this proceeding and its CBM and PGR cousins have morphed into highly contested, high-stakes affairs. Motion practice, additional evidentiary filings and briefing, and complex cost-benefit analysis for each step in the process have turned IPRs from a relatively straightforward procedure into more of a litigation-like experience.

During this webinar, the presenters will explore the evolution of the IPR and the tactical decisions practitioners and their clients face while navigating the process, covering these topics and more:

• A comparison of the current IPR process to its original form
• Strategic concerns at each stage of the proceeding
• The importance of “evidence” beyond the prior art grounds and the challenge to the patent
• How IPR counsel must weigh the effect of the IPR on co-pending litigation

CLE credit has been approved for California and Illinois and is pending in Nebraska. Other states may also award CLE credit upon attendee request.

Following the live event, a recording of the webinar will be available to view for one year at www.fitcheven.com.

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A critical component to improving the performance of your contracts and contracting process is to establish measurable key performance indicators (KPIs). But where do you begin, which KPIs should you track, and how do you tackle establishing them?

Join our team on Friday, May 15th at 12:00pm ET to learn about 10 contract management KPIs that every organization can benefit from. Our experts will discuss what they are, why they’re important, and how to leverage them. By implementing the KPIs covered in the session, you can immediately identify ways to optimize and streamline your contract management efforts while reducing risk to your business.

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Having a clear vision and plan for technology has never been more important. Join us to hear Curtis Batterton from McDonald’s Corporation discuss how his legal department went through the process of creating a legal technology roadmap to enable its strategic vision. He will also discuss how they are executing against this roadmap and how they are adapting their plan to the current economic and health crisis.

You’ll also see:

– The process McDonald’s used to define their technology roadmap
– Whether the COVID-19 crisis is causing any changes or additional hurdle
– How McDonald’s uses Onit and how it is helping during this time of remote work
and increased need for visibility and cost savings

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Can’t make it? Fill out the form on the register page and you’ll receive a recording.

Please join us on Wednesday, April 22nd at 12:00 PM Eastern Time (45 Minutes)

We’d like to invite you to our next webinar: Managing Contracts Remotely with CLM Software.

In this session, we’ll discuss and demonstrate some of the advantages of using contract management software to overcome the challenges of managing contracts when everyone is working from home.

Some key topics that we’ll cover include how to:

– Make your contracts securely accessible from anywhere at any time.
– Quickly search for any and all information in your agreements.
– Request, create, process, and execute contracts remotely.
– Automate alerts for key dates and obligations.
– Get real-time reports on your contracts’ stage, status, and performance.

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The rapid shift to a remote workforce can create a number of business challenges when it comes to contract management. As you implement your business continuity plans, it’s critical your contract management efforts are not impacted by employees working from home.

To help navigate this challenging environment, please join us for an upcoming webinar: Best Practices for Managing Contracts Remotely.

Our speakers will review important considerations and strategies you can leverage to keep your contracting activities moving forward effectively and efficiently, including:

-Contract management challenges to watch out for when working remotely
-Best practices for successfully managing your contracts remotely

Speakers:

Tim Donaghy
CTO
Contract Logix

David Parks
Director, Product Marketing
Contract Logix

Justin Perkins
Solutions Engineer
Contract Logix

The rapid shift to a remote workforce can create a number of business challenges when it comes to contract management. As you implement your business continuity plans, it’s critical your contract management efforts are not impacted by employees working from home.

To help navigate this challenging environment, please join us for an upcoming webinar: Best Practices for Managing Contracts Remotely.

Our speakers will review important considerations and strategies you can leverage to keep your contracting activities moving forward effectively and efficiently, including:

• Contract management challenges to watch out for when working remote
• Best practices for successfully managing your contracts remotely

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Guess what? If you answered “yes,” then I have really good news for you (and if you answered “no,” don’t worry, I can help you too!).

If you are using spreadsheets for contract management (in other words to capture and track all your contracts) then you can transform that data into a dynamic and modern contract management system in a matter of minutes. I’m not kidding.

We recently hosted a webinar on this very topic where Contract Logix Solution Engineer Justin Perkins walked through a real-world example of how this process works using our data-driven contract management software. It’s an extremely easy, fast, and intuitive way to take that next step in your digital contract transformation.

Below are a few highlights of how this 3-step process works. For more detail, you can watch the full webinar here.

Set Up Your Spreadsheet
First, figure out what information is important to your business when it comes to contracts. Again, if you already have a spreadsheet that tracks your agreements then chances you already have this information. In fact, it’s probably the labels you use for your column headers. I’m talking about things like contract types, organizations, contacts, execution dates, renewal dates, contract owners, terms, etc. You can also put links to wherever the contracts and related documents exist like a shared folder or hard drive.

The best part is this list doesn’t have to be exhaustive or 100%. It’s very easy to add additional information later or make changes directly in the software. The important thing is to capture what you can in the spreadsheet so that you have a starting point but don’t overthink or overcomplicate it.

Import the Spreadsheet into Contract Logix
Now comes the fun part! With just a few clicks of a mouse you can import your spreadsheet and all of the information in it into our contract management software. The software will automatically and intelligently structure that information for you in the system. Your contract types like NDA and MSA will be established. Your contact information will be populated. All the relevant contract-related dates are captured. All your actual contracts and other documents are indexed and FULLY SEARCHABLE using our OCR technology. And voila’, you now have a dynamic and centralized repository of all your contracts.

You can see upcoming expirations, search the data by any relationship such as contract, contact, organization, document, etc., and begin using all the high-impact features of a modern contract management software solution. Which brings me to third part.

Begin Leveraging Your Data for Actionable Insights
Now that all your contract documents and data are centralized you can really start to reap the business benefits of using a true contract lifecycle management solution. You can set up alerts, tasks, and reminders so that you never miss another obligation, date, or milestone. You can regulate access and better secure your contractual information by leveraging role-based and feature-based permissions. You can conduct simple or advanced text searches to instantly find any information you need about your contracts. You see the real-time stage and status of all your agreements via colorful progress bars. And you can run insightful and visual reports and dashboards to monitor and optimize the performance of your agreements. You can even automate contract workflows to shorten cycles and ensure compliance. And guess what, those are just a few of the many benefits you’ll be able to experience.

Takeaway
If you are currently using spreadsheets for contract management then you can easily convert that information into a modern, automated, and streamlined contract management solution. This means that you can begin realizing significant business benefits such as never again missing an important contract date or term. You’ll also be able to gain actionable insights about your contracts to further mitigate risk and uncover opportunity.

Join us for the second live webinar in our Lean Into LegalOps virtual program. This webinar will highlight practical ways for legal departments to create meaningful cost savings to strengthen and sustain their companies through these times.

Register to hear the discussion about critical questions like:
• If your legal department had to quickly find 10% savings, where could it come from?
• What process improvements can be made quickly to generate not just efficiency but also savings?
• How can you optimize existing technology or quickly implement new tools to drive savings and achieve rapid ROI?

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Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP will present a free webinar, “American Axle: Does Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Depend on Enablement?,” featuring Fitch Even attorneys Stanley A. Schlitter and Andrew C. Wood.

The event will be on Thursday, January 30, 2020, at 9 am PST / 10 am MST / 11 am CST / 12 noon EST. It will also be available as an on-demand webinar after the presentation.

In American Axle & Mfg. Inc. v. Neapco Holdings LLC, the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that American Axle’s drive shaft patent is ineligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101 because the claims covered an application of a law of nature. American Axle’s petition for rehearing en banc has attracted several amicus briefs, some of which argue that this decision places in jeopardy the validity of many process patents for making physical structures and adds a § 112 enablement requirement to § 101 subject matter eligibility. In general, the decision has created further uncertainty about what a patentee needs to do to meet the requirements of § 101.

During this webinar, the presenters will discuss the following:
• The district court and Federal Circuit decisions in this case
• Arguments presented in the amici briefs
• How American Axle comports with the USPTO’s patent eligibility guidance
• Strategies for litigators and prosecutors regarding Alice in view of American Axle

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ACC-Northeast and RFP Advisory Group will present a webinar designed to teach how to use a request for proposal (RFP) as a tool to better manage outside counsel.

Using the RFP process effectively can help a legal department pick the law firms that are the best fit for a company and its existing needs/budget, ACC says.

The event will be Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, at 1 p.m. EST.

The webinar will cover how to use an RFP to:

* create a preferred provider panel

* identify the best firm for a specific matter or project

* convert your pricing structure from the billable hour to an alternative fee arrangement (AFA)

* incorporate the latest technology and innovations into your legal strategy

* increase the diversity of the lawyers working on your matters

* create a set of outside counsel guidelines for your law firms to abide by

Attendees will learn the latest trends in how RFPs are being used, and best practices in how to structure and execute a successful RFP, the sponsors said.

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Flexera has posted a complimentary on-demand webinar discussing the role of in-house and external counsel in managing open source software in the business environment.

“Having some best practice guidelines that more clearly define your role and help you guide companies through license compliance and risk management only reinforces and bolsters one of your most important responsibilities as a legal advisor,” the company says in its invitation to view the event.

Speakers are Amy Chun, partner in Knobbe Martens, and Marty Mellican, vice president and associate general counsel of Flexera.

Some of the topics covered include:

• Key data points that emphasize there’s a lack of understanding regarding the amount of OSS companies are using
• The range of OSS risk and what that means to you
• Actionable steps and tips for managing OSS risk including available tools, how to flag issues, implement policy, and update agreements

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Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP will present a free webinar, “Alphabet Soup: A Review and Summary of Post-Grant Practice at the USPTO,” featuring Fitch Even partner David A. Gosse.

The event will be on Thursday, November 21, 2019, at 9 am PST / 10 am MST / 11 am CST / 12 noon EST. It will also be available as an on-demand webinar after the presentation.

After a U.S. patent issues, many procedures are available to correct the patent, challenge its validity, and even change its scope. These include a bewildering array of procedures sprinkled with Latin phrases and confusing acronyms. The America Invents Act, passed in 2011, changed the face of post-grant practice at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. As the procedures presented in that bill have matured, keeping up with ever-evolving policies and practices has been a challenge even for highly engaged practitioners. This webinar will provide a summary of post-grant procedures and an introduction to when, why, and how each procedure is useful (or not) to patent owners and third parties.

During the webinar, the presenter will cover these topics and more:
• Review of post-grant procedures at the USPTO including inter partes review (IPR), post-grant review (PGR), covered business method review (CBM), supplemental examination, ex parte reexamination, and reissue applications
• Strategic purposes of the various post-grant procedures
• Tactics for petitioners and patent owners in USPTO trial proceedings

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