Ohio CLE Course Catalog

At least one-hundred and three countries have international data privacy laws, and the number of countries enacting laws continues to grow. Panelists will discuss how their organizations are navigating the growing number of laws, current enforcement trends, and how laws will continue to evolve.

Every industry is looking for ways to integrate generative AI into their workflows to support workers, automate mundane tasks, reduce costs, and the legal industry is no different. When it comes to implementing and adopting new technology though, there’s going to be heightened scrutiny and particularly from an ethics, bias and privacy standpoint. Join this session as we share insights on how firms can think about adoption of new technology like LLMs, from forming a task force to piloting products.

Amidst an intricate corporate landscape, legal departments are often perceived as cost centers, grappling with the dueling challenges of expected and unforeseen legal contingencies. Yet, the notion that these departments require an unchecked flow of financial resources is far from reality. Many leaders have proven that there are multiple ways to control costs. In this discussion, GCs will discuss the cost management techniques that have resulted in cost savings and/or cost predictability for their departments.

Join us as we explore the complexities and regulations surrounding M&A deals from transactional due diligence to integration. Our subject matter experts in this session will examine each step of the process from the perspectives of both the acquirer and the acquired.

Listen as experienced tax attorneys W. Curtis Elliott, Jr. (Culp Elliott & Carpenter PLLC) and Michael Dana (Husch Blackwell LLP) provide a comprehensive discussion of the recent trends and developments in federal tax regulation. Speakers, among other things, will offer practical compliance tips and strategies in this ever-changing regulatory landscape.

While the focus on diversity has increased in recent years, there is still a lot more work that needs to be done to ensure it's introduced at every level. In this session, our panelists are going to consider the barriers and challenges that arise when trying to introduce diversity at every level, share key experiences of their own, and analyze effective approaches to overcome help overcome them.

Join distinguished thought leaders in the crypto and blockchain industry, Malgorzata (Gosia) A. Kulczycka, Ph.D., J.D. (Hickman Becker Bingham Ledesma LLP) and Hannah E. Taylor (Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC), as they discuss the recent trends and legal challenges developing in the crypto and NFT space. Speakers, among other things, will also offer practical tips and strategies to steer clear of potential pitfalls.

With a myriad of new and amended labor & employment laws going into effect on both a national as well as state and local level, employers need to be aware of the many nuances of the changing regulation as well as significant considerations due to the potential shifting political climate. Join this session to discover the laws your business may be subject to and discuss ways GCs can minimize the likelihood of costly fines and potential lawsuits down the road. Our expert panelists will share best practices for in-house counsel to deal with the patchwork of rules in different places and across jurisdictions, including the changing landscapes due to pay equity, remote workforce, and the residual effects on policies.