Oregon CLE Course Catalog

Our expert panelists will cover topics such as legal and regulatory frameworks for cybersecurity, data protection laws, incident response planning, and risk management. Participants will leave with a better understanding of the legal and technical considerations involved in cybersecurity, enabling them to make informed decisions that protect their organizations from cyber threats.

Consumer class-action lawsuits pose significant challenges for businesses across various industries. As legal and regulatory landscapes continue to evolve, understanding how to effectively address and navigate these challenges becomes crucial for organizations to protect their reputation, minimize financial risks, and maintain a positive relationship with their customers. Join us in this informative session as expert panelists provide you with valuable insights and practical strategies to effectively address consumer class-action and mass arbitration challenges, and explore ways to proactively manage and mitigate potential legal threats.

In today's fast-paced and competitive business landscape, protecting a company’s intellectual property is critical to the success of the business and the responsibility lies with in-house counsel to ensure that the company takes the right steps to protect and create these assets. As disputes and litigation surrounding IP rights are becoming increasingly common, failing to have the right agreements, policies, training, and plans in place can be detrimental to an organization. Fortunately, there are a number of things you can do as General Counsel to help the company protect its intellectual property. In this dynamic session, our expert panelists will explore how to successfully navigate this complex terrain and the essential components of building a robust and versatile toolkit that equips your legal department with the knowledge and strategies necessary for effective IP litigation.

Join this session as our privacy experts review existing privacy laws, and share their insights into navigating the upcoming risks and changes expected in the privacy space.

The modern workforce is undergoing a significant transformation, driven by two powerful forces: the rise of the hybrid work model and the surge in unionization efforts. As organizations adapt to a new era of work, it is crucial for legal leaders to understand the implications of these changes and embrace a new mindset that fosters collaboration, productivity, and positive labor relations. Join us in this thought-provoking session as we explore the mindset shift required to navigate the challenges and opportunities presented by the hybrid workforce and the growing presence of unions in the corporate landscape.

In most cases, judges represent the best and brightest of the legal profession. Yet, there are a few who experienced spectacular falls from grace. In this entertaining program, Andrew Struve chronicles the rise and fall of several infamous judges – ranging from Sol Watchler to Walter Nixon to Harry Claiborne – and discusses how their conduct ran afoul of the law and the ethics rules. The program materials include an ethical violation scorecard so can play along as we catalog the ethics violations committed by this rogues gallery of former judges.

Environmental laws and the regulatory structures that enforce them have developed recently as we have collectively recognized that pollution and environmental contamination pose a threat to our health and safety. This session will focus on how environmental litigation plays an important role in keeping industries and businesses accountable to environmental laws and regulations. Panelists will provide information about current environmental laws, and also take a look at the role that environmental litigation plays in the development of new environmental laws as well as the enforcement of existing laws.

Even with recent cases, making headlines, and the rollout of employee protections through recent legislation, harassment & discrimination remains unquestionably under-reported. Tackling workplace harassment must begin at a granular level, impacting an overall cultural shift that will truly eradicate workplace harassment & discrimination. Panelists in this session will examine key components to ending these behaviors, as well as provide an internal infrastructure, built to combat harassment at every level. This session will cover: - Training programs - stop the harassment before it becomes a claim - preventative measures. What is my responsibility as GC or member of the management team? - Different obligations when it comes to preventing harassment and discrimination Leading organization through crises around discrimination and harassment - case examples, how it was handled

Over the years, the number of class action lawsuits has significantly grown in both federal and state courts. As regulatory developments continue to emerge and impact litigation practices, practitioners are confronted with significant challenges. Hence, they must keep themselves abreast of any development in this field of law. Likewise, implementing a sound class action strategy is critical to dodge any litigation pitfall. In this CLE program, securities consulting practitioner Brendan J. Rudolph and leading class action attorney Greg Coleman will provide an overview of the most critical and relevant class action developments. The speakers will also discuss the latest updates and key issues involving data privacy, product liability, and mislabeling and contamination cases.