Speaking Engagements

Madison County, Illinois Managing Partner Jeffrey Bash will moderate a panel titled “Hot Topics in Environmental and Toxic Tort Law – 2020 Edition,” at the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Toxic Tort & Environmental Law 29th Annual Spring Conference taking place April 3 – 4 at the Hotel Del Coronado in Coronado, California.

Los Angeles Partner MaryBeth Heydt will moderate a panel titled “Change is Coming: Issues and Opportunities for Owners,” at the Real Estate Law and Business Forum on April 2.

Denver Partner Jon J. Olafson will participate in an upcoming webinar on April 2 titled “How COVID-19 Is Affecting Labor & Employment Law in Germany and the US.” 

Newark Partner Sara Jane Holland will present a Lawline CLE webinar titled “A Breakdown of FIRPTA and the Tax Withholding Requirements of Foreign Persons,” which will stream live on Thursday, April 2 at 1:00 p.m. EST.

Cincinatti, Ohio and Lexington, Kentucky Partner Brian J. Pokrywka will join a Strafford CLE webinar on April 2 entitled "Combating Plaintiffs' Reptilian Tactics in Commercial Vehicle, Premises Liability, Products Liability, and Med Mal Cases."

Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Chair Sean B. Hoar will participate in an upcoming webinar titled “Managing Cyber Risk and the Mobile Workforce Webinar,” hosted by Gallagher Insurance.

San Francisco Partner Joseph R. Lordan will give a presentation regarding recent labor regulations related to California Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) at the Greater California Livery Association’s (GCLA) educational meeting on March 25, 2020 at The Proud Bird steakhouse in Los Angeles, California.

New York Partner Karen L. Campbell and Fort Lauderdale Partner Kristen D. Perkins will both speak at the upcoming CLM 2020 Annual Conference taking place March 18 to 20 at the Gaylord Texan Resort outside Dallas, Texas. 

Boston Partner John T. Harding will join a Strafford CLE webinar on March 18 titled "Notice for Occurrence and Claims-Made Policies: Navigating Notice of Claim vs. Circumstance, Pre-Tender Costs."

Denver Partner Meryll Mills and Associate Shawna Ruetz will join a Coronavirus Rapid Response Panel webinar hosted by the Colorado Bar Association (CBA) on Wednesday, March 18 at 11:00 a.m. MDT.

Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Partner Christopher E. Ballod will join a panel presentation titled “Bringing the Board Up to Speed on Cyber Risk and Insurance” at the Advisen Cyber Risk Insights Conference in London on March 17.

Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Partner Sean Hoar will join a panel discussion at a dinner hosted by CrowdStrike on Wednesday, March 11 from 4:00-8:00 p.m. in New York City. 

Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Partner Simone McCormick will join a panel at the Travelers Institute’s “Cyber: Prepare, Prevent, Mitigate, Restore” educational symposium taking place at The Bellevue Club in Bellevue, Washington on the morning of March 10.

Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice Chair Sean B. Hoar will speak at the 2020 Mid-Winter Housing Finance Conference hosted by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).

Los Angeles Partner Jessica L. Beckwith and David D. Samani will deliver a lunchtime presentation on March 10 titled "The Future is Here - Understanding The Basics of Ethics In A Digital Age" for the Los Angeles Chapter of the Society of Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters.

Los Angeles Partner David M. Samuels will deliver a presentation titled “Defense Perspective on Life Care Planning” as an invited speaker at the American Association of Nurse Life Care Planners (AANLCP) Educational Conference 2020.

Washington, D.C. Partner Karen C. Bennett will give a presentation titled “Understanding the Client: Permittee Perspectives on Flexible Mitigation Delivery,” at the Ecological Restoration Business Association’s (ERBA) 2020 Policy Conference taking place at The Washington Marriott Georgetown from March 4 to 6.

Seattle Partner Rachel Tallon Reynolds will give a presentation titled “Vaping – Tobacco Litigation 2.0 – Part II,” at the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel Winter Meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona from March 3-7.

Atlanta Partner Christopher Meeks will moderate a panel breakout session at the American Bar Association’s (ABA) 32nd Annual Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee CLE Seminar, taking place March 4-7 at the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, Arizona.

Washington, D.C. Partner Karen C. Bennett will give a presentation regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) coal-related regulatory changes at the American Coal Council (ACC) Spring Coal Forum 2020, taking place March 3 to 5 at the B Ocean Resort in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice Chair Sean B. Hoar will present for a session titled “Lessons on Claims from the Digital Battlefield” at the Combined Claims Conference, taking place Wednesday, March 4 at the Hyatt Regency Orange County hotel in Garden Grove, California.

Portland Partner Sean B. Hoar will discuss cybersecurity at the Western Bankers Association Annual Conference & Directors Forum, taking place February 29 to March 4 in Scottsdale, Arizona.

New York Partner Ellen H. Greiper will join a three-person panel at an event on February 27 in Hicksville, New York, hosted by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Long Island Chapter, in conjunction with the AIANY Women in Architecture (WIA) Committee and the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC).

Newark Partner Meredith Stoma and Boston Partner John T. Harding will both participate at the IADC 2020 Midyear Meeting, taking place at The Inn at Spanish Bay in Pebble Beach, California on February 22-27.