Speaking Engagements

Washington D.C. Managing Partner Jane C. Luxton will join a virtual panel discussion on climate change litigation at the Law Seminars International "Climate Change: Policy, Law, and Science" conference on November 19 at 8:45 a.m. ET.  

Washington, D.C. Partner Karen C. Bennett will join a roundtable discussion addressing conflicting environmental laws and regulations at the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) Law & Enforcement Seminar, hosted at the Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston on November 18 at 2:00 p.m. 

New York Partner Ellen H. Greiper will join the Pete Fowler Construction Company for a webinar titled “Expert Testimony: Preparing and Delivering Deposition Testimony” on November 18 at 1:00 p.m. ET.  

Dallas Partner Elisaveta "Leiza" Dolghih will present a Non-Compete Litigation Update for the Collin County Bar Association’s Civil Litigation/Appellate Section on November 18 at 12:00 p.m CT. 

New Orleans Partner James W. Hailey, III will speak at the upcoming Dallas Claims Association (DCA) Fall Seminar on navigating risk transfers. This all-day seminar will take place on November 17 from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Corky's Gaming Bistro in Grapevine, Texas.

New York Partner and a National Chair of Lewis Brisbois’ Entertainment, Media & Sports Practice Steven C. Beer will moderate a virtual panel discussion titled "Crowdfunding for Film" on November 9 at 7:00 p.m. ET, hosted by the Florence Belsky Charitable Foundation.

Orange County Partner Pamela Palpallatoc will speak at the virtual Philippine American Bar Association (PABA) Annual Career Night & Networking Event on November 9.

New Orleans and Lafayette Managing Partner Jennifer E. Michel will present at The Insurance Institute of London's (IIL) upcoming webinar about marine and energy litigation on November 9 at 4:00 p.m. ET.

Dallas Partner Elisaveta "Leiza" Dolghih will moderate a panel on trade secrets at The Center for American and International Law (CAIL) 59th Annual Conference on Intellectual Property Law on November 9 at 2:55 p.m. CT.  

Los Angeles Partner Melissa Tara Daugherty will speak on employment practices liability (EPL) at the upcoming Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) conference on November 9 at 2:30p.m CT, hosted at the Hilton Anatole hotel in Dallas, Texas. 

Dallas Partner Lindsay Nickle will deliver a keynote speech at the upcoming Texas Mortgage Bankers Association (TMBA) Annual Symposium, hosted at Renaissance Dallas at Plano Legacy West Hotel on November 9 at 12:00 p.m. CT. 

Providence Managing Partner Lauren Motola-Davis and Associate Nicole L. Andrescavage will join a panel discussion on diversity, inclusion, and the elimination of bias at the Maritime Law Association's (MLA) Fall Meeting on November 5.

Washington D.C. Managing Partner Jane C. Luxton will moderate a webinar on increasing gender diversity within corporate boards, hosted by the Environmental Law Institute Women in Environmental Law and Leadership (ELI WELL) on November 4 at 5:00 p.m. ET. 

New York Partner Peter T. Shapiro and Dallas Partner Diane L. Waters will present a webinar on the New York City Fair Chance Act, hosted by Thomson Reuters on October 29 at 12:00p.m. ET. 

Atlanta Partner Candis R. Jones will moderate part of an upcoming Zoom webinar on October 27, hosted by the Gate City Bar Association, titled "In-House Music."

Washington D.C. Partner Karen C. Bennett will speak at the upcoming Legal ESG Summit about natural capital disclosure opportunities for the corporate sector’s net-zero goals, in a segment titled “Balancing ESG Strategies,” on October 27 at 2:45 p.m. CT.  

Cleveland Partner David A. Campbell will speak at a virtual panel on organizational challenges and approaches to COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the legal landscape, hosted by American Health Law Association (AHLA) on October 26 at 2:00p.m. ET.  

Atlanta Partner Candis Jones will join a panel discussion on October 26 as part of the State Bar of Georgia Diversity Program's "How Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Manifest Themselves in the Workplace and Beyond" Fall CLE seminar.

New York Partners Steven C. Beer and Richard A. Beyman will present two sessions on the legal elements essential to film production and rethinking film distribution post-pandemic at the upcoming Lake Placid Film Festival in New York's Adirondack Region on Friday, October 22. 

Los Angeles Partner Stephen Turner will present a session on performance marketing legal compliance at LeadsCon 2021, an annual conference for performance marketing and lead generation professionals hosted at MGM Grand in Las Vegas on October 21 at 1:30p.m. 

Denver Partner Alyssa R. Watzman will speak at Alta Associate’s Executive Women's Forum, in a segment titled “Cyber Insurance and Securing the Digital Ecosystem” on October 20 at 1:30 p.m. ET.  

Houston Partner Sarah Smith will present a session on navigating legally deficient statutory demands at the CLM Focus conference on October 19 at 3:15 p.m. CT. In a 60-minute session titled “Incomplete Demands: What to do with a Legally Deficient, Statutory Demand?” Ms. Smith and her expert co-panelists will focus on various approaches taken by governing jurisdictions in regards to legally deficient statutory demands, and potential consequences for insurers.

Atlanta Partner Joshua D. Curry will moderate a virtual panel on effective strategy for litigating patent disputes at the Georgia Intellectual Property Alliance (GIPA) Corporate IP Institute on October 19 at 3:10 p.m. ET.  

Portland Partner Donna Maddux will join a panel discussion at this year's Advisen New York Cyber Risk Insights Conference @ Home, taking place virtually from October 19 to 21.