Speaking Engagements

Houston Partner William S. Helfand will deliver a presentation titled “Tort Claims Act - What’s Left?” at the 36th Annual Texas State Bar Advanced Personal Injury Course, being held on several dates over the next few months via webcast and in-person events.

New York Partner Karen Campbell will join a panel  presenting a live streamed webinar hosted by the New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers titled “The Road to Recovery: Litigating NY Child Victims Act Cases,” taking place on August 6 at 1:00 p.m. EST.

Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Associate Thomas I. Moran will moderate a free webinar titled “Cyber Threats Targeting Practitioners and Clients During the COVID-19 Outbreak,” hosted by the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association on July 23 at 12:00 p.m. EST.

Dallas Partner Susan E. Briones will deliver a virtual presentation at the American Conference Institute’s (ACI) "Controlled Substances - Regulation, Litigation, and Enforcement" Conference on July 22 at 3:00 p.m. EST.

Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Partner Elizabeth R. Dill will participate in a virtual panel presentation titled “Cyber Claims Handling Best Practices,” as part of the NetDiligence Cyber Risk Summit Virtual & Webinar Programs being held on July 21.

Kansas City & Wichita Managing Partner Alan L. Rupe, Denver Partner Jon Olafson, and Kansas City Associate Colby Everett will deliver an informative presentation on the recent landmark Title VII ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court in an online event hosted by the Federal Bar Association. This CLE presentation, titled “Supreme Court Ruling on LGBTQ+ Employment Discrimination: Changes on Policy Drafting and Advising Employer-Clients,” will take place on July 20 at 3:00 p.m. EST.

Denver Managing Partner Todd R. Seelman will join a webinar panel titled “Emerging Trends and Developments in Antitrust Enforcement: Addressing Critical Issues,” hosted by The Knowledge Group on July 16 at 12:00 p.m. EST.

Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Partner Christopher E. Ballod will join a live webinar titled “COVID-19 and the Surge in Retail Cyber Threats,” hosted by Kroll, a Division of Dull & Phelps, taking place July 8 at 1:00 p.m. EST.

Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Partner Richard Goldberg will join a virtual panel discussion, titled “Evolution of Ransomware Claims,” at NetDiligence’s Summer 2020 Cyber Risk Summit on July 1 at 10:00 a.m. EDT.

Lexington Managing Partner Judd Uhl will lead a virtual presentation titled “Preparing and Protecting Your Witness Against the Reptile Theory from Discovery Through Trial,” at the Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys (OACTA) Personal Injury Webinar Series on June 29 at 1:00 p.m

New York Partner Karen Campbell will join a virtual roundtable discussion at the 2020 CLM Focus: Diversity & Inclusion, Product Liability, Transportation, Claims & Litigation Conference on June 25 at 1:40 p.m. EST

New York Managing Partner Gregory S. Katz will join a virtual panel of experts at the New York State Bar Association’s (NYSBA) next installment of their Managing Partner Conference Series, titled "Managing Partner Response To COVID-19." The webinar will take place on June 23 at 3:00 p.m. EST.

San Diego Partner Nelse Miller will join an online panel discussion titled “Spotting Fake Insurance and Other Insurance Traps,” hosted by the American Bar Association (ABA). The virtual event will take place on Wednesday, June 10 at 10:00 a.m. PST.

Washington, D.C. Partner Michael J. Grace and Newark Partner Sara Jane Holland will present a webinar titled "Opportunities to Generate Cash and Reduce Federal Taxes in the Wake of the CARES Act" on June 10 at 2:00 p.m. EST, hosted by the Newark Regional Business Partnership (NRBP).

Boston Managing Partner Kenneth B. Walton and New York Partner Darrell Whiteley will lead an informative webcast titled “New York Labor Law and the Impact of COVID-19,” hosted by Alliant on June 3 at 11:00 a.m. EST.

Phoenix Partner Jessica L. Beckwith will join an ethics webinar panel discussion hosted by the State Bar of Arizona on Tuesday, June 2 at 12:00 p.m. PST.

Dallas Partner Lindsay B. Nickle will join a panel webinar titled “Remote Depositions: What You Need to Know to Execute the Process Successfully and Legally,” hosted by the Dallas Bar Association on May 22 at 12:00 p.m. CST.

Los Angeles Partner Lovee Sarenas will lead the California Bankruptcy Forum’s next Annual Insolvency Conference in May 2020 as one of its Conference Chairs. She is the first Filipino-American in the organization’s 30-year history to take on this prominent leadership role.

New York Partner Peter T. Shapiro and Los Angeles Partner Melissa Tara Daugherty will join a webinar panel titled “ADA Website Accessibility Lawsuits During Coronavirus,” hosted by UsableNet.

New York Partner Ellen H. Greiper will join a live webinar panel hosted by Advisen titled “Social Inflation – Truth or Fiction?” on May 12 at 11:00 a.m. EST.

Los Angeles Partners David M. Samuels and Frank Cannizzaro will lead a live Lewis Brisbois webinar titled “Managing Risk for Reduced Operations & Restoring Operations,” on May 11 at 10:00-11:00 a.m. PST.

San Diego Partner Jill Grathwohl and Orange County Partner Christopher W. Harmon will lead a live webinar on May 7 titled “Returning to Work from COVID-19: Navigating Through Employer Concerns in Uncertain Times,” hosted by Wood Gutmann & Bogart (WGB) Insurance Brokers.

Cleveland Managing Partner Thomas P. Mannion will contribute to a webinar on May 5 discussing the impact of COVID-19 on construction defect claims. Hosted by Guardian Group, Inc. this free webinar will begin at 10:00 a.m. PDT.

Newark Partner Sara Jane Holland, Fort Lauderdale Partner John J. Heber, and Washington, D.C. Partner Michael J. Grace will present a CARES Act webinar titled “Strategies for Businesses to Generate Cash & Pay Less in Taxes Under the CARES Act,” on May 1, 2020.