2023 ACC-Wisconsin Annual Conference & Meeting of Members

Please join us for the ACC-WI 2023 Annual Conference & Meeting of Members!  

This 1.5-day event provides 27-Sessions of CLE programming for you to choose from, including 2.0 hours of Ethics, and is specifically designed for you as an in-house attorney.  Our registration format allows you to customize your program schedule to fit your practice needs. Conference registration includes a one-night hotel stay (Early Bird Registration); the continental breakfast, luncheon and keynote speaker, and cocktail reception Thursday; the hot breakfast buffet on Friday; and a variety of networking events at the conference. All paid registrants enjoy free attendance at our Fall 3.0 Ethics Seminar.

The health and safety of our members, sponsors, staff, and guests (“all attendees”) at our annual conference is of the utmost importance. We are a profession subject to ethical obligations; as such, we expect all attendees to act responsibly before attending any ACC-WI event and follow CDC guidelines to reduce infection from COVID-19.

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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

THURSDAY, MAY 18, 2023

**Please note that this schedule is subject to change.   While we request you select your preferred session below, you are welcome to attend any session during the conference.

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM - Registration Check-in & Continental Breakfast

PROGRAM SESSIONS

9:00 AM – 9:50 AM

• DEI Blowback and Pitfalls: Managing External & Internal Challenges for Robust Programs - Ogletree Deakins, P.C.
• How Not to Get Fired as a General Counsel - Amundsen Davis LLC
• From Risk to Readiness - Update on Cybersecurity & Data Privacy - Baker McKenzie LLP

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

• How to Respond to (or Avoid) a Web Accessibility ADA Demand Letter - Level Access
• Avoiding Unanticipated Liabilities in Buying a Private or Public Company - Foley & Lardner LLP
• Embracing Technology & Legal Project Management: How to Save Time and Money by Implementing Efficiencies - Husch Blackwell LLP

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

• Ethics: Attorney Well-Being: Making it a Priority - Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
• Most Common Plaintiff's Wage and Hour Claims in Wisconsin and How to Avoid Them - Littler Mendelson P.C.
• Buying Companies and Doing Deals in the UK: Sanctions, Investment Rules and the NFL - Walker Morris LLP

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM LUNCHEON & KEYNOTE

Keynote Speaker: Steve Pemberton, Chief Human Resources Officer, Workhuman & Best-Selling Author. "The Lighthouse Effect: How Ordinary People Can Have an Extraordinary Impact in the World".

2:00 PM – 2:50 PM

• M&A - Legal Perspective of the Target (not buyer) - Reinhart Boerner Van Dueren s.c.
• How to Avoid Pricing Disputes in an Inflationary Economy - Quarles LLP
• Putting Your Best Wingtip Forward: Tips for Preparing for a Corporate Designee Deposition - Laffey Leitner & Goode LLC

3:00 PM – 3:50 PM

• The Whistle Has Blown But the Game Doesn't Stop - Lindner & Marsack, S.C.
• What Facility Owners Need to Know About Environmental Justice - Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
• IP In Commercial Contracts: How to Spot and Avoid Potential IP Traps When Preparing, Negotiating, and Evaluating Contracts - DeWitt LLP

4:00 PM - 4:50 PM

• Civil Unrest and Civil Litigation: Risks, Claims and Strategies - Gass Turek LLC
• If You Give an Inventor a Cookie...Another Tasty Treat from the Boyle Fredrickson Kitchen....Processes to Encourage Innovations/Inventions - Boyle Fredrickson S.C.
• What Gets Measured Gets Accomplished:Calculate & Cultivate your Compliance Culture to Reduce Risks and Advance Strategic Objectives - FTI Consulting

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FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2023

8:00 AM- 9:00 AM - Hot Breakfast Buffet

PROGRAM SESSIONS

9:00 AM - 9:50 AM

• Ethics From the Headlines - von Briesen & Roper S.C.
• I’ll Take a Half-Caf, Flat White With Extra Foam and a Union Organizing Card Please! - Buelow Vetter Buikema Olson and Vliet , LLC
• The "Real" In-House Need to Know about Real Estate - Stuart & Soberalski LLC

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

• No Holds Barred: Grappling with Litigation Holds - Kasdorf, Lewis & Sweitlik S.C.
• Protecting Trade Secrets: Home and Away - Gowling WLG
• The Latest Patent-Law Practice Updates for Protecting Your Business and Your Technology - Perkins Coie LLP

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

• Data Breach: Exposing the Gaps - QuisLex
• An Introduction to the Uses and Benefits of Litigation and Contingent Risk Insurance - AON
• Contracting Around the Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law? Forum Selection Clauses, Choice-of-Law Provisions, and Developments Corporate Counsel Need to Know - Stafford Rosenbaum LLP

NETWORKING EVENTS:

THURSDAY

Head Shots - Professional Head Shot provided free of charge for all attendees.

Annual Conference Cocktail Reception - Enjoy heavy appetizers, an open bar, and camaraderie. Open to all attendees of the conference.

After the cocktail reception we have the following events: Please register for one or the other.

7:00 PM - Paddock Club Dinner – Attendance is limited to 60. $50.00/per person.

7:30 PM - Trivia Night - BATTLE OF THE BRAINS IS BACK! – Free open bar, pub food, and plenty of prizes makes for a fun night of networking!

FRIDAY MORNING & AFTERNOON

Sunrise Yoga - 6:30 a.m. Start your day off with this mindful yoga practice.

18-Hole Golf Scramble at Quit-Qui-Oc Golf Club - A perfect day is only 18-holes away!  Join us at Quit-Qui-Oc Golf Club for a fun, 18-hole golf scramble.  Box lunch and sleeve of golf balls included!

Aspire Spa – 20% off all spa services for attendees.