Best Practices – Hot Topics

Thursday, October 28, 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. EST

Early bird pricing has been extended to Friday, October 8. Registration at ‘regular’ price begins Saturday, October 9.

Our 9th Corporate Counsel Institute will take place in October, both in-person (limited seating) and via webinar.

Tish James

Featuring special remarks by Attorney General Letitia James, 67th Attorney General for the State of New York

In-Person location:
Kelley Drye
3 World Trade Center
175 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10007

Keynote Address

Marshall S. Huebner, Esq. | Co-head of Restructuring, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and Lead Counsel for Purdue Pharma “Reflections on the Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy”

More information coming soon!

Corporate Counsel Section Chair

Yamicha Stephenson, Esq., Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics LLP, New York, NY

Program Planning Committee

Anne S. Atkinson, Esq., Pryor Cashman LLP, New York, NY
Mitchell F. Borger, Esq., Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, New York, NY
Robert L. Haig, Esq., Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, New York, NY
Naomi K. Hills, Esq., GlaxoSmithKline, New York, NY
Steven G. Nachimson, Esq., Office of Legal Affairs Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY
Howard S. Shafer, Esq., Shafer Partners LLP, New York, NY
Sanoj Stephen, Esq., Sotheby’s International Realty, New York, NY
Yamicha Stephenson, Esq., Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics LLP, New York, NY

9th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute

Best Practices – Hot Topics

Thursday, October 28, 2021 | 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP | New York City

7.0 MCLE Credits- 4.5 Areas of Professional Practice; 1.5 Ethics; 1.0 Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias

This program is transitional and is suitable for all attorneys including those newly admitted

 

8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Welcome and Breakfast

Yamicha Stephenson, Esq. | Section Chair; Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics LLP

 

9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Employment and Labor Law

This panel will discuss the following topics:

  • Remote Working: More Nuanced Than You Think;
  • NLRB Update: Fasten Your Seatbelts!;
  • Coming into View: DE&I and ESG; and
  • Other recent hot topics.
Moderator

Anjanette Cabrera, Esq. | Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Speakers

Amanda M. Fugazy, Esq. | Ellenoff Grossman & Schole, LLP
Gary Glaser, Esq. | Littler Mendelson PC
Vicki Walcott-Edim, Esq. | Global Employment Law at MasterCard

1.5 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice

 

10:30 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.

Break

 

10:40 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Don’t Post That: Disclosure Requirements for Brand Influencers

As brand and social media influencers continue to grow in popularity, limits around disclosure and transparency continue to muddy the waters of what is and is not permitted in New York and around the country. From infringement and copyright issues to developing the right policies and training, this interactive presentation will uncover best practices for businesses with respect to their digital marketing campaigns, and enable participants to move forward more confidently as they seek differentiation in an increasingly digital marketplace.

Speaker

Ryan S. Klarberg, Esq. | Pryor Cashman LLP

1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice

 

11:30 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.

Break

 

11:40 a.m. – 12:55 p.m.

Ethics and Privilege Issues Confronting Inside and Outside Counsel

This program is designed to help business lawyers do their jobs better and faster while fulfilling their ethical obligations and professional responsibilities. The program will focus on the ethical expectations of the corporate client as well as systems and practices to promote ethical conduct within a corporation and between inside and outside corporate counsel. The panelists will identify significant ethics and privilege challenges which delivery of corporate legal services presents and will show business lawyers how to select and implement strategies which address those challenges.

Moderator

Robert L. Haig, Esq. | Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Speakers

Diane M. Brayton, Esq. | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, The New York Times Company
Sheila K. Davidson, Esq. | Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, New York Life Insurance Company
Deneen L. Donnley, Esq. | Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Consolidated Edison, Inc.
Lucy Fato, Esq. | Executive Vice President and General Counsel, American International Group, Inc.
Louise Firestone, Esq. | Senior Vice President and General Counsel, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Inc.
Christopher J. Meade, Esq. | General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer, BlackRock, Inc.
John A. Zecca, Esq. | Executive Vice President and Global Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer, Nasdaq, Inc.

1.5 Credits in Ethics

 

12:55 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Lunch

Featuring special remarks by Attorney General Letitia James, 67th Attorney General for the State of New York

Keynote Address

Marshall S. Huebner, Esq. | Co-head of Restructuring, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and Lead Counsel for Purdue Pharma “Reflections on the Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy”

 

2:30 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.

Cyber Security DFS 500

In March 2017, the New York State Department of Financial Services implemented the Cybersecurity Regulation, Part 500 of Title 23 of the New York Code, Rules and Regulations. Additional implementation time was granted for multiple provisions, and the regulation was not fully in effect until March 2019.

To date, NYDFS has announced four cybersecurity enforcement actions, three of which have resulted in Consent Orders in 2021. The ongoing investigation into First American Title Insurance Company, one of the largest providers of title insurance in the United States, was the first announced by NYDFS in July 2020, and has resulted so far in two amended and extended Complaints as well as a tentative hearing date now in January 2022.

This session will provide a briefing on the NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation, discuss these NYDFS enforcement actions, and explore how Information Governance and other cybersecurity policy-oriented practices could help mitigate or remediate matters under the facts alleged in the ongoing case.

Speakers

Taa Grays, Esq. | VP & Associate General Counsel of Information Governance, MetLife Legal Affairs, New York, NY
Yanai Z. Siegel, Esq. | Counsel, Shafer Partners, LLP, New York, NY
Thomas M. Wright, Jr., Esq. | Member, Anderson Crawley & Burke, PLLC, Jackson, MS

1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice

 

3:20 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Break

 

3:30 p.m. – 4:20 p.m.

Compliance Hot Topics

This panel will focus on the cryptocurrency industry and highlight recent regulatory compliance trends, discuss key considerations for maintaining an effective governance framework and complying with anti-money laundering requirements, and best practices for crypto firms to consider.

Moderator

Yamicha Stephenson, Esq. | Section Chair; Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics LLP

Speakers

Angelena Bradfield | Senior Vice President, AML/BSA, Sanctions & Privacy, Bank Policy Institute
Fred Curry | CAMS, CFE, Principal, Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics LLP
Joe Hanvey | Chief Compliance Officer, FalconX
Samuel Levander, Esq. | Senior Associate, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Alex Russell, JD, LLM | Deputy CCO & BSA/AML Officer, GMO-Z.com Trust Company
Cindy Yang, Esq. | Partner, Duane Morris LLP

1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice

 

4:20 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Break

 

4:30 p.m. – 5:20 p.m.

Diversity on Corporate Boards

This panel will discuss the business behind diversity within corporate boards and having a board that reflects its customers and employees. The panelists will go over Nasdaq’s Board Diversity Rule, the corporate board recruitment process and what makes an attractive candidate.

Moderator

Sarah Feingold, Esq. | Co-Founder, The Fourth Floor; Former General Counsel, Vroom

Speakers

Jennifer Gerney, Esq. | Legal, Compliance and Government Affairs, Spencer Stuart
Deirdre Stanley, Esq. | Executive Vice President and General Counsel, The Estee Lauder Companies
Colette D. Honorable, Esq. | Partner, Reed Smith

1.0 Credit in Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias

 

5:20 p.m.

Adjournment