Events & Speaking Engagements

Ray Bissmeyer and Dan Stern, San Antonio-based Members in Dykema’s Labor and Employment Practice, will serve as featured speakers at San Antonio Human Resource Management Association's (SAHRMA) 15th Annual Employment Law Conference on August 18, 2021.

Please join us for this complimentary webinar which will survey tactics used in nuisance patent litigation and provide guidance on steps that companies can take in fighting back and gaining leverage to obtain a favorable outcome.

Please join us as Timothy McCarthy, Senior Counsel in Dykema’s Dallas office, surveys the legal landscape and provides guidance on adjusting to post-pandemic international business risk scenarios.

Stephen Sayre, Chicago-based Member in Dykema’s Corporate Finance Group and Co-Leader of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions sub-practice group, served as a featured presenter for the Pharma & Biopharma Outsourcing Association’s webinar, “Preparing CDMO Business For the Sale,” which was held on July 20, 2021.

Join Dykema’s partner in charge of pro bono, Heidi Naasko, and pro bono committee member Jason Ross with guest Kim Ray, Chair of Ford Motor Company's Pro Bono Committee, who will give you real life tips on how to plan, identify and implement high-impact, succinct pro bono opportunities, satisfy the ethical obligation of Model Rule of Professional Conduct 6.1 to perform pro bono legal work and maximize the benefits of your pro bono practice for your company and legal department.

Join us on June 24th at 1:00 p.m. EDT for an online discussion by Stout and Dykema of the actions you should be taking now to prepare to defend forgiveness of your PPP loan.

If the past is an indicator, the shifts in rules and enforcement techniques will likely create more work for employers and not be favorable to employers. During this session, we will discuss these shifts that have either already been put into place or are on the horizon.

Join us for a webinar discussing key legal considerations for trademark & patent filing and protection in international markets, including an overview of various filing strategies and considerations in protecting intellectual property abroad.

Daniel Stern, San Antonio-based member of Dykema’s Labor & Employment Practice Group, will serve as a featured presenter at the American Payroll Association Alamo Chapter’s webinar, “We Have to Do What? Employment Law Update 2021,” on June 17, 2021.

Join Dykema attorney David Graham for a presentation focusing on motions to dismiss based on the reasonable consumer standard and what we can learn from a variety of conflicting decisions in federal courts.

Join us for this educational webinar as members of our Appellate and Complex Motions Team share the recipe for Dykema’s “secret weapon” at trial, and learn ways appellate counsel help facilitate a win during the pre-trial and trial stages of a case, ranging from serving as a critical brief-and-motion-writer, legal-issue spotter, multi-jurisdictional strategist, to a jury-instruction ace.

Jim Hermon, Detroit-based Member in Dykema’s Labor & Employment practice group, will serve as a featured speaker in the Detroit Regional Chamber’s “Restart Michigan” webinar series event, “Employer Obligations as Michigan Gets Back to Work,” on June 3, 2021.

Laura Baucus, Bloomfield Hills-based Director of Dykema’s Automotive Industry Group, and Mary Beth McGowan, Washington, D.C.-based Government Policy Advisor, will participate in the Association for Corporate Growth’s (ACG) webinar, “Supply Chain Challenges in the Automotive Industry,” on May 26, 2021

The de novo classification process for medical devices is little used, but potentially very helpful for companies with products that lack a suitable predicate device. Most medical devices are cleared through the FDA’s 510(k) pathway, requiring a demonstration of substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device. Patent protection, however, requires a medical device to be novel and non-obvious.

David Graham, Minneapolis-based Senior Counsel in Dykema’s Products and Professional Liability Practice Group and Leader of the firm’s Food & Beverage Industry Group, will serve as moderator of a session for the American Bar Association’s 10th Annual Food, Beverage, and Supplements Virtual Regional CLE Program on May 25, 2021.

Dykema lawyers John M. Thomas and Krista L. Lenart will explore the pitfalls and complications in arguing standing and personal jurisdiction in “no injury” class actions subject to CAFA.

Tracy Winston, Government Policy Advisor in Dykema’s Lansing office, served as a featured presenter in the National Institute for Lobbying & Ethics webinar, “What’s Working in the States?”, on May 18, 2021.

David Graham, Minneapolis-based Senior Counsel in Dykema’s Products and Professional Liability Practice Group and Leader of the firm’s Food & Beverage Industry Group, moderated the Food Panel at the Minnesota State Bar Association’s “2021 FDA Forum – Current Developments in Litigation and Regulatory Topics,” held on May 6, 2021.

Brandon Durrett, San Antonio-based member in Dykema’s Energy Industry Group, presented a session at the Texas Tech University School of Law's 23rd Annual Permian Basin Oil & Gas Law Seminar on Friday, April 30, 2021.

Tom Alleman, Dallas-based member of Dykema’s Litigation Department and Co-Director of the firm’s Insurance Industry Group, served as a featured presenter in the Environmental & Emerging Claim Manager Association’s 35th Annual Conference, in the session, “The Developing Crisis of Bodily Injury from Vaping,” on April 30, 2021.

With the arrival of a new administration, we can expect significant changes in personnel and policy at the Food and Drug Administration. This webinar will explore the potential changes in policies and priorities in general terms, as well as on the subjects of food safety, nutrition, the potential definition of the word “healthy,” which would affect the outcomes of hundreds of lawsuits around the country and potential changes in the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act. In addition, we will explore the relationship between the various food safety initiatives under way at FDA and USDA.

Join Dykema attorneys John Dulske and Joanne Zimolzak for a discussion of how litigation can arise and proceed in the government contracts context, including practical tips for companies considering affirmative litigation as well as those who find themselves involved in it. 

Brandon Durrett, San Antonio-based member in Dykema’s Corporate Finance and Energy Industry Group, will serve as a featured speaker at the University of Texas School of Law’s 47th Annual Ernest E. Smith Oil Gas and Mineral Law Institute in the session, “Turn Around, Don’t Drown: A New Generation of Oil and Gas Lease ‘Washouts’ in Texas and How to Avoid Them,” on March 26, 2021.

Jason Hanselman and John Janiszewski, Lansing-based attorneys in Dykema’s Energy Industry Group, will each present separate topics in HalfMoon Education, Inc.’s webinar, “Issues in Michigan Energy and Electric Utility Regulation,” on March 24, 2021.

Join Dykema attorneys Jeffrey Cox, Rebekah Hudgins and Deron Wade, and jury consultant, Jill M. Leibold, Ph.D., for a two-part presentation, first discussing jury selection as the pandemic recedes and then considering the future of fire litigation as the automotive industry turns electric.

Jonathan Aberman, Chicago-based member of Dykema’s Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Creditors’ Rights Practice Group, will serve as a featured speaker in Financial Poise’s webinar, “Insider Lease Agreements,” on March 2, 2021.