Events & Speaking Engagements

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act was enacted in 1964 and the last significant federal law passed by the United States Congress was the Family and Medical Leave Act in 1993. It seems like a lifetime has passed since these laws were implemented. With this passage of time, it would seem that employers would be well versed in these laws and how to avoid problems. However, not only are all laws subject to interpretation by courts, but enforcement agencies draft regulations that further define these laws. Add to that the fact that regulations are also open to interpretation and change depending on the party in the White House, and things are anything but clear. 

Please join Dykema attorneys Laura Baucus and Joseph Hickey for a presentation regarding challenges to the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), along with a discussion of CFPB activities under the stewardship of former Acting Director Mick Mulvaney and Director Kathy Kraninger (confirmed by the Senate in December 2018).

Please join Dykema attorneys Ashley Fickel, Lukas Sosnicki and Ashley Jackson for a presentation about California’s new data privacy legislation, the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), which is set to go into effect on January 1, 2020. This sweeping new law grants California consumers the right to know what information companies collect about them, the right to “opt out” from allowing companies to sell their personal information, the right to demand that companies delete collected information, and the right to receive equal service even if consumers exercise their “opt out” right.

Record cash, disruptive change, aggressive new buyers, and rising valuations are making this the best time to sell in a decade. Many owners are taking advantage – but are you ready? What are the trends and valuations you need to know? What is the process to achieve an optimal outcome? How do you keep from being a deal disaster – one of the 80% that fail in self-managed M&A efforts?

Please join Dykema for a discussion on Illinois’ law on biometric privacy, the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) and the potential litigation fallout in light of the Illinois Supreme Court decision in Rosenbach.

Three recent legal developments require all employers with Michigan employees to put their employment policies through an immediate triage to determine what policies must be modified, if not created outright. These laws soon will become effective, so considering these issues now is necessary to avoid potential legal liabilities later.

This event is jointly sponsored by Dykema, the Eastern Michigan Chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, and the Health Care Compliance Association.

In the absence of new laws to allocate the risk of product liability emanating from the deployment of autonomous vehicles, that risk will be allocated in consideration of existing legislation and traditional principles of law. Please join us for a panel discussion featuring William Kohler, experienced autonomous vehicle attorney and leader of Dykema’s Mobility and Advanced Vehicle Technology Group, and Brian Smith, preeminent product liability lawyer with significant experience counseling major automotive businesses regarding autonomous vehicle product liability issues.

Please join Dykema for an in-depth discussion regarding the current state of the privacy and data security industry and strategies to help your company mitigate legal risk in this ever-changing environment. This presentation will include review of legal trends in 2018, discuss how these developments may impact your company (and how to effectively prepare and respond) and provide analysis of potential cyber-related issues that may arise in 2019 to help in planning for the coming year.

The new Opportunity Zones incentive is the hottest topic in the real estate and investing industries right now. Join a panel of experts from Dykema and Plante Moran as they discuss this new program, what you need to know, and how you can take advantage of the tax savings.

In 2017, natural disasters caused $306 billion in total damage across the United States – the largest amount for any single year. Three devastating hurricanes and multiple wildfires all contributed to the record-breaking year, raising concerns about the effects of future natural disasters.

The new Opportunity Zones incentive is the hottest topic in the real estate and investing industries right now. Join a panel of experts from Dykema and Plante Moran as they discuss this new program, what you need to know, and how you can take advantage of the tax savings.

Leaves of absence issues have become one of the most complex issues confronted by employers. The scenarios almost always involve sensitive medical concerns and information, which results in emotional and sometimes irrational employees.

Please mark your calendar for October 30th to join us for a preview of the results of Dykema's 14th annual "State of the M&A Market" analysis, a premier survey cited by top media including The Wall Street Journal, The Deal, Dow Jones and Bloomberg.

Defect theories that begin in individual automotive product liability and consumer warranty litigation routinely find their way into class action litigation, but with a twist. The strict liability theories asserted in product litigation, and the warranty theories asserted in consumer litigation, become fraud claims in the class actions. Now, the process is starting to reverse; the consumer fraud claims are now being asserted in individual product and consumer cases.

In this workshop, Dykema Member Daniel R. Stern will address how to conduct workplace investigations, how to confront and remedy harassment and current topics of interest. The one thing that is clear about employment law claims and issues is that nothing is clear. One method to help clarify rights and obligations when workplace problems are encountered is to conduct a fact-based investigation, which will assist employers in making sound employment decisions.

Join Dykema for our annual Dykema Litigation Institute (DLI) United States Supreme Court review and preview webinar. We will discuss decisions from the last term that will affect corporations, including rulings on class actions, jurisdiction and arbitration. We will then preview the upcoming term, including cases that are on the docket and the potential makeup of the Court.

Dykema invites you to this exclusive update on the latest legal and regulatory developments affecting the food and beverage industry including the M&A landscape for food and beverage companies.

Please join Dykema for a discussion involving the latest procedures and case law regarding social media and electronic data as it pertains to obtaining and admitting evidence. From Facebook to Snapchat, Gmail to YouTube, we will discuss a wide range of discovery-related topics, including collecting evidence from apps, working with metadata in litigation, subpoenaing social media companies, archive features, and more.