Speakers

Government Speakers

The Honorable Victoria A. Lipnic

Commissioner
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

EEOC INTERVIEW: What Every Practitioner Should Know about Priorities and Expectations for 2020

January 29, 2020 • 11:00 am

Marvin E. Kaplan

Board Member
National Labor Relations Board

NLRB Year in Review: Update with the NLRB on Arbitration Clauses, Board Decisions, and More

January 30, 2020 • 11:00 am

Co-Chairs

Todd Alan Ewan

Partner and National Co-Chair, Litigation
Fisher & Phillips LLP

Co-Chairs’ Welcome Remarks

January 29, 2020 • 8:30 am

Tom Hams, Esq.

EPLI National Practice Leader, Managing Director
Aon Financial Services Group

Co-Chairs’ Welcome Remarks

January 29, 2020 • 8:30 am

Lori Armstrong Halber

Partner
Reed Smith LLP

DISABILITY CLAIMS – The Finer Points of Website Accessibility, Scope of ADA and FMLA Protections, and Workplace Accommodation Requirements

January 30, 2020 • 10:00 am

Johnine P. Barnes

Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig LLP

Justin J. Blacklock

Assistant Vice President, North America Financial Lines
Chubb

RETALIATION CLAIMS IN REAL LIFE – Concrete Examples of Successful Defenses, Investigations, Evidence Collection and Early Resolution

January 29, 2020 • 3:15 pm

Jason K. Brown

Vice President & Senior Counsel
American Express Company

The View from In-House Counsel: Perspectives on Managing the Biggest EPLI Risks and The Next Anticipated Wave of Claims

January 30, 2020 • 8:45 am

Antonio Caldarone

Partner
Laner Muchin, Ltd.

PAY EQUITY CLAIMS – The Unwritten Lessons of Recent Defense Wins/Losses on Gender Discrimination Cases, Settlements and Transparency of Pay Disparities

January 29, 2020 • 2:15 pm

Meredith Cavallaro

Partner
Paduano & Weintraub LLP

Advising Clients on Medical Marijuana Claims: How Employers are Navigating the Grey Areas of Testing, Workplace Safety, Accommodation and ADA Claims

January 29, 2020 • 11:45 am

Louis L. Chodoff

Partner
Ballard Spahr LLP

RETALIATION CLAIMS IN REAL LIFE – Concrete Examples of Successful Defenses, Investigations, Evidence Collection and Early Resolution

January 29, 2020 • 3:15 pm

Christine Coyne

Assistant Vice President
AXA XL

DISABILITY CLAIMS – The Finer Points of Website Accessibility, Scope of ADA and FMLA Protections, and Workplace Accommodation Requirements

January 30, 2020 • 10:00 am

Rachel L. Freedman

Assistant Vice President, Claims Counsel
Sompo International Insurance

Advising Clients on Medical Marijuana Claims: How Employers are Navigating the Grey Areas of Testing, Workplace Safety, Accommodation and ADA Claims

January 29, 2020 • 11:45 am

Jessica Fritz Aguiar

Senior Claims Analyst, North American Claims Group
Allied World Insurance Company

THE CHANGING CARRIER PERSPECTIVE – Defining the “Small” and “Middle Market”, the Newest EPLI Claims, and the Latest on Coverages and Polices

January 29, 2020 • 8:45 am

David E. Gevertz, Esq.

Shareholder, Labor & Employment
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C.

New Hurdles to Managing Whistleblower Claims: The Latest and Greatest in Defense Strategies for Public vs. Private – and Related Discrimination Claims

January 30, 2020 • 11:30 am

Patricia Gonzalez

Corporate Counsel
Oasis, a Paychex Company

In-House Counsel Think Tank on the Selection of Outside Counsel and Fee Arrangements

January 29, 2020 • 1:30 pm

Kevin J. Greene

Partner
Halloran & Sage LLP

Important PAGA and Wage & Hour Updates: The Latest Sub-Limits and Limitations in EPL Policies

January 29, 2020 • 4:15 pm

Jim Halpert

Partner, Co-Chair, Global Data Protection, Privacy & Security Practice Co-Chair, Global Cybersecurity Practice
DLA Piper

Biometric Screening: Special Considerations for Data Collection, Breaches, and Corporate Policies

January 29, 2020 • 9:45 am

John W. Hamlin, Esq.

Chief Counsel, Employment, Benefits and Governance
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

The View from In-House Counsel: Perspectives on Managing the Biggest EPLI Risks and The Next Anticipated Wave of Claims

January 30, 2020 • 8:45 am

Joshua A. Hawks-Ladds

Member
Pullman & Comley LLC

Important PAGA and Wage & Hour Updates: The Latest Sub-Limits and Limitations in EPL Policies

January 29, 2020 • 4:15 pm

David Hayes III

Vice President & General Counsel
Trans States Holdings, Inc.

Cassandra Jean-Baptiste

Claims Manager
Starr Adjustment Services, Inc. – A Member of Starr Companies

New Hurdles to Managing Whistleblower Claims: The Latest and Greatest in Defense Strategies for Public vs. Private – and Related Discrimination Claims

January 30, 2020 • 11:30 am

Jamie M. Kohen

Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel
JPMorgan Chase

RETALIATION CLAIMS IN REAL LIFE – Concrete Examples of Successful Defenses, Investigations, Evidence Collection and Early Resolution

January 29, 2020 • 3:15 pm

Jonathan Kurens

Senior Vice President
Marsh USA Inc.

DISABILITY CLAIMS – The Finer Points of Website Accessibility, Scope of ADA and FMLA Protections, and Workplace Accommodation Requirements

January 30, 2020 • 10:00 am

Laura Lapidus

Management Liability Risk Control Director
CNA

Biometric Screening: Special Considerations for Data Collection, Breaches, and Corporate Policies

January 29, 2020 • 9:45 am

Chris Lavelle, CPCU, RPLU

Second Vice President/EPL National Practice Leader
USLI

THE CHANGING CARRIER PERSPECTIVE – Defining the “Small” and “Middle Market”, the Newest EPLI Claims, and the Latest on Coverages and Polices

January 29, 2020 • 8:45 am

Joanne Lloyd-Bragg

Head of EPL
Axis Insurance

THE CHANGING CARRIER PERSPECTIVE – Defining the “Small” and “Middle Market”, the Newest EPLI Claims, and the Latest on Coverages and Polices

January 29, 2020 • 8:45 am

Joni F. Mason, Esq.

Senior Vice President National Practice Advisor Executive and Professional Risk Solutions (EPS)
USI Insurance Services

THE CHANGING CARRIER PERSPECTIVE – Defining the “Small” and “Middle Market”, the Newest EPLI Claims, and the Latest on Coverages and Polices

January 29, 2020 • 8:45 am

Wendy J. Mellk

Principal
Jackson Lewis P.C.

The View from In-House Counsel: Perspectives on Managing the Biggest EPLI Risks and The Next Anticipated Wave of Claims

January 30, 2020 • 8:45 am

Ann Marie Painter

Partner
Perkins Coie LLP

ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS AND RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS – Perspectives on What is Now Enforceable and What Is Not

January 30, 2020 • 8:05 am

Molly T. Senger

Of Counsel
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS AND RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS – Perspectives on What is Now Enforceable and What Is Not

January 30, 2020 • 8:05 am

Lauren L. Tafaro

Partner
Adams and Reese LLP

Advising Clients on Medical Marijuana Claims: How Employers are Navigating the Grey Areas of Testing, Workplace Safety, Accommodation and ADA Claims

January 29, 2020 • 11:45 am

Antonio Trotta

Claims Manager
Beazley Group

Biometric Screening: Special Considerations for Data Collection, Breaches, and Corporate Policies

January 29, 2020 • 9:45 am

Philip Weis

Director, Senior Employment Counsel
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

In-House Counsel Think Tank on the Selection of Outside Counsel and Fee Arrangements

January 29, 2020 • 1:30 pm

Christopher Williams

2nd Vice President, Employment Practices Liability Product Manager
Travelers

PAY EQUITY CLAIMS – The Unwritten Lessons of Recent Defense Wins/Losses on Gender Discrimination Cases, Settlements and Transparency of Pay Disparities

January 29, 2020 • 2:15 pm

Jamie D. Zogby

Executive Legal Counsel – Employment Law
Realogy Holdings Corp

The View from In-House Counsel: Perspectives on Managing the Biggest EPLI Risks and The Next Anticipated Wave of Claims

January 30, 2020 • 8:45 am