In a new complaint, the U.S. & 8 states allege Google monopolized the digital ad tech stack. They say Google used M&A and exclusionary acts such as tying, self-preferencing, market manipulation, & misuse of data to eliminate competitors. They ask for monetary damages & the break-up of Google. Join David Kully from Holland & Knight and Daniel McCuaig from Cohen Milstein as they analyze & provide insight.

ABA Webinar

January 30th at 11 a.m. EST

Carol V. Gilden has been invited to speak at the Institute for Law and Economic Policy 29^th Annual Symposium at the Fairmont Grand Del Mar in San Diego, CA on January 27 at 9:00 a.m.

Ms. Gilden’s panel, “Entrapment of the Little Guy: Resisting the Erosion of Investor, Employee and Consumer Protections (Mass Arbitration, Bylaw Private Ordering and Federal/State Jurisdiction Issues)” will address, among other things, investor protection issues.

Learn more about the ILEP 29th Annual Symposium on Investor Protections.

Christine Webber will participate in the panel discussion “Using Artificial Intelligence in Hiring and Recruiting: The Future is Here” during the ABA’s 16th Annual Section of Labor & Employment Law Conference which will be held will be held on November 11, 2022 at 2:15 p.m. EST at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, DC.

Employers are increasingly seeking to leverage technology that will allow them to access broader and deeper talent pools, aggregate and assess data about applicants and employees from various sources, and make better hiring and retention decisions. While artificial intelligence and predictive analytics can provide employers many benefits, use of data analytics can pose new legal risks for employers, including risks of discrimination claims for disparate treatment and disparate impact based on race and disability. With a demonstration of how AI is used in recruiting and hiring, this panel will give real world examples of what AI looks like in the workplace and best practices for integrating it while mitigating legal risk. This panel will discuss examples of using AI in the workplace, including biometrics, and how employers can benefit from AI while using best practices to mitigate legal risk. The panel also will cover new state laws regarding AI in the workplace, EEOC’s initiative on tech-based recruiting, and trends in AG enforcement.

 

PANELISTS:

• Toni Michelle Jackson, Crowell & Moring
• Sania W. Khan, U.S. Department of Labor
• George L. Washington, Jr., Orange Business Services
• Christine Webber, Cohen Milstein
• Damien Patrick Williams, Virginia Tech

 

Register now.

Kai Richter has been invited to speak as part of the American Law Institute’s “Employee Benefit Plans of Tax-Exempt and Governmental Employers 2022” CLE webcast on October 13 at 2:45 p.m. EST.

Mr. Richter’s discussion, titled “Current State of Plan Litigation and Its Implications,” will address:

• Fee, expenses, and investment fund alternative-related litigation
• Cybersecurity litigation
• Litigation risks unique to tax-exempt and governmental employers (other than church plan litigation)
• Best practices for risk mitigation

For more information and registration for this program, please visit American Law Institute.

Leslie M. Kroeger has been invited to speak at the Masters of Mass Tort’s TOXIC: Forever Chemicals and Contaminated Water conference hosted by Archer on September 13, 2022 in Denver, Colorado.

Ms. Kroeger will present on two panels: “Practical Tips for Litigating PFAS Cases” and “Comparing and Contrasting Three High-Profile Water Cases: C8 DuPont, BP Deep Horizon, and Flint Water (The Lessons Learned).”

Learn more: Masters of Mass Tort’s TOXIC: Forever Chemicals and Contaminated Water conference

Takisha D. Richardson has been invited to speak at the National Crime Victim Bar Association’s (NCVBA) Civil Justice for Victims of Crime Seminar in West Palm Beach, FL on August 25, 2022 (10 am – 4 pm).

This free seminar will educate victim service providers and advocates on the resources and strategies available to victims through civil action. Ms. Richardson will also provide insight into the civil justice system and share her experience with helping victims.

Register for the NCVBA Civil Justice for Victims of Crime Seminar today!

The NCVBA is dedicated to assisting crime victims rebuild their lives by providing support and resources to the civil attorneys representing those who have dedicated their lives to crime victims.

Christine E. Webber will speak at the 2022 NELA Annual Convention on Saturday, July 2, 2022 (3:45 – 5:00 p.m. PST) at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis. This is an in-person CLE program for plaintiff attorneys.

Ms. Webber’s panel discussion, “Evidence in Summary Judgment v. Trial Day,” will focus on how to best determine what evidence to present at trial. Documents and witness statements or depositions you relied upon in summary judgment are likely to be on your exhibit list or witness list for trial too, but even with what is, at core, the same evidence, you still have to consider issues that may arise in using that evidence at trial.

Among other things, the panelists will discuss:

• Moving from citing deposition excerpts on summary judgment to using deposition designations instead of live testimony at trial.
• Expert testimony. Moving from report at summary judgment to live testimony at trial.
• Objections at trial that the business record exception is not available, even if such an argument was not raised on summary judgment briefing.
• Evidentiary challenges over website material Defendant may not have bothered to raise at summary judgment.

Click through for more information on the 2022 NELA Annual Convention.

The National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) is at the forefront of employee rights law, established is to empower workers’ rights attorneys through legal training, promoting a fair judiciary, and advocating for laws and policies that level the playing field for workers.

Christine E. Webber speak at AnitaB.org’s Elevating Conversations: A Series for Women & Non-Binary Technologists on April 28, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. EST/ 3:00 p.m. PCT.

Ms. Webber joins Anita F. Hill, Monique L. Thompson and Brenda Darden Wilkerson, President & CEO of AnitaB.org for an in-depth discussion on “Advancing Women’s Economic Security Through Pay Equity.”

This Elevating Conversations event will share legal resources and actions for individuals to help address and mitigate pay discrimination in the tech sector. The discussion will also focus on the rising number of states enacting pay transparency protections for workers, the impact of pay transparency protocols on the retention of female talent, transformative approaches to organizational change, and much more.

Closing the gender pay gap is critical to creating a fair and equitable economy for women in the workforce, particularly in the tech sector. In 2021, full-time working women earned on average just 83.1 percent of what men earn. Studies show that the undervaluation of women’s work not only affects financial security and mobility, but it can also lead to mental health problems.

Materials distributed at Elevating Conversations:

• The Cohen Milstein Pay Equity Tip Sheet.

Rachael N. Flanagan has been invited to speak on Florida Justice Association’s (FJA) Personal Injury Boot Camp – “Documents & Evidence Gathering” CLE on April 13, 2022 via Zoom.

Ms. Flanagan will present on “Documents & Evidence Gathering: Beyond Requests for Production – Get a crash course on thinking outside the box to gather evidence.”

The FJA, formerly the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (AFTL), is dedicated to strengthening and upholding Florida’s civil justice system and protecting the rights of Florida’s citizens and consumers.

Learn more information about FJA and the Personal Injury Boot Camp CLE series.

Robert A. Braun, a partner in Cohen Milstein’s Antitrust practice, has been invited to speak at the ABA’s 2022 Antitrust Law Spring Meeting on April 6, 2022, at 1:45 p.m. EST.

Mr. Braun’s panel session, “Emerging Antitrust Risks for Trade Associations,” discusses how recurrent enforcement efforts by the DOJ and FTC demonstrate the ongoing antitrust risks posed by trade association activities. Attending attorneys will learn how to avoid liabilities arising from improper trade association conduct, including cartels, group boycotts, tying, restrictive membership restraints, and other problematic practices.