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Event Agenda



9:00 am – 9:15 am Welcome, Introduction & Program Overview
Committee Chair:
Regina E. Faul, Clark Hill LLP
Institute Co-Chairs:
Jody L. Klipple, Law Office of Jody L. Klipple
Rebecca Nathanson, Leech Tishman Robinson Brog, PLLC

9:15 am – 10:05 am Track 1A: Prevailing Rates & Project Labor Agreements
Panel Leader:
John M. Harras, Venable LLP
Panelists:
Shaun McCready, Director of the Bureau of Public Work & Prevailing Wage Enforcement New York State Department of Labor
Jack Newhouse, Virginia & Ambinder, LLP
Michael Starr, M Starr ADR LLC

Track 1B: Significant 2023-2024 U.S. Supreme Court & Second Circuit Decisions in Labor & Employment Cases
Panel Leader:
Evan Spelfogel, Phillips Nizer LLP
Panelists:
Stephen Bergstein, Bergstein & Ullrich
Hon. James "Jay" C. Francis IV (Ret.), JAMS Neutral
Merrick (Rick) T. Rossein, City University of NY School of Law

10:05 am – 10:10 am Break

10:10 am – 11:00 am Track 2A: Know Your Forum
Panel Leader:
Jamar Q. Green, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani
Panelists:
Jeanine Conley Daves, Littler Mendelson PC
Melissa Franco, General Counsel, New York State Division of Human Rights
Luwick Francois, LF Law, PLLC
Antonia Kousoulas, Kousoulas & Associates P.C
Chris M. Kwok, JAMS Neutral, Adjunct Professor of Asian American Studies. Hunter College-CUNY
Arlean Nieto, EEOC Deputy Director, New York Division

Track 2B: Post Election Impacts on Labor & Employment Law
Panel Leader:
Gerald Hathaway, Fox Rothschild 
Panelists:
Joe Hamid, Debevoise and Plimpton
Blythe Lovinger, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
Genaira Tyce, Akerman

11:10 am – 12:25 pm Track 3A: Nuts & Bolts of Drafting Employment-Related Agreements
Panel Leader:
Randi Cohen, Kalmanson Cohen PLLC
Panelists:
Mark J. Goldberg, Loeb & Loeb LLP
Liran Messinger, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Track 3B: Mastering the Interactive Process for Reasonable Accommodation: Requirements, Risks & Getting to Yes
Panel Leaders:
Noah J. Hanft, Mediator, Arbitrator, ADR Advisor, AcumenADR LLC
Susan V. Wallace, Attorney at Law
Panelists:
Michael Pappas, Michael P. Pappas Law Firm, PC
Renee M. Pirone, MasterCard International Inc.
Aaron Warshaw, Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC

12:25 pm – 1:25 pm Networking Lunch

1:25 pm – 2:40 pm Plenary Session: Recent Developments in Non-Competes and Other Restrictive Covenants
Panel Leader:
Richard B. Friedman, Richard Friedman PLLC
Panelists:
Jerrold F. Goldberg, Greenberg Traurig LLP
Robert N. Holtzman, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
Gabrielle Levin, Mayer Brown LLP
Jason B. Levin, Jackson Lewis P.C.
Joseph D. Lockinger, Cooley LLP

2:40 pm – 2:45 pm Break

2:45 pm – 3:35 pm Track 4A: Multi-State Employment Considerations
Panel Leader:
Tahnee S. Baker, Fanduel Group
Panelists:
Shawn M. Clark, Littler Mendelson P.C.
Rebecca Nathanson, Leech Tishman Robinson Brog, PLLC
Carolyn Rincon, Marsh & McLennan
Damion K. L. Stodola, General Counsel, Adirondack Park Agency

Track 4B: 2024 Election-Potential Immigration Policies Impacting Employment Law
Panel Leader:
Sonica R. Dixon, Dixon Law Firm LLC
Panelists:
Sarah P. Caze, Jackson Lewis P.C.
Sandra Dieudonne, Catholic Charities Archdiocese of NY
Christopher Gregorio, Fragomen Del Rey Bernsen & Loewy LLP

3:35 pm – 3:40 pm Break

3:40 pm – 4:30 pm Plenary Session: Ethics Issues in Employment-Related Trade Secret Cases
Panel Leader:
Richard B. Friedman, Richard Friedman PLLC
Panelists:
Kimberly Carson, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
Marc E. Bernstein, Paul Hastings LLP
James McQuade, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Ann-Elizabeth Ostrager, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Networking Reception

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