Events
Speaking Engagement

Noteworthy Speaking Engagements

  • Speaker, “Illinois’ Alphabet Soup of Privacy Protections: BIPA, GINA and PIPA and What They Mean for Your Business in 2024,” Association of Corporate Counsel, Chicago Chapter CLE Presentation (February 22, 2024)
  • Speaker, “Enforceable Nondisclosure Agreements: Protecting Trade Secrets and Other Confidential Business Information,” Strafford Webinar (January 17, 2024)
  • Speaker, “Seeking Recovery for Breach of Restrictive Covenants Under Increased Government Scrutiny,” Strafford Webinar (November 21, 2023)
  • Panelist, “Draft Commentary Review: Sharing Trade Secrets with Other Organizations,” The Sedona Conference Working Group 12 Annual Meeting, Minneapolis (September 11, 2023)
  • Speaker, “The Shifting Legal Tide Against Using Noncompetes in the Workplace,” Illinois Manufacturers’ Association Live Webinar (July 20, 2023)
  • Panelist, “Be Careful What You Wish For: The Rise of Mass Arbitration,” American Bar Association 2023 Litigation Annual Conference (April 21, 2023)
  • Speaker, “Pitfalls of Commencing Trade Secrets Litigation without Following Best Practices,” Association of Corporate Counsel, Chicago Chapter CLE Presentation (February 15, 2023)
  • Moderator, “Advocacy in Arbitration: Tips from an Arbitrator on How to Present Your Case,” Illinois State Bar Association CLE Webinar (December 15, 2022)
  • Panelist, “Privacy Class Actions: A Bee in Your Bonnet!” American Bar Association’s (ABA) 26th Annual National Institute on Class Actions Conference (November 11, 2022)
  • Panelist, “Draft Commentary Review: Sharing Trade Secrets with Other Organizations” and “Draft Commentary Review: Ethics Issues in Trade Secret Disputes,” The Sedona Conference WG12 Annual Meeting 2022, Reston, VA (September 7, 2022)
  • Co-Presenter, “Unfair Competition and Trade Secrets – The Pitfalls of Commencing Litigation without Following Best Practices,” Association of Corporate Counsel Minnesota 2022 Breakfast Seminar (June 22, 2022)
  • Moderator, “The Great Reflection: Burnout & The Growing Demands on In-House Counsel,” General Counsel Conference Midwest (June 14, 2022)
  • Panelist, “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,” UIC John Marshall Law School IP Center’s 13th Annual Ethics in the Practice of Intellectual Property Law Seminar (June 10, 2022)
  • Panelist, “Face Scans, Fingerprints and Voice Recognition – The Current U.S. Regulatory Framework for Biometric Privacy,” 2022 ITechLaw World Technology Law Conference (May 26, 2022)
  • Speaker, “Diversity CLE,” Illinois State Bar Association (January 2022)
  • Presenter, “Non-Competition Agreements in Illinois: 2022 Changes and Challenges,” Illinois State Bar Association CLE Webinar (December 15, 2021)
  • Panelist, “Sharing Trade Secrets with Other Organizations,” The Sedona Conference WG12 Annual Meeting 2021 (December 13, 2021)
  • Speaker, “Safeguarding Your Competitive Advantages in a Volatile Labor Environment,” Illinois Manufacturers’ Association Live Webinar (October 13, 2021)
  • Panelist, “A Conversation on Implicit Bias and IP as Social Change,” UIC John Marshall Law School IP Center’s 12th Annual Ethics in the Practice of Intellectual Property Law Seminar (June 4, 2021)
  • “Restrictive Covenants and Trade Secrets Part 3 – Litigation Strategies,” ISBA Live Webinar (January 13, 2021)
  • “Restrictive Covenants and Trade Secrets Part 2 – Trade Secret Legal Standards and Safeguarding Best Practices,” ISBA Live Webinar (January 6, 2021)
  • “Restrictive Covenants and Trade Secrets Part 1 – Covenant Enforceability Issues and Drafting Tips,” ISBA Live Webinar (December 16, 2020)
  • “Cannabis and the Workplace,” National Academy for Continuing Legal Education (NACLE) (May 26, 2020) (with Allison Czerniak)
  • “How to Negotiate (and Renegotiate) ERP Contracts During Crisis,” and “Cleanse and Protect: Why Data and Cybersecurity are More Important than Ever,” Virtual Digital Stratosphere Conference, (April 20–24, 2020) (co-present with Marcus Harris)
  • “Questions and Answers regarding Coronavirus Issues,” Legally Speaking Webinar with the ITA, Illinois Technology Association (April 8, 2020)
  • “Fingerprints, Face Scans and Voice Recognition Technology – A Discussion on the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act,” National Association for Continuing Legal Education (March 5, 2020) (co-present with Jeff Schieber)
  • “New Federal, State and Chicago Employment Laws for Restaurants,” Old Town Merchants Residents Association (February 25, 2020)
  • “Negotiating with Your ERP Software Vendor and System Integrators”, “Getting Over Your (Cyber) Insecurities: The Need for Safeguards in the New Electronic Age” and “Panel Discussion: Lessons from Transformation Experts,” Digital Stratosphere Conference, San Diego, (January 28–30, 2020) (co-present with Marcus Harris)
  • Speaker, Illinois Technology Association, “Non-competes, Trade Secrets and Departing Employees: How to Protect your Technology” (July 30, 2019)
  • Speaker, National Association on Continuing Legal Education, “Drafting Enforceable Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Clauses: Important Considerations to Know” (June 26, 2019)
  • Speaker, John Marshall Law School “10th Annual Ethics in the Practice of IP” (June 7, 2019)
  • Speaker, ISBA CLE “Networking and Building Your Brand” (March 26, 2019)
  • Speaker, Illinois Technology Association “Noncompetes, Trade Secrets and Departing Employees: Protecting Your Technology”
  • Speaker, “Cybersecurity and Privacy,” CBA seminar (March 2019)
  • Speaker, the National Association of Continuing Legal Education programs “Diversity and Inclusion – The Concept of Implicit Bias” and “Restrictive Covenants and Trade Secrets Disputes: Understanding the Litigation Pregame” (February 2019)
  • Speaker, the ISBA CLE course “What’s Cooking in the Restaurant Industry? A Survey of Trending Legal Issues,” (June 19, 2018)
  • Speaker, Association of Corporate Counsel Annual Summit CLE course “implicit Bias: Identifying and Addressing the Issue” (May 17, 2018)
  • Speaker, Strafford CLE course “Enforceable Nondisclosure Agreements” (February 6, 2018)
  • Speaker, ISBA CLE course “The Inappropriate Use of Non-Competition Agreements: A Conversation on National and Local Trends” (June 27, 2017)
  • Speaker, ISBA CLE course “Implicit Bias: How it Impacts the Legal Workplace and Courtroom Dynamics” (June 14, 2017)
  • Speaker, ISBA CLE course “The Nuts and Bolts of Drafting Non-Disclosure Agreements: Tips for the Practicing Lawyer” (January 18, 2017)
  • Moderator, ISBA webcast “The Hiring Process, An Applicant’s Background, and the Legal Issues Facing Employers” (September 24, 2015)
  • Speaker, IICLE course “Breaking Business: How to Dissolve an Entity” (April 2, 2015)
  • Speaker, IICLE course “Contract Termination: Anticipating Litigation in Order to Avoid It” (March 2014)