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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)

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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 &amp; 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)

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