The Massachusetts Bar Association presents its In-House Counsel Summit,
featuring the 11th Annual In-House Counsel Conference. The theme for this year's
conference is "Hot Topics for In-House Counsel."
Edward Seksay, general counsel of Rockland Trust Company, will give opening
remarks and address the evolving roles and responsibilities of the chief legal
officer, including the importance of effective decision-making, economic
efficiency and quality of service in the in-house law department.
Specific topics include:
- Employment law issues in the contemporary work environment, including
managing employees who work from remote locations, accommodating demands based
on diverse needs and similar issues;
- Comments from United States District Court Judge Dennis F. Saylor IV on
issues that particularly affect in-house counsel, including evolving standards
for discovery of electronically stored information;
- Remedies and awards of attorneys' fees in trademark litigation, including
the recent Fendi decision;
- Best practices in contracts management, including recurring business
contracts and contract terms, how to determine "what is market" in evaluating
proposed terms, how to manage risks presented by company contracts and
contract management systems; and
- Challenges and strategies in complying with evolving data privacy laws,
including data security and Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
regulations.
Part of the In-House Counsel Summit, the conference will be preceded
by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly's Business and Law Breakfast, sponsored by
Yurko, Salvesen & Remz, from 7:30 to 9 a.m.
Faculty:
James C. Donnelly, Jr., Esq., Conference Co-chair
Mirick Law, Worcester
Robert J. Kerwin, Esq., Conference Co-chair
Attorney At Law, West Newton
Peter D. McDermott, Esq., Conference Co-chair
Banner & Witcoff Ltd., Boston
David A. Parke, Esq., Conference Co-chair
Bulkley, Richardson & Gelinas LLP, Springfield
Hon. F. Dennis Saylor IV, Panelist
U.S. District Court, Disrict of Massachusetts
Michelle Alexander, Panelist
Human Resources Manager, Mortgage Master, Inc.
Robert J. Cicero, Esq., Panelist
General Counsel, Smith & Wesson Corp.
Douglas Denny-Brown, Esq., Panelist
General Counsel and Director of Regulatory Affairs, Mint Energy, LLC
Demetrios Eleftheriou, Esq., Panelist
EMC Corporation
Robert Fitzgerald, Panelist
The Lorenzi Group LLC, Topsfield
David F. Hadlock, Esq., Panelist
Robert L. Kilroy, Esq., Panelist
Mirick Law, Westborough
Stephanie Lambert, Esq., Panelist
Managing Counsel, Staples, Inc.
Ernest V. Linek, Esq., Panelist
Banner & Witcoff Ltd, Boston
Edward Seksay, Esq., Panelist
General Counsel to Rockland Trust Company