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Our recent Nonprofits & Associations Conference provided a series of sessions allowing attendees to gain insight into navigating the complexities of AI and data protection; explore best practices and strategies for managing for-profit subsidiaries; prepare themselves for the future in a post-Chevron landscape; learn how to safeguard their organizations from Antitrust violations; and discover strategies and tactics for effectively handling congressional investigations. Session 5, Congressional Investigations 101, provided a broad overview of the procedural, legal, and practical issues that are likely to arise during a Congressional investigation, from deciding whether to respond to developing coordinated press and legal defense strategies. Thank you to our panelists Sara Marshman, Amanda Reed, Bryson Morgan, and sponsor Caplin & Drysdale for an insightful session. 

Our recent Nonprofits & Associations Conference provided a series of sessions allowing attendees to gain insight into navigating the complexities of AI and data protection; explore best practices and strategies for managing for-profit subsidiaries; prepare themselves for the future in a post-Chevron landscape; learn how to safeguard their organizations from Antitrust violations; and discover strategies and tactics for effectively handling congressional investigations. Session 4, Balancing Act: Navigating Antitrust Laws in the Nonprofit Sector, provided a brief overview of antitrust laws and the importance of antitrust compliance for nonprofits. Panelists Gerald Stein and Denise Gold discussed common antitrust issues that nonprofit entities should be concerned about, how to spot antitrust issues, and current antitrust enforcement trends and litigation. Attendees left feeling empowered to readily understand antitrust issues as they arise and understand how to address them effectively. Thank you to our panelists and sponsor Davis Wright Tremaine LLP for an insightful session. 

Our recent Nonprofits & Associations Conference provided a series of sessions allowing attendees to gain insight into navigating the complexities of AI and data protection; explore best practices and strategies for managing for-profit subsidiaries; prepare themselves for the future in a post-Chevron landscape; learn how to safeguard their organizations from Antitrust violations; and discover strategies and tactics for effectively handling congressional investigations. During session 3, Judicial Challenges to Agency Action: The Changing Landscape for Nonprofits in a Post-Chevron World, panelists Ronald Jacobs, Partner at Venable and Joe Kakesh, General Counsel at Growth Energy, discussed the Chevron case and the impact of the Supreme Court’s pulling back on its framework in recent years. Thank you to our panelists and sponsor Venable LLP for an insightful session. 

Our recent Nonprofits & Associations Conference provided a series of sessions allowing attendees to gain insight into navigating the complexities of AI and data protection; explore best practices and strategies for managing for-profit subsidiaries; prepare themselves for the future in a post-Chevron landscape; learn how to safeguard their organizations from Antitrust violations; and discover strategies and tactics for effectively handling congressional investigations. Session 2, Collaborating for Prosperity; Working with For-Profits to Increase Revenue, focused on trends in cause marketing, using professional fundraisers for events, and developments in peer-to-peer fundraising through online platforms. Panelists, Jonathan Blum and Andrew Grumet, partners at Holland & Knight, together with Natalie Malone, Executive Counsel at. ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, discussed impact deals and fundraising consideration, and the trend of fee for service instead of grants and the various implications to the nonprofit. Thank you to our panelists and sponsor Holland & Knight LLP for this insightful session. 

Our recent Nonprofits & Associations Conference provided a series of sessions allowing attendees to gain insight into navigating the complexities of AI and data protection; explore best practices and strategies for managing for-profit subsidiaries; prepare themselves for the future in a post-Chevron landscape; learn how to safeguard their organizations from Antitrust violations; and discover strategies and tactics for effectively handling congressional investigations. Session 1, Privacy and AI Updates, looked at how AI is changing the way nonprofits do business. Panelists, Diara M. Holmes and Robyn Mohr, partners at Loeb & Loeb, together with Rhonda Powell, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Strada Education Foundation, discussed the broader U.S. privacy landscape and how newer and existing laws may affect your nonprofit’s use of AI. They also explained how we’re seeing nonprofits use AI to help them achieve their mission, and what they’re doing internally to ensure their AI use is both responsible and effective. Thank you to the panelists and sponsor Loeb & Loeb LLP for this insightful session. 

Many of us find it challenging to develop and deliver a presentation. Are you providing facts and logic to support a recommendation the audience agrees on? Are you making an argument about the best way to solve a problem? Are you telling a story to highlight a challenge or teach a lesson? And now, of course, there is also the question of whether that presentation should be delivered in-person only, virtual only, or in a hybrid environment. In the latest module of the ACC NCR Leadership Academy, faculty member Jeanine Turner, Associate Professor at Georgetown University and Affiliate Professor at Georgetown's McDonough School of Business, explained how to plan, craft, and deliver persuasive and compelling presentations, how to decide on the "where," and how to keep listeners engaged with nonverbals like gestures and eye contact. Many thanks to Board of Advisors members Alice Givens, Senior VP, Chief Legal, Ethics and Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary, LL Flooring, and Jesse Raben (He/His/Him), Chief Legal and Risk Officer, Breakthrough T1D, for sharing how they have refined their presentation skills over the course of their careers, and to Academy Steering Committee members Margaret Everson-Fisher '18, Associate General Counsel, Freddie Mac, and Brittany SmithShimer '23, Manager, Legal Affairs and Counsel, for their insights into how they have applied the pointers from this module. Thanks also to Vinson & Elkins, our host for this Module, for its support of the Academy, with special appreciation to Jamie Tabb and the meetings and events staff.  #persuasivepresentations #WhatIsYourTheme #Virtual-InPerson-Hybrid #NonVerbals #CommunicatingInformationIsPresenting

Join #ACCNCR and Baker Tilly US for ACC NCR Roundtable: Assessing and Implementing Government Contractor Business Systems: An In-House Counsel View, July 31, 2024 // 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT // Tower Club in Tysons, 8000 Towers Crescent Dr., Suite 1700, Vienna, VA. Yielding business system responsibility to an organization’s functional owners feels easy and logical. Finance owns the accounting system, right? The same goes for Supply Chain and the Procurement system? However, Legal plays a pivotal role in evaluating the design and effectiveness of business systems to mitigate future risks. This reduces the chances of an irritated or skeptical customer, potential withheld billings on DOD contracts, or even suspension/inability to bid of future opportunities. In this roundtable, our panelists will address topics surrounding Legal’s role in system implementations such as Accounting, Procurement, and Earned Value Management, including: - Typical Legal requirements surrounding various business systems; - Legal’s input and signoffs in traditional design, implementation, and testing milestones of a system implementation; - Common implementation risks and approaches to mitigate those risks while considering schedule, resources, and scope implications; and - Advisable internal and external customer communications during significant business infrastructure changes. Presented by Derek Boyd, CPA, Partner at Baker Tilly, Heather M. G., Chief Administrative Officer at Integral Federal, and Eric P. Roberson, Government Contracts Compliance Counsel at Booz Allen Hamilton. Agenda: 4:00-5:30 pm – Roundtable 5:30-7:00 pm – Happy hour  This program is for informational purposes only, no CLE will be offered. Learn more and register here: https://lnkd.in/dmskFYki

The #ACCNCR Greater Virginia Advisory Committee met up for breakfast, coffee and connecting! Thank you to those that joined us (some not pictured) and thank you to Robbi Gray Davis for hosting.

◾ What: Rocky Times for Office Landlords Require Careful Due Diligence by Tenants ◾ More Info: These are rocky times for many office landlords. Office valuations continue to decline, interest rates remain high and office vacancy rates are nowhere near their pre-pandemic levels. Commercial loan maturities are looming, with approximately $1.2 trillion in loans maturing in 2024-2025. Seventeen percent of those maturing loans are secured by commercial office buildings.In the face of these distressing circumstances, it is critical for tenants that will be signing new leases or entering into lease term extensions (New Leases) to investigate the financial stability and operational track record of their landlords. The key is to determine whether the landlords are financially stable or if they are experiencing distress due to one or more of these challenges and, if so, what protections may be pursued to safeguard that the landlords will perform their New Lease obligations. ◾ Read several due diligence considerations that tenants should assess before committing to a New Lease by Gold Sponsor Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP by clicking here: https://lnkd.in/dyAScfkC

Join #ACCNCR and Thompson Hine LLP for Benefit Plan Governance: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You, July 25 // 12:30 PM-2:00 PM // Via Webcast. With the barrage of issues facing in-house counsel on a day-to-day basis, responsibility for the operation and compliance of a company’s employee benefit plans can sometimes be an afterthought or viewed as being primarily the responsibility of service providers. However, federal law imposes strict requirements on the conduct of company employees who oversee service providers and benefit plan implementation and administration. The best way to ensure compliance with these requirements is to maintain a good governance structure that both facilitates a prudent process in making decisions regarding benefit plans and ensures that sufficient details of that process are documented. As the plaintiffs’ bar and federal regulators expand their focus to health and welfare plans, while maintaining a strong focus on retirement plans, now is the time to review and, if necessary, improve your governance structures.  Join us as we share practical recommendations regarding governance of retirement and health and welfare plans, and success stories of implementation. Presented by Dominic DeMatties and Katie Burgess Kohn, partners at Thompson Hine LLP, together with Susan Walker, ERISA and Benefits Counsel at Allstate Learn more and register here: https://lnkd.in/dyAzq4TX