Past Events

McDonald Hopkins member Stephen Rosenfeld will present Party Disputes: Litigation and Case Law Update for Licensing Lawyers to open a two-day program from Practising Law Institute. Each day of the Advanced Licensing Agreements 2021 series will feature seven sessions.

Innovation Strategies in the Chemical Industry

In this webinar session, McDonald Hopkins Intellectual Property attorney Scott Slaby will lead a discussion with chemical company leaders from Momentive Technologies and ChemQuest, to examine how they have adjusted to the challenges presented during the COVID pandemic and how they have approached innovation during these uncertain times.

David Hales, Co-Chair of McDonald Hopkins' Real Estate practice, will be a panelist at TMA Northern Ohio's Commercial Real Estate Webinar on February 25, 2020 at 10 a.m. EST. This is a great opportunity to learn about the challenges and opportunities in today’s commercial real estate market.

Dominic Paluzzi, Co-Chair of McDonald Hopkins' Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice Group, will be a panelist at the regional cyber threat briefing with FBI’s Special Agent Eric D. Shiffman.  A discussion with thought leaders from law enforcement, legal, risk management, crisis communications and technology will follow on how business leaders can better protect their companies from increased cyber and other business risks in the wake of the rush to work-from-home due to COVID-19.

McDonald Hopkins President Shawn Riley and General Corporate Practice Group Chair Todd Baumgartner will be presenters at Session 4 of It's Accrual World: Strategic Thinking in a Post-COVID World. Join LeadingAge Ohio to discuss and tackle some of the major financial concerns brought on by COVID-19 and how to strategically plan for survival post-COVID.

Employment Law/Leave

COVID & The Workplace—What We’ve Learned and What We Should Expect

Employers, and in particular healthcare employers, have faced and learned a great deal since the onset of COVID-19 almost a year ago. Although the proverbial “light at the end of the tunnel” appears to be on the horizon, new changes continue to arise, creating a complex landscape for employers in 2021.

In this one-hour webinar presented by McDonald Hopkins, employment attorneys Jim Boutrous and Karina Conley will provide practical guidance on some of the main issues healthcare employees have faced and can expect to face in the ever evolving COVID-19 era.

McDonald Hopkins member Mike Wise will serve as a session coordinator for "Energy Policy in Ohio: Business & Industry’s Priorities in the 134th Ohio General Assembly," during the all-virtual, 25th Annual Ohio Energy Savings and Management Conference & Virtual Institute. 

When there's hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars at stake, a little caution and negotiation savvy can go a long way. This program will help you understand the ins and outs of different loan options and loan documentation so you know what to look for. Know what's negotiable, what's not, and how to work in favorable terms for your client's benefit. 

CEO Innovation Roundtable
How to survive during a pandemic and thrive post-pandemic

In this webinar session, McDonald Hopkins Intellectual Property Department Chair David Cupar will lead a CEO roundtable discussion with two innovative companies to examine how to survive during a pandemic and thrive post-pandemic.

Jodi Berg, CEO of Vitamix and Julie Smolyansky, CEO of Lifeway Foods will reveal how their businesses had to adapt and plan during the pandemic. 

In this webinar series, members of McDonald Hopkins National Healthcare Practice Group and professional guests from around the country will examine the key health law questions arising and evolving from the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this session, Emily Johnson, Elizabeth Sullivan and Courtney Tito will discuss the regulatory and compliance issues brought up most often by McDonald Hopkins' clients.

McDonald Hopkins attorney, Jim Giszczak, will be moderating a panel discussion at the 30th Annual Ohio Business Tax Conference on January 20, 2021.  He will be speaking on: 

Staying Competitive in a Technology-Driven, Connected World … Meeting the Challenges of Data Privacy & Cybersecurity in a New Global Workplace

McDonald Hopkins attorney, Colin Battersby, is a panelist at the 30th Annual Ohio Business Tax Conference on January 20, 2021.  He will be speaking on:

Staying Competitive in a Technology-Driven, Connected World: Harnessing the Blockchain for Tax … Practical Business Strategies to Incorporate Technology and How Fully Implemented Blockchain Technology Will Transform Business Tax Departments

McDonald Hopkins attorneys, David Kall and Adam Smith, are panelists at the 30th Annual Ohio Business Tax Conference on January 19, 2021.  They will be speaking on:

Real Property Taxation … Impact of the Pandemic Crisis on Commercial Real Estate Values & Property Taxes and Successfully Contesting Real Property Tax Valuations & Excessive Property Tax Burdens

Join McDonald Hopkins member Adam Grais for a Paycheck Protection Program update presented by CFO Simplified. Grais, who focuses on complex federal tax issues, will discuss the recent renewal of the PPP.

If you suffer a ransomware attack, your first call should not be to your IT department, but to someone like Joelle Dvir, associate in McDonald Hopkins' national Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Group, one of Advisen's Cyber Law Firms of the Year. Joelle advises companies on incident and breach response to minimize exposure.

The Elite SDVOB Network will be kicking off a series of national virtual events on December 16, 2020 from 4 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. Central Time (2 p.m. PST, and 5 p.m. EST). Special guest speakers include McDonald Hopkins member Michelle Kantor, and diversity Subject Matter Expert and SDVOB business owner David Rambhajan. Joint-sponsored by Elite SDVOB Network, AT&T and McDonald-Hopkins, admission is free.

On Tuesday, December 15, join McDonald Hopkins attorneys Miriam Rosen and Karina Conley for a fast-paced Q&A format Labor & Employment Business Hour covering key 2020 employment law updates and trending issues that impact every workplace along with practical guidance for 2021.

Join us on December 10 for the final session of our 5-part Cyber Master Class webinar series in partnership with MCPc.

McDonald Hopkins attorney Joseph M. Muska will take part in the virtual Legal Eagles Year End Update on Saturday, Dec. 5. The event begins at 9:05 a.m., with Muska giving a "Civil Rules Update" at 9:45.

Preparing for key health care reimbursement issues can be instrumental in saving your organizations thousands in reimbursements and potentially avoiding contract termination or payment suspensions.

Whether a new practitioner looking for the basics of the craft or a seasoned practitioner looking for some more tricks of the trade, this program will provide real, practical guidance on how best to “Maximize the Estate.”

Join us on November 19 for the fourth session of our 5-part Cyber Master Class webinar series in partnership with MCPc.

McDonald Hopkins member Michelle Kantor will present "Contract Crisis: Government & Private Contracts" covering force majeure, terminations suspensions and suggested immediate action items in a webinar presented by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business, Great Lakes Region Small Business Transportation Resource Center. 

The event will be held November 19 at 2 p.m. CST.

Now that the presidential election is over, there are important decisions you need to make when it comes to estate planning, taxes and charitable giving.

Ryan Neumeyer will be among panel members addressing proactive policies, workplace investigations, performance improvement plans and terminations

The Association of Corporate Counsel is joined by Joelle Dvir to discuss how a surge of new data privacy regulations is affecting plaintiffs

Poor syntax, word choice and agreement structure are common sources of contractual litigation. This engaging course will focus on practical tips to sharpen your drafting skills across a wide variety of agreements. From sentence structure to major omissions and dangerous words, join our distinguished faculty as they cover a wide array of drafting techniques for improving the clarity of your agreements. Register today!

Join us on October 29 for the third session in our 5-part Cyber Master Class webinar series in partnership with MCPc.

Watch Ryan Neumeyer and Amanda Martin discuss remote work environments. Bring your own device (BYOD) policies are becoming more popular than ever, but come with a lot of privacy and security concerns. 

Stephen Gross takes part in a panel presented by the Detroit Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association analyzing the most important agreement in a distressed-automotive situation: the Accommodation Agreement.

Please join McDonald Hopkins and Marcum LLP for an informational webinar about economic distress related to COVID

Join us on October 8 for the second session of our 5-part Cyber Master Class webinar series in partnership with MCPc.

Threat Intelligence is the process of acquiring knowledge about threats to an environment. It is not just a list of indicators that an attacker used without additional context into how the attack worked. It is both internal and external knowledge. We will open this panel with an exploration of these concepts, as well the importance of proper attribution.  To launch the rest of the day's program we will conclude this panel with a cradle to grave walkthough of a ransomware attack.

Jim Giszczak will be discussing how to prepare your company to handle a cyber incident during an October 7 webinar with The Horton Group.

Join Erin Conway for a panel with Chicagoland Food & Beverage Network discussing important topics you should be thinking about and roadblocks you may come across with Intellectual Property post-COVID.

Stephen Gross will be speaking on the panel "Managing Cash During Covid: Strategies for Restructuring" for the Privacy Directors Association on October 1, 2020.

Join Joelle Dvir on September 29 at 1:00 p.m. for a panel with the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Central Florida KnowledgeNet Chapter discussing the major data privacy risk of over-retention of data.

Join us on September 24 for the first of our five-part Cyber Master Class webinar series in partnership with MCPc. The first session, "The clear and present danger of cyber threats," will feature experts from the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (DHS).

Amanda Martin will be discussing "Incident Response" on a panel at the 2020 Cybersecurity & Privacy Protection Conference presented by Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. 
 

Join David Kall and Amanda Martin, in partnership with the Presidents Council, for a webinar in designed to help you prepare and position your business for PPP loan forgiveness and learn how to protect your business going from brick and mortar to virtual. 

Emily A. Johnson and Courtney Tito will be presenting this informative webinar that reviews the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law, Anti-Markup Rule, EKRA, and False Claims Act for First Healthcare Compliance on September 9

Michelle Kantor will be joining the Asian American Chamber of Commerce for a webinar discussing "Joint Ventures, Teaming and Mentor Protege: The Good, Bad and Very Ugly" on August 21.

In this one-hour webinar presented by McDonald Hopkins and Team NEO, employment attorneys Karina Conley and Miriam Rosen will provide practical guidance on how to address employee back to work issues while complying with new and evolving regulations in this COVID-19 era and beyond.

Join Michelle Kantor on August 13 for a webinar hosted by the Native American PTAC discussing "Contract Crisis: Force Majeure, Terminations, Suspensions & Other Immediate Action Items."

Join Michelle Kantor for a webinar in partnership with UCEDC on July 30.

Join Adam Grais on July 30, in partnership with the Turnaround Management Association- Chicago/Midwest, for The Paycheck Protection Program: a view from the trenches

Join attorneys from McDonald Hopkins and principals from Lazear Capital Partners for a webinar designed to help you identify signs of economic distress, transaction options to mitigate the resulting challenges, and practical solutions for maximizing value in an economically troubled environment. 

Join McDonald Hopkins' Isabelle-Bibet Kalinyak in partnership with the French American Business Alliance, a committee of the Cincinnati Chapter of the European American Chamber of Commerce for COVID19 and International Students: Challenges for Schools and Employers.

Join Isabelle Bibet-Kalinyak for this CLE webinar hosted by Strafford on July 22 that will guide business counsel in drafting and negotiating indemnification and hold harmless provisions in commercial contracts.

Join Marc Carmel and Michael Kaczka in partnership with Marcum LLP for an informational webinar with legal and financial advisors discussing how businesses should plan to address financial and operational distress after the COVID-19 pandemic.