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3.26.25
Fair Play: Navigating Compliance in Labor Markets
Join us for a webinar program designed to equip business professionals with crucial insights into the intersection of antitrust, consumer protection, and labor and employment laws, especially in light of the FTC's heightened focus on labor markets. As the FTC targets anticompetitive practices and the DOJ intensifies efforts to prosecute certain violations, businesses must stay informed to avoid legal risks, fines, and potential criminal charges.
Speaking Engagements
9.05.23
MassArbCon Tech Legal 2023
MassArbCon is a comprehensive two-day summit to discuss strategies and trends regarding mass action arbitration. The conference brings subject matter and legal experts involved in different aspects of the law to help attorneys learn about the intricacies of mass actions — from client intake to management, mediations, negotiation, administration, business development, and how law firms can implement technology and automation to lead to digital transformation. Over the past two years, MassArbCon has created a community that celebrates diversity, fosters inclusion, and upholds civility in the legal industry by blending technology and legal expertise.
Affiliated Programs
7.31.23
Race, Religion, and the Corporation: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Two Supreme Court decisions issued on June 29, 2023, promise to fundamentally reshape the relationship between employers and employees. These decisions will make it easier for employees to obtain religious accommodations, and harder for employers to promote diversity. In Groff v. DeJoy, the Court held that Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 requires that employers grant religious accommodations unless doing so imposes a “substantial” hardship on the employer. This standard is significantly more burdensome for employers than the pre-existing de minimis burden test, and could lead to a sharp increase in demands for religious accommodations. In cases against Harvard and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Court ruled that the universities’ affirmative action admissions programs violate the Constitution’s equal protection clause. The decision effectively ends race-conscious admissions programs, and leaves many businesses concerned about the legality of race-based preferences in hiring, promotions, and contracting. Republican state attorneys general have already sent a letter to CEOs of the 100 largest U.S. companies arguing that the decision also applies to private employers in an effort to force employers to roll back DEI programs and commitments.
Affiliated Programs
6.26.23
28th Annual Stanford Directors’ College
Wilson Sonsini is proud to support the 28th Annual Directors’ College from June 26 – 28. This conference is the nation’s premier executive education program for directors and C-level executives of publicly traded firms. The program addresses a broad range of problems that confront modern boards, including the board’s role in setting business strategy, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), CEO succession, techniques for controlling legal liability, challenges posed by activist investors, boardroom dynamics, and contemporary challenges including the state of the macroeconomy, the politicization of the corporation, and emerging ransomware and cybersecurity threats.
Wilson Sonsini partner Katherine Henderson will serve as a panelist for the program, “Risk Management and Compliance at the Board Level: Caremark Obligations and Beyond,” on Tuesday, June 27 from 1:55 to 2:55 pm.
Wilson Sonsini partner Katherine Henderson will serve as a panelist for the program, “Risk Management and Compliance at the Board Level: Caremark Obligations and Beyond,” on Tuesday, June 27 from 1:55 to 2:55 pm.
Speaking Engagements
5.10.23
AIPLA 2023 Spring Meeting
AIPLA will host its third consecutive, fully in-person, meeting since emerging from the pandemic. With Seattle as the backdrop, #aiplaSM23 will highlight hot topics in intellectual property, provide ample networking opportunities and social gatherings, and showcase the work of our 60+ committees. The conference will cover topics including:
WSGR Events
9.01.22
Navigating Employment Law in the U.S.
For companies based in the UK and Europe, hiring and managing employees in the United States can be difficult and tricky. Every state has distinct laws around non-compete, non-solicit, and arbitration agreements, etc. Also, each state requires different policies in employee handbooks and specific disclosures when employees are terminated. What’s more, with remote work situations becoming the norm, companies are having to track the laws in multiple states.
WSGR Events
3.17.21
Employee Handbook for the New Way We Work
Wilson Sonsini and SixFifty collaborated to automate an employee handbook, which contains over 50 employment policies that cover the law in all 50 states. The policies have been adjusted to account for COVID-19, vaccines, and a more remote, mobile, and diverse workforce. It's the ideal handbook for 2021. Join us for a short webinar discussing how our tool can help update your employee handbook.
Speaking Engagements
12.16.20
Returning to the Office in Europe and the US — What Employers Need to Know
Join SixFifty, Taylor Wessing, and Wilson Sonsini for a panel discussion about returning employees to worksites. Rules and guidelines can vary greatly among countries, states, provinces, and cities. Understanding these critical differences is key to successfully returning to work during and after COVID.
Panelists will compare and contrast the return-to-work in the US, UK, France, and the Netherlands and discuss topics including:
Panelists will compare and contrast the return-to-work in the US, UK, France, and the Netherlands and discuss topics including:
Affiliated Programs
11.11.20
LaunchBio Let’s Talk About: Implicit Biases & Workplace Tension, How to Develop Your Company Culture
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is pleased to sponsor LaunchBio Let’s Talk About: Implicit Biases & Workplace Tension, How to Develop Your Company Culture. 2020 has been a blur. Every individual has experienced the intrusion of Covid, re-balanced work and home life, and developed an elevated awareness of systemic racism. This has caused most to reflect on beliefs about society, roles in the workplace and the need for change. In this Let’s Talk About webinar panelists will explore implicit biases and workplace tension. Experts will break down how to have open discussions about race and negative experiences in the workplace, how to create an inclusive workplace culture and what companies can do to lead the change.
Speaking Engagements
8.20.20
Walking the Tightrope: Balancing Office Return with Caution
As many companies approach the phase of potentially opening offices to employees, what are the HR and legal precautions needed for employers to consider in order to reduce company exposure, while maintaining a smooth transition for employees? This session will address this question and cover the HR and legal bases for having a strong return to work policy, ensuring compliance with the many and varying requirements that exist, guidelines for reopening a safe workplace layered by (federal, state, county, city) ongoing changes, how to keep up with new policies and how to plan for the inevitable - an outbreak in the office.