Joseph Urwitz and Ashley McCarthy will present „Anatomy of an Employment Agreement“ for the Ohio Chamber of Commerce: HR Academy webinar series.

Diane Morgenthaler will present „Section 401(k) Plans“ at the ERISA Basics National Institute on Friday, October 27th at 10:50 a.m. Diane’s session will cover operation, design and planning alternatives for retirement plans governed by Section 401(k) of the tax code.

Lowell D. Yoder will present „Repatriation: Strategy, Practice and the Road Ahead“ at TEI’s 72nd Annual Conference.

Topics will include:

• Global Mobility — Where I Am, Why It Matters?
• Importation of Goods and Services in Canada — Selected Issues
• Evolving Trends in Canadian Tax for Non-Canadian In-House Professionals
• Anti-Avoidance Rules and the GAAR — Navigating the Challenges of Both
• Country by Country Reporting — Update and Best Practices

Partner Nick Holland will be speaking at the annual Denys Holland Scholarship dinner, to be hosted at University College London.

Jennifer Geetter will present „How Do Health Startups Think about Privacy and Security?“ at IAPP’s Privacy. Security. Risk. 2017 Conference.

Topic will include:

• What advances in computing enable from a privacy and security perspective
• Better understanding of privacy and security challenges in a fast-moving startup
• How rules written 18 years ago having continuing salience and meaning

Diego Gómez-Cornejo will present „M&A Deal Closings: Managing Documentation Requirements, Avoiding Pitfalls“ at the Strafford CLE webinar series.

Peter Faber will present „State and Local Tax Issues in Corporate M&A Transactions“ at PLI’s Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-Offs, Joint Ventures, Financings, Reorganizations & Restructurings 2017 program.

Topics will include:

• State and local tax issues that arise in corporate transactions
• IRC section 338(h)(10)
• Sales and tax-free reorganizations and spin-offs
• Potential pitfalls and planning

Jennifer Geetter and Daniel Gottlieb will present „Licensing and Deploying Digital Health Solutions“ at the 29th Annual All Hands Meeting.

Discussion will include:

• Building the case for digital health solutions to health sector customers already bombarded with IT demands and emerging technology pitches
• Developing and branding your solutions consistent with health care research norms and consumer protection laws
• Impact of current private and government health insurance environment on need for particular solution features and implications for sales pitch to health care provider and health plan customers
• Designing user-friendly security controls to comply with HIPAA security standards
• TCPA compliance requirements for solutions that enable mobile calls and text messages to engage patients and other consumers
• HIPAA requirements for aggregation of consumers‘ personal information both to serve customers and also for secondary data business

Virtually every facet of the healthcare industry is subject to a complex web of federal and state laws, rules, and regulations. While the battle over the Affordable Care Act and the debate between “repeal and replace” and “reform” remain unresolved, enforcement activity for noncompliance continues unabated. The need to understand and function in an ever-changing compliance landscape has never been greater. This program guides you through today’s most important compliance issues.

Tom Ryan presented on “False Claims act Enforcement and Litigation Update.“

Amy Pimentel will present „Current Issues in US-Canada Privacy Law“ at the Ontario Bar Association Professional Development conference.

Topics will include:

• Is Canadian information protected by the US Privacy Act?
• Considerations for information sent within Canada which transits through the US
• What does the US-EU Privacy Shield mean for your clients?