Jay H. Reiziss will participate on a panel entitled „Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights in the US“ at the China Intellectual Property Road Show: Detroit. This road show — which is being held by the Elijah J. McCoy Midwest Regional United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the USPTO Office of Policy and International Affairs — brings together policy makers and leaders on China IP issues from the US government, academia and legal industry. Speakers from US Customs and Border Protection and the Department of Justice will share their insights on critical issues involving China IP that benefit US IP right holders.

Topics will include:

• Overview of Intellectual Property in China
• Creating and Managing IP Portfolios
• Brand Protection/Anti-counterfeiting
• Enforcing Intellectual-Property Rights in the US
• US-China: Competition and Collaboration — Michigan Experience
• Section 337 practices

Nick Holland will be discussing this year’s pivotal Court of Appeal decision and its impact in „Dawson-Damer vs. Taylor Wessing: Assessing the Scope of the Data Protection Bolt from the Blue.“

Adam Sherman presented on the topic of „The Intersection between Fiduciary Accounting and Tax Accounting.“ The session covered trust accounting, how trust accounting impacts DNI and what gets taxed to the trust vs. the trust beneficiaries, and fiduciary income tax basics.

Kristen E. Hazel and Mary Kay McCalla Martire will present an ethics update at the Chicago Tax Club Summer Seminar.

Dr. Sabine Konrad will be discussing “The EU Permanent Investment Court Proposal – will it be fit for purpose?”

Sabine Konrad is part of the panel which will deconstruct the EU Commission’s proposal for a permanent investment court. Does it withstand scrutiny? Are there modifications that would be desirable? Are those realistic in the current climate? Or, conversely, is the concern over-blown?

Jacob Mattison and Sarah Raaii will present „Preventing Confusion: Understanding the Basics of Health Savings Accounts and Health Flexible Spending Accounts“ for the Ohio Chamber of Commerce: HR Academy webinar series.

Jennifer S. Geetter will present „AI and Precision Medicine“ at the 2017 Insight Exchange Network AI in Healthcare Summit.

Topics will include:

• Tools for integrating genetic and genomic data into clinical workflows to improve patient care
• How to determine from the data when a genetic test makes sense for a patient
• What hurdles exist in capturing structured patient outcomes
• Existing business, technological, political and policy barriers

As Chairperson, Dale C. Van Demark will present the opening remarks and moderate „How AI is Enabling the Rise of Value Based Care“ at the 2017 Insight Exchange Network AI in Healthcare Summit.

L. Timothy Halleron presented „Overview of Wealth Transfer Taxation“

Bobbi J. Bierhals will speak at the Estate Planning in Depth 2017 at the University of Wisconsin School of Law.

Topics will include:

• Planning for elderly and disabled clients
• Fixing old trusts and dealing with trusts in divorce
• Drafting for modern families and unmarried couples
• International estate planning
• Charitable trusts
• Planning with IRAs
• State income taxation of trusts
• Planning with special needs trusts
• Avoiding planning mistakes with life insurance
• Nuptial agreements
• Ethical issues in serving as or representing fiduciaries
• Business exit and succession planning