Location:
Sofitel Chicago Magnificent Mile

Jennifer Mikulina will present „Data and the Law.“ Data and analytics play a rapidly increasing role in many industries and across the public and private sectors. The big data revolution opens new opportunities for companies pursuing their business goals, policy objectives, and other innovative opportunities involving data analytics. At the same time, these opportunities raise a wide range of legal hurdles governing data use, data sharing, data management, security and privacy, and reporting, among other areas. This panel will discuss the key legal considerations and potential pitfalls related to data usage and analytics, as well as the types of projects that can benefit greatly from the integration of data and analytics with legal work.

Venue: Terre Blanche Hotel & Spa, Provence, France

Nicholas Holland will be speaking at the 11th annual Trust and Estates Litigation Forum. Attendees will enjoy three days of exchanging knowledge and industry updates, whilst learning from peers. The forum unites the best of the best from far and wide to compare and contrast the work that keeps everyone so challenged in such a complicated climate.

Todd Solomon will co-host a session discussing members of law firm pro bono committees who administer pro bono programs while maintaining a commercial practice and serve other firm management roles.

Wilson Chu will be speaking on a panel regarding „The Art of Deal Structuring.“

Panel discussion points include:

• Choosing a structure (merger, stock purchase, asset sale)
• The tender and exchange offer – benefits and traps for the unwary
• Bridging the valuation gap: using contingent value rights (CVRs)
• Special issues in cross-border M&A and “inversions”

Sarah Engle and Jeff Arnold will be presenting at the Chicago Bar Association Employee Benefits Seminar on the topic „Meeting Fiduciary Duties and Managing Fiduciary Risk.“

Dr. Sandra Urban-Crell is the seminar leader for this TAW-sponsored event

Diann Smith will discuss the various types of stored value cards and how they are treated under unclaimed property law.

Rich Call will discuss state tax issues for start-ups, focusing on nexus and taxability for sales tax purposes, including taxation of cloud service and digital products, as well as withholding requirements for executives and income tax nexus.

„Friday Fundamentals“ is the BBA’s weekly educational series designed to offer an introduction to the basic legal skills and fundamental knowledge lawyers need to get a foothold and grow in their understanding of a given area of practice. This program is designed to introduce both new lawyers and experienced non-tax lawyers to the nuts and bolts of tax law. The panel of tax experts will discuss the framework and key issues of federal, international and state tax law, as well as ERISA. The program provides lawyers with the tools to understand basic tax issues that commonly arise in business matters and to spot difficult issues that may require additional guidance.

Kristin Connarn and Dan Foster will participate on the panel “Valuation of Trade Secrets.”