Jacob Grierson will speak at the third edition of Casablanca Arbitration Days, a conference sponsored by Casablanca Finance City, that will take place at the Hyatt Casablanca Hotel on 3 and 4 November 2017.

This event is an opportunity for lawyers and policy makers from Africa and the rest of the world to discuss the future of CIMAC as an arbitral institution and Casablanca as a forum for arbitration in Africa and in general to increase Knowledge and discuss issues of common interest in an open environment.

Margaret (Peg) Duncan will present „Patent and Technology Licensing“ at PLI’s Understanding the Intellectual Property License 2017 program.

Topics will include:

• Standard clauses and variations
• Important differences between patent and other technology licenses
• Defining the license scope
• Negotiating compensation
• Representations, warranties and indemnities

Robert Cordy will present „Ensuring Fair and Transparent Accountability Mechanisms as a Prerequisite for Independence in Judicial Decision Making“ and „Disciplinary, Criminal and Civil Accountability of Judges“ at the International Judicial Conference sponsored by US Embassy in Macedonia.

Marisa Chun will be a panelist on the program, „By Tweet or by Law: Predicting the Government’s Enforcement Priorities in the Age of Trump“ at the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association 2017 Convention in Washington DC.

H. Guy Collier moderated, „All in the Family: How Children’s Hospitals and Adult Hospitals Are Coming Together.“

Ashley Winton speaks on global cyber security and data protection.

Todd Solomon will present „AI, Ethics, Law and Policy“ at the AI and the Future of Work Conference.

Topics will include:

• The AI Revolution
• Augmentation vs. Automation
• What Major Technological Challenges Still Need to be Addressed to Realize Full Potential?
• The AI Skill Set
• Retain and Retrain

Nicholas Holland will be participating in a panel discussion of distinguished guest speakers at the Asset Tracing & Recovery Forum 2017. Nicholas will be discussing „Recent Development and Challenges in International Enforcement and Recognition.“

The panel will give an overview of the current global landscape and parse issues which have arisen, and continue to arise, cross-border in the realm of recognition and enforcement of court orders and judgments.

In a presentation at the Investment Management Institute Hospital & Healthcare Services Forum, Martha Groves Pugh and Gale E. Chan discussed various new markets tax credit opportunities and financing. They also provided an update on the Framework, which acts as a guide to the legislative effort on comprehensive tax reform.

Nicole K. Mann, Jane Zhao and Jared R. Cloud will present „Silent Trusts: Balancing Competing Interests and Implementing the Settlor’s Intentions“ at the 43rd Notre Dame Tax and Estate Planning Institute.

Topics will include:

• Succession Planning for the Family Business with Active and Passive Children as Co-Owners
• Momma Always Liked You Best: Mediation as an Alternative for Estate and Trust Disputes
• Pre-Sale Due Diligence: Getting Your Business Ready to Sell
• How Courts Unravel Asset Protection Trust Strategies and Protecting Your Trust
• Win, Win Strategies for Donor-Centric Charitable Giving
• Aggressive Tax Planning and the Ethical Advisor: Beyond Zealous Advocacy and What to do When the Referral Proposes Questionable Structures