Past Programs | On-Demand Available
Minority Interest, Major Impact—Considerations When Non-US Investors Invest in US Companies
Monday, November 25, 2024 | 10:00 a.m. (PT)
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Cross-border investments in the tech sector fit squarely into US regulators’ focus on national security. And with so many potentially protected technologies—including those that appear to be dual use—how can companies properly handle foreign investment in this highly-scrutinized environment? What are the traps?
Join us to hear from a fascinating pair of lawyers—one from the corporate side and one from the national security side.
Speakers:
Aarthi Belani, Baker McKenzie
Rod Hunter, Baker McKenzie
Removing the Mask: Understanding and Regulating Deepfakes
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024 | 10:00 a.m. (PT)
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Deepfakes—especially those generated by AI—are now a daily part of our lives. Some are harmless entertainment and some are incredibly harmful to individuals and society. And as AI technology improves, deepfakes are getting more and more difficult to spot. Individual states are racing to stop the harmful deepfakes, but they are struggling to keep up with the technology.
Whether you are protecting commercial brands or individuals, this session provides you with an overview of where we are at with deepfake regulation.
Speakers:
Cynthia Cole, Baker McKenzie
Inez Asante, Baker McKenzie
Stocked Based Compensation (SBC) Managing Unforeseen Foreign Tax Issues
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. (PT)
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Tech companies face significant cross-border tax issues due to stock based compensation. Employee mobility and significant use of international operations have escalated the urgency of addressing these tax issues sooner rather than later. Typical corporate events, including IPOs, M&A, and share buybacks, threaten tech companies with significant, unnecessary taxes without proper planning. This program addresses hot topics in SBC compensation.
Speakers:
Gene Tien, Baker McKenzie Consulting LLC, Palo Alto
Himali Patel, Baker McKenzie, Palo Alto
Data Privacy and Security in M&A and Strategic Transaction: A Playbook for Managing Consumer, Location, and Health Data as Privacy Risks and Laws Continue to Evolve
Tuesday, February 19, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. (PT)
Data ownership and data privacy are important considerations in the vast majority of M&A deals. Often, unfortunately, business groups are not focusing on data when structuring the deals—leaving the lawyers with clean up and risk mitigation. What can you do to mitigate risk without risking the deal? Hear from two experts—one in-house counsel and one outside lawyer—about their techniques for handling data in their deals.
Speakers:
Cynthia Cole, Baker McKenzie
Joy Johns, Eaton
Contracting for Privacy: Handling Critical Contract Provisions Impacting Data
Monday, March 3, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. (PT)
Who pays when data transactions go wrong? Are you positive that your contracts allocate liability appropriately? Do they give you the power to watch over your vendors? Details matter, and this session goes into those details. In this session, you will hear from two leading privacy-law experts on necessary contract provision, necessary language, and contracting disasters.
Speakers:
Cynthia Cole, Baker McKenzie
Sheila Jambekar, Dayforce
Updates in AI Regulation and Enforcement: From CA to the EU
Thursday, March 20, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. (PT)
Technology CLE Credit Available
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AI Regulation comes and goes in bits and spurts. But putting it all together holistically—to see what is really going on across the world, what it means for product development, what rules are being retracted, what rules are being pushed out—everything’s in flux. This program deep dives in explaining holistically what the AI Regulation world looks like—from California to the European Union.
Speakers:
Cynthia Cole, Baker McKenzie
Rachel Ehlers, Baker McKenzie