Events - conferences, seminars and masterclasses

WHERE: Online

WHEN: 18 January 2023, 15:00 - 16:00 UTC +00:00

A tough global economic outlook is driving many employers to review their operational costs. Across businesses, hard questions are being asked about where efficiencies can be made – and ultimately what resources can be cut.

CMS Employment Group would like to help approach the restructuring processes and discuss issues and actions which need to be considered from a legal and regulatory standpoint. In our upcoming series of webinars, we will:

• Explore restructuring trends and practice across 30 jurisdictions worldwide;
• Consider alternatives to workforce restructuring, including furlough, bonus reductions, reduction in hours, wages or benefits, or postponement of wage increases;
• Assess how to evaluate and implement downsizing options – from targeted dismissals to major, cross-jurisdiction redundancy programmes; and
• Outline how to ensure that all measures are discussed, communicated and implemented in line with the regulation and best business practice in the jurisdictions in which you operate.

Reserve your free place

The 45-minute webinars will be held from January to June 2023. You can register for as many as you wish by clicking on the relevant jurisdiction on the side bar to reserve your place for free.

The sessions will be conducted in English.

Should you have any questions regarding this event, please contact us.

Please use the link below to register for your preference.

Date: February 24, April 14, June 22, August 25 and October 13, 2023

Time: 2-3pm, Singapore time

現在、シンガポールには３万人以上の日本人が居住しています。シンガポールは、比較的治安も良く、法令も整っており、日本人に快適な環境が整っている一方、そもそもの法律の体系も異なることや日本人が予想もしない厳しい取り締まりが行われていること等から法律上のトラブルに巻き込まれる日本人も増加しています。他方、法律上のトラブルに巻き込まれた場合においても言語の問題・高額なリーガルフィーなどから、気軽に法律相談ができる窓口も多くないのが現状です。

One Asia Lawyers Group／Focus Law Asia LLC所属の日本人弁護士三好健洋は、日本人弁護士でありながらシンガポールの法廷事件や刑事事件にも自ら対応することができる資格（Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore）を有している数少ない弁護士の一人であり、日本人がビジネス・生活を行う上で直面する法律問題に対応する数多くの経験を有しております。

本セミナー・ウェビナーシリーズでは、日本人がシンガポールでビジネス・生活を営む中で最もよく直面する一般民事法の分野に絞り、シンガポールにおけるビジネス・生活で必要不可欠な法律を分かりやすく日本語で解説いたします。

• 2023年2月24日（金））：シンガポールにおける刑事事件・刑事手続
• 2023年４月14日（金））：シンガポールにおける家事・離婚事件・相続手続
• 2023年６月22日（木））：シンガポールにおける不動産賃貸・購入手続・不動産トラブル
• 2023年８月25日（金））：シンガポールにおける労働事件（解雇・賃金不払等）
• 2023年10月13日（金））：シンガポールにおける少額訴訟・民事裁判・債権回収

Themes of the seminar:

• Session 1 (Friday 24 February 2023): Criminal cases and criminal proceedings in Singapore
• Session 2(Friday 14 April 2023): Family affairs, divorce cases and inheritance proceedings in Singapore
• Session 3(Thursday 22 June 2023): Property leasing and purchase procedures and property disputes in Singapore
• Session 4 (Friday, 25 August 2023): Labour cases in Singapore (dismissal, non-payment of wages, etc.)
• Session 5 (Friday, 13 October 2023): Small claims litigation, civil trials and debt recovery in Singapore

Speaker: 三好　健洋（ Takehiro Miyoshi）

WHERE: Online

WHEN: MARCH 2, APRIL 6 AND APRIL 21, 2023 

We are committed to providing insightful commentary on IP developments from around the world to our Japanese clients. In light of that effort, we are continuing our free monthly webinar series, McDermott IP Focus. During these sessions, we will explore global developments in IP including disputes, transactions, and procurement, with a significant focus on what Japanese companies need to know during this ever-changing business landscape.

Over the course of the series, we will feature a variety of speakers from McDermott’s offices around the world. These sessions are presented in English and a Japanese summary is provided orally. We hope you can join us!

AGENDA

UPCOMING SESSIONS

Life Sciences Session: Pharma Brands v. Generics: Developments Affecting the Balance Between Exclusivity and Market Entry

Thursday, March 2, 10:00am – 11:00am (JST)

Speakers: Doug Carsten (Orange County)

• How to navigate the changing dynamics of Orange Book listings
• Avoiding pitfalls regarding skinny labels
• Accounting for potential impact from recent cases, including on exclusivity from interpretation of the Orphan Drug statute

Trademark Session: New Options for Trademark Enforcement in the US Under the Trademark Modernization Act

Thursday, April 6, 10:00am – 11:00am (JST)

Speakers: Jennifer Mikulina (Chicago) | Robert Zelnick (Washington, DC)

• How trademark owners can benefit from the new expungement and reexamination proceedings
• Practical advice to help navigate the changes to the application process, including new office action response times and trademark usage audits

PTAB Session: Strategic Considerations Before Filing IPR Petitions

Friday, April 21, 10:00am – 11:00am (JST)

Speakers: David Tobin (Dallas) | Brian Oaks (Austin)

• Fintiv guidance and other PTAB discretionary denial trends
• Mitigating risks of estoppel in district court
• Types of prior art to raise, including applicant admitted prior art (AAPA)
• Challenging a patent’s priority date at PTAB
• Ability to file multiple petitions on same patent

WHERE: Online

WHEN: MARCH 2, APRIL 6 AND APRIL 21, 2023MARCH 2, APRIL 6 AND APRIL 21, 2023 MARCH 2, APRIL 6 AND APRIL 21, 2023

We are committed to providing insightful commentary on IP developments from around the world to our Japanese clients. In light of that effort, we are continuing our free monthly webinar series, McDermott IP Focus. During these sessions, we will explore global developments in IP including disputes, transactions, and procurement, with a significant focus on what Japanese companies need to know during this ever-changing business landscape.

Over the course of the series, we will feature a variety of speakers from McDermott’s offices around the world. These sessions are presented in English and a Japanese summary is provided orally. We hope you can join us!

AGENDA

UPCOMING SESSIONS

Life Sciences Session: Pharma Brands v. Generics: Developments Affecting the Balance Between Exclusivity and Market Entry

Thursday, March 2, 10:00am – 11:00am (JST)

Speakers: Doug Carsten (Orange County)

• How to navigate the changing dynamics of Orange Book listings
• Avoiding pitfalls regarding skinny labels
• Accounting for potential impact from recent cases, including on exclusivity from interpretation of the Orphan Drug statute

Trademark Session: New Options for Trademark Enforcement in the US Under the Trademark Modernization Act

Thursday, April 6, 10:00am – 11:00am (JST)

Speakers: Jennifer Mikulina (Chicago) | Robert Zelnick (Washington, DC)

• How trademark owners can benefit from the new expungement and reexamination proceedings
• Practical advice to help navigate the changes to the application process, including new office action response times and trademark usage audits

PTAB Session: Strategic Considerations Before Filing IPR Petitions

Friday, April 21, 10:00am – 11:00am (JST)

Speakers: David Tobin (Dallas) | Brian Oaks (Austin)

• Fintiv guidance and other PTAB discretionary denial trends
• Mitigating risks of estoppel in district court
• Types of prior art to raise, including applicant admitted prior art (AAPA)
• Challenging a patent’s priority date at PTAB
• Ability to file multiple petitions on same patent

WHERE: Online

WHEN: Wednesday, March 08, 2023 9:00 AM GMT to Wednesday, March 29th 2023 

Welcome to the launch of the On the Pulse webinar series.  

This new webinar series is a programme of webinars split into two parts – Spring and Autumn – as we bring you updates on the latest legal and commercial developments in the life sciences & healthcare sector.

The Spring edition will begin on 8 March with our CMS sector specialists covering:

• Data Protection - Compliance and Enforcement of EU and UK Data Protection Law for life sciences & healthcare
• Competition - Navigating the legal developments on competition law for the life sciences & healthcare sector
• Regulatory - The implications of the changing EU product liability regime
• IP - AI driven innovations in life sciences & healthcare​  

Each webinar will be one hour in length with a 15-minute Q&A session.

This event is only open to in-house counsel

Webinar series:

8 March 

Data Protection - Compliance and Enforcement of EU and UK Data Protection Law for life sciences & healthcare

Tom De Cordier, CMS Brussels

Joanna Willems, CMS London

15 March 

Competition - Navigating the legal developments on competition law for the life sciences & healthcare sector

Brian Sher, CMS London

Patrick Sommer, CMS Zurich

Agnieszka Starzynska, CMS Warsaw

23 March

Regulatory - The implications of the changing EU product liability regime

Ben Gibson, CMS Dubai

Shuna Mason, CMS London

Roland Wiring, CMS Hamburg

29 March

IP - AI driven innovations in life sciences & healthcare

Thomas Hirse, CMS Duesseldorf

Ulrich Juknat, J&J Medical

Gabriela Staber, CMS Vienna

WHERE: Toronto, Online 

WHEN: March 9 @ 8:00am to  May 4 @ 9:30am

Weir back! WeirFoulds Construction Lawyers Krista Chaytor and Jeff Scorgie return with Tools for Success: Season 5 – A comprehensive five-part practical webinar series designed to highlight the latest changes and developments that impact the construction industry.

The discussions will focus on the following key topics and will feature guest speakers:

Barry Nilsson’s Medical Law in Queensland Course is back in 2023 and registrations are open! This comprehensive course provides a practical understanding of the laws regulating the healthcare space and is relevant to anyone working in the healthcare sector.

Dates: 22 March - 31 August 2023

Times:

• Workshops: 10:00am - 1:00pm
• Tutorials: 10:00am - 11:00am (AEST)

Location: Barry Nilsson Brisbane & Online

Facilitator: Robert Samut 

Course Details

• Full course - 6 modules $2,250 (incl. GST)
• Individual modules $550 each (incl. GST)

Attend all six modules, or tailor your experience.

The course will equip you with practical skills and theoretical knowledge that you can apply directly to your work in the healthcare system.

Each year IPBC Europe brings together senior thought-leaders and decision makers who operate in the burgeoning European intellectual property market. 

Top corporate executives, deal makers, policy experts and legal professionals assemble to share ideas, build new relationships and grow their businesses.

Keep up to date on the market and be a part of the change at IPBC Europe. 

The future has extraordinary possibilities.

On 1 September 2023 the revised Swiss Federal Data Protection Act (FADP) will enter into force. The revised FADP will bring manifold changes to the existing law and align the FADP further with the GDPR while still keeping some "Swiss Finishes". For instance, the revised FADP will no longer protect personal data of legal entities. It will provide additional obligations similar to the obligations under the GDPR. Furthermore, the fines for personal liability will be higher than in the past and amount to max. CHF 250,000. While the revised law will mainly affect organisations processing personal data in Switzerland, it will also have a far extraterritorial reach.

In our webinar, we will highlight the main changes that the revised law will bring and then provide guidance on when foreign organisations fall within the scope of the revised FADP. In the second part of our webinar, we will dive into the action items organisations outside of Switzerland should take, if they offer their services and products to individuals in Switzerland or otherwise fall within the scope of the revised FADP. These action items may include:

• Appointing a Swiss representative
• Adjusting your data breach response plan
• Revising your existing privacy policies
• Reviewing your data protection organisation due to the personal liability under the FADP
• Amending your data processing register

We look forward to an interactive discussion and hope to answer all the questions you may have.

Speakers

Dr. Christian Kunz
Partner
Bär & Karrer
 

Christian Kunz is a partner at Bär & Karrer and an expert in the field of data, data protection, cybersecurity, and technology law, including cybercrime matters.

He advises clients on the development and implementation of data strategies and data protection-related processes, the use and monetisation of data, (cloud) outsourcings, international data transfers, and data breach incident management and recovery. He also advises on data-driven business models and platform solutions.

Christian holds a law degree and a doctorate (Ph.D.) in law from the University of Zurich, an LL.M. from UC Berkeley, a CAS in Cyber Security from ETH Zurich, and is certified as CIPP/E by the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

Dr. Rehana Harasgama
Data Protection Expert / Senior Associate
Bär & Karrer

Rehana Harasgama is a data protection expert and senior associate at Bär & Karrer. She is specialised in data, privacy and cyber security law. She also advises clients on information, media and technology law as well as on the use of artificial intelligence and platform regulation.

Rehana advises on complex data sharing and privacy compliance projects, implementing privacy-by-design in new business models, data protection due diligences, monetising data, dealing with data breaches and digital rights management.

Rehana holds a Ph.D. in law from the University of St. Gallen where she also is a lecturer. She is also an advisor and founding member of the Swiss IT Women Lawyers Association.

Global Competition Review is delighted to announce that this year’s GCR Awards will be returning to Washington, DC.

Join us to find out who’s won our team, firm, enforcement and individual awards, and celebrate the winner of our lifetime achievement award. 

Dress code: Black tie