Privacy by Design -  What is it, why do my clients care and how can they integrate it into their development lifecycle?   Hear from a small panel of speakers, both in-house and those with in-house experience, on what Privacy by Design (PbD) is, why it’s important and tips on how your clients may explain […]

Optimize! Increase the Efficiency and Velocity of Your Law Practice – Tech Tips from the Trenches The law changes quickly, and nowhere faster than Technology Law. Previous best practices are overtaken by more incisive, more productive, more focused techniques. This CLE presents the best such “tips and tricks” specifically directed to technology lawyers. Learn effective […]

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Presentation Summary: Blockchain technologies and related applications, including smart contracts, are increasingly being viewed as a way for a wide variety of industries to enhance operational efficiencies and cut costs. However, smart contract applications are still in their relatively early stages of development, resulting in a significant amount of confusion regarding what smart contracts actually […]

2018 Annual Meeting and Dinner.   The Section will hold its 2018 annual meeting and dinner on October 11, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. at Le Chon’s private dining room, located at 113 SW Naito Pkwy, Portland, OR 97204.  Hors d'oeuvres will be served starting at 5:30 p.m. The annual meeting will be held promptly at […]

A Look Ahead: 2023 U.S. Privacy Laws The presenters will review laws coming into force in 2023 including the use of artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) in the employment context in New York and Illinois; updates to California’s privacy law; and the privacy laws in Virginia and Colorado. Amanda Gratchner is Corporate Counsel Sr. – Privacy, […]

Planning for Betrayal . . . Protecting IP From Departing Employees In the current environment of the Great Resignation and hiring talent wars, there is a key battle that must be won: protecting your intellectual property.  If employees are walking out the door, have you taken the right steps to ensure that your trade secrets […]

Looking through the Privacy Crystal Ball: A Retrospective and Predictions from the Oregon Department of Justice With five new comprehensive state privacy laws going into effect in 2023, what does this mean for Oregon practitioners and businesses? Kristen Hilton will provide an update on the Oregon Attorney General’s recent enforcement actions in the privacy and […]

Review the latest technology law concerns essential for your practice. Delve into case studies in online predation of kids and what’s next regarding regulation of technology companies. Learn about the challenges to building trust in artificial intelligence. Explore data bias, model bias, and explainability in machine learning and the evolving US/EU regulation for accountability, governance, […]

Building a Trade Compliance Program: Companies are increasingly facing compliance risks arising from cross-border transactions, including provision of SaaS to non-U.S. customers, sales of software licenses, use of foreign resellers, and reliance on offshore developers. These risks can arise in non-obvious and even counter-intuitive ways, and the financial and other costs of enforcement actions and […]

The recent advances in generative AI are already having significant impacts on many areas of the law and the very practice of law. This seminar will help parse reality from hype, explore our professional obligations, and better understand how these tools work. This seminar is designed for both the technically advanced and adverse. Register HERE. […]