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Please join us for an insightful panel discussion on the intricate dynamics between banks and cryptocurrency companies, especially in the aftermath of the challenges posed by the so-called Crypto Winter. Our panelists will delve into various pivotal topics, including the challenges faced by both crypto companies and banks and the considerations that drive these partnerships, including crucial aspects of anti-money laundering and sanctions risks.

This reenactment will feature the Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY) Reenactment Team and members of the Crowell community flexing their theater skills to play the roles of the defendants, lawyers, and judges in a story about the AAPI community and its fight for marriage equality. We will host a networking reception following the performance.

Crowell & Moring Partner and CHS Founder and Managing Director Jodi Daniel will be speaking at the 2024 Health Data Leadership Institute, taking place May 7-8 in Washington, DC. Her panel, "Accelerating the Data Transparency Movement to Understand the Costs and Impact of Care," will take place at 12:00 p.m. EST. 

Health Data Leadership Institute will convene individuals looking to gain a working knowledge of the current policy and regulatory landscape, where AI policies and practices are going (and how to reduce bias and harm), the impact of the Dobbs Decision on business operations and interoperability, and more.  

The Institute ensures opportunities for dialogue and small group discussion with practitioners in the field and peers who are experiencing similar challenges and opportunities. Attendees will hear from health policy experts, government program leaders, data users, entrepreneurs who have deep knowledge in data use, and data experts from technology and health care applications fields.

Join Crowell & Moring for Our Denver Government Contracts Seminar: Doing Business with the U.S. Government
The U.S. Government is investing more money than ever in new and emerging technologies, through R&D and procurement contracts, Other Transactions, and federal grant funding, even as it continues to spend in traditional aerospace, defense, and construction markets. This is a great opportunity to connect in person and explore the significant legal issues impacting companies in the Denver area doing business with federal, state, and local governments. 

The Masters Institute in Government Contracting is a specially conceived, advanced program in government contracting. Crowell is proud to be part of the Masters’ program faculty which is hosted and organized by Federal Publications Seminars.

Crowell’s Carina Federico will be a moderator at ABA’s May Tax Meeting in Washington, DC from May 2-4. Carina will moderate the panel More Data, More Problems? Information Overload for Legal and Tax Practitioners on May 3 at 12:00 pm EST. This panel will explore the myriad consequences of big data, with a particular emphasis on the use of data for tax research, fact development, and news gathering.

Crowell & Moring Partners Christopher Flynn and Kelly Hightower Hibbert, members of the firm's Health Care Group, will be speaking at the 15th Annual Advanced Forum on Managed Care Disputes and Litigation, taking place from May 2nd-3rd in Chicago.

ACI’s Advanced Forum on Managed Care Disputes and Litigation offers an unparalleled learning experience, specifically designed for the MCO legal community. Attend and develop winning legal strategies and business best practices for claims management from our esteemed faculty of outside counsel, in-house lawyers, and executives.

Please join us for an ArabArb cocktail reception, sponsored by Crowell & Moring. ArabArb is a global independent association that aims to unite and serve the arbitration community with roots, affinity, or interest in the Arab World. 

Crowell will be hosting Women in Licensing with guest panelist Sally Ourieff to discuss The Art of the Difficult Conversation. 

Most CLE programs for transactional finance lawyers focus on substantive law concepts. Rarely does a CLE program for up and coming transactional lawyers focus on how to manage and close a deal. Understanding and managing the ebbs and flows of a finance transaction are critical skills to be mastered by lawyers who are targeting a transactional practice career path. How better to brush up on these skills, or hear about them for the first time, than to participate in a dialogue with seasoned finance transaction professionals? This program will provide insights and answer your questions through round table style dialogue using examples that will illustrate successful management practices and highlight how to avoid unfortunate miscues. We look forward to engaging with you, both in person and virtually.

Crowell & Moring Senior Counsel Kristy Wrigley-Durer, a member of the firm's Tax and Health Care Groups, will be speaking at the AHLA Health Care Transactions Conference, taking place April 15-17, 2024 in Nashville, TN. Her presentation, "Don't be a Deal Killer!  Best Practices for Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation in Mergers & Acquisitions," will take place at 1:30 p.m. CT. 

“Litigation financing” is really just . . . “financing.” And it's not just for “plaintiff firms” anymore. As more AmLaw 200 firms take on plaintiff-side cases, they turn to financing to pay their hourly rates or reduce the risk of litigating long-term, complex cases. Some firms encourage their clients to obtain financing, while others need financing to take on contingency matters. Litigation funding is a significant force in the civil litigation landscape that all practitioners need to understand.

Nicole Sayegh Succar will be speaking on a panel at ACI’s 24th National Forum on Prepaid Accounts Compliance in New York on April 8th 2024. The panel will cover recent developments in AML & Sanctions and how lessons from those developments should inform compliance enhancements in the prepaid space and the fintech/payments space more generally.

On April 5, Cheryl Falvey will speak on, "IoT Consumer Products Safety Issues.” This session will explore how products connect to the internet and gather, use and store data, how to mitigate the risks of potential safety and security issues and how to ensure product designs have adequate protections to meet current standards of care.  

Practising Law Institute (PLI) is a nonprofit learning organization dedicated to keeping attorneys and other professionals at the forefront of knowledge and expertise.

This is an invite-only client event.

Would you replace a human news anchor by synthetic animation? Would you use AI-generated music for a commercial, for a documentary or for a feature film? Would you have an AI tool write a first draft of an article or, inversely, edit and correct human copy? Would you have an AI make the first selection of among hundreds of scenarios? Or would you trust it to pick the ingredients for a hit series? Would you let an AI make trailers and thumbnails of a new series for the socials? Would you have your subscribers chat to an AI to process their complaints?

Crowell & Moring Partner Jennie VonCannon, a member of the firm's Privacy & Cybersecurity and White Collar and Regulatory Enforcement Groups, will be speaking at the ACC Foundation's 2024 Cybersecurity Summit, taking place in Los Angeles. Her panel, "GenAI & Cybersecurity-Integrating Cyber Risk into your AI Governance Strategy," will take place at 2:00 PM PST.

This session will include a dynamic panel that covers the importance of Generative AI (GenAI). The panelists will explain how to best leverage GenAI across your practice while mitigating the associated risks. They will provide practical tips for in-house counsel and other teams to improve efficiency and streamline operations through the use of technology. They will also share proven templates and other guidance for establishing effective AI policies.

Cybersecurity touches every aspect of consumer and corporate culture, and vulnerabilities present grave financial, legal, and reputational risks. Preventing, preparing for, and responding to data breaches in real time are chief concerns in today’s workforce. This conference programming will keep you apprised of the latest threats and innovations through educational sessions with leading subject matter experts. These learning opportunities will complement your broad understanding of cybersecurity strategies and principles, enabling you to become a more well-rounded, focused, and effective practitioner. This conference is geared towards law firms, corporations, and government officials.