Past Events

In this day and age, it is not a matter of if, but when, a cyber attack will disrupt your business. One way to lessen the blow is to be prepared and have a informative plan in place that outlines what to do and when.

Join us in Cleveland or via live webcast for an insightful conversation with three university presidents - Dr. Laura Bloomberg, Cleveland State University; Dr. Tim Collins, Walsh University; and Dr. Todd Diacon, Kent State University.

McDonald Hopkins' Spencer Pollock will be presenting as part of a panel on "Cyber in the Insurance Industry" at the Big I Rhode Island Annual Convention.

McDonald Hopkins' Colin Battersby will be presenting as part of a panel during this live in-person event presented by Exterro.

McDonald Hopkins' Spencer Pollock will be presenting at the 2024 Tampa Bay Association for Financial Professionals Annual Treasury & Financial Forum.

McDonald Hopkins' Blair Dawson will be presenting as part of a panel on "Preparing for a Cyber Incident: Critical Components and People" during a virtual webinar presented by Artic Wolf.

McDonald Hopkins' Spencer Pollock will be presenting on "Navigating the Complexity of Compliance with Privacy Laws" at the IT Nation Secure Conference in Orlando, Florida. 

McDonald Hopkins' Dave Gunning will be presenting on "the Overview of Office and Retail Leases" during this webinar presented by MyLawCLE.

McDonald Hopkins' Teresa Metcalf Beasley will be presenting as part of a panel at the 2024 cleveland.com Women's Summit on May 14.

McDonald Hopkins' Jack Spencer moderated this panel discussion on the process for getting retained as a professional in a chapter 11 case. 

McDonald Hopkins' Heather Shumaker, Donald Brewer, and Kate Jarrett Furstenau will be presenting at this in-person event sponsored by the ACC of Michigan.

McDonald Hopkins' Jane Pine Wood will be presenting as part of a panel on "Prepare Your Playbook to Obtain FDA Approval for Your Laboratory Developed Tests" at the 2024 Executive War College.

McDonald Hopkins' Elizabeth Sullivan, Christal Contini, and Emily Johnson will be presenting different workshop as part of a panel on "Laboratory & Pathology Merger & Acquisition" at the 2024 Executive War College.

McDonald Hopkins' Christal Contini and Adam Grais will be presenting on "Utilizing Effective Tax Strategies in M&A – “F” Reorganizations and Qualified Small Business Stock" sponsored by the Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisor's Northeast Ohio Chapter.

McDonald Hopkins' Rick Hindmand will be presenting as part of a panel on "Structuring Indemnification Provisions in Business Associate Agreements: Allocating Risk in Healthcare Contracting" during a virtual webinar presented by Strafford. 

McDonald Hopkins' Donald Brewer will be presenting as part of a panel on "Managing Regulatory Investigations" at the 2024 Cybersecurity & Privacy Protection Conference hosted by Cleveland State University. 

McDonald Hopkins' Jack Spencer moderated this panel discussion on a 363 motion needs to include, the procedural requirements a debtor must satisfy to persuade a court to approve it, and the arguments that objecting parties may make in opposition.

McDonald Hopkins' Stephen Rosenfeld will be presenting on "Party Disputes: Litigation and Case Law Update for Licensing Lawyers" at this in-person and virtual seminar presented by the Practising Law Institute.

McDonald Hopkins' Marc Carmel will be presenting as part of a panel on "Insurance and Legal Finance as Two Sides of the Same Coin" at the 2024 International Legal Finance Association Conference in New York City. 

McDonald Hopkins' Peter Bernhardt will be presenting as part of a panel during this virtual session on "Family Business Litigation" at the Florida Law Con. 

McDonald Hopkins' Michael Riley will be presenting on "Future Outlook: Estate and Succession Planning" at the Ohio Court Reporters Association 2024 Annual Conference in Cleveland. 

Ensuring your company's website is accessible to everyone is both the right thing to do and a legal necessity.

McDonald Hopkins' Marc Carmel will be a guest lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania law school.

Whether your private equity firm engages in healthcare transactions on a regular basis or you are considering your first investment in the healthcare industry, it is important to consider the nuances that are unique to the healthcare sector that could ultimately impact your transaction.

Facing headwinds from a variety of sources, nonprofit institutions generally, and higher education institutions in particular, are navigating through unprecedented financial challenges.

McDonald Hopkins' Todd Baumgartner will be presenting as part of a panel on "Ideas for Succession Planning" at this in person conference presented by MAGNET. 

Join Ohio Life Sciences, McDonald Hopkins, Team NEO, Wave Strategy, and the area's life sciences community for a discussion on the Corporate Transparency Act and the impact on life science companies.

McDonald Hopkins' Blair Dawson will be a keynote speaker and also lead a session at the ChannelPro LIVE: Chicago conference on February 29.

McDonald Hopkins' Michael Wise will present as part of a panel on "Energy Development Opportunities for Distressed Properties" at the 28th Annual Ohio Energy Savings and Management Conference in Columbus Ohio.

The franchise industry will continue to be a hot business topic in the new year.

The New Year comes with new challenges as the labor and employment landscape continues to evolve. From the advancement of AI to labor negotiations to protecting your business assets, employers must gear up and be ready for whatever lies ahead, and McDonald Hopkins is here to help.

McDonald Hopkins' Rick Hindmand will be presenting as part of a panel at this virtual event presented by Strafford. 

McDonald Hopkins' Christopher Hopkins will be presenting as part of a panel at this in-person event presented by the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches. 

McDonald Hopkins' Michelle Kantor will be presenting virtually on the SBA Mentor Protégé Program Legal and Practical Issues to Drive Revenue webinar presented by the American Indian Chamber Education Fund and the Arizona Apex Accelerator. 

You are invited to a roundtable Lunch and Learn with McDonald Hopkins and the Secured Financial Network.

Erosion control is still a troublesome challenge for many Ohio homeowners who live on lake fronts, rivers and watersheds. New legislation passed in 2019 and 2021 provides funding for residents and cities in desperate need of assistance, but few know how to take advantage of it.

McDonald Hopkins is pleased to present "A Look Back at 2023 and What Lies Ahead in 2024,” a half-day educational webcast and in-person event taking place on Wednesday, December 13. 

McDonald Hopkins' Ryan Neumeyer and Julia Ross will be presenting two sessions as part of a virtual event presented by the National Business Institute.

The SEC recently released a new set of cybersecurity disclosure rules and incident response reporting requirements that organizations need to be aware of.

McDonald Hopkins' Sean Bowen, CIPP/US, will be presenting as part of a panel on "Cybersecurity Tabletop Exercises: What are they, and why should your company do them?" at the Master's Conference in Charlotte. 

McDonald Hopkins' Blair Dawson and Sean Bowen will be presenting as part of a panel on Cyber Security Issues for Engineers during this virtual event presented by HalfMoon Education Inc.

McDonald Hopkins' Michelle Kantor will be presenting as part of a panel on "Legal relief for price escalations, material shortages, and delays" at the 2023 SAME Small Business Conference in San Antonio, Texas.

McDonald Hopkin's Blair Dawson, FIP, CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM, will be presenting on "The Legal Side of Security" at the ChannelPro Defend Conference in Los Angeles.

Recreational marijuana has been a hot topic for years, and now it is finally up for approval in Ohio. There seems to be a substantial support for Issue 2, so what does that mean for local governments, employers, and employees?

As organizations shift towards the post-pandemic landscape and bring their employees back to the workplace, they face rising concerns related to accommodations.

McDonald Hopkins' Katherine Wensink will be presenting on "Legal Considerations for Trust and Estate Planning" at the ACG Cleveland WIT at Tri-C Corporate College Community Center in Warrensville Heights. 

McDonald Hopkins' Spencer Pollock, CIPP/US, CIPM, will be presenting as part of a panel on "Mapping Security Protocols to Regulatory Schemes and Insurance Requirements" at the NetDiligence Cyber Risk Summit in Beverly Hills, California. 

McDonald Hopkins' Jack Spencer will be presenting as part of a panel on "The nuts and bolts of bankruptcy law 2023: Retention" during this virtual webinar presented by Financial Poise.

McDonald Hopkins' Michael Witzke will be speaking as part of a panel on "Building Your Future-Ready Family Office: From Feasibility and Design to Implementation, Operating and Monitoring" at this in-person conference presented by Doeren Mayhew and Comerica Bank. 

McDonald Hopkins' Joshua Gadharf will be speaking as part of a panel on "Cross-border Insolvency Issues and Developments" at this in-person conference presented by the CBA Insolvency Law Section.