Past Events

Many government entities and nonprofit organizations are unaware of what intellectual property they have and how important it is to protect it. With e-commerce and the internet presence of these entities rapidly growing, it is more important than ever to understand the risks of not protecting your proprietary materials, content, name, trademarks, and other intellectual property.

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

McDonald Hopkins' Blair Dawson and Sean Bowen will be presenting as part of a virtual event presented by Halfmoon Education Inc.

As summer heats up, so does the ever-changing and often unpredictable employment law landscape. Employers continue to face new challenges and need to equip themselves with an understanding of how new legislation, guidance, and employment law trends impact their workplace. 

McDonald Hopkins' Amy Willey will be presenting as part of a panel on Paths to Scalability for MBE Firms as part of this virtual event presented by the Ohio MBDA Business Center, OMSDC, and ACR Capital. 

This webinar sheds light on the intricacies involved in DIP financing.

McDonald Hopkins' Michelle Kantor will be speaking at the Southwest Regional Technical Workshop as part of this live and virtual event presented by the Society of American Military Engineers.

McDonald Hopkins' Dave Kall will be speaking at the Medtech startup symposium as part of this live event presented by the Project Medtech. 

McDonald Hopkins' Dave Cupar will be presenting on intellectual property strategies to protect your innovations as part of this virtual event presented by MAGNET.

McDonald Hopkins' Spencer Pollock will be presenting as part of a panel on cloud based incident response at the NetDiligence Cyber Risk Summit in Philadelphia. 

Backing up your data is quite easy, but is it secure enough to survive an attack? Many companies are finding out the hard way that just backing up their data isn't enough. They need to have a disaster recovery plan and an incident response plan in place to follow after a suspected data breach.

Federal government laws are constantly changing, and compliance is crucial to maintain you small business certifications and to successfully comply with government contract requirements.

McDonald Hopkins' Elliot Raff will be presenting on surviving a DOL cybersecurity audit as part of this virtual conference presented by NJCPA.

McDonald Hopkins' Christine Czuprynski will be speaking on mitigating cybersecurity risks in automation and engineering as part of this virtual event presented by SAE Cleveland.

This webinar takes the audience through the basic elements of a Chapter 11 plan, how a plan proponent (usually but not always the debtor) seeks to confirm a plan, and how objectors can try to defeat confirmation.

Elizabeth Sullivan and Emily Johnson will lead the presentation "What to Know About Operating Clinical Laboratories – Nuts and Bolts" at the Healthcare Compliance Symposium 2022  presented by First Healthcare Compliance on April 28, 2022.

McDonald Hopkins' Healthcare attorneys Elizabeth Sullivan, Richard Cooper and Emily Johnson will be presenting multiple sessions as part of this live event at the Executive War College in New Orleans, Louisiana. 

Spencer Pollock will be serving as a member of the faculty at the American Bar Association's Tips Section Conference April 27-30 at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore Inner Harbor. 

Pollock will feature as one of four speakers on the  "Nextgen Privacy: Going Above and Beyond PHI and PII Cybersecurity and Data Privacy" panel from 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday, April 27. 

McDonald Hopkins' Dominic Paluzzi will be speaking on ransomware attacks as part of this virtual event at the 2022 Incident Response Forum Masterclass.

Aerospace supply chain restructuring strategies translated from automotive solutions.

McDonald Hopkins' Scott Opincar will be moderating a panel discussing what's next for workouts and recapitalization as part of this live event presented by the TMA Northern Ohio Chapter. 

Potential acquisitions of targets require private equity firms to spend significant resources on financial, operational, and legal due diligence. McDonald Hopkins' Private Equity Practice Group understands that mitigating risk and identifying value is paramount to the success of any investment. Two areas that require review during any transaction process are data privacy and intellectual property.

Join us for an overview of the latest developments related to Environmental Justice, EPA Regulations, the Infrastructure Act, and how they could affect your business and your profits.

McDonald Hopkins member Mike Witzke will be presenting "What Should I Be Aware of in the Current Income and Estate Planning Environment?" at the Exit Planning Institute Southeast Michigan Chapter's Business Owner Forum: Building Towards a Successful 2022.

Session 4, featuring Witzke and fellow presenter Stephen Skok of Doeren Mayhew, will be held from 4 to 4:45 p.m. ET on March 10.

Earlier this month the U.S. Treasury Department issued its final rule governing the use of state, county and local government funding under the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), the Biden administration’s signature COVID-19 relief bill. The rule finalizes government’s use of $350 billion in ARPA money set aside under a portion of the aid package known as the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF).

Ransomware attacks are becoming rampant, and cyber criminals are growing increasingly more savvy and bold in their demand requests. Now more than ever, data privacy should be a top priority for every business and organization - do you know what to do if you are attacked? What coverage options will help protect you? 

McDonald Hopkins' Marc Carmel will be a panelist discussing the finance industry as part of In-House Connect's IHC Advantage Series.

Businesses and individuals today face growing scrutiny from regulators and agencies at all levels of government. Regulatory actions are now increasingly becoming investigative – and enforcement actions and prosecutions are increasing.

McDonald Hopkins' Rick Hindmand will be speaking on remote patient monitoring (RPM) as part of this CLE video webinar hosted by Strafford. 

Plenty has happened as the world adjusted to life during the COVID-19 pandemic. The healthcare industry has been hit the hardest with new legislature, technology and procedural issues. As we come to grips with our new normal, we look ahead at the challenges we will continue to face.

McDonald Hopkins is partnering with Goodman Venegas to host a Cybersecurity Workshop covering the proper response to a cyber attack. This event, previously scheduled for in-person, is being moved to a virtual webinar.

McDonald Hopkins is a proud sponsor of the 2022 Ohio Business Tax Conference, at which several of our attorneys are speakers.

In this webinar hosted by Wolf Hill Group, Wolf Hill Group President Tara Kochis and McDonald Hopkins' James Giszczak will have an interactive discussion on “The Future of Workplace Security: A Cybersecurity Attorney’s Perspective."

IPLAC and Symposium Committee Leaders Jim Muraff and McDonald Hopkins member Steve Rosenfeld are participating in the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago's Annual IP Symposium.

Wire fraud losses are on the rise worldwide, costing unsuspecting companies millions of dollars in what is often the result of a single lapse in awareness. The good news is that these losses, with appropriate safeguards, are largely preventable. When a loss does occur, if the mistake is noted and acted upon in a timely manner, fraudulent wire transfers are often recovered.

McDonald Hopkins' Craig Distel is speaking at the National Construction Defect Conference in November on construction defects in a post-Surfside building collapse world.

McDonald Hopkins' Jim Giszczak, Member and Chair of the Litigation Department and Co-Chair of the firm's national Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice Group, is moderating a cybersecurity panel during the ILN 2021 Fall Virtual Conference.

The construction industry isn't immune to the challenges presented by the lingering COVID pandemic, especially in the public realm. From supply chain issues, to labor and union negotiations, there are many pitfalls to be aware of when entering into a contract for any construction work.

McDonald Hopkins' Michelle Kantor, Chair of the firm's Federal and Local Government Contracting & Procurement practice group, is speaking at a webinar hosted by the American Indian Chamber Education Fund and the American Indian Chamber of Commerce California.

McDonald Hopkins' Ryan Neumeyer will present at the Ohio Grocers Associations' Fall Conference.

McDonald Hopkins' attorney Mike Riley will participate on a panel discussion along with Gary Zwick (Walter | Haverfield) and David Lenz (Schneider Smeltz Spieth Bell) and will be sharing their insights on planned giving.

McDonald Hopkins' Courtney Tito is presenting on "How to navigate the recovery audit and denied claims process" at the American Vein and Lymphatic Society's annual congress.

McDonald Hopkins member Dominic Paluzzi to join How 2020 has blurred attorney client privilege in incident response Panel Session.

McDonald Hopkins' Karina Conley will present at the Tri State Occupational Medicine Associations' 2021 Annual Conference.

McDonald Hopkins' Dominic Paluzzi is presenting on recent supply chain cyber incidents during this session of the Privacy + Security Forum.

If a vendor you do business with suffers a data breach, it opens the door for your information to be compromised. Similarly, if your business is hacked, your concern should extend to your vendors' data, too. Now more than ever, data privacy should be a top priority for every business and organization - do you know what to do if you are attacked? Who should be your first call?

NGCLA Presents: A Live Lunch & Learn Case Study

This webinar will cover a LIVE case study regarding a directional drilling incident.

Healthcare delivery is being transformed by new players, including consumer product giants that are rapidly expanding into innovative virtual healthcare modalities such as telehealth and remote patient monitoring.Our panel of industry experts will share insights on emerging digital health players and their new and upcoming innovative healthcare product and service delivery models.

McDonald Hopkins' public law attorney, Amanda Gordon, will discuss the effects of lakefront erosion along with Jim Park, Coastal Engineer, Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources, Office of Coastal Management at this in person event on Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 3pm ET.

McDonald Hopkins' Emily Johnson is a panelist for this Dark Daily webinar.