Events

Join a conversation with Heather Morse, McGlinchey Stafford's Chief Business Development Officer in a JD Supra Webinar on September 12, 2024.

Members of McGlinchey's Financial Services Litigation and Labour and Employment teams will present at the 18th Annual Employment Practices Liability Insurance ExecuSummit - Fall Session in Uncasville, CT.

Members of McGlinchey’s Financial Institutions Compliance and Enterprise Litigation and Investigations teams will participate in multiple sessions during the upcoming Mortage Bankers Association (MBA) Compliance and Risk Management Conference (CRMC) in Washington, DC.

Member Stefanie Deka (Cleveland) will present an NBI CLE entitled "Foreclosure Rights and Defenses" on September 20, 2024.

Associate Justin K. Sauls (Dallas) is presenting the "Fair Credit Reporting Act Update" at the 20th Annual TexasBarCLE Advanced Consumer & Commercial Law on September 13, 2024.

Member Jeff Barringer (Albany) will join a panel presentation, "Legislative Lobbying 101 & Ask the Experts," at the New York Mortgage Bankers Association (NYMBA) 10th Anniversary Convention on September 6, 2024, in Verona, New York.

Member Jim Sandy (Cleveland) will co-present a Strafford webinar on “Mass Arbitration Logistics: New JAMS, AAA Rules, Fees; Process Arbitrators; Batching; Streamlining Tactics” on August 22, 2024.

Member Robert Savoie (Cleveland) will join the “Industry Panel” at the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators (AARMR) Annual Regulatory Conference & Training in New Orleans, Louisiana, on August 8, 2024.

Chief Business Development Officer Heather Morse will participate in a panel presentation at the Answering Legal Summer Reboot Camp 2024, "Discussing the Current State of Legal Marketing & What Comes Next," on August 14, 2024.

Member Jim Milano (Washington, DC) will join the "Shared Appreciation Panel" at the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators (AARMR) Annual Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, on August 7, 2024.

Member Susan Desmond (New Orleans) will present an Aurora Webinar, “Navigating Mental Health FMLA and ADA Claims,” on July 16, 2024.

Member Jim Milano (Washington, DC) will join an American Bar Association (ABA) Consumer Financial Services Committee webinar, "What's Next for the CFPB After Victory at the Supreme Court," on June 26, 2024.

Member Marshall Grodner (Baton Rouge) is co-presenting a Strafford webinar, "UCC3 Financing Statement Amendments: Avoiding Loss of Lien Perfection or Priority," on June 20th, 2024.

Member Jim Sandy (Cleveland) is presenting a Federal Bar Association webinar "Mastering Arbitration Agreements: Creation, Claims, Class and Collective Waivers, and Ethical Hearings," on June 20, 2024.

Member Susan Desmond (New Orleans) will present a GRC Educators Webinar, "Handling FMLA Abuse," on June 25, 2024.

Member Mag Bickford (New Orleans) will co-present "Personal & Professional Equilibrium: Balancing Physical Health & Career Demands" at the 2024 Power Up: Women's Leadership Conference on June 6, 2024, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Members of McGlinchey’s Financial Institutions Compliance team will participate in multiple sessions during the upcoming National Council of Higher Education Resources (NCHER) Annual Conference in Clearwater, Florida.

Member Susan Desmond (New Orleans) will present an Aurora Training Advantage Live Webinar, "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)'s Pregnancy Compliance," on June 11, 2024.

Member Susan Desmond (New Orleans) will present a GRC Educators Webinar, "Documenting Misconduct That Will Stand Up In Court," on May 15, 2024.

Member Amy Greenwood-Field (Washington, DC) will participate in a panel at CrossTech FinTech Payments 2024 entitled "Compliance Discussion Forum: Global Compliance Trends and Future Regulatory Outlook for Cross-Border Fintech," in New York City on May 23, 2024.

Of Counsel Michael Blumenthal (Cleveland) will co-present "Protecting Against Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS) Liabilities in M+A Transactions and Property Transfers" at the American Conference Institute (ACI)'s Summit on PFAS Regulation, Compliance, and Litigation.

Member Jason Bischel (Cleveland) will join a panel presentation, "The Long and Winding Road - The Latest in Legal,"

Members of McGlinchey’s Financial Institutions Compliance team will participate in multiple sessions during the upcoming CCFL Spring Consumer Financial Services Conference in Chicago, Illinois.

Members Susan Desmond (New Orleans) and Marcelle Mouledoux (New Orleans) will present the "Sexual Assault & Sexual Harassment Panel" at Marine Industry Day 2024 on May 10, 2024.

Member JP Perrault (Baton Rouge) will present "What's Insurance? Insurance for Non-Insurance Lawyers," at the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association Legal Forum on May 7, 2024, in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Members of McGlinchey’s Financial Institutions Compliance, Financial Services Litigation, and Enterprise Litigation and Investigations teams will participate in multiple sessions during the upcoming Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance (LIRC) Conference in San Diego.

McGlinchey was proud to partner with InsureTechATX to offer intensive learning and actionable insight on the latest developments in InsurTech and insurance compliance and regulation during our first Insurance Symposium on April 16, 2024, in Austin, Texas.

Attorneys Daniel Shortt (Seattle) and David Waxman (Cleveland) are presenting "Operational Concerns in a Maturing Market" at Innovation CannaTech in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, on April 30, 2024.

Associate Andrew Albritton (New Orleans) will join a panel presentation, "LGBTQIA+ Lawyering Perspectives," hosted by Tulane Law School and OUTLaw on April 15, 2024, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Member Aaron Kouhoupt (Cleveland) will co-present "Getting to Know FedNow, Now," on April 22, 2024, as part of the American Fintech Council (A

Member Amy Greenwood-Field (Washington, DC) will join a panel presentation, "The State of Regulated Money Transmission," at the Conference of State Bank Supervisors on May 5, 2024, in Washington, DC.

Member Heidi Urness (Seattle) will join a panel presentation, "Empowering Women: Navigating the Path to Capital," at MJ Unpacked in Atlantic City on April 10, 2024.

Member Perry Salzhauer (Seattle) is presenting "Psychedelic Policy Experiments: A Snapshot of the State Laboratories," at the Psychedelic Law Summit on April 11, 2024.

Strategic Operations Administrator Jessica VanTroost will present "Pole Position: Navigating the Updated President’s Award of Excellence and Other Chapter Awards" at the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) Essentials of Chapter Leadership on March 28, 2024.

Strategic Operations Administrator Jessica VanTroost will present "To the World You May Be One Person, But To One Person You May Be The World" at the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) Association Leadership Institute on March 16, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois.

Of Counsel Hillel Frankel (Nashville) will moderate a panel, "Music Contracts Demystified: Legal Perspectives for Navigating the Music Industry," hosted by the Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville (ABC) and the Country Music Association on April 18, 2024.

Member Mike Rubin (Baton Rouge) will participate in an American Bar Association (ABA) webinar titled “Ethical Negotiations: Navigating the Gray Areas” on April 10, 2024.

Member Jeff Barringer (Albany) will present "Taxes, Titles, and Financing: Consumer Options for Manufactured Housing" at the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Congress and Expo on April 4, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Member Angie Christina will participate in a panel presentation '"Wouldn't It Be Nice': Professionalism," at the New Orleans Bar Association (NOBA) Bench Bar Conference on March 22, 2024, in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

Associate Daniel Shortt (Seattle) will present an American Bar Association Associate Daniel Shortt (Seattle) will present an American Bar Association (ABA) webinar, "Create Engaging Digital Content," on March 27, 2024.

Member Perry Salzhauer and Associate Daniel Shortt (Seattle) will join a panel presentation webinar, "Cannabis Law 2024," for the National Business Institute (NBI) on April 16, 2024.

Seattle attorneys Perry Salzhauer and Daniel Shortt will join a panel presentation webinar, "Marijuana Business Law in Montana," for the National Business Institute (NBI) on March 25, 2024.

Member Marcelle Mouledoux (New Orleans) will join a panel presentation, "Ethics – Potential Pitfalls of Internal Investigations," at Tulane's 30th Biennial Admiralty Law Institute on March 22, 2024.

Member Jim Sandy (Cleveland) will present a Strafford webinar, "Class Action Defense: Containing the High Cost of Mass Arbitration; Challenges to Batching and Bellwether Procedures," on April 25, 2024.

Members of McGlinchey’s Corporate/Real Estate team will participate in multiple sessions during the upcoming Federation of Regulatory Counsel (FORC) Insurance Seminar in Phoenix, Arizona.

Member Tarush R. Anand (Houston) will participate in a panel discussion on "The Use of a Courtesy Defense for Former Employee Depositions and Trial Testimony" during the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC) 2024 Winter Meeting in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Member Jim Sandy (Cleveland) will present "The CFPB and Foreclosure: Latest Guidance, Areas of Scrutiny, and More" at the National Business Institute's (NBI) Webcam Event Foreclosure 2024: Rules, Regulations, and Case Law on March 5, 2024.

Member Benjamin P. Lajoie and Associate Greg Scialabba will present an In-House Connect Webinar, "Good Deals Gone Bad for In-House Counsel: How In-House Counsel Need to Navigate Commercial Matters Headed for Litigation," on February 28, 2024. Benjamin and Greg will review strategic insights and tactical considerations to help resolve contract disputes and remedy good deals “gone bad.”

Of Counsel Sanford Shatz and Associate Zeeshan Iqbal (Irvine) will present “California Legislative Review: A Discussion of the New Laws (and Regulations) that Impact California's Banking and Lending Industries” for the Orange County Bar Association Banking & Lending Section in Newport Beach, California, on February 20, 2024.

Members of Enterprise Litigation and Investigations, Labour and Employment, and Corporate and Real Estate teams will participate in multiple sessions during the ALM PropertyCasualty360 Complex Claims & Litigation Forum in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Members of the Financial Institutions Compliance team will participate in multiple sessions during the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System (NMLS) Conference in San Antonio, Texas.

Member Jason Bischel (Cleveland) will present "Regulatory Reckoning: Steering the Future of Vehicle Finance" at the 2024 AFSA Vehicle Finance Conference.

On January 30, 2024, Member Jim Sandy (Cleveland) will participate in a webcast hosted by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI) on "Debt Collection and Loan Servicing – Fundamental and Emerging Issues."

Ohio is an emerging market for the cannabis industry. From banking to finance to the legal and real estate sector, what opportunities will the business of cannabis present for all industries in the state? Justice Brandeis wrote in his dissent in the 1932 case of New State Ice Co. v. Liebmann that a “state may, ifMore

Cleveland Members Aaron Kouhoupt and Robert Savoie will present "Looking West to the US: Launching a Regulated Business in the US" at Osborne Clarke's Future of Financial Services Week 2024 on February 6, 2024, in London, United Kingdom.

On Wednesday, January 24, Member Heidi Urness will join a panel on "State Law Receiverships as a Bankruptcy Alternative and a Necessity for Cannabis-Related Businesses" during the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) Caribbean Insolvency Symposium.

Member Jim Sandy and Associate Paul Lysobey will co-present “Regulatory Pulse: Exploring Consumer Finance Updates and Trends,” a Knowledge Webcasts webinar on January 25, 2024.

Member Kelly Lipinski (Cleveland) and Of Counsel Katherine Romano Schnack (Cleveland) will present a “Year in Review and Outlook for 2024” for the National Council of Higher Education Resources (NCHER) on January 4, 2023.

Associate Daniel Shortt (Seattle) is co-presenting "Beyond the Hysteria – Real-Life Implications of Descheduling/Rescheduling Cannabis in the Legal Marketplace" at Washington CannaBusiness Association (WACA) Business of Cannabis: 2023 Symposium on December 11, 2023.

Member Joe Apatov (Fort Lauderdale) is presenting a Strafford webinar, "Striking Class Allegations Pre-Certification: Legal Standards, Grounds to Strike, Recent Trends, Best Practices," on December 14, 2023.

Member Jim Sandy (Cleveland) will co-present “Ohio Collection Law: The Ultimate Guide,” a National Business Institute (NBI) webinar on December 11, 2023.

Of Counsel Chase Stoecker (Fort Lauderdale) and Associate Andrew Albritton (New Orleans) will present a Law Practice CLE webinar, "Cannabis in the Workplace," on December 13, 2023.

Member Marshall Grodner (Baton Rouge) will co-present "Discovering NFTs: What Your Company Needs to Know About NFTs in 2023," a Practicing Law Institute (PLI) Webinar on December 11, 2023.

Member Sanford Shatz (Irvine) will join a panel “California Legislative Update” at the California Mortgage Bankers Association (CMBA) Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance Conference on December 12, 2023.

Member Mike Rubin (Baton Rouge) will present "The Ethics of Appellate Advocacy in Civil Cases" during LSU Law's Inaugural Appellate Practice Conference on Friday, November 17, 2023.

Member Heidi Urness (Seattle) will moderate a "Regulations & Licensing" panel, and Of Counsel, David Waxman (Cleveland) and Associate Daniel Shortt (Seattle) will join as panelists at the second National Interdisciplinary Cannabis Symposium in Portland, Oregon, on December 3, 2023.

Senior Communications and Public Relations Manager Lauren Michaud Knotts (Baton Rouge) and Director of Marketing, Branding, and Communications Mary Pendarvis (New Orleans) will present "Cracking the Content Creation Code: Unlock Strategies for Success" to the Baton Rouge and New Orleans Chapters of the Legal Marketing Association (LMA) on November 13, 2023.

Members of McGlinchey’s Financial Institutions Compliance teams will participate in multiple sessions during the upcoming American Fintech Council (AFC) Policy Summit on November 14, 2023, in Washington, DC.

McGlinchey attorneys are presenting a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Program to the Louisiana Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) on November 3, 2023, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Members Kelly Lipinski (Cleveland) and Katherine Romano Schnack (Cleveland) will present a session on "Current CFPB Initiatives" at the National Council of Higher Education Resources (NCHER) 2023 Fall Legal Meeting, hosted by McGlinchey in our New Orleans offices on November 7, 2023.

Members of McGlinchey’s Financial Institutions Compliance and Financial Services Litigation teams will participate in multiple sessions during the upcoming Conference on Consumer Finance Law (CCFL) Fall Consumer Financial Services Conference

Members of McGlinchey's Financial Institutions Compliance and Labor and Employment teams will participate in multiple sessions during the upcoming INFiN Money Trends 2023 Conference in Austin, Texas.

On Thursday, October 26, 2023, Hillel Frankel, Of Counsel in McGlinchey's Nashville office, will join a panel on "Artists, Bands, and Brands" during NOLA MusiCon, a unique music industry conference held in New Orleans.

Member Amy Greenwood-Field (Washington, DC) will participate in three panels during CrossTech World 2023 in Miami, Florida, November 14-15, 2023.

Member Jim Sandy (Cleveland) will present "It’s in the Contract: Compelling Arbitration in the Collections Context" at The Association of Credit and Collection Professionals (ACA) International's 2023 Fall Forum on November 9, 2023.

Member Mark Edelman (Cleveland) will moderate a panel, "Practical Tips and Advice for Better Compliance," at the 2023 Auto Finance Summit on October 31, 2023.

Member Jim Sandy (Cleveland) will co-present "Complex Issues in Foreclosure," a National Business Institute (NBI) webinar on Thursday, October 26, 2023.

Michael Blumenthal and David Waxman (Cleveland) presented on PFAS Mitigation Strategies and the Regulatory Environment at the 2023 International Elastomer Conference in Cleveland, Ohio, October 17-18, 2023.

Member Kelly Lipinski (Cleveland) will co-present a section on "Consumer Financial Services - Auto Finance" on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, during the Practising Law Institute (PLI) Consumer Financial Services 101 2023.

Three McGlinchey will present during the American Bar Association's (ABA) Business Law 2023 Fall Meeting at the Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk in Chicago, Illinois, September 7-9, 2023.

Two McGlinchey attorneys will present during the MBA Compliance and Risk Management Conference in Washington, DC, September 10-12, 2023.

Of Counsel Paul Kellogg and Associate Louis Rossitto (Houston) are presenting "Home Equity Update" at the Southwest Association of Bank Counsel's 2023 Annual Legal Conference on September 27, 2023, in Denver, Colorado.

Senior Communications and Public Relations Manager Lauren Michaud Knotts (Baton Rouge) will join a panel presentation, "Modernize Your Media Strategy: Five Aspects of Law Firm PR to Update for 2023 and Beyond," at 2023 Legal Marketing Association Southwest (LMASW) Regional Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana on September 14, 2023.

Complementary to compliance, due diligence is an extremely important part of cannabis banking. Beneficial ownership and layered legal entity structures are two hot topics; what else should an FI look for when onboarding a CRB? What about ongoing due diligence after a CRB is onboarded? On Thursday, September 21, 2023, Co-Chair of McGlinchey’s Cannabis industry group, Heidi Urness (Seattle), will join a panel, "CRB Due Diligence for Banking Executives," during the PBC Conference in Washington, DC.

Marshall Grodner (Baton Rouge) will participate in a Strafford CLE panel webinar on Tuesday, August 29, 2023, for real estate practitioners offering guidance on giving and reviewing opinion letters relating to Uniform Commercial Code matters.

The final installment in McGlinchey’s Deep Dive Series covering all things payments is a client-only CLE webinar featuring attorneys from McGlinchey’s Financial Institutions Compliance team.

Of Counsel Chase Stoecker (Fort Lauderdale) and Associate Andrew Albritton (New Orleans) will present a My CLE Webinar, "Cannabis in the Workplace," on August 17, 2023.

Join McGlinchey and FS Vector for a discussion and Q&A on the licensing and compliance requirements and practical considerations for money transmitter licensees.

Member Sanford Shatz and Associate Zeeshan Iqbal (Irvine) will present “A Review of the United States & California Supreme Court's Cases Impacting the Banking & Lending Industries” for the Orange County Bar Association Banking & Lending Section in Newport Beach, California, on August 15, 2023.

Strategic Operations Administrator Jessica VanTroost will participate in two panel discussions during the Assocation of Legal Administrators (ALA) Chapter Leadership Institute (CLI) in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Member Jim Sandy (Cleveland), Of Counsel David Waxman (Cleveland), and Of Counsel Chase Stoecker (Fort Lauderdale) will participate in two sessions at the Midwest Cannatech Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, on June 28, 2023.

On Thursday, June 22, 2023, Heidi Urness (Seattle) will present "Marketing Mistakes That Can Be Canna-strophic" during the 2023 Cannabis Marketing Summit in Denver, Colorado.

Member Jim Sandy (Cleveland) will co-present a Federal Bar Association webinar, "A Contract Within a Contract: Practical Tips and Pointers to Compelling Arbitration," on July 14, 2023.

Member Kelly Lipinski (Cleveland) will present "CFPB Oversight: Examinations, Areas of Focus, and What Should Keep You Up at Night" at the 2023 Student Loan Servicing (SLSA) Alliance Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado.

Member Kelly Lipinski (Cleveland) will moderate "Ask the Attorneys" and join a panel on "The Role and Priorities of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in Higher Education Financing" at the National Council of Higher Education Resources (NCHER) Annual Conference.

Member Marshall Grodner (Baton Rouge) is co-presenting a Strafford Webinar, "Structuring Opinions of Counsel in Real Estate Finance Transactions," on May 31, 2023.

Member Jim Milano (Washington, DC) will join a panel, "Increasing Access to Alternatives to Stick Built Housing," at the Forum on Affordable Housing & Community Development Law 2023 Annual Meeting on May 25, 2023, in Washington, DC.

“Attorney-Client Privilege, In re Grand Jury, and Dual-Purpose Communications,” Boston Bar Association, May 11, 2023

Member Aaron Kouhoupt (Cleveland) will present "Coming to America: Regulatory Considerations and Solutions" at the Money 20/20 Conference on June 7, 2023, in Amsterdam.