2024 SABA North America Annual Conference
Presented by South Asian Bar Association of North America
The South Asian Bar Association of North America’s (SABA-NA) Annual Conference is a professional development and networking event for South Asian lawyers in North America. This year, the in-person Annual Conference will take place at the Hilton Toronto in Toronto, ON from July 11-14, 2024. The Annual Conference includes several days of activities ranging from professional and networking development, cultural engagement and celebration, to substantive legal programming, all set over a celebratory backdrop of food, entertainment, and social events with a unique South Asian flavor.
Featured JAMS Panel #1:
Legal and Commercial Frontiers in Sports, Gambling, Media and Bollywood
Friday, July 12, 2024
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Featured JAMS Panelist: Hon. Justice Hugh L. Fraser (Ret.), O.C., FCIArb, FCollArb
This panel will look at the sports, gambling, media, and Bollywood industries to discuss the following: (a) the intersection of legal and commercial realities within these industries; (2) the evolving nature of media rights and representation in sports and Bollywood; and (3) the art of strategic deal-making and contract negotiation, all for a global audience.
Featured JAMS Panel #2:
Decoding Workplace Investigations involving DEI issues
Friday, July 12, 2024
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Featured JAMS Panelist: Shirish Gupta
This panel will focus on the complex nature of workplace investigations involving concerns around DEI and Microaggressions. The panel will offer practical frameworks and best practices to effectively conduct such workplace investigations. Key topics that will be covered include: (1) recognizing nuances, impact, and manifestations of DEI issues; (2) best practices for conducting fair, impartial, and comprehensive investigations; (3) strategies to identify, address, and prevent microaggressions; (4) overcoming obstacles and biases in workplace investigations; and (5) strategies to cultivate inclusive environments.
Featured JAMS Panel #3:
Grappling with the Employment Ramifications of speech in today's world
Saturday, July 13, 2024
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Featured JAMS Panelist: Denise Langford Morris, Retired Judge, Oakland County Circuit Court
Recent and ongoing geopolitical events have triggered polarizing opinions that are difficult to publicly debate without ramifications. In the age of social media and “cancel culture,” this panel will assess how (a) North American employers can fairly allow space for respectful debate and the exercise of first amendment rights, even outside the workplace, and (b) employees and applicants for employment can exercise their rights and express their opinions respectfully, while having a firm grasp of the explicit and implicit employment consequences of their speech.
Featured People
- Banking
- Business Commercial
- Employment Law
- Entertainment & Sports
- Estate Probate Trusts
- Higher Education & Title IX
- International & Cross Border
- Personal Injury
- Professional Liability
- Real Property
- Antitrust & Competition
- Banking
- Business Commercial
- Civil Rights
- Construction Defect
- Employment Law
- Entertainment & Sports
- Financial Markets
- Franchise & Distribution Law
- Health Care
- Higher Education & Title IX
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property
- International & Cross Border
- Personal Injury
- Professional Liability
- Real Property
- Securities
- Smart Contracts & Blockchain
- Business Commercial
- Class Action & Mass Tort
- Employment Law
- Entertainment & Sports
- Governmental & Public Agency
- Higher Education & Title IX
- Product Liability
- Real Property