Employment Law in Flux: What's Keeping Counsel Up at Night?

Join JAMS and The Texas Lawbook for a timely and engaging panel discussion exploring the most pressing issues facing employment counsel today.

The conversation will feature leading voices from across the employment law landscape, including Gary Fowler (JAMS Neutral), Christian Elloie, Head of Global Employment Law and Immigration (AMD), and employment litigators Jason Boulette (Boulette Golden & Marin L.L.P.) and Austin Kaplan (Kaplan Law Firm). Gary Fowler will moderate the discussion.

Panelists will unpack key developments and challenges shaping the modern workplace, including:

• The strategic use of Early ADR to resolve and manage disputes and reduce risk
• Conducting effective investigations
• Protecting sensitive company information and trade secrets in a shifting legal environment

This collaborative program will offer practical insights and real-world takeaways for both in-house and outside counsel representing employees and employers in navigating today’s evolving employment landscape.

Ethics: Ethical considerations will include considerations as to making clear to individuals during investigation interviews who the attorney represents, role and limitations of privilege in employee investigations, considerations in providing advice to clients (whether employees or employers) as to when mediation and other ADR options are optimal, considerations as to when opposing counsel may interview former or current employees in employment litigation and ethical considerations in ADR, employee investigations, and trade secret and other employment litigation and dispute resolution.