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Employment Law Seminar
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Free
4.0 hours Illinois MCLE Credit Hours
Deadline: Monday, January 28, 2019
Join us for the FBA’s Sixth Annual Employment Law Seminar and hear from employment law experts on the ever-changing landscape of federal laws and regulations.
This is a year not to miss, as we welcome two of our newest judges from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
Panelists will include members from the judiciary, government, in-house counsel and private practice. Do not miss the opportunity to network with panelists at the post-seminar cocktail hour.
1:00-2:00 pm
Litigating Restrictive Covenants and Trade Secrets: Strategies and Guidance from experts in the field
![Hon. Matthew Kennelly](https://www.fedbarchicago.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Matthew-Kennelly-150.jpg)
Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly
District Judge
Northern District of Illinois
![Jeanah Park](https://www.fedbarchicago.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Jeanah-Park-150.jpg)
Jeanah Park
Shareholder
Vedder Price
2:00-3:00 pm
Enforcement and Litigation Priorities: What is new (and what is not) at the NLRB and EEOC for 2019?
![Peter Sung Ohr](https://www.fedbarchicago.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Peter-Sung-Ohr-150.jpg)
Peter Ohr
Regional Director, Chicago
National Labor Relations Board
![Diane Smason](https://www.fedbarchicago.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Diane-Smason-150.jpg)
Diane I. Smason
Supervisory Trial Attorney
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Thomas Gauza
Chicago District Director
U.S. Department of Labor
![Noelle Brennan](https://www.fedbarchicago.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Noelle-Brennan-150.jpg)
Moderator
Noelle Brennan
Partner
Noelle Brennan & Associates
3:00-4:00 pm
In-House Counsel: How do They Evaluate Cases for Settlement? Hear from our in-house experts about what works and what does not for purposes of early settlement.
![hilary malina](https://www.fedbarchicago.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/download.jpg)
Hilary Malina
Senior Counsel, Employment Law
CDW
![william daley](https://www.fedbarchicago.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Daley3.jpg)
William J. Daley
Vice President and Chief Counsel
Conagra Brands
![Tiffany Ferguson](https://www.fedbarchicago.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Tiffany-Ferguson-300.jpg)
Tiffany M. Ferguson
Employment Attorney-Senior Manager
Allstate
![Winnie Nguyen](https://www.fedbarchicago.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/0-1.jpg)
Winnie Nguyen
Director & Senior Counsel
Discover Financial Services
![Susan Rider](https://www.fedbarchicago.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Susan-Rider-200.jpg)
Moderator
Susan H. Rider
Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Labor, Employment & Benefits
Exelon
4:00-5:00 pm
Seventh Circuit Judge Panel: Hear from some of our newest appellate court judges about best practices and recent updates in employment law.
![michael brennan](https://www.fedbarchicago.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Mike_Brennan-e1517603179114-300x256.jpg)
Honorable Michael B. Brennan
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
![michael scudder](https://www.fedbarchicago.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/vml5zjHuSAIhoEF426e264CsjDT5TTdmDdmPdY0R.jpg)
Honorable Michael Y. Scudder, Jr.
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit