National Employment Law Counsel Annual Conference 2024

Morrison Foerster Of Counsel Kwan Park will be speaking at the National Employment Law Counsel (NELC) Annual Conference 2024, which provides practical, actionable insight into recent developments, trends, and strategies shaping our field, from leading practitioners and thought leaders. This three-day conference will include plenary and breakout sessions, networking receptions, a dine-around, and more.

On Friday, May 3, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Kwan Park will participate in the “Hot Practice Area – Labor: How Do I Get Experience in Traditional Labor Law?” roundtable as part of NELC’s Hot Topic Roundtable Discussions. There will be five small group discussions related to substantive labor & employment issues, as well general topics on best practices. Each discussion will be led by two relatively new and promising NELC members, an in-house and an outside counsel.

Roundtable Topics:

• Election Time!!! Regulating both workplace and off-duty speech

• Hot Practice Area – Labor: How Do I Get Experience in Traditional Labor Law?

• Partnership vs. Of Counsel vs. In House (pros and cons)

• Business Development: What Can NELC Do for You? (How to Build and Leverage a Whisper Network That Shouts Your Name)

• What I Know Now That I Wish I Knew Then (Career Perspectives)

Roundtable Leaders – In-House Counsel

• Shirley Akrasih, Manager, Labor Relations, The Walt Disney Company

• Karl Analo, Counsel, Labor and Employment Counseling and Litigation, Abbott

• Tolu Babade, Vice President, Assistant General Counsel, JPMorgan Chase

• Veronica Couzo-Kamenjarin, Counsel, Baxter International Inc.

• Alexandra Wright, Senior Counsel, Labor & Employment, Cresco Labs

Roundtable Leaders – Outside Counsel

• Kristalyn Lee, Counsel, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP

• Eric Mackie, Associate, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

• Kwan Park, Of Counsel, Morrison & Foerster LLP

• Lehoan (Hahn) Pham, Associate, Littler Mendelson P.C.

• Par Vafaeenia, Associate, Seyfarth Shaw LLP

For additional information, please visit the conference website.