Law at the Edge: Trending Topics in Technology

Overview

Join us for a cutting-edge legal event exploring the intersection of intellectual property, emerging technologies, and digital risk. This fast-paced program features sessions designed for attorneys working with or within the tech sector, including strategies for protecting IP portfolios across brands and innovation, the evolving legal landscape of AI infrastructure, and the challenges of cyberfraud and digital identity in a data-driven world. Attendees will also gain insider perspectives on building a successful legal career in IP and emerging tech, and explore current legal trends in the booming e-sports and gaming industries. Whether you're in-house counsel, a law firm advisor, or simply tech-curious, this event offers timely insights and practical takeaways for today’s innovation-focused legal practice.

Workshop Chair

Miles O. Indest
McGuireWoods LLP
Houston, TX

Registration Options

• $125 - Regular Registration Fee
• $100- ILT Advisory Board Member
• $100 - ILT Supporting or Sustaining Member Employee
• $100 - ILT Young Technology Professional Member
• $100 - IEL Member or Sustaining or Supporting Member Employee
• $100 - Government Employee
• $100 - In-House Counsel
• $25 - Law Student
• $25 - Full-time Professor

Schedule and Faculty

8:40 am - Welcome

8:45 am – 9:45 am - The Nuts and Bolts of AI & Data Centers — Supply Chain, Legal, and Operational Implications (60 minutes)

As artificial intelligence continues its explosive growth, the infrastructure powering it—data centers—has become a critical focus for engineers, supply chain managers, and legal professionals, policymakers, and energy experts alike. In this dynamic CLE session, we’ll break down the nuts and bolts of how data centers are supplied, built, and operated, and how the data within is stored and used for the newest AI models.

• Aimee Decuir, Corporate Counsel, Supply Chain Legal, Oracle, New Orleans, LA
• Raechelle Munna, Associate General Counsel – Corporate & Securities, Entergy Corporation, New Orleans, LA
• Parker N. Smith, CoreServe Legal, LLC, Mandeville, LA

9:45 am - BREAK

9:50 am – 10:50 am - Protecting Your IP Portfolio—From External Brands to Internal Tech (60 minutes)

In today’s hyper-competitive tech landscape, innovation moves fast—and so do the threats to your intellectual property. This CLE is designed specifically for legal professionals who want to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to safeguarding both the brand and the brain of their company or clients.

We’ll dive into the strategic protection of IP portfolios across two critical fronts: external branding and internal technology. From navigating the nuances of trademark enforcement in an increasingly global marketplace, to maximizing patent protection for software, and core technologies, this session will unpack best practices, common pitfalls, and emerging trends.

• Dave Finkelson, McGuireWoods LLP, Washington, D.C.
• Craig Stone, Senior Counsel, Brand, Cyber & Privacy, Phillips 66, Houston, TX
• Lucy Jewett Wheatley, McGuireWoods LLP, Richmond, VA

10:50 am - BREAK

11:00 am – 12:00 pm - Building a Career in IP and Emerging Technologies (No CLE)

What does it take to thrive as legal counsel in the world’s most innovative industries? In this candid and forward-looking panel, attorneys from leading technology companies, energy companies, and law firms, will share their journeys, challenges, and insights from the frontlines of emerging tech.

Whether you're already in-house or exploring the transition, this panel offers real-world perspectives and actionable guidance for building a meaningful legal career at the cutting edge of technology.

• Deepa Kannappan, Litigation Counsel, Google, Playa Vista, CA
• Jane Marie Russell, Senior Legal Counsel, OpenText Inc., Miami, FL
• Lauren Strosnick, Cooley LLP, Palo Alto, CA
• Andrea E. Tran, Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property, Chevron, Houston, TX

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - LUNCH BREAK

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm - Digital Identity and Fraud: Navigating Risk, Regulation, and Resilience (60 minutes)

The fight against cyber fraud remains a multidisciplinary challenge, sitting at the intersection of cybersecurity, risk management, and financial loss prevention. This panel will explore how financial institutions and enterprises are leveraging behavioral analytics, shared intelligence, and advanced technologies to detect and prevent fraud in real-time.

We'll also examine how privacy regulations recognize exceptions for security logs and criminal evidence—creating a permanent record of certain digital behaviors that sidestep the "right to be forgotten." As organizations gain access to unprecedented volumes of behavioral and personal data, new fraud detection models increasingly rely on consortium intelligence, drawing insights from users’ interactions across multiple platforms. This ecosystem raises critical questions about surveillance, privacy, and regulatory oversight.

The panel will also unpack regulatory developments that impose new standards for digital risk management, enhanced identity controls, and raise new concerns about insider threats—such as state-sponsored actors posing as legitimate IT personnel.

• Maximilian Gebhardt, Advisory Solution Consultant, Outseer (An RSA Company), Argyle, TX
• Michael Razeeq, Privacy Counsel, Ramp Business Corporation, New York, NY

2:00 pm – 2:45 pm - Hot Topics in E-Sports & Gaming—A Fireside Chat (45 minutes)

• Veda Cruz, Odin Law & Media, Frisco, TX
• Shereen El Domeiri, Fulton Jeang PLLC, Dallas, TX

2:45 pm - BREAK

2:55 pm – 3:55 pm - High Tech ADA Disputes: Website and Mobile Accessibility in a Digital-First World (60 minutes)

As businesses move increasingly online, compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has expanded beyond physical spaces to include websites, mobile apps, and other digital interfaces. This panel will explore the evolving legal landscape around digital accessibility, with a focus on recent litigation trends, regulatory guidance, and best practices for minimizing legal risk.

The panel will also discuss the growing wave of demand letters and lawsuits targeting businesses across sectors—from retail and hospitality to finance and healthcare—as well as strategic considerations for remediation, litigation defense, and proactive compliance.

• John McDonald, McGuireWoods, LLP, Charlotte, NC
• Alice Moscicki, McGuireWoods LLP, Charlotts, NC

MCLE Credit

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