Newsletter - September 2022

President's Message

Fall is back in Oregon, so I hope everyone had time to get outside and enjoy the summer.

I wanted to thank everyone who came out to our events over the summer. They were very successful, and it is clear that you all are ready for an opportunity to network and connect with your fellow colleagues again. We will work on providing even more networking opportunities next year: both educational and just for fun. It is time to start having fun again! I would also like to thank our wonderful sponsors Markowitz Herbold, Holland & Knight and Barran Liebman for helping us wade back into live events. They provided engaging activities with good food and drink, which we always appreciate. We could not do this without them! Please check out the recaps below for some great photos—you might just see yourself in one!

As we enter the last quarter of the year, we are planning CLEs with Markowitz Herbold, Perkins Coie and Tonkon Torp as well as another professional development seminar with Boly:Welch. And, we are once again partnering with Holland & Knight for the 2022 Oregon Lawyers Against Hunger Campaign. We look forward to helping make that a successful event.

We also hope to see you in Las Vegas for ACC’s first in person conference since 2019! We will be hosting a small informal gathering on Sunday, October 23rd for all chapter members attending the conference—more details next month.

And to end the year on a high note, please be sure to circle December 8 on your calendars for ACC Oregon’s Annual Meeting sponsored by Ogletree Deakins. We are holding it on the lovely covered and heated patio at the iconic Produce Row! It’s been a long three years since we celebrated our annual meeting in person, and we cannot wait to see you all!

If you have ever thought about becoming more involved with ACC, we have some positions available on ACC Oregon’s board. If you are interested—we would love to talk to you!

Lastly, this Friday, September 30 is the final day for new members to receive a discount off their first year’s dues. In addition to our local events, ACC also has a myriad of resources available to members including career coaching. More information can be found below.

As always, we thank you for being a member of ACC Oregon—we look forward to seeing you in person and online this fall!

Best Regards,

Emily

emily.warren@standard.com

UPCOMING EVENTS

October 23-26

Association of Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting in Las Vegas

Sponsored by Ogletree Deakins

More details soon!

December 13 at 4pm

CLE (Online): “Seven Ways to Identify and Protect a Company’s Intellectual Property”

Sponsor: Tonkon Torp

More details soon!

The Largest Trade Secrets

Trial in Oregon

Five Lessons to Share with

Corporate Counsel

by Chad Colton, Markowitz Herbold

I recently had the opportunity to serve as lead counsel for the plaintiff in what was—as far as I know—the largest trade secrets case to ever go to trial in Oregon. Since it’s rare for a major trade secrets case to go all the way through trial these days, I want to share five lessons that I picked up along the way:

The most important “element” of the trade secrets claim is the human story;
Don’t fall too in love with the legal arguments supporting your defenses;
Bring in—and budget for—trial consultants early in the case;
With careful planning, you can protect your trade secrets from exposure at trial; and
Trade secret law is sometimes the most practical way to protect your intellectual property.

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Chad Colton

Shareholder

Markowitz Herbold PC

To learn more about Chad, or to contact him directly, please click here.

ACC is delighted to announce a new partnership with Coaching Advocates to provide members with access to a suite of specialised coaching and professional development services that are tailored to the needs of legal professionals and in-house counsel.

Their coaches are uniquely placed to coach and support legal professionals because each of them is or has practised as a lawyer, working across multiple practice areas and industries, and in various countries around the globe. The Coaching Advocates team includes a number of highly experienced general counsel who have worked all around the world so you’ll have the opportunity to work with and learn from coaches who know exactly what it’s like to walk a mile in your shoes.

ACC members have access to:

Global network of lawyers turned professional coaches, uniquely placed to coach and support legal professionals, spread across 5 continents and 7 countries
A Coaching Advocates team, which include highly experienced general counsel, so you’ll have the opportunity to work with and learn from coaches who know exactly what it’s like to walk a mile in your shoes.
Coaching Advocates’ online program The Modern Lawyer
Individual Coaching and Team Coaching
Upcoming Coaching Advocates’ Events

Explore Your Coaching Options Today!

OED Begins Accepting

Equivalent Plan Applications on September 6:

The Sooner Your Plan is Approved, the Less You May Pay (to the State)

by Stacie Damazo, Barran Liebman

In less than five months, contribution requirements under Paid Leave Oregon—initially referred to as the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (“PFMLI”) program—begin. In general, Paid Leave Oregon will provide eligible individuals up to 12 weeks (or, in case of pregnancy, up to 14 weeks) of paid time off for certain qualifying purposes. While eligible individuals will not be able to apply to receive benefits under the program until September of next year, beginning on January 1, 2023, most Oregon employers with 25 or more employees are expected to begin making contributions to the PFMLI Fund.

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Stacie Damazo

Attorney

Barran Liebman LLP

To learn more about Stacie

or to contact her directly,

please click here.

CELEBRATING 40

YEARS OF ACC WITH

MARKOWITZ HERBOLD!

On June 30, longtime chapter sponsor Markowitz Herbold helped ACC Oregon members celebrate 40 years of the Association of Corporate Counsel.

It was a gorgeous day for our chapter's first in person event in 2 1/2 years, and the location on the firm's expansive deck overlooking downtown was spectacular!

During the party, Markowitz Herbold sharehold Chad Colton and ACC Oregon President Emily Warren drew the winning names for the raffle. Elizabeth Semler of Bob’s Red Mill won a bottle of wine of her choice from the firm's famed wine cellar. Kat Kogan of Lam Research and Melissa Robertson of Columbua Sportswear each won gift certificates to Music Millennium so they could pick out some of their favorite music from the past 40 years.

Thank you so much to Chad Colton, Karie Trujillo and all of the great people at Markowitz Herbold for providing this terrific opportunity for ACC Oregon members to reconnect with one another again and celebrate our organization! We look forward to the return of the very popular ACC Oregon Family Day with the Portland Thorns later this month and a litigation CLE and social with firm in October!

HOLLAND & KNIGHT HOST SUPREME COURT REVIEW

Holland & Knight hosted a review of recent and upcoming U.S. Supreme Court cases on July 20 followed by a reception at their offices in downtown Portland.

Attorneys Shannon Armstrong and Sarah Molinoff from Holland & Knight presented an interactive presentation in person and online about the most important Supreme Court cases from October Term 2021 for business lawyers as well as a looked ahead to October Term 2022. It included an overview of the issues presented these cases and explored what they mean for in-house counsel.

All CLE participants also had the opportunity to win gift cards for correctly answering questions posed by Shannon and Sarah throughout the program. The winners included Brian Weeks, Kelly Kozich, Tom Horgan, Ester Smith, Tamara Kessler, Matthew Barkley, Chantal Rappi, Katherine Cowan, Debra Florence and Amanda Gratchner.

Thank you to Holland & Knight for providing this great event both online and in person! We look forward to partnering with the firm once again on the Oregon Lawyers Against Hunger (OLAH) Campaign later this fall and their campaign kickoff event scheduled for October 20.

TOP GOLF WITH BARRAN LIEBMAN

Barran Liebman hosted ACC Oregon at Top Golf out in Hillsboro on a sunny (and very warm) afternoon on August 18.

In addition to some great food and drinks, the firm also fostered some friendly competition with a special golf skills contest inspired by the recent “Top Gun: Maverick” film. The afternoon’s winners of trophies and an Amazon gift card were:

Low Score (“Goose-egg)

Morgan Reynolds, Spruce Power

Biggest Slice (“Sl-Ice”)

Katherine Cowan, Fortior Solutions

Top Score (“Maverick”)

Chris Morgan, Barran Liebman LLP

Thank you to Traci Ray, Jessica Peterson and everyone at Barran Liebman for yet another fun and fabulous event for ACC Oregon! We look forward to many more events with the firm including the sold out women’s networking event at The Sports Bra this month.

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If you'd like to join the Association of Corporate Counsel, please click the join button to learn more about the benefits of belonging to a global organization with over 45,000 in-house members.

If you join by Septemberl 30, you will receive $50 off your first year of membership dues in the ACC! Be sure to use GMM50 at registration to receive your discount.

2022 ACC OREGON SPONSORS

ACC Oregon is fortunate to have tremendous group of sponsors

with a wealth of knowledge and experience to help you

and your organization navigate these uncertain times.

To learn more about any of our sponsors, please click on their logo:

2022 ACC OREGON BOARD

Officers

President: Emily Warren - The Standard

Secretary: Tamara Kessler - Umpqua Bank

Treasurer: Taylor Engers - Lattice Semiconductor

Board Members

Katerina Kogan - Lam Research

Kelly Kozich - Intel

Gary Lau - Cambia Health Solutions

David Meisels - ZincFive, Inc.

J. Stuart Patterson - HP, Inc.

Valentina Rucker- Intel

Eric Taylor - NIKE, Inc.

Jen Yeh - The Standard

WE WANT YOU!

Would you like to help us direct the future of ACC Oregon?

ACC Oregon would love to talk to you about joining our Board of Directors for 2023 (and beyond)!

The only requirements are that you be a member of our chapter, be employed as an in-house counsel and have a desire to help us make our chapter’s events and programming exciting and inclusive for all members.

To learn more, please contact Board President Emily Warren here.

We’d Love to Hear From You!

If you have suggestions for future educational, professional development and/or social events, please let us know! We can be reached at accoregon@accglobal.com.

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