Events

Hillel Frankel (Nashville) is moderating a presentation titled "Hey Managers, When Does Your Artist Need a Lawyer? "Lawyers, When Does Your Artist Need a Manager?" at 2112 Creator House's The Future of Creative, Innovation, & Ownership on March 12, 2025.

Attorneys Christopher Greenidge and Sanford Shatz will co-present "California's New Banking and Lending Laws and Legislation" at the Orange County Bar Association (OCBA) Banking & Lending Section Meeting on March 10, 2025.

Member Mag Bickford (New Orleans) will join a panel discussion, "A Co-Ed Discussion of Implicit Bias & Legal Culture, CLE Opportunity," at the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, Courtroom C-501, on March 11, 2025.

Senior Communications and Public Relations Manager Lauren Michaud Knotts (Baton Rouge) will co-present "How To Write Right: Supporting Your Authors in Generating Quality, Consistent Content" at JD Supra Office Hours on March 11, 2025.

Member Mark Edelman (Cleveland) will co-present "Regulatory Focus on Default Management" at Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) Live 2025 on March 17, 2025, in Orlando, Florida.

Member Adam Maarec (Washington, DC) will join a panel presentation at the Credit Card Bank Compliance Association (CCBCA) Spring 2025 Conference, "AI in Fraud Detection and Credit Underwriting: Legal Risks and Compliance Strategies," on March 5, 2025.

Member Courtney Joiner (Baton Rouge) presented "A Black History Program: African Americans and Labor" at the University of Louisiana Monroe.

Hillel Frankel will participate in a panel with industry leaders hosted by the Copyright Society of the South on "Restoring Trust in the Age of AI, Rights of Publicity, and Copyright."

On Tuesday, February 25, 2025, Susan Desmond (New Orleans) will co-present a Strafford webinar on "After-Hours Use of Electronic Devices: Avoiding and Defending Overtime Pay Claims," a live 90-minute CLE video webinar with interactive Q&A.

Attorneys from McGlinchey's Financial Services Compliance and Financial Services Litigation Practice Groups will participate in the ABA Business Law Section Consumer Financial Services Committee Meeting 2025 in Denver, Colorado, January 24 through January 25, 2025.

Member Amy Greenwood-Field (Washington, DC) will participate in a panel discussion on "Best Practices for Maintaining Bank Relationships" on February 14, 2025, during the 2025 NMLS Annual Conference and Training.

On Wednesday, January 29, 2025, Paul Lysobey and Jim Sandy (Cleveland) will co-present a CLE webinar on "Managing Risks and Opportunities in a Shifting Landscape" for the Knowledge Group.

Strategic Operations Administrator Jessica VanTroost will present an overview of membership in the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) to the Kansas City Chapter of the ALA on Thursday, January 16, 2024.

Join McGlinchey's Deep Dives series for an in-depth exploration of open banking, a transformative trend reshaping financial services.

Member Chase Stoecker is presenting a National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) webinar, "Committee Insights: Hot Topics in HR," on December 12, 2024.

Members Deirdre McGlinchey and Rasch Brown (New Orleans) will present "Business Management Forum: Component Parts Product Liability Litigation" at the Transformer Association 2024 Fall Meeting on December 5, 2024, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Member Marshall Grodner (Baton Rouge) will present a Stafford Webinar, "Follow-on Legal Opinions in Real Estate and Uniform Commercial Code Loan Modifications," on December 20, 2024.

New Orleans attorneys José Cot and Taylor Willis will present "Appeals Procedures" at the NBI Webinar on Louisiana Workers' Compensation Fundamentals on December 16, 2024.

Of Counsel Sandy Shatz (Irvine) will co-present "Not Just for Attorneys: Preserving, Protecting, and Using the Attorney-Client Privilege" at the California Mortgage Bankers Association Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance Conference on December 9, 2024, in Irvine, California.

Member Mike Rubin (Baton Rouge) will present "The Janus-Faced 1825 Civil Code: Legal Professionalism While Looking Backwards Into the Horrific Past and Glancing Forward Into the Future" at the A.P. Tureaud American Inn of Court End-of-the-Year CLE For a Cause on December 5, 2024, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Member Aaron Kouhoupt (Cleveland) will present "Dodd-Frank 1033 and the ACH Network" at the Nacha Payments Legal & Compliance Summit on December 5, 2024.

New Orleans attorneys Mag Bickford and Susanne Veters Cooper will present "Handbooks and Hot Topics" at the Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants 2024 Winter Cluster on November 22, 2024, in Biloxi, Mississippi.

ember Brad Barback (Baton Rouge) will present "BRBA Construction Law Legal Update" to the Baton Rouge Business Association Construction Law Section in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on November 21, 2024.

Members Amy Greenwood-Field (Washington, DC), Aaron Kouhoupt (Cleveland), and Jim Milano (Washington, DC) will present an American Bar Association (ABA) webinar, "Consumer Financial Services in Review and a Look Ahead" on November 20th, 2024.

Member Marshall Grodner will participate in a CLE panel titled "Why Does My Lawyer Have to Do That? Ruminations on Legal Ethics and Professionalism" during the Secured Finance Network 80th Annual Convention.

Members of McGlinchey’s Financial Institutions Compliance, Financial Services Litigation, and Enterprise Litigation and Investigations teams will participate in multiple sessions during the upcoming Conference on Consumer Finance Law (CCFL) Fall Consumer Financial Services Conference at SMU Dedman School of Law in Dallas, Texas.

Member Amy Greenwood-Field (Washington, DC) will participate in two panels at CrossTech World 2024 in Miami, Florida, November 19-20, 2024.

Marshall Grodner (Baton Rouge) will participate in an American Bar Association Business Law Section webinar on “The Nuts and Bolts of Asset-Based Lending” on Wednesday, November 6, 2024. The panel will dive deep into the essentials of structuring an asset-based lending loan. Topics covered will include the borrowing base for accounts, inventory, equipment, and realMore

Member Michael Rubin (Baton Rouge) will present "Fearless Lawyers, Unpopular Causes, Unpopular Clients and the Concept of Justice" at a Baton Rouge Bar Association CLE event in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on November 13, 2024.

Member Rudy Cerone (New Orleans) will co-present "Mergers and Acquisitions for Capital Markets – Exits and Distressed Asset Opportunities" at the 13th Annual MJBizCon in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 3, 2024.

Member Robert Savoie (Cleveland) will moderate a panel presentation, "Where is the Love: Bridging the Gap Between Regulators, Banks and Fintech to Serve Consumers," at the American Fintech Council (AFC) Policy Summit on November 19, 2024.

Member Marshall Grodner (Baton Rouge) participated in a panel on "Legal News CEOs Can Use" during the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) Annual Convention on Monday, October 28.

Member Robert Savoie (Cleveland) presented "Dark Patterns and UDAAP – A New Name (and New Standards) for Old Concerns" to clients on October 24, 2024.

Kelly Lipinski and David Tallman will co-present "State Law Developments: Servicing, AI, Privacy, Interest Rate" at the National Council of Higher Education Resources Fall Legal Meeting.

Member Jeff Barringer (Albany) is co-presenting a New York Mortgage Bankers Association webinar series, "Effective Advocacy in Your Home District," on October 9 and October 16, 2024. Jeff review to prepare, appear, and deliver information on the various NY Legislative Bills.

The final installment in McGlinchey’s Deep Dive Series covering all things payments is a client-only CLE webinar featuring attorneys from McGlinchey’s Financial Institutions Compliance team.

Of Counsel Melissa Losch (New Orleans) is co-presenting an NBI Webinar, "Advising Guardians of Children with Disabilities: SNTs, Benefits, and More," on October 4, 2024.

Member Robert Savoie (Cleveland) will join a panel presentation, "Generative AI Transparency: State and Federal Legislative Approaches," at the AI-Native Banking & Fintech Conference hosted by Spring Labs on October 7, 2024.

Member Jason Bischel (Cleveland) will present "Inside Powersports Compliance Amid Changing Federal Requirements" at the National Powersport Auctions (NPA) Conference on October 10, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Member Jason Bischel (Cleveland) will present "Mind the GAP - Navigating Compliance in Voluntary Protection Products" at the Association of Consumer Vehicle Lessors (ACVL) Annual Conference in Asheville, North Carolina on October 13, 2024.

Senior Communications and Public Relations Manager Lauren Michaud Knotts (Baton Rouge) will co-present "Bridging the Gap: Five Key Tips Legal Reporters Want You to Know" at the 2024 Tech West & Southwest LMA Conference on October 24, 2024.

Of Counsel David Waxman (Cleveland) is joining a panel presentation, "Inside the Cannabis Legal Maze," at the Ohio Cannabis Health & Business Summit on October 4, 2024.

Attorneys Andrew Albritton, Susan Fahey Desmond, and Courtney Joiner will present "Breaking Barriers: Managing the Generational Divide for an Expanding Workforce" at the Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants 2024 Women's Conference in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on September 27, 2024.

Join a conversation with Heather Morse, McGlinchey Stafford's Chief Business Development Officer in a JD Supra Webinar on September 12, 2024.

Members of McGlinchey's Labor and Employment team will present at the 18th Annual Employment Practices Liability Insurance ExecuSummit - Fall Session.

Members of McGlinchey’s Financial Institutions Compliance and Enterprise Litigation and Investigations teams will participate in multiple sessions during the upcoming Mortage Bankers Association (MBA) Compliance and Risk Management Conference (CRMC) in Washington, DC.

Member Stefanie Deka (Cleveland) will present an NBI CLE entitled "Foreclosure Rights and Defenses" on September 20, 2024.

Associate Justin K. Sauls (Dallas) is presenting the "Fair Credit Reporting Act Update" at the 20th Annual TexasBarCLE Advanced Consumer & Commercial Law on September 13, 2024.

Member Jeff Barringer (Albany) will join a panel presentation, "Legislative Lobbying 101 & Ask the Experts," at the New York Mortgage Bankers Association (NYMBA) 10th Anniversary Convention on September 6, 2024, in Verona, New York.

Member Aaron Kouhoupt (Cleveland) will join a panel presentation: "Rescheduling Impacts on Cannabis Banking," at the Payments Banking Compliance (PBC) Conference on September 4, 2024, in Washington, DC.

Member Jim Sandy (Cleveland) will co-present a Strafford webinar on “Mass Arbitration Logistics: New JAMS, AAA Rules, Fees; Process Arbitrators; Batching; Streamlining Tactics” on August 22, 2024.

Member Robert Savoie (Cleveland) will join the “Industry Panel” at the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators (AARMR) Annual Regulatory Conference & Training in New Orleans, Louisiana, on August 8, 2024.

Chief Business Development Officer Heather Morse will participate in a panel presentation at the Answering Legal Summer Reboot Camp 2024, "Discussing the Current State of Legal Marketing & What Comes Next," on August 14, 2024.

Member Jim Milano (Washington, DC) will join the "Shared Appreciation Panel" at the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators (AARMR) Annual Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, on August 7, 2024.

Jessica VanTroost will facilitate an “Idea Exchange: Social Media and Marketing” on July 20, 2024, during the ALA Chapter Leadership Institute Conference in Salt Lake City, UT.

Jessica VanTroost will co-present "PowerPoint Presentation Legends Among Us: Celebrating Excellence and Achievement" on July 20, 2024, during the ALA Chapter Leadership Institute Conference in Salt Lake City, UT.

Member Susan Desmond (New Orleans) will present an Aurora Webinar, “Navigating Mental Health FMLA and ADA Claims,” on July 16, 2024.

Member Jim Milano (Washington, DC) will join an American Bar Association (ABA) Consumer Financial Services Committee webinar, "What's Next for the CFPB After Victory at the Supreme Court," on June 26, 2024.

Member Marshall Grodner (Baton Rouge) is co-presenting a Strafford webinar, "UCC3 Financing Statement Amendments: Avoiding Loss of Lien Perfection or Priority," on June 20th, 2024.

Member Jim Sandy (Cleveland) is presenting a Federal Bar Association webinar "Mastering Arbitration Agreements: Creation, Claims, Class and Collective Waivers, and Ethical Hearings," on June 20, 2024.

Member Susan Desmond (New Orleans) will present a GRC Educators Webinar, "Handling FMLA Abuse," on June 25, 2024.

Member Mag Bickford (New Orleans) will co-present "Personal & Professional Equilibrium: Balancing Physical Health & Career Demands" at the 2024 Power Up: Women's Leadership Conference on June 6, 2024, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Members of McGlinchey’s Financial Institutions Compliance team will participate in multiple sessions during the upcoming National Council of Higher Education Resources (NCHER) Annual Conference in Clearwater, Florida.

Member Susan Desmond (New Orleans) will present an Aurora Training Advantage Live Webinar, "Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)'s Pregnancy Compliance," on June 11, 2024.

Member Susan Desmond (New Orleans) will present a GRC Educators Webinar, "Documenting Misconduct That Will Stand Up In Court," on May 15, 2024.

Member Amy Greenwood-Field (Washington, DC) will participate in a panel at CrossTech FinTech Payments 2024 entitled "Compliance Discussion Forum: Global Compliance Trends and Future Regulatory Outlook for Cross-Border Fintech," in New York City on May 23, 2024.

Of Counsel Michael Blumenthal (Cleveland) will co-present "Protecting Against Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS) Liabilities in M+A Transactions and Property Transfers" at the American Conference Institute (ACI)'s Summit on PFAS Regulation, Compliance, and Litigation.

Member Jason Bischel (Cleveland) will join a panel presentation, "The Long and Winding Road - The Latest in Legal,"

Members of McGlinchey’s Financial Institutions Compliance team will participate in multiple sessions during the upcoming CCFL Spring Consumer Financial Services Conference in Chicago, Illinois.

Members Susan Desmond (New Orleans) and Marcelle Mouledoux (New Orleans) will present the "Sexual Assault & Sexual Harassment Panel" at Marine Industry Day 2024 on May 10, 2024.

Member JP Perrault (Baton Rouge) will present "What's Insurance? Insurance for Non-Insurance Lawyers," at the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association Legal Forum on May 7, 2024, in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Members of McGlinchey’s Financial Institutions Compliance, Financial Services Litigation, and Enterprise Litigation and Investigations teams will participate in multiple sessions during the upcoming Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance (LIRC) Conference in San Diego.

McGlinchey was proud to partner with InsureTechATX to offer intensive learning and actionable insight on the latest developments in InsurTech and insurance compliance and regulation during our first Insurance Symposium on April 16, 2024, in Austin, Texas.

Attorneys Daniel Shortt (Seattle) and David Waxman (Cleveland) are presenting "Operational Concerns in a Maturing Market" at Innovation CannaTech in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, on April 30, 2024.

Associate Andrew Albritton (New Orleans) will join a panel presentation, "LGBTQIA+ Lawyering Perspectives," hosted by Tulane Law School and OUTLaw on April 15, 2024, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Member Aaron Kouhoupt (Cleveland) will co-present "Getting to Know FedNow, Now," on April 22, 2024, as part of the American Fintech Council (A

Member Amy Greenwood-Field (Washington, DC) will join a panel presentation, "The State of Regulated Money Transmission," at the Conference of State Bank Supervisors on May 5, 2024, in Washington, DC.

Member Heidi Urness (Seattle) will join a panel presentation, "Empowering Women: Navigating the Path to Capital," at MJ Unpacked in Atlantic City on April 10, 2024.

Strategic Operations Administrator Jessica VanTroost will present "Pole Position: Navigating the Updated President’s Award of Excellence and Other Chapter Awards" at the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) Essentials of Chapter Leadership on March 28, 2024.

Strategic Operations Administrator Jessica VanTroost will present "To the World You May Be One Person, But To One Person You May Be The World" at the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) Association Leadership Institute on March 16, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois.

Of Counsel Hillel Frankel (Nashville) will moderate a panel, "Music Contracts Demystified: Legal Perspectives for Navigating the Music Industry," hosted by the Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville (ABC) and the Country Music Association on April 18, 2024.

Member Mike Rubin (Baton Rouge) will participate in an American Bar Association (ABA) webinar titled “Ethical Negotiations: Navigating the Gray Areas” on April 10, 2024.

Member Jeff Barringer (Albany) will present "Taxes, Titles, and Financing: Consumer Options for Manufactured Housing" at the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) Congress and Expo on April 4, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Member Angie Christina will participate in a panel presentation '"Wouldn't It Be Nice': Professionalism," at the New Orleans Bar Association (NOBA) Bench Bar Conference on March 22, 2024, in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

Member Marcelle Mouledoux (New Orleans) will join a panel presentation, "Ethics – Potential Pitfalls of Internal Investigations," at Tulane's 30th Biennial Admiralty Law Institute on March 22, 2024.

Member Jim Sandy (Cleveland) will present a Strafford webinar, "Class Action Defense: Containing the High Cost of Mass Arbitration; Challenges to Batching and Bellwether Procedures," on April 25, 2024.

Members of McGlinchey’s Corporate/Real Estate team will participate in multiple sessions during the upcoming Federation of Regulatory Counsel (FORC) Insurance Seminar in Phoenix, Arizona.

Member Tarush R. Anand (Houston) will participate in a panel discussion on "The Use of a Courtesy Defense for Former Employee Depositions and Trial Testimony" during the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC) 2024 Winter Meeting in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Member Jim Sandy (Cleveland) will present "The CFPB and Foreclosure: Latest Guidance, Areas of Scrutiny, and More" at the National Business Institute's (NBI) Webcam Event Foreclosure 2024: Rules, Regulations, and Case Law on March 5, 2024.

Of Counsel Sanford Shatz and Associate Zeeshan Iqbal (Irvine) will present “California Legislative Review: A Discussion of the New Laws (and Regulations) that Impact California's Banking and Lending Industries” for the Orange County Bar Association Banking & Lending Section in Newport Beach, California, on February 20, 2024.

Members of Enterprise Litigation and Investigations, Labour and Employment, and Corporate and Real Estate teams will participate in multiple sessions during the ALM PropertyCasualty360 Complex Claims & Litigation Forum in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Members of the Financial Institutions Compliance team will participate in multiple sessions during the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System (NMLS) Conference in San Antonio, Texas.

Member Jason Bischel (Cleveland) will present "Regulatory Reckoning: Steering the Future of Vehicle Finance" at the 2024 AFSA Vehicle Finance Conference.

On January 30, 2024, Member Jim Sandy (Cleveland) will participate in a webcast hosted by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI) on "Debt Collection and Loan Servicing – Fundamental and Emerging Issues."

Ohio is an emerging market for the cannabis industry. From banking to finance to the legal and real estate sector, what opportunities will the business of cannabis present for all industries in the state?

Cleveland Members Aaron Kouhoupt and Robert Savoie will present "Looking West to the US: Launching a Regulated Business in the US" at Osborne Clarke's Future of Financial Services Week 2024 on February 6, 2024, in London, United Kingdom.

On Wednesday, January 24, Member Heidi Urness will join a panel on "State Law Receiverships as a Bankruptcy Alternative and a Necessity for Cannabis-Related Businesses" during the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) Caribbean Insolvency Symposium.

Member Jim Sandy and Associate Paul Lysobey will co-present “Regulatory Pulse: Exploring Consumer Finance Updates and Trends,” a Knowledge Webcasts webinar on January 25, 2024.

Member Kelly Lipinski (Cleveland) and Of Counsel Katherine Romano Schnack (Cleveland) will present a “Year in Review and Outlook for 2024” for the National Council of Higher Education Resources (NCHER) on January 4, 2023.