May 15 - 17, 2019The University of Georgia School of Law Atlanta Campus

Terry Executive Education Center

3475 Lenox Road, Live Oak Square, Atlanta, GA 30326

International companies operating in the United States need to keep pace with developments in employment law. This training will introduce participants to key legal issues facing in-house counsel and human resources managers of international companies operating in the U.S. or seeking to establish themselves in the U.S. market. Students, researchers, and academic professionals are welcome to attend in addition to practitioners

Format: This training includes ten sessions led by prominent experts in a variety of focus areas within the field of labor and employment law.

Non-Local Participants: $950 • Local Participants: $650

Employment, social protection, decent work and rights in the workplace directly correlate with significant targets of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

U.S. Employment Law in a Global Context

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15 hours CLE Credit Available ($75)

Questions? Email Dr. Laura Kagel at lkagel@uga.edu

Training Speakers

Daniel P. Hart, Seyfarth Shaw LLPDan Hart is a partner in the Atlanta office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. A member of the Labor & Employment department and the Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud and Non-Compete practice group, he focuses his practice in representing companies in employment-related litigation. Mr. Hart has defended hundreds of lawsuits and investigative matters alleging violations of state and federal employment laws.

Kyllan B. Kershaw, Seyfarth Shaw LLPA partner in the Atlanta office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Ms. Kershaw focuses her practice primarily on representing management in labor relations matters arising under the National Labor Relations Act, addressing positive employment and union-related issues. She also represents employers in collective-bargaining negotiations and routinely counsels clients on a variety of employee-relations issues.

Brett C. Bartlett, Seyfarth Shaw LLPBrett Bartlett is a Chambers-rated partner in the Labor and EmploymentDepartment and the Wage and Hour Litigation Practice Group of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. His experience defending businesses across the country in more than 150 class, collective, and complex employee pay, overtime, and hours-related lawsuits informs the counsel that he provides as a trusted advisor to the firm’s clients as they strive to comply with local, state, and federal laws.

Myra K. Creighton, Fisher PhillipsMyra Creighton is a partner in the Atlanta office of Fisher Phillips. Her practice focuses on advising clients concerning their obligations to employees under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), ensuring their policies and procedures are consistent with both these laws and defending clients against employee claims alleging violations of the ADA and FMLA.

Amanda A. Farahany, Barrett & Farahany, LLPAmanda A. Farahany, managing partner at Barrett & Farahany, LLP, represents individual employees with claims related to sexual harassment, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), discrimination, libel, and overtime. Through her practice, Ms. Farahany is dedicated to pursuing civil justice for employees, as well as providing consultation and support to management employees and executives.

Training Speakers

Montserrat C. Miller, Arnall Golden Gregory LLPMontserrat C. Miller is a partner and co-chair of Arnall Golden Gregory LLP’s Privacy and Consumer Regulatory practice. She is also a member of the Immigration and Government Affairs practice groups in her firm’s Atlanta office and co-chair of AGG’s Background Screening Industry Group. Ms. Miller also advises organizations on employee onboarding issues.

Daniel M. Klein, Klein Dispute ResolutionDan Klein has mediated more than 500 cases since 1994. Approximately half of these cases have been in the field of employment law, and include discrimination claims (race, sex, age, religion, disability), sexual harassment, wage and hour disputes, non-competition and non-solicitation covenants, and contract disputes. The remaining mediations have involved business and commercial disputes, as well as personal injury and products liability cases.

Teri A. Simmons, Arnall Golden Gregory LLPTeri A. Simmons is a partner in and leads the International Immigration and Naturalization Practice at Arnall Golden Gregory LLP. She also serves as practice leader of the German Business Practice. Ms. Simmons focuses her practice on the management of legal services supporting foreign-owned business entities and individuals investing in the United States in the areas of corporate, employment and immigration law.

Keshia M. Tiemann, Greenberg Traurig LLPKeshia M. Tiemann focuses her practice on representing management in a wide range of labor and employment law matters. She has represented employers on discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state wage and hour law matters, and handled restrictive covenants litigation.

Susan Nofi, General Counsel for Heidelberg USA, Inc.,Susan Nofi recently retired as Senior Vice President, Human Resources and General Counsel, for Heidelberg USA, Inc. which is the North American headquarters of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. Heidelberg is the world’s leading solutions provider for the print media industry with roughly 12,000 employees in 170 countries. As General Counsel, Ms. Nofi has also worked with global teams in many business areas.