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    October 07, 2019 American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law

    2019 Fall Meeting

    Building a Better Construction Industry through Inclusion, Diversity, & Professionalism

    Forum on Construction Law Fall Meeting

    October 23-25, 2019

    Philadelphia, PA

    The Philadelphia Marriott Downtown Hotel

    Plenary 1 

    What You Don’t Know CAN Hurt You

    Kathleen Nalty | President, Kathleen Nalty Consulting, LLC, Denver, CO

     

    Plenary 2 

    Where does the Construction Industry Stand: A Candid Conversation with Industry Leaders about Inclusion, Diversity, & Professionalism

    Laura O'Neill Kaumo | COO, American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), Washington, DC 

    Brynn Huneke | Director, Diversity & Inclusion, Member Engagement, Associated General Contractors of America, Arlington, VA

    Linda A. Klein | Senior Managing Shareholder, Baker Donelson Past President of the American Bar Association, Atlanta, GA

    Emily Grandstaff-Rice | Senior Associate, Arrowstreet in Boston, MA and Director At Large for the AIA Board of Directors

     

    Plenary 3 

    Inclusion, Diversity, Professionalism and Risk Management

    Lance Currie | Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, L.L.P., Dallas, TX

    Amy Iannone | DPR Construction, Redwood City, CA

    Claudia Mandato | Executive Vice President, Lockton Companies, Kansas City, MO

     

    Plenary 4

    Pay Equity in the Construction Industry

    Anne Bibeau | Vandeventer Black LLP, Norfolk, VA

    Michael J. Frantz, Jr. | Frantz Ward LLP, Cleveland, OH

    Kristin Protas | VP and Senior Legal Counsel, Gilbane Building Company, Washington, DC

    Plenary 5 

    Immigration Issues in the Construction Industry

    Neena Dutta | Dutta Law Firm, P.C., New York, NY

    Nici Kersey | Kersey Immigration Compliance, LLC, St. Petersburg, FL

    Chris Montez (Moderator) | The Law Firm of Christopher D. Montez, PLLC, Dallas, TX

    Plenary 6

    Building a Successful DBE Program Team

    John Cavallaro | Corporate Counsel/Corporate Compliance Officer Skanska USA Civil Inc., New York, NY

    Lorraine D’Angelo | LDA Compliance Consulting, New York, NY

    Rosa Navejar | President, The Rios Group, Fort Worth, TX

    Plenary 7 

    Multi-Generational Issues in the Workplace: Leadership for Every Age and Stage

    Lauren Stiller Rikleen | President, Rikleen Institute For Strategic Leadership, Wayland, MA

    Luke P. LaRocca (Moderator) | Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA

    Plenary 8

    Strategies for Successfully Navigating Cultural Differences in Business Negotiations, Project Relations, and ADR

    Adrian L. Bastianelli, III | Peckar & Abramson, P.C., Washington, DC

    Wayne DeFlaminis | Director, HKA, Washington, DC

    Plenary 9

    Perspective from the Bench: Model Rule 8.4(g) and a Return to Professionalism

    The Honorable Benita Y. Pearson | Northern District of Ohio, Youngstown, OH

    Shiva S. Hamidinia | Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C., Reston, VA

     

    Practicum Speakers

    • Tim Ford
    • Harper Heckman
    • Jen Leonard
    • Judge Pratter
    • David A. Scotti
    • Mary Jay (MJ) Torres-Marti

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