Events

FDA Practice Leader and Agriculture & AgTech Industry Leader Karen Carr will speak on a panel hosted by Novonesis and the recently-launched Modern Agriculture Caucus on February 10, 2026.

FDA Counsel Emily Cowley Leongini will discuss FDA’s recent decision to withdraw a proposed rule that would have required standardized testing for asbestos in talc-containing cosmetics as part of the American Conference Institute’s FDA Regulatory Update Series for Cosmetics & Personal Care Products on February 9, 2026.

Advertising & Promotions Partner and Consumer Products Industry Group Co-Leader Matt Mills will speak on a panel titled “The New Politics and Policy of Made in the USA Claims” on February 5, 2026.

Private Clients, Trusts & Estates Partner Oliver Merrill will present on the Illinois Trust Code during the CEPC Fundamentals Course.

FDA Practice Leader and Agriculture & AgTech Industry Leader Karen Carr will present to the Plant Agriculture & Pesticide Regulations policy committee at the 2026 National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) Winter Policy Conference on February 3, 2026.

AFS Partner and ACTEC Fellow Susan Bart, presented on the estate, tax, and wealth planning implications of newly enacted Trump Accounts during ACTEC’s Trust and Estate Talk podcast.

False Claims Act Investigations Partners Hillary Stemple (Health Care) and Nadia Patel (Litigation) will host a Continuing Education webinar on recent trends in health care fraud enforcement for the Health Care Compliance Association on January 27, 2026.

International Trade & Investment Partner and Customs & Import Compliance Practice Leader Angela Santos will present on recent developments in international trade at ABA International Law Section’s The Americas Conference on January 27, 2026.

AFS Partners Todd Angkatavanich and Lauren Wolven will present at the 2026 Heckerling Institute on January 13-14, 2026 in Orlando, Florida.

AFS partner Brian Janowsky of the Private Clients, Trusts & Estates Group will present on identifying and avoiding common drafting pitfalls during The Art of Drafting Well webinar, hosted by the American Bar Association.

Join ArentFox Schiff’s Rob Carrol, Lynn Fiorentino, Morgan Forsey, Jeffrey Weston, Brett Young, Sai Paspulati, and Alex Rafuse, for a program tailored to employers with California operations. This session will translate rapidly evolving legal developments into practical guidance you can apply to hiring, pay practices, compliance programs, risk mitigation, and employee communications heading into 2026.

AFS Partner Tom Abendroth will co-present in a webinar for the American Bankers Association (ABA) 2025 Wealth Management and Trust Webinar Suite on December 4.

AFS Partner Lauren Wolven will speak at the 2025 Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section and Business & Corporations Section Seminar on December 4 in Bismarck, North Dakota.

Privacy & Data Security Co-Chair Reed Freeman and Associate Michelle Bowling will lead a session titled “Update on the FTC’s Privacy Program Under Trump/Ferguson” on November 12, 2025.

Government Relations Partner Elizabeth Horner will participate in a webinar about the impact of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) on clean energy deployment in the US on November 10, 2025.

AFS partner Kevin Matz will be speaking at the NYSSCPA’s Queens-Brooklyn In Person Tax Conference on November 10.

ArentFox Schiff Partner Tracy McLaughlin, Private Clients, Trusts & Estates, will present on charitable trusts for estate and income tax savings at the NYSSCPA Tax and Financial Planning for Individuals Conference in New York on November 6, 2025.

AFS Partner Tom Abendroth co-presented in a webinar for the American Bankers Association (ABA) 2025 Wealth Management and Trust Webinar Suite on November 6.

AFS Partner Tom Abendroth will present at The Associated Jewish Federation of Baltimore’s Planned Giving Roundtable on November 5.

ArentFox Schiff Partners Todd Angkatavanich, Dave Blickenstaff, and Kevin Matz will present at the 51st Annual Notre Dame Tax & Estate Planning Institute.

AFS Partner Brian Janowsky will speak at the 61st Annual Hawaii Tax Institute Conference on November 4, 2025.

AFS Partner Lauren Wolven will speak at the Annual Seattle Estate Planning Seminar on October 30th in Seattle, Washington.

AFS will host a two-part hybrid program (with a reception to follow) in our Chicago office, addressing timely topics for family offices, private clients, and their advisors. Speakers include AFS Partners David Blickenstaff, Adam Diederich, and Kevin Matz, and Associate Kirstie Brenson.

International Trade & Investment Partner Megan Barnhill will speak at a CLE program presented by the Virginia State Bar on October 29, 2025.

AI, Metaverse & Blockchain Co-Leader Danielle Bulger will be a featured speaker at the 2025 BESLA Conference, joining industry leaders for a dynamic discussion entitled, Code, Content, and Consequences: The New Challenges AI Presents in Entertainment & Advertising. This timely panel will delve into the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on the creative and advertising sectors, examining both the opportunities and risks that AI brings to the forefront.