Thursday, August 19th
8:00am PST | 11:00am EST
Offered by Will Work For Food and moderated by Jeff Kichaven (www.JeffKichaven.com ) and Jean Lawler (www.LawlerADR.com)
This worldwide conversation will be like nothing else. Join in! Share, learn, have fun.
Our special guests will be Marisa Trasatti,
Brittany Harvey,
John Loyal and
Kimberly Mehlman-Orozco; they will discuss:
Human Trafficking: A Hidden Crime- Civil Litigation, Resolution Of These Claims And The Countermeasures Going Forward
The presentation will discuss how to better spot human trafficking, what is being done to combat it, and identify the changing legal landscape affecting labor trafficking in the supply chain and sex trafficking in the context of premises liability.
Marisa A. Trasatti is General Counsel of the California-based dermatological laser and light medical device Company, Sciton, Inc. and a partner at Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman and Dicker. Her practice focuses primarily on civil litigation, with an emphasis on products liability litigation including cases involving drugs and medical devices. She has authored articles and/or presented on the topics of cybersecurity, crisis management, GDPR, social media, learned intermediary defence, premises liability and human trafficking. Marisa is also active in her local community as Past President of Maryland Defense Counsel, her local Defense Bar Association, Past President of CLM’s Maryland Chapter and recently appointed CLM Region 3 Co-Chair, on the Board of Directors of FDCC, a Member of Maryland Governor Hogan's Judicial Disabilities Commission, and serves as the DRI Maryland State Representative. https://www.wilsonelser.com/
Dr. Kimberly Mehlman-Orozco is a social scientist and leading human trafficking expert witness, serving on cases nationwide. Her debut book, Hidden in Plain Sight: America's Slaves of the New Millennium, is used as a manual for training law enforcement on human trafficking across the country. Dr. Mehlman-Orozco's innovative research has also been published in peer-reviewed journal articles and a variety of media outlets, including USA Today, Politico, The Hill, Thomson Reuters, The Washington Post, The Houston Chronicle, The Baltimore Sun, The Crime Report, among others. She currently serves as Executive Director of Freedom Light, an organization that empowers businesses and organizations with fact-based interventions to end sex trafficking and liberate victims.
https://mahnmehlmancom.wordpress.com/
John Loyal is a partner at Cipriani & Werner PC. He is co-chair of the firm's Cybersecurity, Information Privacy and Data Security team and focuses his practice primarily on cyber and privacy matters. Over the last several years, there has been an exponential rise in cyber-related incidents impacting companies of all sizes and of varying market segments. Mr. Loya l serves as breach counsel to these companies, providing guidance and legal counsel to impacted entities. Specifically, Mr. Loyal specializes in coordinating the breach response for his clients by closely working with companies to help identify the nature and scope of the incident and ensuring compliance with all applicable state, federal and international laws. He works with his clients to provide regulatory correspondence and to handle any resulting litigation arising from a cyber or privacy matter. https://www.c-wlaw.com/
Brittany Harvey is a Chief Claims Specialist based in Colorado. She manages a desk of specialty-type risks and exposures, primarily litigated, consisting of diverse defence and coverage issues. She is a 2010 graduate of Appalachian State University in Boone, NC with majors in Risk Management & Insurance and Finance & Banking. She has worked previously with RSUI and Brittany worked as a Senior Claims Specialist with Liberty Mutual Insurance with a concentration in commercial general liability and auto litigation.
https://www.argolimited.com/
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· In the USA: https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2020/health/coronavirus-how-to-help/#meals-and-food-support
· In Europe: https://www.eurofoodbank.org/
· In Africa: https://foodforallafrica.com/
· In Australia: https://www.foodbank.org.au/?state=au
· In Canada: https://www.foodbankscanada.ca/