2019 Legal Affairs Seminar - Schedule At a Glance

This page is an overview of the conference schedule.

See Program & Committee Meetings for details.

Please note that this schedule is preliminary and subject to change. 

Sunday, February 24
Go to: Sunday, February 24 Monday, February 25 Tuesday, February 26
7:30 - 8:15 a.m.	Continental Breakfast Empire A Foyer, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency New Orleans Sponsored by Transdev North America
8 - 8:15 a.m.	Welcome and Overview Empire A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency New Orleans
8 a.m. - 3 p.m.	Registration Empire A Foyer, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency New Orleans
8:15 - 9:30 a.m.	Conversation with FTA's Acting Chief Counsel Empire A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency New Orleans
9:30 - 10 a.m.	TRACK 2 - Legislative Update Empire A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency New Orleans
9:30 - 11:30 a.m.	TRACK 1 - Legal 101/The Basics: Procurement, Grants, Buy America Bolden 5, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency New Orleans
10:15 - 11:30 a.m.	TRACK 2 - To Lead or Not to Lead (but “Just Manage”): That is the Question Empire A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency New Orleans
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.	Working Lunch: Roundtable Discussion Empire A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency New Orleans The roundtable discussion is a forum for transit agency attorneys and outside counsel or consultants for transit agencies to exchange information in a non-attribution, confidential setting.
1 - 2:30 p.m.	Labor Panel – Collective Bargaining, 13(c), and the Janus Case Empire A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency New Orleans
2:30 - 2:45 p.m.	Break Empire A Foyer, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency New Orleans
2:45 - 3:30 p.m.	Alternate Modes of Transportation Empire A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency New Orleans
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.	Clean Transportation: Electric Buses Empire A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency New Orleans
5:15 - 6 p.m.	Break Empire A Foyer, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency New Orleans
6 - 8 p.m.	Opening Reception Empire C, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency New Orleans
Monday, February 25
7:30 - 8:15 a.m.	Continental Breakfast Empire A Foyer, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency New Orleans
8:15 - 8:45 a.m.	TRACK 1 - Legal 101/The Basics Continued: Rail Empire A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency New Orleans
8:45 - 10 a.m.	Rail Session: Modernizing the Passenger Rail System Requires Playing the Long Game Empire A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency New Orleans
10:15 - 11:15 a.m.	Navigating the Buy America Landscape – New Technologies, Vehicles, and Tariffs Empire A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency New Orleans
11:15 - 11:45 a.m.	Lunch Empire A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency New Orleans Sponsored by Hanson Bridgett LLP
11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.	Transit in Uncertain Times and the Role of Legal Counsel Empire A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency New Orleans
12:45 - 1:45 p.m.	TOD Joint Development Projects and P3s Empire A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency New Orleans
1:45 - 2 p.m.	Break Empire A Foyer, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency New Orleans Sponsored by Apperson Crump, PLC
2 - 3:30 p.m.	Ethics – 2 Hot Topics for the Price of 1 Empire A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency New Orleans
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.	Guns on Transit Empire A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency New Orleans
5 - 7 p.m.	Special Event Reception
Tuesday, February 26
7:30 - 8:30 a.m.	Continental Breakfast Empire A Foyer, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency New Orleans
8:30 - 9 a.m.	Legal Affairs and Risk Management: Why Are We Here Together? Empire A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency New Orleans Legal Affairs and Risk Management Joint Session
9 - 10:30 a.m.	Sexual Harassment: Leadership in the #MeToo Era Empire A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency New Orleans Legal Affairs and Risk Management Joint Session Legal Affairs and Risk Management Joint Session
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.	Insurance and Risk Management: Litigation, Investigation & Public Disclosures Empire A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency New Orleans Legal Affairs and Risk Management Joint Session Legal Affairs and Risk Management Joint Session
11:30 - 11:45 a.m.	Break Empire A Foyer, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency New Orleans
11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.	Luncheon Keynote: Cyber Security Risk, Mitigation and Insurance Empire A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency New Orleans Legal Affairs and Risk Management Joint Session
1:15 - 1:30 p.m.	Closing Remarks from Legal Affairs Committee Chair Empire A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency New Orleans Legal Affairs and Risk Management Joint Session
1:45 - 2 p.m.	Opening Remarks and Welcome from Risk Management Committee Chair Empire A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency New Orleans Risk Management Seminar Session
2 - 3 p.m.	ADA Update Empire A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency New Orleans Risk Management Seminar Session
3 - 4:30 p.m.	Bus Operator Assaults Empire A, 2nd Floor, Hyatt Regency New Orleans Risk Management Seminar Session

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2019 Legal Affairs Seminar - Schedule At a Glance

Sunday, February 24

Continental Breakfast

Welcome and Overview

Registration

Conversation with FTA's Acting Chief Counsel

TRACK 2 - Legislative Update

TRACK 1 - Legal 101/The Basics: Procurement, Grants, Buy America

TRACK 2 - To Lead or Not to Lead (but “Just Manage”): That is the Question

Working Lunch: Roundtable Discussion

Labor Panel – Collective Bargaining, 13(c), and the Janus Case

Break

Alternate Modes of Transportation

Clean Transportation: Electric Buses

Break

Opening Reception

Monday, February 25

Continental Breakfast

TRACK 1 - Legal 101/The Basics Continued: Rail

Rail Session: Modernizing the Passenger Rail System Requires Playing the Long Game

Navigating the Buy America Landscape – New Technologies, Vehicles, and Tariffs

Lunch

Transit in Uncertain Times and the Role of Legal Counsel

TOD Joint Development Projects and P3s

Break

Ethics – 2 Hot Topics for the Price of 1

Guns on Transit

Special Event Reception

Tuesday, February 26

Continental Breakfast

Legal Affairs and Risk Management: Why Are We Here Together?

Sexual Harassment: Leadership in the #MeToo Era

Insurance and Risk Management: Litigation, Investigation & Public Disclosures

Break

Luncheon Keynote: Cyber Security Risk, Mitigation and Insurance

Closing Remarks from Legal Affairs Committee Chair

Opening Remarks and Welcome from Risk Management Committee Chair

ADA Update

Bus Operator Assaults