Monday, November 9, 2026
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Registration
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Day One Keynote - Inside Counsel at the World's Biggest Stage: A Fireside Chat with Curtis Franks
Curtis Franks, General Counsel of the FIFA World Cup 2026, joins ALM Editor-in-Chief Heather Nevitt for a candid conversation on legal leadership, governance, and what it takes to manage complexity at a truly global scale.

Curtis Franks, General Counsel of the FIFA World Cup 2026
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM | Transition Break
Transactions & Cross-Border Strategy
10:10 AM - 11:10 AM
The World Has Sides Now: Is Your Legal Strategy Ready?
Supported by Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
Regulatory & Enforcement
Supported by: Cozen O'Connor P.C.
Tools & Tech
10:10 AM - 11:10 AM
The Outside Counsel AI Reckoning
Brinda Dutta, General Counsel - 500 GlobalSupported by: Rivkin Radler
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM | Morning Networking Break
Contracts
Supported by: Thompson Coburn LLP
Regulatory & Enforcement
Ethics & Professional Responsibity
Supported by: Gunster
12:40 PM - 1:30 PM | Networking Lunch
Transactions & Cross-Border Strategy
1:40 PM - 2:40 PM
The New M&A Calculus: What's Actually Changed and What Hasn't
Tools & Tech
Supported by: Innovative Driven
Legal Department Management
Roundtable Discussions
Roundtable Discussion 1
Supported by DRC Litigation Strategies
Roundtable Discussion 2
2:50 PM - 3:50 PM
RT2 - The Privacy Class Action Machine
Roundtable Discussion 3
2:50 PM - 3:50 PM
RT3 - AI Generated Impostors in Hiring: The New Insider Threat
Roundtable Discussion 4
2:50 PM - 3:50 PM
RT4 - AI-Native Law Firms and the Future of Outside Counsel
Roundtable Discussion 5
2:50 PM - 3:50 PM
RT5 - The GC in Startup Chaos: Founders, the Governance Gap, and Risk
Roundtable Discussion 6
2:50 PM - 3:50 PM
RT6 - Who Owns AI Output? The IP Frontier in 2026
Roundtable Discussion 7
Roundtable Discussion 8
Roundtable Discussion 9
Labor & Employment
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Immigration Compliance in a Volatile Enforcement Climate
Tools & Tech
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Networking Reception
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Registration
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM | Keynote
Labor & Employment
Regulatory & Enforcement
Legal Department Management
Supported by: Napoli Shkolnik PLLC
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM | Morning Networking Break
Labor & Employment
11:20 AM - 12:20 PM
When the Government Changes the Rules Without Changing the Law
Contracts
11:20 AM - 12:20 PM
Contracts as a Business Tool: The Commercial Gap and How You Structure Deals
Legal Department Management
11:20 AM - 12:20 PM
Small Team, Big Mandate: How Lean Legal Departments Win
12:20 PM - 1:10 PM | Networking Lunch
Labor & Employment
1:20 PM - 2:20 PM
Before It Hits Your Desk: The Employment Risks Building Right Now
Supported by: Hatfield Schwartz Law Group, LLC
Regulatory & Enforcement
1:20 PM - 2:20 PM
Sanctions and AML: The Standard Has Moved and Most Programs Have Not
Legal Department Management
1:20 PM - 2:20 PM
Legal Ops, Done Right: A Blueprint for Creating Value
Ethics & Professional Responsibity
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Holding the Line: Ethics, AI, and Well-Being in a Profession Under Pressure
The legal profession is navigating unprecedented disruption as AI reshapes how legal work gets done, and the unrelenting pace of regulatory and geopolitical change takes a personal toll on lawyers and their teams. This closing general session brings those threads together through the lens of professional responsibility: what are your ethical obligations when supervising AI use; what does the ABA say about client data and privilege in an AI-assisted practice; and how does sustained pressure affect your judgment, your team, and your duties as a leader?
- Understand your ethical obligations as a supervising attorney when AI tools are part of your team's workflow, including what the ABA's formal opinion says and where case law currently stands on privilege.
- Recognize how burnout, cognitive overload, and sustained stress create professional responsibility risk for you and for the colleagues and teams you supervise.
- Leave with a personal and organizational framework for using AI responsibly, maintaining professional judgment under pressure, and building a legal department that is both high-performing and sustainable.