Summer Brown-Bag Series

Section of Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice
Regulatory Policy Committee

Today’s laws and regulations do not address some of the challenges of social media. The United Kingdom (UK) and Canada are in the process of implementing a framework to address a number of these challenges. This program will discuss the implications of implementing a program to regulate the social media.

Confirmed Speakers:

• Orla MacRae, Deputy Director for Online Harms in the UK Government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, which recently published a White Paper setting out the UK’s proposed regulatory framework for online safety.
• Connor Raso, Senior Counsel, Office of the General Counsel U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
• David Shonka, former General Counsel of the FTC
• Brad Wood, Senior Advisor, Innovation and Industrial Policy, Embassy of Canada.
• Jim Tozzi, Panel Organizer; Founder, Center for Regulatory Effectiveness, Washington, DC

NO CLE Credit is available for this program.

There is no cost associated with this program, but registration is required. *A minimum of 25 attendees is required for the program to take place.

Teleconference dial-in information will be sent to attendees the morning of the program.

Please e-mail rebecca.mobley@americanbar.org with any questions.

Registration Link

Summer Brown-Bag Series

Section of Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice
Regulatory Policy Committee

The Trump Administration has pressed forward with one of the most aggressive regulatory reform programs in history. This program will take a look back at what’s happened, explore the accelerating pace of reform efforts, and offer observations about what reforms are likely to survive the test of time – as well as the tests of the courts and subsequent administrations.

Confirmed Speakers:

• Susan E. Dudley, Director, GW Regulatory Studies Center, The George Washington University
• Richard J. Pierce, Jr., Lyle T. Alverson Professor of Law at The George Washington University School of Law
• Thomas M. Sullivan, Vice President, Small Business Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

More panelists will be added upon confirmation of their participation.

NO CLE Credit is available for this program.

There is no cost associated with this program, but registration is required. Space is limited for in-person attendees. *A minimum of 25 attendees is required for the program to take place.

Teleconference option available:
Please e-mail rebecca.mobley@americanbar.org if you wish to participate via teleconference.

Registration Link