Preparing Women Business Leaders for 2024 Legal Challenges
LANSING, MICH., Feb. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Back for its third year, Foster Swift Collins & Smith’s “Legal Strategies for Women Leaders” webinar series is a program crafted to help women business leaders stay abreast of new laws, regulations and other beneficial resources. Each session will begin at 9 am EST and will last roughly 30 minutes.
With 2024 being an election year, the first session is scheduled for Tuesday, March 5 and will feature Municipal & Election Law attorney Mallory Reader. Mallory will be discussing the topic of “campaign financing” and what businesses are allowed and not allowed to do when contributing to a campaign.
To register for any of 2024’ssessions, please use the following Zoom link: bit.ly/2024WomenLeaders
These sessions will provide ample opportunities for participants to ask questions and discuss the legal opportunities and challenges that women leaders face. These sessions will be moderated by business attorneys, Amanda Dernovshek and Mindi Johnson.
Other topics to be covered in 2024 include:
- Tuesday, June 4 – Business & IP attorney, Lindsey Mead, will be discussing Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how it is being used by businesses along with the opportunities/risks of using AI. Lindsey will also include some current trends that she is seeing such as copyright infringement claims and the use of AI by financial institutions to review/approve financing.
- Wednesday, October 16 – Litigator Kelly Reed Lucas will be discussing the topic of “mediation” i.e. what it is, when to do it, why to do it, and what to expect in the process.
Recordings of previous sessions can be found here: fosterswift.com/communications-videos.html. Contact [email protected] if you have further questions about this program.
Below is a list of all women attorneys at the Foster Swift law firm:
| Name | Practice Area | Office |
| Leslie A. Abdoo | Municipal & Public Entity | Grand Rapids |
| Courtney G. Agrusa | Municipal & Public Entity | Southfield |
| Melanie A. Assad | Insurance Law | Grand Rapids |
| Andrea Badalucco | Family Law | Southfield |
| Alicia W. Birach | Business Succession Planning | Southfield |
| Dora A. Brantley | Commercial Litigation | Southfield |
| Sara L. Cunningham | Commercial Litigation | Lansing |
| Amanda J. Dernovshek | Business & Tax | Lansing |
| Samantha L. Diamond | Workers’ Compensation | Lansing |
| Jackie A. Dupler | Family Law | Lansing |
| Julie I. Fershtman | Insurance Defense | Southfield |
| Laura J. Genovich | Bankruptcy & Municipal Law | Grand Rapids |
| Anna K. Gibson | Estate Planning | Lansing |
| Stefania Gismondi | No-Fault Litigation | Southfield |
| Julie L. Hamlet | Employee Benefits | Grand Rapids |
| Erica E. L. Huddas | Estate Planning | Lansing |
| Mindi M. Johnson | Employee Benefits | Grand Rapids |
| Dina D. Kashat | Workers’ Compensation | Lansing |
| Rachael Kuilema Klein | Estate Planning | Grand Rapids |
| Gabrielle C. Lawrence | Family Law & Estate Planning | Lansing |
| Kelly Reed Lucas | Business Law & Mediation | Lansing |
| Paula K. Manis | Business Law & Mediation | Lansing |
| Lindsey M. Mead | Business Law & IP | Lansing |
| Jennifer L. Montasir | General Litigation & Family Law | Southfield |
| Alaina M. Nelson | Estate Planning | Lansing |
| Rachel G. Olney | No-Fault Litigation | Southfield |
| Mallory E. Reader | Municipal & Public Entity | Grand Rapids |
| McKenna S. Rivers | Environmental & Labor Law | Lansing |
| Danielle N. Romano | Insurance Law | Southfield |
| Anne M. Seurynck | Municipal & Public Entity | Grand Rapids |
| Hilary J. Stafford | General Litigation | Lansing |
| Deanna Swisher | Commercial Litigation | Lansing |
| Destiny R. Sykes | Bankruptcy & Real Estate Law | Lansing |
| Jennifer B. Van Regenmorter | Health Care Law | Holland |
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CONTACT: Kimberly P. Hafley Foster Swift Collins & Smith 517-371-8112 [email protected]
