Not So Fast! Employment, Ownership & Privacy Concerns When Using Social Media

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READ: The "Collaboration Economy" event with Jeremiah Owyang will be moved to later in the year.....

Also: Note Our New Location!

Not So Fast! Employment, Ownership & Privacy Concerns When Using Social Media for Business

Today social media is endemic throughout every aspect of our lives. We all know generally that it provides businesses with opportunities to reach markets faster & more broadly than ever before. However, social media also poses risks for employers if not properly managed. Join us for a discussion of the latest legal developments, including:

• Who owns your social media - the company or the employee?

• Whose Twitter followers are they anyway?

• How to protect trade secrets in the age of social media and BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)?

• Defamation – “I didn’t authorize that post!” How can businesses limit such risks?

• Can I fire an employee for Facebook posts? What does the NLRB say?

• How to manage employee privacy expectations and ownership of social media?

REGISTER NOW (http://svforum.org/Marketing-Social-Media-Meets-2nd-Monday-each-month/Marketing-Social-Media-SIG-3)(SVForum Members: Login first, then register.)

During this Meetup, Paul Cowie (http://www.Twitter.com/PaulSCowie), Partner at Sheppard Mullin, will share his experience and case studies on the key implications of doing business in the age of social media.

To stay competitive as a marketer, you cannot afford to miss this important presentation on the implications of legal on the social business.

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About the Speaker:

Paul Cowie (http://www.linkedin.com/pub/paul-cowie/12/2a/630) is Partner at Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP (https://www.sheppardmullin.com/).

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Paul Cowie is a partner in the Labor and Employment Practice Group in Sheppard Mullin’s Palo Alto office.

Paul focuses on defense work for technology and emerging growth companies related to a wide range of employment disputes, including BYOD, social media, executive agreements, discrimination, independent contractors, workplace violence, harassment, wrongful termination and whistle-blower complaints.

He is also a leader in gamification to engage employees in the workplace.

Mr. Cowie also works extensively in the area of single plaintiff and class actions, wage & hour compliance, founder disputes, and workplace investigations.

He counsels clients on all aspects of employment, including assignment of intellectual property, privacy, cyber-security and protection of trade secrets.

In addition, Paul has significant company formation and M&A experience and has worked closely with clients in structuring corporate transactions to minimize employment-related risks and to maximize the value of the transaction from an employment perspective.

Before practicing in the US, Mr. Cowie practiced in the UK for approximately five years, representing and advising employers at all stages of employment litigation, including as lead counsel in UK Employment Tribunals.

Mr. Cowie has drafted hundreds of employment contracts, dozens of settlement agreements, negotiated warranties and indemnities in corporate transactions and is very familiar with the challenges faced by companies expanding into in the US.

Twitter (https://twitter.com/paulscowie), LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/pub/paul-cowie/12/2a/630)

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Thanks to our sponsor Nixon Peabody for their generous support.

REMINDER: If you are not a current SVForum Member, admission will cost $20. You can pay in advance at REGISTER NOW (http://splashurl.com/kbz7jhg) or become a member for $145 and we'll waive $20 admission. Membership allows you FREE entry into ALL SIG meetings and discounts for other SVForum events. Join now (https://svforum.org/Membership-Registration).

Location:New Location!

Detati Digital Marketing
265 Caspian Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089

Agenda:
6:30 - 7:00 p.m. Registration / Networking / Pizza & Refreshments
7:00 - 7:15 p.m. Announcements & Introduction
7:15 - 8:15 p.m. Presentation with Q&A
8:15 - 8:45 p.m. Networking

Cost:
$20 at the door for non-SVForum members
No charge for SVForum members

Security requires all to pre-register. (http://splashurl.com/kbz7jhg)(SVForum Members, login first, then register.)