Send Your In-House Counsel to the Manufacturing Legal Summit!
Amid deep uncertainty about the legal and regulatory environment, attorneys in the manufacturing industry have an opportunity they won’t want to miss. The NAM Legal Center’s Manufacturing Legal Summit, scheduled for Nov. 12–14 in Washington, D.C., has opened registration this week.
The only conference crafted exclusively for manufacturing lawyers, the Summit attracts legal talent from companies of all sizes and sectors. Attendees learn about hot-button legal issues facing the industry, discuss best practices and make fruitful professional connections.
If you have in-house counsel who would benefit from this must-attend event, here’s what you need to know.
The details: This year, the fourth annual Manufacturing Legal Summit will focus heavily on the changes and trickle-down impacts brought about by the new Trump administration. Longtime NAM partner Foley & Lardner LLP will lead a session titled “Tariffs, Trade and Trump: Managing Supply Chain and Tariff Risks During an International Trade Tornado.” Other session topics include:
- Managing your workforce;
- M&A transactions in the manufacturing sector;
- PFAS and chemicals update;
- Administrative law under President Trump;
- AI, privacy and cyber; and
- Updates on the trial bar’s latest tactics.
The benefit: “What we hear consistently is that the opportunity to connect with others in the industry who are dealing with the same challenges is invaluable,” NAM Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of Litigation Erica Klenicki said following last year’s conference.
- “This was my first NAM Legal Summit, and I could not be more pleased with the topics presented, as well as the networking opportunities,” said Erin Tannock, compliance counsel for Viega LLC, about the 2024 Summit. “The content was relevant and current. I even had a few ‘aha’ moments! This event is worth the time, and I will be attending for years to come.”
Credits, too: An additional benefit of the conference is the potential to earn CLE credits, a professional requirement for attorneys. In 2024, attendees earned six or seven CLE credit hours for 32 different jurisdictions.
The last word: “In a year defined by uncertainty, the opportunity to benchmark with your manufacturing peers and the NAM legal team has never been so critical,” said Klenicki.