BWLA 2025 Half Day CLE Seminar and General Counsel Reception
Thu, Apr 17, 2025, 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm CT
Jones Day
110 N Upper Wacker Dr
Chicago, IL 60606, United States (US)
About the Event
Join BWLA for the second annual Half Day CLE Seminar and General Counsel Reception on April 17, 2025. BWLA 2025 Title Sponsor Jones Day is hosting the CLE Seminar and Reception, 110 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, 60606. The CLE program will take place from 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm and the reception will be held from 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm.
The CLE seminar topics are:
- 2025 Supreme Court Year in Review
- Hot Topics in Litigation
- DEI at a Crossroads: Legal Insights and Strategic Adaptations
- Insights from the C-Suite
At the reception, BWLA will honor:
- Sylvia Stein, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Veralto
- Before joining Veralto, Sylvia served as Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, and Chief Compliance Officer for Modine Manufacturing Company. She previously served in various roles at Kraft Foods, including Associate General Counsel, Marketing & Regulatory. Earlier in her career, she practiced law in the Chicago office of Latham & Watkins in the Complex Commercial Litigation group.
- Sharon Barner, Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Cummins
- Sharon previously held the role of General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Cummins. Prior to joining Cummins, she served as Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Sharon has more than 30 years of legal experience, with the majority of her career being in private practice with the Chicago office of Foley & Lardner, including as the leader of the firm’s Intellectual Property Department.
- Tamika Frimpong, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, HARMAN
- Tamika is a seasoned legal and business executive attorney with experience leading legal processes, including Compliance, Litigation, Data Privacy, M&A, Due Diligence, and ESG. Her previous roles include leadership positions with BorgWarner, Inc., TCF Bank, Nexteer, and Mobex Global.
Tickets are free for BWLA members and law students and $95 for non-BWLA members. Click the button below to purchase your tickets today. We hope to see you there!
Location
Jones Day
110 N Upper Wacker Dr
Chicago, IL 60606, United States (US)
Date and Time
Thu, Apr 17, 2025, 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm CT
Sales Ended
Refund Policy
No refunds offered.
Organizer
Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago, Inc. (BWLA)
Founded in 1987, the Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago, Inc. (“BWLA”) is one of the fastest growing bar associations in Illinois. BWLA is representative of African-American female attorneys, judges, law professors and law students in the Chicago metropolitan area and across the Midwest. BWLA is committed to serving our membership, the greater legal community and the general public through educational programs, mentoring/networking opportunities, community outreach, scholarship awards to law students and various educational pipeline programs and initiatives. BWLA has recognized and rewarded notable African-American women attorneys and other civic leaders for their achievements and contributions to the legal community and society. Despite the hard-won achievements of some, barriers still exist for African-American women lawyers. African-American female lawyers still face the challenges brought on by the intersection of race and gender, including professional isolation, pay inequities, sexual harassment, and the glass ceiling. BWLA has been diligent and uncompromising in its commitment to addressing important issues that affect the lives of minority practitioners in the profession. BWLA is committed to promoting excellence in the profession and encouraging the inclusion of African-American attorneys in law firms, the judiciary, governmental agencies and corporations. BWLA recognizes that we live in an America that does not always embrace our differences. It is with this recognition that BWLA has committed its time and resources to encourage programming that supports diversity.Drawing upon the expertise and backgrounds of its membership, BWLA has developed programs and workshops to advance and assist African-American female lawyers in public and private practice, the judiciary and academia. Through building coalitions with other organizations, BWLA not only aims to address and combat the challenges that African-American female lawyers face in the profession, but through its programming and diversity initiatives, BWLA also brings about positive change in the legal workplace.
Organizer
Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago, Inc. (BWLA)
Founded in 1987, the Black Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater Chicago, Inc. (“BWLA”) is one of the fastest growing bar associations in Illinois. BWLA is representative of African-American female attorneys, judges, law professors and law students in the Chicago metropolitan area and across the Midwest. BWLA is committed to serving our membership, the greater legal community and the general public through educational programs, mentoring/networking opportunities, community outreach, scholarship awards to law students and various educational pipeline programs and initiatives. BWLA has recognized and rewarded notable African-American women attorneys and other civic leaders for their achievements and contributions to the legal community and society. Despite the hard-won achievements of some, barriers still exist for African-American women lawyers. African-American female lawyers still face the challenges brought on by the intersection of race and gender, including professional isolation, pay inequities, sexual harassment, and the glass ceiling. BWLA has been diligent and uncompromising in its commitment to addressing important issues that affect the lives of minority practitioners in the profession. BWLA is committed to promoting excellence in the profession and encouraging the inclusion of African-American attorneys in law firms, the judiciary, governmental agencies and corporations. BWLA recognizes that we live in an America that does not always embrace our differences. It is with this recognition that BWLA has committed its time and resources to encourage programming that supports diversity.Drawing upon the expertise and backgrounds of its membership, BWLA has developed programs and workshops to advance and assist African-American female lawyers in public and private practice, the judiciary and academia. Through building coalitions with other organizations, BWLA not only aims to address and combat the challenges that African-American female lawyers face in the profession, but through its programming and diversity initiatives, BWLA also brings about positive change in the legal workplace.
