5/8/2026 - 5/8/2026
8:30 AM - 5:45 PM EST


Location: Fordham Law School, 150 West 62nd Street, New York, NY 10023


Registration ends on 5/8/2026

Spring 2026 Full Day Conference
May 8, 2026 (8:30 AM - 5:45 pm Eastern)
@ Fordham Law School - and online, via Zoom Webinar

Rates: Member $350; Non-member $425; Non-profit Attorney $175 ; Student/Para $150 - includes 2 meals, all day snacks, and cocktails
Virtual (Zoom Webinar) Rates: Member $200; Non-Member $250; Non-Profit Attorney $100; Student/Para FREE

If you would like to apply for financial aid, please email nelany@nelany.com for the application.
Breakfast, snacks, lunch and happy hour are all included in your in-person registration fee!

The day will include the following panels, plus more - some details are still being finalized; a complete agenda will be distributed ASAP!

1) Mass Layoffs and Small Business Closings: Bankrupts, Deadbeats, and the WARN Acts (1.5 CLE)
 
In 2025, mass layoffs reached their highest level since the COVID-19 shutdown. State and federal WARN Act laws protect some workers laid off without notice, but those laws can be tricky to navigate and offer no protection to employees of most small businesses. The panel will discuss issues relating to small and large business mass layoffs and closings, including the federal and NYS WARN Acts, shareholder and LLC member liability, fraudulent conveyances, and attachment.
 
Panelists:

• Chrisopher Marlborough (Moderator), The Marlborough Law Firm
• Jack Raisner, Raisner & Roupinian
• Orin Kurtz, Orin Kurtz Employment Counsel
• David Colodny, Urban Justice Center – Creditor Justice Project

2) Reasonable Accommodations: An Evolving Source of Rights in the Workplace (1.0 CLE)
 
From its inception, the concept of reasonable accommodations had within it a radical germ: that even in our modern economy, employees retain certain rights to transform their workplaces to meet their unique needs. Reasonable accommodations received its most robust early articulation in the disability discrimination context. But in recent years, reasonable accommodations protections have expanded, with still more expansion potentially on the horizon. Recent developments such as the Trump administration’s employer-friendly policies, employers’ return-to-work mandates, and employers’ reliance on AI are testing the reach and limits of reasonable accommodations protections.
 
This panel will discuss the recent changes in the law of reasonable accommodations (focusing on New York, but highlighting favorable developments in other states), the legislative changes currently being considered, and discuss practicable steps NELA / NY practitioners can take in their litigations and pre-litigation cases to protect the rights of their clients who have experienced discrimination because of or related to their need for a reasonable accommodation.
 
Panelists:

• Carolin Guentert, Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight
• David Tracey, Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight

3) ESI Protocol Training (1.0 CLE) 

This CLE will share best practices for ESI (Electronically Stored Information) protocols in legal discovery, focusing on identification, search strategies, and document review processes.  The presentation will also touch on searches for defendants' AI communication history given the recent landmark ruling by Judge Jed Rakoff (February 2026) in United States v. Heppner. 

Panelist:

• Hilary Orzick, Keenan & Bhatia

4) Time’s Up for Sexual Abusers in NYC: Navigating the Gender-Motivated Violence Act to Give Survivors a Second Chance at Justice (1.0 CLE) 
 
Join us for an in-depth analysis of the New York City Gender-Motivated Violence Act (GMVA), including recent developments in the law; the revival window closing on July 29, 2027; and how survivors can use the statute to pursue claims against their abusers and those who enabled, perpetuated, or facilitated the abuse, including employers.
 
Panelists:
 

• Lindsay Goldbrum, Goddard Law 
• Hailey Miller, Goddard Law