Ethical Considerations for Businesses

It is important for companies and their employees to be reminded about doing the right thing and following strong ethical standards. This presentation will offer several real-life examples of bad ethical conduct and promote an interactive discussion during which attendees will be asked questions relating to those different factual scenarios.

Keith Gregory serves as Chair of Snell & Wilmer’s commercial litigation group in Los Angeles and Co-Chair of the firm’s commercial litigation group in California. He practices in the areas of general business matters, corporate, franchise, and partnership disputes, and intellectual property and commercial litigation. He is an experienced litigator, with considerable background in litigating government debarment proceedings, intellectual property issues, licensing agreements, trade secret matters, and Uniform Commercial Code issues, especially within the electronic components, computer hardware, and semiconductor industries.

Keith served on the SAE International AS6081 Committee, which established standards proscribing counterfeit parts avoidance requirements for independent distributors. Also, Keith acts as the outside compliance officer for companies in order to establish and maintain ethics programs.

The East Ventura County Employer Advisory Council (EAC) is composed of employer volunteers representing a cross-section of businesses and industries.  The EAC was developed to promote a stronger partnership between the California Employment Development Department (EDD) and the business community. Its commitment is to assist employers in conducting their business more effectively and efficiently, to provide information on employment-related issues, and to enhance the communication between EDD and the private sector. This presentation is provided for educational and informational purposes only; it does not constitute an endorsement of the curriculum or speakers by the State of California EDD or by the East Ventura County EAC. Aside from staff designated to represent EDD, we assume no responsibility for the accuracy, legality, or content of the materials provided during this event.

EDD, an equal opportunity employer/program, is a partner in this event.  Special accommodation requests need to be made two weeks before the event by calling (805) 288-8231.