Wednesday, May 31, 2017
4:30 p.m. - Registration
5:00 p.m. - Program
6:00 p.m. - Networking Reception

Perkins Coie 
131 South Dearborn Street
Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60603

Business travelers typically store privileged and otherwise confidential information on their laptops, cell phones, and other portable devices – from trade secrets and business strategies to attorney-client communications and other sensitive data. It has become increasingly common for business travelers to be stopped, questioned, or even detained at U.S. ports of entry, one of the busiest of which is Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. In such circumstances, employees find themselves wondering about how to respond and how to protect themselves and their company’s data, especially if asked to relinquish or consent to the imaging of their devices. 
 
For companies doing business abroad and especially for companies employing non U.S. citizens, it is critical to have the tools and information to know how to navigate these encounters.
 
This program will discuss the legal background applicable to such encounters, offer strategies for dealing with such encounters, and provide a forum for lawyers, industry leaders and law enforcement to exchange ideas on these fast-evolving topics, including:

• Companies with employees who travel frequently with sensitive data
• Customs border authority and one’s rights
• Imaging of information on laptops
• Judicial scrutiny of seizure
• Protecting corporate data in high-risk countries
• Cybersecurity best practices

Panelists:
Jayson R. Ahern
Principal
The Chertoff Group
Former acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Jean-Jacques (J) Cabou
Partner
Perkins Coie

Abiman Rajadurai
Senior Counsel, Global Labor & Employment Law
McDonald’s Corporation
 
CLE credits pending in Illinois.