2020 Restaurant Legal Summit Virtual Edition
Thank you!
Thank you to all the panelists and attendees who helped make this year’s event a success! Our very first virtual summit was an engaging and informative online experience that connected senior representatives and legal officers from some of the restaurant industry’s most successful brands and experts from some of our nation’s top law firms to discuss important issues facing our industry today.
Were you unable to attend our live event?
Our FREE programming will be available for on-demand viewing on Monday, October 19th.
2020 Sessions
- October 14
- PPP and Other Assistance Programs – What’s Worked, What Hasn’t and What to Do Going Forward
- Tips on the Tip Credit and a Few Tips on the Future of Tipping
- Better and Stronger Through Diversity and Inclusion
- October 15
- Business Interruption Insurance Claims: Where We Are Now
- Special Keynote Session
- TikTok: Hey Boomer, This is Not Your Grandfather’s Wage & Hour Program
- October 16
- Legislative and Regulatory Review: Where We’ve Been and Where We [May] Go From Here
- The Future of Full Service Restaurants: Finance, Real Estate and other Key Items
CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

Keynote Speaker
Kate S. O’Scannlain
Solicitor of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor
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Chappell Phillips
Chappell Phillips
Board Chair, Restaurant Law Center / SVP, General Counsel and Secretary, Golden Corral Corp.
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Shawndra Jones
Shawndra Jones
Senior Counsel, Epstein Becker Green PC
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Andria Lure Ryan
Andria Lure Ryan
Partner, Fisher Phillips LLP / Co-Chair, Hospitality Industry Group
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Bijal Vira
Bijal Vira
Partner, Sheppard Mullin LLP
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Landes Taylor
Landes Taylor
Associate, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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Felice Ekelman
Felice Ekelman
Principal, Jackson Lewis PC
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Gabriel Gillett
Gabriel Gillett
Partner, Jenner & Block LLP
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James Paretti
James Paretti
Shareholder, Littler Mendelson, PC / Workplace Policy Institute
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K. Liz Lam
K. Liz Lam
Associate, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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Jeffrey Brecher
Jeffrey Brecher
Principal, Jackson Lewis PC
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Jeremy Creelan
Jeremy Creelan
Partner, Jenner & Block LLP
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Michael Lotito
Michael Lotito
Shareholder, Littler Mendelson, PC /Co-Chair, Workplace Policy Institute
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Nirav Bhatt
Nirav Bhatt
Associate, Sheppard Mullin LLP
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Alden Parker
Alden Parker
Regional Managing Partner, Fisher Phillips LLP / Co-Chair, Hospitality Industry Group
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Jan Larson
Jan Larson
Partner, Jenner & Block LLP
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Peter Steinmeyer
Peter Steinmeyer
Member of the Firm, Epstein Becker Green PC
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Alan Martin
Alan Martin
Partner, Sheppard Mullin LLP
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Riley Lagesen
Riley Lagesen
Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP - Portland | Chair, National Restaurant Industry Practice Group
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Angelo Amador
Angelo Amador
Executive Director, Restaurant Law Center
Angelo Amador is Executive Director of the Restaurant Law Center. He also serves as Senior Vice President of Legal Advocacy and Regulatory Counsel for the National Restaurant Association.
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Steve Lugerner
Steve Lugerner
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, TAO Group Hospitality