Date and Time: November 13, 2026, at 1:30 pm ET
Title: Don’t Make a Federal Case Out of It: Preventing People Problems from Becoming Lawsuits
Description: Workplace dysfunction often arrives on Legal’s desk dressed up in the language of discrimination, retaliation, or harassment. Through an evolving workplace scenario, in-house counsel will explore how Legal can determine whether it is confronting a legal issue, an employee-relations problem, or some combination of the two, and how that assessment should shape the response. We’ll also examine the role of investigations, including when an investigation is warranted, how much is enough, and when Legal should take the lead or step back.
Speakers: Peter Hall, Partner, Saul Ewing LLP; Whitfield Caughman, Deputy General Counsel, VP of Legal and Compliance, Paradies Lagardere
- Peter Hall is a Partner at Saul Ewing LLP who has spent more than 22 years advising and defending employers in workplace disputes. He works with in-house counsel and HR professionals on employee-relations issues, investigations, and employment litigation, helping clients assess legal risk while finding practical solutions to workplace problems.
- C. Whitfield Caughman is the Deputy General Counsel, VP of Legal and Compliance of Paradies Lagardere, a leading airport concessionaire. Ms. Caughman joined the organization as its second attorney in 2016, serving as both architect and builder of the legal department for the growing family of companies, now with nearly 180 diverse subsidiaries and 10,000 employees throughout North America. In her role, she manages the organization’s legal and compliance teams, including multiple functions ranging from litigation/L&E to contracts/corporate and compliance/licensing.