Premier Employment Law Conference | April 8-10, 2026 | Paris Las Vegas | Las Vegas, Nevada

Make plans to attend LEAP 2026!

HR professionals—get the answers to all your employment law questions at LEAP 2026, which will take place April 8-10 at Paris Las Vegas. The annual labor law conference is poised to tackle the most important employment law challenges. As always, we’ll cover a wide range of vital topics and government initiatives that will affect your business.

This premier employment law conference, now in its 22nd year, is ideal for public-sector, private or government HR employees, and for anyone who needs a better understanding of labor laws. Consider bringing your managers!

Speakers include the foremost employment law attorneys from the most recognized law firms, including Ogletree, Littler, Foley, Quarles, Bradley, Kemp Smith and more. These attorneys practice employment law every day and are ready to pass on their legal expertise as it relates to human resource professionals.

Year after year, attendees report that one of the many factors that make LEAP unique is the access you gain to the conference speakers, who rank among the nation’s leading HR and employment law experts.

From two days of general sessions, six breakouts, lunch keynote presentations, pre- and post-conference workshops, breakfast roundtables, lunch with the lawyers and receptions, LEAP delivers expert HR content and solutions, along with a host of networking opportunities.

Register now for LEAP | April 8-10, 2026

LEAP 2026 officially kicks off at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8, and ends late Friday afternoon on April 10.

Come early to attend the LEAP Kickoff Advanced Show Sessions on Wednesday morning, starting at 8:30 a.m.

All sessions are related to employment law and offer SHRM or HRCI credits.

If you attend only one employment law conference, choose LEAP.

LEAP Speakers

Joe Beachboard
Beachboard Consulting Group

Brian Bradford
Las Vegas Sands

Richard Brann
Baker Botts

Larry Bridgesmith
Guardrail Technologies

C.B. Burns
Kemp Smith

Joseph Clees
Ogletree Deakins

Anniken Davenport
HR Employment Law Advisor

Dr. Dennis Davis
Ogletree Deakins

John Doran
Taft Law

Kim Doud
Littler

Kate Duffy
Kate Duffy Consulting

Dan Gallipeau
Dispute Dynamics

Greg Guidry
Ogletree Deakins

Kirsten Hallmark
Baker Botts

Charles High
Kemp Smith

Carrie Hoffman
Foley & Lardner

Amanda Jones
Cades Schutte

Dave Powell Jr.
Garnett Legal Group

Dan Kaplan
Foley & Lardner

Hilary McClain
Modern Management

Sandy McDonough
Quarles

Philip Miscimarra
Morgan Lewis & Bockius

Mekesha Montgomery
Frost Brown Todd

Scott Nelson
Baker Botts

Richard Paul
Quarles

Kathy Perkins
Kathy Perkins LLC Workplace Law

Fred Plevin
Quarles

James Plunkett
Ogletree Deakins

Paul Prather
Littler

Julius Rhodes
mpr group

David Rittof
Modern Management

Dana Salmonson
UNFI

Jennifer Shaw
Shaw Law Group

Chris Thomas
Holland & Hart

Mark Tolman
Parsons Behle & Latimer

Jennifer Trulock
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings

Paul White
Resolution Economics

Thank you to our LEAP sponsors

Management Labor and Employment Roundtable

Serve as a LEAP sponsor

Email us to ask about sponsorship opportunities. Sponsorship is a great way to get in front of human resources professionals looking for guidance in the latest employment law topics.

At LEAP 2026, get ready to be:

EDUCATED

Get educated on current and upcoming employment laws by the nation’s leading employment lawyers, who are experienced and well-versed in the challenges human resources professionals face.

CHALLENGED

Join several breakout sessions, pre-conference workshops and post-conference workshop sessions that address diverse employment law topics challenging human resources professionals today.

TRANSFORMED

Explore strategies and concepts directly from experts that will transform human resources problems into solutions. Through intimate and engaging presentations, prepare to learn what’s coming in employment law in 2026.

LEAP 2026 starts in ...

Participants will receive a full refund (minus a $150 processing fee) if cancellation is received by March 23, 2026. Cancellations received from March 24, 2026, through March 30, 2026, are nonrefundable but can be transferred to the LEAP 2027 conference, or an alternate may attend in place of the original registrant. Cancellations on or after March 31, 2026, are nonrefundable and transfers are not permitted.

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Business Management Daily is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDC) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification activities.

This Program has been pre-approved for 20 HR (General) credit hours toward aPHR®, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®).

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