2026 North America Regional MEETING
Boston, Massachusetts
Thursday-Friday, April 16-17, 2026
The ELA is excited to partner with Morgan Brown & Joy LLP to host our 2026 ELA North America Regional Meeting, 16-17 April 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts. Thursday will be centered around clients and client relations, while Friday we will cover internal, members only topics. We will have a lovely reception sponsored by Morgan, Brown & Joy at their offices on Thursday early evening, followed by our regional dinner with clients at the famous and historic Mamma Maria.
We have several optional tours available for those that want to explore the beautiful city of Boston. See "Optional Activities" below.
For all our baseball fans out there - Get the FULL Boston experience by attending a Red Sox baseball game at the iconic Fenway Park! Claim your seat to watch the Red Sox take on the Detroit Tigers, on Friday, 17 April at 7:10pm. This special ticket offer is only available for members, clients and guests of ELA members through our
custom page. Even if you do not plan to attend the game, we welcome you to head down to Fenway Friday evening to take in the sights, sounds and foods of the area with your ELA colleagues!
Main Event Agenda:
16 April - Thursday - MCLE Conference Center, 10 Winter Pl, Boston, MA 02108
Client Day
8:00 – 9:00a Registration / Light Continental Breakfast
09:00 - 09:15 Opening Remarks
09:15-10:30 Concurrent Sessions:
- Inside Washington: Emerging Employment & Labor Law Trends in the US
- Marketers Program (Part 1)
10:30-11:00
Coffee Break
11:00-12:15
What’s Keeping you up at Night?
12:15 – 01:15
Lunch
01:15 – 02:30
Concurrent Sessions:
- Aligning workforce strategy with operational resilience: practical insights
- Marketers Program (Part 2)
02:30 – 02:45
Coffee Break
02:45 - 03:45
Keynote Presentation:
Andrea Lucas, Chair, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
03:45 - 04:00 Closing Remarks
05:00 - 06:45 Reception at Morgan, Brown & Joy
07:00 - 10:00 Dinner at Mamma Maria
17 April - Friday -
- MCLE Conference Center, 10 Winter Pl, Boston, MA 02108
Member Day
08:00 - 09:00a Light Continental Breakfast
09:00 - 09:05 Opening Remarks
09:05-10:30 Presentation: Judge John J. McConnell, Jr.
10:30-10:45 Coffee Break
10:45-12:00 Internal What's Keeping You Up at Night (Part 2)
12:00-12:05 Closing Remarks
Registration Fees:
- Primary Representatives and other lawyers:: $250 USD
- Next Gen Representatives: $150 USD
- Marketing/Business Development Representatives: $150 USD
- Dinner Guest: $250 USD (Note: All dinner guests are TBC once we have our final headcount, In the unlikely event we do not have enough seats at dinner for guests, we will refund you for any payments made.)
- Client Speakers:: free (Note: We will have a separate registration for clients attending in the audience for the Thursday sessions.)
Event Venue:
MCLE Conference Center
10 Winter Pl
Boston, MA 02108
Reception:
Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP
28 State Street, 16th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
NOTE: If using your GPS to get to any location in Boston, please put in the actual address rather than the name of the place you are going. For MCLE, please search 10 Winter place, Boston; and for Morgan Brown & Joy, please search 28 State Street, Boston. You will thank us later!
Accommodations:
Omni Parker House Hotel
60 School St, Boston, MA 02108
Our booking link is full, so the link above is now the hotel's direct link. If you have trouble booking at the Omni Parker House, we recommend you consider these alternate hotels:
Hotel AKA Boston Common (just next door to The Omni Parker House)
Please be sure to check Orbitz, Expedia or other travel sites - they may have better rates than the hotel websites.
Optional Activities & Tours (Additional Cost):
The ELA partnered with local tour companies to offer ELA-exclusive tours to members and guests. Click on the links below for details and to register!
- Wed, 15 April evening:
- 7:30pm ELA Spirit & Mayhem Tour - register here
- Friday, 17 April afternoon:
- 1:15pm ELA's Italian North End Foodie Tour - register here
- 1:30pm Freedom Trail Walking Tour - register here
- 1:30pm ELA's Beantown Pub Tour (walking tour) - register here
- Friday, 17 April evening:
- 7:10pm Boston Red Sox vs Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park!
In the meantime, we welcome you to check these out: websites:
Boston Restaurants:
Click here to view a list of restaurants recommended by the Omni Parker House Hotel.
REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED
For questions about the event, please reach out to the ELA events team at events@ela.law.
Note: clients are invited to attend the Thursday sessions only and there is a separate link for their registration: https://events.ela.law/2026-ela-na-client-event