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Forum Institute for Leadership in the Law (FILL)

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Forum Institute for Leadership in the Law (FILL)
Start Date: 24-Mar-10 9:00 AM
End Time: 25-Mar-10 5:00 PM
Location: Vinson & Elkins, Dallas, TX 75201
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Vinson & Elkins

Trammell Crow Center 2001 Ross Avenue Suite 3700

Dallas, TX 75201

National BOD Meeting

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:00:00 GMT

National BOD Meeting
Start Date: 31-Mar-10 4:00 PM
End Time: 31-Mar-10 5:30 PM
Location: TDB
Event Details:

Video Conferencing in Dallas, Houston, St Paul, San Jose and Wilmington

TDB

DFW Board Meeting

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:30:00 GMT

DFW Board Meeting
Start Date: 7-Apr-10 4:30 PM
End Time: 7-Apr-10 5:30 PM
Location: Belo Mansion - Strasburger Room, Dallas, TX 75201
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Belo Mansion - Strasburger Room

2101 Ross Ave.

Dallas, TX 75201

Forum After Hours

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 23:00:00 GMT

Forum After Hours
Start Date: 7-Apr-10 6:00 PM
End Time: 7-Apr-10 8:30 PM
Location: Home of Andrew Strong
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Home of Andrew Strong

Austin-San Antonio Board Meeting

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:00:00 GMT

Austin-San Antonio Board Meeting
Start Date: 9-Apr-10 11:00 AM
End Time: 9-Apr-10 12:00 PM
Location: Austin Bar Association, Austin, TX 78701

Austin Bar Association

816 Congress Ave., S-700

Austin, TX 78701

HOU Board Meeting

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:00:00 GMT

HOU Board Meeting
Start Date: 14-Apr-10 9:00 AM
End Time: 14-Apr-10 10:00 AM
Location: Houston Bar Association, Houston, TX 77002

Houston Bar Association

1001 Fannin

Houston, TX 77002

San Antonio 1st Quarterly Event

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:30:00 GMT

San Antonio 1st Quarterly Event
Start Date: 14-Apr-10 11:30 AM
End Time: 14-Apr-10 1:00 PM
Location: Club Giraud, San Antonio, TX 78205
Speaker: Michael Jewell

Club Giraud

701 N. Saint Mary's Street

San Antonio, TX USA 78205

HOU Forum Women

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 23:00:00 GMT

HOU Forum Women
Start Date: 20-Apr-10 6:00 PM
End Time: 20-Apr-10 8:00 PM
Location: La Griglia, Houston, TX
Speaker: Kathy Dockry

La Griglia

2002 W Gray Street

Houston, TX

Forum Institute for Leadership in the Law (FILL)

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Forum Institute for Leadership in the Law (FILL)
Start Date: 21-Apr-10 9:00 AM
End Time: 22-Apr-10 3:00 PM
Location: Haynes and Boone, Dallas, TX 75219
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Haynes and Boone

2323 Victory Avenue

Dallas, TX 75219

2nd Quarterly Event | DFW Chapter

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:30:00 GMT

2nd Quarterly Event | DFW Chapter
Start Date: 28-Apr-10 7:30 AM
End Time: 28-Apr-10 9:00 AM
Location: Brookhaven Country Club, Dallas, TX 75234
Speaker: LECG Panel

Brookhaven Country Club

3333 Golfing Green Drive

Dallas, TX USA 75234

New Texas General Counsel Forum CEO

noemail@txgcf.org — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 16:00:00 GMT

DALLAS, July 26, 2005 - Lee M. Emery has been named chief executive officer for the Texas General Counsel Forum (Forum), the state's premier professional association for legal department leaders. Emery will be based in San Antonio and administer the Forum's daily operations, and oversee membership services and sponsor development through meaningful opportunities for peer group interaction, professional development education, and promoting best practices, ethics, governance and compliance. Emery has more than 30 years' experience working in management and marketing positions within corporations, trade associations, the federal government, and non-profits. For 15 years, he recruited law firm partners and practice groups for Washington, D.C. , law firms and law firm branch offices. Before joining the Forum, the new chief executive officer was the administrative executive for one of the largest churches in the U.S. Prior to moving to San Antonio , Emery served on the...

The Texas General Counsel Forum and Thomson West Announce Partnership

noemail@txgcf.org — Tue, 21 Jun 2005 18:00:00 GMT

EAGAN, Minn., and DALLAS, June 1, 2005 - The Texas General Counsel Forum (TXGCF) and Thomson West today announced a formal partnership to support TXGCF's impressive growth as a preeminent association of general and managing counsel and to assist TXGCF members in accessing legal research resources, legal software, and continuing legal education. The combined resources of West and TXGCF create significant membership benefits for general counsel and managing attorneys in Texas, a critical component of the nation's corporate legal community, said Craig Glidden, president of the Texas General Counsel Forum. This alliance brings powerful West resources to TXGCF members and allows corporate legal departments to be more efficient and productive, said Craig Miller, Thomson West, Vice President & General Manager, Corporate Division. This new relationship is the result of a partnership between Thomson West, (NYSE:TOC; TSX:TOC) the foremost provider of integrated information solutions to the...

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Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:07:42 GMT

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Forum Institute for Leadership in the Law

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:15:53 GMT

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2010 Sponsorship Opportunities

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:18:27 GMT

If you are interested 2010 sponsorship with the General Counsel forum.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:07:34 GMT

10th Annual
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Contact Us

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:09:02 GMT

Admission is limited to General Counsel and managing Corporate Counsel. To join, please contact: The General Counsel Forum 1601 Elm Street Suite 2320 Dallas, Texas 75201-4761 (214) 999-4317 (ofc) (214) 999-4348 (fax) If you have questions please email jskinner@txgcf.org STATEWIDE CHAIRMAN John D. Torres EVP, CLO & Secretary Lennox International, Dallas (972) 324-5207 john.torres@lennoxintl.com Chapter Contact information is as follows: AUSTIN-SAN ANTONIO Jennifer B. Wuamett VP & Chief Intellectual Property Counsel Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Austin (512) 996-6823 jennifer.wuamett@freescale.com DFW Meliisa A. Drennan Division Counsel, BIS, Dallas (972) 334-3454 melissa.drennan@fritolay.com HOUSTON Tim J. Hill SVP, Legal and Public Affairs & General Counsel Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, LP Houston (832) 813-4663 hillt@cpchem.com Please let us know what you are considering and provide us with contact information for prompt follow-up to your request....

LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:47:07 GMT

Forum Institute for Leadership in the Law (FILL) The Institute is closed to new registrations this year, as classes began in February. If you are interested in the program, we will begin scheduling the 2011 Institute this fall, and would be happy to place you on a notification list when the new dates become available (info@txgcf.org). Thank you. Much has been said about MBA-type courses for general counsel. As most GCs know, especially those in larger legal departments, the business of law often overshadows the practice of law. Whether through formal education, occasional seminars and a stack of leadership and management books, or simply corporate osmosis, successful GCs are learning the financial and soft skills needed to lead a team and participate as a strategic business colleague in the C-Suite. Do you have the business acumen to take your rightful place at the senior management table? Do you understand finance and accounting metrics to discern performance strengths and...

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:45:09 GMT

2010 Chapter Calendars Corporate Underwriters

NEW MEMBER FAQ

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:54:01 GMT

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ABOUT THE FORUM

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:51:54 GMT

Overview and Mission

The General Counsel Forum has been serving in-house leaders since 1998. The Forum is a community of 500 general counsel and senior managing counsel representing more than 350 companies and organizations, as well as a number of underwriters (law firms and legal product and service providers).

The Forum strives to be the best at discovering, benchmarking and sharing best legal practices, and delivering them to members in a peer-to-peer community environment. No legal department – even the largest and most well funded – knows it all. In-house innovation comes from diverse sources, and the most direct path to those solutions is from the innovators themselves. This is the power of collaboration: the power of the Forum.

To meet our mission objectives, the Forum hosts networking and educational events in Chapter cities, in a multitude of venues and program formats. Events include breakfast, lunch and dinner meetings with and without speakers; cocktail parties in prominent GCs' homes; sporting events; awards dinners; conference meetings; and specialized meetings with in-house and outside counsel.

Unlike similar organizations, our mission is advanced by Forum members partnering with valued underwriters and sponsors who share and support our mission. This partnership helps the Forum achieve its mission to improve the professional lives of in-house leadership through the discovery and sharing of best legal parctices.

For more information about the Forum's History, please click here.
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Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:20:28 GMT

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Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:39:28 GMT

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1st Quarterly-ASA Chapter Program

noemail@txgcf.org — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:00:00 GMT

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Austin 1st Quarterly Program

noemail@txgcf.org — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:30:00 GMT

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DFW Member Survey

noemail@txgcf.org — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 16:00:00 GMT

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Congressman Pete Sessions, Melissa Drennan, DFW Chapter President, PepsiCo, Inc.; Republican Chairman

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:21:28 GMT

Congressman Pete Session and Melissa Drennan, DFW Chapter President, PepsiCo, Inc.

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:21:28 GMT

Mark Shank, Partner, Gruber Hurst Johansen Hall LLP; Melissa Drennan, DFW Chapter President , PepsiCo, Inc.; Congressman Pete Sessions

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:21:28 GMT

Forum member John Ansbach, CCO & General Counsel, EFA Processing, LP and Congressman Pete Sessions

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:21:28 GMT

Tim Hill, Houston Chapter. Pres, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP; Dr. Perryman, Holly Williams , Event Chair, Hunton & Williams LP

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:21:28 GMT

conference Registration

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:21:28 GMT

Conference Speaker, Debby Ackerman, Former VP & GC, Southwest Airlines

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:21:28 GMT

The Lawyers of Southwest Airlines-How We Keep that Luvin'Feeling

Keynote Conference Speaker-Dove Seidman, Founder, Chairman and CEO of LRN, Author of HOW

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:21:28 GMT

Session- The Importance of HOW-Values Driven Leadership

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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:21:28 GMT

Survey's during the conferece sessions

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:21:28 GMT

11th Annual Conference: How to learn from Billion Dollar Lessons

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11th Annual Conference of General Counsel How to Learn From Billion Dollar Lessons Friday, November 6, 2009 | San Antonio TX 7:30 – 8:30am | [1.0 Ethics credit] General Counsel Legal Advice (GC-Only Breakfast | Ballroom DE) General Counsel give legal advice to their peers and, given the scope of economic crisis, legal decision-making has become more complicated. Attendees will benefit from legal crisis management from General Counsel. Co-Host: Jennifer L. Vogel, General Counsel & Secretary, Continental Airlines, Inc. 7:30 – 8:30am | [1.0 Participatory credit] Outside Counsel Legal Advice (Managing Counsel Breakfast | Ballroom A) Outside Counsel give legal advice to Managing Counsel and given the scope of economic crisis, legal decision-making has become more complicated. Attendees will benefit from legal crisis management from outside counsel. Co-Host: Robert K. Temple, Deputy General Counsel and Associate Secretary 9 – 10:15 | [1.0 Participatory credit] Lawyers Leading Businesses in Tough Times The Importance of How – Values Driven Leadership – Dov Seidman Lawyers have an important role to advise their businesses regardless of the economic circumstances, but certainly with the economy in flux the job of the General Counsel is more challenging. Although we are trained to study the law, advising businesses is the challenge to avoid legal and economic disaster. Lawyer today need to answer the call for transparency and accountability by earning trust; living their values versus just asserting them; being authentic; and inspiring others to join their cause. 10:15 – 11am | [1.0 Participatory credit] Lawyering at Southwest Airlines – An Example of Success Every industry has it unique legal and business issues, and this presentation will include examples of how lawyers at Southwest Airlines help guide management through complex regulatory compliance. Also lawyers at Southwest work hard to give management good business advice to avoid adverse economic consequences. The specifics of Southwest’s culture will be discussed including the role of lawyers to help direct overall corporate compliance with state and federal laws while also maintaining a business with thousands of employees that has its own unique culture. – Debby Ackerman (Former Vice President and General Counsel of Southwest Airlines) – Dov Seidman 11 – 11:45am | [1.0 Participatory credit] Mentoring Young Lawyers for the Future How Effective Are You? Ask the Person in the Mirror – Mark Green Lawyers have duties to their clients, but also have an obligation to assist young lawyers are part of their professional development. All young lawyers have a common baseline of legal training, but it is imperative that General Counsel and Outside Counsel provide mentoring to these young lawyers. The professional development of young lawyers is essential so that when they are faced with real-world business crises they will be prepared to give sound legal and business advice to their clients. 1 – 2:15pm | [1.0 Participatory credit] Lawyers Avoiding Billion Dollar Legal Disasters Billion Dollar Lessons – Chunka Mui Lawyers have a role to advise their clients and business management about legal and business risks, and this discussion will explain legal concerns for General Counsel and Outside Counsel. The presentation will include a discussion of seven main failure patterns, such as illusions of synergy and faulty financial engineering, and outline the critical analysis and thinking that sits behind many of the strategic clichés we use to justify big deals. 2:15 – 3pm | [.45 Ethics credit] General Counsel Legal Lessons General Counsel are confronted with complex legal and business issues every day, and in these complex economic times all lawyers must give legal and business advice to help avoid economic disasters. This discussion will include advice about how General Counsel can learn from real-world stories of successes and failures. - Corrine Ball, Partner, Jones Day, New York - Janet Langford Kelly, Senior Vice President, Legal GC and Corporate Secretary, ConocoPhillips - Arun Mani, Managing Director, Huron Consulting Group - Wayne Watts, Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel, AT&T Inc. - Chunka Mui, Panel Leader 3 – 3:30pm | [.5 Participatory credit] Advice to Lawyers to Improve the Performance of the Legal Team Hot Wash – A Lessons-Learned Process Success of the legal team to advise management of legal issues to avoid disasters if critical. This presentation will summarize legal training techniques to improve the legal team’s performance so that lawyers can help provide the best legal advice when confronted with complex and difficult legal decisions. - Jeff Carr, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, FMC Technologies, Inc. - Craig Glidden, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, LyondellBasel