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DFW Board Meeting on 8-Feb-12 4:30 PM

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:30:00 GMT

DFW Board Meeting
Start Date: 8-Feb-12 4:30 PM
End Time: 8-Feb-12 5:30 PM
Location: The BELO Manison, Dallas, TX 75201

ASA Board Meeting on 9-Feb-12 11:00 AM

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

ASA Board Meeting
Start Date: 9-Feb-12 11:00 AM
End Time: 9-Feb-12 12:00 PM
Location: Austin Bar Association, Austin, TX

Austin Bar Association

816 Congress Ave, Suite 700

Austin, TX

HOU 1st Quarterly Event on 9-Feb-12 11:30 AM

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:30:00 GMT

HOU 1st Quarterly Event
Start Date: 9-Feb-12 11:30 AM
End Time: 9-Feb-12 1:00 PM
Location: River Oaks Country Club, Houston, TX 77019
Event Details:

A Conversation with America's Mayor

Thursday, February 9, 2012

11:30am Registration & Lunch Buffet | 12-1pm Program

River Oaks Country Club

1600 River Oaks Blvd.

Houston TX 77019

Complimentary valet parking

Rudy W. Giuliani

Partner
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

Registration

Members/1st-time guests $0 | Non-Members $75

Members are encouraged to invite prospective General
and Managing Counsel members as their first-time guests

**First-time guests will be verified**

Not a member yet? Join today and begin to receive valuable membership benefits

RSVPby February 3

Limited Seating!

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call 214.999.4317 or "reply" to this notice

River Oaks Country Club

1600 River Oaks Blvd

Houston, TX 77019

FILL - Forum Institute for Leadership in the Law on 15-Feb-12 9:00 AM

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT

FILL - Forum Institute for Leadership in the Law
Start Date: 15-Feb-12 9:00 AM
End Time: 15-Feb-12 6:00 PM
Location: Jones Day Office, Dallas, TX 75201
Event Details:

For your convenience, we have linked below a map to the Jones Day office, local hotel accommodations if needed and the FILL Brochure.

Map

Hotel Recommendations

FILL Brochure and Registration Form

Jones Day Office

2727 North Harwood Street

Dallas, TX 75201

FILL - Forum Institute for Leadership in the Law on 16-Feb-12 8:00 AM

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT

FILL - Forum Institute for Leadership in the Law
Start Date: 16-Feb-12 8:00 AM
End Time: 16-Feb-12 5:00 PM
Location: Jones Day Office, Dallas, TX 75201
Event Details:

For your convenience, we have linked below a map to the Jones Day office, local hotel accommodations if needed and the FILL Brochure.

Map

Hotel Recommendations

FILL Brochure and Registration Form

Jones Day Office

2727 North Harwood Street

Dallas, TX 75201

ASA - Quarterly 1 Austin on 23-Feb-12 5:30 PM

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:30:00 GMT

ASA - Quarterly 1 Austin
Start Date: 23-Feb-12 5:30 PM
End Time: 23-Feb-12 7:30 PM
Location: University Of Texas Club, Austin, TX
Event Details:

Developing a Healthy Outside Counsel Relationship

Thursday, February 23, 2012

5:30pm Registration and Cocktails
6:00pm Dinner
6:30pm Speaker
7:00pm Table Discussion
7:30pm Adjourn

University of Texas Club

2108 Robert Dedman Drive

Austin, TX 78712 (9th floor)

Speakers

Jonathan Greenberg
General Counsel
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.

Scott Incerto
Partner
Fulbright & Jaworski LLP

Registration

Members/1st-time guest $0| Non-Members $50

Members are encouraged to invite prospective General and
Managing Counsel members as their first-time guests

**First-time guests will be verified**

RSVP by February 17

Registration On-line (member username & password required for online registration)
call 214.999.4317 or "reply" to this notice

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2012 ASA Chapter Calendar

University Of Texas Club

2108 Robert Dedman Drive

Austin, TX

ATL Board Meeting on 28-Feb-12 7:30 AM

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:30:00 GMT

ATL Board Meeting
Start Date: 28-Feb-12 7:30 AM
End Time: 28-Feb-12 9:00 AM
Location: McKenna Long & Aldridge, Atlanta,, GA 30308

McKenna Long & Aldridge

303 Peachtree Street, NE

Atlanta,, GA 30308

DFW Quarterly 1 on 29-Feb-12 7:30 AM

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:30:00 GMT

DFW Quarterly 1
Start Date: 29-Feb-12 7:30 AM
End Time: 29-Feb-12 9:00 AM
Location: Hotel Palomar
Event Details:

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Hotel Palomar

5300 Mockingbird Lane,

Dallas, 75206

Texas Statewide Board Meeting on 7-Mar-12 4:00 PM

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Texas Statewide Board Meeting
Start Date: 7-Mar-12 4:00 PM
End Time: 7-Mar-12 5:00 PM
Location: Gardere Office Locations

Gardere Office Locations

Austin, Dallas and Houston

ASA - GC Only Roundtable on 15-Mar-12 12:00 PM

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:00:00 GMT

ASA - GC Only Roundtable
Start Date: 15-Mar-12 12:00 PM
End Time: 15-Mar-12 1:00 PM
Location: TBD
Event Details:

TBD

New Texas General Counsel Forum CEO

noemail@tgcf.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@tgcf.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...

Save the Date: DFW Golf Tournament

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:40:31 GMT

2012 Sponsorship Opportunities

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:23:49 GMT

Austin/San Antonio 1st Quarterly Event

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:54:00 GMT

Happy Holidays!

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:33:15 GMT

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Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:19:33 GMT

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Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:52:37 GMT

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Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:02:55 GMT

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Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:14:48 GMT

11th Annual Robert H. Dedman Dinner

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:38:47 GMT

View winners

Thu, 19 May 2011 19:38:28 GMT

13th Annual Conference of General Counsel

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:44:07 GMT

Once again, last year's Conference of General Counsel separated it from all other legal conferences. The audience of general counsel, managing counsel, and Forum underwriters and sponsors spent the day with 7 speakers in an intimate theater-in-the-round setting (click on the camera below to see pictures from the conference). Our keynote speaker-Adam Bryant-provided one of his first presentations about his new book, The Corner Office-a compendium of 63 interviews of CEOs regarding leadership. Conference participants recieved a copy of the book and had plenty of time to ask questions of the author. Our other speakers provided insightful presentations ranging from personal leadership performance, and how to manage a multigenerational workforce, to right-sizing a legal department. All of this in a compact day of networking with leaders of in-house legal departments and outside counsel, service and product providers. Pre-conference...

HOUSTON CHAPTER EVENTS 2012

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:36:49 GMT

All Forum members and first-time, qualified prospective members may attend these events without charge. Please click on the event and register to attend, or call the Forum (214.999.4317) for more information. (Board meetings are for Forum Directors only) Click here to view the Texas SW Annual Brochure Click here to print a one-page calendar January 18 Houston Forum Women Event 26 Houston Board Orientation February 1 Houston Board Meeting 1 9 Houston Quarterly Event 1 March 29 Houston GC Roundtable Luncheon April 4 Houston Board Meeting 2 25 Houston Quarterly Event 2 May 17 Houston GC Roundtable Luncheon 30 Houston Board Meeting 3 June 20 Houston Quarterly Event 3 July Summer Break August Summer Break September 13 Houston Board Meeting 4 26 Houston Quarterly Event 4 October 10 Houston GC Roundtable Luncheon 23 Houston Underwriter Dinner ...

DALLAS/FORT WORTH CHAPTER EVENTS 2012

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:36:35 GMT

With the exception of the Golf Tournament, the Dedman Dinner and all pre-conference activities, all Forum members and first-time, qualified prospective members may attend these events without charge. Please click on the event and register to attend, or call the Forum (214.999.4317) for more information. (Board meetings are for Forum Directors only) Click here to view the Texas SW Annual Brochure Click here to print a one-page calendar January 2012 19 DFW Board Orientation 25 DFW Forum Women February 8 DFW Board Meeting 1 15 FILL (session one - day one) 16 FILL (session one - day two) 29 DFW Quarterly Event 1 March 21 FILL (session two - day one) 22 FILL (session two - day two) April 11 FILL (session three - day one) 12 FILL (session three - day two) 18 DFW Board Meeting 2 May 2 DFW Quarterly Event 2 15 DFW GC Roundtable Luncheon June 6 DFW Board Meeting 3 7...

AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO CHAPTER EVENTS 2012

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:36:18 GMT

All Forum members and first-time, qualified prospective members may attend these events without charge. Please click on the event and register to attend, or call the Forum (214.999.4317) for more information. (Board meetings are for Forum Directors only) Click here to view the Texas SW Annual Brochure Click here to print a one-page calendar January 25 ASA Board Orientation February 9 ASA Board Meeting 1 23 ASA Quarterly Event 1 March 15 ASA GC Roundtable Luncheon April 19 ASA Board Meeting 2 19 ASA Forum After Hours May 10 ASA Quarterly Event 2 June Summer Break July TBD - Austin City Limits Live August 9 ASA Board Meeting 3 23 ASA Quarterly Event 3 September 13 GC Roundtable Luncheon October 11 ASA Board Meeting 4 25 ASA Quarterly Event 4 TBD - UT Football Game November 8 Annual Forum Golf Tournament 8 Annual Forum...

All Scheduled Board Meetings

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:30:29 GMT

National Board Meetings

Wed, April 4

Wed, Jun 13

Wed, Sep 19

Thu, Nov 8 (in conjunction with the annual conference)

Texas Statewide Board Meetings

Wed, Mar 7

Wed, May 23

Wed, Sep 5

Thu, Nov 8 (in conjunction with the annual conference)

Atlanta Chapter Board Meetings

Wed, Jan 11 (Board Orientation luncheon)

Tue, Feb 28

Tue, May 8

Tue, Aug 28

Tue, Oct 9

Austin-San Antonio Chapter Board Meetings

Wed, Jan 25 (Board Orientation luncheon)

Thu, Feb 9

Thu, Apr 19

Thu, Aug 9

Thu, Oct 11

Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter Board Meetings

Thu, Jan 19 (Board Orientation luncheon)

Wed, Feb 8

Wed, Apr 18

Wed, Jun 6

Wed, Aug 22

Houston Chapter Board Meetings

Thu, Jan 26 (Board Orientation luncheon)

Wed, Feb 1

Wed, Apr 4

Wed, May 30

Wed, Sep 13

2012 NATIONAL BOARD

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:56:28 GMT

OFFICERS Chair Jeffrey W. Carr VP, GC & Secretary | FMC Technologies, Inc. Vice Chair Rick L. Wittenbraker SVP, GC & CCO | Waste Management, Inc. Treasurer Bryan H. Jones Partner | KPMG LLP Secretary Shahzad Bashir VP, Legal Consulting and South West Region | Huron Consulting Group General Counsel Robert M. Hoffman Partner | Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP Chief Executive Officer Lee M. Emery The General Counsel Forum Immediate Past Chair Craig B. Glidden EVP & Chief Legal Officer | LyondellBasell Industries DIRECTORS Jeffrey W. Burris VP & General Counsel | Cryolife, Inc. (2012 Atlanta Chapter President) Kenneth A. Cutshaw EVP & General Counsel | Church's Chicken Timothy J. Hill SVP Legal & Public Affairs | Chevron Phillips Chemical Company (2012 Texas Statewide Board Chair) John R. Parker, Jr. SVP & General Counsel | Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. ...

Atlanta Board

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:57:52 GMT

OFFICERS

President

Jeffrey W. Burris
VP & General Counsel | CryoLife Inc.

Vice President

Kenneth A. Cutshaw
EVP & General Counsel | Church's Chicken

Vice President

John R. Parker, Jr.
SVP & General Counsel | Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

Secretary

Keith M. Townsend
Partner | King & Spalding

Treasurer

Janine Brown
Partner - Atlanta Office | Alston + Bird

Immediate Past President

Gray McCalley, Jr.
VP & General Counsel | Printpack, Inc.

DIRECTORS

Wayne N. Bradley
Partner | McKenna Long & Aldridge

B. Scott Burton
Partner | Sutherland Asbill & Brennan

Martin E. Grambow
SVP & Assistant General Counsel | AT&T Mobility & Consumer Markets | AT&T Services, Inc.

Steven S. Heinrichs
SVP, General Counsel & Secretary | Neenah Paper, Inc.

Shauna Sullivan Muhl
VP, Legal Affairs & Corporate Secretary | Cox Enterprises

FORUM LEADERSHIP

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:37:57 GMT

NATIONAL OFFICERS Chair Jeffrey W. Carr VP, GC & Secretary | FMC Technologies, Inc Vice Chair Rick L. Wittenbraker SVP, GC & CCO | Waste Management, Inc. Treasurer Bryan H. Jones Partner | KPMG LLP Secretary Shahzad Bashir VP, Legal Consulting and South West Region | Huron Consulting Group General Counsel Robert M. Hoffman Partner | Gardere Wynee Sewell LLP Chief Executive Officer Lee M. Emery The General Counsel Forum Click here to see entire list of National Board of Directors TEXAS STATEWIDE OFFICERS Chairman Timothy J. Hill SVP & General Counsel | Chevron Phillips Chemical Company Vice Chairman John Ansbach Chief Legal Officer | Mothers Against Drunk Driving Secretary J. Kevin Blodgett Managing Director | Huron Consulting Group Treasurer Michael B. Schwartz Principal | KPMG LLP General Counsel Robert M. Hoffman Partner |...

TEXAS STATEWIDE

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:51:22 GMT

OFFICERS Chairman Timothy J. Hill SVP & General Counsel | Chevron Phillips Chemical Company Vice Chairman John Ansbach Chief Legal Officer | Mothers Against Drunk Driving Secretary J. Kevin Blodgett Managing Director | Huron Consulting Group Treasurer Michael B. Schwartz Principal | KPMG LLP General Counsel Robert M. Hoffman Partner | Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP Chief Executive Officer Lee M. Emery The General Counsel Forum Immediate Past Chair Christopher S. Willis General Counsel, VP Human Resources | Interstate Battery System of America Chairman Emeritus Roland Castañeda EVP & General Counsel | Renaissance Development Co. DIRECTORS Matt Bracy General Counsel | Settlement Capital Corp. (2012 DFW Chapter President) John DeGroote President and Counsel | BearingPoint, Inc. Melissa A. Drennan VP & Chief Counsel | PepsiCo, Inc. Kevin M....

Forum Institute For Leadership In The Law Hotel Accommodations

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:25:28 GMT

For all of the sessions, breakfast will be available 30-45 minutes prior to each morning session. The receptionist can direct you to the breakfast area. If you have any dietary needs, please call the Forum Office (214) 999-4317, at your earliest convenience so that the appropriate arrangements can be made. If you are traveling from out of town, we would recommend the Love Field Airport, as it will be the closest airport to the hosting firm offices and the downtown area of Dallas. If hotel accommodations are needed, we recommend staying at any of the nearby hotels listed below. For the session at Jones Day on February 15th and 16th Please click here for parking and directional information. When making reservations, please mention that you are attending a program at Jones Day to secure their discounted room rate. The Ritz-Carlton 2121 Mckinney Avenue Dallas, Texas 75201 214-922-0200 The Hyatt Summerfield...

GCFORUM: Post Event Survey | HOU Chapter Program

noemail@tgcf.org — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 22:00:00 GMT

Objectives:

Release Date: 23-Feb-11 4:00 PM
Expiration Date: 28-Feb-11 4:00 PM

DFW GC Roundtable - Post Luncheon Survey 12-7-10

noemail@tgcf.org — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 19:00:00 GMT

Objectives:

Release Date: 7-Dec-10 1:00 PM
Expiration Date: 11-Dec-10 2:00 PM

Please take a few moments to give us your feedback.

HOU Chapter - Forum Women Post Event Survey 10.6.10

noemail@tgcf.org — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Objectives:

Release Date: 7-Oct-10 9:00 AM
Expiration Date: 12-Oct-11 9:00 AM

4th Quarterly - San Antonio Program - 10.1.10 Post Event Survey

noemail@tgcf.org — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 13:00:00 GMT

Objectives:

Release Date: 1-Oct-10 8:00 AM
Expiration Date: 30-Dec-10 8:00 AM

4th Quarterly - DFW Chapter Program - 9.29.10 Post Event Survey

noemail@tgcf.org — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:00:00 GMT

Objectives:

Release Date: 28-Sep-10 2:00 PM
Expiration Date: 5-Oct-10 2:00 PM

4th Quarterly - ASA (Austin) Chapter Program - 9.24.10 Post Event Survey

noemail@tgcf.org — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 13:00:00 GMT

Objectives:

Release Date: 23-Sep-10 8:00 AM
Expiration Date: 22-Dec-10 8:00 AM

4th Quarterly - Houston Chapter Program (9.22.10) Post Survey

noemail@tgcf.org — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 13:00:00 GMT

Objectives:

Release Date: 22-Sep-10 8:00 AM
Expiration Date: 30-Sep-10 2:00 PM

DFW GC Roundtable - Post Luncheon Survey

noemail@tgcf.org — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:00:00 GMT

Objectives:

Release Date: 24-Aug-10 2:00 PM
Expiration Date: 30-Aug-10 2:00 PM

Please take a few moments to give us your feedback.

3rd Quarterly - Houston Chapter Program (July 28, 2010)

noemail@tgcf.org — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Objectives:

Release Date: 28-Jul-10 9:00 AM
Expiration Date: 6-Aug-10 5:00 PM

GCFORUM: HOU 06 22 10 Forum Women Dinner Survey

noemail@tgcf.org — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:00:00 GMT

Objectives:

Release Date: 22-Jun-10 6:00 PM
Expiration Date: 27-Jun-10 11:00 AM

Speaker Breakfast

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:46:16 GMT

Speaker Jim Symcox, CEO, Hard Facts - Soft Skills; Harry Martin, General Counsel, La Madeleine Bakery; Bryan Jones, Partner, KPMG

Conference Registration

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:46:16 GMT

GC Only Breakfast

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:46:16 GMT

Conference GC-only Breakfast

GC Only Breakfast

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:46:16 GMT

Conference GC-only Breakfast

Theater in the Round Sponsors- Attorney Resources and Deloitte FAS

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:46:16 GMT

Conference Registration

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:46:16 GMT

The General Counsel Forum Chief Executive Officer- Lee Emery

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:46:16 GMT

Lee Emery, CEO, The General Counsel Forum

Conference Co-Chair-Shira Yoshor

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:46:16 GMT

Shira Yoshor, Partner, Baker Botts, Houston

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

2009-11-06T14:00:00Z

Instructor:

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