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48th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute - Chicago Session

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All sessions will take place at Northwestern University School of Law, Thorne Auditorium, 375 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago.

Thursday, October 1

8 a.m.

Registration, Continental Breakfast

8:45–9 a.m.

Welcome and Overview

David E. Van Zandt, Dean, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago
Paul R. Lovejoy, Institute Chair, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary, United Airlines, Chicago

9–9:30 a.m.

The Capital Markets Today

Speaker

Ivan Ross, Managing Director, Goldman, Sachs & Co., New York City

9:30–10:30 a.m.

Corporate Developments Arising Out of the Financial Crisis

• Executive compensation
• Director and officer liability
• M&A and investment transactions

Moderator

Mark B. Tresnowski, Managing Director and General Counsel, Madison Dearborn Partners LLC, Chicago

Panelists

Randall W. Bodner, Ropes & Gray LLP, Boston
Thaddeus J. Malik, Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago
Michael A. Nemeroff, Vedder Price P.C., Chicago
Peter L. Welsh, Ropes & Gray LLP, Boston

10:30–10:45 a.m. 

Break

10:45 a.m.–Noon

Options in a Limited Credit Environment

• Debt amendment tenders and repurchases
• Looming maturity issues
• Addressing the overleveraged balance sheet
• The distressed M&A environment
• Impact of governmental activity in the restructuring arena

Panelists

David S. Kurtz, Managing Director, Lazard Ltd., Chicago
Linda K. Myers, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago
James H. M. Sprayregen, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago

Lunch with the Institute Planning Committee

Noon–12:30 p.m. 

Lunch

12:30–1:30 p.m.

Rountable discussions

Join members of our General Counsel Planning Committee who will be hosting individual luncheon tables for an informal roundtable discussion.

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Confirmed to join us are:

Paul R. Lovejoy – United Airlines – Biography

1:30–2:30 p.m.

Current Developments: Employment Law and Labor Relations

• Managing RIFs and alternatives
• Issues under the new ADAA
• EFCA/labor law reform
• Other EEOC developments

Panelists

Zachary D. Fasman, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, New York City
Joel H. Kaplan, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago
Camille A. Olson, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago

2:30–3:45 p.m. 

The New World of Risk: Navigating in Today's Changing Environment

• Board structure and responsibility
• New considerations in Enterprise Risk Management resulting from the economic crisis
• Crisis management
• Compliance monitoring

Moderator

John Howard, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, W.W. Grainger, Inc., Chicago

Panelists

Joele Frank, Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher, New York City
James Logothetis, Ernst and Young LLP, Chicago
Frederick B. Thomas, Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago

3:45–4 p.m. 

Break

4–5 p.m. 

Ethical Dilemmas for Corporate Counsel – Privilege and Internal Investigations

Panelists

Bradley E. Lerman, Senior Vice President, Litigation, Pfizer Inc., New York City
Neal R. Marder, Winston & Strawn LLP, Los Angeles
Robert L. Michels, Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago

5 p.m.

Reception
Sponsored by Mayer Brown LLP

Friday, October 2

8–9 a.m. 
Optional Breakfast Roundtable Discussions – Limited Seating (Sponsored Events)

Getting the Most Value from Outside Counsel

Moderator

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Personal Liability Risks Facing In-house Counsel

Moderator

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Effectively Managing and Avoiding Pitfalls in Patent Litigation

Moderator

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9–10:30 a.m. 

Corporate Governance and the Rise of Shareholder Voting

• Shareholder activists
• Proxy access
• Legislative developments
• Hot topics in executive compensation

Moderator

Margaret M. Foran, Chief Governance Officer and Secretary, Prudential Financial, Inc., Newark, New Jersey

Panelists

Mark Borges, Principal, Compensia, Inc., San Francisco
Amy Goodman, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, D.C.
Patrick McGurn, Special Counsel, RiskMetrics Group, Rockville, Maryland

10:30–10:45 a.m.

Break

10:45–11:45 a.m. 

KEYNOTE CONVERSATION

Elisse B. Walter, Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.

Moderator

Paul R. Lovejoy, Institute Chair, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary, United Airlines, Chicago

11:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Accounting and Financials for Corporate Counsel

• How accounting affects your MD&A
• Fair value and how it can affect you
• Restatements aren't just for accountants
• Legal aspects of internal control over financial reporting

Panelists

John J. Huber, Latham & Watkins LLP, Washington, D.C.
Scott A. Taub, Managing Director, Financial Reporting Advisors, LLC, Chicago

12:30–12:45 p.m.

Box Lunch Break

12:45–2 p.m.

Management and Leadership in the Office of the General Counsel

• Managing outside counsel
• Helping law firms rethink their business model
• New methods for alternative billing arrangements
• RFPs

Co-Moderators

D. Cameron Findlay, Aon Corporation, Chicago
Susan R. Lichtenstein, Corporate Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary, Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, Illinois

Panelist

2 p.m.

Program Concludes