Schedule - Chicago
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.
Click here to sign up. Please include your name, company, and TOP TWO choices for rountable hosts.
Confirmed to join us are:
Paul R. Lovejoy – United Airlines – Biography
Suzanne S. Bettman – R.R. Donnelley – Biography Natalia Delgado – Huron Consulting – Biography Nicholas L. Giampietro – Reyes Holdings – Biography Deborah A. Golden – GATX Corp – Biography John L. Howard – W.W. Grainger, Inc. – Biography Mary Ann Hynes – Corn Products – Biography Christine A. Leahy – CDW Corporation – Biography Susan R. Lichtenstein – Baxter International – Biography Carol M. Lind – Northwestern Memorial Healthcare – Biography John MacCarthy – Nuveen Investments – Biography Eric A. Reeves – The Duchossois Group – Biography Robert N. Sacks – Standard Parking – Biography Mark B. Tresnowski – Madison Dearborn Partners LLC – Biography Kelly R. Welsh – Northern Trust – Biography James H. Wooten, Jr. – Illinois Tool Works Inc. – Biography1:30–2:30 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
Mark Poag, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, DataCert, Inc., HoustonClick here to sign up (please include name, company, and title of roundable)
Personal Liability Risks Facing In-house Counsel
Moderator
Ross B. Bricker, Jenner & Block LLP, ChicagoClick here to sign up (please include name, company, and title of roundable)
Effectively Managing and Avoiding Pitfalls in Patent Litigation
Moderator
Raymond C. Perkins, Winston & Strawn LLP, ChicagoClick here to sign up (please include name, company, and title of roundable)
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
Thomas P. Fitzgerald, Managing Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP, ChicagoRobin Snasdell, Director, Huron Consulting Group, Houston
2 p.m.
Program Concludes


