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Schedule - San Francisco


48th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute - San Francisco Session

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All sessions will take place at the InterContinental Mark Hopkins, One Nob Hill, San Francisco.

Thursday, December 3

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

9–9:30 a.m.

The Capital Markets Today

Speaker

James Katzman, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs & Co., San Francisco

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

Panelists

Randall W. Bodner, Ropes & Gray LLP, Boston
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
  • Managing existing credit facilities
  • Alternative sources of capital
  • Bankruptcy and restructuring

Panelists

Patrick M. Hardiman, Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago
Ronald H. Jacobson, Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago
Gail C. Saracco, Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago
Sean T. Scott, Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago

Noon–1:30 p.m. 

Lunch (provided)

1:30–2:30 p.m.

Current Developments: Employment Law and Labor Relations
  • Managing RIFs and alternatives
  • EFCA/labor law reform
  • EEOC developments
  • Unpdate on California peculiarities

Panelists

Nancy L. Abell, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, Los Angeles
David D. Kadue, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Los Angeles
Joel H. Kaplan, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago

2:30–3:30 p.m.

The New World of Risk: Navigating in Today's Changing Environment
  • Board structure and responsibility
  • New considerations in ERM resulting from the economic crisis
  • Crisis management
  • Compliance monitoring

Moderator

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

Panelists

Mark Borsos, Ernst & Young LLP, San Jose, California
Frederick B. Thomas, Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago

3:30–3:45 p.m. 

Break

3:45–5 p.m. 

Ethical Dilemmas for Corporate Counsel – Privilege and Internal Investigations

Moderator

Haywood S. Gilliam Jr., Covington & Burling LLP, San Francisco

Panelists

Tammy Albarran, Covington & Burling LLP, San Francisco
Rory K. Little, Professor, Hastings College of the Law (U.C.), San Francisco
Lawrence Oliver II, Chief Counsel, Investigations, The Boeing Company, Chicago

5 p.m.

Reception


Rountable discussions

Friday, December 4

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

New Risks and Trends Around the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and the Law of Trade Secrets

Moderators

Brent Caslin, Jenner & Block LLP, Los Angeles
Rick Richmond, Jenner & Block LLP, Los Angeles

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Regulatory Developments: Federal Trade Commission and Consumer Product Safety Commission

Moderator

David L. Aronoff, Winston & Strawn LLP, Los Angeles

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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
Patrick McGurn, Special Counsel, RiskMetrics Group, Rockville, Maryland
Ann Yerger, Executive Director, Council of Institutional Investors, Washington, D.C.

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

David E. Van Zandt, Dean, Northwestern University School of Law, 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

Alexander F. Cohen, Latham & Watkins LLP, Washington, D.C.
Joseph B. Ucuzoglu, Partner, National Office, Deloitte & Touche, LLP, San Francisco

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
  • Outsourcing

Panelists

John Howard, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, W.W. Grainger, Inc., Chicago
Robin Snasdell, Director, Huron Consulting Group, Houston

2 p.m.

Program Concludes

 

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