3rd Annual Corporate Counsel Institute

The role of corporate counsel continues to evolve to adapt to an increasingly global economy and new technology so it is important that they be up-to-date on the latest thinking and best practices. In this Institute, participants will be updated on these important issues:

Directors and Shareholders: proxy season trends, planning executive succession; confronting regulatory scrutiny of Boards and ISS hot issues and shareholder activism;

Global Companies: tax inversions, understanding OFAC and US law limits of doing business, advising international companies on ethics in a global setting;

Compliance: regulatory regimes, best practices in risk assessment and mitigation, dealing with whistleblowers, FCPA and audit committees; 

Managing Corporate Risks: cybersecurity and data privacy, discovery and social media, keeping confidential information secure and speaking publicly about the company and its business;

Intellectual Property: dealing with patent trolls and patent litigation, dealing with Chinese copying of products protected by patent; and

Complex Dispute Resolution: ADR, early resolutions in government and regulatory investigations, duplicative litigation and pre-trial agreements

This program is a “must-attend” for in-house corporate counsel as well as outside counsel who work with them to understand the latest developments affecting the practice of corporate counsel. 

Live Program – (includes materials):
Member: $959.20
Nonmember: $1199
Member $239.20 (In House Counsel)
Nonmember $299 (In House Counsel)

Christina Ackermann, Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Alcon Laboratories, Inc.

Stuart A. Alderoty, Senior Executive Vice President, HSBC North America Holdings

Ricardo A. Anzaldua, General Counsel, MetLife Inc

Jack Balagia, Vice President & General Counsel, Exxon Mobil Corporation

Peter Beshar, Executive Vice President, Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc

Kristin Coleman, Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, Brunswick Corporation

Michael D. Fricklas, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Viacom Inc.

Pierre M. Gentin, Managing Director, Global Head of Litigation, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Daniel Goldstein, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, Pitney Bowes Inc.

Jared Grusd, General Counsel, Spotify USA Inc

Lawrence A. Jacobs, General Counsel, Time, Inc.

Phil Johnson, Senior Vice President, Intellectual Property Policy & Strategy, Johnson & Johnson

Julie Kane, Vice President & General Counsel, North America & Corporate Functions, Avon Products Inc.

Adam Kokas, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Human Resources Officer & Secretary, Atlas Air

Bruce Kuhlik, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Merck & Co.

Don H.  Liu, Corporate Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, Xerox Corporation

James Lovett, SVP, General Counsel Head, Nutritional Chemistry & Food Safety, Covance Inc.

Gregory A. Markel, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Nicole Marra, General Counsel, Gucci America, Inc.

Randal S. Milch, Executive Vice President, Public Policy & General Counsel, Verizon Communications Inc.

Sara Moss, General Counsel, Estee Lauder Companies Inc

Amy Fliegelman Olli, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, CA Technologies

C. Allen Parker, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

Karen Roberts, General Counsel, Wal-Mart

Jeffrey J. Rosen, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Michael L. Ryan, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Michael Sharp, Jefferies LLP

Deirdre Stanley, Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Board Secretary, Thomson Reuters

John W. White, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

Gerson A. Zweifach, Senior Executive Vice President and Group General Counsel, News Corporation and 21st Century Fox

9:00 – 10:00 a.m.    Counseling a Company that Plays on the World Stage

• Grasping this year’s “big idea” – tax inversions – revered and reviled at the same time
• Negotiating the mine fields when U.S. law and foreign laws require different things
• Understanding OFAC and U.S. law limits on business around the globe
• Advising international companies on ethics in a global setting

Moderator: C. Allen Parker
Panelists: Nicole Marra, Michael Sharp, Dierdre Stanley & Gerson A. Zweifach

10:00 – 11:00 a.m.    Taking Care of Directors and Shareholders Alike

• Surveying proxy season trends
• Planning executive succession and other prickly board-composition issues
• Confronting regulatory scrutiny of boards
• Exploring ISS hot issues and shareholder activism       

11:00 – 11:15 a.m.    Break

11:15 – 12:15 p.m.    Meeting Your Compliance Challenges

• Knowing your regulatory regime and risk
• Finding best practices in risk assessment and mitigation
• Dealing with whistleblowers
• Exploring hot compliance topics: FCPA, the role of audit committees

12:15 – 12:55 p.m.    Networking Luncheon

12:55 – 1:45 p.m.    Keynote Address

Terrell McSweeny

1:45 – 2:45 p.m.     Assessing and Managing Corporate Risks

• Understanding cybersecurity and data privacy
• Responding to discovery in the era of social media, databases and email threads
• Keeping confidential information secure in a global setting
• Speaking publicly: What does a public company need to say?  What should it say?

2:45 – 3:45 p.m.    Intellectual Property Today

• Coping with patent trolls
• Assessing the cost of patent litigation
• Determining the costs and benefits: the uncertainty of patent litigation
• Understanding your options: Chinese copying products protected by patents

3:45 – 4:00 p.m.    Break

4:00 – 5:00 p.m.    Complex Dispute Resolution

• Evolving perceptions of ADR: mediation, arbitration and conflict management
• Finding early resolutions in government and regulatory investigations
• Balancing the costs of duplicative litigations with the benefits of consolidation
• Managing complex trials through effective pre-trial agreements

        Moderator: Jack Balagia
        Panelists: Pierre M. Gentin, Bruce Kuhlik, Don H. Liu & Gregory A. Markel

New York Credit: 6.5 professional practice
This program provides transitional/non-transitional credit for all attorneys.

California Credit:  6.0 general
New Jersey Credit: 6.1 general
Pennsylvania Credit: 5.5 general

Save $$ on DVDs & CDs
*DVDs – (includes materials):
$959 Member
$1199 Nonmember
$239 Member (In House Counsel)
$299 Nonmember (In House Counsel)

*CDs – (includes materials): 
$719 Member
$899 Nonmember
$179 Member (In House Counsel)
$224 Nonmember (In House Counsel)

*Materials Only (no CLE credit):
$99 Member
$129 Nonmember

* New York residents will be charged the New York sales tax for all audio visual purchases.

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Ann Rappleye, Director, City Bar Center for CLE | (212) 382-6606 | ARappleye@nycbar.org or
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