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.  

  
  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
  Moderator: John W. White
  Panelists: Stuart A. Alderoty, Lawrence A. Jacobs, James Lovett & Sara Moss

   

  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
  Moderator: Michael L. Ryan
  Panelists: Christina Ackermann, Kristin Coleman, Adam Kokas & Karen Roberts

   

  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?
  Moderator: Jeffrey J. Rosen
  Panelists: Ricardo A. Anzaldua, Peter Beshar, Daniel Goldstein & Julie Kane

   

  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
  Moderator: Phil Johnson
  Panelists: Amy Fliegelman Olli, Michael D. Fricklas, Jared Grusd & Randal S. Milch

   

  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

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