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3rd Quarterly Event | DFW Chapter on 4-Aug-10 7:30 AM

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:30:00 GMT

3rd Quarterly Event | DFW Chapter
Start Date: 4-Aug-10 7:30 AM
End Time: 4-Aug-10 9:00 AM
Location: The Westin Galleria, Dallas, TX 75240
Event Details:

**All registrations after July 28th will have handwritten name badges prepared at registration check in**

**First time non-members will be verified**

Unless you receive an email confirmation, you are not considered registered for this event and should call the Forum office

Social Media: Corporate Impact and Ethical Considerations

The Westin Galleria

13340 Dallas Parkway

Dallas, TX USA 75240

Tx Statewide Board Meeting on 18-Aug-10 4:00 PM

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:00:00 GMT

Tx Statewide Board Meeting
Start Date: 18-Aug-10 4:00 PM
End Time: 18-Aug-10 5:00 PM
Location: Gardere office locations & video conference
Event Details:

Gardere office locations & video conference

DFW GC Roundtable Luncheon on 24-Aug-10 12:00 PM

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:00:00 GMT

DFW GC Roundtable Luncheon
Start Date: 24-Aug-10 12:00 PM
End Time: 24-Aug-10 1:30 PM
Location: Mi Piaci, Dallas, Texas 75254
Event Details:

**All registrations after August 2nd will have handwritten name badges prepared at registration check in**

**First time non-members will be verified**

Unless you receive an email confirmation, you are not considered registered for this event and should call the Forum office

Mi Piaci

14854 Montfort Drive

Dallas, Texas USA 75254

National BOD Meeting on 25-Aug-10 4:00 PM

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:00:00 GMT

National BOD Meeting
Start Date: 25-Aug-10 4:00 PM
End Time: 25-Aug-10 5:30 PM
Location: TBD
Event Details:

Video Conferencing available in: DFW, Houston, St Paul, San Jose and Wilmington

TBD

Austin-San Antonio Board Meeting on 27-Aug-10 11:00 AM

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:00:00 GMT

Austin-San Antonio Board Meeting
Start Date: 27-Aug-10 11:00 AM
End Time: 27-Aug-10 12:00 PM
Location: Austin Bar Association, Austin, TX 78701
Event Details:

Austin Bar Association

816 Congress Ave., S-700

Austin, TX 78701

HOU Board Meeting on 1-Sep-10 9:00 AM

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:00:00 GMT

HOU Board Meeting
Start Date: 1-Sep-10 9:00 AM
End Time: 1-Sep-10 10:00 AM
Location: Houston Bar Association, Houston, TX 77002

Houston Bar Association

1001 Fannin, Suite 1300

Houston, TX 77002

DFW BOD Meeting on 15-Sep-10 4:30 PM

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 21:30:00 GMT

DFW BOD Meeting
Start Date: 15-Sep-10 4:30 PM
End Time: 15-Sep-10 4:30 PM
Location: Belo Mansion, Dallas, TX 75201

Belo Mansion

2101 Ross Avenue

Dallas, TX USA 75201

4th Quarterly Event | Houston Chapter on 22-Sep-10 7:30 AM

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:30:00 GMT

4th Quarterly Event | Houston Chapter
Start Date: 22-Sep-10 7:30 AM
End Time: 22-Sep-10 9:30 PM
Location: The Houstonian Hotel, Club and Spa, Houston, TX 77024
Event Details:

**Registrations after September 16 will have handwritten name badges prepared at

registration check in**

**First time non-members will be verified**

Unless you receive email confirmations, you are not considered registered for this event and should call the Forum office

The Houstonian Hotel, Club and Spa

111 N. Post Oak Lane

Houston, TX USA 77024

DFW Forum After Hours on 22-Sep-10 6:00 PM

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 23:00:00 GMT

DFW Forum After Hours
Start Date: 22-Sep-10 6:00 PM
End Time: 22-Sep-10 8:30 PM
Location: Home of John Degroote

Home of John Degroote

4th Quarterly Event (Austin) | Austin-San Antonio Chapter on 24-Sep-10 11:30 AM

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:30:00 GMT

4th Quarterly Event (Austin) | Austin-San Antonio Chapter
Start Date: 24-Sep-10 11:30 AM
End Time: 24-Sep-10 1:30 PM
Location: Shoreline Grill, Austin, TX 78701

Shoreline Grill

98 San Jacinto Blvd.

Austin, TX USA 78701

New Texas General Counsel Forum CEO

noemail@tgcf.org — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 16:00:00 GMT

DALLAS, July 26, 2005 - Lee M. Emery has been named chief executive officer for the Texas General Counsel Forum (Forum), the state's premier professional association for legal department leaders. Emery will be based in San Antonio and administer the Forum's daily operations, and oversee membership services and sponsor development through meaningful opportunities for peer group interaction, professional development education, and promoting best practices, ethics, governance and compliance. Emery has more than 30 years' experience working in management and marketing positions within corporations, trade associations, the federal government, and non-profits. For 15 years, he recruited law firm partners and practice groups for Washington, D.C. , law firms and law firm branch offices. Before joining the Forum, the new chief executive officer was the administrative executive for one of the largest churches in the U.S. Prior to moving to San Antonio , Emery served on the...

The Texas General Counsel Forum and Thomson West Announce Partnership

noemail@tgcf.org — Tue, 21 Jun 2005 18:00:00 GMT

EAGAN, Minn., and DALLAS, June 1, 2005 - The Texas General Counsel Forum (TXGCF) and Thomson West today announced a formal partnership to support TXGCF's impressive growth as a preeminent association of general and managing counsel and to assist TXGCF members in accessing legal research resources, legal software, and continuing legal education. The combined resources of West and TXGCF create significant membership benefits for general counsel and managing attorneys in Texas, a critical component of the nation's corporate legal community, said Craig Glidden, president of the Texas General Counsel Forum. This alliance brings powerful West resources to TXGCF members and allows corporate legal departments to be more efficient and productive, said Craig Miller, Thomson West, Vice President & General Manager, Corporate Division. This new relationship is the result of a partnership between Thomson West, (NYSE:TOC; TSX:TOC) the foremost provider of integrated information solutions to the...

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Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:14:57 GMT

DFW GC Roundtable Luncheon | August 24, 2010

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:42:31 GMT

FASB's Anticipated Requirement Changes: How These Changes Impact Your Company

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:14:42 GMT

Social Media: Corporate Impact and Ethical Considerations

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:05:00 GMT

Forum Office Closed July 5 - Holiday Observance

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:35:09 GMT

New Casino Night! Sponsorship

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:06:53 GMT

10th Annual Robert H. Dedman Award for Ethics and Law Dinner

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:19:02 GMT

2010 Magna Stella Awards

Fri, 28 May 2010 20:01:55 GMT

Events Exchange

Thu, 13 May 2010 15:47:48 GMT

ASA (Austin) 3rd Quarterly

Thu, 13 May 2010 14:17:44 GMT

DALLAS - FORT WORTH CHAPTER EVENTS

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:11:27 GMT

With the exception of the Golf Tournament and the Dedman Dinner, all Forum members and first-time, qualified prospective members may attend these events without charge. Please click on the event and register to attend, or call the Forum (214.999.4317) for more information. (Board meetings are for Forum Directors only) Click here to print a one-page calendar February 10 DFW Board Meeting 23 DFW QT 1 Event April 7 DFW Board Meeting 28 DFW QT 2 Event May 11 DFW GC Roundtable Luncheon 18 DFW Forum Women luncheon June 2 DFW Underwriter Dinner 17 DFW Annual Golf Tournament July 21 DFW Board Meeting August 4 DFW QT 3 Event 5 DFW Forum Women Dinner 24 DFW GC Roundtable Luncheon September 15 DFW Board Meeting 22 DFW Forum After Hours 29 DFW QT 4 Event October 5 10th Annual Robert H. Dedman Award for Ethics and Law Dinner November 18 ...

ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:01:30 GMT

November 19, 2010 JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort San Antonio, TX Every in-house leader--whether with a Fortune 100 company, or a small privately held company--must relentlessly search for new processes, technologies and strategies for increasing productivity. The unsettled worldwide economy only exacerbates an already difficult job. This November, join in-house leaders in the pursuit of knowledge for leading teams to higher productivity and effectiveness. Speakers this year include: Stephen M. R. Covey -- Author of The Speed of Trust Erik D. Ramanathan -- Director, Harvard Law School Program on the Legal Profession Dr. Ray Perryman -- President & CEO, Perryman Group Mark Hortsman -- Founding Partner, Manager Tools Stacey D. Goff -- SVP & General Counsel, CenturyLink Robert M. Manley -- Partner, McKool Smith The annual conference is unique among legal conferences in both participant demographics...

Events Exchange

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:48:43 GMT

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HOUSTON CHAPTER EVENTS

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:54:10 GMT

All Forum members and first-time, qualified prospective members may attend these events without charge. Please click on the event and register to attend, or call the Forum (214.999.4317) for more information. (Board meetings are for Forum Directors only) Click here to print a one-page calendar February 3 Houston Board Meeting March 3 Houston QT 1 Event 25 Houston GC Roundtable Luncheon April 7 Houston Forum After Hours 14 Houston Board Meeting 20 Houston Forum Women May 5 Houston QT 2 Event 12 Houston GC Roundtable Luncheon June 9 Generals of the Revolution - Richard Susskind 22 Forum Women Dinner July 14 Houston Board Meeting 28 Houston QT 3 Event August 19 Houston Forum After Hours September 1 Houston Board Meeting 22 Houston QT 4 Event October 7 Houston Forum After Hours 21 Houston GC Roundtable Luncheon November ...

AUSTIN - SAN ANTONIO CHAPTER EVENTS

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:53:08 GMT

All Forum members and first-time, qualified prospective members may attend these events without charge.
Please click on the event and register to attend, or call the Forum (214.999.4317) for more information.

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February

12 ASA Board Meeting
19 Austin QT 1 Event

March

5 Long Center for Performing Arts Center - "The Children of Uganda"

April

9 ASA Board Meeting
14 San Antonio Q2 Event (Cancelled)

30 Austin QT 2 Event

May

19 Forum Women Luncheon

June

4 ASA Board Meeting
11 Austin QT 3 Event

July

Summer Break

November

18 Annual Forum Golf Tournament

18 Annual Forum Women's Causcus

18 Magna Stella Awards for In-house Excellence

19 12th Annual Conference of General Counsel

MEMBER COMPANIES

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:01:30 GMT

Member Companies

NATIONAL BOARD

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:14:05 GMT

OFFICERS

Chair

Jennifer L. Vogel
SVP, GC, Secretary & CCO | Continental Airlines, Inc.

Vice Chair

Craig B. Glidden
EVP & Chief Legal Officer | LyondellBasell Industries

Treasurer

Bryan H. Jones
Partner | KPMG LLP

Secretary

Shahzad Bashir
VP, Legal Consulting and South West Region | Huron Consulting Group

General Counsel

Robert M. Hoffman
Partner | Gardere Wynee Sewell LLP

Chief Executive Officer

Lee M. Emery
The General Counsel Forum

DIRECTORS

Ron K. Barger
SVP & General Counsel | Archon Group

Jeffrey W. Carr
VP, GC & Secretary | FMC Technologies, Inc.

Mark Chandler
SVP, GC & Secretary | Cisco Systems, Inc.

Janet Langford Kelly
SVP, GC & Corporate Secretary | ConocoPhillips

Thomas L. Sager
SVP & General Counsel | DuPont

Marschall I. Smith
SVP, Legal Affairs & General Counsel | 3M Company

John Torres
EVP, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary | Lennox International Inc.

Wayne Watts
SEVP & General Counsel | AT&T INC.

Rick L. Wittenbraker
SVP, GC & CCO | Waste Management, Inc.

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Annual Conference Committee

John Sabine DeGroote

President & Counsel | BearingPoint, Inc.

Forum Institute for Leadership in the Law (FILL)

Christopher S. Willis

General Counsel - VP Human Resources | Interstate Battery System of America

TEXAS STATEWIDE

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:09:31 GMT

OFFICERS Chairman John Torres EVP, Chief Legal Officer | Lennox International Inc. Vice Chairman Christopher S. Willis General Counsel, VP Human Resources | Interstate Battery Systems of America (Committee Chair | Forum Institute for Leadership in the Law) Secretary Shahzad Bashir VP, Legal Consulting and Southwest Region | Huron Consulting Group Treasurer Michael B. Schwartz Principal | KPMG LLP General Counsel Robert M. Hoffman Partner | Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP Chief Executive Officer Lee M. Emery The General Counsel Forum Immediate Past Chair Jennifer L. Vogel SVP, General Counsel, Secretary & CCO | Continental Airlines, Inc. Chairman Emeritus Roland Castañeda EVP & General Counsel | Renaissance Development Co. DIRECTORS Ron K. Barger SVP & General Counsel | Archon Group L.P. Jeffrey W. Carr VP, General Counsel & Secretary | FMC Technologies Inc. Lee Cusenbary General Counsel | Mission Pharmacal Company John Sabine DeGroote President and Counsel |...

FORUM LEADERSHIP

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:55:13 GMT

NATIONAL OFFICERS Chair Jennifer Vogel SVP, GC, Secretary & CCO | Continental Airlines, Inc. Vice Chair Craig B. Glidden EVP & Chief Legal Officer | LyondellBasell Industries Treasurer Bryan H. Jones Partner | KPMG LLP Secretary Shahzad Bashir VP, Legal Consulting and South West Region | Huron Consulting Group General Counsel Robert M. Hoffman Partner | Gardere Wynee Sewell LLP Chief Executive Officer Lee M. Emery The General Counsel Forum Click here to see entire list of National Board of Directors TEXAS STATEWIDE OFFICERS Chairman John Torres EVP, Chief Legal Officer | Lennox International Vice Chairman Christopher S. Willis General Counsel, VP Human Resources | Interstate Battery Systems of America (Committee Chair | Forum Institute for Leadership in the Law) Secretary Shahzad Bashir VP, Legal Consulting and Southwest Region | Huron Consulting Group Treasurer Michael B. Schwartz Principal | KPMG LLP General Counsel Robert M. Hoffman ...

The Robert H. Dedman Award For Ethics and Law Dinner

Fri, 28 May 2010 15:38:45 GMT

This award was established in 2001 to honor the late Robert H. Dedman for his commitment to ethics. The DFW Chapter of the Texas General Counsel Forum continues the annual tradition of honoring a corporate attorney in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex who has demonstrated the highest ethical standards during his or her career. Previous Honorees: 2001 - Robert H. Dedman, Sr., Founder & Chairman of the Board, ClubCorp., Inc. 2002 - Erle Nye, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive, TXU Corp. 2003 - Charles Matthews, Vice President & General Counsel, Exxon Mobil 2004 - Guy H. Kerr, Senior Vice President/Law and Government, Belo Corp. 2005 - J. McDonald Williams, Chairman Emeritus, Trammell Crow Company 2006 - Ronald Taylor, Vice President and General Counsel, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas aa 2007 - Anne H. McNamara, Former Senior Vice President and General Counsel, AMR Corp. and American Airlines 2008 - Robert D. Graham, Vice President,...

3rd Quarterly - Houston Chapter Program (July 28, 2010)

noemail@tgcf.org — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Objectives:

Release Date: 28-Jul-10 9:00 AM
Expiration Date: 6-Aug-10 5:00 PM

GCFORUM: HOU 06 22 10 Forum Women Dinner Survey

noemail@tgcf.org — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:00:00 GMT

Objectives:

Release Date: 22-Jun-10 6:00 PM
Expiration Date: 27-Jun-10 11:00 AM

DFW Forum Women 05.18.10 Survey

noemail@tgcf.org — Tue, 18 May 2010 22:00:00 GMT

Objectives:

Release Date: 18-May-10 5:00 PM
Expiration Date: 23-May-10 9:00 AM

2nd Quarterly-ASA Chapter Program (Austin) 04 30 10

noemail@tgcf.org — Thu, 13 May 2010 15:00:00 GMT

Objectives:

Release Date: 13-May-10 10:00 AM
Expiration Date: 11-Aug-10 10:00 AM

HOU GC Roundtable -- Post Luncheon Survey

noemail@tgcf.org — Wed, 12 May 2010 14:00:00 GMT

Objectives:

Release Date: 12-May-10 9:00 AM
Expiration Date: 17-May-10 9:00 AM

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TGCF | DFW GC Roundtable -- Post Luncheon Survey

noemail@tgcf.org — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:30:00 GMT

Objectives:

Release Date: 11-May-10 11:30 AM
Expiration Date: 14-May-10 5:30 PM

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1st Quarterly-ASA Chapter Program (San Antonio) 04 14 10

noemail@tgcf.org — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:00:00 GMT

Objectives:

Release Date: 15-Apr-10 4:00 PM
Expiration Date: 22-Apr-10 4:00 PM

TGCF| HOU GC Roundtable--- Post Event Survey

noemail@tgcf.org — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:00:00 GMT

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Release Date: 25-Mar-10 12:00 PM
Expiration Date: 31-Mar-10 6:00 PM

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1st Quarterly-ASA Chapter Program

noemail@tgcf.org — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:00:00 GMT

Objectives:

Release Date: 19-Feb-10 12:00 PM
Expiration Date: 26-Feb-10 5:30 PM

Austin 1st Quarterly Program

noemail@tgcf.org — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:30:00 GMT

Objectives:

Release Date: 19-Feb-10 11:30 AM
Expiration Date: 26-Feb-10 5:30 PM

HOU Q2 at The Houstonian

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:04:46 GMT

David Preng (panelist, Tony Tripodo (panelist), Rick Wittenbraker (Oustide Counsel, panelist), Charlene Ripley (Inside Counsel, panelist), Bruce Connery (panelist), Mike McShane (Panelist), Bruce LaBoon (panelist)

HOU Q2 at The Houstonian

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:04:46 GMT

DFW Q2

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:04:46 GMT

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DFW Q2

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:04:46 GMT

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DFW Q2 at Brookhaven Country Club

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:04:46 GMT

Melissa Drennan (Ch. President), Kit Addelman (Panelist),Jeff Matthews (Moderator), Lynn Turner (Panelist), Ron Shuff (Panelist) and Jim Baldwin (Panelist)

DFW Q2 at Brookhaven Country Club

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:04:46 GMT

Melissa Drennan (Ch. President), Kit Addelman (Panelist),Jeff Matthews (Moderator), Lynn Turner (Panelist), Ron Shuff (Panelist) and Jim Baldwin (Panelist)

DFW Quarter I Event

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:04:46 GMT

Congressman Pete Sessions; Melissa Drennan, Division Counsel, BIS, PepsiCo Inc. and DFW Chapter President; and Republican Chairman

DFW Quarter I Event

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:04:46 GMT

Congressman Pete Session, and Melissa Drennan, Division Counsel, BIS, PepsiCo Inc. and DFW Chapter President

DFW Quarter I Event

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:04:46 GMT

Mark Shank, Partner, Gruber Hurst Johansen Hall LLP; Melissa Drennan, Division Counsel, BIS, PepsiCo Inc. and DFW Chapter President; and Congressman Pete Sessions

DFW Quarter I Event

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:04:46 GMT

John Ansbach, CCO & General Counsel, EFA Processing LP, and Congressman Pete Sessions

11th Annual Conference: How to learn from Billion Dollar Lessons

2009-11-06T14:00:00Z

Instructor:

11th Annual Conference of General Counsel How to Learn From Billion Dollar Lessons Friday, November 6, 2009 | San Antonio TX 7:30 – 8:30am | [1.0 Ethics credit] General Counsel Legal Advice (GC-Only Breakfast | Ballroom DE) General Counsel give legal advice to their peers and, given the scope of economic crisis, legal decision-making has become more complicated. Attendees will benefit from legal crisis management from General Counsel. Co-Host: Jennifer L. Vogel, General Counsel & Secretary, Continental Airlines, Inc. 7:30 – 8:30am | [1.0 Participatory credit] Outside Counsel Legal Advice (Managing Counsel Breakfast | Ballroom A) Outside Counsel give legal advice to Managing Counsel and given the scope of economic crisis, legal decision-making has become more complicated. Attendees will benefit from legal crisis management from outside counsel. Co-Host: Robert K. Temple, Deputy General Counsel and Associate Secretary 9 – 10:15 | [1.0 Participatory credit] Lawyers Leading Businesses in Tough Times The Importance of How – Values Driven Leadership – Dov Seidman Lawyers have an important role to advise their businesses regardless of the economic circumstances, but certainly with the economy in flux the job of the General Counsel is more challenging. Although we are trained to study the law, advising businesses is the challenge to avoid legal and economic disaster. Lawyer today need to answer the call for transparency and accountability by earning trust; living their values versus just asserting them; being authentic; and inspiring others to join their cause. 10:15 – 11am | [1.0 Participatory credit] Lawyering at Southwest Airlines – An Example of Success Every industry has it unique legal and business issues, and this presentation will include examples of how lawyers at Southwest Airlines help guide management through complex regulatory compliance. Also lawyers at Southwest work hard to give management good business advice to avoid adverse economic consequences. The specifics of Southwest’s culture will be discussed including the role of lawyers to help direct overall corporate compliance with state and federal laws while also maintaining a business with thousands of employees that has its own unique culture. – Debby Ackerman (Former Vice President and General Counsel of Southwest Airlines) – Dov Seidman 11 – 11:45am | [1.0 Participatory credit] Mentoring Young Lawyers for the Future How Effective Are You? Ask the Person in the Mirror – Mark Green Lawyers have duties to their clients, but also have an obligation to assist young lawyers are part of their professional development. All young lawyers have a common baseline of legal training, but it is imperative that General Counsel and Outside Counsel provide mentoring to these young lawyers. The professional development of young lawyers is essential so that when they are faced with real-world business crises they will be prepared to give sound legal and business advice to their clients. 1 – 2:15pm | [1.0 Participatory credit] Lawyers Avoiding Billion Dollar Legal Disasters Billion Dollar Lessons – Chunka Mui Lawyers have a role to advise their clients and business management about legal and business risks, and this discussion will explain legal concerns for General Counsel and Outside Counsel. The presentation will include a discussion of seven main failure patterns, such as illusions of synergy and faulty financial engineering, and outline the critical analysis and thinking that sits behind many of the strategic clichés we use to justify big deals. 2:15 – 3pm | [.45 Ethics credit] General Counsel Legal Lessons General Counsel are confronted with complex legal and business issues every day, and in these complex economic times all lawyers must give legal and business advice to help avoid economic disasters. This discussion will include advice about how General Counsel can learn from real-world stories of successes and failures. - Corrine Ball, Partner, Jones Day, New York - Janet Langford Kelly, Senior Vice President, Legal GC and Corporate Secretary, ConocoPhillips - Arun Mani, Managing Director, Huron Consulting Group - Wayne Watts, Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel, AT&T Inc. - Chunka Mui, Panel Leader 3 – 3:30pm | [.5 Participatory credit] Advice to Lawyers to Improve the Performance of the Legal Team Hot Wash – A Lessons-Learned Process Success of the legal team to advise management of legal issues to avoid disasters if critical. This presentation will summarize legal training techniques to improve the legal team’s performance so that lawyers can help provide the best legal advice when confronted with complex and difficult legal decisions. - Jeff Carr, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, FMC Technologies, Inc. - Craig Glidden, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, LyondellBasel