Payment Amount: Includes tuition & materialsEarly Registration – on or before 10/02/2015
n $245 Regular Raten $95 Young Lawyer Rate (Within 7 years of Bar acceptance)n $170 Government Rate
Regular Registration – after 10/02/2015n $275 Regular Raten $125 Young Lawyer Raten $200 Government Rate n $50 per additional set of materials
*Any law firm or corporation registering three or more attendees may receive the government rate.
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SMU Dedman School of Law and SMU Law Review Association reserve the right to change without notice any statement in this brochure concerning, but not limited to, rules, policies, tuition, fees, curriculum and courses.
23rd Annual Corporate Counsel Symposium • October 30, 2015 • Park Cities Hilton • Dallas, TX
Registration and TuitionTuition includes the program, a continental breakfast, a lunch, an extensive manual of written materials, and a 1-year subscription to the SMU Law Review.
To Register: • Online – http://smulawreview.law.smu.edu/Home.aspx •By phone (214) 768-2570 • By fax (214) 768-3946Or mail to: 23rd Annual Corporate Counsel Symposium, SMU Law Review Association P.O. Box 750116, Dallas, Texas 75275-0116
Location and ParkingThe 23rd Annual Corporate Counsel Symposium will be held Friday, October 30, 2015, at the Park Cities Hilton Hotel, 5954 Luther Lane, Dallas, Texas 75225. Valet or self parking is available. The hotel phone number is (214) 368-0400.
Cancellation PolicyFull tuition refunds will be made for all cancellations received by October 20, 2015. A $100 administrative fee will be deducted from refunds on cancellations received after that date. No refunds will be given for cancellations received on or after the day of the program.
AccreditationAs a program hosted by the SMU Dedman School of Law, the 23rd Annual Corporate Counsel Symposium is currently applying for mandatory CLE credit in Texas. Estimated credit hours are 6, including 2.5 hours of ethics
credit (hours not yet approved). Upon request, SMU Dedman School of Law will apply for credit from other states.
Hotel AccommodationsHotel accommodations may be made at the Park Cities Hilton Hotel, 5954 Luther Lane, Dallas, Texas 75225, by calling toll free 1-800-HILTONS (1-800-445-8667). The hotel phone number is (214) 368-0400.
MessagesMessages for Symposium attendees may be left with the hotel. Such messages will be posted on a message board near the Symposium registration desk.
SMU Dedman School of Law and SMU Law Review Association reserve the right to change without notice any statement in this brochure concerning, but not limited to, rules, policies, tuition, fees, curriculum and courses.
Corporate Counsel Symposium
Corporate Counsel SymposiumFriday, October 30, 2015 • Park Cities Hilton • Dallas, Texas
23rd Annual
Keynote Speaker: Judge Gerald E. Rosen, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Detroit’s “Grand Bargain”: The Inside Story of the Detroit Bankruptcy
Sponsored by SMU Law Review Association & The General Counsel Forum
6 hours of CLE credit, including 2.5 hours of ethics credit (pending)
23rd Corporate Counsel Symposium Co-Editors:Christie Latimer
Jordan T. Sawyer
23rd Annual SMU Corporate Counsel Symposium Schedule
AccreditationAs a program hosted by SMU Dedman School of Law, the 23rd Annual Corporate Counsel Symposium is currently applying for mandatory CLE credit in Texas. Estimated credit hours are 6, including 2.5 hours of ethics credit (hours not yet approved). Upon request, SMU Dedman School of Law will apply for credit from other states.
8:00 – 8:50 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:50 – 9:00 a.m. Welcome Jennifer M. Collins, Dean, SMU Dedman School of Law,
Dallas, Texas
9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Cybersecurity Trends - The Evolving Standard of Care for
Companies and Management Shawn Tuma, Partner, Scheef & Stone, L.L.P., Frisco, Texas
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Is the Promise of Arbitration Illusory? E. Norman Veasey, Former Chief Justice, Delaware Supreme
Court, Wilmington, Delaware
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. SEC Enforcement Update Kit Addelman, Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Dallas, Texas 10:30 – 10:45 a.m. Coffee Break
10:45 – 11:15 a.m. A Global Look at In-House Counsel Trends Veta Richardson, President & CEO, Association of Corporate
Counsel, Washington, DC
11:15 – 11:45 a.m. Navigating the Ethical Dilemmas that Can Arise When the
Dispute Reaches a Trial or Hearing—Lessons from Moncrief v. Gazprom as Reported in Bloomberg, Forbes, and The American Lawyer
Van H. Beckwith, Partner, Baker & Botts L.L.P., Dallas, Texas
11:45 – 12:15 p.m. Corporate Governance Litigation from Plaintiffs’ Counsel
Perspective Darren Robbins, Partner, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd
LLP, San Diego, California
12:15 – 1:30 p.m. Detroit’s “Grand Bargain”: The Inside Story of the Detroit
Bankruptcy KEYNOTE SPEAKER Judge Gerald E. Rosen, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for
the Eastern District of Michigan, Detroit, Michigan
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Panel Discussion: Employee Relations with Insight
Into Arbitration Clauses, Confidentiality Agreements, Whistleblowing, and Unionization
PANELISTS
Denise C. McWatters, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary, HollyFrontier Corporation & Holly Energy Partners, L.P., Dallas, Texas
Rose Marie Glazer, Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, Siemens Corporation, Washington, DC
James L. Baldwin, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc., Plano, Texas
Paul M. Jolas, Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, U.S. Concrete, Inc., Euless, Texas
MODERATOR Marc I. Steinberg, Rupert and Lillian Radford Professor of
Law, SMU Dedman School of Law, Dallas, Texas
2:30 – 3:00 p.m. Managing an Internal Investigation or Investigating
Potential Misconduct, Including Practice Tips for Managing an Investigation with Global Reach
David Woodcock, Partner, Jones Day, Dallas, Texas Emmanuel E. Ubiñas, Partner, Jones Day, Dallas, Texas
3:00 – 3:15 p.m. Coffee Break
3:15 – 3:45 p.m. Current State of Shareholder Activism J. Kenneth Menges, Jr., Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &
Feld LLP, Dallas, Texas
3:45 – 4:15 p.m. Corporate Integration Tony Coughlan, Tax Counsel, Minority Staff, U.S. Senate
Committee on Finance, Washington, DC
4:15 – 4:45 p.m. The Reasons For and the Content of an Effective Antitrust
Compliance Policy in the Global Economy C. Paul Rogers III, Professor of Law and Former Dean, SMU
Dedman School of Law, Dallas, Texas
Board of Advisors 2015-2016
Robert A. Ackermann Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel CLMG Corporation
S. Jack Balagia, Jr.Vice President & General CounselExxonMobil Corporation
James L. BaldwinExecutive Vice President & General CounselDr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.
David R. BrickmanSenior Vice President, General Counsel & SecretaryCapital Senior Living Corporation
Janet L. DhillonExecutive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate SecretaryBurlington Stores, Inc.
John P. FletcherExecutive Vice President, General Counsel & SecretaryWindstream Holdings, Inc.
James H. GallegosSenior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate SecretaryAlliant Energy Corporation
Rose Marie GlazerGeneral Counsel – AmericasSiemens Corporation
Rachel A. GonzalezExecutive Vice President & General CounselSabre Corporation
Louis P. GregorySenior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate SecretaryAtmos Energy Corporation
Carlos M. HernandezExecutive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & SecretaryFluor Corporation
Randy S. HyneVice President, General Counsel & SecretaryFossil Group, Inc.
Paul M. JolasVice President, General Counsel & Corporate SecretaryU.S. Concrete, Inc.
Marc L. KesselmanExecutive Vice President, General Counsel,Corporate Secretary & Government AffairsDean Foods Company
Renée T. KingsleyVice President & Deputy General CounselSirius XM Connected Vehicle Services Inc.
Ronald D. McCrayPrivate Investor, Corporate Director & Minority OwnerBoston Celtics
Denise C. McWattersSenior Vice President, General Counsel & SecretaryHollyFrontier Corporation and Holly Energy Partners, LP
Thomas J. MielkeSenior Vice President, General Counsel & Chief Compliance OfficerKimberly-Clark Corporation
James R. Peacock IIIVice President, Deputy General Counsel & Corporate SecretaryCelanese Corporation
Kim K.W. RuckerExecutive Vice President, Corporate & Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate SecretaryKraft Foods North America
Mark ShawVice President, General Counsel &Corporate SecretarySouthwest Airlines Co.
Charles W. ShewmakeVice President & General Counsel Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation
Mark E. SoutherstChief Legal & Safety Officer and SecretaryUnited Vision Logistics
Richard M. StarrSenior Vice President & Managing CounselAmerican Express Company
John TorresExecutive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate SecretaryLennox International, Inc.
Wayne WattsSenior Executive Vice President & General CounselAT&T Inc.
Christopher WillisVice President of Human Resources & General CounselInterstate Batteries, Inc.
Amy Raney Yeager Senior Vice President & General Counsel – North TexasBaylor Scott & White Health
Jennifer M. CollinsJudge James Noel Dean & Professor of LawSMU Dedman School of Law
Christopher H. HannaAltshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor & Professor of LawSMU Dedman School of Law
Marc I. SteinbergRupert and Lillian Radford Professor of LawSMU Dedman School of Law
GENERAL SPONSORSAkin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Andrews Kurth LLPBracewell & Giuliani LLP
Gardere Wynne Sewell LLPGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Jones DayK&L Gates LLP
Kelly Hart & Hallman LLPMcKool Smith
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPScheef & Stone, L.L.P.
Sidley Austin LLPVinson & Elkins LLP
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
GOLD SPONSORSBaker Botts L.L.P.
Haynes and Boone, LLP
SPONSORS
PLATINUM SPONSORSLocke Lord LLP
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