Why you should attend
Join us as we examine the ethical issues confronting in-house law departments in the second decade of the 21st century. While reducing outside legal spending remains a top priority, there is now increased pressure to become more productive. With total legal spending remaining flat or slightly decreasing, more is required with less. This pressure for increased productivity can lead to failure to meet ethical and legal requirements in managing litigation, preserving documents, hiring and retaining the best legal expertise, and retaining the best outside law firms. At this exciting new program, our expert faculty of in-house counsel, related professionals, and outside counsel will share their best tips and practices for dealing with these critical issues.
What you will learn
- The basics of law department management
- Strategic planning
- Working with your Board
- Lines of reporting
- Technology, document management, e-discovery
- Onshoring/offshoring
- Temporary legal staffing
- Project management
Who should attend
In-house counsel, compliance officers as well as law firm partners and managers who want to partner with in-house counsel.
Please plan to arrive with enough time to register before the conference begins. A networking breakfast will be available upon your arrival.
Morning Session: 9:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
9:00
The Basics of Law Department Management
- Lines of Reporting Within the Department and the Corporation
- Centralized vs. Decentralized
- Specialists vs. Generalists
- Proactive vs. Reactive Lawyering
- Operational and Internal Controls
- Working with the Board
David Boyd Booker, Achilles M. Perry
10:00
Strategic Planning
- Cost-Effective Strategies
- Budgeting
- Project Management
- Procuring Legal Services (RFPs, Beauty Contests, Flat Fees, Auctions)
- Retaining and Managing Outside Counsel
- Creating Global Legal Networks
Susan Raridon Lambreth, Lawrence W. Newman, Elizabeth Wall
11:00
Networking Break
11:15
Document Management and E-Discovery: Effectively Using Technology
- Document Management
- E-Discovery
- Use of Staff Attorneys, Paralegals and Temporary Staffing
- Onshoring and Offshoring
Craig Brown, Hampton Coley, Ignatius A. Grande
12:15
Luncheon Keynote:
The Honorable Thomas I. Vanaskie, United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Afternoon Session: 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
1:30
Fundamental Building Blocks: Preparing for and Managing Crises Ethically
- Crisis Management (including insurance issues)
- Corporate Compliance (in the GC office or a separate C-level position)
- Internal Investigation (including in a civil code country with a magistrate judge)
- Litigation Management (U.S. vs. Global)
- Attorney-Client Privilege (including international attorney-client privilege)
Raja Chatterjee, Ralph DeSena, Fiona A. Schaeffer
2:30
Networking Break
2:45
Best Practices and Ethical Considerations in Corporate Compliance (Part 1)
Using a hypothetical, we will walk you through the various steps and ethical issues that arise when setting up your multinational corporation’s legal department and compliance office, and upon learning of a potential crisis.
- Structuring Your Crisis Management Program and Corporate Compliance Program
- Centralized and Decentralized
- Setting up Your Internal Investigation/Litigation Management Program
- E-Discovery
- Onshoring and Offshoring
- Project Management
- Reporting to, and Working with, Your Board of Directors
- Insurance Issues
Julie Copeland, Maria C. Hermida, Lisa J. Marroni
3:45
Networking Break
4:00
Best Practices and Ethical Considerations in Corporate Compliance (Part 2)
Continuing with our hypothetical, we will share best practices for dealing with the ethical issues associated with a crisis, including:
- Litigation Management
- Internal Investigation
- International Attorney-Client Privilege
- Retaining and Managing Outside Counsel
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, UK Bribery Act and OECD Anti-Bribery Act
- Public Relations Issues
Kelli C. McTaggart, M. Scott Peeler
5:00
Adjourn
Chairperson(s)
Carole L. Basri ~ President, Corporate Lawyering Group LLC; Adjunct Professor, Executive Director of the Corporate Compliance Program, Fordham University Law School
Speaker(s)
David Boyd Booker ~ Director & Senior Counsel, Legal Department, Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank
Raja Chatterjee ~ Executive Director, Global Head, Anti-Corruption Group, Morgan Stanley
Hampton Coley ~ Stuart Legal LLC; also Planet Data Consulting Solutions
Julie Copeland ~ Head of AML and Sanctions for the Americas, Société Générale
Ralph DeSena ~ Director & Senior Counsel, Royal Bank of Canada
Lisa J. Marroni ~ General Counsel and Senior Vice President, Wicked Fashions, Inc.
Kelli C. McTaggart ~ Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, Time Warner Inc.
Achilles M. Perry ~ Vice President and General Counsel (US), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Program Attorney(s)
New York City Seminar Location
PLI New York Center, 810 Seventh Avenue at 53rd Street (21st floor), New York, New York 10019. Message Center, program days only: (212) 824-5733.
New York City Hotel Accommodations
The New York Hilton & Towers, 1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019. 1 block from PLI Center. Reservations 1-800-HILTONS or, 1-877-NYC-HILT. Please mention that you are booking a room under the Practising Law Institute Corporate rate and the Client File # is N495741. Reservations on line at www.hilton.com and enter the same Client File # in the Corporate ID # field to access Practising Law Institute rates.
The Warwick New York Hotel, 65 West 54th Street New York, NY 10019. 1 block from PLI Center. Reservations 800-223-4099 or, hotel direct 212-247-2700. Please mention that you are booking a room under the Practising Law Institute Corporate rate. Reservations on line at www.warwickhotelny.com Click reservations in menu bar on left. Select desired dates. In 'Special Rates' drop down window select Corporate Rate. In 'Rate Code' enter PLIN. Click search and select desired room type and rate plan. Or, you may email reservation requests to: res.ny@warwickhotels.com.
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