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Project Management for In-house Counsel

By Russ Dempsey, Jennifer Fletcher, Julian Isgett, Joseph Limone, Denise Skingle

Panelists provide an overview of legal project management techniques and tools. They share war stories and engage you in a discussion about best practices for scoping projects, managing teams and budgets, communicating to stakeholders, addressing scope creep, and conducting post project reviews.

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State Law Considerations for Small Organizations and Nonprofits

By Brandon Egren, Sheri Fanaroff, James Holmberg

Learn about several aspects of compliance with state laws and regulations, including labor and employment aspects to setting up operations in a state, including minimum wage issues, IC v employee and "founder's syndrome;" and regulatory aspects, including sales tax exemptions, lobbying and campaign finance regulations.

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Contract Negotiation Challenges between the Small-to-Medium Size Company and the 800-pound Gorillas

By Donald Conant
Senior Attorney
Intel Corporation
Mungo Hardwicke-Brown
Partner
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Daniel Schwarzenbach
General Counsel
Wink Companies LLC

Legal departments of the small-to-medium size company face daily contract negotiation challenges in their business relationships with large and dominant customers, often having to agree to: no limitations on liability; open-ended indemnifications for a broad range of activities; compliance with onerous and expensive codes of conduct and corporate social responsibility programs; audit provisions; annual reductions in costs; etc. This leaves little room for negotiation or potential loss of business. Attend this session and learn how to face and negotiate these demands.

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Bridging the Generation Gap

By Cynthia Boeh <br />Associate General Counsel <br />Dresser, Inc. <br />Justin McCarthy <br />Senior Counsel <br />Dentsply International, Inc. <br />Kimberly Pack <br />General Counsel <br />MB Schoen & Associates, Inc. <br />Arin Reeves <br />President <br />The Athens Group <br />

From the Senior Generation to Gen Y— this program will provide tools that not only assess personality characteristics, but also give you the resources that will enable you to work with the other generations more cohesively. What are the traits of the different generations — how do you have to change your management or legal style to better deal with these traits? How do you best communicate with a Baby Boomer versus someone from Gen Y— Facebook, Twitter or on the phone? What are the best ways to retain employees from the different generations?

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Leadership at the Company Level

By Ron Barger <br />General Counsel <br />Archon <br />A. Verona Dorch <br />Assistant General Counsel <br />Harsco Corporation <br />Scott Peterson <br />Assistant Genera Counsel <br />Nabors Corporate Services <br />Rich Seleznov <br />Managing Director, Legal Consulting <br />Huron Consulting <br />

Tired of having your advice ignored and resources cut because “Legal is only a cost center”? At different times, the law department leader must be a counselor, futurist, historian, diplomat, analyst and contrarian — all roles of a successful leader. This panel will share key principles of how to establish a leadership position in your companies.

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Negotiating Contracts of Sale for Commercial Real Estate

By Bruce L. Boruszak
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Pine Tree Commercial Realty, LLC
Pamela Brown
Corporate Counsel
Allstate Insurance Company
Theodore Einhorn
General Counsel
The NRP Group LLC

This session will address alternative resolutions and provisions from a seller and buyer’s prospective in negotiating a contract of sale for an office building or other commercial real estate. Issues may include payment of closing costs, title, representations and survival provisions, remedies for default, adjustments and closing deliveries. They may also include estoppel certificates, due diligence, casualty provisions, mortgage assumption provisions and interim leasing issues and buyer’s approval rights during the contract period. The material will be presented in a simulated cross-fire challenge, and panelists will be assigned to advocate for either the buyer or seller.

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Maximizing the Paralegal Role in a Corporate Litigation Department

By Brian Farrell <br />Managing Attorney <br />Chubb Insurance <br />Richard Mosher <br />Chief Legal Officer <br />Loctronix Corporation <br />Mark Rudoff <br />Associate Vice President Trial Division <br />Nationwide Insurance <br />Arlene Zalayet <br />Sr. Vice President and General Attorney <br />Liberty Mutual Insurance<br />

Attorneys cannot and should not do everything in a legal department. Paralegals are a key component in any efficient cost-conscious legal office. Learn how active litigation departments can optimize the use of paralegals to achieve better results.

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