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Metrics Methodologies

By Michael F. Cunningham - assistant vice president, staff counsel, Infinity Insurance Group; Michael S. Houlden - managing attorney, American International Group, Inc.; Brian T. Kenner - vice president, staff legal services, Zurich; and M. Joseph Meynier, IV - managing attorney, Progressive Insurance Company

A presentation on metrics methodologies.

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Attorney Management Workshop 2004

By Gregory M. Allard - vice president and general attorney, Liberty Mutual Group; and Edward A. Morris - vice president, claims litigation, Farmers Insurance Group of Companies

A presentation on management succession, managing employee turnover, behavior management, office relationships, morale, workload management, and other subjects.

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Circling the Wagons: How Small Law Departments Can Protect & Maximize Corporate IP Assets

By Mark K. Beesly - general counsel, Back to Basics Products, Inc.; Jordan A. LaVine - counsel, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP; Joan M. Lebow - general counsel and corporate secretary, ibex Healthdata Systems, Inc.; Thomas R. Wilcox - vice president, legal and human resources, Strategic Management Group, Inc.

Various types of intellectual property and how you can maximize its protection and enforceability.

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The Girlfriends’ Guide to the Good Ol’ Boy Network: What They Never Told you About the Life in the Big Corporation

By Linda Lu -- assistant counsel, Allstate Insurance Company; Wendy Shiba --<br />executive vice president, general counsel and secretary, KB Home; Simone Wu -- senior vice president and general counsel, XO Communications; Bettina W. Yip -- general attorney, AT&T Services, Inc.

This roundtable discussions of women in-house attorneys, representing a diverse range of seniority levels, industries and subject matter expertise, will discuss issues unique to women working in large corporations. Their insights will be of interest to a variety of ACC members, including women in-house attorneys seeking to climb the corporate ladder, in-house attorneys of both genders seeking to mentor women in their legal departments, women practitioners seeking to develop business with corporate clients, and male practitioners seeking to strengthen their relationships with the increasing number of female corporate executives.

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Translating Big Firm/Big Department Innovation into Small Law Success

By Kenneth Grady -- general counsel and secretary, Wolverine World Wide, Inc.; Christopher Mirabile -- GC & CFO of IONA Technologies PLC (Former), President ACC Northeast Chapter; Benjamin Preston -- manager, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC; Paul Smith -- partner, Eversheds LLP; Danette Wineberg -- vice president, general counsel & secretary, The Timberland Company

So many of the success stories involving early adapters to the ACC Value Challenge originated in big firms and big departments: where there are staff and budget that can be allocated toward process, management, and alignment, and where there is interested media to cover every move. But big firms and big departments are not where the story ends. Indeed, many of the most interesting stories are those yet "untold." Join us to examine what the ACC Value Challenge "World Tour" of small department and firm practices reveals about strategies, ideas, processes, metrics and innovation that work best in solo to small/medium-size shops.

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Watching the Pennies

By Michael Goggans -- general counsel, Peavey Electronics Corporation; Joanne Henkle -- senior counsel, The Bank of New York Mellon; Sonya Sigler -- general counsel, Cataphora, Inc.

With extreme economic pressures and tightening budgets, everyone is being
asked to cut costs. Whether you have a small, medium or large legal
department, using the right strategies and resources can help you meet these
goals. This session will examine managing a law department budget, managing
IP, managing contracts and other topics relevant to your practice, all with
an eye towards controlling costs. With these suggestions, you can save
money and improve your efficiencies.