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"SuperForum" |
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| London, England October 23, 2003 |
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Managing the Changing In-house Counsel Role: Watchdogs or Business Partners? | |
| Co-chairs: | Sigfried Schwung, Vice President & General Counsel, Daimler Chrysler; Nino Cusimano, European General Counsel, PPG Industries International Co-hosts: | | Eversheds; Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.; Matheson Ormsby Prentice |
Working Smarter, Not Harder: Delivering Quality Legal Support in a Cost Conscious Environment |
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| Co-chairs: | Horacio Gutierrez, Associate General Counsel for EMEA, Microsoft Corporation; Gerard Willsher, European Counsel, Pitney Bowes Co-hosts: | | Ashurst Morris Crisp; Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP |
Friends Like These: Best Practices in Establishing Your Preferred Provider |
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| Co-chairs: | Anne Fletcher, Group General Counsel, British Telecommunications plc; Natalie Jobling, General Counsel, FCE Bank (Ford Credit) Co-hosts: | | Eversheds; Matheson Ormsby Prentice; Steel Hector & Davis LLP |
Risky Business: Corporate Counsel Approaches to Managing Risk in a Tough Economy |
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| Co-chairs: | Bruno Cova, General Counsel, Fiat Group plc; Wolf Von Kumberg, European General Counsel, Northrop Grumman Co-hosts: | | Bryan Cave LLP; Jones Day; Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP |
| Time | 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. |
| Location | The Landmark Hotel |
Managing the Changing In-house Counsel Role: Watchdogs or Business Partners? |
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Gatekeeper of corporate governance: how the new role is working |
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Techniques for business problem solving with public interest in mind |
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Effective partnering with outside counsel on corporate responsibility |
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Defining and monitoring conflicts of interest |
Working Smarter, Not Harder: Delivering Quality Legal Support in a Cost Conscious Environment |
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No corporate law department today can escape the pressure to contain costs and more effectively prove value to the business |
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Law firms that partner with and aid in-house counsel with this process will have a competitive advantage |
Friends Like These: Best Practices for Establishing Your Preferred Provider |
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Prioritizing what you need from preferred providers |
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Implementing a selection process |
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Reporting, appraisals and reviews |
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Getting more value from your outside lawyers |
Risky Business: Corporate Counsel Approaches to Managing Risk in a Tough Economy |
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Designing and implementing a risk management approach with limited resources |
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Techniques to identify, quantify and prioritize risks |
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Key findings from Counsel to Counsel magazine on the Global SuperForum and forum topics including: | |
