7:30am – 8:20am

Breakfast

8:20am – 8:25am

Opening Remarks

8:25am – 9:05am

“Leadership Speaks”

Moderator:
Kevin T. Reilley
SVP & General Manager
CPA Global

Panelists:
Marc E. Manly
Group Executive, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary
Duke Energy Corporation

Andrea L. Zopp
Executive Vice President & General Counsel
Exelon

9:10am – 9:50am

Panel Discussion
Presented by CPA Global

“The New Administration's effect on Corporate Law Departments: Managing the costs of government investigations and litigation in highly regulated industries”

Moderator:
Kevin T. Reilley
SVP & General Manager
CPA Global

Panelists:
Brandon Daniels
Vice President, Legal Solutions
CPA Global

Eileen Lerum
Vice President - Legal, U.S. and Chief Counsel Litigation Management
Rio Tinto

David Martin
Vice President & Senior Counsel, Litigation
Medtronic, Inc.

David H. Pflieger, Jr.
General Counsel-Senior Vice President-Legal, Government Affairs & Sustainability
Virgin America Inc.

9:55am – 10:35am

Panel Discussion
Presented by StoneTurn Group

“Internal Investigations: Perils, Pitfalls and Privilege issues in SEC and Audit Firm Communications”

Session Description:
Dealing with Government Regulators as a consequence of an internal investigation is a daunting possibility, but responding to an outside auditor’s requests can be equally challenging and costly. In response to accounting requirements, outside auditors continue to flex their muscles through their demands to companies to voluntarily disclose potentially confidential and privileged investigation information and materials to them. This panel will discuss the increasing challenges and risks for companies in demonstrating cooperation with third party requests and complying with various public reporting requirements, while attempting to maintain the privilege. The panelists represent each facet of an internal investigation (general counsel, outside counsel, forensic accountant, auditor and government perspective) and will provide insight on potential issues and remedies for companies to consider.

Moderator:
Kevin Bennett
Partner
StoneTurn Group

Panelists:
Mark Filip
Partner
Kirkland & Ellis LLP

John C. Kocoras
Partner
McDermott Will & Emery LLP

Simon D. Platt
Partner
StoneTurn Group

David A. Styler
Assistant General Counsel
Aon Service Corporation

10:35am – 11:20am

Coffee Break

11:20am – 11:25am

Introducing Leah Cooper:
Chris Gilbert
Partner
Patton Boggs

11:25am – 11:55am

Leah Cooper
Managing Attorney
Rio Tinto

Interviewed by:
Stephane Fitch
Chicago Bureau Chief
Forbes

12:00pm – 12:40pm

Panel Discussion presented by Foley & Lardner

“Extracting Value From IP in the Reform Era: What it Takes to Build and Protect Your Core Assets in Uncertain Times”

Moderator:
Jeanne M. Gills
Partner, Vice Chair, IP Litigation Practice
Foley & Lardner LLP

Panelists:
Adam Airhart
Associate General Counsel--Intellectual Property
Brunswick Corporation

Jon W. Dudas
Partner, Foley & Lardner
and
Former Director, USPTO

Philip T. Petti
Chief Intellectual Property Counsel
USG Corporation

James D. Smith
Associate General Counsel & Chief Intellectual Property Counsel
Baxter Healthcare Corporation

12:40pm – 1:55pm

Lunch

1:55pm – 2:35pm

Panel Discussion

“Post Federal Rules eDiscovery: Defensibility & Cost Containment”

Session Description:
With the changes to the federal rules came an increasing burden on practitioners. The complexity, potential costs and significant risks associated with “doing it wrong” are now so great that we must focus not only on cost and efficiency but also overall defensibility of the process. Our panel will address the variables of electronic document production as well as the options that are now being employed to reduce the risks, increase defensibility and lower overall costs.

Moderator:
Laura Kibbe
Senior Vice President, eDiscovery Solutions
Epiq Systems

Panelists:
Stephen Ihm
Assistant Vice President & Assistant General Counsel
Allstate Insurance Company

David Oppenheim
Director & Senior Counsel Litigation Company
Discover Financial Services

Luke Paglia
Associate General Counsel
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

Michael D. Scott
Senior Counsel
Alcoa Inc.

*This session is off the record.

2:40pm – 3:10pm

Vicki Baue
Vice President & General Counsel
COSÌ, Inc

3:15pm – 3:55pm

Panel Discussion

“Practical Perspectives of Legal Outsourcing”

Moderator:
Ganesh Natarajan
President & Chief Executive Officer
Mindcrest

Panelists:
Gary Hirsch
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
IntraLinks

Chad T. Jerdee
Associate General Counsel; Director of Legal Services, Outsourcing
Accenture

Curt Kramer
Assistant General Counsel & Secretary
Navistar

3:55pm – 4:25pm

Coffee Break

4:25pm – 4:30pm

Introducing James H. Wooten, Jr.:
Rex Homme
Partner
StoneTurn Group

4:30pm – 5:00pm

James H. Wooten, Jr.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Interviewed by:
Harold Krent
Dean & Professor of Law
Chicago-Kent College of Law

5:00pm – 5:05pm

Introducing Susan R. Lichtenstein:
Jon W. Dudas
Partner, Foley & Lardner
and
Former Director, USPTO

5:05pm – 5:35pm

Susan R. Lichtenstein
Former Corporate Vice President & General Counsel
Baxter International

Interviewed by:
Harold Krent
Dean & Professor of Law
Chicago-Kent College of Law

5:35pm – 5:40pm

Closing Remarks

5:40pm – 6:40pm

Closing Reception

*Please note agenda is subject to change