8:00am – 9:00am

Breakfast      

9:00am – 9:05am

Argyle Executive Forum Opening Remarks           

9:05am – 9:10am

Introducing Mark LeHocky:

Bill Abrams
Partner 
Bingham McCutchen

9:10am – 9:40am

“Fixing What Gets in the Way”

Mark LeHocky 
SVP, GC & Corporate Secretary 
Ross Stores, Inc.

9:40am - 9:45am

Introducing "The Need to Anticipate - Best Practices for Litigation and Compliance Readiness" Panel Discussion:

Will Prickett
Partner and Chair of Securities & Financial Litigation Practice
Seyfarth Shaw LLP

9:45am – 10:25am

Panel Discussion       

"The Need to Anticipate - Best Practices for Litigation and Compliance Readiness" 

Session topics include, but are not limited to:

• Identifying the key regulations that drive the need to prepare, including SEC regulations and the FCPA
• Examining data management issues before, during and after preservation and discovery obligations trigger
• Mitigating risk by establishing an efficient information governance and retention policy
• How to enhance institutional memory through technology and team management

Moderator:
Connie Brenton
Chief of Staff
NetApp Inc.

Panelists:
Alex Arato 
Vice President, Associate General Counsel 
CA, Inc.    

Arnold Pinkston 
SVP, General Counsel & Secretary 
Beckman Coulter, Inc.

Daniel Tyukody 
Partner, Securities Litigation 
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, L.L.P.           

Stephen Whetstone 
Vice President & General Manager, Legal Discovery Services 
Iron Mountain  

10:30am – 11:10am

Panel Discussion       

"General Counsel Spotlight: M&A Outlook 2011" 

Session topics include, but are not limited to:

• Integration
• Cross-border issues 
• Due diligence/cost-benefit analysis

Moderator:
Thomas Sabatino Jr.
Former Executive Vice President and General Counsel
United Airlines     

Panelists:
Jon Hoak
General Counsel
Flextronics International

Michael Kennedy 
Partner, Global M&A Group 
Shearman & Sterling LLP      

Andrew Pollack 
General Counsel and Secretary 
JDS Uniphase Corporation          

Michael Pontrelli, Esq. 
Director, Western Region 
Applied Discovery          

11:10am – 11:40am

Coffee Break        

11:40am – 11:45am

Introducing Robert Gordon: 

Todd Albright 
Managing Director - Western Region 
IntraLinks         

11:45am – 12:15pm

“Litigation: Let's Handle That In-House”   

Robert Gordon 
Senior Vice President and General Counsel 
Safeway Inc.    

12:20pm – 1:00pm

Panel Discussion       

“Leadership Speaks” 

Session topics include, but are not limited to:

• Understanding the Role of the General Counsel in Advancing the Objectives of the Business
• Best Practices for Managing the In-house Team
• Using Legal Process Outsourcing to cut costs and gain efficiencies
• Mergers & Acquisitions Due Diligence in Evaluating and Negotiating Bad Purchases
• Recent developments in labor and employment law
• Alternative fee structures

Moderator:
Wendy Lazerson 
Partner 
Bingham McCutchen        

Panelists: 
Samuel Gesten 
Executive Vice President, General Counsel 
Allergan, Inc.    

John Kuo  
Corporate VP, General Counsel & Secretary 
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.     

Rosanna Neagle 
VP & Chief Legal Officer 
Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Holdings, Inc.        

Kimberley D. Sprouse 
Principal - LPO, Knowledge Services 
Infosys 

1:00pm – 2:00pm

Lunch           

2:00pm - 2:40pm

Panel Discussion       

"Building & Protecting Core Assets - Extracting Value from Intellectual Property" 

Session topics include, but are not limited to:

• Intellectual Property as an Asset versus a Copyright
• Managing IP issues in M&A, Divestitures & Strategic Alliances
• Controlling IP Assets in the Global Marketplace
• Strategies for Protecting your Brand

Moderator:
Frederick Felman 
Chief Marketing Officer 
MarkMonitor     

Panelists:  
Sharon Barner 
Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office (2009-2011); currently, partner
Foley & Lardner

Seth Jaffe 
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary 
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.       

Mark J. Meltzer 
Senior Vice President and General Counsel 
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.       

Thomas Onda
Chief Intellectual Property Counsel
Levi Strauss & Co.            

2:45pm - 3:25pm

Panel Discussion

"The True Role of a General Counsel"

Session topics include, but are not limited to:

• Understanding the difference between the General Counsel title and the day to day functions of the job
• Best practices in building a leading in-house team
• Moving beyond the “first lawyer” mentality: Examining the General Counsel’s role and impact through a corporation

Moderator:
Kam O’Keefe
Account Director
CPA Global    

Panelists:
Michael Fox
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Jamba Juice

Kimberly Griffin
VP & Corporate Counsel
24 Hour Fitness USA

Steve Niparko
Senior Vice President & General Counsel
ARCADIS U.S., Inc.

Hoyt Zia
SVP, General Counsel & Secretary
Hawaiian Airlines, Inc.

3:25pm – 3:45pm

Coffee Break           

3:45pm – 4:15pm

“What’s Wrong With the FCPA, and Can We Make It Right?”

Session Description:

The FCPA today is having tremendous impact on the conduct, strategy, and operating expenses of U.S. multi-nationals.  But is there predictability under the statute, and is it having unintended consequences for U.S. companies and economies in the developing world?  What can corporate counsel do to better protect their clients?  How can the FCPA be improved as a more effective and understandable regulatory tool?

Larry Boyd 
SVP, Secretary & General Counsel 
Ingram Micro Inc. 

4:20pm – 4:50pm

"The CLO and the Transformational Transaction"

Session topics include, but are not limited to:

• The CLO’s role with the board and the rest of management
• Getting to a deal agreement – what really matters
• Keeping focused between signing and closing
• Integration planning and execution
• After the champagne

Thomas Sabatino Jr.
Former Executive Vice President and General Counsel
United Airlines     

4:50pm – 4:55pm

Argyle Executive Forum Closing Remarks   

4:55pm – 5:55pm

Closing Reception