MAY 20 - 21, 2008 · THE FAIRMONT CHICAGO

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Keynote Speakers                                                                                                         May 20, 2008

Sam Zell

Sam Zell

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer 

Tribune Company

 

Sam Zell’s investments span industries and continents, and include interests in media, finance, energy, transportation, communications and real estate. He serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Tribune Company, a role which he assumed in December 2007 after financing the sale of the public company to a private Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Mr. Zell also maintains substantial interests in, and is the chairman of, five public companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Jeffrey Toobin

Senior Analyst, CNN 

Staff Writer, The New Yorker
Best Selling Author

 

A high-profile senior analyst for CNN and staff writer for The New Yorker, Jeffrey Toobin is one of the country's most esteemed experts on politics, media and the law. The author of critically acclaimed New York Times best sellers, Toobin's 2007 book The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court, delves into the historical, political and personal inner workings of the Supreme Court and its justices to reveal the inside story of one of America's most mysterious and powerful institutions.

 

General Counsel Keynote Panel

May 21, 2008  

Sharing the Vision: Strategies, Risks and Opportunities

Today's in-house counsel are mission critical to a company's success and prosperity. Join this roundtable of General Counsel from some of the most admired companies in the world as they discuss how they manage risk, achieve results and deliver enduring value to their organizations. This free flowing discussion will feature highly successful corporate law department best practices, programs and processes.

Deidra D. Gold

Deidra D. Gold
Executive Vice President & 

General Counsel
Wolters Kluwer

North American Shared Services

Carla Michelotti

Carla R. Michelotti
Executive Vice President/

General Counsel & 

Director of Government Affairs
Leo Burnett Company, Inc.

Robert Osborne

Robert S. Osborne 
Group Vice President &

General Counsel

General Motors Corporation

 

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Breakout Sessions:

Regulatory

  • An Environment of Change

  • When the Feds Come Knocking

  • The Ever-Changing World of Insurance Coverage

  • FCPA Compliance Tactics

Substantive Issues

  • Internet Piracy: Protecting Your Brand and Copyrights

  • Building a Winning IP Portfolio

  • The Dealmaker’s Playbook

  • Dramatic Changes in Patent Law

Ethics

  • The Ethics of Internal Investigations

  • An In-House Perspective on Professional Responsibility

Horizon Issues

  • Supreme Court Update

  • The Aging Workforce

  • The Election Year

  • EU Success Strategies

Law Department Management

  • Talent Stewardship

  • Executive and Corporate Protection

  • Managing Corporate Social Responsibility Issues

Litigation Management

  • Best Practices for Litigation Holds

  • Managing E-Discovery Costs

  • Deals Gone Bad

  • Navigating Mixed Signals
    U    nder Section 2 of the Sherman Act

  • What To Do When Your Board Gets Sued

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