Corporate Counsel Forum 2012

In today’s corporate legal department, the pressure on the General Counsel to optimize services and minimize spending is multiplying. The increased interest in in-house efficiency and effectiveness requires improved talent management and development strategies to pursue and equip corporate counsel with the proper blend of specialized legal skills and razor-sharp business acumen necessary to navigate today's increasingly complex commercial, regulatory, and legal landscapes.  

Consero’s 2012 Corporate Counsel Forum will address current and looming challenges that face corporate counsel, providing an opportunity to share best practices and explore new strategies to confront the legal pitfalls of 2012 and beyond.  

HEADLINE TOPICS INCLUDE: 

• Spend Matters: Maximizing the Impact of Total Legal Services on the Bottom Line
• Confronting Corruption: Emerging Issues and International Legislation
• The General Counsel’s Role in Navigating a Corporate Crisis
• Effective Talent Development Practices for the In-House Leaders of Tomorrow
• Beyond Compliance with the Law: Emphasizing Corporate Values and Ethical Standards from the Top
• Protecting Against the Employment-Related Lawsuit
• Improving Communication, Cost Predictability, and Efficiency with Outside Legal Counsel
• Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Data Protection Best Practices: Implementing Policies and Responding to Breaches
• From Loss Prevention to Value Creation: The New Normal in Risk Management
• Managing Social Media in the Workplace

ADVISORY BOARDS: 

Consero is honored to have distinguished industry experts as active members of its Advisory Board.  

FORUM FACULTY: 

To see a comprehensive set of biographies of our Forum's distinguished faculty, please visit Consero Insights. Each individual biography can be found by following the faculty member's respective link below.

• BLYTHE HOLDEN (Shopzilla, Inc.), Senior Vice President, General Counsel
• BOB GRAFF (Major, Lindsey & Africa, LLC), Vice President - Global Business Development
• BOB LITTLE (Innography), Vice President of Marketing
• BRIAN M. MARTIN (KLA-Tencor Corporation), Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
• CURT ANDERSON (IAC - Match.com), Vice President and General Counsel
• DAVID B. RITTER (Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP), Partner and Chair
• ELEANOR LACEY (Corel, Inc.), General Counsel and Vice President, Business Development
• EVAN SLAVITT (AVX Corporation), Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs
• FRANCISCO HERNÁNDEZ-CASTILLO (Tyco International), General Counsel Latin America & Caribbean
• GORDANA VUCKOVIC (LexisNexis CounselLink), Corporate Law Specialist
• GREGORY J. MULLIGAN (Evonik Degussa Corporation), General Counsel and Secretary
• KENDRA D. MILLER (BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.), Senior Vice President and General Counsel
• KERRY GALVIN (Valerus Compression Services, LLP), Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
• LANCE E. D’AMICO (UTi Worldwide Inc.), Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
• MARK BUTTERMAN (ProBuild Holdings LLC), Senior Vice President and General Counsel
• MATTHEW E. HAMEL (Brown-Forman Corporation), Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
• NELSON HAYES (CR England, Inc.), Senior Vice President, General Counsel
• PHILLIP H. RUDOLPH (Jack in the Box Inc.), Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
• ROBERT I. NEWTON (PC Mall, Inc.), Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
• ROBIN L. SMITH (LEGO Systems, Inc.), General Counsel and Secretary
• SAMUEL J. GESTEN, Former Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Allergan, Inc.
• THOMAS J. SABATINO, JR. (Walgreen Co.), Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
• TINA D. MCKNIGHT (Power-One Inc.), Secretary and General Counsel
• TODD EMERSON (SkyWest Airlines, Inc.), General Counsel
• TRACY HOLLAND (Wayne, A GE Energy Business), General Counsel
• VICTORIA K. HARVEY (Real Mex Restaurants, Inc.), Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary 

CONTACT US: 

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