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Presented by the ABA Section of Litigation Corporate Counsel Committee
February 13–16, 2014
www.ambar.org/ltcorporatecounsel
11.5 hours of MCLE credit, including 4.5 hours of ethics credit, have been requested
in 60-minute states, and 13.8 hours of MCLE credit, including 5.4 hours of ethics
credit, have been requested in 50-minute states.
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Join Us
Why You
Should
Attend
Today’s representation of corporations is more challenging than ever, making it critical to stay
informed on the latest trends in the law. At the Corporate Counsel CLE Seminar, inside and
outside counsel alike will gain insight on how changes in technology, the economic landscape,
and enhanced regulation affect litigation, trial strategy, ADR, and risk management. This
seminar, known for its collaborative atmosphere, offers attendees the opportunity to enhance
their network, as in-house and outside counsel openly discuss issues of interest to litigators
representing corporations in an ever-changing legal world.
What You
Will Learn
 Latest insights from leading experts on cutting-edge topics presented in dynamic programming ranging from corporate compliance, ethics, risk management, e-discovery, trial
technology, and jury dynamics to social media evidence, class actions, virtual law firms, and
alternative dispute resolution
 For in-house counsel, issues important to you and your colleagues in an in-house-counselonly forum
 Strategies for developing successful relationships between inside and outside counsel
Who Should
Attend
 In-house counsel responsible for managing litigation looking to meet and learn from their
peers and outside counsel
 Outside counsel looking to meet their peers and in-house counsel and looking to learn newer
and better ways to serve their corporate clients
 Any lawyer wanting to get timely, relevant CLE in a collegial atmosphere
Special Discount
 Free registration for in-house counsel
Honorary
Seminar
Co-Chairs
 Paul T. Dacier, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, EMC Corporation
 Elisa D. Garcia, Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Office
Depot, Inc.
 Lynn S. McCreary, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Fiserv, Inc.
 Christopher P. Reynolds, General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer, Toyota Motor Sales,
U.S.A., Inc.
2014 Committee
and Seminar
Co-Chairs
Corporate Counsel Committee Co-Chairs:
 Kenneth R. Berman, Partner, Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
 Cathleen M. Devlin, Partner, Saul Ewing LLP
 Randy E. Hayman, General Counsel, District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority
Seminar Co-Chairs:
 Brian A. Berkley, Associate, Pepper Hamilton LLP
 Sean O’D. Bosack, Shareholder, Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
 Susan R. Chema, Deputy Director Global Litigation, Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
 Denise V. Zamore, Associate General Counsel, UnitedHealthcare
Co-Sponsoring
Committees
 Business Torts Litigation
 Minority Trial Lawyer
 The Woman Advocate
Congratulations to our 16th Corporate Counsel Pro Bono Award recipient Merck & Co., Inc. The award will be presented
at the Seminar’s Pro Bono Award Luncheon on Friday, February 14, 2014.
The American Bar Association and the Corporate Counsel Committee of the Section of Litigation wish to thank our seminar
co-sponsor: Minority Corporate Counsel Association
Schedule at a Glance
Thursday, February 13
1:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Registration
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Business Torts Committee Meeting
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Corporate Counsel Committee Business Meeting
5:00 pm – 5:15 pm
Coffee Break
5:15 pm – 6:30 pm
Friday, February 14
CLE
Plenary Session: General Counsel Forum
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Welcome Reception
7:00 am – 3:00 pm
Registration
7:00 am – 8:00 am
Breakfast
8:00 am – 8:15 am
Opening Remarks
8:15 am – 9:30 am
CLE
Plenary Session: Impact of Technology: What Are
Jurors Thinking?
9:40 am – 10:40 am
CLE
Breakout: Consumer Financial Protection? Are You Kidding Me?:
What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
CLE
Breakout: Class Act: Best Practices for Defending Class Actions
CLE
Breakout: Strategy and Ethics in Mining the Internet and Social
Media for Usable Evidence
Coffee Break
10:40 am – 10:50 am
10:50 am – 12:05 pm
CLE
16th Annual Pro Bono Award Luncheon (Ticketed $45)
Honoring Merck & Co., Inc., our 2014 Pro Bono Award recipient
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Plenary Session: The Cost and Ethics of Incivility in Litigation
CLE
Breakout: When a Top Executive Leaves to Join “The Bad Guys”
(A Competitor): How to Protect Your Company
CLE
Breakout: Leveraging Technology in Mediation—The New Best
Way for Resolving Disputes
CLE
Breakout: Supply Chain Reaction: The New Frontier in
Compliance, Social Responsibility, Disclosure, and Transparency
In-House Counsel Only Open Forum Discussion
The Minority Trial Lawyer Committee Roundtable Meeting
Trial Practice Committee Business Meeting
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
The Woman Advocate Committee Business Meeting
3:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Spa Networking Event (Ticketed: Networking free, treatment
costs vary)
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Networking Reception and Dinner (Ticketed: $95)
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Saturday, February 15
Schedule at a Glance
7:00 am – 12:30 pm
Registration
7:00 am – 8:00 am
Breakfast and Subcommittee Meetings
8:00 am – 9:15 am
CLE
Plenary Session: Scandal-Proofing the Corporate Brand in the
Digital Age
9:30 am – 10:30 am
CLE
Breakout: The “Virtual Law Firm”: Only the Best and the Brightest Need Apply
CLE
Breakout: The Changing Face of E-Discovery: How New
Technologies, Innovative Business Methods, and Big Data are
Redefining the E-Discovery Arena
CLE
Breakout: Preserving the Privilege from the Inside Out: Best
Practices and Ethical Considerations for Protecting Internal
Communications from Disclosure
Coffee Break
10:30 am – 11:30 am
10:40 am – 11:55 am
CLE
Networking Luncheon (Ticketed: $25)
12:10 pm – 12:40 pm
12:40 pm – 1:40 pm
Sunday, February 16
Plenary Session: Inoculating Against Conflicts of Interest: What
You Didn’t Learn in Your Law School Ethics Class
CLE
Plenary Session: Thinking Your Way to Success
12:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Golf Tournament (Ticketed: $200)
2:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Hiking—Indian Canyons Excursion (Ticketed: Pay at Location)
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Networking Reception
7:00 am – 8:00 am
Breakfast
8:00 am – 9:15 am
9:15 am – 10:30 am
CLE
Plenary: Litigation Management Roundtable
Corporate Counsel Committee Business Meeting
Moderators & Speakers
Hon. Gail Andler
Superior Court of Orange County
Santa Ana, CA
Anthony Alexis
Deputy Assistant Director for
Enforcement Field Litigation
Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau
Washington, D.C.
Jonathan Anschell
Executive Vice President
and General Counsel
CBS Television
Los Angeles, CA
Alexander Arato
Vice President and
Associate General Counsel
CA Technologies
Islandia, NY
Hon. Janet Barton
Superior Court in Maricopa County
Phoenix, AZ
William R. Bay
Thompson Coburn LLP
St. Louis, MO
Jacqueline Becerra
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Miami, FL
Richard B. Benenson
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
Denver, CO
Sean O'D. Bosack
Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Milwaukee, WI
Laura A. Brenner
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C.
Milwaukee, WI
Freya R. Brier
Senior Vice President
and General Counsel
Eddie Bauer LLC
Seattle, WA
Anthony J. Carriuolo
Berger Singerman LLP
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Joanne Caruso
Vice President and Director,
Global Litigation
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
Pasadena, CA
Mira Edelman
Discovery Counsel
Google Inc.
Mountain View, CA
John A. Conkle
Conkle Kremer & Engel
Santa Monica, CA
Edna Epstein
Law Offices of Edna
Selan Epstein
Chicago, IL
Sean Costello
Managing Counsel
Nationwide Insurance
Columbus, OH
Amy J. Fink
Jones Day
Los Angeles, CA
Bryce D. Coughlin
Senior Counsel
Fox Entertainment Group, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
Paul T. Dacier
Executive Vice President
and General Counsel
EMC Corporation
Hopkinton, MA
Cari Dawson
Alston & Bird LLP
Atlanta, GA
Elizabeth K. Deardorff
Associate General Counsel
Hewlett-Packard Company
Plano, TX
Nancy Scott Degan
Baker Donelson Bearman
Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
New Orleans, LA
Lee Diamondstein
Vice President
DecisionQuest
Philadelphia, PA
Matthew Dodge
Associate General Counsel
Brooks Running Company/
Brooks Sports, Inc.
Seattle, WA
Hon. Bernice B. Donald
U.S. Court of Appeals for
the Sixth Circuit
Memphis, TN
Michael P. Downey
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
St. Louis, MO
T. Markus Funk
Perkins Coie
Denver, CO
William T. Garcia
Thompson Hine LLP
Washington, D.C.
Caroline H. Gentry
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Dayton, OH
Hon. Nancy Gertner (Ret.)
Professor of Practice
Harvard Law School
Cambridge, MA
Taa R. Grays
Chief of Staff to the General
Counsel/Assistant General Counsel
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
New York, NY
Hon. Joseph A. Greenaway
U.S. District Court of Appeals
for the Third Circuit
Newark, NJ
Francine Friedman Griesing
Griesing Law LLC
Philadelphia, PA
Joseph M. Hanna
Goldberg Segalla
Buffalo, NY
Hon. Peter C. Harvey
Former Attorney General
of New Jersey
Patterson, Belknap,
Webb & Tyler, LLP
New York, NY
Brent Henry
Vice President and General Counsel
Partners HealthCare System. Inc.
Boston, MA
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Moderators & Speakers
Cristina D. Hernandez
Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan
Pasadena, CA
Robert P. Jacobs
Perkins Coie LLP
Washington, D.C.
Dr. Judy Jarecki-Black
Global Head, Intellectual Property
Merial Limited
Duluth, GA
Michael B. Keating
Foley Hoag LLP
Boston, MA
Anne Kershaw
A.Kershaw, PC//Attorneys
& Consultants
Tarrytown, NY
D. Larry Kristinik
Nelson Mullins Riley &
Scarborough, LLP
Columbia, SC
Kent Lambert
Baker, Donelson, Bearman,
Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
New Orleans, LA
Richard S. Levick
Chairman & CEO
LEVICK
Washington, D.C.
Michael L. Mallow
Loeb & Loeb LLP
Los Angeles, CA
Arvin Maskin
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
New York, NY
Ian McDougall
Executive Vice President
& General Counsel
LexisNexis
New York, NY
Harold J. McElhinny
Morrison Foerster
San Francisco, CA
Victoria T. McGee
Senior Counsel, Global
Litigation, Americas
Shell Oil Company
Houston, TX
Michael R. Mendola
Vice President & Senior Legal Counsel
HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
Buffalo, NY
Hon. Karen Wells Roby
U.S. District Court for the
Eastern District of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
Nancy A. Nash
VP & Deputy General Counsel,
Lead Litigation Counsel
LexisNexis
Dayton, OH
Donald J. Rosenberg
Executive Vice President, General
Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Qualcomm Incorporated
San Diego, CA
Zachary G. Newman
Hahn & Hessen LLP
New York, NY
Bruce A. Rubin
Miller Nash, LLP
Portland, OR
Prof. Charles J. Ogletree, Jr.
Jesse Climenko Professor of Law
Harvard Law School
Cambridge, MA
Tracey Salmon-Smith
Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C.
Florham Park, NJ
Isabelle Ord
DLA Piper LLP
San Francisco, CA
Jaimala K. Pai
Associate General Counsel
UnitedHealthcare Medicare &
Retirement, Insurance Solutions
Minnetonka, MN
J. Scott Paisley
Associate General Counsel,
West Litigation
AT&T Services, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
Anthony M. Sharett
Bricker & Eckler LLP
Columbus, OH
David R. Singh
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
New York, NY
Shannon Spangler
Knowledge Strategy Solutions, LLC
Sunrise Beach, MO
John W. Suthers
Attorney General
Colorado Department of Law
Denver, CO
Don Philbin
Picture It Settled
San Antonio, TX
Hima Vatti
Associate General Counsel
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA
Sarah E. Redfield
Professor Emeritus
University of New Hampshire
School of Law
Concord, NH
Jim Vint
Managing Director
Navigant
Chicago, IL
Christopher Reynolds
General Counsel and
Chief Legal Officer
Toyota North America
Torrance, CA
A. Chantelle Roberson
Associate General Counsel
BlueCross BlueShield of
Tennessee, Inc.
Chattanooga, TN
Karen M. Robinson
Director of Litigation,
Associate General Counsel
Adobe System, Inc.
San Jose, CA
Steven A. Weiss
Schopf & Weiss LLP
Chicago, IL
Fabené J. Welch
Senior Vice President
and General Counsel
EnerVest, Ltd.
Houston, TX
Debra Zumwalt
Vice President and General Counsel
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
CLE Plenaries & Breakouts
Thursday, February 13
5:15 pm – 6:30 pm
CLE
Plenary Session: General Counsel Forum
What’s on GCs’ minds? A dynamic group of GCs convene to share insights about their
greatest concerns and challenges, and to exchange ideas and offer perspectives on
advising their corporate clients, managing risks, controlling costs, and getting the most out
of their relationships with outside counsel.
Moderator: Nancy Scott Degan
Speakers: Brent Henry, Ian McDougall, Donald J. Rosenberg, Fabené J. Welch,
Debra Zumwalt
Friday, February 14
8:15 am – 9:30 am
CLE
Plenary Session: Impact of Technology: What Are Jurors Thinking?
Using technology in jury trials is now the norm. It can help drive home your case themes
while increasing the jury’s comprehension and retention of key evidence. But what works?
What doesn’t? A panel in the know will focus on the dos and don’ts of trial technology.
Moderator: Kent Lambert
Speakers: Hon. Janet Barton, Jacqueline Becerra, Lee Diamondstein, Harold J. McElhinny
9:40 am – 10:40 am
CLE
Breakout Session: Consumer Financial Protection? Are You Kidding Me?: What
You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), though still very new, is rapidly changing
the regulatory and legal environment for many industries, and its sweeping tentacles reach
deep into many companies. This expert panel of CFPB insiders and outsiders will open your
eyes and show you why representing a company without understanding the CFPB will leave
both you and your client exposed.
Moderator: Richard B. Benenson
Speakers: Anthony Alexis, Isabelle Ord, Anthony M. Sharett, John W. Suthers
CLE
Breakout Session: Class Act: Best Practices for Defending Class Actions
Anyone can defend a class action but few defend them well. In this interactive discussion
with class action experts, you will learn what separates the great defenders from everyone
else, including effective early identification of key issues, successful management of
outside counsel, identifying and implementing a winning class action strategy, solving
problems in class action discovery, opposing class certification, and executing proven
settlement techniques.
Moderator: Caroline H. Gentry
Speakers: Sean Costello, Nancy A. Nash, J. Scott Paisley, David R. Singh
CLE
Breakout Session: Strategy and Ethics in Mining the Internet and Social Media
For Usable Evidence
A wealth of evidence hides in the Internet and social media, but mining it and avoiding the
ethical traps surrounding it create challenges for even seasoned litigators. This expert panel
will show how it’s done successfully, not only in an ethical way but in a way that you can use
in court.
Moderator: Sean O'D. Bosack
Speakers: Jonathan Anschell, Laura A. Brenner, Tracey Salmon-Smith
CLE
Plenary Session: The Cost and Ethics of Incivility in Litigation
Incivility in litigation is at a crisis level. Combative litigation damages the merits of the case,
timelines, budgets, and a company’s bottom line. This star-studded panel—a veteran trial attorney, a distinguished general counsel, renowned law professors, and a former federal judge—
will address the economics and ethics of bad behavior and the steps needed to end the cycle.
Moderator: Michael B. Keating
Speakers: Paul T. Dacier, Hon. Nancy Gertner (Ret.), Hon. Joseph A. Greenaway
10:50 am – 12:05 pm
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CLE Plenaries & Breakouts
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Friday, February 14
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm
CLE
Breakout Session: When a Top Executive Leaves to Join “The Bad Guys”
(A Competitor): How to Protect Your Company
When a top executive joins a competitor, the company’s reputation, confidential information, and business could be at risk. You need to act fast and protect yourself. But how?
What strategies work? This distinguished panel explains how to navigate through the
pitfalls presented by this high-stakes dilemma.
Moderator: William T. Garcia
Speakers: Hon. Gail Andler, John A. Conkle, Elizabeth K. Deardorff, Steven A. Weiss
CLE
Breakout Session: Leveraging Technology in Mediation—The New Best Way for
Resolving Disputes
Participate in this interactive, live, virtual mediation and see how effective virtual mediations can be. Also learn how “big data” software and other technologies can be used
to predict mediation outcomes and leave, or put, more money in your client’s pocket.
Technology is changing how mediations are won or lost. Will you change with it?
Moderator: Bruce A. Rubin, Technical Coordinator: Anne Kershaw
Speakers: Mira Edelman, Don Philbin, Hon. Karen Wells Roby, Shannon Spangler
CLE
Breakout Session: Supply Chain Reaction: The New Frontier in Compliance, Social
Responsibility, Disclosure, and Transparency
Does your company or client operate in the global marketplace? Learn how to navigate the
legal landmines posed by various new compliance challenges, including the new fight against
human trafficking and forced labor in supply chains, new approaches to anticorruption and
enforcement, transparency, conflict minerals disclosures, and similar facets of governmentmandated “corporate social responsibility.” We will introduce you to these cutting-edge
challenges and equip you to develop legally (and fiscally) sound compliance strategies in the
new frontier of the global marketplace.
Moderator: T. Markus Funk
Speakers: Freya R. Brier, Matthew Dodge, Joseph M. Hanna
Saturday, February 15
8:00 am – 9:15 am
CLE
Plenary Session: Scandal-Proofing the Corporate Brand in the Digital Age
In the digital age, corporate and brand reputations can be destroyed at the speed of a tweet,
and millions in shareholder value can be lost. Learn what in-house and outside counsel are
now doing to guard companies and their brands from reputational devastation—within the
bounds of the law—in the lifecycle of a scandal.
Moderator: Arvin Maskin
Speakers: Bryce D. Coughlin, Richard S. Levick, Jaimala K. Pai, Jim Vint
9:30 am – 10:30 am
CLE
Breakout Session: The “Virtual Law Firm”: Only the Best and the Brightest
Need Apply
In-house counsel are increasingly opting to create “Virtual Law Firms” (VLFs) of preferred
individual attorneys from multiple law firms, with different cultures and philosophies, to
handle their high-stakes and bet-the-company cases. Hear from experienced in-house counsel
how they assemble high-functioning teams, delineate roles and responsibilities, and achieve
accountability in multidistrict, multi-issue, and single-venue cases alike. VLFs are here to stay
and, for many companies, are the new normal.
Moderator: Christopher Reynolds
Speakers: Cari Dawson, Dr. Judy Jarecki-Black, Michael L. Mallow
CLE Plenaries & Breakouts
Saturday, February 15
CLE
Breakout Session: The Changing Face of E-Discovery: How New
Technologies, Innovative Business Methods, and Big Data are Redefining
the E-Discovery Arena
While future ways of communicating electronically are creating present challenges in
evidence preservation and production, many e-discovery stakeholders are rising to the
occasion while big data billing analytics are forcing law firms to do the same. This highly
interactive program will show what tomorrow’s lawyers need to know today to get ready
for the new world of e-discovery.
Moderator: Zachary G. Newman
Speakers: Alexander Arato,Hon. Peter C. Harvey, Cristina D. Hernandez,
Michael R. Mendola
CLE
Breakout Session: Preserving the Privilege from the Inside Out: Best
Practices and Ethical Considerations for Protecting Internal Communications
from Disclosure
Do you know with confidence which intra-corporate communications enjoy the attorneyclient privilege? Where is the line between business advice and legal advice? What
actions can waive the privilege? What about investigative reports and board minutes, or
internal communications before counsel’s involvement? This panel of privilege experts
will illuminate these murky but vital areas while also exploring the ethics of lawyer
confidentiality and disclosure.
Moderator: D. Larry Kristinik
Speakers: Edna Epstein, Taa R. Grays, Victoria T. McGee
10:40 am – 11:55 am
CLE
Plenary Session: Inoculating Against Conflicts of Interest: What You Didn’t Learn
in Your Law School Ethics Class
Companies are a breeding ground for the most problematic, camouflaged, and dangerous
conflicts of interest. If you represent a company, whether as in-house or outside counsel,
you should attend this program to hear about killer conflicts, learn new strategies for eliminating them before they hatch, and understand the most effective techniques for resolving
them when they inevitably land on your desk.
Moderator: Anthony J. Carriuolo
Speakers: Michael P. Downey, Amy J. Fink, Hima Vatti
12:40 pm – 1:40 pm
CLE
Plenary Session: Thinking Your Way to Success
Success will evade you unless you understand and overcome implicit biases held by you
and the people you must persuade, whether it be a judge, jury, potential client, boss, or
even a spouse. Learn important life lessons and essential skills as a law professor and federal judge explore how you can get to yes in the face of attitudes that are subconsciously
working against you.
Speakers: Hon. Bernice B. Donald, Sarah E. Redfield
9:30 am – 10:30 am
Sunday, February 16
8:15 am – 9:45 am
CLE
Plenary Session: Litigation Management Roundtable
In this animated roundtable, everyone participates in a candid exchange as we get into
the nitty-gritty of litigation management, including how to exceed expectations, successful
inside/outside counsel relationships, cost control, and the tradecraft of serving the
corporate client well.
Moderator: Francine Friedman Griesing
Speakers: William R. Bay, Joanne Caruso, Robert P. Jacobs, A. Chantelle Roberson,
Karen M. Robinson
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Registration
General Information
Various registration rates and discounts are available for your convenience. Your registration fee includes admission to CLE sessions, CLE credit, breakfast and refreshments, course
materials, and the Thursday and Saturday evening receptions.
The deadline for advance registration is Wednesday, January 29, 2014. After this date,
registration will take place onsite. We encourage you to take advantage of online registration. Visit us online at www.ambar.org/ltcorporatecounsel. You can also retrieve a printable
registration form there.
Registration Desk
Hours
The registration desk will be located in the Ambassador Foyer during the following hours:
Thursday, February 13
Friday, February 14
Saturday, February 15
Mcle Credit
1:00 pm – 6:30 pm 7:00 am – 3:00 pm
7:00 am – 12:30 pm
The ABA directly applies for and ordinarily receives CLE credit for ABA programs in AK, AL,
AR, AZ, CA, CO, DE, GA, GU, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MN, MS, MO, MT, NM, NV, NY, NC,
ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, VI, WA, WI, and WV. These states sometimes
do not approve a program for credit before the program occurs. This seminar is expected to
qualify for 11.5 CLE credit hours, including 4.5 ethics hours, in 60-minute states, and 13.8
credit hours, including 5.4 ethics hours, in 50-minute states. This transitional program is approved for both newly-admitted and experienced attorneys in NY. Attorneys may be eligible
to receive CLE credit through reciprocity or attorney self-submission in other states. For more
information about CLE accreditation in your state, visit www.ambar.org/ltcorporatecounsel.
General Information
Hotel Information
The Westin Mission
Hills Golf Resort
and Spa
71333 Dinah Shore Drive
Rancho Mirage, CA
92270
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Individuals are responsible for making their own travel accommodations. A block of
rooms has been reserved at the discounted rate of $229 plus 12% tax for single/double
rooms. The deadline for room reservations at the discounted rate is Wednesday,
January 15, 2014. However, because all reservations are subject to availability,
discounted rates may become unavailable before January 15, 2014 if all rooms in the
ABA’s room block are reserved before then. Therefore, we recommend reserving your
hotel room as soon as possible.
For reservations, call (760) 328-5955 or visit our seminar page, www.ambar.org/ltcor
poratecounsel for a direct link to online reservations, and refer to the ABA Section of
Litigation 2014 Corporate Counsel CLE Seminar.
Should the Section of Litigation's discounted room block become sold out, alternative
arrangements might be available either at the Westin Mission Hills or a nearby property.
Resort Fee: The resort fee is $10. The fee includes guest room Internet, complimentary
self-parking, fitness center access, day use of spa, resort shuttle service, and golf course
access. Check-in time is 3:00 pm, and check-out time is 12:00 pm.
Cancellation Policy: Individuals with guaranteed reservations must cancel their
reservations two days prior to the scheduled day of arrival to avoid a one-night
cancellation charge.
Airline Information
The American Bar Association has an online travel site where you can obtain ABA-negotiated
airfare discounts. ABA Orbitz for Business enables you to purchase the best airfare at the
time of your reservation by providing you with the ability to search for and compare fares from
virtually every airline servicing the destination. Reservations with ABA Orbitz for Business can
be can be accessed at www.americanbar.org/travel or by calling (877) 222-4185.
ABA Airline Discount Codes:
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Airport Information
For your reference, there are three convenient airports for your air transportation
arrangements:
Palm Springs Municipal Airport (PSP)
Travel Distance: Approximately 6 miles (13 minutes)
Ontario International Airport (ONT)
Travel Distance: Approximately 80 miles (1 hour, 20 minutes)
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
Travel Distance: Approximately 131 miles (2 hours, 18 minutes)
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General Information
Cancellations
To receive a full refund for your registration fee or social events, a written request must be
received on or before Wednesday, January 29, 2014. Cancellations may be sent via e-mail
to Daniela Saporito at [email protected] or by fax at (312) 988-6234. There
will be an administrative fee of $50 deducted from the refund. No refunds will be provided for
cancellations after Wednesday, January 29, 2014; however, substitute registrants are welcome. Registrants who do not cancel within the allotted time period and who do not attend
the seminar will receive a copy of the program course materials after seminar completion.
The ABA reserves the right to cancel any programs and assumes no responsibility for personal
expenses. Refund requests will be processed 30 days after the meeting concludes.
Substitutions
Written requests for substitutions (transfers of a registration to another person) will be
permitted prior to the conference for requests received by Wednesday, January 29,
2014. After this date, substitutions will need to be made onsite. There is no additional
cost for substitutions. Substitutions are not permitted once a registrant has registered
onsite or after the conference has occurred. Please submit a request to transfer the
registration to another person. Only the substitute will be eligible for CLE credit. The
substitute and original registrant must work out the payment between themselves.
Program Course
Materials
Course materials will be disseminated via email to all registrants prior to the seminar. Please
be sure you have an email address on file with the ABA or one is indicated on your registration form. You may bring a laptop, iPad, or tablet to view the materials onsite, as complimentary Wi-Fi access will be available.
Roster of Participants
Those registered by the cutoff date will be included on the attendee roster and posted on the
seminar website.
Tuition Assistance
A limited number of scholarships to defray registration fees may be available for government
employees, public interest lawyers employed with nonprofits, academics, and law students,
as well as unemployed attorneys. To apply, send a letter outlining the basis for your fee
waiver request to Daniela Saporito at [email protected]. All requests must
be received by Wednesday, January 29, 2014.
Services For Persons
With Disabilities
If special arrangements are required, please contact Daniela Saporito at (312) 988-5664 or
[email protected]. Reasonable advance notice is required.
General Information
Activities
For a full list of activities
and the local dining
guide, visit www.ambar.
org/ltcorporatecounsel.
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Spa Networking Event
The Woman Advocate Committee is hosting a spa networking event for all interested
attendees. The event will take place on Friday, February 14, 2014, from 3:30–6:00 pm
at The Spa at Mission Hills. The networking portion of the spa event is free to all seminar
attendees and will take place in a common area, where light refreshments will be provided.
For those interested, the spa also has a variety of treatments available for purchase. If you
want to receive a spa treatment during the event, you must call the spa at (760) 770-2180
to schedule your time and to provide credit card information for your selected treatment.
Prices of spa treatments vary; visit www.spaatmissionhills.com for more information.
Golf
All meeting attendees are welcome to play in our golf tournament on Saturday, February 15,
2014, at the Pete Dye course. The tournament will be a four-person scramble format with a shotgun start at 12:30 pm. Please sign up when you register for the meeting. The tournament fee is
$200 per person, which includes greens fees, a cart with Prolink GPS system, use of practice facility prior to the tournament, box lunch, golf goodie bag, and transportation to and from the course.
If desired, the resort can arrange for your clubs to be delivered to the golf course upon check-in
at the resort. Once you are signed up for the tournament, you will receive an email requesting
your handicap, playing partner preferences, etc. Questions about the golf tournament should be
directed to Cathleen Devlin at [email protected]. Finally, if you are interested in booking tee times
of your own, please contact the golf shop directly at (760) 328-3198.
Indian Canyons Excursion
All meeting attendees are invited to participate in a two-hour hiking and exploring excursion to the beautiful Indian Canyons on Saturday, February 15, 2014 at 2:00 pm. We
will meet in the Westin main lobby at 2:00 pm on Saturday and take a van to the Indian
Canyons Visitor Center (approximately 20 minutes from the Westin). The entrance fee to
the Canyons is $9 per person; there will be an additional charge (amount to be determined)
for transportation. We expect to return to the Westin by 5:00–5:30 pm. For more information about Indian Canyons please visit http://palmsprings.com/points/canyon. This event is
hosted by The Woman Advocate Committee. Questions about this event should be directed
to Sondra Hemeryck at [email protected].
Tennis
The Westin Mission Hills tennis center at the golf location offers seven hard courts, all
lighted for night play. There is a full-service pro shop complete with locker rooms and the
latest equipment and apparel. To reserve the courts please call (760) 202-2021.
Save the Date
Corporate 2015!
February 12–15, 2015
Trump National Doral Miami / Miami, FL
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Thank You
The ABA Section of Litigation Corporate Counsel Committee would like to thank the following sponsors
for their generous support of the 2014 Corporate Counsel CLE Seminar:
Section Sponsors
Meetings Sponsor
Exhibitors
Law Firm Sponsors
Gold Level Sponsors
Silver Level Sponsors
Bronze Level Sponsors
Co-Sponsor
Registration Form
Deadline For Mail-In or Online Registration: Tuesday, January 29, 2014
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Thursday, February 13, 2014
Welcome Reception
Friday, February 14, 2014
Pro Bono Award Luncheon
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Saturday, February 15, 2014
Networking Luncheon & CLE
Golf
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321 North Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60654
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February 13–16, 2014
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