Event Description
Deadline to Register: March 5, 2018
Join us for the 4th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute! The Institute was designed by the MSBA Corporate
Counsel Section for corporate attorneys looking for quality CLE courses with
topics meaningful to their practice at a reasonable cost. Come for the practical education and the
opportunity to connect with friends and colleagues. We look forward to seeing
you!
Schedule:
8:00 - 8:30am
Breakfast /
Registration
8:30 - 8:45am
Welcome from the Corporate Counsel Section
Chair
8:45 - 9:45am "In-house Counsel in the Crosshairs of
a Government Investigation" (Ethics credit applied for)
In-house counsel know there are ethical lines that cannot be crossed. If
those lines are crossed, counsel may find themselves in the crosshairs of a
criminal investigation. Using a workshop format, the panel will present
real-life situations in which in-house or corporate counsel found themselves the
focus of a criminal investigation. The panel will address those scenarios in
which in-house counsel need to be most careful and the consequences that may
result. The workshop also will address the Rules of Professional Responsibility
that guide counsel in those situations in which their clients insist or persist
on a criminal course of conduct or when counsel’s own services are used to
perpetrate a crime.
Panelists:
John Marti | Partner at
Dorsey & Whitney
Karen Clauson | Former
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary at
Integra Telecom
Moderator:Karl
Procaccini
10:00 - 11:00am
"Sexual Harassment in a #MeToo
World"
An
allegation of sexual harassment is made, now what? A discussion of what has
changed in light of the changes in public perception and the #MeToo movement.
Panelists:
Jenny
Gassman-Pines | Greene Espel PLLP
Steven Smith | Nichols
Kaster PLLP
Susie Byers
|
Associate GC, Labor and Employment at Jack Link's Protein Snacks
Greg Petouvis |
Director and Assistant General Counsel at Target
Moderator: Rosa Summers
11:15 - 12:15pm
"Artificial Intelligence
Panel"
Technologies that perform tasks that have historically required human
intelligence are becoming a more integral part of the lives of consumers and
businesses alike. This panel will explore legal issues related to the
general use of artificial intelligence ("AI") and will also address
opportunities and risks of using AI technology in the legal profession.
Panelists:
Eran Kahana | Counsel at Maslon
LLP
John Stout
| Shareholder at Fredrikson and Byron
Brad Pederson | Patent
Practice Chair with Patterson Thuente Pederson
PA
12:15 - 12:45pm
Lunch
12:45 - 1:45pm Keynote:
"Deadliest Catch: Don't
Be Another Fish in the Dark
'Net"
You've read the headlines. Unfortunately, the question now is not if your
information is going to be accessed or stolen, but when. Surprisingly, neither
the Federal Bench nor Bar are immune to these attacks. In an effort to inform
the attendees of current developments in the digital underground as well as
provide realistic advice for cyber protection, Mark Lanterman will be discussing
recent high-profile cybercrime events, including website breaches impacting
retailers, banks, and government agencies. Mark will discuss particularly
dangerous types of threats that might affect individuals involving the Dark Web,
the Internet of Things, phishing, and Wi-Fi attacks.
Speaker:
Mark
Lanterman | Chief Technology Officer of Computer Forensic Services
2:00
- 3:00pm "Breaking Down Barriers to Justice by Building Up In-house Pro
Bono Programs" (Elimination of Bias credit applied
for)
Join us for a discussion on how in-house pro bono programs and partnerships
can increase access to legal services for and help eliminate biases against
persons of diverse race, gender, economic status, creed, color, national origin,
disability, age or sexual orientation. We will address topics relevant to doing
pro bono in-house, including fears, administrative considerations, leadership,
recognition tools, ethical considerations and pro bono partnerships. We will
also make the case for how pro bono can help your bottom line.
Speakers:
Karen Canon |
Deputy General Counsel and Chief Regulatory Counsel at U.S. Bank
Jordan
Martell | Vice President and Managing Counsel at Thrivent
Financial
3:15 - 4:15pm
"General Counsel Panel Discussion"
This roundtable discussion with local general counsels will include a
discussion of several topics very pertinent to in-house practice. Panelists will
describe their role in their legal department, discuss the hot areas of legal
focus for each department, explain how they balance the twin demands of serving
as functional leader and as chief legal counsel to senior management, and talk
about the challenges in running their department in 2018.
Panelists:
Ivan Fong | Senior Vice
President, Legal Affairs & General Counsel at
3M
Karen Gallivan | Vice President, General Counsel &
Secretary at Graco Inc.
Les Korsh | Vice President, General
Counsel & Secretary at Patterson Companies, Inc.
Cathy Landman |
Chief Legal Officer and Senior Vice President, Human Resources
at Young America
4:15 - 5:30pm
Social
CLE
Credits:
4 Standard, 1 Ethics and 1 Elimination of Bias CLE Credits approved | Event Code: 254263
Cost:
CCS Section Member: $80
MSBA Member not in the section: $150 OR join the CCS section and attend
the Institute for $100 (Must contact Kayla Erbach at
kerbach@mnbar.org 612-278-6325 to join the section.)
Non-MSBA Member: $200
Law Student: $25
Details:
Date: Friday, March 9, 2018
Time: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Location: Mitchell Hamline School of Law - Auditorium | 875 Summit Ave | Saint Paul, MN
55105
Remote Participation:
Teleconferencing is not available.
Want more information about the MSBA Corporate Counsel Section?
To register with a check, please mail in this registration form.
Need to cancel? Please see our cancellation policy.
Questions? Contact Kayla
Erbach| 612-278-6325
If you need reasonable accommodations to participate
in this event please notify Kayla Erbach at 612-278-6325 or kerbach@mnbar.org. Please
provide notification at least 72 hours prior to the meeting to allow sufficient
time to make arrangements for accommodations at this
event.