Deadline to Register: February 10, 2015
The Corporate Counsel Institute was
designed by the MSBA Corporate Counsel Section and the Corporate Institute at the University of Minnesota Law
School for corporate attorneys looking for a
quality CLE course with topics meaningful to their practice at a reasonable cost. 1 Ethics, 1 Elimination
of Bias and 4 Standard CLE credits approved!
Schedule
8:30-8:55
check-in and light breakfast
8:55-9:00 Opening Remarks
9:00-10:00 Hot Topics in
Social Media
John
Pickerill, Partner at Fredrickson & Byron
This session will
discuss hot topics in social media that corporate counsel need to know.
10:00- 10:15 Break
10:15-11:00 What on Earth is on that iPhone, iPad,
and Android and Why General Counsel Should Care?
Christine
Chalstrom, CEO and President of Shepherd Data Services
This session will focus on
the ramifications for "bring your own device" (BYOD) policies, what can be found
on Apple/Android devices and how the findings affect corporations. She will also discuss
the key cases that protect the employer and the employee in a BYOD
world.
11-11:45 Recent Trends and Developments in
Employment Litigation
Bill McNab, Shareholder at Winthrop &
Weinstine
This session will discuss recent trends and developments in
employment litigation focusing on wage and hour investigations, lawsuits and
class actions.
11:45-12:05 Break & Catered
Lunch
12:05-1:05 Ethical Challenges and
Responsibilities of Leaders (Ethics Credit)
Reid Schar, Partner at Jenner
& Block
This ethics session will discuss the ethical challenges and
responsibilities of leaders highlighted and understood in the context of the
investigation and prosecution of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.
It includes a number of valuable take-aways both from the perspective of how the
government approaches criminal investigations and how corporate America,
including corporate counsel, generally should set a tone for compliance and
foster an environment that encourages awareness and reporting of
wrongdoing.
1:05-1:15 Break
1:15-1:45 Creating and
Developing Corporate Pro Bono Programs
Karen Canon, Senior Vice President and Deputy
General Counsel at US Bank; Maureen Harms, Associate General Counsel at 3M; and
David March, Senior Counsel at Target Corporation.
This session will
discuss three successful corporate pro bono programs, the path to that success, and the
Minnesota Corporate Pro Bono Council.
1:45-2:45 Cross-Border Cultural Considerations
in International Business (Elimination of Bias Credit)
Chris Bercaw, Partner at Dorsey & Whitney; Sara
Gross Methner, General Counsel and Secretary at University of St. Thomas; Betsy
Van Hecke, Vice President and Chief Counsel at Medtronic's Cardiac
Vascular Group
Our panel will consist of three
transactional lawyers who have lived and worked in Asia, Europe and Latin
America. The panel will discuss challenges of negotiating and documenting
business transactions across borders. Topics will
include:
- Language barriers and asymmetries (e.g., the effect of the
predominance of English as the language used in international
business)
- Legal and business cultures: different approaches to
trust-building, negotiation, making contracts and resolving
disputes
- Socio-economic factors: race, ethnicity, gender, sexual
preference,
income inequality, and economic development
2:45 -3:00 Break
3:00-4:00 General Counsel
Roundtable
Lynn Anderson, Executive
Vice President & General Counsel at Holiday Companies; Timothy Baer, Executive Vice President and Chief
Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at Target Corporation; Sarah Erickson, General Counsel at
Capital Safety Inc.; Mark Kimball, Senior Vice President, Chief Legal and
Risk Officer at Select Comfort; moderated by Mary Dean, Corporate Attorney at
Northern Tool + Equipment.
This general
counsel roundtable will be a discussion of how each panelist made his/her
way to the GC position, specific challenges and rewarding aspects of the
GC role; what they expect from the lawyers in their departments,
and what some of their “pet peeves” are with respect to running the department, as
well as each panelists’ thoughts on what non-GCs don’t know about the role.
4:00-6:00 Networking Reception (catered drinks
and appetizers)
CLE Credits:
4 Standard, 1 Ethics and 1 EOB CLE Credits approved | Event Code: 201367
Cost:
Section
Member: $75.00
MSBA
Member not in the section: $100.00
Non-Member:
$125.00
Law Student: $20.00
Join
the section and attend for $85.00 (Must call Jennifer Brask at
612-278-6305 to use this option)
Details:
Date:
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 6:00
p.m.
Location: University of
Minnesota Law School, Room
25
229 19th Ave S.
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Remote Participation:
Teleconferencing is not available.
Want more information about the Corporate Counsel Section?
To register with a check, please mail in this registration form.
Need to cancel? Please see our cancellation policy.
Questions?
Contact Jennifer Brask |
612-278-6305