Chapters
Houston Chapter
Program Materials
november 12, 2009
Texas Supreme Court Update
Presented by Scott Brister, Andrews Kurth, LLP
october 14, 2009
Enterprise Risk Management: The Final Frontier
Presented by Mark Jones, Jackson Walker L.L.P., and Susan Ponce, Halliburton.
August 12, 2009
Privilege Under Fire
Presented by Robert Theriot and Michael Rubenstein, Liskow & Lewis
july 14, 2009
What You Really Need to Know About Litigation Management
Panelists: James Ferguson, Halliburton; Robert Vote, EOG Resources; Pat Tagtow, BMC Software
june 17, 2009
Asset and Risk Management Concepts
Presented by Richard Simses, Abbot Simses APLC; Mark Wolf, FMC Technologies; Marcheta Leighton-Beasley, Wood Group Management Services; Kenneth Moursund Jr., El Paso Coporation;
june 9, 2009
Avoiding Frostbite in a Cross-Border Restructuring: An Overview of Canadian Insolvency Law
Presented by David Mann and David LeGeyt, Fraser Milner Casgrain
May 28, 2009
Value Challenge Main Event - Audio
Value Challenge Main Event - Powerpoint
Moderated by Susan Hackett, ACC Global Headquarters
May 22, 2009
Value Challenge Break-Out Sessions #3
Legal Costs and Billing Arrangements
Presented by Jeff Carr, FMC Technologies
Efficiency in Providing Legal Services and Practices that Increase Value Delivered by Outside Counsel to Corporate Legal Departments
Presented by John Luman, Bracewell Guiliani and Michele Hedges
may 21, 2009
Value Challenge Break-Out Sessions #2
Staffing of Legal Services Projects
Presented by Tom Adolph, Jackson Walker
Managing the Client Relationship
Case Study
Presented by James Lank, Tesco Corporation
May 21, 2009
A Practical Guide to Social Media for Corporate Counsel
Presented by John Lipsey, Lexis Nexis
May 20, 2009
Value Challenge Break-Out Sessions #1
Using Technology to Drive Value for Corporate Clients
Presented by Lynn McGuire and Bobby Tindal, Andrews Kurth
Legal Education to Improve Value in Delivering Legal Services
Written Transcript
Presented by Professor David East, South Texas College of Law
Part I - Performance Measurement of Outside Counsel to Create Value for Corporate Counsel
Presented by Jeff Dodd, Andrews Kurth
Part II - Performance Measurement of Outside Counsel to Create Value for Corporate Counsel
Presented by Jeff Dodd, Andrews Kurth
APRIL 14, 2009
Current Developments in Acquisitions - How Can We Be Sure? and Corporate Responses to the Downturn and Financial Crisis
Presented by Robert "Bob" Gray, Jr. and Marc Folladori, Mayer Brown LLP
APRIL 3, 2009
Thou Shalt Not Lie, Cheat and Steal: The Ten Commandments for Avoiding Ethical Problems as a Lawyer
Sue Unto Others as You Would Them Sue Unto You: Seven Suggestions for the Improvement of the Profession
Presented by Sean Carter, Lawpsided Seminars
March 26, 2009
Its Getting Hot in Here! Alberta's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Regime and How to Get Paid (Canadian Style)
Presented by Matt Flynn and Michael McCachen, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
March 12, 2009
Turning Trash into Treasure
Presented by Edward L. Rothberg, Andy Caplan, and Tanya Garrison, Weycer, Kaplan, Pulaski & Zuber
FEBRUARY 10, 2009
Cutting Legal Costs in 2009
Panelists: Jeff Carr, Rob Johnson, Basil Nichols, and Bass Wallace
January 14, 2009
Employee Free Choice Act
Presented by Chip Galagaza and Chris Antone, Jackson Lewis LLP
December 9, 2008
Directors and Officers Liability Insurance: An Update
Indemnities
Presented by: Beverly Godbey & Samantha Trahan, Gardere Wynne Sewell, LLP
November 20, 2008
Mini MBA - Accounting & Finance Concepts for Attorneys
Presented by Joseph L. Wilkinson & Michael Smith, Huron Consulting Group
M&A Taxation Tricks and Tips
Presented by John Ransom, Porter & Hedges, LLP
November 11, 2008
Construction Litigation: Reducing Exposure Through Dcoumentation Policies
Presented by: Phillip L. Sampson, Jr., Bracewell & Giuliani, LLP
October 14, 2008
Protecting Trade Secrets and Enforcing Covenants Not to Compete
Presented by Todd Vervwire, Scientific Drilling and Lonnie Schooler, Jackson Walker, LLP
OCTOBER 7, 2008
Avoiding Frostbite: A Survival Guide to Canadian Cross-Border Energy Transactions
Presented by Evelyn Ackah, Anne Calverley, Q.C., Will Cascadden, Bill Gilliland, and Alex MacWilliams, Fraser Milner Casgrain, LLP
August 12, 2008
Preserving Attorney Client Privilege - Handout Tips
Presented by Paul Mitchell and Mathew Nielsen, Andrews Kurth LLP
June 10, 2008
Conducting Internal Investigations - Powerpoint Paper
Presented By Dennis Duffy, Baker Botts LLP
May 13, 2008
International Arbitration
Presented by Bill Knull, Mayer Brown LLP