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

 


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