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Exploring an Innovative Legal Engagement Tool: Global Pro Bono

By Bruce Ives <br />Managing Counsel <br />Hewlett-Packard Company<br /><br />Esteban Mazzucco<br />International Senior Corporate Counsel <br />The Clorox International Company<br /><br />Michael Sposato<br />Deputy General Counsel <br />Caterpillar, Inc. <br />

This interactive session will explore the intersection of global corporate citizenship and engagement within a legal department, paying particular attention to how global pro bono can be used as a tool to stimulate and engage experienced and knowledgeable legal staff.

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Contract Management: What is Realistic for My Department?

By Tim Cummins
President
IACCM

Betsy Griswold
Attorney
United Parcel Service of America,Inc.

Stephen Kaplan
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Connextions, Inc.

Thaddeus Stephens III
Vice President & General Counsel
CPP

This panel-driven session will discuss understanding your baseline contract management needs and the available alternatives, as well as how to successfully manage a full portfolio of non-disclosure agreements and whether document assembly is ‘worth it.’

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Intellectual Property Management: A Practical Look at Available Processes and Technologies

By Cynthia Faatz
Director of Patents
Intel Corporation

Melissa Haapala
Senior IP Counsel
Ricoh

Douglas Luftman
VP and General Counsel
CBS Interactive, Inc.

When evaluating your law department's processes and technologies for managing IP, how do you determine your real world needs as well as the practical requirements to begin addressing those needs? Highlights of this session will be discussions of key law department systems and vendors to address your needs, making the case for capital investment or how to make use of what you already have, and how to ensure successful change management.

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Knowledge Management in the McKesson Law Department in Europe

By Paul Nielsen

In parallel to the handling of legal cases in daily operations, every legal department has knowledge management on the top of its agenda. In an international legal department, an accurate response tailored to the company needs may make the difference between success and failure, noting the difference in needs and resources between small and large departments that are centrally or internationally located. These aspects will be elaborated and opinions will be exchanged in an interactive workshop that will bring new ideas and practical solutions to in-house lawyers.

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Contracts II: Contract Management- Signature and Beyond- Creating Order out of Chaos

By Jane Owens

Now that both parties have negotiated and agreed on the contract, you can’t just sit back and let the contract take care of itself. This session will address the best practices for creating and maintaining a corporate contract management repository within the legal department<br />that fully addresses the contract lifecycle. This program will also<br />discuss transparency, profiling, and archiving.<br />

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