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BenchmarkWomen in Litigation Forum

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September 10 2015 | Convene Times Square, New York Supported by:

• Networking opportunities with senior generalcounsel and private practice litigators

• Case studies from the last 12 months tohelp improve your litigation strategies

• Factors when considering litigation and howto minimise damage

• How to deal with the rise of governmentscrutiny

• Practical advice on how to give your clientscorporate support as well as litigation advice

• Discuss how to advance your career andchallenges faced in this industry

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Benchmark Women in Litigation Forum

Vast networking opportunitiesThe aim is to provide an inclusive debate around thetalent pipeline as well as discussing the latestdevelopments in the litigation field. Aimed at junior tosenior professionals, both male and female, the Forumwill equally be of interest to all in-house counsel as wellas private practice. Those with an interest in successionplanning and recruitment are also welcome to attend.

• General counsel

• In-house counsel

• Litigation counsel

• Chief legal officers

• Compliance officers

• Corporate and legal affairs

• General prosecutors

• Private practice

• Judges

Following the inaugural forum in New York lastSeptember and its sister event in California in June,the Benchmark Women in Litigation Forum isreturning to New York to discuss the hottest topicssurrounding litigation. How do women thrive inlitigation to make it as a leading role in counsel?How can female litigators encourage each other toexcel in this industry? Join us for this one-dayinteractive forum, in a peer-led environment for youto develop your knowledge as a litigation, takeaway new skills in the ‘business of litigation’ andadvance your progression through the ranks.Delegates will hear some of the USA’s top in-houseand private practice women lawyers to discusslitigation issues.

September 10 2015 | Convene Times Square, New York

To register:Sarah WallCALL: +44 (0) 207 779 8740EMAIL: [email protected]: www.benchmarklitigation.com

Speaking opportunitiesLauren KerrCALL: +1 212 224 3411EMAIL: [email protected]

Agenda – September 10 2015

To register:Sarah WallCALL: +44 (0) 207 779 8740EMAIL: [email protected]: www.benchmarklitigation.com

Speaking opportunitiesLauren KerrCALL: +1 212 224 3411EMAIL: [email protected]

13:45 Litigation and arbitration in differentjurisdictions • Managing cross-border disputes and multiple

lawsuits • How to handle the different cultural perspectives and

legal systems • Does international arbitration allow parties to choose

neutral forum?• Best practices for an effective early dispute

resolution• Techniques to manage the risks and costs of cross-

border disputesAna Vermal, partner, Proskauer RoseMartina Tyreus Hufnal, principal, Fish & RichardsonLouise Barrington, chartered arbitrator, advocate & mediator,Aculex Transnational

14:35 Predicting and controlling the cost oflitigation • David-versus-Goliath struggle• Pre-action correspondence• Forecasting and factoring cost and reputational risk:

improving predictability• The benefits and challenges of legal outsourcing • Alternative fee arrangements and risk sharing• Knowing when to settle Helen Maher, partner, Boies Schiller & FlexnerSheila Murphy, SVP & assistant general counsel, MetLifeCourtney Ozer, senior counsel, litigation, Unilever

15:25 Coffee break

15:50 Smashing the glass ceilingHear from leading women lawyers about how theyprogressed their careers, the challenges they facedalong the way and what advice they would share withwomen rising through the ranks today.Naomi Waltman, SVP & associate general counsel, CBSMary Huser, SVP, legal, McKessonGayle Klein, principal, McKool SmithHilary Lane, SVP, information governance, NBC Universal

16:50 Close of forum

08:20 Registration and breakfast

08:55 Chair’s opening comments

09:00 Labor & employment litigation • Avoiding juries: Resolving disputes quickly and

reducing the cost • Recent whistle-blower cases and the outcomes for

employers • Company expansion: what to be aware of and issues

to avoid• Lessons from the court surrounding pay for interns

and class waivers in arbitration agreementsElise Bloom, partner, Proskauer RoseKatharine Parker, partner, Proskauer RoseSarah Hunter, SVP & senior employment counsel, CitizensFinancial GroupAmy Melican, senior director, senior counsel, CoachYvette Politis, associate general counsel, RELX Group

09:50 Securities class actions• Shareholder litigation surrounding acquisition of

public companies• How to be a full service operation; knowing how to

give clients corporate support as well as litigationadvice

• The slowdown of mortgage-backed securities• Financial reinstatement: how to handle the auditors Laura Cooper, partner, Fasken Martineau

10:40 Refreshment break

11:05 The increase in white collar crime • Knowing when to settle• Lessons learned from Avon, Xerox and Alcoa• FCPA enforcement actions• Best practices around dealing with bribery and fraud Sigal Mandelker, partner, Proskauer Rose

11:55 Government enforcements andinvestigations• Strategies when handling SEC, DOJ investigations

and enforcement • With several investigations likely to be taking place:

are Fortune 100 companies no longer ashamed?• Should companies take a much more public

approach about SEC filings?• With the high amount of women in government roles,

does this give women the competitive edge incompliance cases?

• How to be wary and move forward from professionalnegligence

Lisandra Wilmott, VP & assistant general counsel, JP MorganYvonne Cristovici, assistant general counsel, Pfizer

12:45 Networking lunch

Assistant general counsel, ACE NA Office ofGeneral CounselExecutive director & senior counsel, AetnaClaims counsel, AIGSenior associate general counsel, Anheuser-Busch CompaniesPartner, Aschettino StruhsIn-house counsel, Royal Bank of ScotlandPartner, Balestriere FarielloAssociate general counsel, Bank of AmericaAttorney business and legal affairs, BBCWorldwide AmericasSpecial counsel, Cadwalader Wickersham &Taft VP, deputy general counsel, litigation, CareerEducation CorporationVice president, assistant general counsel &deputy compliance officer, CBS CorporationAssociate, Chadbourne & ParkeManager of career development & diversity,Chadbourne & ParkePartner, government investigations & regulatorylitigation group, Chadbourne & ParkeLitigation practice manager, Chadbourne &ParkeSenior vice president and chief litigationcounsel, CITDirector, associate general counsel, CitigroupVice president, chief legal officer and secretary,Conair CorporationGeneral counsel, Daewoo InternationalAssociate general counsel, DanoneAttorney, director, senior counsel, DeutscheBankManaging attorney, Drouin Law OfficesExecutive director, Espirito Santo InvestmentBankAdjudications counsel, Federal Motor CarrierSafety AdministrationAssociate, Fitzpatrick Cella, Harper ScintoCounsel, FMC CorporationPartner, Fox RothschildProfessor & director of international arbitration& dispute resolution, Georgetown UniversityLaw CenterGeneral counsel, Girl Scouts of the USAOf counsel, Greenberg TraurigChair, pharmaceutical, medical device & healthcare litigation practice, Greenberg TraurigShareholder, Greenberg TraurigCo-managing shareholder of the Houstonoffice, Greenberg TraurigAssociate, Greenberg Traurig

Business development officer & in-housecounsel, Hedaya Capital GroupPartner, Hogan Lovells

Associate attorney, Holwell Shuster & GoldbergCounsel, Indigo Capital HoldingsSenior vice president and director of programs,International Institute for Conflict Preventionand ResolutionExecutive vice president, legal affairs, generalcounsel, JCDecaux North AmericaOf counsel, JCDecaux North AmericaAssociate general counsel, Key BrandEntertainment Senior account manager, LAK Public RelationsVice president, LAK Public RelationsOwner, attorney, Law Office of Patricia A.MartoneSpecial counsel, Lawyers Without BordersProject manager, Lawyers Without BordersLAC project manager, Lawyers Without BordersSpecial counsel, Lawyers Without BordersDeputy general counsel, Lightower FiberNetworksAssociate general counsel, Lightower FiberNetworksVice president, legal affairs, LVMH MoëtHennessy Louis VuittonSpecial trademark counsel, Major LeagueBaseball PropertiesVice president & assistant general counsel,Marriott InternationalAssociate general counsel, McGraw-HillEducationAssociate general counsel, McKinsey &CompanyVice president and chief litigation counsel,MedtronicAssociate general counsel, MetLifeCorporate counsel, Metropolitan Lumber &HardwareCEO/legal counsel, Morgan CollectionLegal & compliance, Morgan StanleyPartner, Morris Nichols, Arsht & TunnellPartner, Morris Nichols, Arsht & TunnellVice president, counsel, NFP InsuranceServicesChief trademark counsel & associate generalcounsel, Novartis Consumer HealthDeputy general counsel, NYC Department ofParks & RecreationCounsel, Oppenheimer & CoPartner, Osler Hoskin & HarcourtLitigation attorney, Patterson Belknap Webb &TylerStudent, Pierce College Paralegal StudiesProgram attorney, Practising Law InstituteAssociate general counsel, priceline.comForensic services partner,PricewaterhouseCoopers

Partner, Proskauer RoseAssociate, Proskauer RoseSenior counsel, white collar defense &investigations, Proskauer RoseSenior attorney, Purdue PharmaPartner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & SullivanGeneral counsel and VP loan servicing,RaiseworksAssociate general counsel, RanbaxySenior vice president - litigation & regulatoryaffairs, Reaology HoldingsAssociate general counsel, Reed ElsevierCorporate counsel, project finance, RGS EnergyDirector, Richards, Layton & FingerPartner, labor & employment law, SabinBermant & GouldGeneral counsel, SailthruPartner and co-chair, global internationalarbitration practice, Sidley AustinDirector of rankings and awards, Sidley AustinCounsel, Sidley AustinManaging director and counsel, SocieteGenerale Corporate & Investment BankingLitigation counsel, Starr Insurance HoldingsDirector, Stout Risius RossAssociate general counsel, IP litigation, TevaManaging partner, The CenterCap GroupDeputy chief, securities & commodities fraudtask force, US Attorney’s Office for the SouthernDistrict of New YorkChief judge, United States District Court,Southern District of New YorkInvestigative attorney, US International TradeCommissionInnovation and outreach coordinator, US Patentand Trademark OfficeAssistant to the innovation & outreachcoordinator, US Patent and Trademark OfficeAssistant general counsel, IP litigation, VerizonCommunicationsSenior vice president & general counsel,Verizon OperationsVice president and senior counsel, W.R.Berkley CorporationCorporate counsel, Wabash NationalCorporationChief patent counsel, Wabash NationalCorporationSenior associate general counsel, WalmartSenior vice president, corporate solutions,Westport Insurance CompanyShareholder, Winthrop & Weinstine

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