Corporate Counsel Symposium Schedule of Events -- SMU Law Review Association

9:00 – 9:30 a.m.
The In-house Counsel Survival Guide to Attorney-Client Privilege
Scott Barnard, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Dallas, Texas

9:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Hot Topics for the 2010 Proxy Season
Patrick S. McGurn, Special Counsel, ISS Governance Services Unit, RiskMetrics Group, Rockville, Maryland

10:00 – 10:30 a.m.
The Expansive Reach of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: How overseas conduct by consultants and other entities can result in both civil and criminal exposure for your company
Weston C. Loegering, Partner, Jones Day, Dallas, Texas

10:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Coffee Break

10:45 – 11:45 a.m.
Panel Discussion: Corporate Governance
Panelists
Charles M. Elson, Edgar S. Woolard, Jr., Chair in Corporate Governance and Director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware
Honorable Stanley Sporkin, Retired U.S. District Judge, District of Columbia, U.S. Ombudsman of BP, Washington D.C.
Charles H. Still, Partner, Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP, Houston, Texas

Moderator
Alan R. Bromberg, University Distinguished Professor of Law, SMU Dedman School of Law, Dallas, Texas

11:45 – 12:15 p.m.
A Case Study on D&O Insurance and Indemnity Protections for Senior Decision-Makers
Tom Harris, Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Dallas, Texas
Ernest Martin, Jr., Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Dallas, Texas

12:15 – 1:30 p.m.
Luncheon Keynote
The Need for Vigorous Antitrust Enforcement in Challenging Times
William Cavanaugh, Jr., Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Matters, Antitrust Division, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.,
Sponsored by Haynes and Boone, LLP

1:30 – 2:00 p.m.
Plaintiffs’ Counsel’s Perspective on Securities Litigation
Darren J. Robbins, Partner, Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP, San Diego, California

2:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Recent SEC and Government Enforcement Developments
Frank C. Razzano, Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Maryland School of Law, Partner, Pepper Hamilton LLP, Washington, D.C.

2:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Turning the Legal Department into a Profit Center
Thomas H. Cook, Jr., Partner, Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP, Dallas, Texas

3:00 – 3:15 p.m.
Coffee Break

3:15 – 4:15 p.m.
Panel Discussion: The Challenges posed by the Current Economic Climate: RIFs, Cobra Extensions, Age Discrimination Suits, and Maintaining Employee Morale
Panelists
John P. Fletcher, Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, Windstream Corporation, Little Rock, Arkansas
James H. Gallegos, Vice President & Corporate General Counsel, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, Fort Worth, Texas
Madeleine Johnson, Vice President - General Counsel, Southwest Airlines Co. Dallas, Texas
Elaine E. Whitbeck, Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Alcon Laboratories, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas
Moderator
D. Aaron Lacy, Associate Professor of Law, SMU Dedman School of Law, Dallas, Texas

4:15 – 4:45 p.m.
Ethical and Liability Concerns for Corporate Counsel
Marc I. Steinberg, Rupert and Lillian Radford Professor of Law, SMU Dedman School of Law, Dallas, Texas