ÿþ<title>Globalized Legal Practice - 2010 International Business Law Institute - Schedule and Faculty</title> <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="8" cellpadding="0" id="table1"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top" colspan="2"> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 32px"> <b> <font face="Arial" color="#333333" size="4"> <a target="_blank" href="/Materials/Seminars/55110.pdf"> <img border="0" src="/Materials/Seminars/55110_brochure.jpg" align="right"></a>Globalized Legal Practice  2010 International Business Law Institute</font></b></p> <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 24px"> <font face="Arial" color="#CC6633" size="4"> Schedule and Faculty</font></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">8:30  8:55 a.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">CHECK-IN &amp; CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST</font></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">8:55  9:00 a.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">WELCOME &amp; INTRODUCTION</font></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Scott P. Cauwels</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">9:00  9:30 a.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <b> <font face="Arial" size="2">Outside Foreign Legal Counsel  Who They Are and How to Find Them</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">How to best utilize U.S. counsel and foreign counsel; overview of the differing categories of legal practitioners in various countries; background, education and functions of those legal practitioners; the status of in-house attorneys in foreign jurisdictions; and how to locate foreign counsel  multi-office law firms, networks, various other resources  what to look for and expect  background, language, rates, and more.</font></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Edward J. Hayward</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">9:30  10:00 a.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <b> <font face="Arial" size="2">Myths and Pointers About Outsourcing Legal Services</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">What is Legal Process Outsourcing/Offshoring (LPO)? Several myths including: &quot;Outsourcing is unethical&quot;, &quot;Offshore attorneys lack the skills to perform US legal work&quot; and &quot;Outsourcing = Low Cost = Low Quality&quot;; plus an analysis of the Pros/Cons of Legal Outsourcing.</font></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Michael B. Sonsteng</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">10:00  10:15 a.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">BREAK</font></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">10:15  11:15 a.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <b> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <img border="0" src="/Materials/Seminars/55110_steigerphoto.jpg" align="left">Global Legal Services Management in the Era of the Incredible Shrinking Legal Budget: Keys to Adding Value During Difficult Economic Times</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">Making the case that year-on-year cuts in corporate legal budgets is a trend that will outlast the current economic downturn and represents the &quot;New Normal&quot;; how the rise of global legal sourcing and the demise of law firm profit centers is changing legal business models and perhaps ultimately the education and training of the next generation of lawyers; and real world factors legal departments should consider when determining whether to hire more in-house staff or utilize outside counsel.</font></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> David A. Steiger</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">11:15 a.m.  12:15 p.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <b> <font face="Arial" size="2">Managing Global Legal Resources  An In-House Perspective</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">What pressures exist for cutting costs in delivering legal services and what steps are being taken; experiences in relying upon legal outsourcing, concerns with past experiences and expectations for the future; what should traditional outside counsel be doing more or less of to add value; some current examples of the organization of global legal departments; and the importance of unity/cohesiveness within the global legal team. </font></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> H. Jed Hepworth, Keith J. Nelsen &amp; Paul W. Wright<br>  David A. Steiger (moderator)</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">12:15  1:00 p.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">LUNCH (on your own)</font></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">1:00  1:50 p.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <b> <font face="Arial" size="2">Complex Technology Agreements in International Setting  Introduction to Successfully Navigating Through the Challenges of Drafting and Negotiating Complex Technology Agreements and International Settings</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">Drafting and negotiating techniques; a review of common challenges in putting together these agreements; and the role of in-house and outside counsel.</font></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Eran Kahana </font></i></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">1:50  2:40 p.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <b> <font face="Arial" size="2">Employment Law in the Global Context: Issue-Spotting for Multinational Employers</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">The employers need to understand what globalization means; differences in forming and managing the employment relationship; difference in the employer s ability to amend or end the relationship; risks unique to the international arena such as: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, cross-border data transfers, enhanced privacy rights, etc. Also will include the basics of managing of globally mobile workforce.</font></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Marko J. Mrkonich</font></i></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">2:40  3:15 p.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">NETWORKING BREAK</font></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">Join your colleagues for hors d oeuvres and beverages. Chat, relax, network and then join us in the auditorium for the final session of the day.</font></p> </blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <font face="Arial" size="2">3:15  4:15 p.m.</font></p> <blockquote> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <b> <font face="Arial" size="2">Cross-Cultural Issues with International Employees: An Elimination of Bias Session</font></b></p> <p ALIGN="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 3px"> <i> <font face="Arial" size="2"> Pamela Pappas Stanoch</font></i></p> </blockquote> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="100%"> &nbsp;</td> </tr> </table>