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2005

Corporate Counsel Institute

Houston Mar 31 - Apr 1, 2005 Hilton Americas
Conference Concluded
Dallas Apr 21-22, 2005 Adolphus Hotel
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Overview

The Institute covers the broad array of issues faced by corporate counsel, including: Sarbanes-Oxley, business bankruptcy, “red flags” in financial statements, key employment law issues, state legislation, compliance programs, offshore outsourcing, corporate governance, over three hours of ethical issues, and more.

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Event Schedule

Program is subject to change.
All times are Central Time Zone.

  • Day 1
  • Day 2
  • Time
    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Thursday Morning, Mar. 31, 2005
    Presiding Officers:
    In Dallas: Dean D. Hunt, Baker & Hostetler LLP - Houston, TX
    In Houston: J. Matthew Lyons, Andrews Kurth LLP - Austin, TX
  • 9:00 am
    Houston Only
    0.00 hr
    1.00 hr ethics
    Extra-Jurisdictional Practice and Upcoming Ethical Issues Involving In-House Counsel
    Practice in sister states: “foreign” attorneys; current ABA rules; ethics; unauthorized practice of law problems.

    Thomas H. Watkins, Brown McCarroll, L.L.P. - Austin, TX

  • 10:00 am
    Houston Only
    0.50 hr
    Thou Shalt Recover: Ten Commandments for Collecting from Bankruptcy Debtors
    A primer of substantive issues typically encountered by trade creditors designed to assist them in maximizing their recoveries from bankrupt entities.

    Mina A. Brees, Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. - Austin, TX
    Joseph J. Wielebinski Jr., Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. - Dallas, TX

  • 10:45 am
    Houston Only
    0.00 hr
    1.00 hr ethics
    Dealing with Accountants
    The lawyers and accountants made a treaty in 1976 that forms the basis on which attorneys can respond to accountant-driven letters inquiring about loss contingencies; particularly pending or threatened by litigation. In this post-Enron and Sarbanes-Oxley Act era, the accountants are under increasing pressure to verify information for financial statements and attempts are being made to subordinate the attorney-client privilege to other interests. What can and should lawyers, both inside and outside, do when providing information to auditors?

    Harold F. Degenhardt, Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P. - Dallas, TX
    Byron F. Egan, Jackson Walker L.L.P. - Dallas, TX
    James D. Goldsmith, KPMG LLP - New York, NY
    Charles R. Lotter, Dallas, TX

  • Thursday Afternoon, Mar. 31, 2005
    Presiding Officers:
    In Dallas: Michele Barbero Thompson, Austin, TX
    In Houston: Jennifer Ivan, Dell Inc. - Austin, TX
  • 1:15 pm
    Houston Only
    0.00 hr
    0.25 hr ethics
    Corporate Governance
    Current developments in corporate governance, including Delaware duty of good faith, protecting directors and officers from personal liability, and shareholder proposals.

    Joseph A. Cialone II, Baker Botts L.L.P. - Houston, TX
    Albert O. Cornelison Jr., Exec. Vp & General Counsel - Halliburton - Houston, TX

  • 2:00 pm
    Houston Only
    0.50 hr
    The International Arbitration Agreement: A Roadmap to Getting What Your Client Wants
    The top ten things you will want to remember when negotiating an arbitration clause in your international business contract.

    Mina A. Brees, Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. - Austin, TX
    Steven A. Harr, Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. - Dallas, TX

  • 2:30 pm
    Houston Only
    0.50 hr
    Protecting IP on a Global Basis
    Patent and Trademark protection is very expensive outside the United States and enforcement uncertain. Speakers will discuss foreign filing selection, market approaches, and competitive approaches as well as tax considerations, funds expatriation issues, and joint venture considerations.

    Chad Huston, Daffer McDaniel LLP - Austin, TX
    David Reiter, Luminex Corporation - Austin, TX
    John C. Symington, Enventure Global Technology LLC - Houston, TX
    Gregory Scott Thomas, Cirrus Logic - Austin, TX

  • 3:00 pm
    Houston Only
    0.50 hr
    Insurance Primer for In-House Counsel
    The nuts-and-bolts of protecting the company’s assets through core first and third-party coverages will be explored, along with a look at more specialized forms of commercial insurance as well. Practical tips, from coverage placement through claim resolution, will also be included.

    Vincent E. Morgan, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP - Houston, TX

  • 3:45 pm
    Houston Only
    0.75 hr
    Offshore Outsourcing
    This presentation will cover offshoring and hiring contractors in other countries as well as emerging offshore issues.

    Lisa H. Pennington, Baker & Hostetler LLP - Houston, TX

  • 4:30 pm
    Houston Only
    0.75 hr
    Tips for Putting Together a Deal
    This session will provide general advice regarding preparing for, negotiating and closing commercial transactions. A joint development deal will be used as a model but the principles which will be discussed will apply to any commercial transaction.

    Paul R. Tobias, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati - Austin, TX
    Paul D. Vineis, Austin, TX
    Keith E. Witek, Advanced Micro Devices - Austin, TX

  • Time
    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Friday Morning, Apr. 1, 2005
    Presiding Officers:
    In Dallas: A. Andrew R. Louis, Valhi, Inc. - Dallas, TX
    In Houston: Kevin M. McDonald, Cooper Industries, Ltd. - Houston, TX
  • 8:30 am
    Houston Only
    0.50 hr
    State Legislation for Corporate Counsel to Keep an Eye On
    Summary of noteworthy bills in the 2005 Texas Legislature, both good and bad, that may be of interest to Corporate Counsel.

    Arthur Val Perkins, Coats Rose Yale Ryman & Lee PC - Houston, TX

  • 9:00 am
    Houston Only
    0.75 hr
    Effective Compliance and Ethics Programs - ECEP's Fables
    The Supreme Court’s decision on the application of the Sixth Amendment to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines does not affect the need for an effective compliance program. The Sentencing Commission added new wrinkles to the requirements for an effective program under amendments that went into effect November 1, 2004. Your compliance program may be outmoded. This program shows you how to make it “effective.”

    Judah Best, LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, L.L.P. - Washington, DC

  • 9:45 am
    Houston Only
    0.50 hr
    Good / Bad Practice for Web Sites
    Topics to be discussed are: do’s and don’ts in Internet marketing; tax related Internet issues; legal disclosures on the Internet; seller’s liability for pricing errors on the Web.

    James R. Peacock III, Centex Corporation - Dallas, TX
    Andrew B. Sacks, Dell Inc. - Round Rock, TX
    Sharon L. Williamson, Dell Computer Corp - Round Rock, TX

  • 10:30 am
    Houston Only
    0.75 hr
    Top 10 Employment Law Issues
    This session covers issues that are of concern to all employers, such as reducing workers’ compensation claim costs, FMLA leave and obtaining summary judgment.

    Paul E. Hash, Jackson Lewis, LLP - Dallas, TX
    Michael J. Lotito, Jackson Lewis LLP - San Francisco, CA

  • 11:15 am
    Houston Only
    0.50 hr
    Implementation of an Electronic Contract Management System
    Best practices for Legal and IT to establish a records management system to effectively store, access and manage electronic records, including e-mail.

    Thomas E. Bohan, Dell Legal Dept. - Round Rock, TX
    Lamont Walker, Dell Computer - Round Rock, TX

  • 11:45 am
    Houston Only
    0.50 hr
    Contracting with the Government and Its Contractors
    Rules of engagement for doing business with the Government as a prime contractor or subcontractor and suggestions for avoiding the many traps for the unwary.

    Daniel J. Riley, Baker Botts, L.L.P. - Washington, DC

  • Friday Afternoon, Apr. 1, 2005
    Presiding Officers:
    In Dallas: David Hugley, National Instruments Corp. - Austin, TX
    In Houston: Charles Szalkowski, Baker Botts, L.L.P. - Houston, TX
  • 12:15 pm
    Houston Only
    0.75 hr
    Things That Keep Corporate Lawyers Awake at Night
    This panel will address several fundamental issues of corporate and business practice through a series of hypotheticals. The panel approach allows the topic to achieve depth of analysis through the give and take of the panelists.

    Alan R. Crain Jr., Baker Hughes - Houston, TX
    John S. Dzienkowski, UT School of Law - Austin, TX
    Carol F. Graebner, Houston, TX
    David Hugley, National Instruments Corp. - Austin, TX
    Charles R. Lotter, Dallas, TX
    Scott Rozzell, Centerpoint Energy - Houston, TX

  • 1:30 pm
    Houston Only
    0.50 hr
    Corporate Fiascos and Their Implications for Identifying Red Flags in Financial Statements
    Dr. Dharan will highlight the main financial lessons learned from the recent corporate scandals, and discuss the use of red flags from financial statements to detect financial manipulation.

    Bala G. Dharan Ph.D., Rice University - Houston, TX

  • 2:00 pm
    Houston Only
    0.50 hr
    The Employment Litigation Update
    Update on the U.S. Supreme Court recent 5th Circuit decisions and legislation affecting employers.

    Katrina Grider, Katrina Grider Atty At Law - Cypress, TX

  • 2:30 pm
    Houston Only
    0.00 hr
    1.00 hr ethics
    Re-Examining the Role of Inside and Outside Counsel after Enron and Arthur Anderson
    This topic will examine the legal and ethics norms that regulate the conduct of corporate lawyers. It will cover Sarbanes-Oxley, the new ABA Ethics Rules, and civil and criminal laws that cover the conduct of criminal lawyers. This presentation will cover the background to the current regulatory structure as well as several current developments.

    John S. Dzienkowski, UT School of Law - Austin, TX

  • Day 1 March 31, 2005
  • Day 2 April 1, 2005
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Conference Faculty

Judah Best

LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, L.L.P.
Washington, DC

Thomas E. Bohan

Dell Legal Dept.
Round Rock, TX

Mina A. Brees

Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.
Austin, TX

Joseph A. Cialone II

Baker Botts L.L.P.
Houston, TX

Albert O. Cornelison Jr.

Exec. Vp & General Counsel - Halliburton
Houston, TX

Alan R. Crain Jr.

Baker Hughes
Houston, TX

Harold F. Degenhardt

Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P.
Dallas, TX

Bala G. Dharan Ph.D.

Rice University
Houston, TX

John S. Dzienkowski

UT School of Law
Austin, TX

Byron F. Egan

Jackson Walker L.L.P.
Dallas, TX

James D. Goldsmith

KPMG LLP
New York, NY

Carol F. Graebner

Houston, TX

Katrina Grider

Katrina Grider Atty At Law
Cypress, TX

Steven A. Harr

Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.
Dallas, TX

Paul E. Hash

Jackson Lewis, LLP
Dallas, TX

David Hugley

National Instruments Corp.
Austin, TX

Chad Huston

Daffer McDaniel LLP
Austin, TX

Michael J. Lotito

Jackson Lewis LLP
San Francisco, CA

Charles R. Lotter

Dallas, TX

Vincent E. Morgan

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Houston, TX

James R. Peacock III

Centex Corporation
Dallas, TX

Lisa H. Pennington

Baker & Hostetler LLP
Houston, TX

Arthur Val Perkins

Coats Rose Yale Ryman & Lee PC
Houston, TX

David Reiter

Luminex Corporation
Austin, TX

Daniel J. Riley

Baker Botts, L.L.P.
Washington, DC

Scott Rozzell

Centerpoint Energy
Houston, TX

Andrew B. Sacks

Dell Inc.
Round Rock, TX

John C. Symington

Enventure Global Technology LLC
Houston, TX

Gregory Scott Thomas

Cirrus Logic
Austin, TX

Paul R. Tobias

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Austin, TX

Paul D. Vineis

Austin, TX

Lamont Walker

Dell Computer
Round Rock, TX

Thomas H. Watkins

Brown McCarroll, L.L.P.
Austin, TX

Joseph J. Wielebinski Jr.

Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.
Dallas, TX

Sharon L. Williamson

Dell Computer Corp
Round Rock, TX

Keith E. Witek

Advanced Micro Devices
Austin, TX

Planning Committee

Mark L. Murdock—Chair

Attorney at Law
Austin, TX

Pat E. Allison

Allison & Shoemaker, L.L.P.
Houston, TX

Walter Earl Bissex

Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
Austin, TX

Mina A. Brees

Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C.
Austin, TX

Byron F. Egan

Jackson Walker L.L.P.
Dallas, TX

David Hugley

National Instruments Corp.
Austin, TX

Dean D. Hunt

Baker & Hostetler LLP
Houston, TX

Chad Huston

Daffer McDaniel LLP
Austin, TX

Jennifer Ivan

Dell Inc.
Austin, TX

Hollis Levy

UTCLE
Austin

Charles R. Lotter

Dallas, TX

A. Andrew R. Louis

Valhi, Inc.
Dallas, TX

J. Matthew Lyons

Andrews Kurth LLP
Austin, TX

James R. Peacock III

Centex Corporation
Dallas, TX

David Reiter

Luminex Corporation
Austin, TX

Judy Ryan

Baker & Hostetler, LLP
Houston, TX

Charles Szalkowski

Baker Botts, L.L.P.
Houston, TX

Michele Barbero Thompson

Austin, TX

Paul R. Tobias

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Austin, TX

Paul D. Vineis

Austin, TX

Thomas H. Watkins

Brown McCarroll, L.L.P.
Austin, TX

Credit Info

  • Houston
  • Dallas
MCLE Credit
Toggle view Texas – 12.25 hrs  |  3.25 hrs Ethics
You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Attendance will be provided in Your Briefcase for your records. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number  provided on your certificate of attendance.
MCLE Credit
Toggle view Texas – 12.25 hrs  |  3.25 hrs Ethics
You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Attendance will be provided in Your Briefcase for your records. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number  provided on your certificate of attendance.

Key Dates

Houston – Mar 31 - Apr 1, 2005 – Hilton Americas
Conference Concluded
Dallas – Apr 21-22, 2005 – Adolphus Hotel
Conference Concluded
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  • Houston
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Last day for $425.00 Regular pricing: Mar 23, 2005

$475.00 for registrations received after this time

Last day for cancellation (full refund): Mar 25, 2005

$50 processing fee applied after this date

Last day for cancellation: Mar 28, 2005
Standard Registration
Last day for $425.00 Regular pricing: Apr 13, 2005

$475.00 for registrations received after this time

Last day for cancellation (full refund): Apr 15, 2005

$50 processing fee applied after this date

Last day for cancellation: Apr 18, 2005

Venue

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Hilton Americas

1600 Lamar
Houston, TX
713-739-8000 (reservations)
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Adolphus Hotel

1321 Commerce St.
Dallas, TX
1-800-221-9083 (reservations)

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