Ambassador Andrew Young
Chairman, Andrew J. Young Foundation

Moderator:

Kenneth A. Gallo
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Speakers:

Norman M. Brothers, Jr.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
UPS

Pilar Ramos
General Counsel, North America
MasterCard

Teresa Wynn Roseborough
Executive Vice President – General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
The Home Depot

Thomas J. Sabatino, Jr.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Law & Regulatory Affairs
Aetna, Inc.

Moderator:

Micaela R.H. McMurrough
Covington & Burling LLP

Speakers:

Stephanie Cohen
Independent Arbitrator

Hagit Muriel Elul
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

Robert L. Levy
Exxon Mobil Corporation

Sen. Saxby Chambliss
DLA Piper

Tracked Session 8A: Innovative Construction Projects: Lessons from Atlanta’s Biggest Buildings: This year’s location for the annual meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, is located in a region bustling with construction activity and related complex contracts. This panel session will focus on four innovative projects located in the Atlanta region, and how those projects have dealt with risks, disputes, and challenges. The Battery/Suntrust Park is a unique concept project that combines a new stadium for the Atlanta Braves with a mixed use entertainment destination, and is redefining the suburban neighborhood where it is located. The Mercedes Benz Stadium is a world class facility that is not only home to the Atlanta Falcons but high-profile events, including the 2018 BCS Championship Game. Plant Vogtle represents the only nuclear power facility currently being constructed in the United States, and is continuing under construction despite controversial cost overruns. The former Olympic Track Stadium that was converted to be the Home of the Atlanta Braves, affectionately referred to as “The Ted” for Ted Turner field, has now been acquired by Georgia State University and will be redeveloped as the home of the GSU Panthers and incorporated into the university campus. Each of these projects has unique stories, including innovative design elements; complex contract documents; and unique dispute resolution methods. This knowledgeable panel will discuss the projects and their risk strategies with emphasis on methods used by the construction industry for innovative projects that may be relevant across other industries and projects.

Moderator:

Jennifer Wheatley Fletcher

Speakers:

Kent W. Collier
Greyling Insurance Brokerage and Risk Consulting, Inc.

Annalisa Bloodworth
Oglethorpe Power Corporation

Bharath Parthasarathy
Georgia State University

8B: Utilizing Arbitration to Resolve Audit-Related Disputes Around the World
Arbitration is ideally suited for the resolution of audit-disputes between companies and their external auditors, just like many other types of commercial disputes. Indeed, arbitration clauses are commonly used in engagement letters between US companies and their external auditors. However, arbitration is not commonly used for the resolution of audit-related disputes outside of the US, even by companies that regularly utilize arbitration for their other commercial contracts. This panel will discuss the suitability of arbitration for audit-related disputes, why arbitration is not being used for audit disputes outside of the US, and what it will take to expand the use of arbitration in audit-related service contracts around the world.

Moderator:

Javier Rubinstein
Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Speakers:

Abby C. Fiorella
Mastercard

Jason Klingensmith
General Motors

Richard A. Martin
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited

Steve Young
Ernst & Young

All participants in international arbitration are aware that there are frequently obligations to keep the process confidential, pursuant to either the governing arbitral rules, agreement of the parties or the law of the arbitral seat. In addition, potential arbitrators generally have duties of confidentiality to their clients regarding work that the arbitrators may need to disclose in the appointment process. This highly interactive session will seek to explore the precise contours of these duties of confidentiality.

Moderator:

Joseph E. Neuhaus
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Speakers:

C. Mark Baker
Norton Rose Fulbright

Richard F. Ziegler
Jenner & Block

Frances E. Bivens
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Moderators:

Dana C. MacGrath
Sidley Austin LLP

Natalie L. Reid
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

Speakers:

Vanessa Alarcon Duvanel
White & Case LLP

Adwoa Ghartey-Tagoe Seymour
Cox Enterprises

Alberto Ravell
ConocoPhillips

Thank you to Sidley Austin LLP for sponsoring this Program.

The Program is also supported by Y-ADR (CPR’s Young Attorneys in Dispute Resolution), AtlAS Young Practitioners Group and YAWP (Young Arbitral Women Practitioners).
                   

Robert J. Grey Jr.
President, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
Senior Counsel [Retired]
Hunton & Williams LLP

"What do you really think?" In this relaxed, intimate setting CPR will facilitate a frank, honest discussion of how we can all work to improve dispute resolution. Brunch attendees will have the opportunity to submit written questions that will be curated and posed to the general counsel of two major Fortune 500 corporations by a skilled moderator. We delve into the nitty gritty of what is working and where ADR is headed in this intimate, confidential setting.

Chatham House Rules:
"When a meeting, or part thereof, is held under the Chatham House Rule, participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed".

Moderator:

R. William (Bill) Ide
Dentons

General Counsel:

Janet Langford Carrig
Senior Vice President Legal, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
ConocoPhillips

Craig Glidden
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
General Motors Co.