Agenda
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Wednesday, February 26
10:00 to 12:00 CPR COUNCIL MEETING - MEMBERS ONLY
1:00 to 4:00 CPR BOARD MEETING - MEMBERS ONLY
Day 1 - Thursday, February 27
8:00 REGISTRATION OPENS
8:00 - 9:00 NETWORKING BREAKFAST
9:30 - 10:30 CORPORATE COUNSEL ROUNDTABLE
What is your general approach to strategic dispute prevention and resolution? What devices do you use to avoid disputes? When do you use arbitration? For what types of disputes? When is it most useful? When do you use mediation? For what types of disputes? What factors do you consider in selecting a mediator or arbitrator? What are your observations about the level of diversity among mediators/arbitrators? Do you see any ways in which diversity can be increased?
General Counsel & Senior Vice President | Bayer
Deputy General Counsel, Litigation & Arbitration | ConocoPhillips
10:45 - 12:00 RISKY BUSINESS: A TOOLBOX FOR MANAGING LITIGATION INTERESTS AND RISKS
Managing risk is litigators’ stock in trade. But it’s very hard to do in complex litigation. This program will discuss a range of sophisticated electronic tools as well as a simple framework to help lawyers assess litigation risk and guide clients in making the best possible decisions in litigation. Featuring the authors of a new book, Litigation Interest and Risk Assessment: Help Your Clients Make Good Litigation Decisions, and experienced practitioners, the program invite the audience to share their experiences in assessing and managing risks.
Associate Dean Of Research And Graduate Studies And Associate Professor | University of Saskatchewan College of Law
PROFESSOR | University of Saskatchewan College of Law
DUNCAN MACKAY
Deputy General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer | Eversource Energy
Mediator and Arbitrator | JAMS and CPR
12:00 - 1:00 95 YEARS OF THE FAA, WILL THERE BE MAJOR CHANGES BEFORE 100?
Senior Counsel | Chevron
Partner | Holland & Knight
Arbitrator
Partner | WilmerHale
1:00 - 2:30 CPR LUNCHEON
2:30 - 3:30 UNDERSTANDING FAST AND SLOW THINKING AND UNCONSCIOUS EMOTIONAL DECISION MAKING
Partner | King & Spalding.
Arbitrator | Kalicki Arbitration
Arbitrator and Mediator | SussmanADR
3:30 - 4:30 TRANSPARENCY IN COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION
Vice President & General Counsel | General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems
Partner | LimNexus LLP
Co-Founder | AcumenADR
5:00 - 6:00 THE ADR PROCEEDING OF THE FUTURE
Osborne Clarke
Co-Founder & CEO of TextIQ
Partner, Sidley
Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Privacy and Data Strategy Chief Privacy Officer | U.S. Bancorp
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6:30 COCKTAIL RECEPTION
THURSDAY NIGHT DINNER
Day 2 - Friday, February 28
8:00 - 9:00 NETWORKING BREAKFAST
9:00 - 9:30 KEYNOTE ADDRESS - “Negotiating the Nonnegotiable: Bridging the Divides in an Era of Polarization”
9:30 - 10:30 MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION - HARMONY OR DISSONANCE IN A CHANGING WORLD OF ADR
Partner | Koury Lopes Advogados
Partner | Jenner & Block
Arbitrator, Mediator | Hylton ADR
11:00 - 12:00 OLD WINE NEW BOTTLE: INNOVATIVE CORPORATE CONFLICT RESOLUTION TECHNIQUES
Construction Claims & Contracts Manager | Intel Corporation
Partner | Jenner & Block
12:00 - 1:00 EPIC SYSTEMS, NOW WHAT? MASS INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATIONS
Of Counsel | Morgan Lewis
Partner | Ogletree Deakins
1:00 - 2:00 LUNCH | CPR AWARDS CEREMONY
2:30 - 3:30 ON THE FAST TRACK IN US AND INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
3:30 - 4:45 ETHICS PROGRAM: A MEDIATOR'S DILEMMA: AVOIDING OR EMBRACING EVALUATION?
Amy Foust l Beckman Coulter, Inc.
5:00 - 6:15 - Y-ADR PROGRAM
Partner l PinheiroNeto Advogados
Senior Counsel l VISA
Senior Counsel, Insured Litigation l Bechtel Corp.
OFFSITE DINNER
Day 3 - Saturday, February 29
6:30 COCKTAIL RECEPTION - Y-ADR RECEPTION
What is your general approach to strategic dispute prevention and resolution? What devices do you use to avoid disputes? When do you use arbitration? For what types of disputes? When is it most useful? When do you use mediation? For what types of disputes? What factors do you consider in selecting a mediator or arbitrator? What are your observations about the level of diversity among mediators/arbitrators? Do you see any ways in which diversity can be increased?
10:30 - 11:45 BRUNCH WITH THE GCs
Senior Vice President & Managing General Counsel | Fluor Corporation
11:45 - 12:00 CLOSING REMARKS
CLE credits available for the full annual meeting are pending.
The CPR Institute has been certified by the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board as an Accredited Provider of continuing legal education in the State of New York. CPR is a nonprofit organization. Under financial hardship guidelines, at its discretion, CPR may waive the fee for attorneys who demonstrate that they are not currently employed (not retirees). CPR may also provide a special discounted price to attorneys, full time judges and administrative law judges practicing in the nonprofit and public sectors full time. Unless otherwise specified in your confirmation or training description, you may cancel up to five (5) days prior to the scheduled training day to receive a full refund - less a $250 processing fee. After that time, your refund is forfeited. Substitutions are freely accepted (i.e., you can send someone else from your organization as a substitute). CPR reserves the right to cancel.
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