SAVE THE DATE!!
Nineteenth Annual London MCLE Fair, 14 and 15 January 2011
Herbert Smith • Exchange House • Broadgate Center, Primrose Street • London EC2A 2HS
AGENDA: The agenda for this year’s Fair includes the following:
Friday, 14 January
8:30 a.m. REGISTRATION Coffee/Croissant
9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. EU LAW UPDATE
Speaker TBA, Jones Day - London
Speaker TBA, Reed Smith LLP - London
10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Coffee Break
11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF IN-HOUSE LAWYERS
Moderator: George Brown, Member, Reed Smith LLP – London
Panelists:
Randal Barker, GB & CS, Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation LPC – London
Elizabeth Robertson, Solicitor/Of Counsel, Jones Day – London
Ruth Steinholtz, former General Counsel Borealis AG - London
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Lunch to be provided
1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. BUSINESS ETHICS: DO INVESTORS CARE?
George S. Dallas, Director, Corporate Governance, F & C Investments - London
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. SHAREHOLDER DISPUTES
Jeremy Garson, Partner, Herbert Smith LLP - London
3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Coffee Break
4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. RIGHTS OF THE SUSPECT
Speaker TBA
5:00 p.m. Adjourn for the day
Saturday, 15 January
8:30 am Coffee/Croissant
9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. CONTRACTS LAW REFRESHER
Speaker TBA, Reed Smith LLP – London
Speaker TBA, Jones Day - London
10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Coffee Break
11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. LEGAL WRITING IN THE AGE OF THE SMARTPHONE
Steven D. Stark, Author “Writing to Win: The Legal Writer” - Belmont, MA
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Lunch to be provided
1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m BIAS IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION: PARENTAL RIGHTS
Ditte Grundtvig Larsen, Advokat, Gorrissen Federspiel - Copenhagen
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. LEGAL ETHICS & PROFESSIONALISM
Richard Diebold Lee, International Consultant – San Francisco
3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Coffee Break
4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
LEGAL ETHICS & PROF. Continued
5:00 p.m. Closing remarks and adjournment
There is no Substance Abuse session this year.
Course Descriptions:
EU LAW UPDATE This presentation will cover 2 or 3 topics relevant to the economic, social and political issues of current concern in January 2011, such as merger rules, public service directive, new bribery rules of law or other timely topics.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF IN-HOUSE COUNSEL: PRIVILEGE, FUTURE COMPLIANCE This panel discussion will cover data protection and data privacy questions such as “Where records are kept” and the role of in-house counsel in the future. The discussion will not be limited to the UK perspective. It will also include the FCPA program, the BEA case and the practical aspects of anti-bribery.
BUSINESS ETHICS: DO INVESTORS CARE? The speaker will focus on anticorruption but will also lead us in a discussion of other raging issues of January 2011 which no doubt will include relevant social, ethical, environmental and governance issues and more.
SHAREHOLDER DISPUTES This presentation looks at the options for a shareholder who has complaints about the way a company’s affairs are being conducted, focusing on the UK position but also touching on the international context for such disputes in other common law and European jurisdictions. It will also cover how shareholder class actions can (or cannot) be brought in the UK and in major European jurisdictions, and how the position differs from the U.S.
RIGHTS OF THE SUSPECT Speakers and topic description to come.
CONTRACTS LAW REFRESHER Speakers and topic description to come but we anticipate that damages probability and limitations of liability will be included.
LEGAL WRITING IN THE AGE OF THE SMARTPHONE Thanks to computers and smart phones, business and legal writing have changed more rapidly in the last decade than at any time in the last four centuries. This workshop will focus on the ways in which lawyers’ traditional training in writing and communication ill-prepares them for the new age.
In an era in which everyone reads less linearly – and with far less intensity and focus – lawyers must learn both new ways of organizing their written pros and editing it. This course will focus on writing more effective emails and memos both within the office and for clients, as well as the ways in which this “new style” will affect litigation writing and even contract writing.
BIAS: PARENTAL RIGHTS AS RELATED TO PRACTICING LAWYERS This presentation will cover the Scandinavian model vs. rest of the world and its implications to law firms. This 1 hour session will meet the Elimination of Bias approval criteria for CA and MN and the Professionalism criteria for IL and NY.
LEGAL ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM: Topic description to come. This 2-hour interactive program is designed to meet the Ethics and Professionalism requirements of CA, IL, NY, OH and all other US MCLE jurisdictions.
NOTE that these topics and speakers may be subject to change.
ABOUT The Co-Sponsor: Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) is the world’s largest organization serving the professional and business interests of attorneys who practice in the legal departments of corporations, associations and other private-sector organizations around the globe. It promotes the common interests of its members, contributes to their continuing education, helps them succeed in their careers and provides a voice on issues of national and international importance. With nearly 25,000 members employed by more than 10,000 organizations in 80 countries, ACC connects its members to each other, and to the people and resources necessary for their personal and professional growth. For more about ACC go to www.ACC.COM
Per Participant Registration Fees:
Early registration received by 11/30/2010: £650 plus £113.75 VAT (£763.75 total)
Registrations received after 11/30/2010: £750 plus £131.25 VAT (£881.25 total)
Special circumstance discounts will be considered on request.
CLE Credits:
CA 12 credits including 2 ethics and 1 elimination of bias approved. (Jones Day is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider).
NY 14 credits including 3.50 ethics/prof. (Ethics and Bias sessions), 1.50 skills (Legal Writing) and 9 areas of professional practice approved for veteran and transitional under Section 6 of the New York CLE Board Regulations and Guidelines.
SRA CLE Europe Limited will provide accreditation by Solicitors Regulation Authority for 12 CPD credits.
Bar Council credit is pending.
Pre-Qualification in other U.S. MCLE jurisdictions has been applied for.
DON’T MISS THIS EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO SATISFY YOUR CA, NY, OTHER U.S., AND/OR U.K. CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENT!
We look forward to seeing you in 2011.
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