2012 All Hands Meeting
December 5th Special Subjects/Litigation Management Session
Special Subjects Track Agenda
10:45AM-11:40AM
Prevention, Detection and Treatment of Substance Abuse
John Steele
John Steele, Attorney at Law
10:45AM-11:40AM
Success Strategies for Women In-House Counsel (Elimination of Bias Credit)
Karen Cottle/Lee Hanson/Sarah O'Dowd/Debra Zumwalt
Adobe Systems Inc. (ret.)/Heidrick & Struggles/Lam Research Corp./Stanford University
This panel of women GCs and executives will discuss success strategies for women in-house counsel and how to overcome perceived obstacles.
12:00PM-12:55PM
Legal Ethics Quiz Bowl
Robert Holtzapple & Jenny Teaford
Farella Braun + Martel LLP
1:00PM-1:55PM
Legal Ethics Boot Camp 1
Brian Martin
KLA-Tencor Corporation
2:00PM-2:55PM
Legal Ethics - Some Views from Europe
Valérie Blandeau, Alexandra Brodie & Richard Goold
Wragge & Co. LLP
This presentation will discuss a range of legal ethics issues from the perspective of counsel in the UK, France and Germany. 1) Confidentiality: express and implied. 2) Litigation: the legality in Europe of damage based assessment/CFAs; when privilege arises and when it is lost; what uses can be made of documents disclosed by the other side. 3) Employment-related issues: FCPA/Bribery Act questions; employment "convictions" in France. 4) Miscellaneous: Proceeds of Crime Act; anti-money laundering; when can you refuse to act in Europe (France, Germany and UK perspective); when law firms take equity in early stage companies.
3:00PM-3:55PM
Ethics Boot Camp 2
Brian Martin
KLA-Tencor Corporation
4:00PM-4:55PM
Prevention, Detection & Treatment of Substance Abuse
John Steele
John Steele, Attorney at Law
4:00PM-4:55PM
Biases in Legal Decision Making
(Elimination of Bias Credit)
Randall Kiser
DecisionSet
We all have opinions about who has sound legal judgment and what makes an attorney an exceptional problem solver and decision maker. But are these ideas accurate? This program presents the latest empirical evidence on our decision-making biases, illusions and heuristics and the actual effects of IQ, confidence, education, gender, law school ranking and legal experience. It then highlights ten practical steps to rapidly improve our decision-making skills. For maximum benefit to audience members, each attendee is encouraged to complete the decision-making survey linked to the course description after registration. The survey results will be shared with All Hands Meeting attendees.
Please Note: Program details are subject to change without notice


