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Third Corporate Counsel Institute

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Radisson Martinique on Broadway
49 West 32nd Street
New York, NY
(212) 736-3800

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                                           Third Corporate Counsel Institute

14.0 Total CLE Credits, including 4.0 credits in Ethics

Co-sponsored by the Corporate Counsel Section and the 
Committee on Continuing Legal Education of the New York State Bar Association.

Program Description

The Corporate Counsel Section of the New York State Bar Association announces its Third Corporate Counsel Institute.  The Institute, designed as a comprehensive two-day program, covering a multitude of topics of particular interest to corporate counsel, will be combined with the Section’s popular annual Ethics for Corporate Counsel program.

Day One will be devoted to five separate plenary sessions. The electronic age, employment law developments, bankruptcy pitfalls and intellectual property sessions are scheduled on the first day.   Lunch will feature Keynote Speaker Marshall Huebner, lead counsel to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and to the United States Department of the Treasury with respect to their $150 billion multiple financing and 79.9% equity stake in the American International Group.

Day Two will begin with Ethics for Corporate Counsel, a well-received and engaging program designed especially for Corporate Counsel.  After lunch, various workshops will assist Corporate Counsel with such important practice areas as employee privacy, commercial leasing, responding to the government, and law department management.

A premier faculty has been assembled by the Planning Committee to present a program geared to assisting Corporate Counsel in navigating these challenging times. Each topic could be a program on its own, but by attending the Corporate Counsel Institute, the busy in-house attorney will gain important insights and knowledge into many of these topics to support their everyday practices.

PROGRAM AGENDA

DAY ONE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2009

8:30–9:00 a.m.    REGISTRATION (outside meeting room)

9:00-9:05             WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS

9:05-10:00          ADVISING CORPORATIONS IN THE ELECTRONIC AGE  —  THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN 
                              LEGAL AND PUBLIC RELATIONS RAMIFICATIONS

          The Impact of Social Media: How the Court of Public Opinion is Changing. The Differences in Dealing
          with Traditional Media (Print/Radio/TV), the Electronic Outlets and Bloggers.

                              Amy Binder
                              Mercedes Colwin, Esq.
                              Lolita Lopez
                              Jay L. Monitz, Esq.
                              Billy Martin, Esq.

10:00-10:20      REFRESHMENT BREAK

10:20-11:30      EMPLOYMENT LAW —  REDUCTION IN FORCE, OBAMA ADMINISTRATION UPDATE, 
                            WAGE AND HOUR COLLECTIVE ISSUES AND EMERGING ISSUES

        Reductions in Force: Tips for a Layoff or Reduction in Force in Troubled Times; Drastic Changes to
        WARN Contemplated in "Forewarn Act" Bill

        Obama Administration Update: EEOC Revises Its Compliance Manual to Conform to Ledbetter Fair
        Pay Act; Long-Awaited Proposed Regulations Issued by the EEOC; EFCA Update: Expedited
        Election to Replace "Card Check" as Senators Broker Labor Law Compromise

        Wage and Hour Collective Issues: Updates on the Uptick in Wage and Hour Litigation

        Emerging Issues: NJ Court: Employee’s Privilege Claim Trumps Employer’s Ownership of
        Electronic Communications; Put Your Best “Face” Forward: Best Practices for Corporate
        Social Networking; CDC Guidelines Urge Employers to Prepare Now for Upcoming Flu Season

                             Philip B. Rosen, Esq.
                             Michael E. Kreitman, Esq.
                             Vicki R. Walcott-Edim, Esq.
                             Gary H. Glaser, Esq.
 
11:30-12:30     WEB 2.0  —  SOCIAL NETWORKING IN CORPORATE AMERICA SEO, SOCIAL MEDIA, 
                           BRAND INTEGRITY AND LEGAL ISSUES

       Marketing in the Online World: Traffic Diversion; Keyword/PPC Abuse; Cyber/Typosquatting
       (Twitter handles); Counterfeiting; Defamation; and False Association – Know your rights.

                            Natalie Sulimani, Esq.
                            Sarah M. Feingold, Esq.

12:30-2:00p.m.    LUNCH (provided) 

                          KEYNOTE LUNCHEON SPEAKER (No MCLE credit)

                          Speaker: Marshall S. Huebner, Esq.

Mr. Huebner is one of the leading Reorganization Attorneys in the Country. He is lead counsel to the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York and to the United States Department of the Treasury with Respect
to their $150 billion multiple financing and 79.9% equity stake in the American International Group.

Should the government have rescued AIG and why did it? Were there 4 bailouts? Why AIG and not Lehman?

Get the answers to those questions and more over lunch.

2:00-3:30      BANKRUPTCY—ANTICIPATING AND NAVIGATING THE FILING

      Preferences, Tricks of the Trade – Creditors Beware; Proof of Claim – Should You File One? Dealing
      with the Debtor-In-Possession – Should Credit be Extended? Reclamation and Section 503(b)(9)
      Claims; Chapters 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15 – What’s the Difference? Knowing Your ABC’s

                          Karen B. Dine, Esq.
                          Howard S. Shafer, Esq.
                          Rachelle Stern, Esq.
                          Kent C. Kolbig, Esq.
                          Charles M. Tatelbaum, Esq.
                          Damian S. Schaible, Esq.

3:30-3:45     REFRESHMENT BREAK

3:45-4:45     INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

      Basic principles of patent, trademark, and copyright law, including scope of rights, ownership,
      assignment, infringement, and fair use,  and how to apply them to every day corporate problems.
 
                         Barry I. Slotnick, Esq.
                         Chester P. Rothstein, Esq.
 

DAY 2
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2009

8:30-9:00 a.m.      REGISTRATION (outside meeting room)

9:00-12:30 p.m.    ETHICS FOR CORPORATE COUNSEL
                                 (there will be a 10-minute refreshment break mid-morning)

            A popular ethics program which is interactive, timely and useful. Our noted will address
            developments in a range of ethical issues of concern to corporate counsel, including
            threats to the attorney-client privilege; privilege and procedural issues in internal 
            investigations; ethical issues as they relate to white collar crime prosecutions; crisis
            management; corporate compliance; litigation management; the inter-relationship between
            E-discovery and ethics; dealing with issues of corporate whistle-blowing; and the newly
            adopted New York Rules of Professional Conduct.

                                   Michael S. Ross, Esq.
                                   Andral N. Bratton, Esq.
                                   Prof. Ellen Yaroshefsky
                                   James Q. Walker, Esq.
                                   Anthony E. Davis, Esq.
 
12:30-1:30 p.m.   LUNCH (on your own)

1:30-3:00        WORKSHOPS A, B or C (Select only one)

Workshop A:        CONFIDENTIALITY OF EMPLOYEE HEALTH RECORDS AND
                               EMPLOYEE PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION  

           FMLA, ADA, OSHA, Executive Law, Public Health Law, Labor Law, General Business Law, 
          Department of Transportation (DOT) Drug Testing Regulations, Confidentiality of Employee 
          Personal Identifying Information, Genetics Information and Non-discrimination Act (GINA) 
          Education Law, Civil Practice Law and Rules, and Employee Assistance Programs

                                  Steven M. Berlin, Esq.
                                  Linda A. Malek, Esq.
                                  Wayne A. McNulty, Esq.
                                  Francis J. Serbaroli, Esq.
                                  Marcy Wilder, Esq.

Workshop B:      WORKING WITH OUTSIDE COUNSEL — LITIGATION COST SAVINGS AND 
                            LAW DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT

          Working with your Outside Counsel to create efficient relationships through effective communication.     
                                
                                Stephanie A. Jacqueney, Esq.
                                David A. Kalow, Esq.
                                Rachelle Stern, Esq.
                                Peter Schwartz, Esq.
                                Ilene B. Tannen, Esq.

Workshop C:      RESPONDING TO GOVERNMENT SUBPOENAS AND  
                            INFORMATION REQUESTS

          What to do when the government comes calling.  Record keeping, disclosure and communication.

                                  Michael L. Koenig, Esq.

3:00-3:15           REFRESHMENT BREAK

3:15-4:45     WORKSHOPS D or E (Select only one)

Workshop D:     RESPONDING TO INVESTIGATIONS — EEOC, NYSDHR, NYCCHR

         Tips and techniques in investigating employment discrimination claims, drafting position statements,
         differences in administrative agency procedures
 
                                Dean L. Silverberg, Esq.

Workshop E:      COMMERCIAL LEASES

          Common issues facing in-house counsel, dissection of lease provisions from a landlord and tenant
          perspective

                                 Hope K. Plasha, Esq.
                                 Robert T. Tunis

4:45 p.m.         ADJOURNMENT

Program Planners and Faculty

    Program Chair                                               Corporate Counsel Section Chair

    Howard S. Shafer, Esq.                                Fawn Horvath, Esq.
    Shafer Glazer, LLP                                       Senior Counsel
    New York, New York                                    Macy’s Inc.
                                                                   New York, New York   

PLANNING COMMITTEE:

Mitchell F. Borger, Esq., Macy’s, Inc., New York, New York * Sarah M. Feingold, Esq., Etsy Inc., Brooklyn, New York * Wayne A. McNulty, Esq., New York City Health & Hospitals Corporation, New York, New York * Steven H. Mosenson, Esq., United Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State, New York, New York * Steven G. Nachimson, Esq., Compass Group USA, Inc., Rye Brook, New York * Howard S. Shafer, Esq., Shafer Glazer, LLP, New York, New York * Rachelle Stern, Esq., Macy’s Inc., New York, New York

PANELISTS (Alphabetical):

Steven M. Berlin, Esq., Martin Clearwater & Bell LLP, Marlboro, New Jersey * Amy Binder, RF/BINDER, New York, New York * Andral N. Bratton, Esq., Appellate Division, First Department, New York, New York * Mercedes Colwin, Esq., Gordon & Rees, LLP, New York, New York * Karen B. Dine, Esq., Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP, New York, New York * Anthony E. Davis, Esq., Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, New York, New York * Sarah M. Feingold, Esq., Etsy Inc., Brooklyn, New York * Gary H. Glaser, Esq., Seyfarth Shaw LLP, New York, New York * Marshall S. Huebner, Esq., Davis Polk & Wardwell, LLP, New York, New York * Stephanie A. Jacqueney, Esq., Madison Square Garden, L.P., New York, New York * David A. Kalow, Esq., Kalow & Springut, LLP, New York, New York * Michael L. Koenig, Esq., Greenberg Traurig, P.C., Albany, New York * Kent C. Kolbig, Esq., Moses & Singer LLP, New York, New York * Michael E. Kreitman, Esq., Macy's, Inc., New York, New York * Lolita Lopez, WPIX-TV-11, New York, New York * Linda A. Malek, Esq., Moses & Singer LLP, New York, New York * Billy Martin, Esq., HOWREY, LLP, Washington, DC * Wayne A. McNulty, Esq., New York City Health & Hospitals Corporation, New York, New York * Jay L. Monitz, Esq., Macy’s, Inc., New York, New York * Hope K. Plasha, Esq., Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, New York, New York * Michael S. Ross, Esq., Law Offices of Michael S. Ross, New York, New York * Chester P. Rothstein, Esq., Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP, New York, New York * Philip B. Rosen, Esq., Jackson Lewis, LLP, New York, New York * Damian S. Schaible, Esq., Davis Polk & Wardwell, LLP, New York, New York * Howard S. Shafer, Esq., Shafer Glazer, LLP, New York, New York * Peter Schwartz, Esq., Kaplan Test Prep, New York, New York * Francis J. Serbaroli, Esq., Greenberg Traurig, P.C., New York, New York * Dean L. Silverberg, Esq., Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., New York, New York * Barry I. Slotnick, Esq., Loeb & Loeb, New York, New York * Rachelle Stern, Esq., Macy’s Inc., New York, New York * Natalie Sulimani, Esq., Sulimani Law Firm, New York, New York * Ilene B. Tannen, Esq., Jones Day, New York, New York * Charles M. Tatelbaum, Esq., Adorno & Yoss, Fort Lauderdale, Florida * Robert T. Tunis, FirstService Williams Commercial Real Estate, New York, New York *  Prof. Ellen Yaroshefsky, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York, New York * Vicki R. Walcott-Edim, Esq., Jones Day, New York, New York * James Q. Walker, Esq., Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP, New York, New York * Marcy Wilder, Esq., Hogan & Hartson, LLP, Washington, DC

Registration Fees :

OPTION 1: Entire Two-Day Institute:
NYSBA Members*: In advance - $525 / Late registration (after 11-6-09) - $550
Non-Members: In advance - $575 / Late registration (after 11-6-09) - $600

Special discount pricing for the second or subsequent registrant(s) from the same firm,
regardless of when they register:  NYSBA Members: $375; Non-members: $400

OPTION 2: Ethics Program ONLY (Friday morning only):
NYSBA Corporate Counsel Section Members: $175 in advance; $200/door
NYSBA Non-Corporate Counsel Section Members: $200 in advance; $225/door*
Non-NYSBA Members: $225 in advance; $250/door

* Registrants who are NYSBA members but not Corporate Counsel Section members will
receive a 2009and 2010 Corporate Counsel Section membership as part of their registration
fee for this program.

Important note:  CLE Seminar Coupons and Complimentary Passes cannot be used for this program.

Directions

The last day to pre-register online was November 18, 2009.

Members, please login to get member discounts.

Seminar
NYC-Third Corporate Counsel Institute (two-day)	$550.00
Friday A.M. Ethics Program-Corporate Counsel Section Member	$200.00
Discount - 2nd or Subsequent Registrants From Same Firm	$375.00

Seminar
NYC-Third Corporate Counsel Institute (two-day)	$600.00
Friday A.M. Ethics Program-Non-Member	$250.00
Discount - 2nd or Subsequent Registrants From Same Firm	$400.00
Friday A.M. Ethics Program-Not a Member of Corporate Counsel	$225.00

Friday, November 20
1:30pm - 3:00pm	Workshop A Workshop B Workshop C

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