Consero Announces its 2010 Corporate Counsel Forum: Event Attracts Leading Legal Practitioners

Nov. 16, 2010 - PRLog -- Consero, a leader in creating industry-specific events for senior-level executives, today announced the 2010 Corporate Counsel Forum scheduled for December 5-7 at the Boca Raton Resort & Club in Boca Raton, Florida.

“The positive response from executives and solution providers to our inaugural Corporate Counsel Forum validates Consero’s executive-first philosophy,” says Paul Mandell, CEO, Consero.   “Senior in-house legal executives trust us as a partner in their efforts to address complex business challenges, benefit from relevant peer-to-peer learning, and pursue networking opportunities that serve their companies’ interests.  At the same time, our solution providers are chosen specifically for their ability to help companies solve problems in a manner uncommon in the events industry.”

Mandell adds, “Consero’s conference model is inspired by a genuine interest in delivering sophisticated, useful content that provides executives with meaningful learning opportunities.”

The Consero Corporate Counsel Forum’s distinguished faculty, which is responsible for developing and delivering the compelling session topics, includes:  

•   AGCO Corporation’s Debra Kuper, Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
•   American Express Company’s Suzanne Wachsstock, Chief Antitrust Counsel
•   AT&T Intellectual Property Corporation’s Michael Bishop, General Counsel
•   British Telecom’s Richard Nohe, Chief Counsel North America
•   Burger King Corporation’s Anne Chwat, Executive Vice President & General Counsel
•   Buzzi Unicem USA Inc.’s David Rifkind, Vice President and General Counsel
•   CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.’s Brian McAllister, Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel & Assistant Secretary
•   CPA Global’s Leah Cooper, Director, Legal Services Outsourcing
•   Ericsson Television’s Kevin Cranman, General Counsel
•   General Electric’s Aimee Imundo, Senior Competition Counsel, Competition Law & Compliance
•   Google Inc.’s Dana Wagner, Senior Competition Counsel
•   HealthSouth’s Sandra Murvin, Deputy General Counsel
•   Huron Consulting’s Rich Seleznov, Managing Director
•   IHS, Inc.’s Sean Radcliffe, Vice President, Chief Legal Counsel -- Corporate & Chief Compliance Officer
•   Intel Corporation’s Michael Lawrence, Senior Competition Counsel
•   International Paper Company’s Stephen Donovan, Chief Counsel -- International Compliance
•   ITT Corporation’s Wendy Hufford, Deputy General Counsel
•   LG Electonics MobileComm U.S.A. Inc.’s Alan Tse, Vice President and General Counsel
•   Monsanto Company’s Alfredo Avila, Commercial Legal Lead, Crop Protection Division & Assistant General Counsel
•   Omnicom Group’s Robert Cohen, Associate General Counsel -- Labor & Employment
•   Pfizer’s Aryeh Friedman, Chief Privacy Officer, Vice President & Assistant General Counsel
•   QUALCOMM Inc.’s William Sailer, Senior Vice President & Legal Counsel
•   Solvay North America LLC’s E.J. Buckingham III, Senior Executive Vice President and Region General Counsel, North America
•   Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.’s Rebekah Poston, Partner
•   The Sun Products Corporation’s Beth Hecht, Senior Vice President & General Counsel
•   UBM TechInsight’s Mike McLean, Vice President, Intellectual Property Rights and Professional Services
•   Yahoo! Hispanic Americas’ Ernesto Luciano, General Counsel
Seminar topics for the Corporate Counsel Forum include:
•   The Intersection of Antitrust Law and Technological Innovation
•   Monetizing IP Assets: Bolstering your Competitive Advantage
•   Getting the Deal Done: The New Role of M&A Antitrust Counsel
•   Practical FCPA Counseling: No "One-Size-Fits-All" Approach
•   Reactions to New SEC Disclosure Requirements and Preparing for 2011
•   Managing Change in a Global Legal Department


Sponsors for the Corporate Counsel Forum include these leading solution providers:
•   Arnold & Porter LLP
•   Clutch Group, LLC
•   Coverago
•   CPA Global
•   Huron Consulting Group
•   Integreon
•   Inventus
•   McDermott Will & Emery
•   Mitratech
•   Project Leadership Associates
•   Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.
•   UBM TechInsights
•   Update Legal

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About Consero:
Consero is a leader in creating industry-specific events for senior-level executives. Founded in 2010, Consero is best known for transforming the executive experience through intimate, invitation-only events in a sophisticated learning environment with high-level content. For more information on Consero, please visit http://www.consero.com.