Legal Industry Leaders to Speak at the 2011 Consero Corporate Counsel Forum

Taiwan Semiconductor’s Dick Thurston, Hitachi’s Christopher Dewees, Sony’s Christopher Ekren, Polycom’s Sayed Darwish, Honeywell’s Victor Miller, Microsoft’s John Frank, and Other Top Legal Executives to Speak about Significant Corporate Counsel Developments

BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Consero, a leader in creating high-level events for Corporate Counsel executives, today announced its speaker lineup and headline topics for its 2011 Consero Corporate Counsel Forum, which is taking place May 15-17 at the Westin Mission Hills Resort & Spa in Palm Springs, CA.

“We are very pleased to announce our May speaking faculty, which demonstrates our commitment to developing high-quality programs, as well as the strength of Consero’s legal-event model,” says Paul Mandell, Consero’s CEO. “With our second Corporate Counsel Forum, we are continuing to attract leaders in the industry who seek interactive events that enable them to learn and network with their peers in an intimate setting.”

The Forum’s speaking faculty includes:

• FARZAD BARKHORDARI (Click 4 Compliance), Founder and Chief Executive Officer
• JIM BRELSFORD (SanDisk Corporation), Chief Legal Officer and Senior Vice President, IP Licensing
• LEAH G. COOPER (CPA Global), Director, Legal Services Outsourcing
• SAYED DARWISH (Polycom, Inc.), Executive Vice President and General Counsel
• GLENN D. DASSOFF (Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP), Partner, Litigation Department
• CHRISTOPHER DEWEES (Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Inc.), Senior Vice President and General Counsel
• MARK R. DUNN (Caesars Entertainment Corporation), Vice President -- Legal Affairs, Western Division
• CHRISTOPHER EKREN (Sony Electronics Inc.), Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
• ERIC FINKELMAN (Sun Chemical Corporation), Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
• MICHAEL FINN (General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems), Vice President and General Counsel
• JOHN E. FRANK (Microsoft Corporation), Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, and Chief of Staff, Office of the General Counsel
• DAN J. GOLDSTEIN (Pitney Bowes, Inc.), Executive Vice President and Chief Legal and Compliance Officer
• BETH HECHT (The Sun Products Corporation), Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
• SCOTT R. HOVER-SMOOT (Xilinx, Inc.), Corporate Vice President and General Counsel
• MARK J. ITRI (McDermott Will & Emery), Partner
• KIRK HERATH (Nationwide Insurance Company), Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer
• DEBRA KUPER (AGCO Corporation), Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
• D. MICHAEL MILLER (American Electric Power Co., Inc.), Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
• GEORGE MILLER (Sigma-Aldrich Corporation), Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
• VICTOR J. MILLER (Honeywell International), Vice President and General Counsel for Defense & Space
• REBEKAH J. POSTON (Squire, Sanders and Dempsey L.L.P.), Partner
• JAN REED (Solo Cup Company), Executive Vice President – Human Resources, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
• DERRICK ROBINSON (Samsung Electronics America, Inc.), General Counsel
• DOUG A. SCHAAF (Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP), Partner, Tax Department
• RICHARD LAWTON THURSTON, Ph.D. (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited), Vice President and General Counsel
• GORDANA VUCKOVIC (LexisNexis CounselLink), Corporate Law Specialist
• RICHARD C. WINGATE (LG Electronics U.S.A. Inc.), Vice President and General Counsel
• SCOTT WORNOW (Atmel Corporation), Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer

The topics for the upcoming 2011 Corporate Counsel Forum were also announced today and include the following:

• Managing a Global Legal Department to Support Corporate Growth
• Navigating High-Risk, High-Stakes Litigation
• Beyond Due Diligence: The Role of Corporate Law Departments in Maximizing the Strategic Value of M&A Transactions
• Navigating Global Anti-Corruption Laws: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act & the UK Bribery Act
• Protecting & Monetizing Intellectual Property in Emerging Markets
• Managing Global Data Privacy Issues & Risks

About Consero:

Consero is a leader in creating industry-specific events for senior-level legal 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.

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Source: Consero