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Please join us as we welcome one of America’s top in-house legal figures, CitiGroup General Counsel Michael Helfer, to an important and lively symposium on rapidly changing relations between law firms and corporate law departments. Joining the discussion will be the heads of three top US law firms: Eric Friedman of Skadden, Bruce McLean of Akin Gump, and Tom Yannucci of Kirkland & Ellis. Topics will include alternative fee arrangements, fixed fees, performance incentives; use of junior associates and new guidelines for staffing of legal activities; higher expectations for results and delivery of services; improved communication; consolidation of vendors; and other issues. Bring your own topics and questions, and schmooze over coffee and breakfast before and after the program.
September 25, 2009
Council on Foreign Relations
1777 F Street NW
Agenda
| 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM |
Networking & Breakfast |
| 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM |
Panel Discussion |
| 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM |
Networking |
Ridiculous Recession-Busting Price of $39
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Space is limited.
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Michael Helfer
General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary
CitiGroup
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| Michael is the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of CitiGroup and a member of Citi's Senior Leadership Committee, reporting to the CEO of CitiGroup. Prior to joining in 2003, Mr. Helfer was President of Strategic Investments and Chief Strategic Officer at Nationwide Insurance. Previously he was Chairman of the Management Committee of Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering. |
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Eric Friedman
Executive Partner
Skadden
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| Eric became the leader of 1700 attorney Skadden in April 2009. He is an internationally recognized M&A attorney who has been involved in numerous complex and high profile transactions including NASDAQ in its IPO, CitiGroup in its $11 billion sale of its life insurance and annuities business to MetLife, and many technology-related transactions. |
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Bruce McLean
Chairman
Akin Gump
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| Bruce has been Chairman of 800 attorney Akin Gump since 1992. Previously, he spent more than 20 years litigating complex business cases in federal court, often involving federal regulatory programs, energy issues, natural resources law and antitrust matters. He has handled a number of the largest cases ever litigated between American business and the federal government. |
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Tom Yannucci
Chairman
Kirkland & Ellis
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| Tom has served as chairman of the worldwide management committee of 1400 attorney Kirkland & Ellis since 2001. He has acted as trial and appellate counsel in individual and class action suits involving claims in defamation, intellectual property, securities, antitrust, government enforcement and regulatory matters, RICO, insurance coverage, ERISA, international trade and white collar crime. Besides many Fortune 50 corporations, he has represented the HBO program "The Sopranos," the Boston Celtics, and the Detroit Tigers. |
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CO-MODERATOR |
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Marc Fleischaker
Chairman
Arent Fox
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| Marc has been chairman of Arent Fox since 1997. He maintains an active legal practice in a number of areas, including trade association representation, environmental law, antitrust law, litigation, and civil rights law. |
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