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Selected Speaking Engagements

November 18, 2011
ABA Section of Business Law
2011 Fall Meeting
Committee on Legal Opinions
"Risk Factors in Legal Opinions"
The Ritz-Carlton
Washington, D.C.

November 9-11, 2011
Practising Law Institute
43rd Annual Securities Regulation Institute
“What You Need to Know About Legal Opinion Practice”
New York, New York

May 18, 2011
Practising Law Institute
Delaware Law Developments 2011: What All Business Lawyers Need to Know
PLI Conference Center
New York, New York

April 28, 2011
ABA Spring 2011 National Legal Malpractice Conference
“Will Failing Banks Drive Claims Against Lawyers”
Westin Copley Place
Boston, Massachusetts

April 1, 2011
23rd Tulane Corporate Law Institute
“Enhanced Ethics and Professionalism”
Roosevelt Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
New Orleans, Louisiana

March 11, 2011
Georgetown 15th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute
“Change Comes to Washington and What it Means for In-House Counsel”
Georgetown University Law Center
Washington, D.C.

February 6, 2011
10th Anniversary Legal Malpractice & Risk Management Conference (Hinshaw)
“What You Need to Know About Lawyers’ Liability Under the Federal and State Securities Laws”
The Westin Chicago River North Hotel
Chicago, Illinois

November 12, 2010
New York State Bar Association
"Ethics for Corporate Counsel 2010: Current Issues and Best Practices"
New York, New York 

November 11, 2010
PLI 42nd Annual Institute on Securities Regulation
“Top Ten Issues for Legal Opinion Practice and Audit Responses”
New York, New York

May 11, 2010
Working Group on Legal Opinions (WGLO) Seminar
Panel on Recent Suit on Opinion Letter
New York, New York

January 27-28, 2010
American Conference Institute’s 2nd Annual Forum on LPL/Legal Malpractice
“Client Bankruptcies: Managing the Increase in Legal Malpractice Claims Being Brought by Bankruptcy”
The Helmsley Park Lane Hotel
New York, New York

November 6, 2009
PLI 41st Annual Institute on Securities Regulation
Ethics Panel, "Putting Your Professional Reputation and More on the Line"
The New York Hilton
New York, New York

October 20, 2009
Working Group on Legal Opinions (WGLO) Seminar
"Defense on an Opinion Claim"
New York, New York

March 12-13, 2009
The 13th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute
“Recent Developments in Delaware Corporate Law”
Georgetown University Law Center
Washington, D.C.

March 4-6, 2009
2009 Legal Malpractice and Risk Management Conference
Westin Chicago River North Hotel
Chicago, Illinois

January 15-16, 2009
The FDIC and New Banking Crisis: Litigation Challenges Past, Present and Future Conference
The Westin Grand Hotel
Washington, D.C.

November 19, 2008
Stafford Legal Teleconferences
“Law Firm Internal Investigations and the Attorney-Client Privilege”

November 18, 2008
The Directors Roundtable
The Credit Crisis: Sources of Potential Liability and What to Do About It
“Potential Sources of Federal Government Liability & Claims”
“Potential Claims by Private Litigants”
Grand Hyatt Washington
Washington, D.C.

November 14, 2008
PLI 40th Annual Institute on Securities Regulation
Ethics Panel
The New York Hilton
New York, New York

October 28, 2008
New York State Bar Association – Corporate Counsel Section
“Ethics for Corporate Counsel: New Issues and Developments Relating to Employment, Corporate Policy, Whistle-Blower, and Privilege Issues”
New York City Bar
The Great Hall
New York, New York

August 8, 2008
ABA Annual Meeting
"Sox at Six: Is It Working"
New York, New York

July 24, 2008
Webcast for General Counsel's Office of International Telecommunications Company

June 12, 2008
Stafford Legal Teleconferences
"Law Firm Internal Investigations and the Attorney-Client Privilege"

June 10, 2008
PLI Webcast/Telecast
"Subprime Mortgage Litigation: Where are the Hot Spots for Lawyers?"

June 3, 2008
Working Group on Legal Options (WGLO) Seminar
"The Subprime Mess and Lawyer Liability"
New York, New York

April 17, 2008
Thomson/West Speech for Corporate Counsel
"Subprime Litigation"
Duke Mansion
Charlotte, North Carolina

April 3-4, 2008
2008 Tulane Corporate Law Institute
"Ethics for the Corporate Counselor"
Westin Canal Place Hotel
New Orleans, Louisiana

February 26-27, 2008
NERA
"Subprime and the Credit Crisis"
The Digital Sandbox Network Event Center
New York, New York

December 7, 2007
The Directors Roundtable
"Legal Ethics & Personal Liability of Corporate Counsel"
The Harvard Club
New York, New York

March 8-9, 2007
11th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute
"Ethics Roundtable: Problems for the Corporate Lawyer in the
'Twilight Zone' between Questionable and Illegal Corporate Conduct"
Georgetown University Law Center
Washington, D.C.

February 8, 2007
Washington Metropolitan Association of Corporate Counsel
Panel Discussion
"Taking Care of Business"
Ritz-Carlton at Tysons Corner
Tyson Corner, Virginia

October 17, 2006
ABA Section of Business Law: Legal Opinion Risk Seminar
"Anatomy of a Claim"
New York, New York

October 13, 2006
New York State Bar Association Corporate Counsel Section Fall Ethics Program
"Ethics for Corporate Counsel"
New York City Bar Building
New York, New York

October 11-12, 2006
Large Law Firm Symposium: Ethics, Loss Prevention and Insurance Management Issues
"Defending the Firm - The Big Case - The Law Firm's Perspective"
Chicago, Illinois

September 28, 2006
The Directors Roundtable and The National Law Journal
Honoring Distinguished General Counsel: Peter Kurer, General Counsel of UBS AG
"The Litigation Challenges Facing the Multinational Financial Institution"
The University Club
New York, New York

September 18, 2006
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Town Hall Meeting
Commission on the Regulation of the U.S. Capital Markets in the 21st   Century  -- "Evaluating the Future Viability and Effectiveness of Independent Auditors for Publicly Traded Companies"
Chicago, Illinois

June 15-16, 2006
5th Annual Corporate Counsel Forum
Sponsored  by Texas Bar Association
"Sources of Attorney Liability"
Austin Hilton Hotel
Austin, Texas

December 12, 2005
2005 Securities Law Developments Conference (ICI Education Foundation)
Luncheon Address to General Counsels of Mutual Funds
Grand Hyatt Washington Hotel
Washington, D.C.

November 16, 2005
2005 Investment Company Directors Conference (Independent Directors Counsel)
"Managing Litigation and Enforcement Risks: An Overview for Fund Directors"
Hyatt Regency
Scottsdale, Arizona

November 3, 2005
2005 Investment Company Directors' Conference (Independent Directors Counsel)
"Managing Litigation and Enforcement Risks: An Overview for Fund Directors"
Capital Hilton
Washington, D.C.

October 31, 2005
ABA /ABA Money Laundering Enforcement Conference
"Criminal/Civil Exposure - How to Identify Liability"
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
Washington, D.C.

October 30 - November 1, 2005
Money Laundering Enforcement Conference
"Investigations of Financial Services Companies: Parallel Proceedings: Sarbanes-Oxley Act"
Hilton Embassy Row
Washington, D.C.

September 22-23, 2005
New York State Bar Association Corporate Counsel Institute
"First Corporate Counsel Institute"
Princeton Club
New York City, New York

May 4-6, 2005
American Forest & Paper Association General Counsels Meeting
Washington, D.C.

July 28-30, 2004
Third Annual Advanced In-House Counsel Course
Ethics Panel Discussion
Texas Bar Association
San Antonio, Texas

June 29-30, 2004
The Law Firm Liability Institute, Legal Challenges and Strategies
For the Modern American Law Firm
"Understanding Today's Landscape: Emerging Issues and Case Law in
Law Firm Liability"
New York Marriott Eastside
New York City, New York

May 7, 2004
The Washington Post Company's Annual Legal Department Meeting
Washington, D.C.

May 6, 2004
Fifth Annual Advanced ALI-ABA Course of Study Financial Services Institute 2005
"Investigations and Financial Services Companies; Parallel Proceedings; Sarbanes-Oxley Act"
Hilton Embassy Row
Washington, D.C.

March 23, 2004
General Electric Litigation Council Meeting
Fairfield, Connecticut

March 11-12, 2004
8th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute
Ethics Roundtable
Washington, D.C.

October 27, 2003
Corporate Counsel Section of New York State Bar Association
"Ethics for Corporate Counsel"
New York City, New York

October 8-10, 2003 ACCA 2003 Annual Meeting
"What to Do When the SEC Calls: Securities  Investigations and Other Corporate Crises"
San Francisco, California

June 19-20, 2003
DRI Seminar
"D&O and E&O Liability"
("Defending the Enforcement Action After Sarbanes-Oxley")
 Boston, Massachusetts

June 11-13, 2003
ALAS 2003 Annual Meeting
Quebec City, Canada

May 29-31, 2003
ABA National Conference on Professional Responsibility
The Fairmont Hotel
Chicago, Illinois

October 15-17, 2001
ACCA Annual Meeting
San Diego, California

May 31-June 2, 2001
ABA National Conference on Professional Liability
"Global Ethics"
Miami, FL

April 23-24, 2001
Canadian Corporate Counsel Association National Spring Conference
"Global Ethics"
Victoria, British Columbia

March 15-16, 2001
Georgetown CLE Corporate Counsel Institute
"How Does the General Counsel Work with the CEO and Board Most Effectively"
Washington, D.C.

October 5, 2000
New York State Bar Association
"Ethics for Corporate Counsel"
New York, New York

April 12-13, 2000
West Group/ACCA
"Ethics CLE"
New York, New York

March 16-17, 2000
Georgetown CLE
"Corporate Counsel Institute"
Washington, D.C.

November 3-5, 1999
ACCA's 1999 Annual Meeting
"Taking the Lead: Strategies for the Corporate Advocate"
San Diego, California

March 18-19, 1999
Georgetown University CLE
"Corporate Counsel Institute"
Washington, D.C.

November 13, 1998
ACCA's 1998 Annual Meeting
"Reaching Achieving Connecting"
Washington, D.C.

February 13-16, 1997
1997 ACB/ABA Attorneys' Conference
Orlando, Florida

November 14-15, 1996
"Banking Litigation"
Sponsored by Georgetown CLE and American Bankers Association
Washington, D.C.

November 13, 1996
ACCA's 1996 Annual Meeting
Washington, D.C.

October 18, 1996
"Federal Enforcement 1996"
Sponsored by Georgetown University CLE
Washington, D.C.

June 13-14, 1996
Legal Leadership Summit
Sponsored by ACCA
Memphis, Tennessee

April 26-27, 1996
Keck Panel Discussion of Corporate Representation and Management Wrongdoing
Sponsored by Federal Bar Association
Cornell University
Petersburg Beach, Florida

April 18-19, 1996
“Financial Services Litigation: Commercial Investment Issues”
Sponsored by Practising Law Institute
New York, New York

March 7-8, 1996
1996 Institute on Banking Law & Regulation
Sponsored by University of Miami School of Law
Miami, Florida

October 16-17, 1995
“Defending Bank and Thrift Directors and Professionals”
Practising Law Institute Conference
Washington, D.C.

October 12-13, 1995
“Federal Enforcement”
Georgetown CLE
Co-Sponsored by The Criminal Litigation Committee, Section of Litigation,
American Bar Association
Washington, D.C.

October 9-10, 1995
Business Torts Forum
Sponsored by The Business Torts Reporter
Chicago, Illinois

September 11-12, 1995
The 12th Annual Bank and Thrift Supervision
Enforcement and Compliance Conference
Washington, D.C.

March 30-31, 1995
Southwestern Legal Foundation "Conference on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure"
Dallas, Texas

December 1-2, 1994
Prentice Hall Law & Business
"Fourteenth Annual Securities Activities of Banks"
Washington, D.C.

October 27-28, 1994
Prentice Hall Law & Business
"Fourteenth Annual Securities Activities of Banks"
New York, New York

October 24-25, 1994
Practising Law Institute
"Defending Bank & Thrift Directors & Professionals"