I am pleased to announce the launch of the Institute for In-House Counsel -- an exciting new initiative at New York Law School dedicated to the needs of in-house lawyers and their outside counsel. The Institute will address emerging legal and business issues affecting in-house professionals from various industries and sectors, and provide practical advice on how to successfully navigate the in-house/outside counsel relationship.
Our inaugural half-day conference, to be held on Tuesday, April 8th from 8a.m. to 1p.m., will offer 4 CLE credits (including 1 in Ethics) to participants. It will feature a keynote address from Richard K. DeSherer, Chief Legal Officer at Bloomberg L.P., followed by a series of panels devoted to the real estate, business and regulatory issues facing in-house and corporate attorneys. Please save the date.
Here is a brief snapshot of the conference agenda (although panels are still in formation):
Keynote Speaker: Richard K. DeSherer, Chief Legal Officer, Bloomberg L.P.
Panel: Best Practices for Managing the Outside Counsel Relationship
Neil H. Kessner, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, SL Green Realty Corp.
Joseph Giamboi, General Counsel, The Zucker Organization - Manhattan Skyline Management Corp.
Panel: Hot Topics in Leasing
Justin A. Xenitelis, General Counsel, Thor Equities LLC
Danielle Medaglia, Senior Counsel, Louis Vuitton North America, Inc.
Moderator: Joshua Stein, Principal, Joshua Stein PLLC
Panel: Building a Successful Compliance Department
Robin Meister, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, BNP Paribas Investment Partners
Patrick Nicholson, Chief Compliance Officer, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services LLC
Eric Ross, Chief Compliance Officer, Avenue Capital Group
Ethics Briefing for In-House Counsel
Rebecca Roiphe, Professor of Law, New York Law School
We expect an audience of over 200 professionals at this event – including in-house and corporate counsel from various organizations, outside lawyers, compliance and other business professionals. The invitation for the event will be distributed to an extensive mailing list of over 10,000 (including in-house attorneys, compliance officers, and senior officers at major companies) in the New York City area.
We are currently seeking law firms to sponsor the conference, and I hope you will consider supporting this event. In addition to the good will and marketing advantages, sponsors will also benefit by receiving a number of complimentary registrations. We are offering two levels of sponsorship opportunities for this conference -- please see the attached flyer for more details.
For additional information about sponsorship, the Institute or the 2014 Conference, please contact me privately at Andrew.Berman@nyls.edu.