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By all accounts this inaugural program was a huge success. Attendees said:
“This program was truly exceptional. The panel members were not only highly experienced and accomplished -- they were also terrific speakers. Great energy and lots of interesting insights.”
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“I enjoyed the variety of topics covering many relevant issues such as utilization of experts, jury research, trial advocacy skills and themes, and ethics for in-house counsel relating to client conflicts and other topics. The speakers were all very
well prepared, thorough, and engaging. I appreciated how the speakers covered practical topics such as trial budgeting, selection of trial & appellate counsel, and communications between in-house counsel and corporate boards/management.”
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The final session of the first day was a presentation on “Ethics for In-House Counsels,” led by Kimball Anderson and Winston & Strawn Assistant General Counsel Alicia Duncan. Key takeaways included the challenges of in-house cor- porate counsel in properly identifying their client and clearing conflicts within the corporate legal department.
The final day of the program began with a panel presentation on expert witnesses. Russ Rosenzweig, CEO of Round Table Group, presented on how to select ex- pert witnesses. Winston & Strawn partner Terry Dee then presented on Daubert motions, followed by presentations and demonstrations on expert witness exam- inations by Past President Doug Young and Kimball Anderson.
The next session covered “Closing Arguments at Trial.” Fellows Carolyn Fairless, George Lombardi, and Dan K. Webb presented and gave demonstrations. The attendees enjoyed closing arguments presented by masters of their craft.
The keynote speaker on Friday was Dan Drobny, former Sears and Groupon General Counsel. He spoke on “What Keeps Corporate GCs Up at Night.”
The program concluded with remarks by Doug Young about the College’s role in training lawyers and maintaining the rule of law.
Kimball R. Anderson Chicago, Illinois