Keynote (archived) Sabine Chalmers [Chief Legal Officer, InBev NA/SV] » Biography Being an innovative leader and managing your in-house team Download Presentation » Join the Presentation « View Archived Presentation

Round Table (archived) Chair person The Panel John Malpas [Editor in Chief, Legal Week] Chris Arnull [Solicitor & Associate General Counsel, KPMG LLP (UK)] » Biography Gordon Moir [Chief Counsel and Vice President, BT Global Services] » Biography Patrick Somers [Berwin Leighton Paisner] Effectively managing external work and achieving the best from outside counsel Building good relationships with outside counsel is imperative in order to achieve the best possible results. However legal teams are presented with the challenge of deciding on what to outsource and to whom, given today's competitive legal market. This panel will discuss how to get the best out of your external counsel together with demonstrating techniques of outsourcing. Download Round Table » Join the Round Table « View Archived Round Table

Round Table (archived) Chair person The Panel John Malpas [Editor in Chief, Legal Week] Susan Crichton [General Counsel, GE Money EMEA] James Jackson [Vice-President and Associate General Counsel, Philip Morris International, Switzerland] » Biography Developing, retaining and rewarding your in-house team The battle for legal talent remains competitive and is regarded as one of the most fundamental management challenges of general counsel. This panel will discuss ways to overcome this ever-increasing challenge. The panel will highlight examples where they have built tools to help retain their most talented lawyers by developing effective development and reward structures to avoid loosing them to competitors or private practice. Download Round Table » Join the Round Table « View Archived Round Table

Round Table (archived) Chair person The Panel Aninder Khera [Senior Conference Editor, Legal Week] Jeremy Evans [Former Group Head of Legal & Commercial, Northgate Information Solutions] Craig Allwright [Lead counsel Mergers and Acquisitions, KPN] Andrew Pearson [Managing Director, EMEA INTRALINKS] Exploring the effects of mergers and acquisitions on your legal function The last few years have seen significant and major mergers and acquisition between firms and this trend is likely to continue and even accelerate. A merger or acquisition presents tremendous challenges, not least for the in-house team. This panel will examine with clear examples how best you can manage the M&A process and ensure your in-house team is equipped to deal with the seamless transaction. Download Round Table » Join the Round Table « View Archived Round Table

Round Table (archived) Chair person The Panel Aninder Khera [Senior Conference Editor, Legal Week] Christopher D. Barnard [General Counsel, Coca-Cola EU Group] Jyoti Pakrasi [General Counsel EMEA, Cisco Systems - Linksys] Leveraging technology to enhance productivity and efficiency within your legal team There are many reasons that have led firms to implement matter management systems and knowledge-management initiatives. The panel will discuss ways you can leverage technology into your legal department thus creating efficiency and allowing your team to focus on high end work. Download Round Table » Join the Round Table « View Archived Round Table

Keynote (archived) Domenic Leo [VP Intellectual Property Business Development DataCert Inc.] A Business Process Approach to IP Management Download Presentation » Join the Presentation « View Archived Presentation

Keynote (archived) John Frank [Deputy General Counsel] Managing virtual and remote in-house counsel teams – structuring and organising your legal department Download Presentation » Join the Presentation « View Archived Presentation

Closing Remarks (archived) John Malpas [Editor in Chief, Legal Week] Aninder Khera [Senior Conference Editor, Legal Week] Closing Remarks Download Round Table » Join the Round Table « View Archived Round Table

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