| DAY ONE - OCTOBER 5, 2005 |
| 2:00 pm |
Registration at the Los Angeles Marriott Downtown - 333 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, California (click for map & transportation) |
| 2:45 - 4:15 pm |
Concurrent Roundtables
Majority Firm Partner Roundtable
Developing Corporate Clients and Getting the Credit
Minority Firm Partner Roundtable
Building a Brand Among Corporate Clients In-House Counsel Roundtable
Getting Internal Support for Using Highly Qualified Minority Outside Counsel Law Firm Associates Rountable
Rainmaking for Associates |
| 5:30 - 7:30 pm |
Judges' Reception
Day one of the conference will conclude at the legendary House of Blues in West Hollywood (click for direction/map). Among our honored guests will be jurists of color from the state and federal bench.
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Free shuttle buses to the House of Blues will depart from the hotel beginning at 5pm |
| DAY TWO - OCTOBER 6, 2005 |
| 8:00 am |
Corporate Connections Check-In |
| 9:00 - 9:30 am |
Welcome - Opening Remarks
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| 9:30 - 12:00 pm |
Corporate Connections
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| 9:30 - 10:30 am |
Concurrent Sessions I
Best Practices for Handling Conflicts of Interest
(1 hour Ethics MCLE Credit)
Kevin Fong, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman- Moderator
Linda Q. Foy, Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabin
S. Amber Lee, Rogers Joseph O'Donnell & Phillips
Best Practices for Law Firm Diversity Program
(1 hour Elimination of Bias MCLE Credit)
Geetanjali Dhillon - Moderator
Bill Edison, Catalyst
Dr. Marlene Jones, Lawyers for One America
Ivonne King, Foley & Lardner LLP
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| 10:45 - 11:45 am |
Concurrent Sessions II
Responding to Auditors' Request for Information
(1 hour General MCLE Credit)
Pamela Palmer, Latham & Watkins - Moderator
Manny Almeida, DeLoitte Tax, LLP
Katy Mobedshahi, Pacific Life
Mentoring Relationships
(1 hour Elimination of Bias MCLE Credit)
Kevin Poloncarz, Farella Braun + Martel LLP - Moderator
Charles Bland
Christine Noma,
Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP
David Otsuka, Wells Fargo Bank
Lindbergh Porter, Allen, Matkins, Leck, Gamble & Mallory LLP
Carita Shanklin, Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP
Lupe Valencia, Wells Fargo Bank
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| 12:15 - 1:45 pm |
Awards Luncheon & Presentation of Diversity Awards
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| 2:00 - 3:15 pm |
Concurrent Sessions III
B & P Code Section 17200: Recent Developments
(1 hour General MCLE Credit)
Eduardo Roy, Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP - Moderator
Juan Basombrio, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Amber Solano,
Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo
Paul Yank, Lafayette & Kumagai LLP
Achieving Labor Code Compliance without Becoming a Litigation Target
(1 hour General MCLE Credit)
Nestor Barrero, NBC Universal - Moderator
Henry Fong, Gap, Inc.
Theodora Lee, Littler Mendelson PC
Natalie Pierce, Carroll, Burdick & McDonough LLP
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| 3:20 - 4:45 pm |
Concurrent Sessions IV
MGM v Grokster: The Future of Intellectual Property
(1 hour General MCLE Credit)
Greer Bosworth, Movielink, LLC
Dean Garfield, Motion Picture Association of America
Philip H. Lam, Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney
Matthew Neco, Streamcast Networks, Inc.
James Nguyen, Foley & Lardner LLP
Electronic Discovery Issues & Practices
(1 hour General MCLE Credit)
Michael Shimokaji, Shimokaji & Associates - Moderator
David Grant, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Mike Gurzi, Guidance Software
Karineh Khachatourian, Gordon & Rees LLP |
| 5:00 - 7:30 pm |
General Counsel Reception
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