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SOARING TO NEW HEIGHTS:
Mastering the Expanding Role of General Counsel as Legal Expert, Business Strategist, and Ethical Leader

The last several years have brought significant changes to the General Counsel position and for many, a rise of greater prominence within their companies. Large-scale forces are transforming the economics of corporations as they face challenges related to accelerating competition, cost controls, technology development, reporting transparency, and Wall Street’s focus on short-term profit maximization.

As a result, the General Counsel increasingly has a broader scope beyond being strictly a legal advisor to also being a C-suite executive, senior counselor to the Board, the CEO, and the CFO, and the ultimate guardian of the company’s integrity. The General Counsel and her in-house lawyers are expected to understand the full spectrum of their company’s business and provide expert legal advice, business strategy input, and ethical guidance.

At GCI 11, you will explore ways to create and promote your legal department as a key business partner, develop and employ critical business relationships, and strategically advance your expertise and skills to bolster your prominence within the company. Through powerful personal stories, substantive legal workshops, and GCI’s unique open exchange of ideas, you will soar to new heights as you develop practical solutions to stay relevant in today’s evolving corporate legal and business environments.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Senior corporate counsel of public, private, large and small companies, non-profits, government, and educational institutional. Registration is limited to in-house counsel. Scholarships are available for in-house attorneys who wish to attend, but may not be able to do so due to cost considerations.

THANK YOU TO OUR GCI 11 SPONSORS!

PREMIER SPONSORS

RAINMAKER SPONSORS

SENIOR PARTNER SPONSOR

Bressler, Amery & Ross P.C.

PARTNER SPONSORS

Akerman LLP	Allen & Overy LLP	Beveridge & Diamond PC
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP	Davis Wright Tremaine LLP	Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Jackson Walker L.L.P.	Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP	Latham & Watkins LLP
Maynard Cooper & Gale	MetLife, Inc.	Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
	Southern Company Services, Inc.

BOOK SPONSORS

Cassidy Law PLLC

Law Office of Sara Kropf PLLC

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP

RECEPTION SPONSORS

AT&T	Cooper & Dunham LLP	Gerstein Fisher
Hughes Roch LLP	McGuireWoods LLP	Miller Law Group
Prudential Financial Inc.

CLE SPONSOR

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

CO-SPONSORS

Alabama State Bar Women's Section
Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City
Association of Corporate Counsel
California Women Lawyers
Dallas Women Lawyers Association
Diversity & Flexibility Alliance
Florida Association for Women Lawyers
Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys
Greater Washington Area Chapter, National Bar Association, Women Lawyers Division
Hispanic National Bar Association
Kansas Women Attorney's Association
Lawyers Club of San Diego
Minnesota Women Lawyers
Ms. JD
New Hampshire Women's Bar Association
Ohio Women's Bar Association
Orange County Women Lawyers Association
Out Leadership
Santa Barbara Women Lawyers
The Coalition of Women's Initiatives in Law
University of Pennsylvania Law School's Kilgore Society
Westchester Women's Bar Association
Wichita Women Attorneys Association
Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles
Women Lawyers Association of Michigan
Women's Bar Association of Maryland
Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts
Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia
Women's In-House Network

THANK YOU TO OUR PLANNING COMMITTEE!

Beth K. Baier The Walt Disney Company Los Angeles, CA CHAIR	Mimi MacDonald AT&T Services, Inc. St. Louis, MO VICE CHAIR	Sheila M. Murphy MetLife, Inc. New York, NY SPONSORSHIP CHAIR
Theresa J. Baker MetLife, Inc. New York, NY LOGISTICS CHAIR	Jennifer A. Champlin Walmart Stores, Inc. Bentonville, AR CLE CHAIR	Vivien Naim International Realty Associates LLC New York, NY MARKETING CO-CHAIR
Leslie Richards-Yellen Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP Chicago, IL BOARD LIAISON	Dena Rosenzweig The Coca-Cola Company Atlanta, GA CO-SPONSORSHIP CHAIR	Stacey Werner Shapiro Choice Hotels International, Inc. Rockville, MD MARKETING CO-CHAIR
Eman Ahmed-Fakhry Mindray North America Mahwah, NJ	Carol Anderson AT&T Services, Inc. Washington, DC	Ruth Arnould Bank of America New York, NY
Alison N. Bartle AT&T Services, Inc. St. Louis, MO	Heather Bell Walmart Stores, Inc. Bentonville, AR	Julia L. Brickell H5 New York, NY
Alan Bryan Walmart Stores, Inc. Bentonville, AR	Tetyana G. Buescher CompuGroup Medical USA Boston, MA	Ellen Casey MetLife, Inc. New York, NY
Sara E. Chang Lincoln Center New York, NY	Kelly A. Clark Allstate Insurance Company Chicago, IL	Dorian Denburg AT&T Services, Inc. Atlanta, GA
Jamila Diggs EXLServices New York, NY	Darcy Gibson Caterpillar Peoria, IL	Margaret McCue Guillon MetLife, Inc. Atlanta, GA
Kathleen K. Hoffman Allstate Insurance Company Chicago, IL	Anne Kershaw Knowledge Strategy Solutions, LLC New York, NY	Deepa Khosla MetLife, Inc. New York, NY
Lisa G. Kohn Girl Scouts of the USA New York, NY	Anne-Kathrin Kroemer Esurance San Francisco, CA	Grace S. Kurdian NRG Energy, Inc. Princeton, NJ
Jane Mallor McBride Optimus Legal Dallas, TX	Amber Mitchell Allstate Insurance Company Chicago, IL	Lia E. Moeser Allstate Insurance Company Chicago, IL
Mary Monovoukas Boston Scientific Boston, MA	Zarifa Reynolds TIAA-CREF New York, NY	Sima F. Sarrafan Microsoft Corporation Redmond, WA
Helen Schweitz Allstate Insurance Company Chicago, IL	Juliette V. Smith Smartrise Engineering, Inc. Sacramento, CA	Catherine So Tiffany & Co. New York, NY
Sarah Sorenson AT&T Services Inc. Rochester, NY	Ellen Spano AT&T Services Inc. New York, NY	Deborah K. Wright Prudential Financial, Inc. Dallas, TX
	Melissa J. Yost Southern Company Services, Inc. Atlanta, GA