Fall 2017 Seminar
2017 FALL LEGAL OPINIONS SEMINAR - RSVP TODAY!
Monday, October 30, 2017
Welcome Reception and Dinner
6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Location
University Club
One West 54th Street
New York, NY 10019
TOPIC
Outside Counsel Guidelines
SPEAKER
Mr. Randy Curato, Vice President – Loss Prevention Counsel, ALAS, Inc. and WGLO Advisory Board Member
For the Fall 2017 dinner, we are privileged to have as our guest speaker Mr. Randy Curato, Loss Prevention Counsel for ALAS, Inc. and WGLO Advisory Board Member.
Large corporate clients have long promulgated guidelines for their outside counsel. Municipalities and smaller clients are now doing so as well. Many of those guidelines raise concerns in various respects—sometimes in the definition of who the “client” is or what constitutes a conflict, sometimes in the billing guidelines, and sometimes in indemnity provisions. Some of these provisions are simply problematic—firms can agree to them if they choose, but need to be aware of the sweeping obligations they are undertaking. Other provisions, especially the indemnity clauses, pose a more serious threat.
Given these concerns, all firms should to be wary of outside counsel guidelines (OCGs), adopt a procedure on handling them, and ensure that all lawyers forward OCGs and other client-tendered engagement letters to the firm’s general counsel or other designated lawyer for review. At a minimum, firms need to know what they have agreed to; in other cases, firms will want to negotiate or reject certain terms. This program will address OCGs and highlight the terms of concern, explain why those terms cause concern, and offer suggestions on how to handle them.
University Club Dress Code and Cell Phone Restrictions
Male members and guests are required to wear jackets, dress shirts and ties. Female members and guests are required to wear clothing meeting similar standards: tailored clothing that otherwise conforms to this rule including suits, dresses and skirts or tailored trousers with dress shirts, blouses or sweaters. Jeans, shorts, capris, sneakers, flip-flops and other such casual sportswear are not considered appropriate attire.
Photography is prohibited in The University Club.
Cell phone use within the Clubhouse, except in private rooms, is strictly prohibited.
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
WGLO Fall 2017 Seminar
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (approx)
Location
Shearman & Sterling LLP
599 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Dress Code
Business Attire
RSVP
Please RSVP to wglo@eventsmgt.com to advise whether you plan to attend. Please be specific as to which events you will attend – the Monday evening dinners, the Tuesday Seminar, or both days.
Concurrent Session Selection
The concurrent sessions selection survey will be made available once the agenda has been completed.
Please note that seating within the groups may be limited (first-come-first-served); we will do our best to place you in the topic of your choice.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WGLOFall2017
Deadline: Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern.
Agenda/Program
Fall 2017 Seminar Handbook materials are now available online
Seminar Evaluations
In addition to being a CLE requirement, your feedback is also important to us in preparing future programs.
- If you attended the Seminar, we would as that you please take a few moments to complete the online evaluation of the program.
- If you were unable to attend the Seminar but would like to provide suggestions for future programs, you are also welcome to use this form to provide your comments and suggestions.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WGLOFall2017Evals
Deadline: Friday, November 10, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern.
Accommodations
Hotel and travel for the Seminar and Dinner are at your own cost. A small block of rooms has been reserved at the Hilton Garden Inn New York / Manhattan-Midtown East, for the nights of the dinners and seminar. Rooms will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Should you wish to reserve a room, please contact the hotel directly.
The group room rate will apply only until October 1, 2017 and after that date the rate may no longer be available.
Hilton Garden Inn New York/Manhattan-Midtown East
206 East 52nd Street
New York, New York 10022
Room rate: $219 per night plus taxes and fees
Phone: 212-794-6000, Working Group on Legal Opinions Foundation
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