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Thursday, November 16, 2006
Special Pre-Conference Event

Understanding What Drives Corporate Counsel in Their Relationship with Outside Counsel

Results. Knowledge. Expertise. Cost. Responsiveness. We’ve heard these words time and time again. But despite rising costs, aligning our firms’ services to the performance metrics by which our clients measure us is still a challenge. In the sequel to last year’s successful pre-conference general counsel event, Lexis-Nexis leads this update with a star-studded panel of its own. Come early again this year and learn:

• How in-house counsel define “partnering” with their outside counsel and what they look for during the hiring process to identify good business partners


• The tools and tactics for setting the ground rules at the outset of a relationship or engagement to manage expectations and createredictability in performance, cost, and risk management


• The key factors on which corporate counsel measure a law firm’s performance, including feedback from their own internal clients

Moderator:
John Lipsey, Esq.
Vice President, Corporate Counsel Services
Martindale-Hubbell
 
Panelists:
Emily D. Dickinson, Esq.
Senior Vice President & General Counsel
Hannaford Bros. Co.
 
Eric I. Cohen, Esq.
Senior Vice President & General Counsel
Terex Corporation
 
Catherine E.M. Kortlandt, Esq.
Assistant General Counsel
Praxair Inc.
 
Gregory B. Butler, Esq.
Senior Vice President & General
Counsel, Northeast Utilities