General Counsel Institute: Going Beyond Legal
Exploring how general counsel and their teams work cross functionally within the organization
Location & Start Date
Online
Live SessionsProgram Schedule
April 18, 19, and 20, 2023
Time Commitment: Approx. 12 hours (4 hours per day over 3 days)
Who Should Participate
Practicing in-house attorneys who want to better understand how the legal department can more effectively support other functions within the corporate environment and the challenges associated with working in complex organizations. Lawyers working for law firms, governmental agencies, and non-profits who are considering a move in-house are also welcome and will benefit from the program.
Participants who successfully complete the program will earn a certificate of completion from Berkeley Law Executive Education.
Program Structure
The interactive program is designed to maximize opportunities for discussion and learning.
- Each day is comprised of three sessions, which begin at 8:30 AM and end around 12:30 PM Pacific Time.
- Sessions consists of a 30-40 minute presentation followed by 20-minute breakout discussions focused on the speaker’s topic.
- Breaks are scheduled throughout the morning.
Agenda
Day 1
Tuesday | April 18, 2023
All times are Pacific Daylight Time
9:05 – 9:40 AM Session
GCs as Business Strategists and Catalysts | Kodwo Ghartey-Tagoe (Duke Energy)
10:15 to 10:50 AM Session
Supreme Court Roundup | Erwin Chemerinsky (Berkeley Law)
11:30 AM – 12:05 PM Session
Moving From a Functional Cost Center to a Strategic, Business Facing Partner | Marta Ronquillo Newhart (Westinghouse Electric Company)
Day 2
Wednesday | April 19, 2023
All times are Pacific Daylight Time
8:40 – 9:10 AM Session
Rethinking Governance and Shareholder Engagement | KT Rabin (Columbia Law School Millstein Center) and Nichol Garzon (Glass Lewis)
9:40 to 10:10 AM Session
Commercial Transactions: Lessons from the Classroom | Patrick Hammon (Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP) and Jose Lopez (Zeplin)
10:40 – 11:10 AM Session
How to be Successful in Times of Uncertainty and Change | Sterling Miller (Hilgers Graben)
11:40 AM – 12:10 PM Session
Developing and Managing your IP Strategy and Budget | Lee Van Pelt (Van Pelt, Yi & James LLP)
Day 3
Thursday | April 20, 2023
All times are Pacific Daylight Time
8:40 – 9:10 AM Session
Communicating with Impact | Anya Grossmann (Berkeley Law)
9:40 to 10:10 AM Session
Creating Value Through Corporate Purpose | Duane Hughes (UBS) and Claudette Pulido (Morgan Stanley)
10:40 – 11:10 AM Session
Fireside Chat with Jeff Shell (NBCUniversal) and Jim Gilbert (Berkeley Law Executive Education)
11:40 AM – 12:10 PM Session
ESG and the Role of the In-House Lawyer | Silvia Garrigo (UC Berkeley School of Law, Business and Society Institute)
Tuition & Discounts
Full Program Pass | General Public Rate
Includes:
- Access to livestream of all presentations;
- Private Q & A with speakers;
- CLE credit;
- Certificate of completion;
- Access to session recordings for up to one week after the program ends; and
- Discounted tuition at the in-person GC Institute, scheduled for August 3-4, 2023.
$495
Full Program Pass | Alumni/LL.M Student Rate
For past GC Institute participants; Berkeley Law alumni; and current Berkeley Law LL.M students.
Includes all of the same benefits as the General Public Rate Full Program Pass.
Please email [email protected] for instructions to access this rate.
$90
Session Observer Pass
Includes:
Access to livestream of all presentations.
Free
Group Rates
If you represent a group, please email [email protected] for more information.
MCLE
MCLE
10 hours
This program has been approved for up to 10 hours of MCLE credit by the State Bar of California. Attorneys from other states will need to contact their local bar to verify their own certification requirements.
2023 Speakers: (Partial List)
Erwin Chemerinsky
Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law at Berkeley Law
Silvia M. Garrigó
Faculty at University of Miami Herbert Business School
Nichol Garzon
CLO & SVP Corporate Development at Glass Lewis
Kodwo Ghartey-Tagoe
EVP & Chief Legal Officer at Duke Energy
Jim Gilbert
Executive Director at Berkeley Law Executive Education
Anya Grossmann
Director of Global Outreach and Professional Engagement at Berkeley Law
Patrick Hammon
Lecturer at Berkeley Law
Duane Hughes
Managing Director and Chair, Americas Advisory Council at UBS
Irene Liu
Executive in Residence at Berkeley Law Executive Education and Founder of Hypergrowth GC
Jose Lopez
General Counsel at Zeplin
Sterling Miller
CEO and Senior Counsel at Hilgers Graben
Marta Ronquillo Newhart
Former Chief Communications & Brand Officer at Westinghouse Electric Co.
Claudette Pulido
Executive Director at Morgan Stanley – Legal and Compliance
KT Rabin
Advisory Board Member at Columbia Law School Millstein Center
Jeff Shell
CEO at NBCUniversal
Lee Van Pelt
Lecturer at Berkeley Law
Accessibility
For disability accommodation requests and information, please contact Lily Yang at [email protected]. Please attempt to make your service request with as much advance notice as possible.
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