2024 University of Chicago General Counsel Roundtable Program

The 2024 University of Chicago General Counsel Roundtable is sponsored by Bartlit Beck LLP.

Agenda

  • Wednesday, June 19, 2024
    • Welcome Reception and Dinner
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      • Bartlit Beck LLP | 54 W Hubbard St., Suite 300, Chicago, IL
  • Thursday, June 20, 2024
    • Breakfast and Registration
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      • Gleacher Center | 450 Cityfront Plaza Dr., Room 400, Chicago, IL
    • Opening Remarks
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      • Thomas J. Miles, University of Chicago Law School, Dean and Clifton R. Musser Professor of Law and Economics

        Jason Peltz, Bartlit Beck LLP, Managing Partner

    • Opening Keynote: Demystifying Corporate Oversight Duties
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      • The Honorable Lori W. Will, Delaware Court of Chancery, Vice Chancellor

    • Break
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    • Panel 1: Navigating Partisan Politics in the U.S. and Abroad
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      • Priya Aiyar, American Airlines, Executive Vice President Corporate Affairs and Chief Legal Officer

        Carey Bartell, Conagra Brands, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

        Anne Robinson, Vanguard, Managing Director, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

        Moderator: Adam Chilton, University of Chicago Law School, Howard G. Krane Professor of Law, Walter Mander Research Scholar

    • Panel 2: General Counsel/Chief Legal Officer as Business Partner and Lawyer
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      • Brett Gerry, The Boeing Company, Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President of Global Compliance

        Don Liu, Target Corporation, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal & Compliance Officer

        Angela Steele, McDonald's Corporation, U.S. General Counsel

        Moderator: Adriana Z. Robertson, University of Chicago Law School, Donald N. Pritzker Professor of Business Law

    • Lunch and Fireside Chat with Professor Eric Posner and Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter
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    • Panel 3: Managing Major Company Litigation
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      • Scott Ewing, Trinity Industries, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer

        Alicia Perrault, Pratt & Whitney, Vice President and General Counsel

        Deborah H. Telman, Gilead Sciences, Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs and General Counsel

        Moderator: Asha Spencer, Bartlit Beck LLP, Partner

    • Break
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    • Panel 4: Technology and the Practice of Law: Responding to Developments in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Cyber Risk
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      • Paul Grewal, Coinbase, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

        Damon Hart, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

        Regina Bynote Jones, ADM, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

        Moderator: Randal C. Picker, University of Chicago Law School, James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor of Law