Save The Date (Wed 22 July/Washington, DC)

You are cordially invited to a special event:

What's Next for Global Legal Services? 

Bright Ideas from Industry Leaders

Wednesday 22 July 2009

Washington, DC

  presentation and discussion with senior inside counsel, outside counsel and law firm executives.

 resenters are contributors to the new book:

Bright Ideas:  Insights from Legal Luminaries Worldwide

Bruno Cova, Partner, Paul Hastings (Milan)

E. Leigh Dance, President, ELD International (NY & Rome) - Editor

Tim Glassett, former General Counsel, Hilton Hotels international (LA)

Despina Kartson, Chief Marketing Officer, Latham & Watkins (NY)

Bruce MacEwen, President, Adam Smith, Esq. (NY)

Deborah McMurray, Chief Executive, Content Pilot (Dallas)

Michael O'Neill, SVP and General Counsel, Lenovo (Wash DC)

Jolene Overbeck, Chief Marketing Officer, DLA Piper (NY)

Tom Sabatino, EVP and General Counsel, Schering Plough (NJ)

Mary K Young, Partner, Zeughauser Group (Wash DC)

www.BrightIdeasGlobalLaw.com

Where:      offices of DLA Piper LLC, 500 8^th St NW, Washington, DC                (between E and F Streets NW)

Time:        2:30pm-5:30 followed by a reception

Hosted by:         ELD International, global legal services consultancy, in cooperation with DLA Piper

How can we best answer today's extraordinary challenges in delivering legal services around the world? 

At this invitation-only event, presenters will share their perspectives and suggest how you can prepare for the future.

Program:

2:30          Registration and Welcome

2:45          Setting the stage:  Leigh Dance and Bruce MacEwen

3:00 - 4:15:  Changes in global supply and demand for legal services and what they mean:  where to invest, where to cut back

Speakers:  B. Cova, D. Kartson, M. O'Neill, T. Sabatino (moderated by L. Dance)

5-minute stretch

4:20 - 5:30:  How leaders can drive performance in international law firms and corporate law departments 

Speakers:  T. Glassett, D. McMurray, J. Overbeck, M. Young (moderated by B. MacEwen)

5:30 - 7:00 - reception - Bright Ideas book available for sale. 

RSVP before July 14 to: 

Freya Birdie, ELD International - fbirdie@eldinternational.com

Please direct your questions to:  Leigh Dance: +1 631 276 9365

or Mary K Young + 1 301 320 1518

This event is open to law firm leaders and in-house counsel only and, while attendance is free, space is limited.  You may RSVP indicating your interest in attending and the organizers will let you know if they can confirm your place. 

We hope to see you there!

E. Leigh Dance, ELD International, Inc.