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American Bar Association Commission on Women in the Profession

Summit for Women In-House Counsel
Program Agenda


10:00 a.m. Check-in
   
10:30 a.m

Welcome

Harold J. Krent, Dean and Professor of Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law
Pamela J. Roberts, Chair of the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession and Partner, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

   
10:45 a.m.

Untapped Power: Facts & Figures

Lauren Stiller Rikleen, Commissioner, ABA Commission on Women in the Profession; Executive Director, Bowditch Institute for Women's Success; and Partner, Bowditch & Dewey, LLP

   
11:00 a.m.

Unleash Your Power: The Advancement and Retention of Women

Mary B. Cranston, Immediate Past Chair, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Catherine A. Lamboley, Commissioner, ABA Commission on Women in the Profession and Former General Counsel, Shell Oil Company

   
12:00 p.m.

Luncheon

Keynote: Judge Nancy Gertner, United States District Court, District of Massachusetts

   
1:45 p.m.

Your Power Makes a Difference: Young Partner Panel

Gillian A. Hobson, Partner, Vinson & Elkins LLP
Holly E. Loiseau, Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Joanne Hannaway Sweeney, Partner, Jenner & Block LLP
Karen Collari Troake, Corporate Counsel, Millipore Corporation

   
2:45 p.m.

Exercise Your Power: General Counsel Panel

Sandra Leung, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Bristol-Myers Squib Company
Michele Coleman Mayes
, General Counsel, The Allstate Corporation
Laura Stein, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, The Clorox Company

   
3:30 p.m. Define Your Power: Breakout Sessions
   
5:00 p.m. Leverage Your Power: Determine the Next Steps

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