Northwestern/Kellogg Business Law Conference
Today the business and legal worlds are more intertwined than ever before. As a senior executive, it’s absolutely impossible to escape high-stakes complex legal issues. Similarly, if you’re a leading corporate lawyer, you consistently run into business issues, not only at your firm but also at the firms of your clients. That’s why in 2009, two school joined Northwestern by creating a formally integrated JD-MBA program and in 2010, two more schools joined the cohort. Well, Northwestern is taking the lead once again and in February we’re launching the first Business Law Conference at a business school in the US.
The Kellogg School of Management is proud to host its inaugural Business-Law Conference. Whether forming a business, raising money, restructuring, or even making apparently simple business decisions, today’s manager faces many legal challenges. In recognition of this growing intersection of law and business, the conference will explore critical business issues which have substantial legal implications. Attendees will learn how to make improved business decisions with a clearer understanding of the legal implications of their decisions.
The theme of this year’s conference is “Legal Challenges in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Ownership†and will focus on issues particularly relevant to entrepreneurs and business leaders who want to supplement their business acumen with a legal perspective. The conference will be keynoted by Lawrence Eppley, partner at K&L Gates and former general counsel for Potbelly Sandwich Shop.
The first panel, “Working with Lawyers,†will address the inevitable situation when business leaders work with attorneys. Topics will range from billing to using time efficiently to communication.
Panelists include:
- Roger Stelle, Partner, Meltzer, Purtill & Stelle
- Henry Krasnow, Partner, Krasnow, Saunders & Cornblath; Author, Your Lawyer: An Owner’s Manual
The second panel, “Selling and Marketing in Cyberspace,†will discuss the most pressing issues these companies face when doing business on the internet, including privacy and data collection policies, copyright and trademarking and legal regulations with email marketing and spam. Panelists include:
- Gina Durham, Partner, DLA Piper
- Gregg Kirchhoefer, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
- Desiree Vargas Wrigley, CEO and Co-Founder of GiveForward.com
- Ross Kimbarovsky, Co-Founder of crowdSPRING
- Moderated by Professor Esther Barron, Northwestern Law & Co-Founder of Elezar Handbags
The conference will take place from 1:00pm to 5:30pm with a networking reception to follow. If you have any questions please contact us.
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April 17, 2013