Welcoming Remarks Watch Video

Lisa A. Rickard, President, U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Legislative Keynote – A View from Capitol Hill Watch Video

• The Honorable John A. Boehner, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives

Introduced by:  Lisa A. Rickard, President, U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform

Access to Justice or the Bottom Line? Watch Video

The Growing Commercialization of the Practice of Law

This panel will address the “commercialization” of the practice of law through issues such as third-party litigation financing, where outside investors have a stake in the outcome of ligation; the new trial lawyer “bounty hunter” ads on the internet; and the growing interest in allowing investors to partner with lawyers in law firms.

• Roger Parloff, Senior Writer, Fortune Magazine
• The Honorable Thurbert E. Baker, Former Attorney General  of Georgia,  Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge
• Peter Snyder, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, New Media Strategies
• Kenneth M. Goldstein, President, Campaign Media Analysis Group

Introduced and Moderated by:  John H. Beisner, Practice Co-Leader, Mass Torts/Insurance Litigation Practice Area, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Supreme Court:  Cases of Interest to Business Watch Video

 This panel will review key business decisions of the 2010 Term of the U.S. Supreme Court and preview the most important business cases pending on the 2011 docket.

•  Lisa S. Blatt, Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP
•  Paul D. Clement, Partner, Bancroft PLLC

Introduced and moderated by:  Lily Fu Claffee, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Chief Legal Officer, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Trends We Don’t Want To Continue: A Look at the Latest Lawsuits and Theories from The Trial Bar Watch Video

The panel will spotlight litigation trends in a variety of areas such as asbestos and the use of civil conspiracy, transnational torts and the use of outside contingency fee counsel by certain state attorneys general in recent litigation.

• Katherine L. Adams, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Honeywell International, Inc.
• John B. Bellinger III, Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP
• James R. Copland, Director, Center for Legal Policy, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research

Introduced and moderated by:  Thomas A. Gottschalk, Of Counsel, Kirkland and Ellis LLP

 Annual Legal Reform Awards Luncheon

Special remarks by: Thomas J. Donohue, President and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Watch Video

 Keynote Address Watch Video

• The Honorable Nikki Haley, Governor of South Carolina

Introduced by: Thomas J. Donohue, President and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

 2011 Legal Reform Awards Watch Video

Presented by: Lisa A. Rickard, President, U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform

State Leadership Award : South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley

Outstanding Organization Award : Business Council of Alabama

Research and Policy Award : John H. Beisner, Practice Co-Leader, Mass Torts/Insurance Litigation Practice Area, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Liability Climate in the States:  Costs, Reforms and the Potential Impact on Jobs with Special Remarks by Governor Robert F. McDonnell  Watch Video

This panel will examine the legal climate in the states, reforms and the impact on employment and business activity.

• Paul Hinton, Vice President, NERA Consulting
• Richard J. Trabulsi, Jr, President, Texans for Lawsuit Reform
• The Honorable Robert F. McDonnell, Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia

Introduced and Moderated by:  The Honorable John M. Engler, President, Business Roundtable, Former Governor of Michigan

A View from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Watch Video

• The Honorable Troy A. Paredes, Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Introduced by:  Lisa A. Rickard, President, U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform

The Very Long Arm of the Law: A Look at the Impact of  Federal Regulatory and Enforcement  Practices Watch Video

This panel will examine regulatory and enforcement activity through the lens of the False Claims Act, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, The Lacey Act, exclusion authority, and the activities at the Securities Exchange Commission.

•  Peter B. Hutt II, Partner, Health Industry Practice Group, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
• Shana-Tara Regon, Director, White Collar Crime Policy,  National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Henry Juszkiewicz, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Gibson Guitar Corporation

Introduced and Moderated by:  David W. Ogden, Partner, Co-Chair, Government and Regulatory Litigation Practice Group, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

Changes In Attitude:  The Political Outlook, Mood of the Electorate, and What That Means for the Business Community

This panel will feature a spirited discussion with leading political analysts and pollsters on the political outlook and the 2012 elections, the mood of the electorate, and the impact on the business community.

• Bill McInturff, Partner and Co-Founder, Public Opinion Strategies
• Stanley B. Greenberg, Chairman and CEO, Greenberg Quinlan Rosner

 Introduced and moderated by:  Mark Halperin, Editor-at-Large and Senior Political Analyst for TIME; Political Analyst for MSNBC

Networking Reception & Giveaway

Be sure to stay for our networking reception from 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. during which you have opportunities to walk away with one of the following giveaway items, including an Exquisite Wine Basket donated by Altria, Washington Capitals Hockey Tickets, 52 inch Sony HD LCD 1080p and iPad 2.  Click here to view the giveaway rules.