2020 FIRST CHAIR AWARD AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2021
Moderator: Craig Martin, Firm Chair, Partner, Jenner & Block
Cindy Abbott, Vice President, General Counsel, Chicago Public Media
Anne M. Frye, Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary & Compliance Officer, Vertellus
Chad R. Hamilton, General Counsel, EVP Legal and Governmental Affairs, Sargento Foods Inc.
Jason Maxwell, Senior Vice President – Co-Head of Legal and General Counsel for Hines Global
Income Trust and Global REIT, Hines
Jeffrey Simmons, Chief Legal Officer, GlobalTranz
Julian Wheatland, former COO & CFO, Cambridge Analytica and SCL
Maureen O’Neill, Senior Vice President, Strategic Engagement, Consilio
Track 2: Secrets to a Successful Contract Management Deployment
Chase D’Agostino, AVP of Corporate Solutions & Strategic Growth, QuisLex
Track 3: Unequal Pay in the GC Ranks
Theresa Amato, Counsel, Sherman & Sterling
Track 2: Hot Topics in Employment Law
Cheryl D. Orr, Partner, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Leslie E. Wallis, Shareholder, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Track 3: Women Negotiating for Career Success
Moderator: Carol Frohlinger, President, Negotiating Women, Inc.
Michele Stumpe, Partner, Taylor English Duma LLP
Track 2: Legal Marijuana and Employment Law: What Businesses Need to Know
Track 3: News Since Last Year’s Summit Toward Advancing the Goal
Debra R. Bernard, Partner, Perkins Coie
Track 2: What In-house Counsel Needs to Know About Pay Equity
Track 3: Action Items for Pay Parity
Tamara Bock, Member, Epstein Becker Green
CONFERENCE VENUE: GLEACHER CENTER