ESQ
The Business Law Society, in conjunction with the Career & Professional Development Center and the Alumni & Development Office will host the Tenth Annual ESQ Career Symposium on Friday, February 3, 2012 and Saturday, February 4, 2012. The event is sponsored by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and Paul Hastings LLP. This symposium is open to all law students. Students may register at here until February 1, 2012. Attire for the event is business formal. For more information about this year's event, please contact 2L students Keegan Drake, Andrew Perrin or Spencer Young
AGENDA
Friday, February 3, 2012
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Registration
Third Floor Lobby
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Welcome, Introduction of Dan Scheinman, Keynote Speaker, Keynote Address
Room 3041
7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
Post-Keynote Reception
Star Commons
Saturday, February 4, 2012
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Saturday Registration, Breakfast & Mingling
Third Floor Loggia
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Panel Discussions – Session I
Specific room assignments for each panel will be provided
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Panel Discussions: Session II
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Nice-to-Meet-You! 15-Minute “Speed Networking”
Star Commons.
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Farewell Lunch catered by Q Shack
Star Commons
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Panel Discussions – Session I
Specific room assignments for each panel will be provided
Big Law I
| Panelists | |
| Thomas Dunn (Moderator) | Cravath, Swain & Moore |
| Ronald Frank | Reed Smith |
| Caroline Gottschalk | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett |
| Robert Gregg | Squire Sanders |
| John Hardiman | Sullivan & Cromwell |
| Sean Memon | Sullivan & Cromwell |
| Jeffrey Tabak | Weil, Gotshal & Manges |
| Darcy White | Paul Hastings |
Big Law II
Panelists |
|
| Michael Hoffman (Moderator) | Skadden Arps |
| Jieni Gu | Sullivan & Cromwell |
| Jeffrey Libson | Pepper Hamilton |
| Squire Servance | Morgan Lewis |
| Jordan Murray | Debevoise & Plimpton |
| Steve Shoemate | Gibson Dunn |
| Rashad Wareh | Kozusko Harris |
Small/Medium Markets I
| Panelists | |
| Patricia Lehtola (Moderator) | Lehtola & Cannatti |
| Joseph McManus | McManus Schor, Asmar & Darden |
| Larry McMichael | Dilworth Paxson |
| David Naftzinger | Thompson Hine |
| Mark Rosenberg | Tarter Krinsky & Drogin |
Small/Medium Markets II
| Panelists | |
| Jonathan Claiborne (Moderator) | Whiteford Taylor Preston |
| Lea Courington | Curran Tomko Tarski |
| Donald Dietrich | Swann Hadley Stump Dietrich & Spears |
| David Farrell | Admiralty Law Offices of David J. Farrell, Jr. |
| Rashad Wareh | Kozusko Harris |
General Counsel
| Panelists | |
| Susanne Haas (Moderator) | Honeywell |
| Allen Nelson | Crawford & Co. |
| E. Blaine Stanley | ACE INA |
| Michael Ward | Showtime |
| Christopher Fazekas | Mubadala Development Company |
| Evan Cramer | Noble Americas Corp. |
| Benjamin Kirschenbaum | FirstService Residential Management |
Beyond the Law Firm: Business, Public Interest and Other Avenues
| Panelists | |
| Gordon Kingsley (Moderator) | Credit Agricole |
| Katherine Payne | Cox Communications |
| Patricia Song | Home Paramount Pest Control |
| Val Broadie | NAACP LDF |
| Christian L. Broadbent | Securities & Exchange Commission |
| Darla Pomeroy | Edge Wireless |
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Panel Discussions: Session II
Corporate Practice: The Generalist
| Panelists | |
| Joseph McManus (Moderator) | McManus Schor, Asmar & Darden |
| Allen Nelson | Crawford & Co. |
| Katherine Payne | Cox Communications |
| Darla Pomperoy | Edge Wireless |
| Evan Cramer | Noble Americas Corp. |
| Benjamin Kirschenbaum | FirstService Residential Management |
Business Litigation
| Panelists | |
| Aya Kobori (Moderator) | White & Case |
| Patricia Lehtola | Lehtola & Cannatti |
| Larry McMichael | Dilworth Paxson |
| Jonathan Claiborne | Whiteford Taylor Preston |
| John Hardiman | Sullivan & Cromwell |
| Lea Courington | Curran Tomko Tarski |
The Transactional Lawyer: M&A, Private Equity, Etc.
| Panelists | |
| Ron Frank (Moderator) | Reed Smith |
| Thomas Dunn | Cravath, Swain & Moore |
| Caroline Gottschalk | Simpson Thacher Bartlett |
| Robert Gregg | Squire Sanders |
| Jieni Gu | Sullivan & Cromwell |
| Gordon Kingsley | Credit Agricole |
| Darcy White | Paul Hastings |
| Steve Shoemate | Gibson Dunn |
Career Progression
| Panelists | |
| David Farrell (Moderator) | Admiralty Law Offices of David J. Farrell, Jr. |
| Rashad Wareh | Kozusko Harris |
| Donald Deitrich | Swann Hadley Stump Dietrich & Spears |
| E. Blaine Stanley | ACE INA |
| Michael Ward | Showtime |
| Ben Kirschenbaum | FirstService Residential Management |
Life Outside Law (Making It All Work)
| Panelists | |
| Patricia Song (Moderator) | Home Paramount Pest Control |
| Squire Servance | Morgan Lewis |
| Susanne Haas | Honeywell |
| Val Broadie | NAACP LDF |
| Mark Rosenberg | Tarter Krinsky & Drogin |
Raising Money & Creating Funds
| Panelists | |
| David Naftzinger (Moderator) | Thompson Hine |
| Sean Memon | Sullivan & Cromwell |
| Michael Hoffman | Skadden Arps |
| Jeffrey Lisbon | Pepper Hamilton |
| Christian Broadbent | Securities & Exchange |
| Christopher Fazekas | Mubadala Development Company |
| Jeffrey Tabak | Weil, Gotshal & Manges |
| Jordan Murray | Debevoise & Plimpton |
