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Looking Back
Marisa Trasatti Cipriani & Werner Towson, MD
Valerie Kellner Rawle & Henderson Philadelphia, PA
We had all thought that holding the FDCC’s Annual Corporate Counsel Symposium (CCS) in person this past year would be possible. The Co-Chairs for
the CCS, Valerie Kellner, myself,
and our amazing planning committee members, had drawn up agendas, secured speakers, and put budgets together
for the event only to
Featuring: David Nicholas; Robert Christie; Stuart Simon
• Thursday, November 18
Risk Based Pricing
Featuring: Michele Wojcik; Amy Mass; Brooks Magratten; Wystan Ackerman
• Friday, November 19
Crisis Management
Featuring: Marisa Trasatti; Jacqueline Genesio; Aaron Burton; Jeffery Kelsey
The Committee has also designed the following sessions to take place for our Corporate Counsel and Industry Members at the 2022 Winter Meeting:
March 7, 2022
• Roundtable: What Keeps Corporate Counsel Up At Night? Featuring: Elizabeth Fitzpatrick; Jeffery Guillory; April Savoy; Alexia Cruz; David Vanalek; and Matthew Meaker
• Biden Administration Policy, Regulatory Changes and How They Affect Corporate Clients Featuring: Tyron Picard; Amy Mass; Elizabeth Chatham; Lance Mangum; Matthew Mika
• Navigating COVID-19 and Post- Pandemic Employment Law Considerations
Featuring: Carrie McAtee; Jennifer Lauro; Daniel McGrath; and Doug Compton
Given the importance of issues impacting our members, we’ve also put together the following sessions to be presented at the Annual Meeting in Seattle, WA, during
July 23-30, 2022:
Greene; April Berman
• Talent Development
Featuring: Valerie Kellner; Carolyn Wells; Matthew Cairns; John Rabiej; John Lewis
• Civility
Featuring: Tiffany Alexander; Kendra Jones; Clinton Thute; Christopher DePhillips
• Data Privacy
Featuring: Michael Bonasso; David Vanalek; Sean Griffin; Andrew Keck
• Developments in Labor & Employment Law Featuring: Zan Blue; Kristen Page; Robert Lockwood
In addition, next year’s CCS Co- Chairs, Paul Finamore, Elizabeth Fitzpatrick and Matt Cairns are already working on the in-person CCS to take place October 16-18, 2022 at the Marriott Center City Hotel in Philadelphia, PA.
Through all of the uncertainty
that the past almost two years has thrown our way, the Federation has shown tremendous resilience in keeping our members connected and providing access to industry thought leaders to keep us all ahead of the curve. We are extremely grateful for the patience and passion our members have shown for our organization. We look forward to seeing you and the incredible programming at future meetings.
FDCC Defense Counsel Member Marisa Trasatti is a Partner at Cipriani & Warner in Towson MD, and General Counsel of Sciton, Inc., in Palo Alto, CA. Contact her at: Marisa.Trasatti@wilsonelser.com
then begin receiving cancellations from speakers and
members as the number of COVID infections began spiking again.
As a result of the new restrictions in non-essential travel and spending among the membership, we were forced to take the Symposium virtual. The virtual “Week of Excellence” truly lived up to its name with relevant and substantive sessions by some of the best thought leaders in the industry. Our members attended and had access to the following panel discussions, all of which are also archived on the FDCC on Demand page of the website:
• Monday, November 15
What Keeps Corporate Counsel Up At Night?
Featuring: Gail Cohen; William Toles; Brian Walters; Mark Scruggs
• Tuesday, November 16
Corporate Governance Takeaways
Featuring: Kendra Jones; Sarannah McMurtry; Jayne Donegan; Abbe Horswill
• Wednesday, November 17
Trying Cases in Post-Pandemic World
•
Roundtable: What Keeps Corporate Counsel Up At Night? Featuring: David Nicholas; Michael Bonasso; Meredith Murphy; Geneau Thames; Andrew Etkind; Christopher
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