U.T. System Legal Conference

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AGENDA

MCLE Credit: Total - 11.75 hrs; Ethics - 1.75 hrs

Course No. 901189389

Thursday, October 22, 2009

                                                            
[Go to Friday]

8:00 – 8:30 am

Coffee, Meet and Greet

8:30 – 8:45 am

Opening Remarks


Barry D. Burgdorf, Vice Chancellor and General Counsel
    The University of Texas System

8:45 – 9:45 am

(1.0 hrs.)

Keynote Speaker

Dan Bartlett, President and CEO
    Public Strategies, Inc.
    (Former Counsel to President George W. Bush)

9:45 - 10:00 am

Break

10:00 – 10:45 am

(0.75 hrs.)

Copyright Law: A Practical Introduction for University Counsel


Shannon T. Vale, Partner
    PirkeyBarber LLP

10:45 - 11:30 am

(0.75 hrs.)

Communicating So People Will Listen

Barbara B. Miller
    Barbara B. Miller Communication

11:30 am - 12:00 pm

(0.50 hrs.)

Lily Ledbetter's Fair Pay: Expanding Limitations and Continuing Violations


Shannon B. Schmoyer, Partner


     Schmoyer Reinhard LLP

12:00 – 1:00 pm

Lunch

1:00 – 1:45 pm

(0.75 hrs.)

 

The Family Medical Leave Act of 1993: New Regulations and Recent Opinions


Clara (C.B.) Burns, Partner
    Kemp Smith, LLP

1:45 – 2:30 pm

(0.75 hrs.)

Lawyers and Faculty Hearing Panels: A Clash of Cultures with a Common Goal

Helen Bright, Managing Attorney
    The University of Texas System

Vince Hilser, Ph.D., Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular
    Biology

    The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Dan Sharphorn, Associate Vice Chancellor and Deputy General
    Counsel

    The University of Texas System

2:30 - 2:45 pm

Coffee Break and Networking

2:45 - 3:30 pm

(0.75 hrs.)

Important Considerations for International Transactions

Sue Snyder, Partner
    Jackson Walker L.L.P.

3:30 - 4:15 pm

(0.75 hrs.)

Voting Just Encourages Them: The 81st Legislature

Steve Collins, Associate Vice Chancellor for Governmental
    Relations and Special Counsel
    The University of Texas System

4:15 - 5:00 pm

(0.75 hrs.; 0.75 Ethics)

What Social Science Teaches About Policies, Procedures, and Ethical Behavior in an Organizational Setting (0.75 Ethics)


William J. Chriss, Shareholder
    Law Office of William J. Chriss, P.C.
    (Of Counsel, Gravely & Pearson, L.L.P.)

5:00 pm

Announcements

6:00 - 9:00 pm

Reception and Dinner

    Cantina Laredo
    201 West 3rd Street


Friday, October 23, 2009

                                                          
[Go to Thursday]

7:45 - 8:30 am

Breakfast and Networking

8:30 - 9:00 am

Chancellor's Vision


Francisco G. Cigarroa, M.D., Chancellor
    The University of Texas System

 

9:00 - 10:00 am

(1.0 hrs.)

Discussion of Grassley and Conflicts of Interest in Medical Research


Barry D. Burgdorf, Vice Chancellor and General Counsel
    The University of Texas System
Lawrence Plutko, Systemwide Compliance Officer
    The University of Texas System

10:00 - 10:30 am

Break

10:30 - 11:15 am

(0.75 hrs.)

UBIT-er Sweet (So You Think UT Is Not Subject to Tax! Think Again!!)


Don Jansen, Senior Attorney
    The University of Texas System
Kyle ZumBerge, Attorney
    The University of Texas System

11:15 - 12:00 pm

(0.75 hrs.)

Working with Criminal Regulatory Agencies

Kenneth M. Breen, Partner
    Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

12:00 - 1:00 pm

Lunch

1:00 - 1:45 pm

(0.75 hrs.)

Overview of U.S. Export Controls

J. David Ivey, Partner
    Baker and Hostetler LLP

 

1:45 - 2:45 pm

(1.0 hrs; 1.0 hrs. Ethics)

Attorney Ethics and Technology (1.0 Ethics)


Jason S. Boulette, Partner
    Boulette & Golden L.L.P.

2:45 - 3:30 pm

(0.75 hrs.)

The Challenges Facing an Interim University President

Dr. Charles Sorber, Interim President
    The University of Texas-Pan American

3:30 pm

Closing Remarks and Adjournment


Barry D. Burgdorf, Vice Chancellor and General Counsel
    The University of Texas System