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7:55-8:00 am Welcome

  • Dean Jason Nance, Judge James Noel Dean & Professor of Law, SMU Dedman School of Law, Dallas, TX
8:00 am-8:40 am Mind the Gap

  • Kit Addleman, Partner, Haynes and Boone, Dallas, TX
  • Matt Fry, Partner, Haynes and Boone, Dallas, TX
  • Tim Newman, Partner, Haynes and Boone, Dallas, TX
  • Laura Whitley, Partner, Haynes and Boone, Dallas, TX
8:40-9:20 am An Emerging Accessible Tax Credit Market for Corporations

  • Adam Arikat, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis, Dallas, TX
9:20-10:00 am Successful Partnering: Forging Effective Relationships Between In-House and Outside Counsel

  • Jessica B. Magee, Partner and Co-Chair, Securities Enforcement Defense Team, Holland & Knight, Dallas, TX
  • Shamoil T. Shipchandler, Chief Counsel, Risk & Regulatory Group, Charles Schwab & Co., Dallas, TX
10:00-10:10 am BREAK
10:10-10:50 am Exploring Nearshoring in Mexico’s Dynamic Business Landscape

  • Kevin Maher, Partner, Baker McKenzie, Dallas, TX
  • José Hoyos-Robles, Partner, Baker McKenzie, Mexico City, Mexico
  • Rodrigo Montemayor-Villarreal, Partner, Baker McKenzie, Monterrey, Mexico
10:50 am-11:30 pm
Shareholder Activism, Takeaways From 2023, and What to Watch for in 2024
  • Yolanda Garcia, Partner, Sidley Austin, Dallas, TX
  • Leonard Wood, Partner, Sidley Austin, Houston, TX
  • Tayler Bragg, Managing Associate, Sidley Austin, Dallas, TX
11:30 am-12:10 pm
The Emerging Landscape for DE&I Policies and Programs
  • Kimberly Williams, Partner, O’Melveny & Myers, Dallas, TX
  • Tristan Morales, Partner, O’Melveny & Myers, Washington, D.C.
  • David Huntley, former Chief Compliance Officer at AT&T, current SMU Board of Trustees Member, Dallas, TX
  • Julia Simon, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Mary Kay, Addison, TX

 
12:10-1:25 pm Luncheon Speaker: The Federal Trade Commission: Enforcement and Regulatory Upda

  • Matthew Wernz, Regional Director of Southwest Regional Office, Federal Trade Commission, Dallas, TX
1:25-2:05 pm
What You Should Be Doing Today to Prepare for Tomorrow’s Stockholder Dispute
  • Sarah Dodson, Partner, Baker Botts, Dallas, TX
  • John Lawrence, Partner, Baker Botts, Dallas, TX
  • Jessica Pulliam, Partner, Baker Botts, Dallas, TX
2:05-2:45 pm Corporate Compliance in the Age of AI

  • Bradley Weber, Partner, Locke Lord, Dallas, TX
  • George Niño, Executive Vice President, Yokogawa Electric Corporation, Houston, TX
2:45-3:25 pm Choppy Waters: Sanctions, Export Controls, and Business Dispute Risk in a Volatile International Environment

  • Tim McCarthy, Senior Counsel, Dykema Gossett, Dallas, TX
  • T.L. Cubbage, President at The Center for American and International Law and Director of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration, Plano, TX
3:25-3:35 pm BREAK
3:35-4:15 pm Hot Button Legal Issues for Corporate Executives

  • Robert Little, Partner, Gibson Dunn, Dallas, TX
  • Krista Hanvey, Partner, Gibson Dunn, Dallas, TX
4:15-4:55 pm The Carbon Credit Conundrum — Navigating an Ever-Changing “Environment”

  • Todd Thorson, Partner, BakerHostetler, Dallas, TX
  • Craig Carpenter, Partner, BakerHostetler, Dallas, TX
4:55-5:00 pm Closing Remarks

  • Olivia Mae Vrielink and Serene Zidan, SMU Law Review Corporate Counsel Symposium Editors, Dallas, TX