section annual meeting september 14-16, 2017 … governance subcommittee meeting credit unions chair...

Section Annual Meeting September 14-16, 2017

Sheraton Grand Chicago and Gleacher Center Chicago, IL

MASTER CHRONOLOGICAL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

(As of 8/31/17)

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Sheraton Michigan, Meeting Room Level Beer and Basics Consumer Financial Services Chair - Dan McKenna

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Sheraton Missouri, Meeting Room Level Diversity Clerkship Orientation Diversity and Inclusion Chair - Mitchell Bach

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Sheraton Mayfair, Meeting Room Level Consumer Financial Services and Banking Law Welcome Reception Banking Law Consumer Financial Services Co-chairs - Andrew M. Smith and Maureen Young

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Sheraton Riverwalk Promenade & Deck, Exhibition Level Diversity Networking Reception Diversity and Inclusion Chair - Christine W. Young * Ticket Required ** Closed Meeting of 59

Thursday, September 14, 2017

6:00 AM - 7:00 AM Sheraton Edgewater, Lobby Level Business Law Health Club Section Wide Events

7:30 AM - 9:30 AM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VII, Ballroom Level Council Meeting Section Wide Events Chair - William D. Johnston

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom IX, Ballroom Level Commercial Finance Joint Committee Meeting Commercial Finance Chair - Jeremy S. Friedberg

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Sheraton Ontario, Meeting Room Level Non-U.S. Cyber Regulation Task Force Meeting Cyberspace Law Co-chairs - David Flint and Edward A. Morse

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom IX, Ballroom Level Uniform Commercial Code Joint Committee Meeting Uniform Commercial Code Chair - Kristen D. Adams

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VI, Ballroom Level Welcome and Introduction Consumer Financial Services Chair - Andrew M. Smith

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Sheraton Superior, Meeting Room Level Program: Medical Technology in the IoT Age: What the Business Lawyer Needs to Know Cyberspace Law Chair - Dina Ross and Valerie Surgenor Co-sponsoring Committee: Health Law and Life Sciences

* Ticket Required ** Closed Meeting of 59


8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Sheraton Sheraton Ballroom II, Ballroom Level Program: Time for a New Regime?: The Future of Charities Regulation Nonprofit Organizations Chair - William M. Klimon

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Gleacher Center Room 204, Second Floor Program: Understanding the Protective Series LLC Act LLCs, Partnerships and Unincorporated Entities Chair - Steve Frost

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Sheraton Erie, Meeting Room Level Corporate Governance Subcommittee Meeting Credit Unions Chair - Christopher J. Pippett

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Sheraton Michigan, Meeting Room Level Program: Demystifying Artificial Intelligence: What Lawyers Need to Know About AI and Machine Learning Legal Analytics Chair - Diane Holt Co-sponsoring Committees: Business and Corporate Litigation, Cyberspace Law, Young Lawyer

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Gleacher Center Room 206, Second Floor Program: Foreign Corrupt Practices: Current Legal Developments and Practical Implications White-Collar Crime Chair - Jonathan S. Sack Co-sponsoring Committees: Banking Law, Corporate Compliance, Corporate Laws, Energy Business, Institutional Investors, International Business Law, Law and Accounting, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Project Finance and Development



8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Gleacher Center Room 208, Second Floor Program: Managing Environmental Business Risk in the New Administration Environmental Chair - Mary Ellen Ternes Co-sponsoring Committees: Corporate Compliance, International Business Law, Institutional Investors, Project Finance and Development

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom X, Ballroom Level Banking Law Committee Meeting Banking Law Chair - Maureen A. Young

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VI, Ballroom Level Program: Online Advertising and Marketing: Meeting Customer Acquisition Goals While Mitigating the Regulatory Risk Consumer Financial Services Chair - Shara Chang Co-sponsoring Committee: Small Dollar Lending Task Force

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VIII, Ballroom Level Venture Capital Financing Subcommittee Private Equity and Venture Capital Chair - Scott Bleier and Joshua Geffon

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Sheraton Huron, Meeting Room Level Appellate Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Business Courts, Business Torts, E- Discovery, Health Law & Life Science Litigation, Trial Practice Subcommittees, Judges Initiative Committee & Dispute Resolution Committee Joint Meeting Business and Corporate Litigation Co-chairs - Steve I. Platt, F. Peter Phillips, Mark Co-chairs continued: Timothy S. Driscoll, Kevin F. Hormuth, Mary R. Trachtenberg, Elihu M. Berle, Elizabeth A. Johnston, Michaela B. Sozio, Clifton Newman, Richard L. Renck, and J. Powers, Daniel R. Formeller, Peter F. Valori, Stephen Schuster Joseph C. Iannazzone, Rob J. Wittee,



9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Sheraton Huron, Meeting Room Level Dispute Resolution Committee, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Litigation, Business Courts, Business Torts, E-Discovery, Health Law & Life Science Litigation, Trial Practice Subcommittees & Judges Initiative Committee Joint Meeting Dispute Resolution Chair - J. Stephen Schuster, Steve I. Platt, F. Co-chairs continued: Timothy S. Driscoll, Kevin F. Hormuth, Mary Peter Phillips, Mark R. Trachtenberg, Elihu M. Johnston, Michaela B. Sozio, Clifton Newman and Richard L. Renck Berle, Elizabeth A. Powers, Daniel R. Formeller, Peter F. Valori, Joseph C. Iannazzone, Rob J. Wittee,

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Sheraton Huron, Meeting Room Level Judges Initiative Committee, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Litigation, Business Courts, Business Torts, E-Discovery, Health Law & Life Science Litigation, Trial Practice Subcommittees & Dispute Resolution Committee Joint Meeting Judges Initiative Co-chairs - Clifton Newman, Richard L. Renck, Co-chairs continued: Joseph C. Iannazzone, Rob J. Wittee, Timothy S. Steve I. Platt, F. Peter Phillips, Mark R. Driscoll, Kevin F. Hormuth, Mary Johnston, Michaela B. Sozio and J. Trachtenberg, Elihu M. Berle, Elizabeth A. Stephen Schuster Powers, Daniel R. Formeller, Peter F. Valori,

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom IX, Ballroom Level Secured Lending Joint Subcommittee Meeting Commercial Finance Chair - Tarik J. Haskins

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom IX, Ballroom Level Secured Transactions Joint Subcommittee Meeting

Uniform Commercial Code Chair - Kenneth Chin

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Sheraton Mayfair, Meeting Room Level First-Timer Welcome Breakfast Section Wide Events Chair - William D. Johnston



9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Sheraton Mississippi, Meeting Room Level Publications Subcommittee Meeting Corporate Governance Co-chairs - Bruce F.Dravis and Jayne E. Juvan

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Sheraton Sheraton Ballroom I, Ballroom Level **Orientation Business Law Fellows Co-chairs - Brian M. Castro and Dixie L.

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Sheraton Ontario, Meeting Room Level Cyberspace Law Committee Meeting Cyberspace Law Chair - Theodore F. Claypoole

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom X, Ballroom Level Program: Evolving Due Diligence Challenges and Technological Solutions for Financial Institutions and Their Counsel Banking Law Chair - John M. Geiringer Co-sponsoring Committee: Credit Unions, International Business Law, White-Collar Crime

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VIII, Ballroom Level Angel Venture Capital Subcommittee Meeting Private Equity and Venture Capital Co-chairs - Matthew Kittay and Emily Yukich

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Sheraton Arkansas, Meeting Room Level International Business Law Committee Meeting International Business Law Chair - Brigida Benitez



10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VI, Ballroom Level Program: "Show Me the Money!" Developing Effective Sales Incentive Compensation Strategies in a New Era of Regulatory Oversight Consumer Financial Services Chair - Lauren Campisi

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Sheraton Wrigleyville, Lobby Level Council Committee on Membership, Diversity, and Inclusion Meeting Committees of the Council Chair - Nicole F. Munro

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Sheraton Colorado, Meeting Room Level Professional Responsibility Committee Meeting Professional Responsibility Chair - Keith R. Fisher

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Sheraton Lakeview, Lobby Level Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Committee Meeting Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Chair - Susan J. Daley

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Gleacher Center Room 240, Second Floor LLC's, Partnerships and Unincorporated Entities Committee Meeting LLCs, Partnerships and Unincorporated Entities Chair - Garth Jacobson

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Sheraton Missouri, Meeting Room Level ERISA & Pension Litigation Subcommittee Meeting Business and Corporate Litigation Co-chairs - Lisa S. Brogan & Joe Adams



10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Gleacher Center Room 204, Second Floor Program: Competing Rights and Claims to Construction Contract Proceeds and Other Collateral Uniform Commercial Code Chair - Joseph Brophy Co-sponsoring Committees: Commercial Finance, Project Finance and Development

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Sheraton Superior, Meeting Room Level Program: Cybersecurity and Data Protection Guidance for Law Firms: Protecting Your Clients’ Crown Jewels in the Age of the Internet Business and Corporate Litigation Chair - James Melendres Co-sponsoring Committee: Cyberspace Law

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Sheraton Mississippi, Meeting Room Level Corporate Governance Committee Meeting Corporate Governance Chair - Holly J. Gregory

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Gleacher Center Room 206, Second Floor Program: Annual Antitrust Update for Business Lawyers Antitrust Law Chair - Barbara Sicalides Co-sponsoring Committee: Corporate Counsel

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Sheraton Michigan, Meeting Room Level Program: Learning Ethics from the Good Wife - Part 2 Career and Practice Development Chair - Kathleen J. Hopkins Co-sponsoring Committee: Professional Development

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Gleacher Center Room 208, Second Floor Program: The Implications of Changed Climate Policy Leadership for the Energy Industry Energy Business Chair - Bradley Squibb Co-sponsoring Committees: International Business Law, Project Finance and Development



10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Sheraton Sheraton Ballroom II, Ballroom Level Program: Choice of Entity: Planning Without a Crystal Ball Middle Market and Small Business Chair - George M. Flint III Co-sponsoring Committee: LLCs, Partnerships and Unincorporated Entities, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Taxation

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Sheraton Sheraton Ballroom III, Ballroom Level Program: Finding Capital: Broker-Dealer Registration After Paxton and Kramer Federal Regulation of Securities Chair - Marlon Paz

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Sheraton Ohio, Meeting Room Level Cross-Border E-Commerce Subcommittee Meeting

Cyberspace Law Co-chairs - Harold S. Burman and John D. Gregory

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VIII, Ballroom Level International Subcommittee Meeting Private Equity and Venture Capital Co-chairs - Samantha Horn and William

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Sheraton Arkansas, Meeting Room Level Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Subcommittee Meeting Cyberspace Law Co-chairs - Richard Balough and Lisa Lifshitz

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VI, Ballroom Level Understanding and Interrupting Unconscious Bias in the Legal Profession & the Financial Services Industry Consumer Financial Services Co-chairs - Shara Chang and Robin Nunn Joint with Banking Law



11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VI, Ballroom Level Understanding and Interrupting Unconscious Bias in the Legal Profession and the Financial Services Industry Banking Law Co-chairs - Shara Chang and Robin Nunn Joint with Consumer Financial Services

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Sheraton Old Town, Lobby Level Article 7 Subcommittee Meeting Uniform Commercial Code Chair - Bryon Mulligan

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Gleacher Center Room 204, Second Floor Program: Protecting Your Client for (the Great Likelihood of) Civil Litigation While Representing Your Client in a Criminal, Compliance, or Regulatory Matter White-Collar Crime Chair - John Balestriere Co-sponsoring Committee: Business and Corporate Litigation, Corporate Compliance

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Sheraton Superior, Meeting Room Level Program: Cybersecurity Due Diligence in M&A Deals Cyberspace Law Chair - Thomas J. Smedinghoff Co-sponsoring Committees: Consumer Financial Services, Corporate Compliance, Intellectual Property, Mergers and Acquisitions

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Sheraton Huron, Meeting Room Level

**Business Law Today Website Meeting Chair - Jonathan T. Rubens

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Sheraton Bridgeport, Lobby Level Consumer Financial Services Roundtable 1 Consumer Financial Services Co-chairs - Sanford P. Shatz and Heather Thayer



12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Sheraton Lakeview, Lobby Level Consumer Financial Services Roundtable 2 Consumer Financial Services Co-chairs - Sanford P. Shatz and Heather Thayer

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Sheraton Old Town, Lobby Level Consumer Financial Services Roundtable 3 Consumer Financial Services Co-chairs - Sanford P. Shatz and Heather Thayer

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Sheraton Bucktown, Lobby Level Consumer Financial Services Roundtable 4 Consumer Financial Services Co-chairs - Sanford P. Shatz and Heather Thayer

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VIII, Ballroom Level Private Equity and Venture Capital Committee Leadership Meeting Private Equity and Venture Capital Chair - Eric S. Klinger-Wilensky

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Gleacher Center Room 246, Second Floor Environmental Committee Meeting Environmental Chair - Bernard F. Hawkins, Jr.

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom X, Ballroom Level Payments & Electronic Banking Subcomittee Joint Meeting Banking Law Chair - Alaina Gimbert

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom X, Ballroom Level Payments Subcommittee Joint Meeting Uniform Commercial Code Chair - Joseph R. Torregrossa



12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Sheraton Erie, Meeting Room Level Aircraft Financing - Cape Town Convention Session Subcommittee Meeting Commercial Finance Chair - Phillip L. Durham

12:15 PM - 2:15 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom IX, Ballroom Level Credit Unions Committee Meeting Credit Unions Chair - Brenda Barrett

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Sheraton Missouri, Meeting Room Level Cross Border and Trade Financing & International Commercial Law Joint Subcommittee Meeting Commercial Finance Co-chairs - Michael Wunder, Celeste B. Pozo and Penelope Christophorou

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VI, Ballroom Level In-House Counsel Roundtable Consumer Financial Services Chair - Andrew Smith

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Sheraton Missouri, Meeting Room Level International Commercial Law & Cross Border and Trade Joint Subcommittee Meeting Uniform Commercial Code Co-chairs - Celeste B. Pozo,Penelope Christophorou and Michael Wunder

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Sheraton Lakeview, Lobby Level Real Estate Financing Subcommittee Meeting Commercial Finance Chair - Stephen R. Romine



12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Sheraton Sheraton Ballroom I, Ballroom Level **Committee Chair Orientation Section Wide Events Co-chairs - Christopher J. Rockers, Thomas Morante and James C. Schulwolf

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Sheraton Mayfair, Meeting Room Level Middle Market and Small Business Luncheon Middle Market and Small Business Co-chairs - Thomas J. Walsh

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Sheraton Millennium Park, Meeting Room Level Civil Litigation and SEC Enforcement Matters Subcommittee Meeting Federal Regulation of Securities Co-chairs - Elizabeth Gray and Carmen J. Lawrence

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Gleacher Center Room 246, Second Floor Energy Business Committee Meeting Energy Business Chair - Erlyne J. Nazaire

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Sheraton Mississippi, Meeting Room Level Governance of Private and Family-Controlled Entities Subcommittee Meeting Corporate Governance Co-chairs - Jeffrey M. Shapiro and Catherine G. Dearlove

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Sheraton Arkansas, Meeting Room Level Publications Subcommittee Meeting Cyberspace Law Chair - Juliet Moringiello



1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Sheraton Millennium Park, Meeting Room Level Securities Litigation and Class and Derivative Litigation and Criminal & Enforcement Litigation Joint Subcommittee Meeting Business and Corporate Litigation Co-chairs - Jay A. Dubow, Kristian Brabander, Kevin H. Metz and James P. Melendres

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom X, Ballroom Level Program: Administrative Law Boot Camp for Financial Services Lawyers Banking Law Co-chairs - Frank A. Mayer and John E. Bowman

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Sheraton Superior, Meeting Room Level Program: Vendor Risk: The Weakest Link in Your Cybersecurity Strategy Cyberspace Law Chair - William R. Denny Co-sponsoring Committees: Banking Law, Corporate Compliance, Corporate Counsel, Middle Market and Small Business

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Sheraton Old Town, Lobby Level Sports Law Committee and Sports-Related Disputes Subcommittee Joint Meeting Sports Law Co-chairs - Michael A.R. Bernasconi and Richard W. Pound

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Sheraton Old Town, Lobby Level Sports-Related Disputes Subcommittee and Sports Law Committee Joint Meeting Business and Corporate Litigation Co-chairs - Michael A.R. Bernasconi and Richard W. Pound

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Sheraton Edgewater, Gold Coast, Streeterville, Wrigleville, Lobby Level **Corporate Laws Committee Task Force Meetings Chair - David Martin



1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Sheraton Colorado, Meeting Room Level

**Business Law Advisors Committee Meeting Chair - Charles E. McCallum

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VIII, Ballroom Level Academic Subcommittee Meeting Private Equity and Venture Capital Chair - William W. Bratton

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Sheraton Ohio, Meeting Room Level Corporate Counsel Perspectives Subcommittee Meeting Corporate Governance Co-chairs - Robert E. Bostrom, Randall M. Ebner, Ellen C. Grady

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Gleacher Center Room 240, Second Floor Leadership Meeting Intellectual Property Chair - Jeremy A. Smith

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VI, Ballroom Level Program: Current Regulatory and Enforcement Priorities in Personal Property Finance Transactions Consumer Financial Services Chair - John Redding Co-sponsoring Committee: Uniform Commercial Code

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Sheraton Lakeview, Lobby Level Filing Office Operations and Search Logic Joint Task Force Meeting Commercial Finance Co-chairs - Paul Hodnefield and Darrell W. Pierce



1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Sheraton Lakeview, Lobby Level Filing Office Operations and Search Logic Jt Task Force Meeting Uniform Commercial Code Chair - Paul Hodnefield and Darrell W. Pierce

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Sheraton Missouri, Meeting Room Level Membership Committee Meeting Membership Chair - Penelope L. Christophorou

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Sheraton Arkansas, Meeting Room Level Financial Services and Payments Subcommittee Meeting Cyberspace Law Co-chairs - Stephen Middlebrook and Sarah Jane Hughes

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Sheraton Michigan, Meeting Room Level Program: Direct Lending in the US Corporate Loan Market Commercial Finance Co-chairs - Maria Barclay and Tess Virmani Co-sponsoring Committees: Uniform Commercial Code, the Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys (ACFA), American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers (ACCFL)

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Sheraton Mississippi, Meeting Room Level International Expansion and Cross Border Transactions Subcommittee Meeting Middle Market and Small Business Co-chairs - Michel Gélinas and David B. Jaffe, Herman J. Knott, Jeffrey J. Van Winkle

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Gleacher Center Room 204, Second Floor Program: Public/Private Partnerships - From Infrastructure to Restructure Business Bankruptcy Chair - Henry C. Kevane Co-sponsoring Committees: Government Affairs Practice, International Coordinating, Project Finance and Development



2:00 PM - 5:30 PM Sheraton Erie, Meeting Room Level Aircraft Financing (Session 1) Subcommittee Meeting Commercial Finance Chair - Phillip L. Durham

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Sheraton Old Town, Lobby Level Business Entities Governance Subcommittee Meeting Middle Market and Small Business Chair - Allen Sparkman

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Sheraton Bucktown, Lobby Level Employment Litigation Subcommittee Meeting Business and Corporate Litigation Co-chairs - Barbara L. Johnson and James L. Forman

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Sheraton Colorado, Meeting Room Level Pro Bono Committee Meeting Pro Bono Chair - Kimberly A. Lowe

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Gleacher Center Room 206, Second Floor Program: Beyond the Marblegate: An Update on the Recent Developments Affecting Corporate Trustees and Investors Trust Indentures and Indenture Trustees Chair - Mark F. Hebbeln

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom X, Ballroom Level Program: Corporate Compliance and Legal Ethics: The Importance of a Trusted Hotline Corporate Compliance Chair - Theodore L. Banks Co-sponsoring Committees: Audit Response, Banking Law, Business and Corporate Litigation, Consumer Financial Services, Corporate Governance, Director & Officer Liability, Federal Regulation of Securities



2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom IX, Ballroom Level Securities Law Opinions Subcommittee Meeting Federal Regulation of Securities Chair - Thomas J. Kim

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Sheraton Ontario, Meeting Room Level Law Student Speed Networking Diversity and Inclusion Chair - Christine W. Young

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Sheraton Sheraton Ballroom II, Ballroom Level Program: Pass With Flying Colors! - Counseling Credit Unions and Other Financial Institutions through the Implementation and Management of Private Education Loan Programs Credit Unions Chair - Brenda Barrett Co-sponsoring Committee: Consumer Financial Services

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Gleacher Center Room 200, Second Floor Program: Preparing In-House Counsel and External Lawyer Advocates for Effective and Good Faith Mediation of M&A and Other Business Disputes Dispute Resolution Chair - John Levitske and Leslie Berkoff Co-sponsoring Committee: Business and Corporate Litigation, Corporate Counsel

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM Sheraton Sheraton Ballroom III, Ballroom Level Program: Alternative Billing Arrangements and Litigation Financing: Ethical Issues and Practical Solutions Business and Corporate Litigation Chair - Daniel Formeller and Doug Eyre Co-sponsoring Committees: Commercial Finance, Corporate Counsel, Professional Responsibility



2:30 PM - 4:30 PM Gleacher Center Room 208, Second Floor Program: Managing and Minimizing Antitrust and Other Deal Risks - Issues, Trends and Developments in the United States and Canada Antitrust Law Chair - Davit Akman Co-sponsoring Committee: Business and Corporate Litigation, International Business Law, Private Equity and Venture Capital

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM Sheraton Superior, Meeting Room Level Program: Perspectives on Cutting Edge Issues in Venture Capital and Private Equity Private Equity and Venture Capital Chair - William W. Bratton Co-sponsoring Committees: Corporate Laws, Federal Regulations of Securities, Institutional Investors

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Sheraton Arkansas, Meeting Room Level Cyber Insurance Subcommittee Meeting Cyberspace Law Chair - John Black

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Sheraton Bridgeport, Lobby Level FINRA Corporate Financing Rules Subcommittee Meeting Federal Regulation of Securities Chair - Dana G. Fleischman

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Sheraton Ohio, Meeting Room Level International Finance Subcommittee Meeting Commercial Finance Chair - Alexandra Margolis

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Sheraton Lakeview, Lobby Level Loan Documentation Subcommittee Meeting Commercial Finance Chair - Christina Rissler



3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Sheraton Michigan, Meeting Room Level Program: Blockchain and Beyond: What are Smart Contracts and How Will They Change the Way We Think About Contract Law Cyberspace Law Chair - Juliet Moringiello Co-sponsoring Committee: Legal Analytics

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Sheraton Millennium Park, Meeting Room Level Draft Human Rights Protections in Supply Contracts Working Group Meeting Uniform Commercial Code Chair - David Snyder

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Sheraton Old Town, Lobby Level Corporate Documents and Process Committee Meeting Corporate Documents and Process Chair - John Mark Zeberkiewicz

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Sheraton Mississippi, Meeting Room Level Emerging Companies Subcommittee Meeting Middle Market and Small Business Chair - Elizabeth A. Bleakley and Sara K. Stock

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Sheraton Bucktown, Lobby Level Investment Securities Subcommittee Meeting Uniform Commercial Code Chair - E. Perry Hicks

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom X, Ballroom Level Program: Innovation, Technology, and the Community Reinvestment Act Banking Law Chair - Joseph E. Silvia Co-sponsoring Committee: Consumer Financial Services



3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Gleacher Center Room 206, Second Floor Program: Driving Boardroom Diversity: An Inside Look at What's Important & What's Next Corporate Governance Chair - Katayun I. Jaffari Co-sponsoring Committees: Corporate Counsel, Federal Regulation of Securities, Institutional Investors

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VI, Ballroom Level Program: Recent Developments in Attorney Liability and Ethics in the CFS Industry Consumer Financial Services Co-chairs - David A. Scheffel, David Bizar and Jonathan Ledsky

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Sheraton Colorado, Meeting Room Level Business Law Education Committee Meeting Business Law Education Co-chairs - Kristen M. Beystehner and Carol E. Morgan

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Sheraton Huron, Meeting Room Level Consumer Privacy & Data Analytics Subcommittee Meeting Cyberspace Law Co-chairs - John Isaza and John Rothchild

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Sheraton Bridgeport, Lobby Level Corporate Compliance Committee Meeting Corporate Compliance Chair - Brian T. Sumner

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Sheraton Arkansas, Meeting Room Level Federated Identity Management Task Force Meeting Cyberspace Law Chair - Thomas J. Smedinghoff



4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Sheraton Ohio, Meeting Room Level Governance Issues of Distressed Companies Joint Subcommittee Meeting Business Bankruptcy Corporate Governance Co-chairs - J. William Boone and Rolin Bissell

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Sheraton Ontario, Meeting Room Level Pathways to a Successful Career in Business Law Membership Chair - Penelope L. Christophorou

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Sheraton Sheraton Ballroom II, Ballroom Level Program: "Brexiting" the UK Bribery Act and Trumping Up the FCPA: A Review of Current Administrations’ Effects on Anti-Corruption Laws International Business Law Chair - Brigida Benitez Co-sponsoring Committees: International Coordinating, White Collar Crime

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Gleacher Center Room 204, Second Floor Program: Success for Public Private Partnerships Project Finance and Development Chair - Alison Manzer Co-sponsoring Committees: Business Bankruptcy, Government Affairs, International Business Law

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Sheraton Missouri, Meeting Room Level **American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers Meeting Other Entities Chair - Robert Cook

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Sheraton Bucktown, Lobby Level Commercial Finance Leadership Meeting Commercial Finance Chair - Jeremy S. Friedberg



4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Sheraton Mississippi, Meeting Room Level Private Placement Broker Task Force Meeting Middle Market and Small Business Chair - Linda Lerner

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom X, Ballroom Level Program: Alternative Credit Risk Scoring Models - Preparing Clients for What’s Coming Banking Law Chair - Chris Dye Co-sponsoring Committee: Credit Unions

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Sheraton Old Town, Lobby Level ULC Leadership Meeting Uniform Law Commission Co-chairs - Lisa R. Jacobs and Paul "Chip" L. Lion, III

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VIII, Ballroom Level Private Equity and Venture Capital Committee Meeting Private Equity and Venture Capital Chair - Eric Klinger-Wilensky

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom IX, Ballroom Level Security Interests in LLC and Other Unincorporated Entity Interests Joint Task Force Meeting Commercial Finance Co-chairs - Gregory Fox, Victor Y. Chiu, Daniel J. Sheridan and Eric A. Schwartzman

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom IX, Ballroom Level Security Interests in LLC and Other Unincorporated Entity Interests Jt Task Force Meeting Uniform Commercial Code Co-chairs - Gregory Fox, Victor Y. Chiu, Daniel J. Sheridan and Eric A. Schwartzman



4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Chicago Ballroom IX, Ballroom Level Security Interests in LLC and Other Unincorporated Entity Interests Jt TF Meeting LLCs, Partnerships and Unincorporated Entities Co-chairs - Gregory Fox, Victor Y. Chiu, Daniel J. Sheridan and Eric A. Schwartzman

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Sheraton Sheraton Ballroom I, Ballroom Level Icebreaker Reception Young Lawyer Chair - L. Monty Garside

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Sheraton Colorado, Meeting Room Level Integrating the Profession: Bringing Private Practitioners into the Law School Classroom and Defining Competencies of a Business Joint Task Force Meeting Business Law Education Co-chairs - Jay G. Finkelstein, Michelle Greenberg-Kobrin, Alexandra Sickler, Barbara Wagner and Christyne Vachon

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Sheraton Ohio, Meeting Room Level Intellectual Property Opinions Joint Task Force Meeting Legal Opinions Co-chairs - Ettore Santucci and Richard Frasch

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VI, Ballroom Level Program: The CFPB's Final Arbitration Rule: Everything You Need to Know Consumer Financial Services Chair - Alan S. Kaplinsky

5:30 PM - 6:00 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom X, Ballroom Level Meeting of Chairs and Vice Chairs Banking Law Chair - Maureen A. Young



6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Sheraton Sheraton Ballroom IV and V, Ballroom Level Welcome Reception Section Wide Events Chair - William D. Johnston

6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Wrigley Rooftop Event, 1010 W. Waveland *Private Equity and Venture Capital Committee Dinner Private Equity and Venture Capital Chair - Eric Klinger-Wilensky

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM The Metropolitan Club, 233 S. Wacker Drive, *Business and Corporate Litigation/Dispute 67th Floor Resolution/Judges Initiative/Sports Law/Young Lawyer Committees Dinner Business and Corporate Litigation Dispute Resolution Judges Initiative Sports Law Young Lawyer Co-chairs - Heidi M. Staudenmaier, J. Stephen Schuster, Richard L. Reneck, Clifton Newman, L. Monty Garside, II, Michael Bernasconi and Richard Pound

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM STK Chicago, 9 W. Kinzie Street *Consumer Financial Services Committee Dinner Consumer Financial Services Chair - Andrew M. Smith

7:30 PM - 10:00 PM Mon Ami Gabi, 2300 N. Lincoln Park West *Banking Law Committee Dinner Banking Law Chair - Maureen Young



7:30 PM - 10:00 PM Ema, 74 W. Illinois *Commercial Finance and Uniform Commercial Code Committees Dinner Commercial Finance Uniform Commercial Code Co-chairs - Jeremy S. Friedberg and Kristen Adams

7:30 PM - 10:00 PM Cyrano's Café & Wine Bar, 233 E. Lower Wacker *Corporate Compliance/Corporate Drive Counsel/Cyberspace Law/Intellectual Property/International Business Law/International Coordinating/Legal Analytics/White-Collar Crimes Committees Dinner

Corporate Compliance Corporate Counsel Cyberspace Law Intellectual Property International Business Law International Coordinating Legal Analytics White-Collar Crime Co-chairs - Brian T. Sumner, Anne Gwal, Meg Milroy, Theodore F. Claypoole, Samuel R. Maizel, Jeremy A. Smith, A.J. Bosco, Warren Agin, Thomas Morante, Brigid Benitez

7:30 PM - 10:00 PM Les Nomades, 222 E. Ontario *Corporate Governance Leadership Dinner Corporate Governance Chair - Holly J. Gregory

7:30 PM - 10:00 PM Everest, 440 N. LaSalle Street *Corporate Laws Committee Dinner Corporate Laws Chair - David Martin



7:30 PM - 10:00 PM Fig & Olive, 104 East Oak Street *Middle Market and Small Business Committee Dinner Middle Market and Small Business Chair - Thomas J. Walsh

7:30 PM - 10:00 PM Nico Osteria, 1015 N. Rush Street *Project Finance & Development and Energy Business Committees Dinner Energy Business Project Finance and Development Co-chairs - Alison R. Manzer and Erylne Nazaire

10:00 PM - 11:30 PM Sheraton Mayfair, Meeting Room Level Women's Business Law Network Sweet Endings Dessert Reception Diversity and Inclusion Chair - Natacha Carbajal-Evangelista


Friday, September 15, 2017


7:30 AM - 9:00 AM Sheraton Mayfair, Meeting Room Level Pro Bono Breakfast Pro Bono Chair - Kimberly A. Lowe

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Sheraton Lakeview, Lobby Level Article 1 & 2 Joint Subcommittee Meeting Uniform Commercial Code Co-chairs - David Snyder and Ramona Lampley

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom X, Ballroom Level Bank Examination Privilege Task Force Meeting Banking Law Chair - Ellen Warwick

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Sheraton Old Town, Lobby Level Cross-Border Opinions Task Force Meeting Legal Opinions Chair - J. Truman Bidwell Jr.

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Sheraton Millennium Park, Meeting Room Level International Securities Matters Subcommittee Meeting Federal Regulation of Securities Chair - Rob Lando

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VI, Ballroom Level Program: The Legal Art of Digital Communication: Navigating a World of Blocklists, Filters, and Anti-SPAM Regimes Consumer Financial Services Chair - Tara Sugiyama Potashnik Co-sponsoring Committee: Cyberspace Law



8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Sheraton Colorado, Meeting Room Level Syndications and Lender Relations Subcommittee Meeting Commercial Finance Chair - Maria Barclay

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Sheraton Superior, Meeting Room Level Program: Wait, Now I Need to Learn IT Too? Meeting the Ethical Duty of Technological Competence Technology Chair - Lisa R. Lifshitz Co-sponsoring Committees: Cyberspace Law, Legal Analytics, Professional Responsibility

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom IX, Ballroom Level Operations Subcommittee Meeting Credit Unions Chair - Meredith E. Ritchie

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Sheraton Michigan, Meeting Room Level Program: End of Life Issues for Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds Private Equity and Venture Capital Chair - Jon Gworek Co-sponsoring Committee: LLCs, Partnerships and Unincorporated Entities

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Sheraton Sheraton Ballroom II, Ballroom Level Program: From Enron to Volkswagen and Companions: Where Were the Boards? The Critical Importance of Governance, Culture, Compliance and Ethics Corporate Governance Chair - John Stout

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Gleacher Center Room 204, Second Floor Program: Lobbying Rules, Advice and Tips for the New Administration Government Affairs Practice Chair - Brett S. Lininger Co-sponsoring Committees: Corporate Compliance, Corporate Counsel



8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Gleacher Center Room 206, Second Floor Program: Restructuring Limited Liability Companies - In and Out of Bankruptcy Business Bankruptcy Chair - Henry C. Kevane Co-sponsoring Committee: LLCs, Partnerships and Unincorporated Entities

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Sheraton Ohio, Meeting Room Level Hedge Funds Subcommittee Meeting Federal Regulation of Securities Chair - Paul N. Roth

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Gleacher Center Room 200, Second Floor Program: Brexit - The Implications for US Businesses Antitrust Law Chair - Guy Lougher Co-sponsoring Committee: Federal Regulation of Securities, International Business Law

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Sheraton Sheraton Ballroom III, Ballroom Level Program: What M&A Lawyers Need To Know about Representation and Warranty Insurance Mergers and Acquisitions Chair - Cameron Rusaw

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Gleacher Center Room 208, Second Floor Program: Your Client’s Online Activities and the Law: A Case Study Of Typical Cyber Law, Intellectual Property And Promotional Gaming Violations Facing Companies Today Gaming Law Chair - Glenn Light Co-sponsoring Committee: Cyberspace Law

8:30 AM - 10:30 AM Sheraton Huron, Meeting Room Level Corporate Counsel and Young Lawyer Joint Committee Meeting Corporate Counsel Co-chairs - Anne Gwal and Meg Milroy



8:30 AM - 10:30 AM Sheraton Huron, Meeting Room Level Young Lawyer and Corporate Counsel Joint Committee Meeting Young Lawyer Chair - L. Monty Garside

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom X, Ballroom Level New Members Subcommittee Meeting Banking Law Chair - Martha V. Clarke

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Sheraton Bridgeport, Lobby Level Business Divorce Subcommittee Meeting Business and Corporate Litigation Co-chairs - Kurt M. Heyman and Peter B. Ladig

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Sheraton Bucktown, Lobby Level International Commercial Law Book Project Meeting Uniform Commercial Code Co-chairs - Penelope Christophorou and Celeste B. Pozo

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Sheraton Streeterville, Lobby Level Lawyers with Disabilities Involvement Subcommittee Meeting Diversity and Inclusion Co-chairs - Jason Goitia and Anat Maytal

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Sheraton Lakeview, Lobby Level Young Lawyer Subcommittee Meeting Uniform Commercial Code Chair - Joseph Brophy



9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Sheraton Old Town, Lobby Level Creditors' Rights Subcommittee Meeting Commercial Finance Chair - Eunice Chay and Peter S. Munoz

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Gleacher Center Room 240, Second Floor Director and Officer Liability Committee Meeting Director and Officer Liability Co-chairs - Frances Floriano Goins

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Sheraton Colorado, Meeting Room Level Leadership Development Committee Meeting Leadership Development Co-chairs - Jean K. FitzSimon and Lawrence A. Goldman

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Sheraton Erie, Meeting Room Level Legal Opinions Committee Meeting Legal Opinions Chair - Ettore A. Santucci

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VII, Ballroom Level M&A Jurisprudence Subcommittee Meeting Mergers and Acquisitions Chair - Michael O'Bryan

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Gleacher Center Room 244, Second Floor Nonprofit Organizations Committee Meeting Nonprofit Organizations Chair - David Tang

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VI, Ballroom Level Program: Recent Regulatory and Enforcement Developments in Housing Finance Consumer Financial Services Chair - Melissa Klimkiewicz Co-sponsoring Committee: Credit Unions, Commercial Finance



9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Sheraton Millennium Park, Meeting Room Level Proxy Statements and Business Combinations Subcommittee Meeting Federal Regulation of Securities Chair - Adelaja K. Heyliger

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Sheraton Mississippi, Meeting Room Level

**Publications Board Meeting Chair - Peter J. Walsh, Jr.

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VIII, Ballroom Level

**Corporate Laws Committee Meeting Chair - David Martin

9:00 AM - 12:30 PM Sheraton Ontario, Meeting Room Level Aircraft Financing (Session 2) Subcommittee Meeting Commercial Finance Chair - Phillip L. Durham

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Sheraton Arkansas, Meeting Room Level Contractual Governance of Business Entities Joint Task Force Meeting Corporate Governance Middle Market and Small Business Private Equity and Venture Capital Co-chairs - Catherine G. Dearlove, Jeffrey M. Shapiro, Allen Sparkman and Tom Mullen

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Sheraton Grant Park, Meeting Room Level Family-Owned Businesses Subcommittee Middle Market and Small Business Chair - Michael P. Connolly



9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Sheraton Ohio, Meeting Room Level Investment Companies and Investment Advisers Subcommittee Meeting Federal Regulation of Securities Chair - Lori Schneider

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Sheraton Wrigleyville, Lobby Level Legal Analytics Committee Meeting Legal Analytics Co-chairs - Warren Agin and Thomas Morante

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom X, Ballroom Level Program: Innovation and Enforcement: The Dangers that Lurk for Regulators and Industry Banking Law Co-chairs - Matthew Bisanz and Liana Prieto Co-sponsoring Committee: Credit Unions

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Sheraton Gold Coast, Lobby Level **Orlando Planning Committee Meeting Section Wide Events Chair - Christopher J. Rockers

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Sheraton Lakeview, Lobby Level Consumer Law Subcommittee Meeting Uniform Commercial Code Chair - Michael Ferry

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Sheraton Streeterville, Lobby Level Lawyers of Color Involvement Subcommittee Meeting Diversity and Inclusion Chair - Juan M. Sempertegui



10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Sheraton Bridgeport, Lobby Level Partnership & Alternative Business Entities Subcommittee Meeting Business and Corporate Litigation Chair - Meghan A. Adams

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Sheraton Bucktown, Lobby Level Short Form M&A Documents Task Force Meeting

Middle Market and Small Business Chair - Eric K. Graben

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Gleacher Center Room 246, Second Floor Trust Indentures and Indenture Trustees Committee Meeting Trust Indentures and Indenture Trustees Chair - Mark F. Hebbeln

10:15 AM - 12:15 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom IX, Ballroom Level Supervision Subcommittee Meeting Credit Unions Chair - Carrie R. Hunt

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Gleacher Center Room 203, Second Floor Gaming Law Committee Meeting Gaming Law Chair - Karl Rutledge

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Gleacher Center Room 240, Second Floor Intellectual Property Committee Meeting and IP Workshop Intellectual Property Chair - Jeremy A. Smith



10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Sheraton Millennium Park, Meeting Room Level Investment Company Use of Derivatives and Leverage Task Force Meeting Federal Regulation of Securities Chair - Jay G. Baris

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VI, Ballroom Level Program: Online Lending and E-Commerce 2.0 Consumer Financial Services Chair - Manuel P. Alvarez

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Sheraton Sheraton Ballroom I, Ballroom Level Dialogue with the Director of the Division of Corporation Finance Meeting Federal Regulation of Securities Chair - David M. Lynn

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VII, Ballroom Level Private Equity M&A Joint Subcommittee Meeting Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity and Venture Capital Chair - David I. Albin

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Gleacher Center Room 200, Second Floor Program: Antitrust Class Action Ethics from a Real-World Perspective for Business Lawyers and In-house Counsel Antitrust Law Chair - Davit Akman Co-sponsoring Committees: Business and Corporate Litigation, Corporate Compliance, International Business Law, Private Equity and Venture

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Sheraton Sheraton Ballroom III, Ballroom Level Program: Blockchain: How the Technology Behind Distributed Ledgers Will Impact Corporate Law And M&A Practice Mergers and Acquisitions Chair - Mark A. Morton Co-sponsoring Committees: Corporate Laws, Cyberspace Law, Legal Analytics



10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Gleacher Center Room 206, Second Floor Program: Funding a War of the Roses - Fundamentals of Director and Officer Insurance, Advancement and Indemnification in a Business Divorce Middle Market and Small Business Chair - Tarik J. Haskins

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Gleacher Center Room 204, Second Floor Program: How Corporate Counsel Can Maximize Results in Arbitrating Commercial (B2B) Disputes Dispute Resolution Chair - F. Peter Phillips Co-sponsoring Committees: Business and Corporate Litigation, Corporate Counsel

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Sheraton Huron, Meeting Room Level Business Law Fellows Committee Meeting Business Law Fellows Co-chairs - Brian M. Castro and Dixie L.Johnson

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Gleacher Center Room 208, Second Floor Program: FOUL!: Gender Equality in Sport - An Oxymoron? Sports Law Chair - Michael Bernasconi Co-sponsoring Committees; Business and Corporate Litigation, Diversity and Inclusion, Young Lawyer



10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Sheraton Superior, Meeting Room Level Program: Smarter, Faster, Cheaper Corporate Legal Services Corporate Counsel Chair - Robert L. Haig Co-sponsoring Committees: Antitrust Law; Audit Responses; Bankruptcy Court Structure and Insolvency Process; Business and Corporate Litigation; Business Bankruptcy; Business Financing; Business Law Education; Captive Insurance; Career and Practice Development; Commercial Finance; Consumer Bankruptcy; Consumer Financial Services; Corporate Compliance; Corporate Documents and Process; Corporate Governance; Corporate Laws; Corporate Social Responsibility; Credit Unions; Cyberspace Law; Derivatives and Futures Law; Director and Officer Liability; Dispute Resolution; Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation; Energy Business; Environmental; Federal Regulation of Securities; Gaming Law; Government Affairs Practice; Health Law and Life Sciences; Institutional Investors; Intellectual Property; International Business Law; Judges Initiative; Law and Accounting; Leadership Development; Legal Opinions; LLCs Partnerships and Unincorporated Entities; Middle Market and Small Business; Private Equity and Venture Capital; Pro Bono; Professional Responsibility; Project Finance and Development; Securitization and Structured Finance; Sports Law; State Regulation of Securities; Taxation; Technology; Trust Indentures and Indenture Trustees; Uniform Commercial Code; Uniform Law Commission; White-Collar Crime; Young Lawyer

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Sheraton Michigan, Meeting Room Level Program: Transatlantic Intercreditor Agreements: Lost in Translation? Commercial Finance Chair - Alexandra Margolis Co-sponsoring Committee: International Business Law, Uniform Commercial Code, the Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys (ACFA), American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Gleacher Center Room 244, Second Floor Religious Organizations Subcommittee Meeting Nonprofit Organizations Chair - Brendon Wilson

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Sheraton Bridgeport, Lobby Level Consumer Bankruptcy Committee Meeting Consumer Bankruptcy Chair - Linda Leali



11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Gleacher Center Room 246, Second Floor Government Affairs Practice Committee Meeting Government Affairs Practice Chair - Amy Kellogg

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Sheraton Streeterville, Lobby Level Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Involvement Subcommittee Meeting Diversity and Inclusion Chair - John K. Olson

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Sheraton Wrigleyville, Lobby Level Programs and Publications Subcommittee Meeting

Legal Analytics Co-chairs - James May and Dan Linna

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom X, Ballroom Level Program: Bringing Innovation to Market: Bank Payments 2.0 Banking Law Uniform Commercial Code Chair - Alaina Gimbert Joint with Uniform Commercial Code Co-sponsoring Committees: Credit Unions, International Business Law

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Sheraton Sheraton Ballroom II, Ballroom Level Program: The Impact of the Trump Administration on Investment Management Regulation Federal Regulation of Securities Chair - Lori Schneider Co-sponsoring Committees: Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Institutional Investors

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Sheraton Old Town, Lobby Level Captive Insurance Committee Meeting Captive Insurance Chair - Dave Slenn



11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VI, Ballroom Level Program: Financial Services, Human Trafficking and Bitcoin: Evolving Social Responsibility Expectations and Requirements for Financial Institutions Consumer Financial Services Chair - Nikki Munro Co-sponsoring Committee: Corporate Social Responsibility Law

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VII, Ballroom Level Revised Model Asset Purchase Agreement Subcommittee Meeting Mergers and Acquisitions Co-chairs - Murray Perelman, Edward Deibert and John Clifford

12:15 PM - 2:00 PM Sheraton Sheraton Ballroom IV and V, Ballroom Level *Section Luncheon Section Wide Events Chair - William D. Johnston

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Sheraton Wrigleyville, Lobby Level Legal Project Management Subcommittee Meeting Mergers and Acquisitions Co-chairs - Byron S. Kalogerou and Dennis J. White

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VII, Ballroom Level Acquisitions of Public Companies Subcommittee Meeting Mergers and Acquisitions Chair - Jennifer F. Fitchen

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Sheraton Lakeview, Lobby Level Commercial Law Newsletter Joint Subcommittee Meeting Uniform Commercial Code Co-chairs - Christina L. Goebelsmann and Peter Marchetti



2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Sheraton Lakeview, Lobby Level Commercial Law Newsletter Jt. Subcommittee Meeting Commercial Finance Co-chairs - Christina L. Goebelsmann and Peter Marchetti

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Sheraton Fountainview, Lobby Level **Photographer Session Section Wide Events Chair - William D. Johnston

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Sheraton Missouri, Meeting Room Level Chairs and Vice Chairs Subcommittee Meeting Credit Unions Chair - Brenda Barrett

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Sheraton Bucktown, Lobby Level International Litigation and In-House Litigation Management Joint Subcommittee Meeting Business and Corporate Litigation Co-chairs - Deborah Templer, Stephanie Lapierre, Douglas W. Eyre and Randa L. Trapp

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Sheraton Sheraton Ballroom II, Ballroom Level Program: The ABCs of Director and Officer Liability Insurance Director and Officer Liability Chair - Leslie Kurshan Co-sponsoring Committees: Business & Corporate Litigation, Corporate Counsel

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Gleacher Center Room 240, Second Floor Securitization and Structured Finance Committee Meeting Securitization and Structured Finance Chair - Ellen L. Marks



2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Sheraton Arkansas, Meeting Room Level Shareholder and Investor Engagement Subcommittee Meeting Corporate Governance Chair - Robert E. Bostrom

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Sheraton Ohio, Meeting Room Level International Coordinating Committee Meeting International Coordinating Chair - Thomas F. Morante

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom X, Ballroom Level Program: Fintech, Regtech, Oh Heck.... Making Sense of Artificial Intelligence and Technological Advancements in Financial Compliance Banking Law Chair - Barak J Sanford Co-sponsoring Committee: Consumer Financial Services

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VI, Ballroom Level Program: State Enforcement Actions and Initiatives: Filling the Federal Gap Consumer Financial Services Chair - Lucy Morris Co-sponsoring Committee: Banking Law, Credit Unions

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Sheraton Superior, Meeting Room Level Program: You Have a Whistleblower-Now What? Business and Corporate Litigation Chair - Jay Dubow Co-sponsoring Committees: Corporate Compliance, Corporate Counsel, Federal Regulation of Securities, White-Collar Crime

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Sheraton Huron, Meeting Room Level **Conference on Consumer Finance Law Governing Committee Meeting Other Entities Chair - Anne Fortney



2:00 PM - 5:30 PM Gleacher Center Room 246, Second Floor Project Finance and Development Committee Meeting Project Finance and Development Chair - Alison R. Manzer

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Gleacher Center Room 244, Second Floor Athletic, Recreation and Affinity Organizations Subcommittee Meeting Nonprofit Organizations Chair - Alan S. Goldberger

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Sheraton Gold Coast, Lobby Level Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds Subcommittee Meeting Private Equity and Venture Capital Co-chairs - Benedict Kwan and David Louis

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Sheraton Millennium Park, Meeting Room Level Trading and Markets Subcommittee Meeting Federal Regulation of Securities Chair - Marlon Q. Paz

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VII, Ballroom Level Women in Mergers and Acquisitions Task Force Meeting Mergers and Acquisitions Co-chairs - Jennifer Muller and Leigh Walton

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Sheraton Mississippi, Meeting Room Level Council Committee on Content Strategy Meeting Committees of the Council Chair - Jeannie C. Frey



2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Gleacher Center Room 200, Second Floor Program: Regulating Security of the IoT on Wheels: Connected Cars, Cybersecurity, and CFIUS Cyberspace Law Chair - Roland L. Trope Co-sponsoring Committees: International Business Law, Mergers and Acquisition

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Sheraton Sheraton Ballroom III, Ballroom Level Program: Spotting Traps and Tripwires in the M&A Sales Process - Governance Handbook Comes to the Rescue Corporate Governance Mergers and Acquisitions Chair - Diane Holt Frankle Joint with Mergers and Acquisitions

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM Gleacher Center Room 203, Second Floor Health Law and Life Sciences Committee Meeting Health Law and Life Sciences Chair - Samuel R. Maizel

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM Gleacher Center Room 204, Second Floor Program: Dodd-Frank: Will It Stay or Will It Go? Possible Reforms to the Legislation and Regulations Government Affairs Practice Chair - Brett S. Lininger Co-sponsoring Committees: Consumer Financial Services, Credit Unions, Federal Regulation of Securities, Trust Indentures and Indenture Trustees

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM Gleacher Center Room 206, Second Floor Program: Elder Investment Fraud and Financial Exploitation: Ethical Traps for Lawyers and Navigating the Challenges of Diminished Financial Capacity State Regulation of Securities Chair - Martin A. Hewitt Co-sponsoring Committees: Professional Responsibility, Young Lawyer



2:30 PM - 4:30 PM Gleacher Center Room 208, Second Floor Program: Perplexing Problems of Secured Transactions Uniform Commercial Code Chair - Stephen L. Sepinuck Co-sponsoring Committees: Commercial Finance, Project Finance and Development

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM Sheraton Michigan, Meeting Room Level Program: Third-Party Closing Opinions on Limited Partnerships Legal Opinions Chair - Ettore Santucci Co-sponsoring Committee: Business Financing, International Business Law

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Sheraton Lakeview, Lobby Level Leasing Subcommittee Meeting Uniform Commercial Code Chair - Edward K. Gross

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Sheraton Grant Park, Meeting Room Level Publications and Content Subcommittee Meeting Credit Unions Chair - Brenda Barrett

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Sheraton Sheraton Ballroom II, Ballroom Level Program: SNAP Judgment: The Legal and Investment Issues Associated with Non-Voting Stock Corporate Governance Chair - Charles Elson Co-sponsoring Committees: Federal Regulation of Securities, Middle Market and Small Business

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Sheraton Ohio, Meeting Room Level Membership and Outreach Legal Analytics Co-chairs - Mian Wang and Thomas Morante



3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Sheraton Millennium Park, Meeting Room Level Disclosure Effectiveness Working Group Meeting Federal Regulation of Securities Chair - Thomas J. Kim

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VIII, Ballroom Level Meeting of Subcommittee Chairs, Task Force Chairs, and Vice Chairs Middle Market and Small Business Chair - Thomas J. Walsh

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Sheraton Gold Coast, Lobby Level Private Equity and Venture Capital Jurisprudence Subcommittee Meeting Private Equity and Venture Capital Chair - Lisa R.Stark and Thomas Mullen

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Chicago Ballroom VII, Ballroom Level Technology in M&A Subcommittee Meeting Mergers and Acquisitions Chair - Daniel P. Rosenberg

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VI, Ballroom Level Program: Feeling Hot or Cooling Off: Fair Lending in 2017 and Beyond Consumer Financial Services Chair - Karen Kothari Barnes

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom X, Ballroom Level Program: Is This Thing On? Innovations and Regulatory Developments in Bank Technology Services and Marketplace Lending Banking Law Chair - Valerie Hletko



3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Sheraton Superior, Meeting Room Level Program: Rule 144A Revisited - Background and Current Issues in Cross-Border Equity Offerings Federal Regulation of Securities Chair - Peter Castellon Co-sponsoring Committees: Business Financing, International Business

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Sheraton Ontario, Meeting Room Level Technology Committee Meeting Technology Chair - Lisa R. Lifshitz

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Sheraton Mississippi, Meeting Room Level Council Committee on Committees Meeting Committees of the Council Co-chairs - Thomas Morante and James C. Schulwolf

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Sheraton Sheraton Ballroom III, Ballroom Level Program: Recent Consumer Bankruptcy Law Developments Affecting Businesses Operating in that Environment Consumer Bankruptcy Chair - Linda Leali Co-sponsoring Committee: Consumer Financial Services

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VII, Ballroom Level Subcommittee and Task Force Chairs Meeting Mergers and Acquisitions Chair - Scott T. Whittaker

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom IX, Ballroom Level Business and Corporate Litigation Committee Meeting Business and Corporate Litigation Chair - Heidi M. Staudenmaier



4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Sheraton Millennium Park, Meeting Room Level Disclosure and Continuous Reporting Subcommittee Meeting Federal Regulation of Securities Chair - David C. Lee

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Sheraton Arkansas, Meeting Room Level Governance of Nonprofit Organizations Joint Subcommittee Meeting Corporate Governance Chair - Kimberly A. Lowe

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Sheraton Arkansas, Meeting Room Level Governance of Nonprofit Organizations Jt Subcommittee Meeting Nonprofit Organizations Chair - Kimberly A. Lowe

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Sheraton Ohio, Meeting Room Level Subcommittee Chairs and Vice-Chairs Meeting Uniform Commercial Code Chair - Kristen D. Adams

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Sheraton Wrigleyville, Lobby Level Survey of Opinion Practices Subcommittee Meeting Legal Opinions Co-chairs - John B. Power and Arthur Cohen

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Sheraton Colorado, Meeting Room Level **Champagne Book Celebration: Honoring Recent Business Law Section Authors and Publications Chair - Peter J. Walsh, Jr.



4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VIII, Ballroom Level Middle Market and Small Business Committee Meeting Middle Market and Small Business Chair - Thomas J. Walsh

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VI, Ballroom Level Committee Leadership Meeting Consumer Financial Services Chair - Andrew M. Smith

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Sheraton Mayfair, Meeting Room Level Reception: Meet the Section's Advisors and Learn How They Work with our Committees Business Law Advisors Chair - Charles E. McCallum

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Sheraton Missouri, Meeting Room Level Women in Law Reception Diversity and Inclusion Mergers and Acquisitions Co-chairs - Jennifer S. Muller and Christine W. Co-sponsoring Committee: Mergers and Acquisitions Young

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Sheraton Fountainview, Lobby Level Legal Opinions Reception Legal Opinions Chair - Ettore A. Santucci

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Sheraton Arkansas, Meeting Room Level Subcommittee Chairs, Task Force Chairs, Vice Chairs and Advisory Committee Joint Meeting Federal Regulation of Securities Chair - David M. Lynn



7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Field Museum of Natural History, 1400 S Lake *Section Dinner Shore Dr Section Wide Events Chair - William D. Johnston

9:30 PM - 12:00 AM Sheraton Missouri, Colorado & Mayfair, Meeting Room Suite Crawl Level Section Wide Events Chair - William D. Johnston


Saturday, September 16, 2017


8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Sheraton Mayfair, Meeting Room Level **Former Chairs Breakfast Section Wide Events Chair - William B. Rosenberg

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VI, Ballroom Level Program: The Forgotten Payment "Laws": Payment Network Rules and How They Impact Consumers, Financial Institutions, Merchants, and Everyone Else Who Makes Payments in the United States Consumer Financial Services Chair - Lois Woodward Co-sponsoring Committee: Banking Law, Credit Unions

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Sheraton Arkansas, Meeting Room Level International Developments Subcommittee Meeting Corporate Governance Co-chairs - Richard A. Silberstein and Michael Judin

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Sheraton Superior, Meeting Room Level Program: The Business and Legal Case for LGBT Inclusion in the Workplace: What is Required and What Clients Demand Diversity and Inclusion Chair - Peter Sullivan Co-sponsoring Committees: Corporate Counsel, Middle Market & Small Business, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Project Finance and Development, Securitization and Structured Finance

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Sheraton Michigan, Meeting Room Level Program: Where Did I Put My Cape? How Transactional Lawyers Can Use Their Skills for Pro Bono Work beyond Their Fields of Expertise Securitization and Structured Finance Chair - Ellen Marks Co-sponsoring Committee: Pro Bono



9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Sheraton Mississippi, Meeting Room Level Letters of Credit Subcommittee Meeting Uniform Commercial Code Co-chairs - Peter H. Carson and Michael Evan Avidon

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Sheraton Sheraton Ballroom II, Ballroom Level Program: Managing Conflicts of Interest: Your Global Business Client’s Conflicts May Result in Corruption Charges, and Ethical Challenges Corporate Compliance Chair - Margaret M. Cassidy Co-sponsoring Committees: Banking Law, Corporate Counsel, Corporate Governance, Director and Officer Liability, Government Affairs Practice, International Business Law, Professional Responsibility

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Sheraton Missouri, Meeting Room Level State and Local Bar Relations Committee State and Local Bar Relations Chair - Merritt A. Cole

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Sheraton Ohio, Meeting Room Level Taxation Committee Meeting Taxation Chair - Roger A. Royse

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Sheraton Huron, Meeting Room Level Content Committee Meeting Content Chair - Norman Powell

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Sheraton Colorado, Meeting Room Level Intellectual Property Financing Subcommittee Meeting Commercial Finance Chair - Jeremy A. Smith



9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VII, Ballroom Level Market Trends Subcommittee Meeting Mergers and Acquisitions Chair - Hal J. Leibowitz

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VI, Ballroom Level Program: Liability: The Vast Array of Both Private and Public Remedies for Violating TILA - and TRID - Mortgage Regulations Consumer Financial Services Chair - Joe Reilly Co-sponsoring Committee: Commercial Finance

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom X, Ballroom Level Program: Town Hall on Regulatory Reform Banking Law Chair - Margaret E. Tahyar

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Sheraton Arkansas, Meeting Room Level Social Entrepreneurship and Social Benefit Entities Joint Subcommittee Meeting Corporate Governance Corporate Social Responsibility Law Nonprofit Organizations Co-chairs - Kimberly A. Lowe, David Levitt and Michael Vargas

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Sheraton Ontario, Meeting Room Level Law and Accounting Committee Meeting Law and Accounting Chair - Randall D. McClanahan

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Sheraton Ohio, Meeting Room Level Governance and Sustainability Joint Subcommittee Meeting Corporate Governance Co-chairs - Nancy S. Cleveland, Katayun I. Jaffari and David M. Lynn



10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Sheraton Ohio, Meeting Room Level Governance and Sustainability Jt. Subcommittee Meeting Federal Regulation of Securities Co-chairs - Nancy S. Cleveland, Katayun I. Jaffari and David M. Lynn

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Sheraton Missouri, Meeting Room Level Women's Business Law Network Subcommittee Meeting Diversity and Inclusion Chair - Natacha Carbajal-Evangelista

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Sheraton Huron, Meeting Room Level BLS Content Directors Training Content Chair - Norman Powell

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Sheraton Mississippi, Meeting Room Level Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Section 16 Subcommittee Meeting Federal Regulation of Securities Chair - Mark A. Borges

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom X, Ballroom Level Program: Seven Years Later: Innovation and Regulation under Dodd-Frank Title VII Banking Law Chair - Caroline D. Pham Co-sponsoring Committee: Derivatives and Futures Law

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VII, Ballroom Level International M&A Subcommittee Meeting Mergers and Acquisitions Co-chairs - Freek K. Jonkhart and Franziska J. Ruf



10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Sheraton Sheraton Ballroom II, Ballroom Level Program: A Celebration of Constitution Day: The War on Fair and Impartial Courts and Its Potential Impact on Businesses Operating in the United States Judges Initiative Chair - Clifton Newman Co-sponsoring Committee: Business Bankruptcy, Business and Corporate Litigation, Bankruptcy Courts Structure, Consumer Bankruptcy, Corporate Counsel, Law and Accounting

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Sheraton Sheraton Ballroom III, Ballroom Level Program: Intelligent Eavesdropping - Legal Issues Raised by Digital Personal Assistants and Artificial Intelligence Devices Connected to the Internet of Things Cyberspace Law Chair - Eric Boughman

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VI, Ballroom Level Program: Recent Trends and Conundrums with Credit Reporting Consumer Financial Services Chair - Caren Enloe Co-sponsoring Committee: Credit Unions

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Sheraton Superior, Meeting Room Level Program: Commercial Law Developments - 2017 Commercial Finance Co-chairs - Teresa Wilton Harmon and Steven O. Co-sponsoring Committees: Uniform Commercial Code, the Association of Weise Commercial Finance Attorneys (ACFA), American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM Sheraton Michigan, Meeting Room Level Program: Ethics and Tax Law Practice Professional Responsibility Chair - Keith R. Fisher Co-sponsoring Committees: International Business Law, Taxation

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Sheraton Ontario, Meeting Room Level Audit Responses Committee Meeting Audit Responses Chair - Noel J. Para



11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Sheraton Ohio, Meeting Room Level Corporate Social Responsibility Law Committee Meeting Corporate Social Responsibility Law Chair - Ashley C. Walter

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Sheraton Missouri, Meeting Room Level Diversity and Inclusion Committee Meeting Diversity and Inclusion Chair - Christine W. Young

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Sheraton Colorado, Meeting Room Level Programming Subcommittee Meeting Corporate Governance Co-chairs - Bruce Dravis and Howard Brownstein

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Sheraton Arkansas, Meeting Room Level Securities Registration Subcommittee Meeting Federal Regulation of Securities Chair - Rani Doyle

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Sheraton Huron, Meeting Room Level

**Editorial Board-The Business Lawyer Meeting Co-chairs - Patrick Clendenen and Vicki Tucker

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom X, Ballroom Level Program: Supporting Technology Changes and Innovative Solutions from Within Banking Law Chair - Karen Kothari Barnes Co-sponsoring Committee: Corporate Counsel, Credit Unions, Mergers and Acquisitions

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Sheraton Mayfair, Meeting Room Level Programs Committee Meeting Programs Chair - Alison Manzer and Kevin R. Johnson



12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VII, Ballroom Level M&A Litigation Joint Task Force Meeting Mergers and Acquisitions Co-chairs - Yvette R. Austin Smith and Lewis H. Lazarus

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Sheraton Arkansas, Meeting Room Level Current Developments Subcommittee Meeting Nonprofit Organizations Chair - David A. Levitt

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom X, Ballroom Level Law School Teaching Subcommittee Meeting Banking Law Chair - Jose Gabilondo Co-sponsoring Committee: Business Law Education

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Sheraton Fountainview, Lobby Level

**Business Law Advisors Lunch Chair - Charles E. McCallum

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VII, Ballroom Level Private Company Model Merger Agreement Task Force Meeting Mergers and Acquisitions Chair - Leigh Walton

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Sheraton Colorado, Meeting Room Level In-House Counsel Task Force Meeting In-House Counsel Task Force Co-chairs - AJ Bosco and Anne Gwal

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Sheraton Arkansas, Meeting Room Level Professional and Trade Associations Subcommittee Meeting Nonprofit Organizations Chair - Lisa M. Hix



1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom X, Ballroom Level Program: Blockchain Technology in Commercial Finance Commercial Finance Chair - Scott Lessne Co-sponsoring Committee: Banking Law, Uniform Commercial Code, the Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys (ACFA) and the American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VII, Ballroom Level Financial Advisor Disclosures Task Force Meeting

Mergers and Acquisitions Co-chairs - Yvette R. Austin Smith and Stephen M. Kotran

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Sheraton Mississippi, Meeting Room Level Securities Regulation Joint Subcommittee Meeting

Middle Market and Small Business Chair - Bonnie J. Roe

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Sheraton Mississippi, Meeting Room Level Small Business Issuers Joint Subcommittee Meeting Federal Regulation of Securities Chair - Bonnie J. Roe

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Sheraton Sheraton Ballroom II, Ballroom Level Program: Reclaiming Professional Competence & Ethical Behavior in the Digital Age Professional Responsibility Chair - Keith R. Fisher

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Sheraton Sheraton Ballroom III, Ballroom Level Program: Legal Issues in the Digital Economy: Tax, IP, Privacy and Security Taxation Chair - Roger Royse Co-sponsoring Committees: Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, International Business Law



3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Sheraton Chicago Ballroom VII, Ballroom Level Mergers and Acquisitions Committee Meeting Mergers and Acquisitions Chair - Scott T. Whittaker

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Sheraton Colorado, Meeting Room Level Implementation of the ABA Model Principles on Labor Trafficking and Child Labor Task Force Meeting Corporate Social Responsibility Law Chair - E. Chris Johnson

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Sheraton Arkansas, Meeting Room Level **American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers Meeting Other Entities Chair - Sylvia Fung Chin

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Coco Pazzo, 300 W. Hubbard *Mergers and Acquisitions Committee Dinner Mergers and Acquisitions Chair - Scott T. Whittaker
