Out in Law: New York LGBT Leadership Summit 2015 Agenda
Out in Law : New York LGBT Leadership Summit 2015 Agenda April 20, 2015 Hosted by: GreenbergTraurig Venue: New York Law School, 185 West Broadway, New York, NY 10013 Agenda Welcome Remarks (10:00 – 10:30am) Speakers ● Anthony Crowell , Dean , New York Law School ● Richard A. Rosenbaum , CEO , Greenberg Traurig ● Todd Sears, Founder and Principal , Out Leadership ○ 2014 O ut in Law Highlight Video. CEO and General Counsel Panel (10:30-11:30am) Description & Purpose This panel will feature a group of CEO and general counsel who are strong allies and advocates for the LGBT community. Each leader will share tactics and tools for other executives to promote LGBT equality in the U.S. and around the world. Panelists will also discuss Out Leadership’s executive business briefs and other research initiatives that are relevant to in house counsel and the C-suite. Moderator ● Richard A. Rosenbaum , CEO , Greenberg Traurig Speakers ● Jim Smith , CEO , Thomson Reuters ● TBD Networking Break (11:30am-12:00pm) Leading the Pack: How Law Firms can Drive Global Equality Forward (12:00- 1:00pm) Description & Purpose By focusing on collaborations and partnerships between Out in Law member firms and their clients, this session will explore the role global law firms can play in driving equality forward around the world. Through hearing from attorneys and clients who have brought about social impact through their collaboration, participants will gain a greater understanding of how cooperative efforts between law firms and their clients advance LGBT inclusion and equality. The panel will also outline best practices for working together toward corporate good, social impact, and business development, particularly in the LGBT space. Introduction ● Sarah Goldfrank, Associate General Counsel & Senior Vice President, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Moderator ● Frances DiSarro , General Counsel , KPMG Speaker Pairs ● Anne Cooney , General Counsel , Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Brad Kaufman , Vice President and Treasurer , Greenberg Traurig, LLP Anne Cooney and Brad Kaufman will discuss LGBT-related employment non-discrimination efforts and their work to support equitable employment policies for LGBT employees. ● James McNasby , General Counsel, Marsh LLC bby Fiorella A , General Auditor , MasterCard James McNasby and Abby Fiorella will discuss the ways in which openly LGBT in-house lawyers can influence LGBT issues through client and outside counsel relationships. ● Ken Mehlman , Global Head of Public Affairs , KKR lan E. Schoenfeld A , Partner , WilmerHale Ken Mehlman and Alan Schoenfeld will discuss the process that they undertook to gather support from key conservative leaders to submit an amicus brief for the 2013 Supreme Court case Hollingsworth v. Perry . Lunch (1:00 - 2:00pm) Attorney General Panel (2:00-3:00pm) Description & Purpose This panel, featuring prominent Attorneys General from across the country, will begin with each Attorney General giving 10-minutes of remarks about their work. It will then pivot to a group discussion focused on effective ways that public legal officials can take proactive steps towards furthering LGBT equality. From refusing to defend unconstitutional bans against same sex marriage in court, to establishing LGBT-inclusive corporate policy as a criterion for state government pension investments, this panel will explore the multifaceted means that Attorneys General have at their disposal to foster greater equality for the LGBT community. Introduction ● Mitch Draizin , President , Longview Capital Moderator ● Simon Hobbs , Anchor, CNBC Presenters ● Mark Herring , Attorney General of Virginia ● Jack Conway , Attorney General of Kentucky Networking Break (3:00 - 3:30pm) Keynote (3:30-3:45pm) Speaker ● Alphonso David , Counsel to the Governor , State of New York Thirty-Something States and Counting: What’s Next for the Marriage Equality Movement (3:45 - 4:45pm) Description & Purpose As District Courts across the country rule in favor of same-sex marriage and marriage equality sweeps the country, the marriage equality movement has more momentum than ever. This panel will feature a slate of experts on current and past marriage equality cases. Panelists will discuss where we have come and where we are yet to go in the marriage equality movement. Moderator ● Art Leonard , Professor of Law , New York Law School Speakers ● Kenji Yoshino , Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law , NYU School of Law ● The Honorable Judge Vaughn Walker , Former Chief Judge , US District Court for the Northern District of California ● Robbie Kaplan , Partner , Paul Weiss Closing Remarks (4:45 - 5:15pm) Speaker ● Representative Kyrsten Sinema, U.S. House of Representatives ● Todd Sears , Founder and Principal , Out Leadership Networking Cocktails (5:00 - 6:00pm)
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