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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 9, 2010
TORONTO – Anne Giardini, President, Weyerhaeuser Company Limited; Susan Wolburgh Jenah, President and Chief Executive Officer, Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC); and Governor James Blanchard, former U.S. Ambassador to Canada are among the featured speakers at the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association (CCCA) National Spring Conference to be held at the Hyatt Regency in Montreal, April 11-13, 2010.
The theme of this year’s conference is Prosper in Your In-House Practice. “Increasingly, corporate counsel are expected to do more with fewer resources, to master a variety of disciplines and play multiple roles within their organizations,” says Silvie Kuppek, CCCA Executive Director.
“The National Spring Conference, which is accredited by the Law Societies of Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and the Northwest Territories for Continuing Education purposes, is designed to assist corporate counsel in building their skill sets to thrive in their roles.”
The CCCA National Spring Conference complements the CCCA Corporate Counsel World Summit to be held from September 26-28, 2010, in Toronto. Together, these initiatives offer a full suite of educational and networking opportunities for the Canadian Corporate Counsel Community.
Highlights of the CCCA National Spring Conference include:
- Presentation of the 2010 Robert V.A. Jones Award to Daniel Desjardins, senior vice-president and general counsel, Bombardier Inc.; Sunday, April 11, at 6:30 p.m. in the Grand Salon C.
- Opening plenary that explores the Evolving Relationship Between In-House and External Counsel;Monday, April 12, at 9:00 a.m. in the Grand Salon B.
- Concurrent workshops designed specifically to reflect the Canadian corporate counsel experience in an increasingly globalized world from April 12 to April 13.
Full details of the program are available on the CCCA website. Most sessions are open to accredited media.
Established in 1988, the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association is a Conference of the Canadian Bar Association. Its mission is to provide a national forum and voice for inhouse counsel to advance the development of their practice of law and enhance their professional skills and careers. The CCCA currently has more than 10,200 members. For more information on CCCA, please visit the CCCA website.
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