TXGCF

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:57:34 GMT

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld Andrews Kurth Baker Botts Baker & McKenzie LLP Beirne, Maynard & Parsons Bracewell & Giuliani Brown McCarroll Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, L.L.P. Fulbright & Jaworski Haynes and Boone Hunton & Williams Huron Consulting Group Jackson Walker L.L.P Jones Day K&L Gates KPMG Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell Prescott Legal Search Shook, Hardy & Bacon Strasburger & Price Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan Thompson & Knight Vinson & Elkins

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:11:57 GMT

Sponsorship Opportunities

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:10:54 GMT

2008 Magna Stella Winners Magna Stella Dinner Reception Golf Tournament

2009 STATEWIDE OFFICERS & BOARD

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:19:31 GMT

Officers: Chair – Jennifer L. Vogel – SVP, General Counsel, Secretary & CCO, Continental Airlines, Inc., Houston Vice Chair – Cyndi Baily - SVP & General Counsel, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Secretary – Shahzad Bashir – VP, Legal Consulting and South West Region, Huron Consulting Group, Inc., Houston Treasurer – Bryan H. Jones – Partner, KPMG, Dallas Immediate Past Chairman – Jeffrey W. Carr – SVP, General Counsel & Secretary, FMC Technologies, Inc., Houston Chairman Emeritus – Roland Castañeda – Partner, Pacesetter Capital Group, Dallas General Counsel – Rob Hoffman – Partner, Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, Dallas Board of Directors: Ron K. Barger – SVP & General Counsel, Archon Group, L.P., Irving Lee Cusenbary – General Counsel, Mission Pharmacal, San Antonio John DeGroote – General Counsel, Contracts, Litigation & Risk, BearingPoint, Inc., Dallas Andrew D. Farley – VP & General Counsel, KBR, Inc., Houston Craig Glidden – SVP, General...

AUSTIN-SAN ANTONIO CHAPTER OFFICERS & BOARD

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:19:47 GMT

Officers: President – Lee Cusenbary - General Counsel - Mission Pharmacal Vice President – TBD - TBD - TBD Secretary – Jane Smith - Partner - Fulbright & Jaworski LLP Board of Directors: Jane Black - General Counsel - Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending Angie Boykin – KPMG LLP David Cabrales - General Counsel - Governor Rick Perry Loretta DeHay - General Counsel - Texas Real Estate Commission Chet A. Fenimore – Partner – Hunton & Williams, LLP Dwight M. Francis - Partner - Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP Cullen M. Mike Godrey – Chief Legal Officer – The Texas A&M Health Science Center Robert E. Hanson, Jr. – Partner – Sonnenshein Nath & Rosentahl LLP Aileen Hooks – Partner, Environmental – Baker Botts LLP Kristi Belt – Partner – Shook Hardy & Bacon Daryl Lansdale, Jr. – Partner – Fulbright & Jaworski LLP Diana Liebman – Partner - Haynes and Boone Stan E. McCormick – EVP, Corporate Counsel & Secretary – Frost Bank Lino...

Forum Board of Directors

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:46:59 GMT

2009 Dallas/Fort Worth Board of Directors

2009 Austin/San Antonio Board of Directors

2009 Houston Board of Directors

2009 Statewide Board of Directors

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:12:02 GMT

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Become a Member

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:54:46 GMT

We are pleased to provide you with information on The Texas General Counsel Forum, (Forum) and invite your participation. This organization, which attracted over eighty-five general counsels as members during its initial year of service, supports cultivation of relationships among corporate counsels, executive management, and outside counsel by contributing training and resources in the area of legal department management practices. Membership remains open to all Texas corporate, deputy and general counsels with management responsibilities. The Forum provides statewide quarterly panel discussions and programs by distinguished speakers on topics of interest to you, as described in the brochure below. Prospective Member Packet Prospective Member Letter 2009 Membership Application Corporate Legal Times Flyer In-House Texas (Cover) Click here to register online to become a Texas...

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:38:33 GMT

HOUSTON CHAPTER OFFICERS & BOARD

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:48:01 GMT

Officers: President – Gregory W. Looser - SVP, GC & Secretary - Pride International, Inc. President-Elect – Rick L. Wittenbraker – SVP, General Counsel & CCO – Waste Management, Inc. Vice President - Timothy Hill – Assistant General Counsel – Chevron Phillips Chemical Company Secretary – Kevin Trautner - Partner – Fulbright & Jaworski LLP Board of Directors: Kay Andrews - Partner -Brown McCarroll LLP Mark Antonivich – VP & General Counsel - Vinmar International Cyndi Baily – SVP & General Counsel – Baylor College of Medicine Shahzad Bashir – Group Managing Director – Huron Consulting Group Martin D. Beirne - Partner – Beirne, Maynard & Parsons LLP Graham K. Blair - Partner - Baker & McKenzie, LLP Walter Browning - VP, General Counsel & Secretary – CB&I Jeffrey W. Carr – VP, General Counsel & Secretary – FMC Technologies, Inc. Richard Chandler, Jr. - VP & General Counsel - Smith International Dona G. Cornell – VC and VP for...

DALLAS-FORT WORTH CHAPTER OFFICERS & BOARD

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:32:59 GMT

Officers: President – Harry J. Martin Jr. - General Counsel – La Madeleine French Bakery & Cafe Vice President – TBD Secretary – Joel Sharp - Partner – Hunton & Williams LLP Board of Directors: S. Leon Bennett – General Counsel – Southern Methodist University Clarence Brown - Associate General Counsel - Contran Corp. Bruce Bush – Director – KPMG LLP David A. Chaumette - Partner - Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP Mark Chloupek – EVP & Chief Counsel – LQ Management LLC (La Quinta) B. Keith Clark - SVP & General Counsel - Mannatech, Inc. Shawn Cleveland - Partner - Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, L.L.P. Janice Davis – Partner – Bracewell & Giuliani LLP John DeGroote - Deputy General Counsel & Chief Litigation Counsel - Bearing Point Melissa Drennan - Division Counsel, PepsiCo BSG - Frito-Lay North America Bob Dupuy - Managing Partner - Brown McCarroll LLP Kristen Erler – General Counsel – PHNS Paul Genender – Partner – K&L Gates ...

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:20:22 GMT

Forum Executives

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:59:17 GMT

Chief Executive Officer - Lee M. Emery
Executive Director - Sandra Contreras
Member Relations Coordinator - Jimmie Skinner
Events Coordinator - Julie Jones
Graphic Arts - Ashleigh Scott

The Robert H. Dedman Award For Ethics and Law Dinner

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:44:11 GMT

Members receive an exclusive invitation to the dinner held annually in Dallas honoring a corporate attorney who has demonstrated the highest ethical standards during his or her career. Previous Honorees: 2001 - Robert H. Dedman, Sr., Founder & Chairman of the Board, ClubCorp., Inc. 2002 - Erle Nye, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive, TXU Corp. 2003 - Charles Matthews, Vice President & General Counsel, Exxon Mobil 2004 - Guy H. Kerr, Senior Vice President/Law and Government, Belo Corp. 2005 - J. McDonald Williams, Chairman Emeritus, Trammell Crow Company 2006 - Ronald Taylor, Vice President and General Counsel, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas aa 2007 - Anne H. McNamara, Former Senior Vice President and General Counsel, AMR Corp. and American Airlines

TXGCF Membership Benefits

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:19:12 GMT

Only General Counsel and managing Corporate Counsel of companies, major corporations and their subsidiaries within the State of Texas are eligible for membership.

Member benefits include:

FREE admission to all statewide quarterly events where expert panelists share their knowledge and answer questions during Q&A sessions. Chapter events are held throughout the year in Austin, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Houston and San Antonio.
FREE admission to the 10th Conference of General Counsel, a seminar of speakers and panelists on timely topics and key issues of interest to managing legal professionals, held on November 14, 2008, at La Cantera Resort in San Antonio.
Invitations and admission to other networking events, such as GC Roundtable Luncheons (GC only), Forum After Hours cocktail parties in members' homes, Forum Women luncheons (members and prospective members), and sports events.
FREE subscription to In-House Texas, our monthly newsletter published in conjunction with The Texas Lawyer.
FREE one-year subscription to Inside Counsel, the nationally published management monthly for corporate legal/executives (regular subscription price is $95/year).
Exclusive discounts on new purchases of Thomson-West products.
Exclusive invitation to the Robert H. Dedman Award for Ethics and Law Dinner in Dallas, honoring a corporate attorney who has demonstrated the highest ethical standards in his or her career.
Upon nomination and election, participation on a chapter or the statewide Board and/or committees, where Forum policies and programs are shaped.
Membership directory for use as a reference guide and networking tool.

About The Texas General Counsel Forum

Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:53:17 GMT

The Forum's mission is to facilitate communication and information sharing of best practices for legal department management among General Counsel and outside counsel and for effective communication between the legal department and executive management. Formed in 1998 in Dallas as The DFW General Counsel's Management Practices Forum Expanded from DFW to Texas and became The Texas General Counsel Forum in the Fall of 1999 Held its first Annual Corporate Counsel Conference in November 1999 Overview The role of General Counsel continues to evolve. Complex issues that demand expertise of the law and highly developed people skills are commonplace in the expanding responsibilities of a General Counsel to his/her corporation, board of directors and employees. Now, more than ever, a forum where solid advice and expert opinions can be rendered in a relaxed atmosphere is needed. The Texas General Counsel Forum seeks to provide that venue. More than 400...

Testimonials

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:27:41 GMT

The Forum represents a cost-effective way to network with other General Counsels, obtain CLE credits, pursue best practices, and develop leadership skills by participating on Forum Boards of Directors. Membership in the Forum is a great value for even the busiest of General Counsels. --Ronald Taylor, Vice President & General Counsel Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas (Dallas) The Forum provides a unique opportunity for the leadership of law departments of Texas companies to identify issues of importance…to work together to find appropriate solutions and share…successful resolutions. --Charles W. Matthews, Vice President & General Counsel ExxonMobil Corporation (Irving) Being able to share ideas and discuss issues with fellow General Counsel who face similar challenges is a resource that is not available anywhere. --Jennifer L. Vogel, SVP, General Counsel, Secretary & CCO Continental Airlines, Inc. (Houston) The Forum provides educational programs geared to...

Member Spotlight - Frederick

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 20:11:39 GMT

Frederick Rick J. Plaeger, II Vice President & General Counsel Burlington Resources Inc. Rick Plaeger is the Vice President and General Counsel of Burlington Resources Inc. in Houston, TX. Burlington Resources is one of the world’s largest independent oil and gas exploration and production companies, with operations in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, South America, Africa and China. Prior to joining Burlington in 1997, Rick was Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of The Louisiana Land and Exploration Company in New Orleans, Louisiana, and a Partner in the New Orleans Law Firm of Milling Benson & Woodward. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business and Juris Doctor Degree in Law from Louisiana State University and upon graduation served as a Law Clerk for the Hon. Marcel Livaudais, Jr. in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Rick has been a member of the Texas...

In-House Texas

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 22:05:16 GMT

Texas Lawyer

In-House Texas is the Forum's monthly newsletter distributed to its statewide members and is published in conjunction with Texas Lawyer, a publication with news and information for general and corporate officers.

Membership Disclaimer

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 22:44:01 GMT

Annual membership dues, effective January 1st through December 31st, are neither prorated nor refunded. By submitting this membership application you are in agreement with these terms.