Regional Meetings

The IADC Regional Meetings offer a perfect opportunity for you to get together with IADC members in your area to network
and discuss critical local issues. The meetings are free to members and their guests. Some Regional Meeting Local Chairs have applied for CLE credit for their programs. Those Regional Meetings will indicate CLE certification.

Regional Meetings are organized by local IADC member chairs. Local IADC companies and firms sponsor the meetings
and the receptions that follow. The meetings are interesting, informative, convenient and fun.

For questions or firm co-sponsoring opportunities, please contact andrew.miller@iadclaw.org.


Upcoming Regional Meetings

City                                                  Date
New York, New York                     March 14, 2012
South Carolina                              March 15, 2012
Birmingham, Alabama                April 17, 2012 
Phoenix, Arizona                           April 18, 2012
Chicago, Illinois                            April 25, 2012
Seattle, Washington                     May 10, 2012
London, England                          May 25, 2012 
Toronto, Ontario Canada             June 5, 2012
Denver, Colorado                          TBD
Dallas, Texas                                 TBD

Recent Regional Meeting Recaps

Paris, France - October 5, 2011
The International Committee held a Regional cocktail reception with more than 70 attendees. Insurance executives, in-house counsels and outside counsels all contributed to the success of the reception. President Bill Perry presented the great offerings this network provided to its members.

Pamela McGovern, International Vice President, thanked everyone for their participation. Emmanuèle Lutfalla, Chair of the International Committee, acknowledged the members of Insuralex who were also in attendance.

Thank you to the following sponsors: SCP Soulie & Coste-Floret; Hogan Lovells LLP; Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP; and Hodges Walsh & Slater LLP.

Nashville, Tennessee USA - October 24, 2011
Thirty IADC members and their guests were welcomed by President Bill Perry and his wife, Jane. Lela Hollabaugh facilitated a panel discussion on how outside counsel can help new in-house counsel transition into their new roles. The panel consisted of Michael S. Mizell, general counsel with Energy Developments; Elena Coradini, corporate and regulatory counsel with Ingram Barge; and Ammon Smart, senior counsel with Willis North America.

Thank you to our sponsors: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP; Bass Berry & Sims PLC; Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC; Dickinson Wright, PLLC; Howard Tate Sowell Wilson & Boyte, PLLC; Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan, PLLC; Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop, P.C.; Miller & Martin LLP; Sherrard & Roe, PLC; Taylor, Pigue, Marchetti & Mink, PLLC; and Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis LLP.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA - November 3, 2011
More than thirty IADC members gathered to hear President Bill Perry speak about the matters currently before the IADC and the new rules in England regarding the outside ownership of law firms, which is also being considered
by the ABA. John Ryan, Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel of ARAMARK, spoke about the important factors considered by in-house counsel in selecting outside counsel.

Thank you to Chairs Matt Taylor, Pat Loftus and Reeder Fox and sponsoring firms Bodell, Bove, Grace & Van Horn; Cozen O’Connor; Fox Rothschild; Gibbons; Lavin, O’Neil, Ricci, Cedrone & DiSipio, and Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads.

Providence, Rhode Island USA - November 10, 2011
The Regional reception hosted by Brooks and Paige Magratten, was held at the Providence Art Club. Many IADC members and potential members braved torrential rain before they viewed contemporary works of art while mingling and renewing friendships at the Maxwell Mays Gallery.

Many thanks to our sponsors: Burns and Farrey; Campbell Trial Lawyers; Hanson Curran LLP; McCarter & English LLP; Morrison Mahoney LLP; and Pierce Atwood LLP. 

Hong Kong - December 9, 2011
The fourth IADC Asian Regional Meeting in Hong Kong was a huge success. There were 26 people present from places as varied as Sydney, Beijing, Tokyo, London, Paris, Stuttgart, the Philippines and Vietnam as well as local lawyers. The presentations were excellent on 3 topics: (a) the common law/civil law conflict aspects of Hong Kong’s Basic Law (constitution) being interpreted by its common law courts juxtaposed with the PRC’s civil law system within the constitution of the PRC as a whole; (b) Corruption in financial services; and (c) Enforcement of arbitral awards in Asia. All the speakers were very good and there was a great deal of enthusiasm for the meeting and the IADC. Many finished the evening with a dinner and more conversation.

Thank you to Meeting Chair David Wilkinson and the sponsoring firms Clayton Utz , Hogan Lovells , Kennedys and SCP Soulie & Coste-Floret.