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Corporate Counsel's 22nd Annual General Counsel Conference to Take Place June 8-9 in New York City

The conference will feature two special luncheon sessions: "IP Litigation and the Entertainment Industry in the New Economy" and "2010 Proxy Season and Executive Pay Update - Lessons Learned in 2010 and Getting Ready for 2011."

In addition to Kreczko, conference speakers and panelists will include:

• Randall Burrows, vice president & general manager, Xerox Litigation Services
• Anne Chwat, general counsel and corporate secretary, Burger King Corporation
• Lawrence A. Jacobs, senior executive vice president, group general counsel, News Corporation
• Elizabeth Finn Johnson, senior counsel, litigation & employment, The Coca-Cola Company
• Bradley E. Lerman, senior vice president & associate general counsel, litigation, Pfizer Inc.
• Thomas Sabatino, senior vice president, general counsel & corporate secretary, United Airlines, Inc.
• Jonathan Wasserman, vice president & assistant general counsel, Bristol-Myers Squibb

Other session topics to be covered at this year's event include:

• "Bet the Company Litigation in the New Economy"
• "Managing Congressional Investigations"
• "Internal Investigations"
• "Social Networking and Its Impact on Employees and Employment Law"
• "Leveraging Political Contributions post Citizens United"
• "Reducing Cost from Electronic Discovery"
• "Legal Project Management"
• "Industrial Espionage"
• "Ireland as a Location for BidCo Vehicles"

Kreczko has overseen the company's law department and government affairs group since 2007. Prior to joining The Hartford in 2003, he held various senior positions within the United States Government. Until 2002, he was the acting assistant secretary of state for population, refugees and migration, where he led the State Department's response to humanitarian crises in conflict situations, including Afghanistan, Timor, Sudan and West Africa. Prior to that, he had served as legal advisor to President Clinton's National Security Council. He has also served as deputy general counsel to the Department of State and as legal advisor to the President of the United States' personal representatives for Middle East negotiations. Kreczko earned his J.D. from University of Michigan Law School and a B.A. from Boston College.

This program is approved for 15 New York/New Jersey CLE Credits, including two ethics credits and 12.5 California/Illinois CLE Credits, also including two ethics credits.

For additional conference information, or to register, please contact customer service at (212) 457-7905, contact Brad Blickstein at 847-256-5298 or brad@blicksteingroup.com or visit www.corpcounsel/gceast.

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