• Lisa A. Rickard, President, U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform

This panel will address the dramatic rise in lawsuits relating to mergers and acquisitions, suggest reforms, as well as discuss other key issues in securities litigation.

• The Honorable Leo E. Strine, Jr., Chancellor of the Court of Chancery, Delaware State Courts
• Adam C. Pritchard, Frances and George Skestos Professor of Law, The University of Michigan Law School
• W. Neil Eggleston, Litigation Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
• Introduced and Moderated by: Andrew J. Pincus, Partner, Mayer Brown

This panel will examine third-party litigation financing, an example of the growing trend in the United States of litigation as profit machine.

• John H. Beisner, Partner, Co-Head, Mass Torts and Insurance Litigation Group, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
• Robert C. Weber, Senior Vice President, Legal and Regulatory Affairs and General Counsel, International Business Machine
• Daniel Fisher, Senior Editor, Forbes
• Introduced and moderated by: Page C. Faulk, Vice President, Legal Reform Initiatives, U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform

This panel will address issues of import to state attorneys general and the business community, such as privacy in the digital age, transparency in private attorney contracting, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as well as recent regulatory actions by the Environmental Protection Agency, National Labor Relations Board and other federal agencies impacting the states.

• The Honorable Douglas F. Gansler, Attorney General of Maryland
• The Honorable E. Scott Pruitt, Attorney General of Oklahoma
• The Honorable Luther Strange, III, Attorney General of Alabama
• Introduced and moderated by: The Honorable Thurbert E. Baker, Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge; Former Attorney General of Georgia

Special remarks by: Thomas J. Donohue, President and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Keynote Address – A Perspective on This Election Year

• Rudolph W. Giuliani, 107^th Mayor of New York City (1993–2001)
• Introduced by: Thomas J. Donohue, President and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

This panel will address senior company lawyers’ perspectives and experiences with trends in use of the U.S. courts by non-U.S. citizens and residents, as exemplified by recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions and the Ecuadorian litigation against Chevron Corporation. It will also address the flip side of the coin: the spread in Europe and elsewhere of US-style litigation, especially class actions, against multinational companies.

• Alex Dimitrief, Vice President & General Counsel, General Electric Energy
• Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr., Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
• Jonathan C. Drimmer, Vice President, Assistant General Counsel, Barrick Gold Corporation
• Introduced and Moderated by:  John B. Bellinger, III, Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP

Commissioner Nord will address the impact of burdensome health and safety regulations on U.S. global competitiveness.

• The Honorable Nancy A. Nord, Commissioner of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

This panel will address federal regulatory and prosecution policies, focused on the false claims act, exclusion authority, foreign corrupt practices act and other Department of Justice activities.

• Neil H. MacBride, U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Virginia
• David W. Ogden, Partner, Co-Chair, Government and Regulatory Litigation Practice Group, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
• Robert M. Cary, Partner, Williams & Connolly LLP
• Introduced and moderated by: George J. Terwilliger, III, Senior Partner, White & Case LLP

This panel will feature an analysis, as well as a spirited point-counterpoint on the 2012 elections with key political figures from each major party.

• The Honorable Edward G. Rendell, Former Governor, Pennsylvania
• The Honorable Richard J. Santorum, Former Senator, Pennsylvania
• Introduced and moderated by: Scott W. Rasmussen, Founder and President, Rasmussen Reports and Political Analyst