Panel Discussion moderated by Kym Johnson or Capital One featuring corporate counsel from four legal departments in central Virginia. Richmond Chapter members will be invited to submit specific questions in addition to those below:

• What makes general counsel choose one lawyer or firm over another?
• How do you nurture a productive relationship with general counsel?
• What are your pet peeves with outside firms' billing practices?
• How does in-house counsel use social media?
• Why do general counsel “fire” outside counsel?
• Who makes the decision to buy outside legal services?
• When do general counsel turn to outside counsel?
  
  
  

Jonathan Chiu is Director, Assistant General Counsel in the Litigation Department of Capital One. Mr. Chiu graduated from University of Richmond School of Law and Duke University with an economics degree. Prior to joining Capital One, Mr. Chiu clerked for the late Chief Justice Leroy Rountree Hassell, Sr. at the Supreme Court of Virginia and practiced at McGuireWoods LLP. Mr. Chiu manages litigation related to Capital One’s credit card products and defensive bankruptcy litigation across Capital One’s lines of business.

Bob Barrett is Assistant General Counsel at Degremont Technologies N.A. in Richmond, where he focuses on commercial contract review and negotiations, mergers and acquisitions, litigation management, intellectual property, human resources, commercial real estate, and any other legal issue that walks through the door. Bob is a 1999 graduate of the United States Military Academy and was an Infantry officer in the U.S. Army prior to attending law school. Bob graduated from George Washington Law School and worked as an intellectual property associate at Hunton & Williams and Spotts Fain prior to joining Degremont. Bob is also the chair of the Virginia Bar Association's Veterans Issues Task Force, which assists veterans with their legal needs.

Kindra L. Kirkeby is Assistant Counsel- Environmental NewMarket Services Corporation, a global chemical manufacturing company, based in the Richmond area. She has global responsibility for all legal matters related to environmental, health, safety and security matters, and serve as the primary legal support for the supply chain operations and company plant operations. She manages all outside counsel used in any EHS or remediation related litigation and compliance. Before joining NewMarket, she worked as Counsel for Exxon Mobil Corporation, where she managed over $4MM worth of outside counsel activity. At Exxon Mobil, she served in a variety of positions from litigation and trial work, to Environmental Compliance and Superfund/Remeditation.

Jennifer Lattimore is Assistant General Counsel at MeadWestvaco is an accomplished trial lawyer and business-focused attorney with over 16 years of combined legal and business professional experience in Fortune 500 companies as well as in private law practice. As in-house counsel for MWV, a global packaging company, Ms. Lattimore manages the Company's U.S. litigation docket and global privacy and safety compliance. Ms. Lattimore also frequently advises the Company on employment and non-compete issues. As a graduate of Boston's College's Carroll School of Management with degrees in accounting and information systems, Ms. Lattimore brings a unique perspective to creatively solve legal problems with common-sense practicality. She is also frequently commended for her strong communication skills and her ability to connect with people in all levels of the organization to motivate and get things done.

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