Upcoming NJCCA Events

JULY

Women's Networking 
Date & Time: July 10, 2007, 6:00-8:30 PM EDT 
Description: Lively discussion of work/life balance issues will be led by renown author Sylvia Ann Hewlett. She is director of the Gender and Policy Program at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. Her writings on women and work are provocative and interesting.  
Location: Park Avenue Club 
Cost: Member $25, Non-member $35 
Sponsor: Lowenstein Sandler 

FLSA Update 
Date & Time: July 17, 2007, 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. EDT 
Description: "The Odyssey of the Iliads" and FLSA Collective Actions: How to Keep Your Company Out of the Courtroom, Off the Front Page and in Compliance 
Location: Offices of Greenberg Traurig in Florham Park, NJ 
Cost: Member $25, Non-member $35 
Sponsor: Greenberg Traurig  

Summer Legal Interns and Mentors Event
Date & Time: Tuesday, July 24th from 6:00 to 8:00PM
Description: A special New Jersey Corporate Counsel Association networking event for interns of Corporate Law Departments and their mentors. The event will feature a panel discussion by members of NJCCA on what the practice of law has been for them and the unique aspects they've experienced in practicing in corporate law departments.
Location:  Johnson & Johnson World Headquarters in New Brunswick, NJ
Chapter Contact: Kristi Vaiden, Executive Director
RSVP: By phone (973) 706-5027  or by Email at njcca@optonline.net
Cost: There is no charge for summer intern attendees or their in-house sponsors.

SEPTEMBER

Fifth Annual All-Day Conference
Date: September 27, 2007
Time: 8:30 AM to 7:00 PM EDT
Description: Full day of CLE, Career Enhance and Ethics programs followed by cocktail reception.  More than 150 in-house counsel are anticipated to attend the event, which features 18 programs with 75 speakers.  Don't miss this stellar opportunity for education and networking planned by in-house counsel for in-house counsel.
Speakers:  Featured speakers include general counsels from Agfa Corporation, Goen Technologies, ConAgra Foods, Sychronoss Technologies, TerraCycle, The Sarnoff Corporation, Toshiba America, TX2 System and Wyndham Worldwide as well as legal experts from 17 of the bst law firms in NJ, NY and Europe.
Chapter Contact: Kristi Vaiden, Executive Director
RSVP Phone: (973) 706-5027 or for FAX call first
RSVP Email: njcca@optonline.net
Member Cost:  $149 until August 25; $175 after August 25
Non-Member Cost:  $195 until August 25; $220 after August 25
 

OCTOBER

High Tea at Somerset Hills Hotel
Date & Time: Thursday, October 4 from 3 to 6 pm
Description: A special program hosted by Women's Networking Group,the guest speaker is Gale Evans, best selling author of "Play Like a Man and Win LIke a Woman" and "She Wins, You Win."
Chapter Contact: Kristi Vaiden, Executive Director
RSVP Phone: (973) 706-5027 or for FAX call first
RSVP Email: njcca@optonline.net
Cost: TBD
Sponsor: Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker

Protecting the Corporation 
Date & Time: October 12, 2007, 9:00 AM -noon PM EDT 
Description: The New Jersey Defense Association and the New Jersey Corporate Counsel Association have planned an educational morning to provide you with the tools to protect today's corporation.  The program will also provide the necessary updates on the key decisions in New Jersey case law this year.  Preeminent members of both the NJDA and the NJCCA will present at this event, which you do not want to miss.
Chapter Contact: Kristi Vaiden, Executive Director 
RSVP: (973) 706-5027 or by Email at njcca@optonline.net 
Cost: TBD 
 

Global Compliance 
Date & Time: October 17, 2007, 8:00 AM -5:00 PM EDT 
Description: An international conference for corporate counsel and compliance officers in partnership with The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel and Eversheds LLP.  Reasons to be there:  (1)  Execellent speakers on practical issues you can put to use in your work; (2) Fantastic networking with global in-house counsel and compliance professionals through best pratices roundtables and interactive panel discussions; and (3) A rare chance to hear the enforcement perspectives first-hand from SEC and European Commission regulators.
Speakers:  The faculty includes leading in-house counsel and compliance officers from Tyco, Schering-Plough, Cisco Systems and other companies facing similar challenges to yours.
Chapter Contact: Kristi Vaiden, Executive Director 
RSVP: (973) 706-5027 or by Email at njcca@optonline.net 
Sponsor: Eversheds 

NOVEMBER

NJCCA Annual Dinner Meeting
Date & Time: Wednesday, November 14, 5 PM
Location: Pleasantdale Chateau
Description: Save the date for our gala Annual Meeting, the Keynote Speaker is Arthur Miller, Constitutional Law Professor, at the Harvard University School of Law. Also on the program will be Installation of 2008 officers and board members. Wine tasting at 5pm,  Cocktails at 6 pm, and Dinner at 7:30 pm
Chapter Contact: Kristi Vaiden, Executive Director
RSVP Phone: (973) 706-5027 or for FAX call first
RSVP Email: njcca@optonline.net
Cost: TBD