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Fourth Annual In-House Counsel Network Conference

June 6, 2025


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Friday, June 6, 2025

The Ritz-Carlton
Water Tower Place, 160 E Pearson St
Chicago, IL 60611

The Federalist Society has launched its In-House Counsel Network to provide a place for balanced discussion of the most pressing legal issues facing the business community. We are very pleased to present this fourth annual day-long national conference. It will be held on Friday, June 6, at the Ritz-Carlton, Chicago


 Up to 5.25 hours (315 minutes) of

Continuing Legal Education (CLE)

credits available.


This conference is off the record

 Featuring Keynote Address From:

Craig Morford
Former Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Exxon Mobil

 Other Speakers Anounced to Date

Brian Barnes, Partner, Cooper & Kirk PLLC
H. Christopher Bartolomucci, Partner, Schaerr Jaffe LLP
Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos, General Counsel, StarkWare
Will Chang, Vice President & Deputy General, Counsel Clover Health Investments
Bill Costello, General Counsel, Gemini Trust Company
Rich Cunningham, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
Todd Disher, Partner, Lehotsky Keller Cohn LLP
Dominic Draye, Shareholder & Co-Chair of the National Appeals & Legal Issues Group, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Joseph Dunn, Managing Director, Co-CIO Legal Assets, Fortress Investment Group
Mackenzi Ehrett, Senior Managing Associate, Sidley Austin LLP
Donald Falk, Partner, Schaerr Jaffe LLP
Dr. Adam Feldman, Professor of Political Science and creator of the Legalytics Substack
Brian Field, Partner, Schaerr Jaffe LLP
Alexandra Gaiser, Senior Counsel, Alliance Defending Freedom
Pierre M. Gentin, Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Nominee for General Counsel, U.S. Department of Commerce
Priyanka Ghosh-Murthy, Executive Legal Counsel, Ayon Capital
Andy Halaby, Chief Legal Officer, Rafi Law Group
Karen Harned, Director, National Association of Wholesalers & Distributors Legal Policy Center
Kenneth Hirschi, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Secretary, Innomotics
Andrew Hruska, Partner, King & Spalding LLP
Melissa Hunt, Deputy General Counsel, Occidental Petroleum
Abhishek Kambli, Deputy Associate Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice
Jared Kelson, Partner, Boyden Gray PLLC
Matthew Krueger, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
Andy Kvesic, CEO, Aprio Legal, LLC
Adam Laxalt, Partner, Cooper & Kirk PLLC
Steven Lehotsky, Partner, Lehotsky Keller Cohn LLP
Robert Levy, Executive Counsel, ExxonMobil
David Moyer, Deputy General Counsel for Corporate Capability, Chevron
Crispin Passmore, Co-Founder, Stratify
Suzanne Porter, Founder, NewMarket Law LLC
Matt Reilly, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
Justin Savage, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
Hon. Eugene Scalia, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Gene Schaerr, Partner, Schaerr Jaffe LLP
Andrew Siegel, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Galaxy Digital
Gordon Todd, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
Hon. James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Florida
Stephen Vaughn, Partner, King & Spalding LLP; Former General Counsel, Office of the United States Trade Representative
David Wenthold, Litigation Associate Foley & Lardner LLP
Katie Yarger, Partner, Lehotsky Keller Cohn LLP
Chris Zaetta, EVP, Chief Legal Officer, and Secretary, UnitedHealth Group

Panel Topics Confirmed 

The Effect of the New Administration on Business, and What’s Still to Come

The State of DEI and ESG in the Corporate World

How Unitary is Unitary: Humphrey’s Executor and the Future of Agency Autonomy

Future of the False Claims Act

Federalism at Its Finest: State Experimentation in Regulating the Legal Industry (Ethics CLE Credit)

Then and Now and the Future of U.S. Energy – Energy in the Regulatory and Litigation Maelstrom

Litigating Against State Law and Regulation of Businesses

Antitrust Enforcement Under the First Hundred Days of President Trump

Executive Orders: Opportunities & Pitfalls for Business

Crypto Change-up: The Development of a New Regulatory and Enforcement Regime for Cryptocurrency and Blockchain

 CLE and Pricing

All-inclusive general registration tickets: $250
Includes lunch, CLE credit, day-long attendance, and banquet seat

 Sponsors

 Platinum

 

  

   

 

 

Gold

 


 

  

 

 

 

 Silver

 

 

  

  

 Mr. Chris Dalrymple, New York, New York 

 

Bronze

 

 

 

Mr. David L. Cavicke, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society

 

Hotel Information

The Ritz-Carlton
Water Tower Place, 160 E Pearson St
Chicago, IL 60611

The room block has now closed.

 

Please contact Emily Manning at [email protected] with any questions. 

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9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Registration
   
Promenade
The Ritz-Carlton
Water Tower Place, 160 E Pearson St
Chicago, IL 60611

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10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Welcome Address
   
The Ritz-Carlton
Water Tower Place, 160 E Pearson St
Chicago, IL 60611

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Sponsored by the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center

Featuring:

Craig Morford, Former Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, ExxonMobil

 

Speakers

11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
CLE 1.25 hours
Ethics 1.25 hours
The Ritz-Carlton
Water Tower Place, 160 E Pearson St
Chicago, IL 60611

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The Breakout Sessions will include:

How Unitary is Unitary: Humphrey’s Executor and the Future of Agency Autonomy
Sponsored by Sidley Austin LLP

Mackenzi Ehrett, Senior Managing Associate, Sidley Austin LLP
Karen Harned, Director, National Association of Wholesalers & Distributors Legal Policy Center
Justin Savage, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
Gordon Todd, Partner Sidley, Austin LLP

Federalism at Its Finest: State Experimentation in Regulating the Legal Industry (Qualifies for ethics credit!)
Sponsored by Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Joseph Dunn, Managing Director, Co-CIO Legal Assets, Fortress Investment Group
Andy Halaby, Chief Legal Officer, Rafi Law Group
Andy Kvesic, CEO, Aprio Legal, LLC
Crispin Passmore, Co-Founder, Stratify
Suzanne Porter, Founder, NewMarket Law LLC
Moderator: Dominic Draye, Shareholder & Co-Chair of the National Appeals & Legal Issues Group, Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Future of the False Claims Act
Sponsored by Foley & Lardner LLP

Will Chang, Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Clover Health
Priyanka Ghosh-Murthy, Executive Legal Counsel, Ayon Capital
Matthew Krueger, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
Moderator: David Wenthold, Litigation Associate, Foley & Lardner LLP

Then and Now and the Future of U.S. Energy – Energy in the Regulatory and Litigation Maelstrom
Sponsored by Cooper & Kirk PLLC

Brian Barnes, Partner, Cooper & Kirk PLLC
Adam Laxalt, Partner, Cooper & Kirk PLLC
Robert Levy, Executive Counsel, ExxonMobil

12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Lunch & Plenary Panel 1: The Effect of the New Administration on Business, and What’s Still to Come
CLE 1.50 hours
Ethics 0 hours
The Grand Foyer
The Ritz-Carlton
Water Tower Place, 160 E Pearson St
Chicago, IL 60611

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Sponsored by Boyden Gray PLLC

This panel will explore how the new Administration is shaping the business environment through executive actions and evolving trade policies. From regulatory shifts and enforcement priorities to changes in tariffs and global trade strategy, business leaders are analyzing the impact. Our panelists will discuss what’s happened so far, what’s likely next, and how companies can prepare for policy changes in a fast-changing political landscape.

Featuring:

Dr. Adam Feldman, Professor of Political Science and creator of the Legalytics Substack
Pierre M. Gentin, Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Nominee for General Counsel, U.S. Department of Commerce
Jared Kelson, Partner, Boyden Gray PLLC
Stephen Vaughn, Partner, King & Spalding LLP; Former General Counsel, Office of the United States Trade Representative
Moderator: Alexandra Gaiser, Senior Counsel, Alliance Defending Freedom

Speakers

3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
CLE 1.25 hours
Ethics 0 hours
The Ritz-Carlton
Water Tower Place, 160 E Pearson St
Chicago, IL 60611

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The Breakout Sessions will include:

Litigating Against State Law and Regulation of Businesses
Sponsored by Lehotsky Keller Cohn LLP

Todd Disher, Partner, Lehotsky Keller Cohn LLP
Steve Lehotsky, Partner, Lehotsky Keller Cohn LLP
Katie Yarger, Partner, Lehotsky Keller Cohn LLP

Antitrust Enforcement Under the First Hundred Days of President Trump
Sponsored by Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Melissa Hunt, Deputy General Counsel, Occidental Petroleum
Matt Reilly, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
Chris Zaetta, EVP, Chief Legal Officer, and Secretary, UnitedHealth Group
Moderator: Rich Cunningham, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis

Crypto Change-up: The Development of a New Regulatory and Enforcement Regime for Cryptocurrency and Blockchain
Sponsored by King & Spalding LLP

Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos, General Counsel, StarkWare
Bill Costello, General Counsel, Gemini Trust Company, LLC
Andrew Siegel, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Galaxy Digital
Moderator: Andrew Hruska, Partner, King & Spalding LLP

Executive Orders: Opportunities & Pitfalls for Business
Sponsored by Schaerr Jaffe LLP

H. Christopher Bartolomucci, Partner, Schaerr Jaffe LLP
Donald Falk, Partner, Schaerr Jaffe LLP
Brian Field, Partner, Schaerr Jaffe LLP
Kenneth Hirschi, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Secretary, Innomotics
Gene Schaerr, Partner, Schaerr Jaffe LLP

 

4:45 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Plenary Panel 2: The State of DEI and ESG in the Corporate World
CLE
Ethics 1.25 hours
Ritz-Carlton Ballroom
The Ritz-Carlton
Water Tower Place, 160 E Pearson St
Chicago, IL 60611

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Sponsored by DLA Piper

DEI and ESG had become central - yet increasingly contested - pillars of some corporate strategy. Pressure to promote DEI and ESG in the business world came in many forms. More recently, push back has emerged. This panel will explore how companies are navigating shifting political, legal, and investor pressures around DEI and ESG initiatives. Are companies doubling down, rethinking strategies, or retreating?

Featuring

Abhishek Kambli, Deputy Associate Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice
Hon. Eugene Scalia, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Hon. James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Florida
Moderator: David Moyer, Deputy General Counsel for Corporate Capability, Chevron

Speakers

6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Reception
   
The Grand Foyer
The Ritz-Carlton
Water Tower Place, 160 E Pearson St
Chicago, IL 60611

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Sponsored by Kirkland & Ellis LLP

7:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Dinner & Keynote Address
   
Ritz-Carlton Ballroom
The Ritz-Carlton
Water Tower Place, 160 E Pearson St
Chicago, IL 60611

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