For the second year in a row LMI will attend the Defense Research Institute’s [DRI] Diversity for Success Seminar. The 2013 seminar will be held May 30-31, 2013 at the Swissotel Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. This year’s seminar marks DRI’s eighth annual Diversity seminar.

The Diversity Seminar’s programming offers practical, cutting-edge ideas on how to achieve true diversity progress. DRI will hold a Diversity Expo on the second day of the seminar – the Expo is a fantastic opportunity for DRI members to interview with corporations and insurance companies that value diversity and are committed to diversifying their outside counsel list.

Additional information about this and future DRI seminars may be found on DRI’s website: http://www.dri.org/.

In mid-May, LMI sponsored and attended two simultaneous seminars. First, LMI sponsored and attended the Defense Research Institute’s [DRI] 2013 Drug and Medical Device Seminar, May 16-17, 2013, at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel in New York, NY. This year’s seminar featured presentations aimed at instructing counsel what jurors think about the Food and Drug Administration, how to try multi-plaintiff pharmaceutical cases, and which “judicial hellholes” to avoid. The seminar also included a Young Lawyers Blockbuster featuring an in-house panel that discussed how outside counsel may most effectively work with in-house counsel to proactively minimize litigation. In addition, networking opportunities, such as receptions and law firm-sponsored parties, offered attendees the chance to discuss these topics with colleagues, clients and industry experts.

LMI also sponsored and attended the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance’s [CLM] 2013 Products Liability Seminar, held May 17, 2013, at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas. This half-day, mini-conference showcased presentations that discussed a broad range of issues critical to product liability cases. Programming included how to minimize liability of innocent product sellers, claims investigation of building products, use of recording devices in international litigation, and a session entitled “What Every Insurer and Lawyer Should Know About Specialized Coverage for Product Contamination and Product Recall.” Seminar attendees were provided ample opportunity to interact with fellow attendees who represented experts in the field, including insurance industry executives and in-house counsel, thus maximizing attendees’ educational experience.

Additional information about these and future DRI and CLM seminars may be found on each organization’s respective website: http://www.dri.org/ or http://www.theclm.org/.

LMI is pleased to again sponsor the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC)’s Corporate Counsel College, to be held April 25-26, 2013, at The Ritz-Carlton in Chicago, Illinois. This year marks LMI’s third consecutive College sponsorship.

The 2013 College, entitled “Staying Ahead in a Continually Changing Corporate World,” features a Keynote Address from Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, as well as timely presentations on hot topics affecting the in-house/outside counsel community.

For more information, please visit www.iadclaw.org.