Changing In-House – Outside Counsel Relationships

1. Changing In-House – Outside Counsel Relationships

2. Panel Arthur Molins Lufthansa Airlines Kara OngAT&T Mobility Victor Leo Eaton Corporation Livingstone Johnson The Coca-Cola Company John Letchinger Wildman Harrold

3. The Changing Relationship • The Financial Relationship • Fee Arrangements • Billing Processes • Outside Administrators • Outsourcing Legal Work • Communicating with In-House Counsel • In-House Solicitor – Maintaining Privilege

4. The Financial Relationship • How Financial Considerations are changing In-House and Outside Counsel Relationships • Increasing Competition • Reducing the Number of Outside Legal Service Providers • Requests for Proposals • Fee Arrangements

5. The Financial RelationshipBilling Processes • Cost Controls • The Classic Stressor to the In-House / Outside Counsel Relationship • Budgets and Forecasting • Billing Guidelines • Legal Services are a commodity

6. The Financial RelationshipMonitoring Costs • Assessing the Bang for the Buck • Use of External Billing Review Services • How Do They Work • What Information Do They Provide • Billing Databases • E- Billing • Mandatory and Discretionary Matters • Internal Billing Reviews • By Internal Counsel and Outside Counsel • Proper Staffing • Marking Up Third Party Supplier Costs

7. The Financial RelationshipMonitoring Costs • Outsourcing to Reduce Costs? • Experiences and Concerns • Off Shore Suppliers • Quality Control Issues • Privilege and Confidentiality Concerns

8. Communicating With In-House Counsel • Importance of the Relationship • Is it a Mercedes or a Volkswagen Case • No Surprises • Budgetary • Substantive

9. Maintaining Privilege for In-House Counsel Communications between In-House and Outside Counsel Communications between In-House Counsel and Business Units Communications between US In-House Counsel and Counterparts in the U.K and E.U.