Thursday, March 18th
8:00am PST | 11:00am EST
Our special guest will be Tim Pratt, Former Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel of Boston Scientific
View from the C-Suite: When to Mediate, Best Mediation Practices and How to Select a Mediator
Offered by Will Work For Food and moderated by Jeff Kichaven (www.JeffKichaven.com ) and Jean Lawler (www.LawlerADR.com)
This worldwide conversation will be like nothing else. Join in! Share, learn, have fun.
Tim will rely on his vast experience as a trial lawyer, mass tort litigation expert, and client to discuss how a CEO, CFO and General Counsel view issues such as mediating over litigating, the timing of mediation, who should attend on behalf of the company, what strategies maximize the chances of success and, of all the mediators out there, how to find the one who matches best the needs and interests of a Corporate client.
Tim Pratt is the former Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel at Boston Scientific and, before that, was a trial lawyer with a national practice at Shook, Hardy and Bacon. He has served as president of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel and of Lawyers for Civil Justice. Mr. Pratt has been selected as one of the Best Lawyers in America. Legal 500 named him to the "Corporate Counsel 100", which identifies the most powerful corporate legal advisers in the United States. In 2016, he was honored by The Burton Awards as a “Legend in Law.” He is a frequent speaker on topics such as leadership, ADR, happiness, the law and lawyering.
Mr. Pratt has requested that you consider donating to his preferred food bank, City Union Mission. More information can be found at:
http://cityunionmission.org
If you don’t already have a favorite charity please consider using the links below to find a food bank near you:
· In the USA: https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2020/health/coronavirus-how-to-help/#meals-and-food-support
· In Europe: https://www.eurofoodbank.org/
· In Africa: https://foodforallafrica.com/
· In Australia: https://www.foodbank.org.au/?state=au
· In Canada: https://www.foodbankscanada.ca/