Women and Leadership Conference (March 8, 2002)
Outline of Conference Sessions
Keynote Address: The Difference 'Difference' Makes
- Deborah L. Rhode, Ernest W. McFarland Professor of Law, Stanford Law School, and Chair, ABA Commission on Women in the Profession
Plenary Session I: The Unfinished Agenda: Women and the Legal Profession
- Cynthia Fuchs Epstein, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, and Visiting Fellow, Stanford Law School
- Gail Block Harris '77 (AB '74), Of Counsel, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, and Chair, Stanford Law Fund
- Roberta D. Liebenberg, Partner, Liebenberg & White (moderator)
- Hon. Fern M. Smith '75 (AB '72), Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of California, and Director, Federal Judicial Center
Plenary Session II: "Would You Rather Sleep or Win?" The Struggle for Balanced Lives
- Mark D. Chandler '81, Vice President, Legal Services and General Counsel, Cisco Systems, Inc.
- Ann M. Courtney, Assistant Vice President and Litigation Counsel, UnumProvident Corporation
- Charles E. Koob '69, Partner, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (moderator) Peter Langrock, Partner, Langrock, Sperry & Wool
- Hon. Christina A. Snyder '72, Judge, United States District Court for the Central District of California
Discussion Sessions:
Strategies for Improving Evaluation Structures and Leadership Opportunities
- Hon. Lee Smalley Edmon, Judge, Los Angeles County Superior Court
- Amelia Rea Maguire, Partner-in-Charge of National Client Development and Partnering, Holland & Knight LLP (moderator)
- Joanne Martin, Fred H. Merrill Professor of Organizational Behavior, Stanford Graduate School of Business, and Professor of Sociology, by courtesy, Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences
Institutionalizing Mentoring Programs and Women's Networks
- Pamela A. Bresnahan, Partner, Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP
- Deborah Willard Coogan '71, Attorney at Law
- Sara L. Peterson '87, Partner, McCutchen Doyle Brown & Enersen (moderator)
- Angela F. Williams, Counsel, Bryan Cave LLP
Rainmakers Roundtable: The Art of Business Development
- Mary B. Cranston '75 (AB '70), Firm Chair, Pillsbury Winthrop LLP, and Chair, Stanford Law School Board of Visitors (moderator)
- Stephen C. Neal '73, Chairman & CEO, Cooley Godward, LLP
- Barbara Paul Robinson, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton
Strategies for Reform: Commitment, Flexibility and Accountability
- Julie Matlof Kennedy '91 (AB '87), Partner, Folger Levin & Kahn LLP
- Debra E. Meyerson, (PhD '89), Visiting Professor of Organizational Behavior, Center for Work, Technology, and Organizations, Stanford School of Engineering (moderator)
- Pamela J. Roberts, Partner, Nexsen Pruet Jacobs & Pollard
The Pro Bono Policy-Practice Gap
- Michael S. Greco, Partner, Hill & Barlow (moderator)
- Cheryl D. Mills '90, Former Senior Vice President, Oxygen Media, and former White House Deputy Counsel
- Sheila Thomas, Director of Litigation, Equal Rights Advocates
Closing Session: Where Do We Go From Here?
- Mary B. Cranston '75 (AB '70), Firm Chair, Pillsbury Winthrop LLP, and Chair, Stanford Law School Board of Visitors
- Gail Block Harris '77 (AB '74), Of Counsel, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, and Chair, Stanford Law Fund
- Deborah L. Rhode, Ernest W. McFarland Professor of Law, Stanford Law School, and Chair, ABA Commission on Women in the Profession
- Barbara Paul Robinson, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton
- Kathleen M. Sullivan, Dean and Richard E. Lang Professor of Law and Stanley Morrison Professor of Law, Stanford Law School (moderator)
