Working with Outside Counsel

This webinar will discuss issues related to the use of outside legal counsel whether your business has in-house counsel or not. Utilizing outside counsel properly can provide a huge upside to your business. Some of the issues to be touched upon in this webinar include:

• Establishing the Relationship
• When to use
• How to use
• How to find proper outside counsel
• What you are looking for in outside counsel
• Working with Outside Counsel
• Establishing communication channels
• Current Trends in Paying Outside Counsel

Paul Drey is the managing partner of the West Des Moines law firm of Brick Gentry P.C., where he practices in the areas of Health Law, Transactional Law, and Corporate and Business Law. Mr. Drey received his B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Notre Dame and the Notre Dame Law School. Mr. Drey represents a diverse group of clients ranging from healthcare professionals, and business/corporate leaders, and municipal utilities. Mr. Drey is a frequent speaker at seminars on a variety of legal topics. Mr. Drey is a member of the Polk County Bar Association, the Iowa State Bar Association and the American Bar Association, and the president of the Iowa Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.

Moderating this webinar is Leisa Fox, with the Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI). ABI is a broad-based organization of Iowa businesses working together to promote Iowa commerce. The philosophy behind this expanded organization is simple: there is strength in numbers. By including more and more diverse Iowa businesses, ABI is able to play an even more active role in shaping Iowa's future. Uniting around the key issues, which all businesses have in common provided ABI, and each ABI member, with a strong voice for change and progress in Iowa.

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