2024 Associate Retreat Agenda

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Hotel Check-In:
     Higgins Hotel
     1000 Magazine St.
     New Orleans, LA 70130

5:45 pm - 6:15 pm

Meet at Kilroy’s Bar & Lounge in the Lobby
     Gather with assigned small group
     Depart for dinner

6:30 pm - 9:00 pm 

Small Group Dinners
     See assignment 

9:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Welcome Reception
     Higgins Hotel – Rosie’s Rooftop Bar

7:30 am - 8:30 am

Breakfast – Arcadia Ballroom AB 

Pick up nametag

8:30 am - 9:15 am

State of the Firm & Role of the Executive Committee – Arcadia Ballroom AB

Gif Thornton, Managing Partner
Jim Rogers, Executive Committee Member

9:15 am - 9:45 am

Firm Economics – Arcadia Ballroom AB 

Frank Liantonio, Liaison Partner for Finance

Break 

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Business Development Strategy – Arcadia Ballroom AB

Johnny Domiano, Litigation PGL
Liz Roussel, Litigation PGL
Lee Reid, IBG PGL
Brad Lampley, IBG PGL

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Practice Group Sessions – Breakout rooms 

Litigation: Tim Anzenberger, Partner and Scott Jones, Partner – Arcadia Ballroom AB
Corporate Services: Rob Bethea, Partner and Will Umbach, Partner – American Red Cross Room
IBG: Britton Bonner, Partner – Chartwell Room

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Lunch - Arcadia Terrace

ARROW Lunch – Casablanca Room 

1:00 pm - 1:50 pm

Choice Session 1 – Breakout rooms 

Last names A-K attend:

• “Managing to Lead”
  Kevin Wilkins, Trepwise
  American Red Cross Room

Last names L-Z, choose:

• “The World Is Your (Char-grilled) Oyster: Owning Your Network”
  Chris Kane, Partner with Lindsey Word, Business Development Manager
  Chartwell Room
• “Having It All…Sort Of”: The Legend of Work-Life Balance
  Lyndey Bryant and Rocky King, Liaison Partners for Associate Development 
  Midway Room 

1:50 pm - 1:55 pm

Transition

1:55 pm - 2:45 pm

Choice Session 2 – Breakout rooms 

Last names L-Z attend:

• “Managing to Lead”
  Kevin Wilkins, Trepwise
  American Red Cross Room

Last names A-K, choose:

• “The World Is Your (Char-grilled) Oyster: Owning Your Network”
  Chris Kane, Partner with Lindsey Word, Business Development Manager
  Chartwell Room
• “Having It All…Sort Of”: The Legend of Work-Life Balance
  Lyndey Bryant and Rocky King, Liaison Partners for Associate Development
  Midway Room
  

2:45 pm - 3:00 pm

Break

3:00 pm - 4:15 pm

Cohort Group Meetings – Breakout rooms

1st and 2nd Years: Michael Berson, Partner and Angela Grewal, Partner – Midway Room 
3rd and 4th Years: Tim Anzenberger, Partner and Cassie Walsh, Partner – American Red Cross Room 
5th and 6th Years: Leslie Henry, Partner and Chris Kane, Partner – Chartwell Room 
7th+ Years: Adam Massey, Partner and April Smith, Partner – Arcadia Ballroom AB 

4:15 pm - 5:00 pm

Q&A – Arcadia Ballroom AB 

Lyndey Bryant and Rocky King, Liaison Partners for Associate Development 

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

On your own until dinner. Reservations are at 6:30pm.

6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Whole Group Dinner

Annunciation
1016 Annunciation St.
New Orleans, LA 70130

7:30 am - 8:30 am

Breakfast 

Higgins Hotel – Arcadia Terrace