American Employment Law Council Board of Directors and Advisory Board 2009

Nancy L. Abell
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP

Fred W. Alvarez
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.

*R. Lawrence Ashe
Ashe, Rafuse & Hill, LLP

*Mark S. Dichter
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP

Alan Dinkoff
Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP

*Hope B. Eastman
Paley, Rothman, Goldstein, Rosenberg, Eig & Cooper, Chtd.

Charles W. Fournier
NBC Universal, Inc.

Jill A. Goldy
V.P & Director Labor & Employment Law
Motorola, Inc.

*Paul Grossman
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, LLP

Lynne C. Hermle
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP

Hunter R. Hughes III
Rogers & Hardin, LLP

Joyce J. Hunter
The Home Depot

Elizabeth Finn Johnson
Senior Litigation and Employment Counsel
The Coca-Cola Company

*W. Carl Jordan
Vinson & Elkins, LLP

William J. Kilberg
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP

Jane Howard Martin
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.

*Robert K. McCalla
Fisher & Phillips, LLP

Mark A. Nordstrom
Senior Labor & Employment Law Counsel
General Electric Company

Eric D. Reicin
Sallie Mae

Michael Reiss
Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP

Richard M. Rufolo
United Parcel Service, Inc.

*Gary R. Siniscalco
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP

Matthew Swaya
Starbucks Coffee Company

*Stephen Tallent
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP

*Board Member

A Message from the Board Chair

Hope B. Eastman, Esq.

It is an extraordinary experience for me to lead this group. Working with the very best in-house and outside labor and employment counsel, we have created a unique cutting-edge conference with the most experienced speakers sharing their knowledge and wisdom with their colleagues. For almost two decades the AELC Conference has been "the place to go" for the best management lawyers in the field. We look forward to continuing that tradition of excellence.