The following are the Sponsors for the 2009 Legal Malpractice & Risk Management Conference:

The Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers is an independent national organization of lawyers concentrating in the fields of professional responsibility and legal ethics. The organization was formed to meet the growing demand for expertise in the law of lawyering, melding substantive law, procedural rules and regulatory standards governing various aspects of a lawyer's professional life.

BNA is a publisher of information and analysis products for professionals in law, tax, business and government. The company's print and electronic products address legal, legislative, regulatory and economic developments affecting business. BNA employees produce more than 350 news and information services known and valued for their unbiased reporting.

Chubb is an experienced insurance company providing comprehensive liability insurance and risk management tools to law firms. Backed by nearly 120 years of experience and consistently high ratings for financial strength from A.M. Best, Moody's and Standard & Poor's, all of Chubb's products are offered through appointed retail agents and wholesale producers and supported by their global network of branches and affiliates.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is a national law firm with 475 lawyers in 25 offices. The firm offers a full-service practice, with an emphasis in litigation, corporate and business law, environmental, labor and employment law, professional liability defense, and wealth preservation and taxation matters. The firm provides services to a range of for-profit and not-for-profit clients in industries that include construction, financial services, health care, insurance, legal, manufacturing, real estate, retail and transportation. Firm clients also include government agencies, municipalities and schools.

InOutsource experts provide records management consulting and project management services to help law firms and corporate legal departments ensure information is properly retained and protected to mitigate risk, and preserve client confidentiality. With a staff of professionals that include Certified Records Managers, technology specialists, and former law firm project managers, we provide consultation and support for: analysis of a firm’s current systems, processes and staff; the development of retention policies and procedures that are legally compliant and fit the unique needs of a firm; and implementation of conflicts, workflow, docketing, document and records management systems.

Integration Appliance’s (IntApp) helps law firms control risk with the industry’s strongest confidentiality management solution for a variety of scenarios. These include waiver-driven ethical walls, client confidentiality requirements, management concerns about contract attorney access and external regulatory compliance. With over 100 legal customers, IntApp has been embraced and endorsed as an industry standard.

The Lawyers for the Profession® Practice Group of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is wholly devoted to assisting attorneys and law firms of all types in successfully handling matters related to law firm creation and risk management, and in protecting lawyers and law firms when professional responsibility and malpractice issues arise.

Legalbill is a legal auditing and analysis firm serving North America and Western Europe. The company helps Fortune 500 and Global 2000 legal departments control and manage outside legal costs while also developing a concurrent program to assist law firms with billing efficiency, profitability and best practice management.

Liberty International Underwriters is a global operation of insurer Liberty Mutual Group offering industry-leading Lawyers Professional Liability insurance for US and International legal firms of all sizes. Specialist underwriting professionals throughout the world provide tailored liability insurance coverage and unique cost-saving risk management services for a broad range of legal practice areas. This is backed by the financial strength and stability of the Liberty Mutual Group which was founded in 1912 and ranks 94^th on the Fortune 500 list of largest corporations in the US in 2007.

Lockton provides insurance, surety, employee benefits and risk management services to its clients. Since its inception in 1966, Lockton has grown to be the largest independently owned insurance broker in the United States, serving clients in more than 125 countries.

Paragon is a Lloyd's of London insurance broker specializing in lawyers' professional liability programs for law firms in the United States. It offers clients a wealth of information through regular newsletters, monthly updates, market trends and conferences.

West, a Thomson Reuters business, provides legal, regulatory and business information and innovative technology tools to manage it. In addition to being the home of Westlaw, West annually publishes over 66 million books and 500 CD-ROM libraries.