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| 12:00p |
Leasing Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Real Estate Leasing: A Lender’s Perspective
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John Sullivan |
John Sullivan, Managing Director of Fantini & Gorga, will lead a question and answer session concerning the lender’s perspective on leases and tenants. Specific topics will include different lender’s leasing criteria, SNDA’s and estoppels. |
| 12:15p |
Antitrust Committee and International Law Section - at BBA; RSVP
Evan Sue Schouten, Vice President at Charles River Associates International, will discuss CRA's testimony in the longest and most expensive antitrust trial in Australia, Seven Network Limited & Anor v. News Limited & Ors. Seven Network alleged that the defendant cable operator's refusal to carry a sports channel was an unlawful refusal to deal. Ms. Schouten will discuss the analysis of harm to competition of such refusals and will address the differences in market definition under U.S. and Australian competition laws. |
| 12:30p |
Delivery of Legal Services Section - at BBA; RSVP
Ellen Hemley will discuss the work of the Legal Aid University, especially as it relates to training pro bono attorneys. For more information on advocate training at Legal Aid University, please click here. To read David Whelan’s article about online training with Legal Aid University, please click here. |
| 12:30p |
Environmental Litigation Committee and Wetlands, Waterways & Water Quality Committee - at BBA; RSVP
We will review the recent SJC decision in Giovanella v. Conservation Commission of Ashland. In this case the Court held that no compensatory takings of property occurred in the Conservation Commission's denial of a residential lot development under the local wetlands bylaw and buffer zone setback restrictions. Speakers will include: Joseph M. Hamilton of Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee, LLP who represented the Commission; and Michael Malamut of the New England Legal Foundation, which filed an amicus brief in the case. |
| Tuesday, January 23, 2007 |
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| 8:30a |
Education Committee - at BBA |
| 12:00p |
Construction Law Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Kevin Creedon, VP and Regional Counsel of Fidelity National Title Insurance Company will discuss mechanics' lien law issues and present an update. |
| 12:30p |
Hazardous & Solid Waste Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Coming to the Surface – Technical, Regulatory and Public Perception Concerns Related to Soil Vapor Intrusion
Boyd Allen and Ron Marnicio of Tetra Tech EC, Inc. will discuss technical factors; recent national and local regulatory policy initiatives; and risk assessment and liability/insurance considerations regarding vapor intrusion issues. James M. DiLorenzo, a Remedial Project Manager with the US Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, will provide an update of recent developments concerning vapor intrusion at the Nyanza Chemical Waste Dump Superfund Site in Ashland, Massachusetts. |
| 4:30p |
Executive Committee - at BBA |
| Wednesday, January 24, 2007 |
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| 7:45a |
BBA Diversity Leadership Task Force - at BBA |
| 12:00p |
International Intellectual Property Law Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Cross-Border IP Infringement Issues
Jerry Cohen, a partner at Burns & Levinson LLP, will discuss patent infringement under 35 USC secs. 271 (f) and (g) and sec. 337 of the Trade Act and the pending AT&T v. Microsoft case at the Supreme Court. Specific topics include: coordination of multiple suits in several countries under corresponding patents against the same or diverse infringers and the value of ADR in such situations; issues of patent, trademark and copyright infringement liability based on acts of authorization, advertising (via Internet or otherwise), inducement, contributory infringement and aiding/abetting; and gray market issues. |
| 12:00p |
Business Litigation Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Judge van Gestel and Judge Gants will discuss their thoughts on the past year in the Business Litigation Session and other topics that they expect the trial bar to find of interest. There will be time for questions. Please note, we will start as soon after 12:00 as is possible so that the judges can be back on the bench by 2:00. |
| 12:00p |
Public Service Committee - at BBA |
| 12:30p |
ERISA Committee - at BBA; RSVP
The Pension Protection Act and its Impact on Private Investment Funds and ERISA Fiduciaries
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Scott
Webster |
Scott Webster, a partner at Goodwin Procter LLP, will discuss the impact of the Pension Protection Act on investors and managers of ERISA assets. Specifically, he will discuss changes to ERISA's "plan asset rule" which have affected how managers of private investment funds structure and operate those funds, and the new statutory exemptions from ERISA’s "prohibited transaction" provisions. |
| Thursday, January 25, 2007 |
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| 12:30p |
Investment Companies & Advisers Committee - at BBA; RSVP
What Every Investment Lawyer Should Know About Energy Laws Post 2005
Gregory K. Lawrence, a partner at McDermott Will & Emery, will discuss the implications of the post 2005 regulatory regime for investment companies and advisers. The 2005 Energy Policy Act: repealed the Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUHCA) of 1935 and replaced it with the PUHCA of 2005; amended the Federal Power Act; and transferred certain regulatory oversight responsibilities from the SEC to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. |
| 3:00p |
MLAC Board Meeting - at BBA |
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| 3:30p |
Public Interest Leadership Program - at BBA |
