BBA WEEK - January 29, 2007
1. Governor Will Be Featured Speaker at May 3 Law Day Dinner
2. Voices of the Bar: What program would you like to see at the BBA this year?
3. Kudos to Lawyer Pinnacle Award Winners
4. Recent Developments in Land Use Permitting
5. Bench-Bar-Clerk Meeting February 7th
6. "Celebrate Women Lawyers" -- Correction

 
Intellectual Property
Year in Review

Among the many panelists at the
BBA's Intellectual Property Year in Review CLE: Douglas R. Wolf, of
Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.,
Stacey C. Friends, of Ruberto,
Israel & Weiner, P.C., and David M. McIntosh, of Ropes & Gray LLP.
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Monday, January 29, 2007
12:30p Real Estate Pro Bono Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Please join us for our monthly Real Estate Pro Bono Committee meeting.
12:30p Securities Law Committee and Corporate Law Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Hot Topics for the 2007 Proxy Season
Domenick DeRobertis, Managing Director of the Altman Group, Inc., will discuss the latest on majority voting, executive compensation, shareholder proposals and other proxy trends generating buzz this year. This lunch is sure to be of interest to anyone involved with proxy statements or representing investors or those just curious to hear about what shareholder and hedge fund activists are up to and the role of the proxy solicitor in this process. Founded in 1995, The Altman Group is the fastest growing proxy solicitation and corporate governance consulting firm in the industry.  
2:00p Health Law Communications Committee Conference Call
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
9:00a BBA CLE: Massachusetts Health Care Reform: Where We've Been and Where We're Going - at BBA; Register
The Health Care Reform package which was adopted by the Massachusetts legislature last year has broad implications for health care consumers, health care providers, third party payers, and employers.  This program will offer an overview of the legislation, accomplishments to date and tasks to be completed in the months to come.  Attendees will receive a report from the newly created Connector Authority, and panelists will provide perspectives from the consumer, provider, payer, and employer communities.
12:00p Mergers & Acquisitions Committee - at BBA; RSVP
State of the M&A Market
Michael Papile, Tim McMahon, and Tom Cibotti, principals of Covington Associates, LLC, will discuss the state of the M&A market.  Specifically, they will discuss growth drivers in the M&A market, private equity market, IPOs, hedge funds and SPACs as well as provide an outlook for 2007 M&A activity.
12:15p Tax-Exempt Organizations Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Intellectual Property (and its creators) in the Tax-Exempt Setting
Patricia Granahan
Patricia Granahan, shareholder of Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C. and a member of the firm's Biotechnology Group, will discuss the many types of IP that result from the efforts of scientists, physicians, engineers and others in tax exempt settings.  This IP can be of significant commercial value and, in many instances, that value may or even must be shared with the original creator.  Specifically, she will discuss when such sharing happens, the forms of "payment" that are made to creators of IP and the impact on the individual recipient.
4:00p Memorial Service for M. Ellen Carpenter - John Adams Court House (Great Hall)
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
12:00p BBF Board of Trustees - at BBA
Thursday, February 1, 2007
8:00a BBO Roundtable - at BBA
12:00p Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Section Steering Committee - at BBA
12:00p Affordable Housing Committee - at BBA: RSVP
Preservation of Affordable Housing: End of Tax-Credit Compliance Issues
Warren A. Kirshenbaum
Warren A. Kirshenbaum of Tarlow, Breed, Hart & Rodgers, P.C. will discuss strategies for preserving affordable housing.  As rental housing complexes built post-1960s are reaching the end of their tax credit compliance periods, their affordability restrictions will soon be expiring.  In addition, much of the region’s public housing stock requires additional investment to preserve its functionality and extend its life.  Join us as we discuss various approaches in light of these circumstances. 
Friday, February 2, 2007
8:30a Bankruptcy Law Section Steering Committee - at BBA
8:30a BBA CLE: Recent Developments in Land Use Permitting - at BBA; Register
Permit streamlining legislation and the implementation of the endangered species regulations have had a profound impact on the development permitting process.  Attend this program to learn how the implementation of these changes will affect specific development projects.  This program is designed for land use attorneys and their developer and municipal clients. The panel will consist of development attorneys, a developer, and a Land Court judge, all of whom will speak about their experiences with the new processes.
12:00p Intellectual Property Law Section Steering Committee - at BBA
12:00p Senior Lawyers Section - at BBA; RSVP
P. Sabin Willett
P. Sabin Willet, a partner at Bingham McCutchen LLP, will discuss his experiences as counsel to twelve Chinese nationals captured in connection with the "War on Terror."  Nine of these prisoners are currently serving their fifth year of imprisonment in Guantanamo Bay, yet no charges of wrongdoing, hostile action, participation or presence on any battlefield have been filed.  Pleadings in the case have included a report that U.S. interrogators told the prisoners that the American government believed them to be innocent.  Other, more recent, pleadings have asserted that the U.S. government believed that the imprisonment of these Chinese would bring pressure on China to support the U.S. efforts in Iraq. 





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