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| 10:00a |
Subcommittee Chairs of the BBA Diversity Leadership Task Force - at BBA |
| 12:00p |
Solo & Small Firm Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
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| 12:15p |
Bankruptcy Law Section - at BBA; RSVP
Basic Creditor Issues in Bankruptcy
Colin Darke of Mirick, O’Connell, DeMallie & Lougee, LLP and Steve C. Bennett of Wimer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP will discuss issues in bankruptcy that impact creditors. |
| 12:15p |
Health Law Section - at BBA; RSVP
Healthcare Reform: Minimum Credible Coverage
Rosemarie Day, Chief Operating Officer, Commonwealth Connector, will discuss the process by which the Connector developed its standards for "minimum creditable coverage" and its guidelines for health insurance policies available through the "Commonwealth Choice" program. |
| 12:30p |
Environmental Law Section - at BBA; RSVP
MAPC’s Metro Future Plan
Marc Draisen, Executive Director of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) will discuss the Council’s Metro Future Project. Specifically, he will discuss: what the plan is; what it will mean for environmental protection and land use;
and how MAPC proposes to implement the plan. |
| 4:00p |
BBA CLE: The Cutting Edge - at BBA; Register
This "quick and dirty," fast-paced annual criminal law program is designed to give the criminal practitioner an overview of the major developments in state and federal criminal law and the impact of these cases as well as other administrative, legislative and procedural changes/issues that have impacted the practice of criminal law in these three forums. A distinguished faculty of judges and practitioners from the Federal Court, the Superior Court and the District Court will discuss critical changes in the criminal arena in 2006 as well as anticipated issues for 2007 and beyond. |
| 4:15p |
Council Meeting - at BBA |
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| 12:00p |
Intellectual Property Litigation Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Microsoft's Intellectual Property Litigation: Billion Dollar Awards and Extraterritorially Scope Issues
Almudena Arcelus and Rebecca Kirk from Analysis Group, Inc. will discuss the $1.5 billion award Alcatel-Lucent v. Microsoft case, the Supreme Court's review of AT&T v. Microsoft, and Microsoft's decision to sue Alcatel in the ITC. They will also address how these decisions and strategies may affect related intellectual property cases. |
| 12:30p |
Health Law Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
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| 8:30a |
International Law Section Steering Committee - via teleconference |
| 12:00p |
Title & Conveyancing Committee - at BBA; RSVP
The Impact of Bankruptcy on Real Estate Practitioners
Gary Cruickshank, Chapter 7 Trustee, will provide an overview of how the Bankruptcy Court and the Trustee functions and the effect of Bankruptcy on real estate once the debtor files a petition. The discussion will include the Automatic Stay of foreclosure, preferences, exemptions, and when the filing of a G.L.c. 188 Homestead Declaration takes effect. |
| 12:00p |
Life Sciences Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Join us as Lori Pressman discusses the background of gene patents. Specifically, she will discuss:
news items that motivated a study on DNA-Based Patents; definitions of gene patents, and whether and how they should be licensed to universities; and pragmatic approaches for balancing economic and social goals. As attorneys in this field are in a unique position to identify useful categories of patents for study, audience input and participation will be appreciated. |
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| 9:00a |
BBA CLE: Hot Topics in Media and Entertainment Law - at BBA; Register
This seminar brings together some of Massachusetts’ leading media and entertainment lawyers for a lively discussion of recent developments related to traditional media, new media, interactive entertainment, music, television and film. The panelists will take a practical look at recent cases, legislative trends, and sophisticated licensing and intellectual property issues in these rapidly changing fields. |
| 1:00p |
BBJ Board of Editors - at BBA |
