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Energy & Telecommunications Law
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Representative Brian S. Dempsey (D) Haverhill, Chair of the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, with Co-Chairs of the BBA Energy & Telecommunications Law Committee Amy G. Rabinowitz, of National Grid, and Joan Foster Evans, of the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications & Energy.
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Fiduciary Litigation Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Recent Developments in Fiduciary Litigation Outside Massachusetts
Joseph L. Bierwirth, Jr. of Hemenway & Barnes and Steven E. Gurdin of Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford, LLP will provide a survey of recent cases involving fiduciary litigation issues with an emphasis on cases outside the Commonwealth. |
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Education Committee - at BBA |
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Boston Partners in Education Info Session - at BBA |
| 9:30a |
Public Interest Leadership Program - at BBA |
| 12:30p |
Hazardous & Solid Waste Committee - at BBA; RSVP
EPA's Response to the Danvers Explosions
Mike Nalipinski, On-Scene Coordinator with EPA's Office of Emergency Planning and Response and Gretchen Muench and Amerlia Katzen, senior enforcement attorneys, will discuss the EPA response and investigation of the explosions that destroyed a building in Danvers the day before Thanksgiving. |
| 12:30p |
Estate Planning Fundamentals - at BBA; RSVP
Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts: An Effective Estate Planning Technique in Good and Bad Economic Times
Robert A. Vigoda, a partner at Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP, will discuss the basics of the Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (GRAT) structure. Specifically, he will discuss: how to "zero-out" the federal gift tax upon funding; choosing the right funding asset; and some creative uses including single asset, graduated annuity and rolling GRATs. |
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Executive Committee - at BBA |
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ERISA Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Welfare Benefit Plans and Compliance with DOL Requirements
Curtis J. McGiveney, an Investigator with the U.S. Department of Labor, will discuss the provisions of Part 7 of Title I of ERISA including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act on 1996 (HIPAA) and related healthcare laws. |
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BBA Diversity Leadership Task Force - at BBA |
| 12:30p |
Estate Planning Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Speakers to be announced. |
| 3:00p |
BBA CLE: 17th Annual Bankruptcy Bench Meets Bar Conference - at The Colonnade Hotel; Register
Bankruptcy judges and practitioners in the District of Massachusetts will share insights, observations and analysis on key issues for 2007. |
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Class Actions Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Injunctive vs. Damages Class Certification: Advantages & Obstacles
Donald J. Savery and Brandon L. Bigelow of Bingham McCutchen LLP will address the differing certification standards governing actions seeking injunctive relief and damages. We will focus on the recent decision In re: New Motor Vehicles Canadian Export Antitrust Litigation (D. Me.) |
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