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BBA WEEK - October 23, 2006 |
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| Annual Leadership Retreat |
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At the BBA Annual Retreat…
Chair of the BBA Education Committee David E. Wilson, an attorney at Corwin & Corwin LLP; BBA Council member Vivian Tseng, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Welch’s; Co-Chair of the BBA Business Law Section C. Russell Hansen, Jr., of Counsel at Preti Flaherty Beliveau & Pachios LLP; Co-Chair of the BBA Public Service Committee Marijane Benner Browne, Director of Lateral Partner Recruiting and Integration at Goodwin Procter LLP; and BBA Council member John H. Chu, a partner at Chu, Ring & Hazel LLP.
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| 12:00p |
Real Estate Pro Bono Committee - at BBA |
| 12:15p |
Antitrust Committee - at Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP; RSVP
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. v. Intel Corp.
Co-Chairs Gary S. Cooper of Goodwin Procter LLP and Kathryn K. Conde of Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP will discuss the recent decision by the United States District Court for the District of Delaware in Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. v. Intel Corp., C.A. No. 05-441-JJF (D. Del. Sep. 26, 2006). This decision dismissed AMD’s antitrust claims based on its foreign commerce as beyond the jurisdiction of the Sherman Act under the Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act of 1982. We will also be discussing ideas for future brown bag lunch programs. |
| Tuesday,
October 24, 2006 |
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| 8:30a |
Education Committee - at BBA |
| 12:00p |
Solo & Small Firm Section - at BBA; RSVP
Pricing, Billing and Collecting for Solo & Small Firm Practitioners
B. J. Krintzman, a solo practitioner with offices in Newton and Cape Cod, will discuss setting fees, choosing a fee arrangement, and best billing practices. The presentation will provide a better understanding of how solo and small firm practitioners can improve their practice by managing these challenges. |
| 12:30p |
Hazardous & Solid Waste Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Developments in the Case Law, Cooper v. Aviall
Seth D. Jaffe of Foley Hoag LLP, and Wesley Kelman of the
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Seth D. Jaffe |
Environmental Protection Agency Region I, will provide an update of developments in the case law and practice since the Supreme Court decision in Cooper v. Aviall. The Committee welcomes all of its members to this informative presentation. |
| 4:00p |
BBA CLE: Top Guns: Criminal Trial Attorneys - at BBA; Register
Criminal trials require skill, preparation and a sound tactical strategy. This program, designed for all levels of criminal trial attorneys, will show attendees how to improve the critical skills needed to get results in the courtroom. The panel, consisting of six of the city’s best criminal trial lawyers, will share some of the secrets of success at trial from their various perspectives as judge, defense attorney and prosecutor. Attendees will learn effective ways to handle the most important events in a criminal trial, from opening statements to closing arguments, as well as practical and innovative ways to develop and execute a trial strategy. |
| Wednesday,
October 25,
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| 12:00p |
International Intellectual Property Law Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Intellectual Property in the Russian Federation
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Maria
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Co-Chair Maria Eliseeva of Houston Eliseeva LLP will lead a roundtable discussion of intellectual property in Russian Federation/CIS and other nations of the former Soviet Union. |
| 12:00p |
Elder Law & Disability Planning Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Basics of Special Needs Planning – Part I: Third Party Trusts vs. Self-Settled Trusts
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Marjorie Suisman |
Ken Shulman, of Day, Berry & Howard, LLP, and Marjorie Suisman, of Davis, Malm & D'Agostine, P.C. will review the differences between third party trusts and self-settled and how they impact eligibility for government assistance. The primary focus will be on trusts which are designed to preserve eligibility for Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income. |
| 12:30p |
ERISA Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Defined Benefit Plans After the Pension Protection Act of 2006
Please join us as Jean R. Leckenby, EA, MAAA, leads a discussion of recently introduced changes to the Pension Protection Act of 2006 and their impact on defined benefit plans. These changes will have serious implications not only for sponsors of defined benefit plans, but also for sponsors’ lenders, investors and acquirors. |
| 1:00p |
BBA CLE: Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board Practice - at Appellate Tax Board; Register
The ATB is one of the busiest courts in the Commonwealth, handling a large number of important Department of Revenue and property tax cases, and yet is unfamiliar territory to many tax lawyers and litigators. The panel of experienced practitioners will take you step-by-step through common appeals procedures and offer practical pointers. |
| Thursday, October 26,
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BBF Board of Trustees - at BBA |
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Intellectual Property Law Public Policy Committee - at BBA; RSVP
The Massachusetts Uniform Trade Secrets Act
Massachusetts is one of only six states that has not yet adopted the Uniform Trade Secrets Act. General Laws chapter 93 contains very limited statements of trade secrets law that appear to favor incumbent employers but have been limited in protection against "inevitable disclosure". More specific statements such as that set forth in the Uniform Act would facilitate business planning and likely lower legal costs for all stakeholders. The current draft of the Act, available by request from schow@burnslev.com, and additional modifications will be discussed at the meeting. |
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Estate Planning Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Section 754 Elections: Transfers of Partnership Interests at Death
Stephen Ziobrowski of Day, Berry & Howard LLP a
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nd Jennie
Kinnevy of Feeley & Driscoll, P.C. will review the basics of Section 754 elections. Topics to be discussed: How to recognize when elections should be made; how to make elections; and how to plan for situations where the election is not made. |
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Federal Tax & Business Transactions Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Section 409A Stock Option Valuation Issues
Section 409A has dramatically raised the stakes for avoiding "discounted" exercise prices for compensatory stock options. Mark Kitchen, Principal, and Jonathan Cort, Senior Manager, of the Economic and Valuation Services group of KPMG LLP will discuss what you and your clients should be doing to avoid the adverse consequences of the application of Section 409A to compensatory stock options. |
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