| Monday,
December 18, 2006 |
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| 12:30p |
Fiduciary
Litigation Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Lisa
Cukier of Burns
& Levinson LLP will speak on guardianships and estate
planning petitions under c.201, section 38. |
| 3:00p |
International
Environmental Law - at BBA; RSVP
Richard DiNitto, a founding principal
and Managing Partner of Sleeman Hanley & DiNitto, Inc. (SHD)
will discuss the regulatory review process in the People’s
Republic of China, where local and national regulations have
often become burdensome for foreign owned businesses. Specifically,
he will: present a summary of the steps used to develop the
protocols and checklists; discuss translation and cultural issues;
and discuss some of the key aspects of EH&S compliance in
PRC. |
| Tuesday,
December
19, 2006 |
|
|
| 12:15p |
Tax-Exempt
Organizations Committee - at BBA; RSVP
The Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds
Act and Issues Raised by Investment Alternative Funds
 |
Robert
E. Cowden |
Lee Ann C. Leahy of PricewaterhouseCoopers
and Robert
E. Cowden of Casner & Edwards, LLP will speak
on the newly approved Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional
Funds Act and the issues raised by alternative investments for governing
boards and independent auditors. |
| 4:00p |
BBA
CLE: FIN 48: What Your Clients Will Expect from You
- at Social Law Library; Register
New FASB Interpretation 48 on Accounting for Uncertainty in
Income Taxes ("FIN 48") will soon become effective,
setting new thresholds for recognizing and measuring the benefits
of a company’s tax return positions in its financial statements.
Implementation of these new rules will likely present a major
undertaking for companies, requiring an examination of not only
current but also prior reporting positions. The role of
attorneys in this process will significantly expand as companies
struggle to classify their tax return positions under these
new standards. A panel of experts from the "Big Four"
accounting firms and academia will take us through the ins-and-outs
of these issues and the related planning opportunities. |
| 4:15p |
Council
Meeting - at BBA |
| 4:30p |
Education
Committee - at BBA |
| 5:30p |
BBA
Leadership Holiday Party - at BBA |
| Wednesday,
December
20,
2006 |
|
|
| 7:45a |
Diversity
Task Force - at BBA |
| 9:30a |
Public Interest Leadership Program - at BBA |
| 12:00p |
Health
Law Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 12:00p |
Intellectual
Property Litigation Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Patents and the Role of Opinion Counsel
 |
Kathleen
M. Williams |
Kathleen
M. Williams, Ph.D., a partner at Edwards
Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP,will discuss what in
house counsel should expect from outside patent counsel in opinion
work including how the interactions and behavior during opinion
preparation be viewed later during trial and whether testimony
at trial to avoid treble damages make a difference to the outcome.
|
| 4:00p |
BBA
CLE: The Digital Campus: Ownership of Information on Institutional
Networks
- at BBA; Register
Networked access to digital information continues
to raise new legal issues regarding ownership, as well as permissible
uses of information and resulting products. These issues
are particularly complex within the networked campuses
of educational, governmental, healthcare and research institutions
that balance missions to advance public knowledge and welfare
with obligations to protect personal or proprietary information. This
program brings together practitioners who face these issues
on a daily basis and who lead in developing institutional policies
and responses. |
| 6:00p |
Young
Lawyers Committee of the Bankruptcy Law Section
- at Ned Devines, 250 Quincy Market Building, Boston; RSVP to jredlener@nutter.com
Holiday Networking Event
Join us to celebrate the holiday season and to network
with your friends and fellow members of the bankruptcy bar.
|
| Thursday,
December
21, 2006 |
|
|
| 12:00p |
Title
& Conveyancing Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Understanding Tax Titles and the Tax Title
Foreclosure Process
John R. Harrington, Land
Court Title Examiner, presents a technical session on
tax titles and tax title foreclosures. This session is a welcome
update for practitioners who encounter tax titles in the chain
of title, whose practice involves municipal law, or whose
clients deal in distress and abandoned property. |
| 12:30p |
Environmental
Law Section - at BBA; RSVP
Arguing Massachusetts’ Clean Air Act
Case in the U.S. Supreme Court
Jim Milkey, Chief of the Environmental
Protection Division of the Office of the Massachusetts Attorney
General, will discuss his recent argument to the United
States Supreme Court in Massachusetts, et al. v. EPA,
No. 05-1120. In the case, Massachusetts and 28 other
petitioners are challenging EPA's refusal to regulate greenhouse
gas emissions under the federal Clean Air Act. |
| Friday,
December
22,
2006 |
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No
Meetings Scheduled |
