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BBA Closed in Observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
| Tuesday, January 22, 2008 |
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| 8:30a |
Education Committee - at BBA |
| 12:00p |
Construction Law Committee - at BBA; RSVP
How Cost Consultants Can Aid Contract Formation
Derek J. Hennessey, Director, Advisory Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, will discuss experiences assisting clients forming construction contracts, and the value that cost consultants can bring to this process. The discussion will center on the cost and schedule sections of contracts, and experiences with missing, inadequate, and unworkable terms and conditions. |
| 12:00p |
Leasing Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Bankruptcy: Impact on Leases & Landlords
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Rick Pedone |
Rick Pedone, Partner in the Financial Restructuring & Bankruptcy group at Nixon Peabody LLP, will discuss the impact of bankruptcy on lease administration and how to counsel a client through it. He will focus on the impact of tenant bankruptcy on the property lessor, but will also briefly touch upon the rare and not-so-rare occasions of, respectively, landlord and contractor bankruptcy filings. |
| 12:30p |
Securities Law Committee - at BBA; RSVP
SEC Enforcement Priorities & Recent Developments
R. Daniel O’Connor, Counsel, Ropes & Gray LLP, and recently departed senior staffer at the SEC's Boston office, will discuss the SEC's initiatives and priorities affecting public companies. The discussion will also cover recent developments in SEC enforcement actions and private litigation that affect financial and management reporting at public companies. Mr. O'Connor recently completed four years as a Senior Trial Counsel in the SEC’s Division of Enforcement in Boston. He is returning to Ropes & Gray LLP where he is a counsel in the firm’s Securities Litigation and SEC Enforcement, and White Collar and Government Enforcement practice groups. At the SEC, Dan handled prosecutions and investigations of corporate entities and individuals for civil and criminal violations of federal securities laws. |
| 4:00p |
Civil Right to Counsel Taskforce - at Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP |
| Wednesday, January 23, 2008 |
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| 12:00p |
Business Litigation Committee - at BBA; RSVP
SJC's Ruling in Hanover: Tips on Joint Defense Agreements & the Common Interest Doctrine
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Steven J. Torres |
Laurence A. Schoen and Steven J. Torres of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo P.C. will discuss best practices for entering and operating within joint defense arrangements. Both Larry and Steve represented a party to the joint defense agreement at issue in the Hanover case and will cover guidance the Court provided while touching upon the current state of the law in other jurisdictions concerning joint defense arrangements. In the case of Hanover Insurance Co. v. Rapo & Jepsen Insurance Services, the Supreme Judicial Court formally recognized what many attorneys believed already existed under Massachusetts Law: that the common interest doctrine allows for the sharing of attorney-client communications and attorney work product between parties who share a common legal interest. |
| 12:00p |
International Intellectual Property Law Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Offshoring your IP - Mechanisms and Pitfalls
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Gaytri Kachroo |
Gaytri Kachroo, Burns & Levinson LLP, will review legal process outsourcing trends and the development of Intellectual Property abroad: how it works, who can do it, and the benefits and problems you can expect to encounter. |
| 4:30p |
Executive Committee - at BBA |
| 4:30p |
Administration of Justice Section - at BBA; RSVP
The Court Management Advisory Board: Has There Been Progress?
Michael Keating, chair of the Court Management Advisory Board (CMAB) will discuss CMAB's work and the state of the Court system in light of the Monan Report's recommendations.
CMAB was established by the Legislature following the issuance of the Monan Report concerning the administration of justice in the Massachusetts Court system. |
| 5:30p |
New Lawyers Section - at BBA; RSVP
Approaching a Negotiation: Cooperation or Competition?
Ron Scharf, associate general counsel at ITA Software, joined by David Lax of LaxSebenius, will explore issues of relationships, communication, trust and ethics in negotiations. This is Part II of the Negotiations Series being offered as a free program series exclusively to BBA members. The courses are desigend to be taken independently or in conjunction with one another. |
| Thursday, January 24, 2008 |
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| 12:15p |
Immigration Law Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Immigration and Public Benefits
Cristina Dacchille, Equal Justice Works Fellow, Medical-Legal Partnership for Children, Boston Medical Center, will discuss when immigrants can qualify for benefits and the impact of receipt of benefits on immigration cases. |
| 5:00p |
Criminal Law Section - at BBA; RSVP
Cutting Edge
This free fast-paced annual criminal law program is designed to give the 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 and state courts, will discuss critical changes in the criminal arena in 2007 as well as anticipated issues for 2008 and beyond.
A reception will follow the program. Moderators:
Joseph Savage Jr., Goodwin Procter LLP; and Mark Smith, Laredo & Smith, LLP. Panelists include: Honorable Mark L. Wolf, Chief Justice, United States District Court;
Honorable F. Dennis Saylor, IV, United States District Court; Honorable Christine M. McEvoy, Associate Justice, Superior Court; Honorable Rosalind Henson Miller, Boston Municipal Court; Gerald T. Leone,
Middlesex County District Attorney; Michael K. Loucks, First Assistant United States Attorney; Miriam Conrad, Federal Public Defender; John T. Dugan, Associate Regional Director, SEC's Boston Regional Office; Christina Miller, Chief of District Courts and Community Prosecutions, Suffolk County District Attorney's Office; and Richard D. Grundy, Chief of the Attorney General’s Criminal Bureau. |
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| 9:30a |
PILP Meeting - at BBA |
| 12:00p |
Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Wondering What To Disclose And How To Do It Best Practices For Meeting Arbitrator Disclosure Standards
Kurt Dettman, Constructive Dispute Resolutions, and Catherine Shanks, Northeast Manager, American Arbitration Association, will present a summary of a paper proposing Arbitrator disclosure "best practices". This paper, prepared by the Arbitration Committee of the American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section, will provide guidance for an Arbitrator to avoid his or her award being attacked for an alleged failure to disclose and is in the process of being circulated to the national and international ADR Community for comment. |
| 12:00p |
Health Law Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 12:30p |
Environmental Law Section - at BBA; RSVP
The Biolab Case and MEPA: Supreme Judicial Court's Decision in Allen v. BRA
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Douglas H. Wilkins |
Douglas H. Wilkins of Anderson & Kreiger LLP, counsel for the plaintiffs in the case, and Ronald W. Ruth and David A. Brown of Sherin and Lodgen LLP, who filed an amicus brief in the case on behalf of the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, will provide their perspectives on the SJC's opinion in Allen v. BRA and discuss its implications for future MEPA administration and litigation. This case over turned the Secretary of Environmental Affairs certificate on an environmental impact report for the Biolab development in South Boston. |
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