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BBA Building Committee - at BBA |
| 12:00p |
Delivery of Legal Services Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 12:00p |
Solo & Small Firm Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 12:00p |
Insurance Law Committee and Environmental Law Section - at BBA; RSVP
Environmental Issues Don't Have to Tank a Deal
Michael Balmer, Willis National Environmental Practice Leader, Cynthia Retallick and Paolo Macciaroli of TRC Solutions will discuss the use of insurance and other risk tranfer techniques to manage environmental risks arising in development and real estate deals. |
| 12:30p |
Delivery of Legal Services Section - at BBA; RSVP
Special Education Law
Family Law issues often arise during the most difficult and challenging times in people's lives. Often those with low incomes are left to represent themselves in matters involving domestic abuse, custody, support, divorce and visitation. Legal representation in these matters is crucial and there is a tremendous need for legal assistance in this area. Barbara Mitchell, Community Legal Services and Counseling Center, will discuss these topics, the roles of attorneys in these areas, and programs providing representation to people with low income. |
| 12:30p |
Air Quality & Climate Change Committee and International Environmental Law Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Lessons Learned from the EU Emissions Trading Scheme
Dr. A. Denny Ellerman, MIT Sloan School of Management, will discuss problems encountered and solutions found in the EU greenhouse gas Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), including how allocation and distribution of the right to emit carbon dioxide affects market efficiency and environmental effectiveness. John W. Arata, Carbon Finance Strategies, LLC, will discuss his experience in facilitating emissions trading in the EU ETS/Kyoto regimes, including his views on the role of strategies for risk management. |
| 4:00p |
Civil Right to Counsel Task Force - at BBA |
| 5:15p |
PILP Meeting - at BBA |
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| 8:30a |
Litigation Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 8:30a |
Ethics Committee - at BBA |
| 9:00a |
BBA Finance Committee - at BBA
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| 12:00p |
Tax Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 12:00p |
Computer & Internet Law Committee and Intellectual Property Law Committee - at BBA; RSVP
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act: An Overview and Discussion of a Recent First Circuit Case
Join John Bauer, Robinson & Cole LLC, and Scott J. Nathan, to learn more about the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and its impact on your day to day practice. We will also discuss the implications of a recent first circuit case, EF Cultural Travel BV v. Zefer Corporation and Explorica, Inc. |
| 4:30p |
Family Law Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 5:30p |
Family Law Section - at BBA; RSVP
Listening Skills and Other Mediation Role Plays
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Diane Neumann |
Join John A. Fiske, Healy, Fiske, Richmond and Matthew, and Diane Neumann, Diane Neumann & Associates, for the chance to practice your mediation skills. More divorcing couples are turning to mediation as a sensible and less expensive method for reaching agreement. In order for anyone to understand mediation, they need to do it. Role plays afford a safe space for the mediator to experience the challenge of doing with both spouses at the same time while still remaining impartial. We begin by listening. Anyone interested should join us for a few listening exercises followed by role places in which we hope everyone present will have the chance at least once to be a mediator. |
| 5:30p |
Labor & Employment Law Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| Wednesday, March 12, 2008 |
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| 9:15a |
BBA Investment Committee - at BBA |
| 12:15p |
College & University Law Section - at BBA; RSVP
Contract Issues for University Presidents and Coaches
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Kevin Cuddy |
University counsel face increasing complex issues when drafting and negotiating employment agreements for presidents and athletic coaches. We will be joined by Attorneys Jim Nagle, Goodwin Procter LLP, and Kevin Cuddy, Ropes & Gray LLP , who will offer observations and practice tips on employment contracts for these high profile university employees. This is a topic we have not visited recently and we hope you will join us. |
| 12:15p |
Foreign Lawyers Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Finding Legal Work in Boston: An Employer's Perspective
Join recruiting professionals Christie Wilson, Goodwin Procter LLP, and Katherine Kelly, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP to discuss what employers look for when recruiting attorneys. |
| 12:30p |
Corporate Law Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Effective Negotiation Strategies
Join John Hession, Cooley Godward Kronish LLP, for a discussion devoted to understanding how to conduct effective negotiation strategies. |
| 12:30p |
Arts, Entertainment & Sports Law Committee, Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Section and Massachusetts Practice & Procedure Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Press & Privacy: Freedom of the Press & the Public's Right to Know vs. Family Privacy Rights
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Mike Gass |
Mike Gass, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP , will discuss a recent case involving media access to autopsy reports of two firefighters who died while fighting a fire in West Roxbury in August, 2007. The reports revealed traces of drugs and alcohol in the firefighters systems at the time of the fire. Mr. Gass represented WHDH/Channel 7 in opposing a restraining order issued by a Superior Court judge to the firefighters union prohibiting Channel 7's release of the story and prevailed in the SJC. He will discuss both the first amendment and procedural aspects of the case and its impact on the law related to freedom of the press. |
| 3:30p |
BBA/MBA Alimony Task Force - at BBA |
| 4:00p |
BBA CLE: Litigating and Winning Employment Discrimination Cases - at BBA; Register
This program will present the nuts and bolts of litigating an employment discrimination case. Expert panelists, divided into three distinct panels, will take attendees step-by-step from pre-complaint strategy and pleadings, discovery and dispositive motions to all aspects of trial through closing arguments. This is an invaluable program—providing both strategic insight and practical guidance for anyone interested in employment litigation. |
| 4:30p |
Executive Committee - at BBA |
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| 12:00p |
Land Use & Development Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Permitting Wind Turbines in Hull, Massachusetts: Lessons Learned
James Lampke, Town Counsel Hull, MA, will discuss his experience working on the permitting issues. |
| 12:00p |
BMC/ADR Meeting - at BBA; RSVP |
| 12:30p |
Business Law Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 6:00p |
Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Section and Labor & Employment Law Section - at BBA; RSVP
Transgender People and The Law: What Every Lawyer Should Know
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Laurie Carafone |
Join us as panelists discuss the legal landscape generally with regards to representation of transgender persons, including a discussion of specific case examples as well as legislation affecting transgender persons. The panel will be moderated by Laurie Carafone, Dwyer & Collora, LLP. Panelists: Jennifer Levi, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders; Laura Langley, Bingham McCutchen, Board Member of the Massachusetts Lesbian and Gay Bar Association and Legislative Committee Member of the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition; and Ethan St. Pierre, a transgender person who has experienced discrimination. Co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition, Massachusetts Lesbian and Gay Bar Association, and Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders. |
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| 8:30a |
Bankruptcy Law Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 12:00p |
Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Best Practices in Mediation
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Barry Y. Weiner |
Barry Y. Weiner, Ruberto, Israel, & Weiner, P.C., will share practical tips on maximizing settlement opportunities in mediation from an experienced litigator who also serves as a mediator. |
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International Law Section - at Radisson Hotel Boston; RSVP
Every year the International Law Society of New England School of Law hosts a Human Rights Day event, in cooperation with New England 's Center for International Law & Policy. This school year we are expanding the scope of the event and will be hosting it off campus. Our focus will be on human rights abuses in Africa -- in particular, Sudan , Zimbabwe, and the DRC. The conference, which will take place during the day, will be open to the public. It will consist of three panels and two keynote speakers. The event will focus on the human rights situations in the three aforementioned countries, and the manner in which these situations result not only from structural problems within those specific countries but also from action and inaction on the part of countries outside of Africa. |
