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BBA Closed in Observance of Columbus Day |
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Litigation Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 9:00a |
Public Interest Leadership Program - at BBA |
| 12:00p |
Real Estate Finance Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Nuts & Bolts of ALTA Surveys
Michael Feldman, President of Harry R. Feldman, Inc., will lead a presentation on the basics of ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys. Mr. Feldman will provide survey examples and review the ALTA/ACSM requirements and the Table A options. This program will jump-start the novice real estate lawyer's survey reviews and provide a welcome refresher course for the seasoned practitioner. |
| 12:00p |
Tax Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 12:30p |
Health Law CLE Committee - at BBA; RSVP Please join us for our October meeting of the Health Law CLE Committee. |
| 3:00p |
Public Service Committee Board Service Workgroup - at BBA |
| 4:30p |
Family Law Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 5:30p |
Family Law Section - at BBA; RSVP
Courtroom Lawyer for the Day: Limited Representation Pro Bono Training
Join Jill Crockett, Volunteer Lawyers Project, and David Eppley, Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster, as they lead a training session for the newest pro bono opportunity made available from the Limited Representation Program of the Suffolk County Probate & Family Court. The "Courtroom Lawyer for the Day" program allows seasoned family lawyers from the Volunteer Lawyers Project / Senior Partners for Justice and the Boston Bar Association Family Law Section to provide "on-your-feet" advocacy to pro se litigants on set days. No prior preparation or contact with these clients is required. This program will allow the participant to qualify for Limited Representation, while simultaneously providing perspective as to what the participant can expect in this very rewarding pro bono opportunity. |
| 5:30p |
Labor & Employment Law Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| Wednesday, October 10, 2007 |
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| 12:00p |
Privacy Law Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Whistleblower Mechanisms for the Global Enterprise
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Mark Schreiber |
Steven A. Lauer, Corporate Counsel at Global Compliance Services, and Mark Schreiber of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP will discuss how data protection and privacy laws especially in the EU pose a challenge in establishing an internal reporting mechanism for a global company. U.S. public companies must comply with Sarbanes-Oxley provisions that require procedures for confidential and anonymous reports of accounting or auditing irregularities. |
| 12:00p |
Intellectual Property Litigation Committee and Intellectual Property Law Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Enhanced Damages and Opinions of Counsel in the Wake of Seagate
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Susan Glovsky |
Susan Glovsky, a Principal at Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds, will discuss the recent Federal Circuit decision in Seagate, which creates a new standard for awarding enhanced damages for willful infringement in patent cases. The talk will include a discussion of opinions of counsel, privilege waiver, and the new significance of preliminary injunction motions. |
| 4:00p |
Criminal Law Section - at BBA; RSVP
8th Annual
Bench Bar Conference
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Michael D. Ricciuti |
Join us as a distinguished judicial panel discusses a range of criminal issues presented in state and federal court at the trial and appellate levels.Panelists include: Honorable Nancy Gertner, United States District Court; Honorable Mark Green, Massachusetts Appeals Court; and Honorable Peter Lauriat, Massachusetts Superior Court. Moderated by: Michael D. Ricciuti, K&L Gates; and Christina Miller, Suffolk County District Attorneys Office. |
| 4:30p |
Executive Committee - at BBA |
| Thursday, October 11, 2007 |
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| 8:00a |
Business Law Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 12:00p |
Land Use & Development Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Boothroyd v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Amherst
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Donald R. Pinto, Jr. |
Donald R. Pinto Jr. of Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster will disucss Boothroyd v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Amherst, a recent SJC decision concerning Chapter 40B. Mr. Pinto served as attorney for the developer in that case. |
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| 8:30a |
Bankruptcy Law Section Steering Committee - at BBA |