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BBA
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A recent BBA CLE on Cutting Edge Issues in Criminal Law drew over 100. Click to view panelists' names.
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| 9:00a |
Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Pro Bono Committee - at BBA |
| 12:00p |
Delivery of Legal Services Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 12:30p |
Delivery of Legal Services Section - at BBA; RSVP
Big Firm Boston Pro Bono, A Panel Discussion
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Susan Finegan |
Join us for a discussion with pro bono coordinators at several large law firms. They will offer their general, broad perspective on the delivery of legal services in our community, as well as some specific insights into the pro bono programs at their firms, including the types of pro bono cases they do and look for, and how they collaborate with legal services providers and other referral sources. Panelists include: Rebecca Cazabon, Foley Hoag LLP; Anne Bowie, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP; Susan Finegan, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo P.C.; Neal Rosen, Bingham McCutchen LLP; Carolyn Rosenthal, Goodwin Procter LLP; and Al Wallis, Brown Rudnick LLP. |
| Tuesday,February 10, 2009 |
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Litigation Ssection Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 12:30p |
Estate Planning Fundamentals Committee - at Day Pitney, LLP, One International Place, Boston; RSVP
The Basics of Probate and Trust Litigation
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Leiha Macauley |
Mark E. Swirbalus and Leiha Macauley, both of Day Pitney LLP, will be speaking about the very basics of probate and trust litigation, including jurisdiction of courts, removal of actions to federal court, the distinction between certain actions, as well as recent developments in Massachusetts law. If there is time, they will touch on the new Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code, and how its provisions may affect litigation in the probate courts after July 1, 2011. **Please note: Lunch will not be provided, but attendees are welcome to bring their own. |
| 12:30p |
Health Law Section and Antitrust Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Antitrust and Health Care in the New Administration
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Jesse Caplan |
Join us for this brown bag lunch to discuss enforcement and policy expectations in antitrust and health care in the new administration. Panelists will include: Jesse Caplan, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.; David Balto, Center for American Progress; Barbara Anthony, Health Law Advocates; Mary Freeley, Massachusetts Attorney General's Office; and Monica Noether, CRA International. |
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BBA CLE: Securities Fraud 2009: Madoff, Trials, and the SEC's View on Enforcement - at BBA; Register
Attend this annual program to stay current with the issues and hot topics of the SEC. Three distinct panels will cover the ins and outs of SEC enforcement, trying a securities fraud case before the government and hedge funds. |
| 4:30p |
Family Law Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 5:30p |
Family Law Section and Bankruptcy Law Section - at BBA; RSVP
The Intersection of Divorce and Bankruptcy
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Pamela A. Harbeson |
Go beyond the basics. Explore the (not always seamless) intersection of divorce and bankruptcy with Mark G. DeGiacomo, Murtha Cullina LLP, Alexander D. Jones, Looney & Grossman LLP and Pamela A. Harbeson, Looney & Grossman LLP. They plan to discuss and answer your questions about developing case law under the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005; how, when, and if to file for bankruptcy during divorce proceedings; automatic stays; separation agreements incorporating bankruptcy considerations; securing homestead protection; and much more. |
| 5:30p |
Labor & Employment Law Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| Wednesday, February 11, 2009 |
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Banking & Financial Services Committee - at Brown Rudnick LLP, 18th Floor, One Financial Center, Boston; RSVP
The Buck Starts Here
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Ken Ehrlich |
Join us for the continuation of a series of lunch programs focusing on legal and business developments in the tumultuous financial services industry. Each program consists of an update on current market and regulatory events; a drill-down on a significant and timely issue; and a spotlight on a company or an industry and how it is coping with the recession. This program features: Ken Ehrlich, Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP; Bill Kroener, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP; and David Martel, Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.. A question and answer period will follow. Co-sponsored by the Morin Center for Banking and Financial Law at Boston University School of Law. |
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College & University Law Section - at BBA; RSVP
Conflicts of Interest Involving College & University Faculty
Please join Peter J. Harrington, Partner in the Higher Education Practice at Bowditch & Dewey, and Dennis C. Hart, Associate General Counsel at Boston University, to discuss the topic of faculty conflicts of interest. The session will address conflicts relating to or effecting the faculty member's role as a teacher, mentor, researcher, and inventor, and will discuss the regulatory environment relating to conflicts as well as various institutional approaches aimed at identifying, limiting and/or managing them. While the session will cover the full range of faculty conflicts, a significant part of the presentation will be focused on conflicts relating to faculty research, outside activities, and "faculty start-up companies."
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Air Quality & Climate Change Committee - at BBA; RSVP
The Wake of Massachusetts v. EPA and Beyond
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Ken Reich |
Please join us for a lively discussion of developments since the Supreme Court ruled that GHGs are "air pollutants" that EPA has authority to regulate under the Clean Air Act and how the underlying issues may be advanced under the new Administration, from Federal, State and industry perspectives. Panelists include: Tim Williamson, EPA New England; Jim Milkey, Massachusetts Attorney General Office’s Environmental Protection Division; and Ken Reich, WolfBlock, LLP. |
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BBA Executive Committee - at BBA |
| Thursday, February 12, 2009 |
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Land Use & Development Committee and Real Estate Finance Committee - at BBA; RSVP
How Lenders and Their Counsel Are Dealing with New or Stalled Development Projects
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Kristen Fallon |
This brown bag lunch, featuring Nicholas Moise, Eastern Bank, and Kristen Fallon, Robinson & Cole LLP, will focus on the response of lenders and their counsel to the current real estate climate and the growing list of delayed or stalled development projects in the region.
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Hazardous & Solid Waste Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Recent Developments in CERCLA
Joanna Jerison, Superfund Legal Office - Environmental Protection Agency, Region 1 (New England), will discuss recent developments under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act ("CERCLA") or the Superfund law, including: Who’s who in EPA Superfund; updates on Region 1 enforcement and remedy decisions; national priorities; and developments in important cases. |
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Business Law Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| Friday, February 13, 2009 |
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| 8:30a |
Bankruptcy Law Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 12:00p |
Tax Law Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 12:30p |
Environmental Law Section and International Environmental Law Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Water Abundance in Canada and the US: Myth or Reality?
G. Tracy Mehan, III, The Cadmus Group, Inc., will discuss the need to redefine effective water management in both Canada and the United States and debate the controversial approaches to achieving it. This discussion compares the real facts on fresh water abundance in Canada and the United States, as well as a comparative view of environmental and social policy in Canada and the United States and the obstacles and solutions to achieving sustainable water futures in both countries.
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BBJ Board of Editors - at BBA |
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