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Members of the BBA Public Interest Leadership Program recently met with Bill Sinnott, Boston's Corporation Counsel.
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| 12:30p |
Trusts & Estates Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 12:30p |
Air Quality & Climate Change Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Understanding Mandatory Reporting Under the Global Warming Solutions Act
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Adam Kahn |
Please join Will Space, MassDEP, and Adam Kahn, Foley Hoag LLP, to understand the Global Warming Solutions Act’s GHG Reporting Requirements. In December 2008, MassDEP promulgated emergency regulations to implement the greenhouse gas emissions reporting requirements of the Global Warming Solutions Act. Since then, MassDEP has been meeting with Stakeholders regarding preparation of more comprehensive regulations. This will be an interesting discussion of what to expect in the comprehensive regulations, including key issues such as what to report, how to verify, and documentation requirements. |
| 4:30p |
Litigation Pro Bono Training - at BBA
Unemployment Appeals |
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| 8:30a |
Environmental Law Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 12:00p |
Health Law Section and Education Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Poliner v. Texas Health Systems: The Impact of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act on Physician Peer Review Processes
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Renée M. Landers |
Join us to welcome Renée M. Landers, Suffolk University Law School, discuss the impact of the health care quality improvement act on physician peer review processes. Last July, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit overturned a $33 million verdict against a hospital system and a department chair for actions taken regarding a cardiologist in peer review proceedings. In Poliner v. Texas Health Systems, 353 F.3d 368 (5th Cir. 2008), the court held that the actions taken to address concerns about Dr. Poliner’s practice pursuant to the hospital’s peer review process were protected by the immunity provided under the Health Care Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA). The court’s commentary on the HCQIA and its impact on the medical peer review process raise concerns for hospitals as well as physicians. |
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State & Local Tax Committee - at BBA; RSVP
The Proposed Combined Reporting Regulation
Kevin W. Brown, General Counsel and Deputy Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Revenue, and Michael T. Fatale, Chief, Rulings & Regulations Bureau, Massachusetts Department of Revenue, will discuss the new Massachusetts unitary combined taxing structure enacted into law in July, 2008, and, more specifically, the Department’s recently issued Proposed Combined Reporting Regulation. This is a timely event given the Commissioner’s Public Hearing on the proposed regulation scheduled for March 31, 2009. Please email Lu Awdeh or Phil Olsen with any particular questions that you may wish the featured guests to consider. |
| 12:30p |
Labor & Employment Law Section - at BBA; RSVP
Religious Discrimination Claims
Sara Smolik, Rodgers, Powers & Schwartz LLP, and Christopher Kaczmarek, Littler Mendelson P.C., will explore the reasonable accommodation and undue hardship standards in religious discrimination cases in light of the recent SJC decision in Brown v. F.L. Roberts & Co. Inc. |
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New Lawyers Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 12:00p |
Real Estate Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 4:00p |
BBA CLE: Superior Court Bench Meets Bar Conference - at John Adams Courthouse, 2nd Floor Conference Suite Boston; Register
Join us for this exciting annual conference that covers timely topics in Superior Court practice and procedure. At the conclusion of the seminar, all attendees are invited to attend a reception where you will have the opportunity to meet with the panelists and fellow attorneys. |
| 4:00p |
Bankruptcy Section Young Lawyer Committee, and
Bankruptcy Section Membership Committee - at BBA; RSVP
IWIRC/BBA Bankruptcy Section: Career Development Panel, Restructuring-Related Careers
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Christine Devine |
Please join IWIRC New England and the Young Lawyer and New Membership Committees of the BBA's Bankruptcy Section for a career development panel, followed by a reception. This program is designed for individuals just starting or contemplating careers in the bankruptcy and insolvency arenas.The panel, individuals distinguished in the field of insolvency, will discuss the various fields and career options within financial restructuring including: work within large and small firms, financial advisory, and the courts. Panelists include: Mary Sharon, Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit; Christine Devine, Mirick O’Connell; Leslie Su, Gordon Haley, LLP; and Nancy Gregory, Verdolino & Lowey, P.C.. Moderator: Peter M. Acton, Jr., McDermott Will & Emery LLP. Co-sponsored by International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation. |
| 4:30p |
Administration of Justice Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
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| 8:00a |
BBO Roundtable - at BBA |
| 12:00p |
Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 2:00p |
BBA CLE: Emerging Issues in Representing Debtors and Creditors - at BBA; Register
Consumer bankruptcy filings are on the rise and this trend promises to continue. In this program, practitioners will learn about emerging issues in representing both debtors and creditors in the US Bankruptcy Court. Expert panelists are divided into three distinct panels. Debtors and their attorneys need to know the priority status of tax claims as well as the implications and potential consequences of over withholding and failure to file tax returns. Creditors and their attorneys need to know that there is a right way to seek relief from the stay pursuant to the provisions of § 362, and a wrong way. The wrong way can get counsel and their clients into serious trouble. And since staying out of trouble is always on everyone’s mind, counsel representing debtors and creditors will be able to learn more avoiding potential pitfalls and discuss the often difficult issues they are faced with on a daily basis. Please join us following the program at 6B for a networking reception. Appetizers will be provided. |
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Senior Lawyers Section, Civil Rights &
Civil Liberties Section, New Lawyers Section, Labor & Employment Law Section, Immigration Law Committee, and Delivery of Legal Services Section - at BBA; RSVP
The Raids in New Bedford
In March 2007, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided a leather goods factory in New Bedford, Massachusetts, arresting over 350 immigrants charged with working there illegally. We will hear from the attorneys who came to jointly represent the immigrant detainees in Federal Court. They will explain their litigation strategy and describe the effect of the Massachusetts litigation on our country’s immigration policy and practices. Equally important, they will discuss how diverse community and advocacy groups coalesced to mount a forceful defense of the immigrant detainees. |
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Intellectual Property Law Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 12:00p |
International Public Law, Policy & Human Rights Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Georgia v. Russia: Enforcing Human Rights in the International Court of Justice
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Andrew B. Lowenstein |
Andrew B. Loewenstein is a partner with Foley Hoag LLP's International Litigation and Arbitration Practice Group and counsel to the Republic of Georgia in its case against Russia before the International Court of Justice for the ethnic cleansing of Georgian civilians in South Ossetia and Abkhazia. He will discuss his experience gathering evidence of ethnic cleansing and Georgia's recent success in obtaining an order from the Court prohibiting Russia from engaging in further discrimination.
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Health Law Section and ERISA Committee - at BBA; RSVP
New Developments in Massachusetts Health Care Law
This program will discuss a number of new requirements under the state’s Health Care Reform law that went into effect on January 1, 2009. These changes will affect decisions about health benefits made in 2009 by employers, health plans, and employees. Employers may face increased financial liability arising from the changes. Many of these changes were brought about by a recent wave of legislative and regulatory activity related to the law’s Fair Share Contribution (FSC) and Minimum Creditable Coverage (MCC) rules. |
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