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| 8:30a |
Ethics Committee - at BBA |
| 12:00p |
Bankruptcy Law Section - at BBA; RSVP
Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors: Evaluating the Option of an ABC?
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Adrienne Walker |
This brown bag discussion will be led by Joseph F. Finn, Jr., Finn, Warnke & Gayton, and Adrienne Walker, Mintz, Levinson, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo P.C. The speakers will explore the benefits and challenges of liquidating a business through an Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors. The program encourages audience participation — we encourage you to share your experiences with ABC’s and how this option has worked or caused challenges for your clients. |
| 12:30p |
Fiduciary Litigation Committee - at Holland & Knight LLP, 10 St. James Ave., Boston; RSVP
A Discussion on Probate and Trust Mediation
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Jim DeGiacomo |
Jim DeGiacomo, Murtha Cullina, will offer his insights as a mediator and discuss various practice tips when mediating probate and trust cases. Please note: RSVPs are necessary for building security purposes, please remember to bring a form of ID with you. Attendees are welcome to bring thier own lunch. |
| 4:15p |
BBA Council - at BBA |
| Wednesday, March 18, 2009 |
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| 12:00p |
International Law Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 12:00p |
Intellectual Property Litigation Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in the International Trade Commission
William D. Belanger, Pepper Hamilton LLP, will give an overview of Section 337 proceedings at the U.S. International Trade Commission, as well as recent case law developments that make Section 337 proceedings attractive for enforcing patent rights. |
| 12:00p |
Labor & Employment Law Section and Corporate Counsel Committee - at BBA; RSVP
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Andrew J. Orsmond |
New FMLA Regulations – Are You In Compliance?
Nina Joan Kimball, Kimball Brousseau LLP, Jaclyn L. Kugell, Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP, Andrew J. Orsmond, Foley Hoag LLP, will join us to discuss the New FMLA Regulations. The United States Department of Labor’s new regulations interpreting the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) went into effect on January 16, 2009. The new regulations address changes to the substantive and procedural rights of both employers and employees. Nina, Jaclyn, and Andrew will outline the changes and provide answers to common questions arising out of the new regulations. |
| 12:30p |
Health Law Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 4:00p |
BBA CLE: Litigating Wage and Hour Class/Collective Actions - at Seyfarth Shaw, World Trade Center East, Boston; Register
Wage and hour litigation has increased rapidly over the past decade, with important issues of law evolving on an almost monthly basis. Whether you are in-house counsel for a company with a sizeable workforce, defense counsel called upon to defend or audit wage and hour policies, or a plaintiff’s attorney evaluating claims for a possible class action, wage and hour issues remain an ever-present and expanding part of employment litigation. |
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| 12:00p |
Arts, Entertainment & Sports Law Committee and Intellectual Property Law Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Shepard Fairey: Fair Use or Copyright Abuse?
Drew Epstein, Andrew D. Epstein, Esquire & Associates, and Mark Fischer, Fish & Richardson P.C., will lead a spirited debate and discussion on Shepard Fairey’s "HOPE" photograph of Barack Obama. Read the complaint online. Create your very own Fairey-esque portrait. |
| 12:00p |
Title & Conveyancing Committee - at Kopelman and Paige, P.C., 101 Arch Street, 12th Floor - Boston; RSVP
Disposition and Acquisition of Municipal Land
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Kathleen M. O'Donnell |
This luncheon seminar, featuring Kathleen M. O’Donnell, Kopelman and Paige, PC., will focus on laws and practices relating to the sale to or purchase of land or interests in land from a municipality. Topics include: Compliance with the Uniform Procurement Act; authorizations and approvals a municipality must obtain to buy or sell land; municipal finance issues; and closing practices. *Please note: RSVPs are necessary for security purposes, please remember to bring a form of ID with you. Attendees are welcome to bring their own lunch. |
| 6:00p |
PILP - Immigration and Refugee Issues Reception - at BBA |
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| 12:30p |
New Lawyers Section - at BBA; RSVP
How to Read and Understand Financial StatementsAttorneys must be familiar and knowledgeable in reading financial statements in many of their cases. Martina Rozumberkova, BDO Consulting, will introduce non-accounting professionals to Financial Statements (Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Statement of Cash Flows) and some basics analysis such as common size, trend and ratio analysis. This course also introduces the basics of business valuation methodologies, research methodology, economic and industry analysis. After this course, the participant will be able to read and understand the main categories listed on the Financial Statements and apply some basics financial analysis to asset company financial position. |
| 12:30p |
Environmental Law Section - at EPA, One Congress Street, Boston; RSVP
Acting U.S. EPA Region I Administrator Ira Leighton
Acting Regional Administrator Ira Leighton, who oversees EPA's regional operations in New England, will discuss priorities and challenges at U.S. EPA Region I two months into the Obama Administration -- and beyond. Please note: RSVPs are necessary for security purposes, please bring ID with you. Attendees are welcome to bring their own lunch. |
| 12:30p |
Mergers & Acquisitions Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Opportunity or Armageddon: Healthcare M&A and Financing in 2009
Christopher J.P. Velis, Medical Capital Advisors, will review the market for health care transactions in 2008 and 2009 in terms of valuations, deal structures and buyer and seller expectations.
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