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BBA
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BBA CLE on Health Care Fraud featured government and private practice panelists.
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BBA Closed - Patriot's Day |
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Ethics Committee - at Sugarman, Rogers, Barshak & Cohen, P.C., 101 Merrimac Street, 9th floor, Boston |
| 12:00p |
Consumer Bankruptcy Committee - at John Adams Courthouse, Second Floor Conference Room, Boston; RSVP
Mediation Medley, featuring the Subprimes
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Jacob Esher |
Jacob Esher, Altman Riley Esher LLP, Mediation Works Incorporated, Boston, Howard Gorney, Mediation Works Incorporated, Boston, and Elizabeth Cunha, UConn Law School will join us at this brown bag lunch. For years, mediation has been an effective tool in helping litigants resolve disputes while cutting costs. Now, with more and more people heading into foreclosure and with the economy continuing to show its volatility, mediation is proving itself to be useful and effective in bankruptcy and foreclosure matters. At this program, the panelists will discuss the state of mediation in bankruptcy practice around the country, and its use in dealing with the subprime foreclosure miasma. Attendees are welcome to bring their own lunch. |
| 12:30p |
Environmental Law Section - at Leverett Saltonstall Building, 100 Cambridge Street, Boston; RSVP
Massachusetts Environmental Legislation in 2009-10
Sen. Anthony Petruccelli and Rep. William Straus, both co-chairs of the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture of the Massachusetts General Court, will discuss their priorities for the 2009-10 legislative session and other important legislation that they expect the Committee will consider. RSVPs are necessary for security purposes, please remember to bring a form of ID with you. Attendees are welcome to bring their own lunch. |
| Wednesday, April 22, 2009 |
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International Intellectual Property Law Committee - at Bromberg & Sunstein LLP, 125 Summer Street, Boston; RSVP
Diverging Claim Structure Strategies for US and International Patent Applications
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Jay Sandvos |
Jay Sandvos, Bromberg & Sunstein LLP, will join us in the International Intellectual Property Law Committee's next brown bag lunch. In the past, US patents were the main focus of many patent strategies, with international patent protection somewhat of an afterthought. After a US patent application was ready for filing, it would be "Saved as" a PCT application which would be filed as a virtually identical clone of the US application. But that simple approach is no longer viable. Punishing claim fee structures in individual national patent offices impose de facto limits on the numbers of claims that can be filed. In addition, substantive differences in patentable subject matter continue to emerge that need to be addressed and tailored specifically for US and international patent applications. We will explore this subject and its impact on the claim structures in new applications. RSVPs are necessary for security purposes, please remember to bring a form of ID with you. Attendees are welcome to bring their own lunch. |
| 12:00p |
Banking & Financial Services Committee - at Merrill Lynch, 125 High Street, 18th Floor, Boston; RSVP
The Buck Stops Here: Perspectives on the Financial Crisis
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Richard A. Goldman |
The Buck Starts Here lunch programs focus 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 will include: Neal J. Curtin, Bingham McCutchen LLP, who will give an update on developments since our last program; Richard A. Goldman, Bingham McCutchen LLP, who will talk about the impending regulation of hedge funds; and Patrick Moscaritolo, Greater Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau, who will talk about the current economy from the perspective of the travel, hotel, and convention industries. A question and answer period will follow. Co-sponsored by the Morin Center for Banking and Financial Law, BU School of Law. RSVPs are necessary for a headcount on lunch and for arranging security access. Please remember to bring ID with you for security purposes. |
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Business Litigation Committee - at Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo P.C, One Financial Center, Boston; RSVP
What is Fair?
Please join us to welcome Dr. Galina Davidoff, R&D Strategic Solutions, at this brown bag program. Parties’ expectations of what jurors might do if their case goes to trial shape litigation strategies from the beginning of a dispute. Using two contract cases as examples, the presentation will describe how jurors’ assessment of these cases differed from the parties’ expectations and ways in which attorneys were able to use early intelligence to resolve cases before going to trial. Dr. Davidoff will discuss common variables that influence jurors’ perceptions of fairness and their view of contract disputes. |
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Estate Planning Committee - at Day Pitney, One International Place 17th Floor, Boston; RSVP
Community Property: Estate Planning Primer for the Migratory Client
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| Leiha Macauley |
Leiha Macauley, Day Pitney LLP, and Kate B. Hilton will cover estate planning issues relating to community property, including an overview of the community property system and laws, federal taxation of community property, moving from a community property state to Massachusetts, and moving from Massachusetts to a community property state. RSVPs are necessary for security purposes, please remember a form of ID with you. Attendees are welcome to bring their own lunch. |
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Federal Tax & Business Transactions Committee and Business Law Section - at Foley Hoag LLP, 155 Seaport Boulevard, Boston; RSVP
Government Clean Energy Funding, including Tax Incentives: What's Available and How to Get It
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, signed into law in February, provides billions of dollars in tax incentives, loan guarantees, and government grants. Federal agencies will soon become responsible for disbursing these funds to innovative clean energy projects. Hattaway Communications will present "Government Clean Energy Funding, including Tax Incentives: What's Available and How to Get It." The session will cover what’s available through the recovery package, including tax incentives and other government funding opportunities. Also discussed will be strategies for positioning companies, large and small, to receive funds, and a review of the process involved in making a company's case to the federal government. Participants will have the opportunity to raise questions and discuss potential opportunities for particular sectors. Panelists: Doug Hattaway and RJ Bee, Hattaway Communications; and Jonathon Lehman, American Capitol Group. RSVPs are necessary for security purposes, please remember to bring a form of ID with you. Lunch will be provided. |
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Environmental Law Section - at BBA; RSVP
Spring Wine Reception: With Tips Every Environmental Lawyer Should Know
Please join us at a networking event for newer environmental lawyers and law students. In addition to networking - as well as free beer, wine and appetizers - the event will feature a few words from the environmental bar's leading attorneys who will share their thoughts on: Keys to practicing environmental law, the current state of environmental law practice, and where the practice is headed.This promises to be a fun and interesting event for all attorneys and law students who are interested in the practice of environmental law, as well as the environmental aspects of real estate and energy law. |
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Arts, Entertainment & Sports Law Committee - at Brown Rudnick LLP, One Financial Center, Boston; RSVP
Trademark "Fair Use" Trends in Untraditional Uses
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| Stacey C. Friends |
Please join us for a discussion on "fair use" of a trademark with Lucy D. Lovrien, Attorney at Law, and Stacey C. Friends, Ruberto, Israel & Weiner, P.C. What is "fair use" of a trademark when the trademark is used in a non-traditional way? We will discuss major recent decisions, particularly out of the Ninth Circuit. RSVPS are necessary for security purposes, please remember to bring a form of ID with you. Attendees are welcome to bring their own lunch. |
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