BBA WEEK October 20, 2008
1. Voices of the Bar:  If you had to choose only one meal to eat for the rest of your life, which would you choose and why?
2. Walk to the Hill for Civil Legal Aid – Save the Date
3. Financial Literacy Volunteer Headed for Bankruptcy Bench
4. Questions about the Credit Crisis, Bailouts & Rescue Legislation?
5. Bingham Scores Big Pro Bono Victory
6. Good Things Come to Choate Hall & Stewart
7. Learn the Ins and Outs of Reforming a Trust
8. BBA Welcomes New Government Relations Director
9. Help Evaluate Land Court Judges
10. Wanted: Volunteer Judges for 3rd Annual Justice Louis Brandeis Invitational Tournament

 

At a recent CLE sponsored by the BBA Business Law Section, co-chairs Susan Permut, EMC Corporation and Russel Hansen, Burns & Levinson moderated an all-star panel (John C. Wilcox, Sodali Ltd. and TIAA-CREF; Mark T. Beaudouin, Waters Corporation; Jamie Heard, RiskMetrics Group; Carol Hansell, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg, LLP and ABA Corporate Governance Committee; and John F. O’Brien, TJX Companies, Inc., Cabot Corporation and LKQ Corporation) addressing key issues Boards of Directors and their counsel will face in 2009.
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Monday, October 20, 2008
2:00p BBA Planning Committee - at BBA
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
12:00p Bankruptcy Law Section - at BBA; RSVP
Post-BAPCPA Strategies for Trade Creditors
In this program, Francis C. Morrissey, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP, will explore the risks and opportunities presented to trade creditors by the enactment Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005.
12:30p Environmental Law Section and Real Estate Section - at BBA; RSVP
Smart Growth: Current Tools and the Prospects for Zoning Reform
Jay Wickersham of Noble & Wickersham and the Massachusetts Smart Growth Alliance will discuss the current tools used by cities and towns to have development adhere to smart growth principles, and efforts underway through the administration's Zoning Reform Task Force to reform Massachusetts zoning law to create further incentives for this type of development.
2:00p BBA CLE: The Cost Containment, Transparency and Efficiency Act: What Health and Life Science Lawyers Need to Know - at BBA; Register
The Massachusetts Cost Containment, Transparency and Efficiency in the Delivery of Quality Health Care Act, enacted in August, 2008 is one of the most far reaching and comprehensive laws affecting the Massachusetts health care system. Dubbed  "Massachusetts Health Care Reform - Act 2", all Massachusetts health and life science lawyers need to know the new initiatives, requirements and prohibitions under this bill that will affect hospitals, physicians, pharmaceutical and device companies, nurse practitioners, academic medical centers and health insurers.
3:30p PILP and JA Academy - at BBA
4:15p BBA Council - at BBA
4:30p Family Law Section Steering Committee - at BBA
5:30p Family Law Section - at BBA; RSVP
A New Day for Guardianship in Massachusetts
Join us for a comprehensive overview of revised guardianship rules and procedures with the Hon. Susan D. Ricci, Associate Justice, Worcester Probate and Family Court, and a panel of experts. There will be handouts and time for questions. Panelists: John H. Cross, Administrative Office of the Probate and Family Court Department and Gary Zalkin, LICSW, Counselor at Law, PC.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
12:00p Commercial Finance Committee- at Choate Hall & Stewart LLP,
Two International Place, Boston; RSVP
Legal Issues in Stadium Financing
Mark Berman
Mark Berman, Nixon Peaobdy LLP, and Lyman Bullard, Choate Hall & Stewart LLP, will review of the legal structures along with the corporate and bankruptcy issues involved in private/public stadium financings of sports stadiums. Lyman will focus on the corporate issues and Mark will focus on the unique bankruptcy issues. Between Mark and Lyman, they have been involved in the financing of a number of facilities including the TD BankNorth Garden, the new stadium for the Philadelphia Eagles, the new ballpark for Philadelphia Phillies, the new Yankee Stadium, Citi Field (Mets), the new Meadowlands Stadium (Giants and Jets), the new Minnesota Twins ballpark, and the refinancing of Gillette Stadium.
12:00p International Intellectual Property Law Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Virtual Worlds: Beyond International Law
Mark A. Fischer, Principal at Fish & Richardson P.C., will present a brown-bag lunch discussion on virtual worlds. Up to this point virtual environments such as Second Life developed with little outside influence from legal structures. As these worlds continue their expansion, significant legal issues are arising. Topics will include the enforceability of terms of use both in the United States and abroad, how user generated content is controlled, copyright of objects, moral rights attaching to content, virtual currency, and how traditional courts deal with untraditional worlds.
12:30p Wetlands, Waterways & Water Quality Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Developments in DEP's Stormwater Program
Margaret R. Stolfa, General Counsel with Mass DEP, will provide a preview of the development of DEP's stormwater management program for facilities with large impervious surfaces. 
12:30p Elder Law & Disability Planning Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Long Term Options for Elders
Emily Saltz, Elder Resources, will present an overview of long term care options for elders including: Continuum of care for elders – community-based to institutional care options; accessing and financing community care options; alternative housing options for elders including assisted living and retirement communities; and coordinating care for elders - what professionals need to know.
1:15p Business Litigation Commitee - at BBA; RSVP
Update on Superior Court Rules and Formal Guidance and Procedural Orders of the Business Litigation Session
Join the Honorable Stephen E. Neel, Justice of the Superior Court, for an informative session on the Superior Court rules and formal guidance and procedural orders regarding confidentiality agreements, reply memoranda, privilege logs, and motions for reconsideration issued earlier this year by the current members of the BLS.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
12:00p Estate Planning Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Nuts & Bolts of International Estate Planning
Brian Bassett
Brian Bassett, Ropes & Gray LLP, will lead a discussion of some of the cross-border estate planning issues most commonly encountered by the estate planning practitioner, including (i) tax considerations presented when planning for the non-U.S. citizen spouse, including qualified domestic trusts (QDOTs), limitations on gifts to a non-U.S. citizen spouse, and joint ownership of property with a non-U.S. citizen spouse, (ii) non-U.S. relatives or friends serving as trustee of trusts, and (iii) the disposition of non-U.S. real estate at death.
12:00p Immigration Law Committee, Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Section, New Lawyers Section and Delivery of Legal Services Section - at BBA; RSVP
U Visa's: T Visa's, VAWA and Other Possible Relief
Please join Valerie Fisk, Community Legal Services & Counseling Center, for an informative presentation divided into three specific topics: U & T Visas: Relief available to victims of domestic violence or crimes if there is no qualifying relationship and/ or the abuser does not have legal status in the U.S.; VAWA: Relief Available to Victims of Domestic Violence if there is a qualifying relationship and the batterer has legal status; and Other possible relief if the individual does not qualify for VAWA, U or T relief, such as asylum, special immigrant juvenile, and cancellation of removal. A question and answer session will conclude the program.
12:30p Federal Practice & Procedure Committee and Massachusetts Practice & Procedure Committee - at BBA; RSVP
Best Practices for Working with Experts in the State and Federal Courts
Hon. Judith Fabricant
We are extremely pleased to announce that the Honorable Judith Fabricant, Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court, will provide a judicial perspective for this informative brown bag lunch. Anthony A. Scibelli and Brian Whiteley, Hiscock & Barclay, LLP, will lead the discussion, which will address the practical challenges of working with experts. This program will also highlight the differences between federal and state practices with respect to experts.
12:00p Senior Lawyers Section Steering Committee - at BBA
12:30p Senior Lawyers Section - at BBA; RSVP
Investment Opportunities in Today’s Market of Panic, Doom and Gloom
Victor Bass
Victor Bass, Burns & Levinson LLP, Rand G. Folta, Burns & Levinson Assett Management, and John G. Bratschi, Seaward Management will review of the Troubled Asset Rescue Plan or bail-out legislation, and its implementation to date. The speakers will also address where we should go from here, including an outlook for global economies, equities and fixed income.
5:30p Consumer Bankruptcy Committee - at AltmanRileyEscher LLP, 100 Franklin Street, Boston; RSVP
Consumer RAP
Please join your colleagues for the first Consumer Rap for the year! Discuss important issues about consumer practice and share tips, while enjoying wine, soft drinks and light snacks. Interested in hosting a future Consumer Rap? Please email the Consumer Committee co-chairs: William J. McLeod (wjm@mcleodlawoffices.com) or Sanjit Korde (skorde@kordeassoc.com).
Friday, October 24, 2008
9:00a BBA CLE: Current Issues in Privacy & Security Law for the Health Care and Financial Services Sectors - at BBA; Register
The last few years have witnessed a dramatic increase in consumer concern about, and regulatory oversight of, how companies use and manage personal information.  This has been particularly true for health care and financial services providers, which manage vast amounts of sensitive personal information. This seminar will focus on the current legal and regulatory challenges for financial services and healthcare providers that hold consumer personal information, and how those companies are adjusting their business processes, and their businesses, as a result.




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