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E-newsletter of the Boston Bar Association | September 21, 2009 |
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| AALAM, BBA, MAHA, MBLA, MLGBA, and SABA came together at 16 Beacon St. for a Diversity & Inclusion kickoff event. | |
| THE WEEK AHEAD | |
| Monday, September 21, 2009 | |
| 5:00P
Foreign Lawyers Committee - at BBA Foreign Lawyers Committee Welcome and Meet and Greet more info / RSVP>> |
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| Tuesday, September 22, 2009 | |
| 8:30A Education Committee - at BBA | |
| 12:00P
Class Actions Committee - at BBA CAFA Refresher and Important Case Law Developments Speakers: Stuart Rossman of National Consumer Law Center more info / RSVP>> |
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| 12:30P
Arts, Entertainment and Sports Law Committee - at BBA Entertainment and Movie Update Speakers: Sally Gaglini of Gaglini Law Group; Joel Shames of Shames & Litwin more info / RSVP>> |
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| 12:30P
Construction Law Committee - at BBA "Prequalification going horizontal?" Speakers: Vincent Barletta of Barletta Construction Co.; John Pourbaix of Construction Industries of MA more info / RSVP>> |
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| 12:30P
Corporate Law Committee and Securities Law Committee - at BBA The Current State of Play on Proxy Access Speakers: Julie Jones of Ropes & Gray LLP; Keith Higgins of Ropes & Gray LLP more info / RSVP>> |
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| Wednesday, September 23, 2009 | |
| 12:00P
Litigation Section and Health Law Section and Criminal Law Section and Business Law Section and New Lawyers Section - at BBA Health Law Issue Spotting Speakers: Jeremy Sternberg of U.S. Attorney's Office; Paul Cirel of Dwyer & Collora, LLP; Elizabeth Azano of Partners HealthCare; Paul Shaw of K&L Gates; Alan Einhorn of Foley & Lardner LLP more info / RSVP>> |
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| 12:00P Solo & Small Firm Section Steering Committee - at BBA | |
| 12:00P
International Intellectual Property Law Committee - at BBA Upcoming Rule Changes at the European Patent Office Speakers: Alexander Smolenski of Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers LLP more info / RSVP>> |
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| 12:30P
Business Litigation Committee - at BBA Valuing Distressed Companies Speakers: Jaime D'Almeida of Duff & Phelps; Paul Marcus of Duff & Phelps more info / RSVP>> |
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| 4:00P BBA Executive Committee - at BBA | |
| 5:00P
Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Section - at BBA Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Fall Kick-Off Event Speakers: Adam Liptak of The New York Times more info / RSVP>> |
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| 5:00P
Real Estate Pro Bono Committee and Real Estate Section - at BBA Real Estate Law Section - Lawyer for the Day Program 10th Anniversary Celebration more info / RSVP>> |
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| 6:00P National Conference for the Minority Lawyer - at Hotel Philadelphia Sofitel, 120 South 17th St. | |
| Thursday, September 24, 2009 | |
| 8:30A Diversity and Inclusion Steering Committee Meeting - at BBA | |
| 9:00A
Real Estate Finance Committee - at BBA BBA CLE: Everything Your Client Thinks You Know About Insurance Speakers: Richard Goldman of Sullivan & Worcester LLP; Bernard Gitlin of Global Insurance Network, Inc.; Dick Dyer of Global Insurance Network, Inc. more info / Register>> |
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| 12:00P
Diversity & Inclusion Section and Administration of Justice Section - at BBA Lawyers of Color Getting on the Bench: How To Apply For A Judgeship and The Judicial Selection Process Speakers: Lisa Goodheart of Sugarman, Rogers, Barshak & Cohen, P.C.; Elizabeth Nadzo of Judicial Nominating Commission; E Russell of Choate Hall & Stewart LLP more info / RSVP>> |
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| 4:00P
New Lawyers in Transition Work Group - at BBA Public Interest Opportunities for New Lawyers in Transition more info / RSVP>> |
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| 5:30P MLGBA's Annual Boston-Area Law Student Reception - at WilmerHale, 60 State Street | |
| Friday, September 25, 2009 | |
| 12:00P
Air Quality and Climate Change Committee - at BBA Massachusetts DEP’s Current and Upcoming Air Quality Priorities and Goals Speakers: James Colman of Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection more info / RSVP>> |
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| 12:30P Consumer Finance Working Group - at BBA | |
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Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee and Labor and Employment Law Section - at BBA SJC Challenges to Enforceability of Arbitration Awards and Mandatory Arbitration Clauses Speakers: Mary Harris of Morgan, Brown & Joy LLP; Ellen Zucker of Burns & Levinson LLP more info / RSVP>> |