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E-newsletter of the Boston Bar Association | November 16, 2009 |
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| Speaking about in-house pro bono programs...Delivery of Legal Services Section co-chairs Susan M. Finegan and Barbara H. Mitchell with panelists William O’Brien, (Association of Corporate Counsel-Northeast), Anne J. Farina (Sun Life Financial), Kathleen McGrath (Liberty Mutual Group), and Leigh-Ann M. Durant (EMD Serono, Inc.). | |
| THE WEEK AHEAD | |
| Monday, November 16, 2009 | |
| No Meetings Scheduled | |
| Tuesday, November 17, 2009 | |
| 8:30A |
Section Co-Chair Roundtable - at BBA more info / RSVP>> |
| 8:30A | Ethics Committee - at BBA |
| 12:00P |
Structuring Biotech/Pharma Deals in Challenging Economic Times - at BBA Speakers: David McIntosh of Ropes & Gray LLP; Geoffrey Davis of Ropes & Gray LLP Life Sciences Committee more info / RSVP>> |
| 12:00P |
Let’s Be Reasonable!: Estoppels and SNDA’s from the Perspectives of the Lender, Borrower and Tenant - at BBA Speakers: Richard Goldman of Sullivan & Worcester LLP; Robert Schlein of Prince, Lobel, Glovsky & Tye LLP more info / RSVP>> |
| 12:30P |
POSTPONED: Recent Developments in the Work Product Doctrine in the Massachusetts State and Federal Courts - at BBA Speakers: Christian Hoffman of Foley Hoag LLP; Melissa Davis of McDermott Will & Emery |
| 12:30P |
Civil Commitments - at BBA Speakers: David Aptaker of Law Offices of David Aptaker Elder Law and Disability Planning Committee more info / RSVP>> |
| 4:00P |
BBA CLE: On Trial Opposite the SEC - at BBA more info / Register>> |
| 4:15P |
BBA Council - at BBA more info / RSVP>> |
| Wednesday, November 18, 2009 | |
| 8:30A |
Meet the Transactional Law Clinics of Harvard Law School - at Holland & Knight LLP, 10 St. James Avenue Speakers: James Jacobs of Harvard Law School Business Law Pro Bono Committee more info / RSVP>> |
| 12:00P |
The Hot Debate: The Enforceability Of Arbitration Clauses Prohibiting Class Actions - at BBA Speakers: John Shope of Foley Hoag LLP; Edward Rapacki of Ellis & Rapacki LLP Class Actions Committee more info / RSVP>> |
| 12:00P |
How Much Is A Secret Worth? Valuation in Trade secret Cases - at BBA Speakers: Paul Cronin of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo P.C.; Philip Green of Hoffman Alvary & Company LLC Intellectual Property Litigation Committee more info / RSVP>> |
| 12:00P | Solo & Small Firm Section Steering Committee - at Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton, P.C., Reservoir Place |
| 12:30P |
Tax Issues for Solos/Small Firms - at Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton, P.C., Reservoir Place Speakers: Robert Finkel of Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton, PC; Diana Espanola of Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton, PC Solo & Small Firm Section, Tax Section, New Lawyers Section, Immigration Law Committee more info / RSVP>> |
| 12:30P | Health Law Section Steering Committee - at BBA |
| 6:30P | Boston Bar Orchestra - at BBA |
| Thursday, November 19, 2009 | |
| 8:30A |
Diversity and Inclusion Steering Committee Meeting - at BBA more info / RSVP>> |
| 12:00P |
Trademark Fraud on the USPTO - A New Landscape - at BBA Speakers: John Welch of Lando & Anastasi, LLP Mark Robins of Nixon Peabody LLP; Amy Brosius of Fish & Richardson PC Intellectual Property Law Committee more info / RSVP>> |
| 12:00P |
Transfers Out Of Bankruptcy - at BBA Speakers: Michael Goldberg of Cohn, Whitesell & Goldberg LLP; Robert Moriarty of Marsh, Moriarty, Ontell & Golder, P.C. Title & Conveyancing Committee more info / RSVP>> |
| 12:30P |
An Insider’s Guide to Using the Federal District Court ADR Program - at BBA Speakers: Leo Sorokin of United States District Court; Rebecca Tyler of United States District Court; Susan Weise of Office of the Corporation Counsel City of Boston Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, Federal Practice and Procedure Committee more info / RSVP>> |
| 4:00P |
Litigation How-To: I Just Landed a Pro Bono Job...Now What? - at BBA
Litigation Section more info / RSVP>> |
| Friday, November 20, 2009 | |
| 12:30P |
Roth IRA Conversions – The Rules are Changing - at BBA Speakers: Matthew Ravech of MetLife Advisers, LLC; Maureen Darrow of MetLife Advisers, LLC Estate Planning Committee more info / RSVP>> |
| 12:30P |
Boston Gas Company v Century Indemnity Co.: Allocation of Insurance Coverage When Claims Span Multiple Policy Periods - at BBA Speakers: Jeremy Evans of Foley Hoag LLP; Michael Aylward of Morrison Mahoney LLP Insurance Law Committee, Environmental Litigation Committee more info / RSVP>> |
| 3:30P | AALAM Program-“Best Practices on How to Attract and Retain Diverse Legal Talent - at Westin Copley Hotel, 10 Huntington Ave |