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E-newsletter of the Boston Bar Association | April 11, 2011 |
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| Attorney General Martha Coakley visited the BBA to discuss the points of emphasis for her 2nd term, including human trafficking, financial crimes, and public integrity. With Coakley is BBA Criminal Law Co-Chair John A. Wortmann Jr. (U.S. Attorney's Office). | |
| THE WEEK AHEAD | |
| Monday, April 11, 2011 | |
| 12:00P | Tax Section Steering Committee Meeting - at BBA |
| 12:00P |
Charting the Challenges and Opportunities of Implementing the Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan - at BBA Speakers: Bruce Carlisle of Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management Wetlands, Waterways and Water Quality Committee more info / RSVP>> |
| 12:00P |
US-Canadian Cross Border Finance - at BBA Speakers: Peter M. Palladino of Choate Hall & Stewart LLP; Kenneth R. Rosenstein of Aird and Berlis LLP Commercial Finance Committee more info / RSVP>> |
| 3:00P |
CLE - Issues in the Life Sciences Industry 2011: Tech-Transfer, Partnering, Off-Label Promotion - at BBA Speakers: Daniel H. Haines of Genzyme Corporation - Cambridge Office; Robert H. Underwood of McDermott Will & Emery; Susan M. Galli of Ropes & Gray LLP; Gregory J. Sieczkiewicz of Flagship Ventures; Joshua Seth Levy of Ropes & Gray LLP; Christopher Natkanski of Harvard University Office of Technology; Kirsten V. Mayer of Ropes & Gray LLP Intellectual Property Law Section, Life Sciences Committee, Health Law Section more info / Register>> |
| 4:00P |
Bankruptcy Law Study Break for Law Students and Recent Graduates - at BBA
Bankruptcy Law Section, Diversity & Inclusion Section more info / RSVP>> |
| Tuesday, April 12, 2011 | |
| 8:30A | Litigation Section Steering Committee Meeting - at BBA |
| 12:00P |
How Loans Are Underwritten - at BBA Speakers: Israel Lopez of Bank of America; Paul J. Nasser of Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. Real Estate Finance Committee more info / RSVP>> |
| 12:00P |
The New Massachusetts Personal Property Exemption Law - at BBA Speakers: Susan Ida Grossberg of Grossberg Law Offices; Roger J. Bertling of Law Offices of Roger Bertling; Adam J. Ruttenberg of Looney & Grossman LLP Consumer Finance Committee, Bankruptcy Law Section more info / RSVP>> |
| 12:00P |
Emerging Issues for Healthcare Employers in the Age of Social Media - at BBA Speakers: Brian Lamoureux of Pannone Lopes Devereaux & West LLC; Joel K. Goloskie of Pannone Lopes Devereaux & West LLC Labor & Employment Law Section, Health Law Section, Tax Exempt Organizations Section more info / RSVP>> |
| 12:30P |
Gifts to GRATs and Sales to Defective Grantor Trusts - at BBA Speakers: Amiel Weinstock of Nixon Peabody LLP Estate Planning Fundamentals Committee more info / RSVP>> |
| 4:00P |
CLE - Health Care: Recent Developments in Legislation and Law Enforcement - at BBA Speakers: Michael Kirk Loucks of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP; John M. Griffin of Covidien; Michelle S. Wolf of Partners HealthCare; Tamara L. Joseph of Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Gregory E. Demske of Office of Inspector General; Brien T. O'Connor of Ropes & Gray LLP; Zachary Cunha of U.S. Attorney's Office; Howard Sklamberg of U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Martin F. Murphy of Foley Hoag LLP; Susan G. Winkler of U.S. Attorney's Office; Ingrid Schupbach Martin of Collora LLP; Jeremy M. Sternberg of U.S. Attorney's Office Criminal Law Section, Health Law Section more info / Register>> |
| 4:15P | Family Law Section Steering Committee Meeting - at BBA |
| 4:30P |
Opportunities in Bankruptcy Law - at Suffolk University Law School, Faculty Dining Room |
| 5:30P |
Social Media and the First Amendment in Family Law Cases - at BBA Speakers: Hon. Spencer M. Kagan of Middlesex Probate and Family Court; Mary-Rose Papandrea of Boston College Law School; Jeffrey A. Soilson of Burns & Levinson LLP Family Law Section more info / RSVP>> |
| Wednesday, April 13, 2011 | |
| 8:30A | Administration of Justice Steering Committee Meeting - at BBA |
| 12:00P | BBA/BBF Civil Right to Counsel Oversight Committee - at Burns & Levinson, 100 Summer Street |
| 12:00P | International Law Section Steering Committee Meeting - at BBA |
| 12:00P |
From Senior Partner to College Counsel: Making the Transition and Facing Related Legal Issues - at BBA Speakers: Jeffrey F. Jones of Williams College; Paul R. Murphy of Amherst College Senior Lawyers Section more info / RSVP>> |
| 2:30P |
Wall Street Reform: Has the Financial Crisis Led to Meaningful Reform on Wall Street? - at Suffolk University, 120 Tremont Street
more info / RSVP>> |
| 3:00P |
CLE - U.S. Immigration Options for Entrepreneurs and Investors - at BBA Speakers: James E. Dawson of Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP; Prasant Desai of Iandoli & Desai, P.C.; Douglas D. Hauer of Douglas Hauer LLC; Matt Roy of New Atlantic Management Group, LLC; Douglas Hulme of Rapid USA Visas; Ellen Kief of Law Office of Ellen S. Kief; John J. Gallini of Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton, PC Immigration Law Section, Corporate Law Committee, Business Law Section more info / Register>> |
| 5:00P |
College & University Law Section Annual Spring Social - at Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP, 111 Huntington Avenue, 20th Floor
College & University Law Section more info / RSVP>> |
| Thursday, April 14, 2011 | |
| 12:00P |
Views from the Bench: Lunch with Judges from the Massachusetts Appeals Court - at BBA Speakers: Hon. Andrew R. Grainger of Massachusetts Appeals Court; Hon. Mitchell J. Sikora Jr. of Massachusetts Appeals Court; Hon. Barbara A. Lenk of Massachusetts Appeals Court; Hon. Francis R. Fecteau of Massachusetts Appeals Court Massachusetts Practice and Procedure Committee, Antitrust & Business Litigation Committee, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee more info / RSVP>> |
| 12:00P |
Tax Implications of Dodd-Frank & Basel III - at BBA Speakers: David Merrick of KPMG, LLP International Law Section, Tax Section, International Tax Committee more info / RSVP>> |
| 12:00P |
Securities Class Action Settlements: Who is Really Winning and At What Cost? The Untold Story - at BBA Speakers: James D. Cox of Duke University School of Law Securities Enforcement and Litigation Committee more info / RSVP>> |
| 12:30P | Business Law Section Steering Committee Meeting - at BBA |
| 1:00P |
Patient-Centered Decision Making About Life-Sustaining Treatments - at BBA Speakers: Margaret Ann Metzger of Massachusetts Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment; Mary A. Valliere of UMass Medical School Center for Health Policy and Research Health Law Section more info / RSVP>> |
| 5:15P | BBA Group Mentoring Meeting for Group #1 - at Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., One Financial Center |
| Friday, April 15, 2011 | |
| 12:00P |
Corroborating Evidence and Supporting Documentation for Asylum Cases - at BBA Speakers: Howard Silverman of Ross, Silverman LLP Immigration Law Section more info / RSVP>> |
| 1:30P |
Pathways to Practice - at MCLE Conference Center, Ten Winter Place
more info / RSVP>> |
| 5:00P |
Tax Exempt Organizations Section and ABA Nonprofit Organizations Committee Joint Networking Reception - at BBA
Tax Exempt Organizations Section more info / RSVP>> |