Previous Events & CLE Programs
March 1, 2007
Committee Meeting
The Alternative Investment Market ("AIM")
Sponsors
International Transactions Committee
Securities Law Committee
Corporate Law Comittee
Corporate Counsel Committee
Jamie Brown, Managing Director and Head of U.S. Investment Banking for Canaccord Adams will discuss the Alternative Investment Market. The “AIM” is the London Stock Exchange's international market for smaller growing companies, to which a growing number of US companies are turning. Specifically, we will discuss:
- the listing process;
- an overview of AIM;
- NASDAQ v. AIM pricing and regulatory considerations;
- investor data.
Jamie Brown has extensive experience in equity financing and fiscal advisory services for emerging growth companies in the sectors of technology, junior industrial and mining development.
Canaccord Adams is a leading full-service, independent financial services firm committed to fostering the entrepreneurial economy by bringing corporate and institutional clients unique perspective on global investment opportunities.
November 30, 2006
Committee Meeting
Protecting Your Brand on the Internet in a Global Economy
**This meeting is co-sponsored with the Corporate Counsel Committee and Intellectual Property Law Section**
Mark Schonfeld, a partner at Burns & Levinson LLP, will discuss protecting brands on the internet in a global economy.
Mr. Schonfeld has extensive experience in protecting the world's leading brand names from infringement and is responsible for the seizure of millions of dollars in counterfeit merchandise from distribution centers, retail operations and factories that manufacture counterfeit products.
October 31, 2006
Committee Meeting
Legal Outsourcing to India -- Ethical and Jurisdictional Issues
**This meeting is co-sponsored with the Foreign Lawyers Committee**
Marilyn Primiano, Business Head - Legal Business Process Outsourcing, of Datamatics Technologies, Limited, will discuss the key issues involved in outsourcing legal work to India.
Topics will include:
- History of legal outsourcing
- Type of work being outsourced
- Regulation of Indian lawyers
- Jurisdictional and Ethical Issues
September 26, 2006
Committee Meeting
Foreign Companies Entering the U.S. Market
**This meeting is co-sponsored with the Foreign Lawyers Committee and Bankruptcy Young Lawyers Committee**
Harald Horgen, CEO of York Group International, will discuss some of the key business issues facing foreign companies that are planning to enter the U.S. market.
Topics will include:
- What makes the U.S. such a compelling market
- Why the U.S. is the wrong choice for many companies – the ABBA strategy
- Initial market selection – don’t treat the U.S. as a single market
- A brief overview of market entry options
- Key success factors
March 6, 2006
Committee Meeting
EU Financial Markets Regulatory Reforms
Kilvar Kessler, a Hubert H. Humphrey fellow at the Morin Center for Banking and Financial Law of the Boston University School of Law, will discuss recent developments in EU Financial market regulation and legislative procedure, including reflections on EU core principles and future efforts to build the EU single market.
November 29, 2005
Committee Meeting
Current Antitrust law issues in Mexico
Alejandro Mendiola, Head of the Corporate and Antitrust Practice of the Mexican law firm of Arochi, Marroquin & Lindner, S.C., will address various issues relating to the Mexican Antitrust Law, including recent case law and the current discussion in the Mexican Congress to amend the law. His presentation will also highlight some of the current issues in the M&A arena.
October 25, 2005
Committee Meeting
Limitation of Liability in Foreign Jurisdictions
We will discuss the extent to which parties can agree on contractual limitation of liability clauses in agreements in different jurisdictions. We will also examine whether provisions that violate statutory enactments will be held to be void ab initio, or whether courts developed a more flexible approach to statutory illegality by severing the illegal provisions and enforcing the remainder (the so-called “blue pencil rule”).
Our speakers will cover different jurisdictions such as Argentina, England, France, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Switzerland.
October 6, 2005
Committee Meeting
ICE: Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Understanding How The Agency Works
“FACT: Your clients do not want to appear on the front page of the Boston Globe for enforcement violations!”
The Department of Homeland Security has created a new enforcement agency, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which joins together the formerly separate agencies of Immigration and Customs. The speakers will explain the new enforcement protocols and guidelines and answer any questions you may have. The issue is no longer whether your client has complied in one or another area of law, the new issue is “Security.” It is our job as attorneys to be able to provide comprehensive advice and counsel in a broad range of areas to insure that our clients international and domestic business activities are not compromised with the new enforcement requirements.
Speakers:
- Robert P. Bushey, Assistant Special Agent in charge of the Boston Office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- Cheryl Bassett, Group Supervisor, Human Smuggling and Human Trafficking, Boston Office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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