Previous Events & CLE Programs
April 14, 2008
Section Meeting
International Pro Bono: UN, NGO, & other international opportunities
Sponsors
International Public Law, Policy & Human Rights Committee
International Law Section
The panel will explore ways of getting involved with international legal work, whether through the United Nations, or through other intergovernmental or nongovernmental organizations.
Panelists:
Anees Ahmed
United Nations Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Trials (UNAKRT)
Jeffrey Bates
McDermott Will, & Emery LLP
Mike Haroz
Goulston & Storrs - A Professional Corporation
Natasha Lisman
Sugarman, Rogers, Barshak & Cohen, P.C.
Chief Justice Phillip Rapoza
MA Court of Appeals
Former Judge
Phillip Weiner
Office of the Middlesex County District Attorney
Former Senior Prosecutor, ICTY
Marsha Weinerman
Cambridge Election Commission
Moderator:
John Cerone
Center for International Law & Policy
New England School of Law
April 8, 2008
CLE Program
Globalization and the TRIPS Agreement:
Realities of Intellectual Property Reforms in India and China
Sponsored by:
Intellectual Property Law Section
International Law Section
This program will provide attendees with an overview of specific intellectual property protections available pursuant to current regulations in India and China. Expert panelists will review the regulations in a number of areas including patent, copyright, trademark and trade secrets as well as give an overview of available enforcement mechanisms.
Click here for complete program description.
March 15, 2008
Section Event
African Voices, Global Choices: The Impact on Human Rights
Sponsors
International Law Section
International Law Society of New England School of Law
Every year the International Law Society of New England School of Law hosts a Human Rights Day event, in cooperation with New England 's Center for International Law & Policy. This school year we are expanding the scope of the event and will be hosting it off campus. Our focus will be on human rights abuses in Africa -- in particular, Sud, Zimbabwe, and the DRC.
The conference, which will take place during the day, will be open to the public. It will consist of three panels and two keynote speakers. The event will focus on the human rights situations in the three aforementioned countries, and the manner in which these situations result not only from structural problems within those specific countries but also from action and inaction on the part of countries outside of Africa.
We are anticipating an audience of 200-300 individuals, primarily consisting of students, academics, and legal practitioners.
The awareness concert will be held the evening of March 15 at Sweet Water Café in Boston . This event will be a fundraiser where two or three bands will play for the cause. All of the proceeds will go to organizations helping combat human rights abuses in Zimbabwe, Suda, and Congo.
January 15, 2008
Section Meeting
Update on Supreme Court Argument Concerning Guantanamo Cases
Sponsors
Senior Lawyers Section
International Law Section
Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Section
The United States Supreme Court heard oral argument on December 5, 2007 in Boumediene v. Bush and a related case, which undoubtedly involve the most important issues to come before the Court this term. Steve Oleskey and Mark Fleming, of WilmerHale and counsel for the petitioner, will give their impressions of the argument, the issues and what is likely to happen in the future.
July 20, 2007
Section Meeting
International Arbitration for Massachusetts Companies
Sponsors
International Law Section
Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee
Join us as an expert panel discusses several topics of interest to Massachusetts companies and attorneys involved in international transactions and dispute resolution. Topics include:
- current trends in international arbitration;
- the ICC’s institutional arbitration procedures;
- the drafting of international arbitration clauses;
- and freedom of representation in international arbitration
Panelists include:
- Michele O’Brien, Assistant Counsel, Secretariat, ICC International Court of Arbitration (Paris, France)
- Philip D. O’Neill, Jr., Partner, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP
- William W. "Rusty" Park, Professor of Law and R. Gordon Butler Scholar in International Law, Boston University
- Richard A. Johnston, Partner, WilmerHale
Moderator:
June 13, 2007
Section Event
Reception Honoring Visiting Russian Commercial Court Judges
Sponsors
Bankruptcy Law Section
International Law Section
In her capacity as a member of the International Judicial Relations Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States, Judge Joan Feeney of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court is hosting a group of ; five Commercial Court* judges from Moscow in mid-June. At her request, the Bankruptcy Law and International Law Sections are co-sponsoring a ;reception in honor of ; these visitors and you are hereby invited and encouraged to attend.
*The Russian Commercial Court is actually called Arbitrazh Court, but in spite of that name should not be confused with an arbitration tribunal, which in Russian is called treteyski sud.
The reception is free for BBA members and guests.
**The Special Collections Room is on the 4th floor of the John Adams Court House Social Law Library. When you arrive at the Courthouse, take the elevator to the 4th floor, and walk into the main room. Turn right at the main stacks and another right at the Special Collections room. Walk down the hallway past the restrooms and the room will be on your left. There are signs directing you to the Special Collections Room, and a BBA representative will help direct you.
May 4, 2007
CLE Program
Privacy & Information Security for the Enterprise
Sponsors
Intellectual Property Law Section
Business Law Section
International Law Section
Few issues today have greater urgency for American companies than information protection. This program will explore the current state of privacy and information security law globally, and will describe some of the key areas that companies should consider when creating or expanding their privacy and information protection programs.
Click here for complete program description
March 2, 2007
Section Event
Volunteer Opportunity: NBLSA International Negotiations Competition
Sponsors
International Law Section
New Lawyers Section
The National Black Law Students Association, in cooperation with the Boston Bar Association's New Lawyers and International Law Sections, is sponsoring the first NBLSA International Negotiations Competition. This is an opportunity to serve as a judge as students from across the country negotiate complex legal, business and social problems.
No prior experience in negotiations is needed to qualify, and there are opportunities available at various times throughout the weekend of March 3-4.
If you are interested in volunteering, we welcome you to join us at the Orientation and Welcome Reception at the Boston Bar Association on Friday, March 2.
Please click here for the welcome letter from Pratima Narayan, International Relations Chair and National Director of the International Law Student Division of NBLSA.
January 22, 2007
Committee Meeting
**This meeting is co-sponsored with the Antitrust Committee**
Evan Sue Schouten, Vice President at Charles River Associates International, will discuss CRA's testimony in the longest and most expensive antitrust trial in Australia, Seven Network Limited Anor v. News Limited & Ors.
Seven Network alleged that the defendant cable operator's refusal to carry a sports channel was an unlawful refusal to deal. Ms. Schouten will discuss the analysis of harm to competition of such refusals and will address the differences in market definition under U.S. and Australian competition laws.
June 12, 2006
Section Event
Ice Cream Social
Please join the International Law Section Steering Committee along with fellow International Law Section members as they gather for an end of the year celebration. Take a moment to cool off from this heat and enjoy the make-your-own sundae bar!
February 9, 2006
Section Event
The European Law Moot Court Competition Welcome Reception -
The European Law Moot Court (ELMC) Competition is an annual event sponsored by the institutions of the EU. Briefs on a unique problem concerning European law are solicited from law schools across the globe. The authors of the 48 highest scoring briefs are invited to participate in oral arguments at one of four Regional Finals; three in Europe and one in North America.
Boston is hosting the 2006 North American Regional Final, with Boston College Law School serving as the hosting law faculty. The International Law Section of the BBA will be extending a welcome from the Boston legal community to the 36 student participants, their coaches, and eleven expert judges in European law who will be in Boston for the three-day competition. Interested BBA members are encouraged to join us at a reception to welcome legal scholars to our great city.
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