Posts tagged with: "conferences"
Results 101 - 120 of 9,087
Sort by Relevance
|
Sort by Date
3 May 2013, 1:50 pm
Two important characteristics to consider as an aspiring in-house lawyer:
1. A strong in-house legal team will develop systems to stay ahead of emerging global trend, ethical standards, and public policy.
2. To be a successful General Counsel you must provide perspective and advice as a business person, not a lawyer.
Hear from the CLO’s and GC’s who have embodied this critical course of action and have served high performers for high integrity organizations. These super experienced… [read post]
3 May 2013, 12:16 pm
The following is our summary of the Supreme Court’s actions on petitions for review in civil cases from the Court’s conference on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. The summary includes those civil cases in which (1) review has been granted, (2) review has been denied but one or more justices has voted for review, or (3) the Court has ordered depublished an opinion of the Court of Appeal.
Review Granted
Natalini v. Import Motors, S209324—Review Granted and Held—May 1, 2013
The… [read post]
3 May 2013, 9:02 am
Much of the writing in the eDiscovery community focuses on the consequences of a party failing to adequately accomplish one of the nine boxes of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model. Breaking news posts frequently report on how spoliation and sanctions are typically issued for failure to suspend auto-deletion or to properly circulate a written litigation hold notices. This begs the question, aside from becoming perfectly adept in all nine boxes of the EDRM, how else can an organization protect… [read post]
3 May 2013, 6:27 am
A call for papers has been issued for the 11º Congresso Brasileiro de Direito Internacional, to take place in Belo Horizonte, on October 6-9, 2013. Here's the call:
CHAMADA DE ARTIGOS
11º Congresso Brasileiro de Direito Internacional – Chamada de trabalhosO Comitê Científico do 11º Congresso Brasileiro de Direito Internacional convida pesquisadores e profissionais trabalhando com temas envolvendo o direito internacional a submeterem trabalho de caráter… [read post]
3 May 2013, 6:23 am
A call for papers has been issued for the 2013 International Law Association Regional Conference, to take place August 29-31, 2013, at the European Public Law Organization, Cape Sounion, Greece. The theme is "Imperium Juris: Governance, Trade, Resources." Here's the call:Regional Conference 2013
Cape Sounion, Athens, 29-31 August 2013
Imperium juris: Governance, Trade, Resources
This Regional Conference, aptly taking place at the crossroads between the developed and the emerging world in times of… [read post]
3 May 2013, 6:00 am
Because I pay attention to analytics, I know that my most popular posts are those in which I have passed on advice or comments from a judge or judge’s clerk. People apparently find and read my blog because they want to get some inside scoop from the bench, as opposed to my witty, original repartee. Best not quit my day job, I guess.
At any rate, a talented Michigan appellate specialist I know attended a recent appellate bench-bar conference and brought back some wise comments from the judges… [read post]
3 May 2013, 3:00 am
What do five famous Jacksons (and a bonus Jackson) have to say about your law firm marketing? Glad you asked:
1. Michael Jackson: Michael the original dancing machine knew a few things, like when to go solo. He was the master of developing personal trademarks: the white glove, the moonwalk, the zombie dance from “Thriller“ … whenever you think of those things, you immediately think of Michael Jackson. Part of effectively marketing yourself is finding… [read post]
3 May 2013, 12:06 am
Some legal informatics proposals have been submitted for TransparencyCamp 2013, to be held 4-5 May 2013, in Washington, DC, USA:
Ben Balter: Open Sourcing Government
Tom MacWright: The Story of the DC Code
David Moore: OpenGovernment.org : For state an city government engagement
The Twitter hashtag for TransparencyCamp 2013 appears to be #tcamp13
Filed under: Conference Announcements Tagged: #tcamp, Ben Balter, Citizens' participation in lawmaking, David Moore, DC Code, eparticipation, Free access… [read post]
2 May 2013, 5:15 pm
ACI will be holding its always-popular "Paragraph IV Disputes" conference in New York City next week, on May 7-8. This year's conference--the 7th annual--looks better than ever. The agenda includes the following presentations:
Anticipating a Paragraph IV Challenge: New Considerations in Light of AIA and the Patent Cliff
Asserting Invalidity or Non-infringement Under Paragraph IV: Exploring the ANDA Applicant's Pre-litigation Obligations and Options
Safe Harbor or Stormy Port?: Analyzing… [read post]
2 May 2013, 10:00 am
These are my notes from the Thursday sessions at PEI Media’s Private Fund Compliance Forum 2013.
The Day started out with a closed door session called the CCO Think Tank. Since the doors were closed, I’m not going to share any specific notes.
The public sessions:
What’s on the regulatory horizon and how will it affect your compliance program
Panel members:
Christian B. McGrath, Managing Director & General Counsel, GTCR
Jason Mulvihill, General Counsel, Private Equity Growth… [read post]
2 May 2013, 10:00 am
These are my notes from the Thursday sessions at PEI Media’s Private Fund Compliance Forum 2013.
The Day started out with a closed door session called the CCO Think Tank. Since the doors were closed, I’m not going to share any specific notes.
The public sessions:
What’s on the regulatory horizon and how will it affect your compliance program
Panel members:
Christian B. McGrath, Managing Director & General Counsel, GTCR
Jason Mulvihill, General Counsel, Private Equity Growth… [read post]
2 May 2013, 9:08 am
These are my notes from the Private Fund Compliance Forum 2013.
Paula Bosco, Managing Director, Chief Regulatory Counsel & CCO, New Mountain Capital, LLCAbrielle Rosenthal, Senior Principal & Senior Compliance Counsel, TowerBrook Capital Partners L.P.
The JOBS Act is going to change things. We just don’t know when or how. However, most people think it will just reduce risks associated with speaking at conferences and speaking to the press. A poll of the audience showed only 6%… [read post]
2 May 2013, 9:08 am
These are my notes from the Private Fund Compliance Forum 2013.
Paula Bosco, Managing Director, Chief Regulatory Counsel & CCO, New Mountain Capital, LLCAbrielle Rosenthal, Senior Principal & Senior Compliance Counsel, TowerBrook Capital Partners L.P.
The JOBS Act is going to change things. We just don’t know when or how. However, most people think it will just reduce risks associated with speaking at conferences and speaking to the press. A poll of the audience showed only 6%… [read post]
2 May 2013, 7:34 am
The Canadian Association of Law Libraries is holding their
annual National Conference May 5th to 8th in beautiful
Montreal. The conference theme is: Librarian:
a multi-faceted professional, which was inspired not only by the current
demands of our profession, but also by the city of Montreal.
I will be attending the Conference as the representative of
the Special Libraries Association Legal Division, and I couldn’t be more
excited. This is a fabulous opportunity to network with colleagues… [read post]
2 May 2013, 7:24 am
In yesterday's post, we learned that building relationships is still of primary importance to clients - and some of the ways to do this including figuring out what benefits the client the most, and focusing on what business solutions will make them look good.
The panelists agreed that the role of their lawyers needs to be that of strategic partners, and for their part, they need to inform outside counsel about what they need. But outside counsel can also be proactive to learn more about their… [read post]
2 May 2013, 7:00 am
These are my notes from the Private Fund Compliance Forum 2013. They are live notes, so please forgive my typos.
Christian B. McGrath, Managing Director & General Counsel, GTCRJason Mulvihill, General Counsel, Private Equity Growth Capital CouncilJoel Wattenbarger, Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP
Broker-dealer regulation in connection with the sale of private fund interests is an upcoming topic. The David Blass speech on private funds and broker-dealer registration highlights the… [read post]
2 May 2013, 7:00 am
These are my notes from the Private Fund Compliance Forum 2013. They are live notes, so please forgive my typos.
Christian B. McGrath, Managing Director & General Counsel, GTCRJason Mulvihill, General Counsel, Private Equity Growth Capital CouncilJoel Wattenbarger, Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP
Broker-dealer regulation in connection with the sale of private fund interests is an upcoming topic. The David Blass speech on private funds and broker-dealer registration highlights the… [read post]
2 May 2013, 5:30 am
Post by guest blogger Tiffany Fox
I had the opportunity to attend the inaugural E-Discovery for the Small and Medium Case conference at the Levin College of Law at the University of Florida (UF) in the beginning of April. This was an effort by UF to educate attorneys who may not have had exposure to the world of ESI, typically because their cases don’t involve the large corporations who have been doing e-discovery for years. The purpose of the conference was to identify and explain best… [read post]
2 May 2013, 3:56 am
Hart Publishing is delighted to inform you about the 5th Journal
of Private International Law Conference.
Building on the very successful Journal
of Private International Law conferences in Aberdeen (2005), Birmingham
(2007), New York (2009), and Milan (2011), the 5th Journal of Private
International Law conference will take place in Madrid on Thursday
12th September - Friday 13th September 2013.
The organization of the Conference
is shared by the Law Faculties of… [read post]
2 May 2013, 12:22 am
Pepperdine and The American Society of International Law today are co-hosting International Legal Theory Interest Group Symposium: : Trends in legal philosophy, international law, transnational law, law & religion, and political science all point towards the increasing role played by non-state law in both public and private ordering. Numerous organizations,... [read post]