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2006
ANNUAL MEETING
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
TENTATIVE
MEETING AGENDA
(updated 9/18/06)
THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER 28
| 9:30
- 1:30 PM |
Board
of Directors Meeting |
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| 1:00
- 3:00 PM |
Real
Estate - Organizational Meeting |
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| 3:00
- 3:30 PM |
First-Time
Attendees and Visiting Firms Orientation
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Presiding: |
J.
Phil Carlton, CEO
Jon Bonsall, Chair (MA) |
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| 3:30
- 5:00 PM |
Welcoming
Remarks and Opening Session |
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Presiding:
Introduction:
Welcome:
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Jon
Bonsall, Chair (MA)
Alan Rifkin (MD)
Aris Melissaratos, Secretary of Business & Economic Development,
State of Maryland |
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"Procurement
Law: Helping Clients Sell Goods and Services to State and Federal
Agencies"
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| Moderator:
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Scott
Livingston (MD) |
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Speakers:
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Ron
Hartman, Senior Vice President, Business
Development, Veolia Transportation
Thomas Hodgkins, Vice President of Government
Relations, Scientific Games
Russell
Ring,
Senior Vice President of Government Relations, Caremark Rx
Eric Zoeller, Vice President, Merrill Lynch - New
York Headquarters
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| 5:30
- 7:00 PM |
State
Capital Group Welcome Reception - Marriott Waterfront Hotel
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| 6:30
PM |
Group
Dutch-Treat Dinners at Local
Restaurants
(sign-up sheets available on September 28)
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| 7:00
PM |
Bankruptcy
Section Networking Dinner at Roy's Restaurant
(pre-registration
required) |
FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER 29
| 8:30
- 11:00 AM |
Roll
Call of the States, Provinces and Countries and General Marketing
Session |
| Presiding: |
Phil
Carlton, CEO |
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| 11:00
- 12:00 PM |
Practice
Section Meetings (concurrent sessions):
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Intellectual
Property Law |
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Presiding: |
Cheryl
Burtzel (TX)
Sharon Groom (Ontario)
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Environmental
Law and Public Utilities/Energy/Communications Law (Joint Session)
"Energy on a Collision Course: Demand, Supply and the
Environment " |
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Presiding: |
Wally
Arts (WI)
David Marvin (MI) |
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Introduction: |
Joel
Rozner (MD) |
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Speakers: |
- Pamela
Faggert, Vice President and Chief Environmental Officer, Dominion
Resources, Inc.
Jonas Jacobson, Deputy Secretary of the Environment,
State
of Maryland
Bill Torgerson, General Counsel, Pepco
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Bankruptcy
Law (Session
1)
"D&O
Coverage and Deepening Insolvency"
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Moderator: |
Cathy
Reece (AZ) |
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Speakers: |
The
Honorable Paul Mannes, Associate Bankruptcy Judge, US Bankruptcy
Court, District of Maryland
John Duck, Adams & Reese LLP
Kitt Turner, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC
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| 12:00
- 1:30 PM |
Group
Luncheon with Speaker |
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Presiding: |
Jon
Bonsall, Chair (MA) |
Introduction:
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Alan
Rifkin (MD) |
| Speaker:
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H.
Furlong Baldwin, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nasdaq Stock
Market, Inc. |
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| 1:30
- 2:30 PM |
Practice
Section Meetings (concurrent sessions): |
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Business/Commercial Transactions Law
"Venture Capital Financing" |
| Presiding: |
Jon
Eggleston (VT)
Roger
Hawes (Manchester, England) |
| Speaker: |
Michael
Bronfein, Managing Partner, Sterling Venture Partners
Ray Dizon, Principal, Maryland State Venture Capital Fund
Elad Yoram, CEO and Founder, Security Growth Partners
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Healthcare/Insurance
Law
"Universal
Health Coverage Proposals: Implications for Business and the
Economy "
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Presiding:
Speakers: |
Penny
Hobbs (TX)
Dan Crippen, Economist and Former Director, Congressional Budget
Office
Michael Johansen, Rifkin, Livingston, Levitan & Silver
Eugene Scalia, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP |
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Bankruptcy
Law (Session 2)
"Top 10 List in New Bankruptcy Code/Current Developments" |
| Moderator: |
Jeffrey
Cooper (NJ) |
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Speakers: |
Laurel
Davis, Lionel Sawyer & Collins
Dan DeFranceschi, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. |
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| 2:30
- 2:45 PM |
Networking/Refreshments |
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| 2:45
- 3:45 PM |
Practice
Section Meetings (concurrent sessions): |
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Alternative Dispute Resolution and Labor/Employment Law (Joint
Session)
"ADR in Employment Disputes" |
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Presiding:
Moderator:
Speakers:
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Karan Ciotti (TX)
Celeste Bruce (MD)
The Honorable Paul W. Grimm, Chief Magistrate Judge, District
Court of Maryland
Ellen Kandell, President, Alternative Resolutions
Annette Waters, Director of Human Resources, General Electric
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Tax
Law |
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Moderator: |
Larry
Levitan (MD) |
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Speakers: |
John
Buckley, Minority Chief Tax Counsel, Ways & Means Committee,
U.S. House of Representatives
David Hartley, Tax Manager, Ahold USA, Inc. |
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Bankruptcy
Law (Session 3)
"Avoidance of Bankruptcy and General Workout Issues" |
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Moderator: |
Jamie
Eisenberg (MD) |
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Speakers: |
Carrie
Beth Lesser, Assistant General Counsel, Bank of America
Margaret M. Good, CTP, President, The Meridian Group
Lewis Goodman, Wyndhurst Associates, LLC
Alex Moglia, President, Moglia Advisors
Cathy L. Reece, Fennemore Craig, P.C.
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| 3:45
- 4:00 PM |
Networking/Refreshments |
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| 4:00
- 5:00 PM |
Practice
Section Meeting: |
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Bankruptcy
Law (Session 4)
Section Business Meeting |
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Presiding: |
Jeffrey
Cooper (NJ) |
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| 6:30
- 10:00 PM |
State
Capital Group Dinner at Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Pre-dinner reception sponsored by Maryland member firm
Rifkin, Livingston, Levitan & Silver
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Speaker: |
The
Honorable Joseph Murphy, Chief Judge,
Maryland Court of Special Appeals |
SATURDAY,
SEPTEMBER 30
| 8:45
- 9:00 AM |
Meeting
of the Voting Representatives and
General Business Session |
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| 9:00
- 10:00 AM |
Regional
Discussion Groups (concurrent sessions): |
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- Northeastern
North America
- Southeastern
North America
- Midwestern
North America
- Western
North America
- Latin
America
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| 10:00
- 11:00 AM |
Regional
Discussion Groups (concurrent sessions): |
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- Canada
- Caribbean
- Europe
- Asia/Pacific
Rim
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| 11:00
- 12:30 PM |
Practice
Section Meetings (concurrent sessions): |
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State
Government Relations
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Presiding:
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Chuck
Palmer (GA)
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International
Law
"Licensing and Outsourcing to the U.S. Pharmaceutical
Industry" |
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Presiding: |
John
Rafferty (Scotland)
Bill Sellay (CT) |
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Speaker: |
Joshua
A. Kalkstein, Robinson & Cole LLP |
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| 12:30
- 1:30 PM |
Buffet
Luncheon and Adjournment |
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