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2006
ANNUAL MEETING
Baltimore, Maryland
September 28-30, 2006
To
register now, click
here.
The
State Capital Group’s 2006 Annual Meeting in Baltimore is sure to
be a memorable one with fantastic networking opportunities and substantive
legal programs on cutting edge topics, featuring outstanding speakers
from the corporate world as well as government representatives.
The Annual Meeting officially kicks off at 3:30 pm on Thursday,
September 28, with an Opening Session on "Procurement Law:
Helping Clients Sell Goods and Services to State and Federal Agencies."
Industry leaders — including Ron Hartman, Senior Vice President
Business Development of Veolia Transport Worldwide; Thomas Hodgkins,
Vice President of Government Relations for Scientific Games; and
Russell Ring, Senior Vice President of Government Relations
for Caremark Rx— will share their thoughts about what clients want
from lawyers and lobbyists who support their bids to sell goods
and services to state and federal agencies. They will discuss strategies
for deployment of procurement lawyers and lobbyists so that government
officials will evaluate proposals fairly and successfully.
On Friday, practice section meetings will focus on such varied topics
as The Corporate Response to Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Venture Capital
Financing; Approaches to Universal Healthcare Coverage; ADR in Employment
Disputes; Electric Rate Deregulation; and the latest on Federal
and International Tax Issues. Among the outstanding speakers who
will participate in the practice section meetings are:
- Michael Bronfien, Managing Partner of Sterling Venture
Partners
- John Buckley, Minority Chief Tax Counsel, Ways and Means
Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
- Dan Crippen, Economist and Former Director, Congressional
Budget Office
- The Honorable Paul W. Grimm, Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge
for the District Court of Maryland
- David Hartley, Tax Manager of Royal Ahold
- The Honorable Jonas Jacobson, Maryland Deputy Secretary
of the Environment;
- Ellen Kandell, President of Alternative Resolutions
- Bill Torgerson, General Counsel of Pepco
- Annette Waters, Director of Human Resources for General
Electric
H.
Furlong Baldwin, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Nasdaq Stock
Market, Inc., and The Honorable Joseph Murphy, Chief Judge
of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, will deliver keynote addresses
during the Friday luncheon and Friday dinner programs.
Calling
All Real Estate Attorneys!
The State Capital Group is organizing a Real Estate practice section,
designed for member firm attorneys who have experience in commercial
(and large, multi-family residential) real estate transactions,
such as sales, leases, mortgages, title-insurance and related activities.
The practice section will explore ways in which member firm attorneys
can best work together representing real estate developers, REITs,
owners associations, trade groups and other national and international
players in the real estate market. The organizational meeting will
begin at 1:00 pm on Thursday, September 28.
Bankruptcy
and Insolvency Track
Several special sessions have been organized to focus on bankruptcy/insolvency
issues. Topics include D&O Coverage and Deepening Insolvency;
Current Developments and a “Top 10” List in the New Bankruptcy
Code; and Avoidance of Bankruptcy and General Workout Issues. Speakers
for the Bankruptcy track will include The Honorable Paul Mannes,
Associate Judge for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of
Maryland; Carrie Lesser, Assistant General Counsel of Bank
of America; Margaret Good, The Meridian Group; Lewis Goodman,
Wyndhurst Associates, LLC; and Alex Moglia, Moglia Advisors.
Plus, don’t miss a special networking dinner on Thursday evening
for all bankruptcy/insolvency practitioners. For more information,
click
here.
To
view the current meeting agenda and tentative schedule of events,
click
here.
Be sure to register by Friday, September 1 to save $50!
We
look forward to seeing you in Baltimore!
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