Federal Bar Association

Webinar: COVID Coverage: A Counsel’s Guide to Successful Insurance Claims and Recovery
2020-06-12 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online, US
In this most uncertain of times, an emerging a new wave of disputes over business insurance coverage for claims arising from the COVID-19 pandemic has important consequences for businesses and their counsel. Join our expert panel to learn about:

Update on COVID-19 Insurance Coverages including Latest Legal Developments and Coverage Arguments
Coverage for Business Interruption/Lost Revenue
Coverage for Event Cancellations
Early COVID-19 Coverage Litigation and Regulatory and Legislative Developments
Industry Issues
Practical Tips for Corporate Counsel

About the Presenters

Suzan Charlton, Special Counsel, Covington & Burling LLP
Suzan Charlton has represented policyholders in insurance coverage disputes for more than 20 years. Clients trust her with coverage problems that demand creative solutions and zealous advocacy when litigation is called for. Her practice includes clients from a wide range of industries, including high-tech government contractors, oil and gas companies, energy utilities, industrial manufacturers, railroads, food and beverage companies, and hospitality businesses. Ms. Charlton has handled all aspects of complex insurance coverage litigation, from filing a complaint through trial and appeal, and has successfully negotiated numerous substantial insurance coverage settlements.
Gretchen Hoff Varner, Partner, Covington & Burling LLP
An accomplished trial lawyer recently named as one of the Daily Journal’s 2017 Top 40 Under 40 Lawyers in California, Gretchen Hoff Varner represents a wide range of companies in high-stakes coverage litigation and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars from insurers on behalf of her clients. Her clients range from Fortune 100 companies to family-owned businesses, with a particular focus on claims related to the agriculture industry. She has successfully handled cyber-liability, first-party property damage and business interruption, product liability, professional liability, general liability, automobile insurance, and bad faith claims, as well as a range of other coverage disputes.

Korde Rukesh, Partner, Covington & Burling LLP
Rukesh Korde has helped policyholders recover over $1 billion for first party, business interruption and contingent business interruption losses. Those losses include significant damages to skyscrapers, total supply chain failures, and business interruptions losses arising out of the inability to conduct interbank transactions. They also include cyber losses, such as computer security infrastructure failures, the loss of sensitive consumer and policyholder financial information, and contingent business interruption losses arising out of internet-related failures. Mr. Korde has resolved or litigated numerous cases involving insurance for hurricanes, floods, terrorist attacks, oil refinery explosions, disasters at chemical plants, supply chain failures, environmental damages, asbestos claims, MTBE claims, and natural resources damages. Mr. Korde has helped negotiate multi-million dollar payments under D&O policies as well payments for policyholders undergoing bankruptcy re-organization. He has worked with policyholders in the United States, in Europe, and in Asia. Mr. Korde has advised clients in nearly all sectors of the economy including air travel, back-end computer services, banking, chemical distillation, consumer products, financial services, hotels, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, petroleum, and travel services.

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Please note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar.

If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact Laura Mulhern, Sections and Divisions Manager.

Oklahoma City Chapter: Virtual Brown Bag Luncheon - Defense Counsel
2020-06-17 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) | Online, US
Wednesday, June 17, 2020 [12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ]
Central Daylight Time (CDT)
The next installment of the Brown Bag Lunch Series focuses on defense counsel. Panel members are regular practitioners in federal court with a broad array of backgrounds, from civil work to prosecution to pure criminal defense.

Andre Caldwell (Ogletree Deakins)
Miguel Garcia (Miguel Garcia, PLLC)
Marna Franklin (The Franklin Law Firm, P.C)
Bob Wyatt (Wyatt Law Office)

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Complimentary Registration

How to Register – RSVP by June 15, 2020
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hPyzBLL-QEKVluNVujo1kA

CLE
Please note that CLE credit is not offered for this event.

If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact David McCray.

Webinar: Senior Lawyers: OK Boomers!
2020-06-17 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online, US
This webinar will address issues of particular importance to Senior Lawyers, defined for this purpose as those over the age of 55. Topics will include:

COVID-19 and its special impact on Senior Lawyers, including legislation addressed to the impacts of the pandemic and “return to work” issues.
The Americans with Disabilities Act/Rehabilitation Act, including reasonable accommodation requirements.
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act, including the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Babb v. Wilkie. The effect of gender on age discrimination.
Changes in the law for contributions to and withdrawals from retirement accounts.
Health and health care challenges; The Family and Medical Leave Act.
Technology; plusses and pitfalls of social media.

About the Presenter

Steven L. Herrick , Managing Partner, San Diego, California Office of Tully Rinckey PLLC
Steven L. Herrick is the Managing Partner of the San Diego, Calif., Office of Tully Rinckey PLLC Partner and the primary Consult Attorney for matters relating to federal sector labor and employment law throughout the country. With almost 40 years of experience in all facets of litigation, Steve provides counsel to clients across a broad spectrum of employment-related matters. He practices before federal and state courts, the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), as well as representing clients in arbitration, mediation and agency proceedings. He also represents client in private employment law matters in California and the District of Columbia, having previously done so in New York as well. Steve’s commitment to representing service members, veterans and the federal workforce came following his son’s deployment to Iraq. Steve joined Tully Rinckey PLLC in March 2006, first managing the firm’s corporate, commercial and municipal litigation practice. He then moved to Washington, D.C. where he opened the firm’s office in 2008 and transitioned into the area of employment law. In 2014, he passed the California Bar, moved to San Diego and opened the firm’s office there. While Steve continues to handle business litigation for the firm, the majority of his practice is devoted to federal and military employment rights and benefits. After graduating with honors from Tufts University, Steve earned his law degree from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. He is a member of the California, Washington, D.C. and New York State bars and is admitted to practice in Federal trial and appeals courts in all three jurisdictions. He has been admitted pro hac vice to practice in specific matters in courts from Virginia to Alaska.

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Registration Fees

FBA Member: $0
Nonmember: $75

Cancellation Policy
No refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on June 10, 2020. No-shows will be billed. Substitutions may be made at any time upon notification. Please contact Ariel White at awhite@fedbar.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests.

CLE
1 Credit (60min) / 1.2 Credit (50min)
Credit for these complimentary webinars will be processed/reported within 4-6 weeks of the webinar event date and available for credit in states that allow credit for live webinar presentations. Your bar number must be accurate in our database to receive credit.

If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact Caitlin Rider, Conference Manager

P. Michael Mahoney Chapter: Virtual Brown Bag CLE: Technology, the Web and Virtual Practice: Issues and Opportunities for Trial Lawyers, Part II
2020-06-19 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Online, US
Friday, June 19, 2020
[12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (CST)] Part II: Perspectives from the Bench

U.S. Magistrate Judge Lisa A. Jensen
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Thomas M. Lynch

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How to Register – RSVP by June 19, 2020
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CLE
Please note that 1 Hour of CLE credit is anticipated.

If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact Joel Huotari.

Eastern District of New York Chapter: The Impact of COVID-19 on Minority Communities
2020-06-23 16:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | Online, US
Opening Remarks

Judge Dora L. Irizarry, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

The Disparate Impact of COVID-19 on Native American Communities and the CARES Act Lawsuit

Catherine F. Munson, Esq., Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

The Implication of COVID-19 for Latinx, Particularly Undocumented, Communities

Cristobal Gutierrez, Esq., Staff Attorney, Make the Road New York

Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on Communities of Color

Ashley Sawyer, Esq., Director of Policy & Government Relations at Girls for Gender Equity

Fueling Xenophobia – The Impact of COVID-19 on Asian Americans

Chris M. Kwok, Esq., Board Member AABANY and Neutral at JAMS

This program is suitable for both newly-admitted and experienced attorneys.

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CLE
The FBA EDNY Chapter is an accredited CLE provider in New York State and will be offering 1 Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias Credit & .5 Professional Practice Credits for Experienced Attorneys; 1.5 Professional Practice Credits for Newly Admitted Attorneys.
Please note that CLE anticipated for Ethics/Professionalism.

FBBC Board Meeting
2020-06-24 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Conference Call

Oklahoma City Chapter: Meet the Federal Judges
2020-06-25 13:45 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | William J. Holloway, Jr. U.S. Courthouse, Chief Judge's Library, Third Floor, 200 NW 4th Street, Oklahoma City, OK, 73102, United States
Thursday, June 25, 2020 [1:45 PM – 3:30 PM CDT]
This program is exclusively for current law students who are members of the FBA. Students will interact with federal judges. Face masks are required, and social distancing procedures will be in place. A government ID is required to enter the building and electronic devices (including cellular telephones) are not allowed. This program is limited to the first 40 current law students who register to attend.

Speakers will include various federal district, bankruptcy, and magistrate judges.

Location
William J. Holloway, Jr. U.S. Courthouse – Jury Assembly Room

Registration
Registration limited to the first 40 students
Registration Fees

Complimentary Registration

How to Register
RSVP to Andrew Morris by June 24, 2020

If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact Andrew Morris.

Webinar: Labor and Employment Issues in the Healthcare Industry: The Impact of COVID-19
2020-06-26 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online, US
This practical and informative webinar will provide a useful overview of key employment issues in the health care industry and include a discussion of wage and hour laws and current labor laws in light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

About the Presenters

Mark Tabakman, Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP
Mark is a labor and employment lawyer who handles both union and non-union matters for employers across the country. He counsels human resource professionals and in-house counsel in complying with the myriad federal/state employment laws to provide creative, practical and cost-effective solutions to employment issues and problems.
Mark concentrates in wage-hour law. He has extensive wage-hour experience and has represented more than 200 clients before the United States and many state Departments of Labor on misclassification (i.e., white collar exemptions, independent contractor), working time, child labor and other issues. He is also experienced in defending companies in audits before the U.S. Department of Labor and at the state level.
He has deep experience in construction wage-hour law, where he represents construction contractors and sub-contractors in federal Department of Labor Davis-Bacon cases and audits, Service Contract Act cases and audits, state Department of Labor prevailing wage inspections, audits and debarment proceedings.
Mark publishes the Wage & Hour — Developments & Highlights blog to provide the latest information and his observations on new developments in wage-hour law, such as class actions, exemption/misclassification and working time issues.
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Cancellation Policy
No refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on June 19, 2020. No-shows will be billed. Substitutions may be made at any time upon notification. Please contact Laura Mulhern at lmulhern@fedbar.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests.

Please note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar.

If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact Laura Mulhern, Sections and Divisions Manager.

Webinar: Lessons from John Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath: Copyright Terminations Under Section 203 and 304 of the Copyright Act
2020-07-01 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online, US
In 1976 and 1998 Congress extended the terms of copyright. Congress intended for authors to receive the full economic benefit of the extended copyright terms by granting authors and their heirs inalienable rights to recapture copyrights. These recaptured copyrights, vesting free of all prior grants, could then be re-licensed on economic terms favorable to authors. To protect authors’ families from disinheritances, late-life lovers or squabbles among over-reaching heirs, Congress preempted state inheritance law and created statutory heirs.
Congress’ statutory scheme benefitting authors and their families has been threatened by recent decisions of the Second and Ninth Circuits that have generated a recent cert petition to the Supreme Court in Steinbeck v. Kaffaga over film rights to The Grapes of Wrath. Many copyright termination disputes are now pending. Join Ray Dowd in examining this fascinating case and learn why understanding the issues at stake and the mechanics of copyright terminations is important for all attorneys dealing with copyrights. Whether you are negotiating a license agreement or advising copyright owners and their heirs on estate planning, copyright termination is a hot issue.
Raymond J. Dowd authored a brief in Steinbeck v. Kaffaga on behalf of amicus curiae the Authors Guild, the Dramatists Guild, the American Society of Journalists and Authors and former Register of Copyrights Ralph Oman.
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About the Presenters

Raymond Dowd, Partner, Dunnington, Bartholow & Miller LLP; Author, Copyright Litigation Handbook (Thomson Reuters/WESTLAW 2019-2020)
Raymond J. Dowd has served as lead counsel in high-stakes, high-profile litigations and arbitrations in New York for over two decades. His book Copyright Litigation Handbook (Thomson Reuters/Westlaw) has received critical acclaim. Acting as a fiduciary by serving on non-profit boards has shaped his practical problem-solving approach and perspective. Business and property disputes form the core of Mr. Dowd’s practice. He works with a lean, experienced team, including trusted experts, to contain, avoid, minimize, and settle disputes. Matters often involve foreign law and conflict-of-laws principles, service or discovery in foreign jurisdictions. Mr. Dowd regularly represents television broadcasters in disputes relating to brand protection and content distribution in the United States, particularly anti-piracy work. In the mid-1990’s, Mr. Dowd successfully petitioned for the removal of Bernard Lafferty and U.S Trust Company as co-executors of the estate of Doris Duke. He has handled probate and estate-related disputes ever since, gaining international prominence for his work in recovering Nazi-looted art. Mr. Dowd also assists individuals, art owners, dealers and corporations with trademark and transactional work, including international licensing and distribution. He lectures regularly on art law and copyright.
In 2018 Network of Bar Leaders awarded Mr. Dowd the Hon. Harold Baer, Jr. Award for service to the bench and bar. In 2019, Fordham Law School awarded Mr. Dowd the Roger Goebel Award for outstanding international service to the law school.
Mr. Dowd serves on the Board of Directors of the Fordham Law Alumni Association and chaired the law school’s International Law Affinity Group (2016-2019). He serves on the Board of the National Arts Club and is a member of the Village of Westhampton Beach Conservation Advisory Council. Past leadership positions include President of Network of Bar Leaders (2013-2014); General Counsel of the Federal Bar Association (2010-2011); FBA Vice President for the Second Circuit (2006-2012); FBA Board of Directors (2011-2016); The Federal Lawyer Magazine Editorial Board; FBA Government Relations Committee; President of Southern District of New York Chapter of the FBA (2006-2008); New York County Lawyers’ Association Board of Directors (2003-2006).
Mr. Dowd is admitted to practice law in New York State, the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First, Second, Fifth, Ninth and Tenth Circuits, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of International Trade.
He is fluent in French and Italian.

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CLE
1 CLE Credit (60min state) / 1.2 CLE Credit (50min state)
Credit for these complimentary webinars will be processed/reported within 4-6 weeks of the webinar event date and available for credit in states that allow credit for live webinar presentations. Your bar number must be accurate in our database to receive credit.

If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact Caitlin Rider, Conference Manager.

Webinar: A Judge’s Perspective on the Science and Art of Legal Writing
2020-07-06 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | PA
In his presentation, A Judge’s Perspective on the Science and Art of Legal Writing, Judge Bacharach will illustrate principles from his recently published book (ABA Press), entitled Legal Writing–A Judge’s Perspective on the Lessons from Science and Rhetoric. Judge Bacharach’s presentation draws on lessons from the field of psycholinguistics, which involves the study of how the human brain processes and stores language. For example, psycholinguistics have studied how quickly or slowly we read particular types of passages, how the human brain filters written language, and how the brain stores certain information for recall and not other information. But the presentation is not an academic foray into science.
Judge Bacharach’s presentation uses these scientific principles to show how attorneys, judges, and law students can improve the clarity and memorability of their legal writing. The book illustrates these lessons with examples from well-known advocates and orators, showing how we can apply the same principles to our own legal writing.

About the Presenter

Hon. Robert Bacharach, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Judge Bacharach was appointed in March 2013 as a United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. He graduated with High Honors from the University of Oklahoma with a B.A. in History and obtained his Juris Doctorate from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, where he graduated Order of the Coif. In law school, he also served as the Developments Editor of the Washington University Law Quarterly.
Upon graduation from law school, Judge Bacharach clerked for Judge William J. Holloway, Jr., who was then the Chief Judge of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. After completing this clerkship, Judge Bachaarach practiced civil litigation at Crowe & Dunlevy in Oklahoma City. He then served as a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the Western District of Oklahoma until 2013, when he was appointed to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Within the Federal Bar Association, Judge Bacharach has served as Vice President for the Tenth Circuit, Chairperson for the Chapter Activity Grant Committee, and President of the Oklahoma City Chapter. In 2006, Judge Bacharach was honored with the Earl W. Kintner Award for his outstanding service in programming and membership development to the Oklahoma Chapter.
Judge Bacharach authored the recently published book on legal writing, Legal Writing: A Judge’s Perspective on the Science and Rhetoric of the Written Word, published by ABA Press.
In addition to this most recent work, he has also authored Section 1983 and the Availability of a Federal Forum: A Reappraisal of the Police Brutality Cases, 16 Memphis State University Law Review 353 (1986); Section 1983 and an Administrative Exhaustion Requirement, 40 Oklahoma Law Review 407 (1987); Motions in Limine in Oklahoma State and Federal Courts, 24 Oklahoma City University Law Review 113 (1999); Dirks v. SEC’s Footnote Fourteen: Horizontal and Vertical Reach, 62 Washington University Law Quarterly 477 (1984); and Post-Trial Juror Interviews by the Press: The Fifth Circuit’s Approach, 62 Washington University Law Quarterly 783 (1985). Judge Bacharach and Professor Lyn Entzeroth (now Dean of Tulsa University School of Law) coauthored Judicial Advocacy in Pro Se Litigation: A Return to Neutrality, 42 Indiana Law Review 19 (2009).

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Cancellation Policy
No refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on June 29, 2020. No-shows will be billed. Substitutions may be made at any time upon notification. Please contact Ariel White at awhite@fedbar.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests.

CLE
Please note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar.

If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact Caitlin Rider, Conference Manager.

Webinar: Issues Surrounding Law Enforcement’s Liability | Part I
2020-07-09 13:00 - 14:15 (America/New_York) | Online, US
In the wake of the police accountability problems that are confronting America, it is even more vital that we are educated on issues surrounding law enforcement’s liability. Please join us for a program featuring three experts in this space: Andy Luger, a former U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota who oversaw the federal investigation into the police shooting of Philando Castile, David Douglass, managing partner of the D.C. Sheppard Mullins’ office and deputy federal monitor over the New Orleans Police Department, and Dr. Alex Del Carmen, Associate Dean for the Tarleton State University School of Criminology and has trained approximately 15,000 police officers and all the Texas police chiefs on racial profiling. Andy, David and Dr. Del Carmen will share insights on how law enforcement is trained, special considerations that arise during their prosecution, and solutions for the problems we face.
A second installment of this program will be held on July 21, 2020 from 2-3 p.m. ET featuring a panel of defense attorneys with expertise in representing officers. These panelists will be Drew Findling, Immediate Past President of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers who also represents celebrities such as Gucci Mane and Cardi B, Sharonda Williams, a former City Attorney for the City of New Orleans, and Celeste Koeleveld, formerly a Criminal Division Chief at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and an Executive Assistant Corporation Counsel at the New York City Law Department.
The programs will be moderated Katherine Yanes and Kiera Murphy, who are both members of the Federal Bar Association Diversity & Inclusion Committee. Tara Norgard, Chair of the Committee, also provided vital support in developing the programs.
Sponsored By:

Diversity & Inclusion Committee
Criminal Law Section

About the Presenters

Dr. Alex Del Carmen, Associate Dean, Tarleton State University School of Criminology
For the past 22 years, Dr. Del Carmen has trained the chiefs of police in Texas on racial profiling. Specifically, he has been responsible for developing the state template on racial profiling requirements specific to Senate Bill 1074 (otherwise known as the Texas Racial Profiling Law) and the Sandra Bland Act. During the course of training the chiefs of police, he has also been responsible for performing data audits while drafting reports which are submitted to the state and city councils. Dr. Del Carmen has enjoyed providing this service to Texas law enforcement and feels that his academic experience has been enriched by it because there is no question that the issue of racial profiling continues to be at the forefront of our communities as America becomes a more diverse and complex society. In addition, he has worked as a federal monitor in two of the nation’s most significant law enforcement federal consent decrees. Dr. Del Carmen has been responsible for police academies, training, racial profiling and biased based policing data analysis as well as the application of police performance measures. His work continues with federal, state and local jurisdictions in improving, measuring and analyzing data points.

David L. Douglass, Partner, Sheppard Mullin
For more than three decades, David has drawn on his criminal and civil trial experience to advise and represent healthcare and life sciences companies, government contractors and other highly regulated business in government investigations, litigation and, of course, trial. David is often lead trial counsel in federal courts, including Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia and New York. He defends companies and individuals in criminal and civil, False Claims Act (whistleblower), investigations and litigation. David is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. David also leads complex, high-profile government investigations. In 2013, David was appointed by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana as deputy federal monitor over the New Orleans Police Department to guide and monitor the department’s compliance with a Consent Decree obligating the department to transform its policing practices. In 1994, he served as executive director of the White House Security Review, which resulted in the closing of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House. In 1993, he served as assistant director of the Treasury Department’s investigation of the raid on the David Koresh compound in Waco, Texas. David also served as a DOJ Trial Attorney in the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division. Prior to that, he was an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts.

Andy Luger, Partner, Jones Day; former U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota
Andy Luger, a former U.S. Attorney in Minnesota who oversaw the largest terrorism prosecution in the country, has formidable experience in the government and private practice sectors. He developed a nationally recognized program to counter violent extremism and created successful initiatives to combat sex trafficking and gang activity in Minnesota. He also has tried dozens of criminal and civil cases to juries in state and federal courts in Minnesota and New York. At Jones Day, Andy represents local and global companies on investigations and civil litigation in Minnesota, across the United States, and throughout Europe and the Middle East. He is one of the leaders of the Firm’s national hate crimes and extremism initiative. While serving as United States Attorney, Andy oversaw the investigation and prosecution of Danny Heinrich for the murder of 11 year-old Jacob Wetterling, 27 years after his disappearance. He also oversaw large-scale white collar crime cases, including the prosecution of two lawyers for devising a national copyright lawsuit scam that defrauded courts around the country, as well as multimillion dollar corporate embezzlements and trade secret cases. As an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of New York and the District of Minnesota, he prosecuted a $150 million national low income housing fraud, a $30 million rare coin scam, and a $750 million money laundering case against the National Mortgage Bank of Greece. Andy currently serves on the board of directors for The Fund for Legal Aid, which provides resources for free legal assistance to Minnesota’s neediest residents.
Moderated By:
Kiera K. Murphy, Associate, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Kiera Murphy is a newly minted attorney practicing in business and white collar litigation at Faegre, Drinker, Biddle & Reath LLP. On the same date that she was sworn in as an attorney, Kiera won an evidentiary hearing on behalf of an order for protection petitioner. Kiera has also managed a document review and production in response to a federal grand jury subpoena that requested a decade of records. Prior to joining the firm, Kiera externed with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota, where she successfully briefed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against a federal agency.
Katherine Earle Yanes, Partner, Kynes Markman & Felman, P.A.
Katherine Earle Yanes is a partner in the Tampa, Florida law firm Kynes Markman & Felman, P.A. She concentrates her practice in the areas of criminal defense, appeals, and postconviction relief and has successfully represented defendants at the trial, appellate, and postconviction phases of criminal litigation in federal and state courts, as well as in government investigations.

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Cancellation Policy
No refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on July 2, 2020. No-shows will be billed. Substitutions may be made at any time upon notification. Please contact Ariel White at awhite@fedbar.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests.

CLE
Attendees may apply for approval and self-report CLE credit to their state following the webinar. The FBA is not processing CLE requests for this program.
Please check with your respective state(s) if they allow self-reporting and what materials are required for application. In addition to the the above agenda information, materials provided by presenters will be circulated via email one day in advance of the webinar date. Each state has its own rules and regulations indicating what qualifies for CLE credit.

If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact Caitlin Rider, Conference Manager.

Webinar: Employment Litigation: A Discussion with Federal Magistrate Judges
2020-07-10 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online, US
A panel of experienced federal magistrate judges will discuss pretrial, motions, discovery, and settlement conferences, with a focus on employment litigation.
Registration is now closed for this webinar.

About the Presenters
Hon. Candy W. Dale, Magistrate Judge, District of Idaho
Judge Candy Wagahoff Dale began her appointment as United States Magistrate Judge on March 30, 2008. Among her other duties, she is the Chair of the Local Civil Rules Advisory Committee and serves on the planning committee for the annual Teachers Institute. Upon appointment by Chief Justice John Roberts, she served a two-year term as the Magistrate Judge Observer to the Judicial Conference of the United States from October of 2017 through September of 2019. Judge Dale also is a member of the Committee on Workplace Environment and the Fairness Committee for the Ninth Circuit, and a past Chair of the Magistrate Judges Executive Board for the Ninth Circuit. Prior to serving on the federal bench, Judge Dale was a trial attorney in private practice for over twenty-five years.

Hon. Tony N. Leung, Magistrate Judge, District of Minnesota
The Honorable Tony N. Leung is the first Asian Pacific American judge in
Minnesota. He is currently a federal Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, appointed in 2011. Before his appointment to the federal bench, Judge Leung served for nearly 17 years as a state District Court Judge in Minnesota’s Fourth Judicial District in Hennepin County. He was first appointed to the state bench by Governor Arne H. Carlson in 1994. Prior to his elevation to the Hennepin County bench, he was an equity partner at the law firm
now named Faegre Baker Daniels. Judge Leung received his bachelor’s degree with honors from Yale University and juris doctor from New York University School of Law. He was born in Hong Kong and immigrated to America with his family as a child.
Hon. Judith C. McCarthy, Magistrate Judge, Southern District of New York
Judge McCarthy was sworn in as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of New York on April 14, 2014. She serves on the bench at the Charles L. Brieant United States Courthouse in White Plains.
From January 2011 until her appointment, Judge McCarthy was Executive Vice President & General Counsel of the New York Power Authority, where she served as NYPA’s chief legal officer and supervised a staff of 30, including the authority’s Corporate Secretary and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer. Judge McCarthy was a member of the authority’s executive management team and advisor to the Board of Trustees.
Prior to joining the Power Authority, Judge McCarthy was Assistant Attorney General-in-Charge of the New York State Attorney General’s Westchester Regional Office, where she prosecuted complex public advocacy cases and supervised attorneys representing the state, its agencies, and officers in all phases of civil litigation affecting Westchester, Rockland and Putnam Counties.
From 1998 to 2002, Judge McCarthy served at the New York City Human Resources Administration, rising to be First Deputy General Counsel, and the New York City’s Corporation Counsel’s Office from 1992 to 1998, ultimately serving as a Deputy Assistant Chief in the General Litigation Division. In 1995, Judge McCarthy was honored by the Association of the Bar of the City of New York for outstanding achievement as an Assistant Corporation Counsel.
Judge McCarthy graduated cum laude from Barnard College, Columbia University, in 1987 and received her law degree from CUNY Law School in 1991.
Hon. Karoline Mehalchick, Magistrate Judge, Middle District of Pennsylvania
The Honorable Karoline Mehalchick is a United States Magistrate Judge in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where she was appointed to the bench of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania on July 15, 2013. Prior to entering on duty with the court, she was in private practice, where she represented a broad range of clients in both state and federal trial and appellate courts, including the United States Supreme Court. She is a graduate of the Schreyer Honors College of the Pennsylvania State University (B.S. Geosciences), and the Tulane University School of Law. After graduating from law school, she served as a law clerk to the Honorable Trish Corbett, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County. Judge Mehalchick was an adjunct professor at Marywood University from 2003 until 2012, where she taught Legal and Clinical Aspects of Health Care to graduate students studying nursing and health administration. Judge Mehalchick presides over the Scranton location of the Court-Assisted Re-Entry Program (CARE Court) and sits on the Court’s Prisoner Litigation Settlement Program Committee, a program which she helped establish in early 2015. Most recently, she was appointed to the Workplace Conduce Committee of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
Judge Mehalchick is an appointed member of the Magistrate Judge Advisory Group with the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. Additionally, Judge Mehalchick has been active in the Federal Bar Association for many years, is a Past President of the Middle District of Pennsylvania Chapter, and remains active on the Executive Committee of the Middle District Chapter. Nationally, she serves as a Director on the Board of the Federal Bar Association, is Judicial Profiles Editor for The Federal Lawyer, chairs the Bench Bar Committee, serves as Secretary of the Judiciary Division, and chairs the Leadership Subcommittee of the Diversity and Inclusion Task Force and the Diversity and Inclusion Committee of the Governance Task Force. Judge Mehalchick also actively participates in the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Commission on Women in the Profession, and is a member of the Executive Council of the Commission. Outside of the legal community, Judge Mehalchick is in her third term as President of the Board of Directors for the Abington Gators Swim Team and is Vice President of Production for the Ballet Theatre of Scranton.

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Law Student Series: Kick-Off & Careers in the Department of Justice
2020-07-13 13:30 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online, US
Monday, July 13 | 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET
This Department of Justice Roundtable will feature attorneys from various divisions of the Department and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. These speakers will discuss how they obtained employment with their respective divisions, including through the Attorney General’s Honors Program, and will also discuss the type of work they do for the Department of Justice.
Speakers: Bill Rinner, Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division
Annie Motto, Trial Attorney, Civil Division
Colleen Phillips, Trial Attorney, Civil Rights Division
Nick Cannon, AUSA, Puerto Rico
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Webinar: How to Support Asylum Seeker and Asylee Clients During the Current Crisis
2020-07-15 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Online, US
Panelists Anam Rahman, Ben Levey, and Courtney Madsen, will review the myriad of challenges asylum seekers and asylees currently face, from the Trump Administration’s drastic changes to asylum in the United States, to the mass layoffs that occurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Panelists will offer solutions where possible, providing guidance on submitting comments on the Trump administration’s most recent proposed Asylum rule, sharing best practices for helping clients access social services and support during these difficult times, and discussing how to help clients navigate the uncertainty we are all facing.
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About the Presenters
Ben Levey (Asylee Outreach Specialist, HIAS) manages the Maryland Asylee Outreach Project, an effort to help asylees in Maryland access the benefits and services to which they are entitled. The Asylee Outreach Project is funded by the Maryland Office for Refugees and Asylees. Under the auspices of the project, Ben designed asyleeoutreach.org, a multi-language website aimed at helping asylees, attorneys, and other advocates learn more about the benefits available to asylees. Ben also serves as the current Chair for RCUSA’s Asylum Services Working Group, working closely with colleagues nationwide to help facilitate the integration of asylum seekers and asylees. Prior to joining HIAS, Ben completed a teaching fellowship through Princeton in Asia. Ben graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Northwestern University and was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is committed to working toward collective liberation, and he speaks Spanish and is conversant in Thai.
Courtney Madsen started working in refugee resettlement in 2007. She has worked both in local resettlement offices and in the national program offices to assist refugee and asylees from around the world who have come to the United States seeking safety in a new community. She has a MA in International Studies – Middle East from the University of Washington in Seattle, and currently serves as the office director for the Church World Service Jersey City resettlement office.

Anam Rahman is a partner at the law firm Calderón Seguin PLC located in Fairfax, Virginia. Her immigration practice covers a broad array of matters including nonimmigrant and immigrant visas, family-sponsored petitions, waivers of inadmissibility, asylum, humanitarian relief, and all forms of relief from removal. Anam specializes in asylum and removal defense, including direct representation of detained individuals, and regularly appears before the Arlington and Baltimore Immigration Courts. She also represents clients in seeking affirmative forms of relief as well as appellate and federal work before the Board of Immigration Appeals, Administrative Appeals Office, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Additionally, Anam is an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown Law School, teaching the Women and Immigration Fieldwork Practicum, and a Board Member of AsylumWorks. She received her law degree from The George Washington University Law School and her bachelor’s degree magna cum laude from The George Washington University.

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New Orleans Chapter: Virtual Lunch with the Court with the Hon. Meredith S. Grabill
2020-07-15 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) | PA
A Lunch with the Court with the Hon. Meredith S. Grabill, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, is scheduled for July 15, 2020 at 12 noon. Due to COVID-19 this event will take place over Zoom. The program, which is arranged by the Younger Lawyers Division of the Federal Bar Association, is open to FBA members at no cost. The Lunch with the Court program is an excellent opportunity to meet federal practitioners, to socialize with other attorneys new to the practice, and to gain valuable insight. Space is limited. Register online.

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Webinar: Dispute Resolution in the Workplace: Managing Remote Workers
2020-07-15 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online, US
Remote or hybrid work has been trending over the past several years. Companies and employers are shifting to remote work in order to cut costs, gain efficiencies, and offer employee flexibility. According to recent Census data, 5.2% of the workforce worked from home before the pandemic. It is likely that the pandemic has increased the percentage of remote workers. Whether the change to remote work will be for better or worse depends on a lot of factors such as worker productivity and collaboration. How are you or your client doing managing remote workers? Do you need workplace facilitation tips for remote worker issues? Do you manage remote workers and are you trying to uplevel?
We will discuss the following topics for attorneys, mediators, and human resource professionals to consider while navigating the waters of managing remote workers:

Laws that relate to managing remote workers
Accountability for remote workers
Accountability for remote worker supervisors and managers
Creating a cohesive work culture in a remote environment
Rapport building for remote workers and teams
Ideas for managing dynamic employee personalities in remote work environments, including difficult personalities
Toxic work environments and employee discipline
Remote workplace issues that attorneys, mediators, and human resource professionals often hear about or encounter and possible solutions

The CLE panel of presenters includes labor and employment attorneys, seasoned mediators, and a human resource professional and career coach. We have allocated time for questions and answers at the end of the program. Please join us on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. EST for this interesting and lively one-hour program focused on the ADR process and skills and labor and employment law.
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About the Presenters

Angela Eastman, Principal Consultant, AME High Solutions, LLC (Moderator)
Angela Eastman, JD, LLM is a regulatory compliance consultant primarily focused on health law and market regulation matters related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008. Prior to regulatory compliance consulting, Angela worked for a large health insurer as in-house counsel. Thereafter, Angela practiced law for several years at Eastman Law + Dispute Resolution in Vermont providing outside counsel to health insurance companies and other health organizations, representing clients in domestic relations matters including domestic and sexual violence, and mediating complex civil litigation matters. She has also instructed MBA students as an adjunct professor. Angela earned her BA from of McGill University, JD from Vermont Law School, and LLM in ADR from Pepperdine University School of Law (Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution). She has completed leadership training through the Vermont Leadership Institute (Snelling Center for Government), Leadership Champlain (Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce), and the University of Vermont (School of Business Administration). Angela holds certifications and designations in Project Management, Advanced Project Management, Market Conduct Management (MCM), Leadership and Management, and Emotional Intelligence. Her admissions include the State of Vermont, U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont, and the U.S. Supreme Court. Currently, Angela serves as a board member for Cardinal Opportunities, Inc. and secretary of the ADR section of the Federal Bar Association. She is also active in the local Boulder, Colorado community by volunteering for and supporting non-profit organizations with missions focused on self-sufficiency, education, women, and mental health and substance use disorder.
Gabriel Soto, Attorney, Thomas J. Henry Law (Moderator)
Gabriel (Gabe) Soto grew up in Seguin, Texas and graduated from Villanova University with a BA in 1997. He graduated from the St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio with his JD in 2001 and his LLM in ADR from the Straus Institute at Pepperdine University Law School. Gabriel served as a mediator before Superior Court of California Santa Monica Small Claims Court and received training through the California Academy of Mediation Professionals. He also served as an extern with the ADR court for the LA Superior Court and the EEOC Mediation Unit in Los Angeles. Gabriel has represented the State of Illinois in labor and employment disputes and presented cases before arbitration. He also practiced as a litigation attorney and conducted negotiations for over fifteen years in civil board litigation cases. Currently, Gabriel serves as a board member for the Southern California Family Mediation and membership chair for the ADR Section of the Federal Bar. Gabriel is licensed by the Texas and Illinois Bar. He also enjoys fishing, running, and outdoors activities with his two children.
Daniel Lacy, Command Labor Attorney, United States Military Entrance Processing Command
Daniel (Dan) Lacy grew up in Westmont, Illinois and graduated from Valparaiso University in 2006. He graduated from The John Marshall Law School in Chicago with his J.D. in 2010 and his LL.M. (Information Technology and Privacy Law) in 2011. Daniel was named Assistant Director of Academic Achievement at The John Marshall Law School. In that role, he oversaw bar preparation courses for 3L students as well as teaching Professional Responsibility and Bar Essay Writing. In 2012, Dan joined the Army Reserve Judge Advocate General Corps as a Second Lieutenant. In 2015, Dan became a labor and employment law attorney for the United States Military Entrance Processing Command (USMEPCOM) in North Chicago, IL. USMEPCOM is responsible for the processing and enlistment of all applicants into the Uniformed Services. In this role, he has responsibility for all labor and employment legal actions taken against or by the Command. He handles on average over 40 Merit Systems Protection Board actions, 30 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission discrimination suits, and multiple Federal Labor Relations Authority actions. He is responsible for over 3,000 civilian employees at 66 sites nationwide (including Puerto Rico) for a joint command with direct reporting to the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Dan is one of two ethics counselors for the Command and reviews contracts for fee-based providers totaling over $200,000,000 a year. He is also a Captain and acting Brigade Judge Advocate for the 420th Engineer Brigade, Bryan Texas. He currently lives in Westmont, Illinois with his wife Beth and two dogs, Maverick & Dasha.
Neil Groberg, Mediator and Attorney, Groberg Mediation
Neil Groberg owns Groberg Mediation located in Burlington, Vermont. He provides mediation, arbitration and facilitation services online and in person as well as teaching, training, and independent harassment investigations in Vermont, Connecticut, New York, throughout New England and beyond. Neil spent many years as in-house counsel focusing on labor and employment issues (and serving as the alternative work scheduling facilitator for the State of Connecticut and one of its major unions). Neil also currently teaches health care law to Bachelor of Science and Masters of Health Care Administration students at Champlain College and has also taught Employment Law and Business Law to college and grad students. Neil currently serves as co-chair of the Dispute Resolution section of the Vermont Bar Association.
Angela Smith, Human Resources, Recruiting, and Career Coach, Loft Consulting
Angela Smith is an award-winning leader in the field of human resources and career coaching, and offers over a decade of experience in leadership development, and organizational strategy. Her varied background includes academia, non-profit, renewable energy, healthcare, tech, corporate, and start-up. A champion for progressive and modern HR policies, she is passionate about organizational development, workplace culture, employee engagement, and employer branding. She writes regularly about the world of work and job searching, and her work can be found on The Muse, LinkedIn Today, Mashable, Forbes, and LearnVest. As a speaker, Angela has presented at several conferences and workshops, including Miami Dade’s NAF Student/Industry Conference, Women of Isenberg, CUPA HR, and Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility, as well as college campuses including Cornell University, University of Vermont, Florida International University, Champlain College, and Miami Dade College. She holds an MBA from UMass Amherst, and is a certified HR professional through SHRM and HRCI, and provides fractional HR consulting services via Loft Consulting.

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2020-07-15 15:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Conference Call

Webinar: Transportation Security and Resilience Amid COVID-19 | Part I
2020-07-17 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Online, US
Join us for this Two Part Series:
Register just once to attend both parts of this TWO PART SERIES. Part I will be hosted on Friday, July 17, 2020 at 1 PM – 2 PM and Part II will take place at the same time a week later, on July 24, 2020.
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Friday, July 17 | 1 PM – 2 PM EST
Part I: Responding to the Contagion: How the Interagency and Industry Are Addressing the Outbreak
A discussion about past and ongoing efforts deployed by various agencies to address the COVID-19 public health emergency and mitigate impacts to transportation security. Panelists will discuss specific legal measures, key takeaways, and lessons learned with respect to the air and rail industries. Topics will include interagency coordination, presidential actions and implementation, and screening measures.
About the Presenters
John F. Havranek, Associate General Counsel, Operations and Enforcement Law Division, Department of Homeland Security (Moderator)
John F. Havranek is the Associate General Counsel for Operations and Enforcement at the Department of Homeland Security, Office of General Counsel. John is responsible for providing legal advice concerning DHS enforcement matters, international law, national security matters, operations, and all-hazards incident management, including the provision of legal support to aid in the development and management of policies, plans, exercises, training, crises, and incident management. John is also an Appellate Judge for the U.S. Coast Guard Court of Criminal. Secretary Napolitano appointed John to the U.S. Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals on May 2, 2011.
John retired from the U.S. Marine Corps where his last assignment on active duty was serving as the Deputy Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, specializing in operational law, the law of war, and detention operations. During his military career, John served as a Staff Judge Advocate, prosecutor, defense counsel, appellate counsel, and Military Judge. John is originally from Fremont, Nebraska and is a graduate of Creighton University and the Creighton University School of Law.
William S.W. Chang, Deputy General Counsel, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Will Chang is Deputy General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In that role, Will advises HHS’ senior leadership on high-priority public-health issues, regulatory reforms, litigations, internal and external investigations, and fraud-and-abuse matters. Will’s portfolio includes several operating and staff divisions, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, Health Resources and Services Administration, and Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health. Before joining HHS, Will was a white-collar defense and healthcare partner at an international law firm. He has also served as a healthcare- and securities-fraud prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Fraud Section
Elise J. Crawford, Supervisory Attorney-Advisor, Chicago, Transportation Security Administration
Elise Crawford is the Transportation Security Administration’s Supervisory Attorney-Advisor in Chicago and is responsible for legal services to the Federal Security Directors and the Federal Air Marshals’ Supervisory Agents in Charge in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Elise has been with TSA since 2002. Prior to joining TSA, Elise was Senior Counsel for Enforcement at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, where she assisted in providing legal services to the U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Customs Service, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. Prior to joining Treasury’s Office of General Counsel on a permanent basis, Elise was an Honors Attorney there, preceded by a Federal judicial clerkship with the Honorable Thomas F. Hogan in Washington, DC. Before beginning her legal career, Elise spent several years as a management consultant with Arthur Andersen LLP, focusing primarily on quantifying damages in complex litigation and government contract compliance. Elise has a B.B.A. in Finance and Economics from the University of Notre Dame, and a J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley, where she graduated with honors and was an editor on the Law Review. She is a member of the California Bar. When not at work advocating on behalf of her TSA clients, Elise volunteers as an advocate for people with intellectual disabilities. She is happiest when living out of a tent and taking back country mountain hikes with her husband and their three children.
Polly Hanson, Senior Director, Security, Risk, and Emergency Management, American Public Transportation Association
APTA is the leading force in advancing public transportation in North America. To strengthen and improve public transportation, Ms. Hanson coordinates with stakeholders to develop transit security, risk and emergency management standards and policies. Hanson performs peer reviews and assists with safety audits and serves as an advocate for transportation security as well as a source matter expert on transit security, risk and emergency management issues and concerns. Previously Ms. Hanson was the Chief of Police for AMTRAK where she led a national police department responsible for protecting over 30 million passengers and 20,000 employees. Prior to Amtrak, Polly was a career SES 1811 serving as the Director of the Office of Law Enforcement and Security for the Department of the Interior. At the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington D.C., Polly was the Executive Director, Strategic Services Bureau where as a civilian Assistant Chief she oversaw the development of policy and procedures, tactical crime analysis and research, strategic planning, applicant and promotional testing. Polly began her career at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) where she progressed through the ranks. As the Chief of the Metro Transit Police, Polly led a tristate police department comprised of 1,500 square miles and oversaw a budget of $50 million, with 553 personnel and led the response to the terrorist attacks in Madrid and London, help create public awareness campaigns and was an original member of the Peer Advisory Group (PAG) for the TSA Administrator. Polly received her Masters degree in Applied Behavioral Science from Johns Hopkins and her Bachelors degree in Communications from Temple University. In addition, Polly continued her education by attending the F.B.I. National Executive Institute, the F.B.I. Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar, and the F.B.I. National Academy. Polly is working to obtain her FTA TSSP and SMS certifications. Polly is the recipient of WMATA’s Carmen E. Turner Award and was awarded a COMTO Women Who Move the Nation Award. Polly is a member of the Operation Lifesaver, Inc. Board and is the Vice-Chair of the TSA Surface Transportation Security Advisory Committee.
Peter J. Kirsch, Partner, Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell LLP
Peter Kirsch’s practice focuses on regulation and development of transportation infrastructure and other public sector projects. Peter represents clients ranging from local governments to the private sector and public interest groups in negotiations and litigation over land use entitlements, the environmental impacts of infrastructure projects, and compliance with federal transportation law and regulations. He litigates cases before administrative agencies, numerous state and federal trial and appellate courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court. He represents airport sponsors and local governments before Congress and federal administrative agencies.

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Webinar: U.S. Supreme Court Round-Up
2020-07-20 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online, US
Hear about the 2019 Supreme Court from practitioners and scholars who argued a combined six cases this past Term from the Solicitor General’s Office, private practice, and academia. This webinar features a powerhouse group of presenters who have argued a combined 30 Supreme Court arguments and published articles in the highest echelons of law journals for the past decade. The panel of regulars before the Supreme Court will synthesize the most important cases of the Term, provide insights into Court practice in a time of COVID prevention, and offer their perspectives on what to expect from the Court in the near future. Bring your questions for this extraordinary group of attorneys.
Sponsored by the Capitol Hill Chapter
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About the Presenter
Roman Martinez, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP (Moderator)
Roman Martinez is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins. As a member of the firm’s Supreme Court & Appellate Practice, he focuses primarily on appeals in the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States Courts of Appeals, and state appellate courts. Mr. Martinez has handled civil and criminal matters involving a wide range of constitutional, statutory, and administrative law issues, and he has argued cases in the Supreme Court and the D.C., Second, Sixth, Ninth, and Federal Circuits, among other courts. Mr. Martinez has personally argued nine cases in the Supreme Court, including important cases in the fields of patent law, criminal law, civil rights, and civil procedure. He has filed more than 75 briefs in the Supreme Court involving a wide range of issues spanning administrative, tax, securities, intellectual property, criminal, environmental, education, civil rights, and First Amendment law. A graduate of Harvard College and Yale Law School, Mr. Martinez clerked for Chief Justice John G. Roberts of the Supreme Court of the United States and to then-Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh of the D.C. Circuit. His commentary has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and other publications, and he has appeared on the PBS NewsHour and other television programs to discuss the Supreme Court.
Jonathan Ellis, Assistant to the Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice
Jonathan Ellis is an Assistant to the Solicitor General at the U.S. Department of Justice. In that capacity, he has filed more than 85 briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court on a host of issues including various aspects of constitutional law, immigration law, copyright law, patent law, administrative law, and others. He has argued six times in the Supreme Court on topics such as copyright law, patent law, ERISA, international organization immunity, criminal procedure, and international arbitration. Before joining the Office of the Solicitor General, Jonathan practiced at Latham & Watkins in its Supreme Court and Appellate Group. Prior to Latham, he clerked for Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., of the U.S. Supreme Court and Judge A. Raymond Randolph of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, and served as a Bristow Fellow in the Office of the Solicitor General. Jonathan is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School and North Carolina State University.
Sarah Harrington, Partner, Goldstein & Russell P.C.
Sarah Harrington is a partner at Goldstein & Russell P.C and among the most experienced Supreme Court specialists practicing today. She has argued 21 cases in the Supreme Court and has served as counsel or co-counsel in dozens of others. She has also argued dozens of cases in the federal courts of appeals. Sarah is a Chambers USA-ranked appellate litigator, known for her skill at oral argument and her tremendous judgment as an advocate. She has handled a wide range of topics before the Supreme Court, including bankruptcy, constitutional law, criminal law, tax law, preemption, trademark, civil procedure, environmental law, and federal statutory questions. Sarah is an instructor in the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic at Harvard Law School and frequently speaks at conferences and with national news outlets about the Supreme Court. Before joining Goldstein & Russell, Sarah worked as an Assistant to the U.S. Solicitor General and an appellate attorney in the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice. A graduate of Harvard Law School and Yale College, Sarah clerked for the Honorable Rosemary Barkett of the Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. Sarah serves on the Board of Advisors of the Institute of Judicial Administration at NYU and is a Master in the Edward Coke Appellate Inn of Court. Sarah was previously recognized by the National Law Journal as one of the “Top 40 Under 40” rising stars in the Washington, D.C. region.
Kevin C. Walsh, Professor of Law, University of Richmond School of Law
Professor Kevin C. Walsh is a professor at the University of Richmond School of Law. Professor Walsh teaches and writes in the areas of federal jurisdiction and constitutional law. His scholarship focuses on doctrines that define the scope of federal judicial power, and has appeared in the Stanford Law Review, New York University Law Review, the University of Chicago Law Review, and the Notre Dame Law Review, among other venues. Prior to joining the Richmond Law faculty in 2009, Professor Walsh was a Visiting Assistant Professor at Villanova University School of Law. He also clerked for Associate Justice Antonin Scalia of the Supreme Court of the United States and for Judge Paul V. Niemeyer of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Professor Walsh is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School.

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Webinar: Issues Surrounding Law Enforcement’s Liability | Part 2
2020-07-21 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | PA
In the wake of the police accountability problems that are confronting America, it is even more vital that we are educated on issues surrounding law enforcement’s liability. Please join us for a program featuring a panel of defense attorneys with expertise in representing officers. The panelists will be Drew Findling, Immediate Past President of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers who also represents celebrities such as Gucci Mane and Cardi B, Sharonda Williams, a former City Attorney for the City of New Orleans, and Celeste Koeleveld, formerly a Criminal Division Chief at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and an Executive Assistant Corporation Counsel at the New York City Law Department.
This session follows the previous installment on July 9, 2020 covering insights on how law enforcement is trained, special considerations that arise during their prosecution, and solutions for the problems we face. These programs will be moderated Katherine Yanes and Kiera Murphy, who are both members of the Federal Bar Association Diversity & Inclusion Committee. Tara Norgard, Chair of the Committee, also provided vital support in developing the programs.
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About the Presenters
Drew Findling, Attorney, The Findling Law Firm P.C.
Drew Findling’s practice, The Findling Law Firm, P.C., focuses exclusively on federal and state criminal defense and he tries cases ranging from matters involving complex white- collar crimes to serious violent felonies. Mr. Findling spent the first three years of his career as a Fulton County, GA public defender. For over more than 30 years, he has represented clients in state and federal courts across the country, as well as in international matters. In recent years, he has successfully represented a string of well-known clients including: Dennis Rodman, Shaquille O’Neal, Cardi B, Gucci Mane, and many more. Mr. Findling also represented GA Sheriff Victor Hill in the highly publicized public corruption jury trial of Clayton County, winning an acquittal of all charges in the 37-count indictment. For his effort on behalf of Sheriff Hill, Mr. Findling received the NAACP’s Civil and Human Rights Award and a commendation by the Legislative Black Caucus of Georgia. In his more than 30 years of practice, Mr. Findling has published numerous articles and become a highly sought-after speaker, speaking in more than 40 states across the country. He has spoken extensively on topics as race in the criminal justice system, combatting collateral consequences of convictions, defending battered woman syndrome cases, jury selection in high profile cases, forensic preparation for a criminal trial, effective opening statements and closing arguments, professionalism, and advanced cross-examination. Mr. Findling is a member of the American Board of Criminal Lawyers, the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the American Bar Association. Mr. Findling is the Immediate Past President and a Life Member of The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (“NACDL”).
Celeste Koeleveld, Partner, Clifford Chance
Celeste Koeleveld has over 25 years of experience in government enforcement, regulatory and civil litigation matters that span federal, state and local government in the United States. Over the course of her career, she has held senior positions in the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) and the New York City Law Department. Celeste represents clients, both corporates and individuals, with regulatory compliance, internal investigations, and all phases of civil, criminal and regulatory litigation, from inception through the appellate process. Her significant government experience imparts a particularly insightful perspective to her advice and counsel in matters involving enforcement and regulatory agencies. Prior to joining Clifford Chance, Celeste served on the executive committee of DFS, joining in 2016 as General Counsel, and ultimately serving as Deputy Superintendent and Special Counsel. In addition to her recent role at DFS, Celeste previously served for 16 years in the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, rising to serve as the Chief of the Criminal Division. She also served as the Chief Appellate Attorney of the SDNY for four years, overseeing the extensive appellate practice, and as the Chief of the General Crimes Unit. Prior to joining DFS, Celeste served for eight years as Executive Assistant Corporation Counsel at the New York City Law Department, where she oversaw federal civil rights litigation involving the police department and the department of correction.

Sharonda Williams, Special Counsel, Fishman Haygood, LLP
Sharonda Williams joined Fishman Haygood, LLP in New Orleans as Special Counsel in December 2015 following a distinguished career in public service and private practice. Sharonda served as City Attorney for the City of New Orleans from May 2013-November 2015. As City Attorney, Sharonda was the lead attorney handling the most comprehensive police consent decree in the history of the United States. At the same time, she represented the City in another consent decree aimed at reforming the Orleans Parish Jail, which was then-recognized as one of the worst prisons in America. Both of those consent decrees required Sharonda to engage in negotiations with the United States Department of Justice on a near daily basis. Sharonda also was the lead attorney representing the City in settling a more than 30-year dispute relating to back pay and pension issues for the New Orleans Firefighters. Sharonda had served as Chief Deputy City Attorney from October 2011 until May 2013. Prior to joining the City of New Orleans, Sharonda was a partner in the general litigation section at Sher Garner, where she handled cases ranging from construction disputes, medical malpractice, insurance coverage disputes, entertainment law contract negotiations, intellectual property licensing issues, and bankruptcy adversary proceedings. She has served as the Chair of the Board of Commissioners of the Regional Transit Authority as well as being involved in numerous other professional and civic organizations.
Moderated By:
Kiera K. Murphy, Associate, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Kiera Murphy is a newly minted attorney practicing in business and white collar litigation at Faegre, Drinker, Biddle & Reath LLP. On the same date that she was sworn in as an attorney, Kiera won an evidentiary hearing on behalf of an order for protection petitioner. Kiera has also managed a document review and production in response to a federal grand jury subpoena that requested a decade of records. Prior to joining the firm, Kiera externed with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota, where she successfully briefed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against a federal agency.
Katherine Earle Yanes, Partner, Kynes Markman & Felman, P.A.
Katherine Earle Yanes is a partner in the Tampa, Florida law firm Kynes Markman & Felman, P.A. She concentrates her practice in the areas of criminal defense, appeals, and postconviction relief and has successfully represented defendants at the trial, appellate, and postconviction phases of criminal litigation in federal and state courts, as well as in government investigations.

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Webinar: Transportation Security and Resilience Amid COVID-19 | Part II
2020-07-24 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Online, US
Join us for this Two Part Series:
Register just once to attend both parts of this TWO PART SERIES. Part I was hosted on Friday, July 17, 2020 at 1 PM – 2 PM and Part II will take place at the same time a week later, on July 24, 2020.
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Friday, July 24 | 1 PM – 2 PM EST
Part II: The New Normal: How Transportation Modes Are Supporting Movement Amid COVID-19
A discussion of ongoing and future industry efforts to revive “normal” operations. Panelists will discuss how the aviation and surface modes are preparing to support the return to travel. Topics will include sanitizing travel assets, health screening measures, and technological innovations.
About the Presenters
Bryan A. Bonner, Deputy Chief Counsel, Field Operations, Transportation Security Administration (Moderator)
Bryan Bonner is the Chief Counsel senior executive for TSA Security Operations senior executive leadership on all legal, operational, policy, and risk management matters. TSA Security Operations holds responsibility for all domestic transportation security operations, leads over 46K employees, and manages $4B+ annual budget. Through 60 geographically dispersed attorneys, Bryan manages the delivery of in house legal services to over 160 TSA senior executives responsible for transportation security at 450 nationwide airports. Bryan has served as TSA’s principal operational law attorney, spearheading agency wide legal support to the TSA Critical Incident Management Group for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, Florence, as well as the Yemen 2010 transatlantic aircraft bomb plot, and the 2009 Christmas Day “Underwear Bomber.” Promoted through roles of increased scope and accountability, Bryan has served in several key positions within the TSA Chief Counsel’s Office. Additionally, Bryan served as Counselor to the Aviation National Intelligence Manager Director with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). In this role, Bryan provided legal and policy advice and guidance regarding aviation intelligence within the Intelligence Community. Bryan also help spearhead the creation of Aviation Domain Intelligence-Integration and Analysis Cell (ADIAC), established by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in collaboration with ODNI and aviation security partners whose objective is to bring industry and government professionals together to share sensitive and classified information regarding aviation security to enhance information sharing and intelligence integration within global aviation community.Before joining TSA, Bryan held a variety of senior legal positions as an Assistant Staff Judge Advocate with the United States Air Force and the Federal Reserve Board. As an Assistant Staff Judge Advocate, Bryan served as the Chief of Labor Law/Employment Law, Chief of Military Justice, Special Assistant United States Attorney (SAUSA), and Appellate Defense Counsel, over multiple assignments. Bryan has served as a long time mentor with the Department of Homeland Security, Office of the General Counsel’s Honor’s Attorney mentor program, as well as the TSA Chief Counsel’s Summer Intern program. Outside of TSA, Bryan is an Adjunct Professor of Practice at Washington & Lee University, School of Law and serves as Vice Chair on the Board of Trustees at Browne Academy in Alexandria, VA. Bryan graduated from the University of Virginia (1990) with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and the College of William and Mary Law School (1993) with a Juris Doctor.
Christopher R. Bidwell, Senior Vice President, Security for Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA)
Christopher Bidwell was named Senior Vice President, Security for Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA) in January 2019. In this position, he is responsible for leading the association’s efforts on aviation security and oversight of ACI-NA’s regulatory activities. Bidwell serves as a subject matter expert, providing guidance on security policy, monitoring domestic and international aviation security developments as well as regulatory actions and programs affecting security at North American airports. Bidwell represents industry aviation security interests as a member of several Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) committees and working groups. He chairs the DHS Aviation Sector Coordinating Council (ASCC) and serves as the vice chair of the TSA Aviation Security Advisory Committee (ASAC), providing recommendations to further enhance aviation security.
Thomas Bush, Deputy Executive Assistant Administrator for Operations Support, Transportation Security Administration
Thomas Bush was named the Deputy Executive Assistant Administrator for Operations Support in March 2020. He is currently leading the Business Resumption Task Force, which is charged with the planning and coordination of TSA’s return to full operations, as well as the future state of operations, following the COVID-19 pandemic. He comes to Operations Support from the Intelligence and Analysis program office where he served as the Assistant Administrator since November 2015. He was previously the Deputy Assistant Commissioner for the Office of Intelligence with U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Prior to his role as CBP, Bush served a two-year assignment as the Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Homeland Security on Vetting and Intelligence systems. Bush began his career in 1991 as a program analyst for the Department of Defense Strategic Defense Initiative and entered the U.S. Customs Service in 1994. During his tenure, Bush served as a program manager for the Office of Field Operations, the Director of Analytical Development for the Office of Strategic Trade, and Director of Targeting and Analysis Systems in the Office of Information and Technology. In 2006, Bush joined the Office of Anti-Terrorism, where he served as the Deputy Executive Director. Bush was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in 2010 as the Executive Director for Intelligence and Targeting where he was responsible for supporting the counterterrorism mission of U.S. Customs and Border Protection through the collection and analysis of advance traveler and cargo information, providing front line officers with targeting indicators on high-risk movements approaching the border.
Graham Keithley, Assistant General Counsel, Airlines for America
Graham Keithley is Assistant General Counsel for Airlines for America, serving as legal counsel to member airlines on a range of regulatory issues at the international, federal, state, and local levels. His portfolio includes matters regarding safety, security, and public health regulations, consumer protections, accommodations for passengers with disabilities, and drug and alcohol testing. Prior to joining A4A in 2019, Graham was an attorney in top aviation practices at major law firms, including Baker McKenzie and Jones Day.

Ronald A. Pavlik, Jr., Chief, Metro Transit Police, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Chief Pavlik rose through the ranks of the Metro Transit Police Department to be appointed Chief in 2013, following 24 years of service with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Chief Pavlik leads the only tri-state police department in the United States, with an authorized strength of 461 officers, 144 special police officers and 89 civilian staff. He actively works with federal and regional law enforcement partners, and currently serves as the Chair of the Security Affairs Committee and as a Board Member with the America Public Transportation Association (APTA) and Chair of the Peer Advisory Group (PAG). He received his B.S. and M.S. in Management from Johns Hopkins University.

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Law Student Series: Judge Advocate Panel
2020-07-27 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online, US
Active Duty Judge Advocates from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Marines discuss what it is like to be a lawyer in the military and how to join the JAG Corps.
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No refunds will be made for notices of cancellation received after the close of business on Date. No-shows will be billed. Substitutions may be made up to one business day prior to the event except as the Association otherwise agrees in writing. Please contact Ariel White at awhite@fedbar.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests.

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Hawaii Chapter: Virtual Brown Bag - Insight and Perspectives from Chambers Featuring a Panel of Law Clerks
2020-07-28 12:00 - 13:00 (Pacific/Honolulu) | Online, US
Tuesday, July 28, 2020 [12:00 PM – 1:00 PM HST]
Panelists are law clerks with extensive experience. They will highlight and discuss several commonly misunderstood procedural and substantive issues which appear to present problems for practitioners.
Presenters:

Stephanie E.W. Thompson (moderator)
Donna Odani, Chambers of the Hon. Leslie E. Kobayashi
Aimee Lum, Chambers of the Hon. Jill A. Otake
Brett Rowan, Chambers of the Hon. Helen Gillmor
Jordyn Lopez, Chambers of the Hon. Kenneth J. Mansfield

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Please submit questions via email by Monday, July 27 at 12 PM to Stephanie Thompson at sthompson@starnlaw.com.

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Massachusetts Chapter & Civil Rights Law Section: [VIRTUAL] A Conversation About Police Violence and Police Misconduct Litigation in Boston
2020-07-30 12:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | Online, US
The Massachusetts Chapter of the Federal Bar Association
and the Civil Rights Law Section invite you to virtually attend
A Conversation About Police Violence
and Police Misconduct Litigation in Boston
George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Elijah McClain – sadly, they and countless others have become household names. Addressing police violence is now at the forefront of the national conversation. Boston has not had major publicized incidents in recent days. It was not always so.
On January 25, 1995, Boston Police Officers beat a black man to within an inch of his life. They were chasing a murder suspect, and in the dark, attacked one of their own, who was dressed in plain clothes. Upon discovering their error, they ran away. No officer was indicted. In 1998, the victim prevailed against individual officers in a civil action tried before the Honorable William J. Young. The City of Boston then settled for seven figures shortly before empanelment of a separate trial to determine its independent liability. Author Dick Lehr, who was with the Boston Globe Spotlight team at the time, published a gripping account of the full story in 2009: “The Fence” (Harper Collins). Dick Lehr is now a Professor of Journalism at Boston University.
The Massachusetts Chapter of the Federal Bar Association and the Civil Rights Law Section are pleased to sponsor a conversation about police violence and the current state of police litigation in Boston with Judge Young, Professor Lehr, pre-eminent practitioners Howard Friedman, Esq., plaintiff’s police misconduct attorney, and Erika Reis, Esq., Sr. Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of Boston. The panel will look back at “The Fence” for lessons learned and discuss the current and future outlook for these pressing and timely issues. Attorney Rob Sinsheimer will moderate the panel. We hope you will join us and look forward to seeing you there.

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SDNY Chapter: When You Can’t Put the Toothpaste Back in the Tube: Litigating Trade Secret Misappropriation Claims
2020-08-04 13:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Online, US
Tuesday, August 4, 2020 [1:30 PM]
Federal Practice Committee of the NY Women’s Bar Association and Federal Bar Association
Present a CLE Program:
When You Can’t Put the Toothpaste Back in the Tube:
Litigating Trade Secret Misappropriation Claims
Speakers:
Arminda B. Bepko, Esq.
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Vivian Rivera Drohan, Esq.
Drohan Lee LLP

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Registration Fees

NYWBA, WBASNY, and FBA Members – $0
Other Registrants – $25

How to Register – RSVP to federalpractice@nywba.org

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* 1.0 Professional Practice CLE credits: The NYWBA is an accredited CLE provider. Approval
of CLE credit is pending in accordance with the requirements of the NYS CLE Board for the
above-listed credit hours for established attorneys and as transitional credit hours for newly
admitted attorneys.
** Full and partial scholarships based on financial need are available. For info on the guidelines
and to apply, contact CLE Co-Chairs at cle@nywba.org or 212-216-1135. All requests are
confidential.

Broward County & Palm Beach Chapters: 2020 Supreme Court Roundup CLE with US Court of Appeals Judge Michael P. Allen
2020-08-05 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Online, US
Wednesday, August 5, 2020 [12:00 PM]
The Broward Chapter is proud to co-sponsor with the Palm Beach Chapter a unique CLE with former Stetson Professor Michael P. Allen, who now serves as a Judge with the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in Washington, D.C.
This event is back by popular demand, and Judge Allen will provide a round-up of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2019-2020 term and recent key decisions. This year’s Supreme Court decisions covered a variety of topics including faithless electors, unanimous jury verdicts, sex discrimination and President Trump’s tax returns. This will be a very informative event providing insights into the current Supreme Court.

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Complimentary Registration for Judiciary, Law Clerks, Students and Government Employees.
Other Registrants – $15

How to Register – RSVP by Monday, August 3, 2020 to receive the Zoom Meeting ID and Password.
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1 CLE credit anticipated for this event.

New Orleans Chapter: 2020 Federal Practice Series - The Art of Persuasion – Openings and Closings
2020-08-06 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Online, US
Join the New Orleans Chapter of the FBA for lunchtime CLEs this August. Federal judges and seasoned practitioners will explore the latest developments affecting your federal practice. Four, one hour CLEs will be offered on Zoom at 12 noon CST. This is the first event in a series of four:
The Art of Persuasion Openings and Closings
with Hon. Ivan L. R. Lemelle and Timothy Daniels

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Registration Fees
[Federal Practice CLE Series – 4 Programs / 4 CLE hours]

FBA Member – Complimentary Registration
Government/Public Interest – $100
Nonmember – $175

Register Online – All Sessions
[Single Session Attendance – 1 Program / 1 CLE hour]

FBA Member – Complimentary Registration
Government/Public Interest – $25
Nonmember – $50

Register Online – The Art of Persuasion – Openings and Closings
How to Register
Register Online using links above -OR- scan PDF Registration Form to fbaneworleans@gmail.com
Mailed registrations are also accepted. Mail payment and PDF Registration Form to the below address:
Federal Bar Association, New Orleans Chapter
500 Poydras Street, Room B-245,
New Orleans, LA 70130
No refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on August 5, 2020. No-shows will be billed. Substitutions may be made at any time upon notification. Please contact Amanda Kaiser at akaiser@nofba.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests.

Please contact Amanda Kaiser at akaiser@nofba.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests.

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Please note that 1 Hour of CLE credit is anticipated

If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact Amanda Kaiser, Executive Director, Federal Bar Association, New Orleans Chapter

Webinar: Fighting Fraud in a Pandemic III: DOJ’s Emerging Priorities & Enforcement Tools
2020-08-07 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Online, US
Ever since the Civil War, the federal False Claims Act (FCA) has been a powerful weapon against fraudulent claims on federal funds. In the age of COVID-19, with trillions in government aid sluicing into the U.S. economy, the FCA is on the front lines yet again. This webinar provides a much-requested update to the two-part series on coronavirus stimulus fraud that the FBA’s Qui Tam Section presented in early May. Part III of “Fighting Fraud in a Pandemic” will cover major FCA-related developments from the past three months, with a special focus on emerging priorities at the Department of Justice; on the mechanics of stimulus fraud schemes that have drawn most prosecutorial attention; on the specific enforcement tools now being favored by DOJ (including the return of some oldies); and on antifraud initiatives beyond the DOJ. The same distinguished panel, drawn from the leadership of the FBA’s Qui Tam Section, will return. If you attended the first two sessions in May, this webinar outlines critical changes in this fast-moving area of enforcement. If you didn’t attend the first two sessions, Part III is designed as a standalone opportunity — a deep dive into an area of law that will be a top concern for the DOJ, and for taxpayers, for at least the next 12 months.
Registration for this event is now closed.

About the Presenters
R. Scott Oswald – Chair, FBA Qui Tam Section (moderator)
Scott Oswald is an accomplished trial lawyer who has brought more than 40 trials to verdict. His cases have recovered more than $300 million in judgments and settlements. A fellow of the prestigious College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, he received his law degree from Howard University and honed his skills at Trial Lawyers College, founded by the legendary Gerry Spence. Mr. Oswald litigates employment and whistleblower actions nationwide. Among his results:

First jury verdict under new whistleblower protections in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013|
First Sarbanes-Oxley Act liability verdict to withstand appeal
First jury verdict under 2009 anti-retaliation provisions of False Claims Act
First Dodd-Frank Act retaliation lawsuit to reach discovery in federal court

Mr. Oswald is chair of the Federal Bar Association’s Qui Tam Section and immediate past chair of the FBA’s Professional Ethics Committee. Lawdragon ranks him as one of the top 500 plaintiff-side employment lawyers in the country.
Deidre Lamppin Colson, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama
For the past 12 years, Deidre L. Colson has served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, primarily prosecuting Health Care Fraud pursuant to the False Claims Act, Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, and the Controlled Substance Act. Since 2013, she has held the position of Civil Health Care Fraud Coordinator, has held the position of Electronic Discovery Coordinator for 6 years, and was recently appointed as the Religious Liberty Litigation Coordinator in response to the Attorney General’s October 6, 2017, Memorandum. AUSA Colson has also served in the Appellate Division conducting En Banc oral argument before the Eleventh Circuit, and has supervised the Southern District of Alabama’s Financial Litigation Unit, which is responsible for enforcing the collection of criminal and civil debts owed to the United States or to victims of federal crimes pursuant to the Mandatory Victim Restitution Act.
Ms. Colson is a 1997 Magna Cum Laude graduate of Louisiana State University, with a dual degree in History and Political Science. Thereafter, she received her Juris Doctorate degree from George Mason University School of Law located in Arlington, Virginia. After graduation, she returned to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and served as a federal law clerk from 1993-1995, to the Honorable David C. Bramlette, III, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi, Southern Division. Before joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Ms. Colson served as a trial attorney with an emphasis on insurance defense and medical malpractice for ten years with two private firms — Bryan, Nelson, et al., Pascagoula, MS and Brown, Buchanan & Sessoms, Biloxi, MS.
Since 2008, AUSA Colson has investigated and prosecuted various types of affirmative health care fraud cases and qui tam complaints involving skilled nursing facilities, hospice and home health agencies, compounding pharmacy cases, pill mill schemes, diversion, illegal prescribing of controlled substances, and fraudulent billing of medically unnecessary or un-provided medical services, which resulted in convictions, civil judgments, and multi-million dollar settlements. AUSA Colson actively works with the Southern District of Alabama’s Criminal Division parallel prosecutions, and as HCF Coordinator spearheads Alabama’s Annual Health Care Fraud Working Group Meetings, which are strategic and information sharing endeavors between federal, state and local litigators and law enforcement.
Megan Jeschke, Partner at Holland & Knight
Megan Jeschke is a partner at Holland & Knight and a member of the firm’s White Collar Defense and Investigations, Compliance Services, and Government Contracts teams. She is a litigator with an emphasis on civil and criminal enforcement matters in the government contracts, healthcare, and pharmaceutical industries. She represents companies facing criminal, civil, or administrative actions brought by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) or agency Offices of Inspectors General (OIG), to include qui tam actions brought by relators under the civil False Claims Act (FCA), in the areas of procurement fraud, healthcare fraud, public corruption and procurement integrity, and whistleblower reprisal. She has argued successfully before the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, brought to verdict several criminal jury trials, negotiated favorable settlements, helped clients avoid suspension or debarment, successfully argued for dismissal and declination, and regularly conducts internal investigations, large and small. She helps clients navigate suspension, debarment and exclusion proceedings, as well as provides advice on self-reporting protocols and mandatory disclosure rules. She also conducts compliance program effectiveness reviews and advises on compliance program protocols. Ms. Jeschke holds an active security clearance and is experienced in conducting classified internal investigations and handling criminal cases involving the Classified Information Procedures Act (CIPA). Ms. Jeschke is a frequent lecturer on the FCA and on best practices in internal investigations. She has assisted in teaching the White Collar Investigations, Enforcement and Business Risk Mitigation class at the University of Virginia School of Law. In addition, Ms. Jeschke is a co-editor of the Corporate Compliance Answer Book, and serves as the vice president of the Federal Bar Association’s Qui Tam Section.
Rachel V. Rose –Principal at Rachael V. Rose, Attorney at Law, PLLC
Ms. Rose has a unique background. Throughout her career, she has accumulated knowledge in a multitude of fields, with an emphasis on various facets of healthcare. Her experiences include:

working on Wall Street and at one of the “Big Four” consulting firms;
producing for the Chairman of the Reform and Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill;
interning at the Department of Health and Human Services;
compiling policy papers at the Royal College of Nursing in London;
consultative work as a top performing representative for the pharmaceutical and medical device industry; ​
clerking for the Honorable Linda R. Allan (6th Judicial Circuit, FL).

Prior to opening her law firm, she was Director of Business Development and Assistant General Counsel for a healthcare advisory company.
She is extensively published and presents on a variety of healthcare, False Claims Act, Dodd-Frank, and securities law topics including: cybersecurity, qui tam, physician reimbursement, ICD-10, access to care, anti-kickback and Stark laws, U.S. Supreme Court cases impacting the medical device industry, international comparative healthcare laws, and the HIPAA/the HITECH Act.

Presently, she is the chair of the Federal Bar Association’s Government Relations Committee. Ms. Rose has co-authored The American Bar Association’s books – The ABCs of ACOs and What Are International HIPAA Considerations?, as well as being a co-editor of American Health Lawyers Association’s Enterprise Risk Management Handbook (2nd Edition). Ms. Rose is also an Affiliated Member of the Baylor College of Medicine’s Center for Health Policy and Medical Ethics, where she teaches bioethics and is on the University of Houston Law School’s Healthcare Law Advisory Board.
Jennifer A. Short, Partner at KaiserDillon PLLC
Jennifer A. Short is a partner at KaiserDillon PLLC, in Washington, DC, where she focuses on internal and government investigations, compliance matters, and civil litigation. A former Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, Ms. Short has particular expertise in False Claims Act matters, including multiple-week jury trials involving government contractors and healthcare providers.

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Law Student Series: Careers in Tax Law Panel
2020-08-10 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online, US
The Section on Taxation of the Federal Bar Association will host a program for summer associates, law clerks, law students, and young lawyers who may be considering a career in tax law. Panelists with law firm, accounting firm, IRS, DOJ, Treasury, Hill, judicial, and in-house experience will discuss their own career paths, provide advice, and give their perspective on the practice of federal tax law.
Speakers: The Honorable Judge Tamara Ashford, United States Tax Court
George Callas, Managing Director, Steptoe & Johnson, LLP
Liz Chien, Vice President of Global Tax, Ripple
Danielle Rolfes, Partner, KPMG Washington National Tax
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Registration will close on Friday, August 7 at 2pm Eastern.

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No refunds will be made for notices of cancellation received after the close of business on August 3, 2020. No-shows will be billed. Substitutions may be made up to one business day prior to the event except as the Association otherwise agrees in writing. Please contact Ariel White at awhite@fedbar.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests.
No refunds will be made for notices of cancellation received after the close of business on Date. No-shows will be billed. Substitutions may be made up to one business day prior to the event except as the Association otherwise agrees in writing. Please contact Ariel White at awhite@fedbar.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests.

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If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact Laura Mulhern, Sections and Divisions Manager.

Webinar: Your Privacy Roadmap
2020-08-12 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online, US
Privacy laws are in a state of rapid flux spurred by technological advances and social changes. This webinar will help you understand how to guide your company and clients. First, the panel will bring you up to speed on the two recent major pieces of privacy regulation—the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Second, the panel will discuss unexpected areas where you might be tripped up by other privacy laws and regulations, particularly during changed circumstances due to Covid-19.
Presented by the FBA Corporate and Association Counsel Division
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About the Presenters:
Odia Kagan, Partner and Chair of GDPR Compliance & International Privacy, Fox Rothschild LLP
Odia combines her in-depth knowledge of privacy and data security regulations and best practices, both domestic and international, with her keen understanding of emerging and information technologies to provide clients with practical advice on how to design and implement their products and services, consummate their M&A transactions and engage third-party vendors in the United States and abroad. Over the past few years, Odia has assisted more than 80 companies, from U.S.-based multinationals to startups, on their path to compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). She leverages her transactional experience leading M&A and tech transactions as well as her ability to break down complex concepts into easy-to-understand action items to provide effective, ongoing counsel to clients in their day-to-day operations.
Renata Lowenbraun, Vice President of Legal – Privacy & Product, Prove
Rena Lowenbraun is Vice President of Legal – Privacy & Product at Prove (formerly Payfone). She is a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and is a Certified Information Privacy Professional for the United States (CIPP/US). She is also a OneTrust Certified Privacy Management Professional. Formerly Payfone, Prove is the world’s leading digital identity authentication network. Its award-winning next-generation Trust Platform validates identities and enables enterprises to deliver fast, frictionless, and fraud-free customer experiences to over 90% of their customers. Prove closes the ‘trust gap’ and issues a real-time proprietary Trust Score for 6 of the top 10 financial institutions, and leading healthcare, insurance, technology and retail companies.

Registration
Registration is now closed for this event.
Cancellation Policy
No refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on August 5, 2020. No-shows will be billed. Substitutions may be made at any time upon notification. Please contact Ariel White at awhite@fedbar.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests.

CLE
1 Credit (60min) / 1.2 Credit (50min)
Credit for these complimentary webinars will be processed/reported within 4-6 weeks of the webinar event date and available for credit in states that allow credit for live webinar presentations. Your bar number must be accurate in our database to receive credit.

Email Communication Policy
By registering for this event, you agree to receive email communications from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details, Continuing Legal Education certification, programming changes, upcoming events, surveys, and post-event communications.
Recording Disclaimer
By registering for an FBA webinar, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same, do not register for the event.
If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact Caitlin Rider, Conference Manager.
