Federal Bar Association

Minnesota Chapter: Monthly Luncheon
2020-04-08 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Minneapolis Club, 729 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, 55402, United States
Location : Minneapolis Club
Event Contact : Jeffrey P. Justman, jeff.justman@faegrebd.com

CANCELLED: Oklahoma City Presents: 2020 Judicial Reception and Fireside Chat - Featuring Judge Patrick R. Wyrick
2020-04-08 17:30 - 19:30 | Sheraton Downtown Hotel, Oklahoma City, OK
Description
Please join us on April 8, 2020, when the Oklahoma City Chapter will hold its annual Judicial Reception honoring the Court. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a reception including hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar, and then at 6:15 p.m. our program will begin with a fireside chat with Judge Patrick R. Wyrick, moderated by Judge Scott L. Palk. CLE credit is anticipated for attendees. Prior years have seen substantial attendance not only from our federal bench in Oklahoma City, but from our sister courts and the state bench as well.
View Flyer here.
Speakers
Judge Scott L. Palk will moderate a fireside chat with Judge Patrick R. Wyrick.
CLE
1.0
Cost

Registration Fee

FBA Members/Government Employees $30.00 USD
Non-Members $50.00 USD
Law Students $20.00 USD

Name of Attendee

Oklahoma Bar Number

RSVP
jhefner@hartzoglaw.com – April 1, 2020
Event Contact
Lance Leffel – lleffel@gablelaw.com; Elizabeth Price – EPrice@HartzogLaw.com

POSTPONED: Qui Tam Section: The False Claims Act Today, Phoenix, AZ
2020-04-09 11:30 - 14:00 | Sandra Day O’Connor U.S. Courthouse, 401 W Washington St, Phoenix, AZ, 85003, United States
Hosted by the FBA Qui Tam Section, this CLE will provide a general overview of the FCA, a discussion of relevant Supreme Court cases, practice tips, recent developments in the Ninth Circuit, and a panel discussion to provide diverse perspectives on FCA practice.
Register Online
PDF Registration Form

Agenda
[11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.] Overview of the FCA
[12:00 – 12:15 p.m.] Lunch Break
[12:15 – 12:45 p.m.] Practice Tips – A View from the Court
Discussion of best practices and strategies for practitioners and the Government looking to inform the Court of updates while also juggling the implications of the seal and the Government’s investigation.

R. Scott Oswald, Managing Principal, The Employment Law Group, PC (Moderator)
The Honorable John Joseph Tuchi, United States District Court Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

[12:45 – 1:45 p.m.] Practice Tips
Discussion of best practices and strategies for practitioners and the Government looking to inform the Court of updates while also juggling the implications of the seal and the Government’s investigation.

R. Scott Oswald, Managing Principal, The Employment Law Group, PC (Moderator)
Patrick M. Klein, Civil Frauds Trial Attorney, Department of Justice (representing the US Government in False Claims Act Civil Cases)
Lon R. Leavitt, Partner, Halunen Law (representing Relator Counsel)
Robert J. Milligan, Shareholder, Milligan Lawless PC (representing Defense Counsel)

[1:45 – 2:00 p.m.] Q&A

Registration
Registration Fees

FBA Member: $25
Non-member: $35

How to Register
Register Online or scan PDF Registration Form to sections@fedbar.org.
Cancellation Policy
No refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on Thursday, March 26. No-shows will be billed. Substitutions may be made at any time upon notification. Please contact Alea Al-Aghbari at aalaghbari@fedbar.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests.

CLE
Arizona does not certify courses or providers. Arizona lawyers are required to independently review the Standards outlined in MCLE Regulation 104(A) make their own determination that it qualifies for credit towards their MCLE requirements.

Webinar: The CARES Act: Economic Stimulus for Indian Country
2020-04-09 16:30 - 17:30
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “Act”) will provide economic relief to Indian Country in the form of federal grants and loans. This course summarizes the Act’s applicability to tribes and the several funds available to tribal governments and entities. The course will also touch on the evolving discussion to determine the proper implementation of the relevant provisions of the Act.
This course is co-sponsored with myLawCLE.
Register Online

About the Presenters
Leah R. Sixkiller, Esq.is an Indian law and financial transactions attorney at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP. She closes transactions for Indian tribes, banking and financial institutions, and developers, and she advises tribal clients and other parties working in Indian Country. Leah is an Indian law expert and regularly navigates relationships with various governmental and regulatory bodies.

Registration
Registration Fees

FBA Member: $0

Use FBA Member Code: fedbar2020

How to Register
Register Online
For registration or technical issues contact MyLaw CLE at (888) 413-1959 or bsinay@mylawcle.com

CLE
CLE credits earned: 1 GENERAL (or 1 LAW & LEGAL for WA state)

Southern District of New York: Webinar -- How to Conduct an Effective Zoom Mediation - Observations and Tips for Mediators & Representatives
2020-04-10 12:00
Dear Colleagues and Friends:

I hope you and your families are staying safe and healthy in this time of Coronavirus.

I am happy to report that, next Friday, April 10th at 12:00 p.m., Henry M. Quillian III, of Taylor & English and Bay Mediation & Arbitration Services, Alexander J. Zimmer and Simeon H Baum (www.mediators.com) will be presenting a webinar through the Federal Bar Association,: “How to Conduct an Effective Zoom Mediation – Observations and Tips for Mediators & Representatives.“

If you have any interest in learning more about Zoom mediation or this program, further details and registration information may be found via the following link.

https://www.fedbar.org/event/webinar-mediation-in-the-time-of-coronavirus-how-to-conduct-an-effective-zoom-mediation-observations-tips-for-mediators-representatives/

Please feel free to share this with anyone who you think might be interested. A more detailed description of the webinar is also pasted below.

Best.

Alex Zimmer
Chair, ADR Section, Federal Bar Association

Mediating in the Era of Coronavirus:

Effectively Conducting A Zoom Mediation –
Tips & Considerations for Mediators & Representatives

In this timely, one hour Webinar, experienced mediators Simeon H. Baum (www.mediators.com), Henry M. Quillian III, of Taylor & English and Bay Mediation & Arbitration Services, and Alexander J. Zimmer will lead participants through a nuts and bolts presentation on how to conduct a mediation via Zoom or other alternative to in-person sessions.

As so many of us are homebound – with courts closed and growing cash shortages impacting businesses – there is no better time for mediators, lawyers and clients to use their time productively by resolving pending disputes. While in-person mediation is currently out of the question, many of us in the field are turning to Zoom or other forms of videoconferencing as a mode for conducting virtual mediations.

The Program will present an overview of mediation; identify issues and challenges in participating in mediation without the benefit of in-person presence; offer recommendations for offsetting these challenges; and walk participants through the mechanics and components of an online Zoom mediation session.

This program is geared to both mediators and to representatives of parties participating in a Zoom mediation.

Further details and registration information may be found via the following link.

https://www.fedbar.org/event/webinar-mediation-in-the-time-of-coronavirus-how-to-conduct-an-effective-zoom-mediation-observations-tips-for-mediators-representatives/“

Webinar: Mediating in the Era of Coronavirus: Effectively Conducting A Zoom Mediation – Tips & Considerations for Mediators & Representatives
2020-04-10 12:00 - 13:00
In this timely, one hour Webinar, experienced mediators Simeon H. Baum (www.mediators.com), Henry M. Quillian III, of Taylor & English and Bay Mediation & Arbitration Services, and Alexander J. Zimmer (www.ajzimmerlaw.com) will lead participants through a nuts and bolts presentation on how to conduct a mediation via Zoom or other alternative to in-person sessions. The Program will present an overview of mediation; identify issues and challenges in participating in mediation without the benefit of in-person presence; offer recommendations for offsetting these challenges; and walk participants through the mechanics and components off an online Zoom mediation session. This program is geared to both mediators and to representatives of parties participating in a Zoom mediation.
Registration is now closed.

About the Presenters
Simeon H. Baum, President of Resolve Mediation Services, Inc., (www.mediators.com), has, since the early 1990s, successfully mediated or arbitrated nearly 2,000 disputes. He is the past Chair of the FBA’s ADR Section, past President of the SDNY Chapter, and a former FBA national Board member, and has taken leadership roles on ADR in Bar Associations across the US. He advises the New York Court system on ADR and has trained their Commercial Division mediators for over 20 years. In 2011, 2014, 2018 and 2020, Best Lawyers selected Mr. Baum as New York’s ADR “Lawyer of the Year.” He teaches on the ADR faculty at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. SimeonHB@mediators.com.
Henry M. Quillian III acts as a mediator and arbitrator providing services through Bay Mediation & Arbitration Services LLC. He has a long history representing clients nationally and internationally in litigation and arbitration and in solving commercial disputes in the construction, real estate, insurance, intellectual property and general business sectors. He was voted by peers as a Top 100 lawyer for eleven consecutive years in Georgia Super Lawyers’ poll and has been selected since 1997 as one of Georgia’s Legal Elite by Georgia Trend Magazine. From 2013 to 2020, he was selected for the “Best Lawyers in America.” He is “AV” rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
Mr. Quillian has served the Federal Bar Association as national general counsel, as Atlanta Chapter president and as National Younger Lawyers chair.; and is Immediate Past President of the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association.
Alexander J. Zimmer (www.ajzimmerlaw.com) has an active law and mediation practice in New York City. His work in mediation includes both family and commercial cases and his background includes a decade of experience as a principal in an asset-based lending firm. This combination of legal and business experience informs Mr. Zimmer’s unique appreciation of the points of view of all players in the mediation process.
He is the current Chair of the FBA’s ADR Section, and a member of the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section and a member of the DRS Mediation Committee. alex@ajzimmerlaw.com.

Registration
Registration will close 24 hours prior to event start
Registration Fees

FBA Member: $0
Nonmember: $75

How to Register
Registration is now closed.
Cancellation Policy
No refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on Wednesday, April 3, 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.

Critical Legal Considerations for Healthcare Providers Responding to the Coronavirus Pandemic
2020-04-14 08:00 - 17:00
This course will cover the key legal issues that health care practitioners and facilities along the continuum of care should consider in developing both their short- and long-term response and recoveries from the COVID-19 pandemic. We will cover President Trump’s March 13th Declaration of a National Emergency and its impact on providers, waivers of certain CMS conditions of participation, Section 1335 Waivers, EMTALA guidance for COVID-19 patients, relaxation of certain HIPAA provisions, supply change management, the impact of physician reallocation and liability issues. As the regulatory environment is fluid, there may be additional topics added to the presentation.
This course is co-sponsored with myLawCLE.
Register Online

About the Presenters
Delphine O’Rourke, Esq. is trusted counsel to health industry leaders. She partners with healthcare organizations, boards of directors and executive management teams to solve their greatest regulatory challenges, manage crisis situations and recover from emergencies and disasters.
Delphine is currently advising companies, health care entities and hospital associations across the country in preparing, responding and recovering from the COVID-19 epidemic. She has spoken on legal issues relating to COVID-19 with over 850 health care leaders, authored the first overview and toolkit for healthcare preparedness, been featured on podcasts regarding break regulations, and interviewed by national media outlets.
Delphine’s regulatory practice also focuses on:
• Federal and state laws and regulations governing access, delivery and payment for medical care in the United States including EMTALA, the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law and state fraud and abuse provisions, patient care issues, medical staff matters, licensure, accreditation and tax exemption.
• Strategic affiliations & complex provider transactions and advising clients about potential arrangements with other healthcare providers, supply chain relationships, as well as assisting clients with internal investigations, acquisition due diligences and corporate compliance matters.
• Health care innovation with a particular emphasis on analyzing the laws and regulations applicable to mobile health applications, private equity investment in health care and consumer-driven care platforms.
Clients and industry experts also rely on Delphine to engage with their key stakeholders on the topics including the impact of new legislation on the health economy, transformative changes to access, delivery and investment in health care. Her insight and commentary have been featured by Modern Healthcare, Bloomberg Law, Law360 and other leading legal and industry publications

Registration
Registration Fees

FBA Member: $0

Use FBA Member Code: fedbar2020

How to Register
Register Online
For registration or technical issues contact MyLaw CLE at (888) 413-1959 or bsinay@mylawcle.com

CLE
CLE credits earned: 1 GENERAL (or 1 LAW & LEGAL for WA state)

CANCELED South Florida: Luncheon
2020-04-15 11:45 - 13:15 | Hyatt Regency Miami, 400 SE 2nd Ave, Miami, FL, 33131, United States
This event has been cancelled
Speakers : The Honorable Rodney Smith, United States District Judge in the Southern District of Florida
CLE : 1 pending approval
Cost : $50 non-members; $35 members; $20 govt, young, academic lawyers & students
RSVP : http://fba-sdfla.org rsvp by 5/10/20
Event Contact : federalbar.southflorida@gmail.com

Broward County: Virtual Brown Bag Lunch with Magistrate Judge Patrick Hunt
2020-04-15 12:00
During the COVID-19 challenges we are facing, the FBA Broward Chapter is working on alternative programming for our membership.

Please join us for this upcoming virtual brown bag lunch with Magistrate Judge Patrick Hunt.

Date: April 15, 2020

Time: Noon

Cost: None

Location: Your Computer

RSVP: Please RSVP to fbabroward@gmail.com by 4:00 pm

on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. A zoom link will be emailed to those who RSVP to attend. Space may be limited.

Brian Koch
President
Federal Bar Association Broward County Chapter

Webinar: EKRA's Safe Harbors and the Impact of the Proposed Changes to the AKS Safe Harbors
2020-04-15 14:00 - 15:00
Enacted in October 2018, the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA) aimed to combat the opioid crisis by, among other things, the solicitation or receipt of kickbacks in exchange for referrals to three entities – all laboratories, recovery homes and clinical treatment facilities. In January 2010, the United States Attorney for the District of Kentucky released a statement indicating that Theresa C. Merced’s “EKRA conviction is believed to be the first in the nation.” The purpose of this webinar is to provide the following: (1) an overview of EKRA; (2) an analysis of the Merced case; (3) a comparison of the EKRA and AKS safe harbors; and (4) an explanation of the proposed changes to the AKS safe harbors.
Registration is now closed.

About the Presenters
Patrick Ouellette, Esq., Assistant General Counsel, Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Boston, Massachusetts
Mr. Ouellette focuses on healthcare technology transactions and has broad legal experience with healthcare providers, state government and employee benefit plans.

Rachel V. Rose, Attorney at Law, PLLC, Houston, Texas
Rachel V. Rose, JD, MBA, advises clients on healthcare, cybersecurity and qui tam matters. She also teaches bioethics at Baylor College of Medicine. She has been consecutively named by Houstonia Magazine as a Top Lawyer (Healthcare), the National Women Trial Lawyer’s Top 25 and the National Trial Lawyers Top 100.

Registration
Registration will close 24 hours prior to event start
Registration Fees

FBA Member: $0
Nonmember: $75

How to Register
Registration is now closed.
Cancellation Policy
No refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on Wednesday, April 1, 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.

CLE
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 Laura Mulhern, Sections and Divisions Manager.

New Bankruptcy Law May Help Small Cos. Weather COVID-19
2020-04-16 14:00 - 15:00
In February 2020, the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (“SBRA”), also known as Subchapter V of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, went into effect. The SBRA includes a number of provisions that make Chapter 11 reorganization quicker, cheaper and more effective for businesses with total debts under $2,725,625. The recently enacted CARES Act, designed to aid businesses suffering the effects of the coronavirus, increases the debt limit to $7,500,000 for one year, which will enable a far greater number of companies to take advantage of the SBRA. This course will address the benefits provided to small businesses under the SBRA, including simpler plan procedures and substantive provisions that make it easier for small business owners to confirm a plan of reorganization and retain equity in their companies.
This course is co-sponsored with myLawCLE.
Register Online

About the Presenters
Andrew Zaron, Esq. is a partner at León Cosgrove LLP, who focused on bankruptcy, restructuring and related commercial litigation.
Mr. Zaron has extensive experience counseling and representing clients confronting the difficult choices imposed by financial distress. Over a period of 20 years working with some of the nation’s largest and most prestigious law firms, Mr. Zaron has developed an astute, solutions-oriented practice representing virtually every party in interest in insolvency- related situations.
His aggressive representation of clients has achieved extremely favorable results, whether through settlement or final court resolution. Mr. Zaron is ranked in the Bankruptcy /Restructuring category by Chambers USA, which notes that clients call him a “fantastic attorney” who “demon-strates excellent business sense” and praise him for his “very smart” approach and his “clear and concise communications skills.
Mr. Zaron’s experience spans a wide array of clients, industries and matters. He represents debtors, secured and unsecured creditors, official and ad hoc committees of creditors, trustees, vendors, state and federal court-appointed receivers, purchasers of distressed assets, and directors and officers of troubled companies. Industries represented include real estate, construction, telecommunications, retail, hospitality, construction, health care and entertainment, among others.
Out-of-court restructurings, workouts, bankruptcy proceedings, statutory liquidations, assignments for the benefit of creditors, friendly and contested foreclosure proceedings, receivership proceedings, and asset sales under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code comprise a large part of his practice. He also frequently handles claims litigation, collections actions, actions to subordinate or set aside liens, claw back actions, and actions seeking recoveries for breaches of fiduciary duties, professional malpractice and negligence.
Mr. Zaron has been the lead attorney on matters large and small, including several where the amount in controversy exceeded $1 billion.

Registration
Registration Fees

FBA Member: $0

Use FBA Member Code: fedbar2020

How to Register
Register Online
For registration or technical issues contact MyLaw CLE at (888) 413-1959 or bsinay@mylawcle.com

CLE
CLE credits earned: 1 GENERAL (or 1 LAW & LEGAL for WA state)

POSTPONED Maryland Chapter: Introduction to Federal Practice Program and Admission Ceremony
2020-04-17 12:00 - 17:00 | United States Courthouse, 6500 Cherrywood Lane, Courtroom 4C, Greenbelt, MD, 20770, United States
This event has been postponed.
Description
The Maryland Chapter of the Federal Bar Association is sponsoring a program for practitioners in Maryland’s Federal District Court and/or for attorneys who want to be admitted to the Court. The CLE program will cover topics that include:
• Pleading, Jurisdiction, Venue and Removal
• Discovery
• Mediation
• Evidence
• Criminal Practice
• Motions Practice
Flyer
Speakers
The program will feature judges from the federal bench, as well as attorneys who regularly practice in the U.S. District Court. It also will include remarks and tips from the Clerk’s Office of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, and a presentation by a representative of the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service.
Cost
CLE program is free. Admission to the Court is $200 to be paid electronically.
RSVP
April 10, 2020 – Erin Flynn at eflynn@milesstockbridge.com

Webinar: How to Win Your Cancellation of Removal Case
2020-04-20 14:00 - 15:00
Join the Immigration Law Section’s Younger Lawyers Division for their webinar series geared toward the younger attorney. Through this webinar series, the intention is to enable attendees to receive mentoring from seasoned immigration attorneys in specific areas of immigration law. Panelists Petula McShiras and Jennifer Smith will discuss complex issues related to cancellation of removal in immigration proceedings. Specifically, they will address the application process, elements and burdens of proof, and recent developments in case law. This is an interactive program, so please email questions you might have in advance to Andres Murguia.
Registration is now closed

About the Presenters
Petula McShiras, Esq. is an Immigration Attorney with Hanes & Bartels LLC in Colorado Springs, CO. Ms. McShiras has been practicing immigration law for the past 8 years, working first as an Attorney Advisor for the Executive Office for Immigration Review and then as the program director for the Littleton Immigrant Resources Center. She earned her law degree from the University of Denver, where she was the Sutton Editor of the Denver Journal of International Law and Policy, a Chancellor Scholar, and graduated with honors. Ms. McShiras earned her B.A. in Political Science and Peace Studies from the University of Notre Dame in 2005. She is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and currently serves as Treasurer for the Colorado Chapter. She is also a Board Member for The Pikes Peak Pro Bono and Justice Center (“Justice Center”). In 2018, Ms. McShiras was awarded the AILA-Colorado Pro Bono Champion Award for her work in the community.
Jennifer Smith, Esq. Drawing on more than 19 years of private practice, Jennifer Smith uses her time-tested skills to find creative solutions within the complex web of immigration law. Her full-service immigration law firm is located in Glenwood Springs. She is Past- Chair of the Colorado chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). She graduated from the University of Colorado, School of Law in 2000, with honors and then clerked at the Colorado Court of Appeals for Honorable Judge Kapelke. Ms. Smith received AILA’s Michael Maggio Pro Bono Award for her and others volunteer work at the family detention center in Artesia, NM; the Athena International Award for Young Professionals from the Glenwood Springs Chamber of Commerce in 2013; and the Jackie Morales Community Service Award in 2010.

Registration
Registration will close 24 hours prior to event start
Registration Fees

FBA Member: $0
Nonmember: $75

How to Register
Registration is now closed
Cancellation Policy
No refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on April 6, 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.

CANCELED Western Distirct of Missouri and Kansas Chapter: From Murder to Museums: Abraham Lincoln, Adolph Hitler, and the Hunt for Nazi Looted Art in America
2020-04-22 17:15 - 20:00 | The Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
This event has been postponed.
Speakers : Raymond Dowd
CLE : 2
Cost : $20
RSVP : Kate Simpson – kmarples@gmail.com
Event Contact : Kate Simpson – kmarples@gmail.com

Southern District of Texas: How Courts Are Navigating the Pandemic: A Conversation with Our Federal Judiciary Webinar
2020-04-23 11:30 - 12:30
Please join us for virtual roundtable discussions with our federal judiciary, who will describe how the Court has adjusted its practices to continue conducting Court business in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics will include how the Courts are conducting hearings and other matters during the pandemic, tips for attorneys, and ethical consideration for the virtual world.

Thursday, April 23:
Criminal Practitioners | 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CT
Register Online

About the Presenters

District Judge Nancy Atlas
Magistrate Judge Christina Bryan
Magistrate Judge Peter Bray
David Bradley, District Clerk
Darren Berglan, Network Administrator

Registration
Registration Fees

FBA Member: $0

How to Register
Register Online
Zoom Meeting details will be provided to registrants.

CLE
One hour of CLE credit (including .25 ethics component) will be provided

If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact fba.southtx@gmail.com.

CANCELLED: Broward County: April Luncheon
2020-04-23 12:00 | Tower Club, 100 SE Third Avenue, 28th Floor, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Broward Chapter events have been postponed through May 1
Location
Tower Club
Speakers
District Judge Rodney Smith
Cost
$45 for members $50 for nonmembers $30 for government employees $20 for judiciary, law
clerks, and student members
RSVP
Anne Flanigan at Aflanigan@wsh-law.com
Patricia Grotto at Pgrotto@wsh-law.com

Southern District of Texas: How Courts Are Navigating the Pandemic: A Conversation with Our Federal Judiciary Webinar
2020-04-24 11:30 - 12:30
Please join us for virtual roundtable discussions with our federal judiciary, who will describe how the Court has adjusted its practices to continue conducting Court business in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics will include how the Courts are conducting hearings and other matters during the pandemic, tips for attorneys, and ethical consideration for the virtual world.

Friday, April 24, 2020:
Civil Practitioners | 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CT
Register Online

About the Presenters

Chief District Judge Lee Rosenthal
Chief Bankruptcy Judge David Jones
Magistrate Judge Andrew Edison
David Bradley, District Clerk
Darren Berglan, Network Administrator

Registration
Registration Fees

FBA Member: $0

How to Register
Register Online
Zoom Meeting details will be provided to registrants.

CLE
One hour of CLE credit (including .25 ethics component) will be provided

If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact fba.southtx@gmail.com.

Webinar: COVID-19 Healthcare Update: The CARES Act - Saving the Care Continuum
2020-04-24 14:00 - 15:00
Home health, hospice and nursing home providers are facing extraordinary challenges in providing patient care during the COVID crisis. Putting patients over paperwork, federal and state health care agencies have responded urgently with unprecedented regulatory waivers, expanded telehealth medicine options and enforcement discretion from Stark Law to HIPAA. The CARES Act and CMS’s implementing interim final rule (IFR) issued March 30, 2020 is a public health battle plan to help all healthcare industry sectors fight the pandemic for patients. The webinar will cover its key healthcare provisions, including:

Expansion of telehealth medicine
Advanced or accelerated Medicare payments to providers
Expansion of non-physician scope of practice
Update on Medicare and Medicaid Waivers
Changes to Quality and Other Mandatory Reporting
Challenges to the Care Continuum

Registration is now closed.

About the Presenters
Kathleen McDermott, Partner, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
A former Assistant US Attorney and US Department of Justice (DOJ) Healthcare Fraud Coordinator, Katie McDermott represents healthcare and life sciences clients throughout the United States in government investigations and litigation matters relating to criminal, civil, and administrative allegations, including violations of the False Claims Act and its whistleblower provisions. Katie also advises healthcare organizations and their Boards of Directors on corporate compliance matters relating to regulatory compliance, internal investigations, voluntary government disclosures, consent decrees, and corporate integrity agreements.
Howard Young, Partner, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
A nationally recognized leader in healthcare fraud and abuse and regulatory issues, Howard J. Young leads the Morgan Lewis healthcare practice and co-leads the firm’s healthcare industry initiative. Howard advises a range of healthcare clients on government investigations, litigation, regulatory, and transactional matters. Healthcare organizations turn to Howard to address their most critical legal, compliance and strategic business issues and to assist with internal and government investigations, qui tam litigation, and self-disclosures. Howard regularly advises investors, including private equity firms, on transactions, affiliations, and joint ventures to create effective legal solutions.

Registration
Registration will close 24 hours prior to event start
Registration Fees

FBA Member: $0
Nonmember: $75

How to Register
Registration is now closed.
Cancellation Policy
No refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on April 10, 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: Foreign Tax Credits
2020-04-29 14:00 - 15:00
Join the FBA Tax Section and Eversheds Sutherland for an in-depth discussion of the impact of the recent proposed and final Foreign Tax Credit regulations. Panelists will discuss both the proposed and final regulations, how they impact taxpayers, and how the government addressed comments made in response to the original proposed regulations.
Registration is now closed

About the Presenters
Martin Milner, Principal, Ernst & Young LLP
Martin Milner is a principal in Ernst & Young LLP’s International Tax Services practice and is part of the National Tax Department. He is based in Washington, D.C., and advises clients on all aspects of US international taxation, particularly cross-border acquisitions, dispositions and restructurings.
Prior to joining Ernst & Young LLP, Martin was a partner at a major international law firm where he represented multinational corporations and high net worth individuals on international tax matters and cross-border acquisitions.
Martin is a former Chair of the Federal Bar Association Section of Taxation and was an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center where he taught Advanced International Taxation.
Martin received a Masters of Law (LLM) in Taxation at New York University Law School and a juris doctor at Emory University School of Law. Prior to law school, Martin received a BA from Washington and Lee University. He is a member of District of Columbia Bar Association, the Georgia Bar Association, the Louisiana Bar Association and the Mississippi Bar Association. Martin is a frequent contributor to tax publications and he often speaks at Tax seminars on various international tax topics.

Aaron Payne, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland
Aaron Payne represents publicly traded global corporations in the area of federal corporate taxation with respect to domestic and international planning, transactions and compliance. Aaron analyzes global issues and then structures deals accordingly in the context of acquisitions, dispositions and reorganizations. He advises clients regarding repatriation techniques, currency transactions, principal and finance company arrangements and financial instruments with cross-border facets. Aaron works with clients to manage the international taxation implications of their M&A endeavors by crafting deals to create transaction and legal entity structures that optimize the company’s tax outcomes.
On the internal planning side, Aaron advises on repatriation structures to help clients efficiently meet their cash-flow needs as well as how to organize their international legal entities such that they are efficiently postured for U.S. tax purposes. In the area of corporate tax planning, Aaron advises multinational Fortune 100 clients in all aspects of their cross-border transactions. This activity includes subpart F planning, as well as tax compliance and tax information reporting.
Carol Tello, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland
With a career that spans both government and private practice, Carol Tello helps multinational companies and individuals navigate the complex and rigorous realm of international taxation. Her practice includes a broad range of cross-border tax planning and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) controversy matters, including compliance with the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). Balancing the concurrent goals of minimizing tax consequences and complying with the law, Carol brings experience in cross-border restructuring transactions, inbound corporate transactions, withholding matters and treaty interpretation issues, as well as cross-border taxation of corporate executives and the U.S. taxation of non-U.S. citizens. She also advises clients on tax issues involving intellectual property transactions.
Before joining Eversheds Sutherland (US), Carol worked in the IRS Office of Associate Chief Counsel (International) and as a Special Assistant to the Assistant Commissioner (International). She participated in a number of income tax treaty negotiations, was the IRS National Office adviser in several U.S. Tax Court cases, and worked on various regulations and other guidance, including significant participation in developing regulations concerning the taxation of software transactions.

Registration
Registration will close 24 hours prior to event start
Registration Fees

FBA Member: $0
Nonmember: $75

How to Register
Registration is now closed
Cancellation Policy
No refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on Wednesday, April 15, 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.

CLE
CLE Credits provided by Eversheds Sutherland

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

CANCELLED: Section on Taxation: Boston Tax Section Spring Gathering
2020-04-30 17:30 - 19:30 | State Street Provisions, 255 State Street, Boston, MA, 02109, United States
Join the Tax Section for a happy hour and social gathering in Boston! Network and connect with Boston tax professionals and fellow FBA members. Feel free to bring your peers and colleagues! A variety of hors d’oeuvres will be served.

Registration
Please RSVP to Alea Al-Aghbari at aalaghbari@fedbar.org by April 29, 2020.

Webinar: Fighting Fraud in a Pandemic: The False Claims Act’s New $2 Trillion Battlefield - Part I
2020-05-01 14:00 - 15:30
Join us for this Two Part Series on May 1 & 8, 2020.
The federal False Claims Act (FCA) was born more than 150 years ago in a time of war. Now, amid another national crisis, the venerable statute will again be deployed in the fight against COVID-19 fraud. Originally aimed at profiteers who sold worthless goods to the Union Army, the FCA has long been a tool against fraudulent claims on federal taxpayer money. With $2 trillion starting to flow into the U.S. economy under the CARES Act, much of it based solely on the self-representation of recipients, the U.S. Department of Justice will rely on the FCA to pursue an inevitable wave of stimulus fraud. This two-part webinar will sketch the new FCA landscape for attorneys on all sides of the issue, from whistleblower lawyers and AUSAs to defense attorneys and in-house counsel. The first session will focus on healthcare fraud in a new and changing environment of CMS rule revisions and regulatory waivers, Stark Act waivers, hard-to-police treatments including telemedicine, and unethical practices such as fraudulent COVID-19 testing and treatments, kickbacks, identity theft, stockpiling and price gouging. The second session will examine grant fraud, the SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), and procurement fraud—and also will focus on the DOJ’s COVID-19 fraud and enforcement structures in light of this pandemic. We’ll conclude with a look at the pandemic’s effect on ongoing FCA cases, offering tips on how to navigate the new landscape.
Register just once to attend both parts of this TWO PART SERIES. Part II takes place at the same time a week later, on May 8, 2020.
Registration is now closed

About the Presenters
Deidre Lamppin Colson, Assistant U.S. Attorney, 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.
Megan Jeschke, Partner, 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.
R. Scott Oswald, Chair, FBA Qui Tam Section
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. Mr. Oswald is chair of the Federal Bar Association’s Qui Tam Section and immediate past chair of the FBA’s Professional Ethics Committee.
Rachel V. Rose, Principal, Rachel V. Rose, Attorney at Law, PLLC
Rachel V. Rose, JD, MBA, advises clients on healthcare, cybersecurity and qui tam matters. She also teaches bioethics at Baylor College of Medicine. She has been consecutively named by Houstonia Magazine as a Top Lawyer (Healthcare), the National Women Trial Lawyer’s Top 25 and the National Trial Lawyers Top 100.

Jennifer A. Short, Partner, 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.

Registration
Registration will close on April 30 at 2pm Eastern.
Registration Fees

FBA Member: $0
Nonmember: $75

How to Register
Register just once to attend both parts of this TWO PART SERIES. Part II takes place at the same time a week later, on May 8, 2020.
Registration is now closed
Cancellation Policy
No refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on April 24, 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.

Should a Business Take the Paycheck Protection Program Money? Key Factors for Companies to Consider When Certifying Their PPP Need
2020-05-04 03:00 - 16:00 | Online, US
Congress designed the Paycheck Protection Program to use traditionally defined small businesses and certain other employers as conduits to move dollars from the federal treasury into the hands of American workers as quickly as possible to help offset the loss of income for many workers affected by business shutdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic and to help some small businesses with fundamental expenses needed to “keep the lights on” during this time. The law was hastily conceived and its immediately effective implementing rules were constructed piecemeal without the benefit of traditional notice and comment rulemaking. The statute signaled that a number of companies who would not typically qualify for a SBA Section 7(a) loan could qualify for a PPP loan regardless of their ability to access to other forms of capital and for some others, if they used NAICS code 72, without taking into account some of the traditional affiliation rules. Unfortunately, the demand far exceeded the $349 Billion of appropriated funding. Many foresaw this demand, which lead to a race to the bank. Companies with access to lawyers and accountants quickly assembled loan applications. When some small businesses left out complained, the media learned that some successful applicants were not customarily regarded as small businesses, and some public companies, facing intense media scrutiny, decided to announce publicly that they would return approved PPP funds. Treasury also responded by first issuing FAQ 31 and later issuing FAQ 37 which cautioned many to rethink certifications made when applying for PPP loans and cautioned prospective borrowers to rethink whether they want to apply for such funds during the second $310 Billion allocation of funding. The key certification that Treasury has highlighted as it responded to the initial backlash is the PPP requirement that borrowers must be able to certify in good faith that the PPP loan is necessary to support ongoing operations taking into account current business activity and their ability to access other sources of liquidity. At the same time, recognizing confusion that has arisen in the market, Treasury dangled a carrot for business owners who wanted to re-evaluate the nature of their certification: any borrower returning funds by May 7, 2020 may do so—no questions asked. While this action offered some comfort, it created further anxiety as well, among both approved PPP borrowers and possible applicants for the next round.
This webinar will help attorneys understand the changing legal landscape underlying the PPP and analyze varying factual situations relating to the necessity test to best help clients answer the questions whether they should return PPP loan proceeds and whether they should proceed with submitting PPP loan applications.
This course is co-sponsored with myLawCLE.

About the Presenters
David Cole is a partner with Holland & Knight’s corporate and securities groups. He assists public and private companies to complete domestic and overseas merger, acquisition and divestiture transactions; raise equity and debt capital in public and private securities offerings; and obtain financing through private equity and venture capital investments. Mr. Cole also assists funds to acquire and divest portfolio companies, and he represents borrowers and lenders in connection with senior credit facilities and other debt financing. Mr. Cole has closed more than $2 billion worth of debt capital and other securities offerings. Mr. Cole has helped companies acquire and sell businesses in the government contractor, information technology, electronics, SaaS, automotive, clean-tech, renewable energy, chemical, retail and media industries; conducted public offerings for financial services, technology, and energy companies, government contractors, real estate investment trusts (REITs), natural resource extractors and manufacturers; and represented lead arrangers of syndicated credit facilities and borrowers in the same industries. Mr. Cole also leads the firm’s Korea practice. He previously acted as in-house counsel for the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres.
David Surbeck is a Philadelphia and New York financial services attorney who represents lenders (including regional, national and international banks, debt funds and other lending institutions) and corporate borrowers, in various banking and commercial finance transactions, correspondent banking, municipal finance, structured and securitized finance, and restructuring and workouts. Mr. Surbeck advises clients in syndicated, club and single lender transactions, including various secured and unsecured, and specialty collateral structures. In addition, he handles various senior, split-lien and junior financing structures, including cash flow and asset-based financing, sponsor and acquisition financing, Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP) financing and fund finance. His work includes a wealth of experience representing lenders and borrowers in a variety of industries, including mortgage servicing, healthcare, government contracting, heavy equipment, construction and mining, energy, publishing, law firm lending and security services.
Tim Ryan is a highly experienced financial services attorney who has an extensive background in representing clients in the structuring, negotiation, documentation, and closing of a broad variety of lending and financing transactions. He represents lenders and arrangers in international and domestic syndicated, club and single-lender transactions. Mr. Ryan’s practice extends to acquisition financings, recapitalizations, high-grade and junior debt financings, cash flow, and asset-based and other capital market transactions. In addition, he also regularly represents clients in workouts and restructurings of troubled credits.
Daniel Sylvester is an associate in Holland & Knight’s Chicago office and a member of the firm’s Financial Services Team. Mr. Sylvester’s practice focuses on the representation of borrowers and lenders in senior secured credit facilities, second-lien credit facilities, real estate finance and syndicated credit facilities. Mr. Sylvester has represented lenders, agents and borrowers in nearly 100 club or syndicated facilities across a myriad of industries. Mr. Sylvester is a member of Holland & Knight’s Diversity Counsel and serves as Business Partnership Chair of the firm’s Veterans Group. In 2016, he was appointed by the president of the American Bar Association (ABA) to serve a three-year term on the ABA’s Standing Committee on Legal Assistance for Military Personnel and also serves on the association’s Veterans Legal Service Initiative. Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Sylvester spent 10 years in the executive search industry, where he focused his search efforts for companies at senior level management (directors to C-level) in the functional areas of operations, manufacturing, supply chain, finance and human resources. Mr. Sylvester began his career by serving more than 10 years as an army officer. A highly decorated veteran, he was stationed in Germany, Italy and Croatia. Mr. Sylvester also served on the U.S. humanitarian operations into Bosnia and the Dayton Peace Accord’s multinational NATO logistics command for the former Yugoslavia.

Registration
Registration Fees

FBA Member: $0

Use FBA Member Code: fedbar2020

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For registration or technical issues contact MyLaw CLE at (888) 413-1959 or bsinay@mylawcle.com

CLE
CLE credits earned: 1 GENERAL (or 1 LAW & LEGAL for WA state)

New Orleans Chapter: Justice Camp
2020-05-04 10:30 - 2020-05-08 11:30 | Online, US
The 2020 FBA Justice Camp will be held virtually May 4-8, 2020. The program will be livestreamed daily at 10:30 a.m. on the NOFBA’s YouTube Channel, and last approximately one hour per day. You must register in order to participate in the daily livestream. All sessions will be available later as recordings.
The New Orleans Chapter of the Federal Bar Association (NOFBA) has taken the concept of summer camp into the federal courthouse, imparting civics education and advocacy skills that prepare students for college, career, and civic engagement. The program, now in its third year, is traditionally held mid-summer at the Eastern District of Louisiana Courthouse in downtown New Orleans. NOFBA’s Justice Camp program encourages 9th and 10th graders to learn about the legal system, including careers within that system, and to develop basic advocacy skills in a fun, interesting, and interactive format.
Sessions will include overviews of the federal court system, safety on the Internet, implicit bias in jury trials, and the rights of privacy, to assistance of counsel, free speech, and other constitutional rights.
The NOFBA invites teachers and schools to share the livestream or recorded sessions as part of their distance learning curriculum. The topics presented during the virtual Justice Camp are components of the typical full-length camp, which the NOFBA plans to reinstitute in the summer of 2021.

Registration
Registration Fees

Complimentary Registration

How to Register
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Please contact Amanda Kaiser at akaiser@nofba.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 Amanda Kaiser, Executive Director, Federal Bar Association, New Orleans Chapter

Webinar: Implicit Bias in the Law, the Court System, the Legal Community, and your Legal Career
2020-05-06 14:00 - 16:00
28th Annual Judge Alvin B. Rubin Symposium
The Annual Judge Alvin B. Rubin Symposium is a living memorial to Judge Rubin’s contribution to federal jurisprudence and legal scholarship. Join the Symposium for a webinar on Implicit Bias in the Law, the Court System, the Legal Community, and your Legal Career. Dean L. Song Richardson, who studies the effect of cognitive and social psychology on decision-making and judgment, will introduce the topic of unconscious bias and speak about its effect on attorneys’ judgment. In particular, Dean Richardson will address how attitudes and stereotypes affect attorneys’ understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner, and its effect on women and minorities in the legal profession. Along with the other panel members, Dean Richardson will explore how attorneys can spot implicit bias and actions firms can take to de-bias attorneys’ decision-making.
Registration is now closed.

About the Presenters

Judge Susie Morgan, District Judge, U.S. District Court – EDLA
Judge Morgan graduated from the LSU Law Center where she was a member of the Order of the Coif. After graduation, she clerked for Judge Henry Politz of the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal. Judge Morgan handled complex civil litigation before being appointed to the bench by President Barack Obama in 2012. Judge Morgan now serves on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, which sits in New Orleans.

Kathlyn Perez, Perez Law, LLC
Ms. Perez is an attorney and consultant whose hybrid practice focuses on all aspects of the employment relationship. For more than a decade, she has represented all types and sizes of businesses ensuring compliance with federal, state and local laws, counseling on employee relations issues, conducting internal investigations, negotiating employment contracts and severances, and defending employment litigation. In addition, she conducts legal, management and leadership training on topics such as anti-harassment, diversity and inclusion, implicit bias, and generational and change management. At her prior firm, she was active on the Women’s Initiative Leadership team as its national Programming Co-Chair and New Orleans Committee Chair and in the firm-wide Diversity Committee as a D&I and implicit bias mitigation trainer. Ms. Perez graduated magna cum laude from Tulane University School of Law and resides in New Orleans with her husband, who is also an attorney, and their two young children.

Dean L. Song Richardson, University of California, Irvine School of Law
L. Song Richardson is the Dean and Chancellor’s Professor of Law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law with joint appointments in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society and in the Department of Asian American Studies. She received her AB from Harvard College and her JD from Yale Law School. Her interdisciplinary research uses lessons from cognitive and social psychology to study decision-making and judgment in a variety of contexts. Her scholarship has been published by law journals at Harvard, Yale, Cornell, Duke and Northwestern, among others. Her co-edited book, The Constitution and the Future of Criminal Justice in America, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2013. She is a co-editor of Criminal Procedure, Cases and Materials published by West Academic Publishing. Currently, she is working on a book that examines the history of race in the U.S. and its implications for law and policy.
Dean Richardson’s legal career has included partnership at a boutique criminal law firm and work as a state and federal public defender in Seattle, Washington. She was also an Assistant Counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. Immediately upon graduation from law school, Dean Richardson was a Skadden Arps Public Interest Fellow with the National Immigration Law Center in Los Angeles and the Legal Aid Society’s Immigration Unit in Brooklyn, NY. A leading expert on implicit racial and gender bias, Richardson is frequently invited to speak to law firms, district attorney and public defender offices, police departments, universities, judges, bar associations, and private industry across the nation about the science of implicit bias and its influence on decisions, perceptions, and judgments. She also presents her work at academic symposia and non-academic legal conferences.
She has won numerous awards and recognitions, including the American Association of Law School’s Derrick Bell Award, which recognizes a faculty member’s extraordinary contributions to legal education through mentoring, teaching, and scholarship. She was recently named one of the Top Women Lawyers in California by The Daily Journal, one of the 100 Most Influential business and opinion shapers in Orange County, and one of the two most influential Korean Americans in OC.
William Snowden, Vera Institute of Justice
Will is the director of Vera’s New Orleans office. In this role, he continues and strengthens Vera’s existing partnerships with criminal justice actors and community leaders while identifying new collaborative relationships with government entities and community organizations. The collaborations will focus on improving criminal justice systems in the South. Prior to joining Vera, Will was a public defender for five years representing New Orleanians in all stages of a case from arraignment to trial. Will also developed a focus and specialization in advocacy around reforming the procedures, systems, and policies around jury duty in an effort to promote diversity and representativeness in the jury box. Will also launched The Juror Project—an initiative aiming to increase the diversity of jury panels while changing and challenging people’s perspective of jury duty.
Will leads workshops around the country as it relates to how implicit bias, racial anxiety and stereotype threat influence actors and outcomes in the criminal justice system. He received his JD from Seton Hall University School of Law and a BS from the University of Minnesota.
Judge Janis van Meerveld, Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court – EDLA
Judge Janis van Meerveld was sworn in as Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana on July 29, 2016. Judge van Meerveld grew up in Brussels, Belgium, and then graduated from Newcomb College of Tulane University in 1984. She obtained her J.D. from Tulane Law School in 1987, where she served on the Moot Court Board, and as an oralist on the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court team. Judge van Meerveld spent 29 years in private litigation practice, 27 of them with Adams and Reese LLP where she litigated maritime and general insurance cases before she developed a specialization in labor and employment litigation, representing management in all areas of employment law, including class actions, ERISA claims, and Directors and Officers liability claims. She frequently assisted clients in the development of employee policies, procedures and handbooks, advised employers on hiring, discipline, and termination policies and practices, and conducted training on many employment related matters. In the community, Judge van Meerveld serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of Boys Hope Girls Hope of New Orleans. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of the New Orleans affiliate of Susan G. Komen.

Registration
Registration Fees

FBA Member: $0
Nonmember: $75

How to Register
Registration is now closed.
Cancellation Policy
No refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on April 29, 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.

CLE
2 hours of CLE (1 ethics, 1 professionalism) pending. 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 Laura Mulhern, Sections and Divisions Manager.

Webinar: Fighting Fraud in a Pandemic: The False Claims Act’s New $2 Trillion Battlefield – Part II
2020-05-08 14:00 - 15:30
Join us for this Two Part Series May 1 & 8, 2020.
The federal False Claims Act (FCA) was born more than 150 years ago in a time of war. Now, amid another national crisis, the venerable statute will again be deployed in the fight against COVID-19 fraud. Originally aimed at profiteers who sold worthless goods to the Union Army, the FCA has long been a tool against fraudulent claims on federal taxpayer money. With $2 trillion starting to flow into the U.S. economy under the CARES Act, much of it based solely on the self-representation of recipients, the U.S. Department of Justice will rely on the FCA to pursue an inevitable wave of stimulus fraud. This two-part webinar will sketch the new FCA landscape for attorneys on all sides of the issue, from whistleblower lawyers and AUSAs to defense attorneys and in-house counsel. The first session will focus on healthcare fraud in a new and changing environment of CMS rule revisions and regulatory waivers, Stark Act waivers, hard-to-police treatments including telemedicine, and unethical practices such as fraudulent COVID-19 testing and treatments, kickbacks, identity theft, stockpiling and price gouging. The second session will examine grant fraud, the SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), and procurement fraud—and also will focus on the DOJ’s COVID-19 fraud and enforcement structures in light of this pandemic. We’ll conclude with a look at the pandemic’s effect on ongoing FCA cases, offering tips on how to navigate the new landscape.
Register just once to attend both parts of this TWO PART SERIES. Part I takes place at the same time a week earlier, on May 1, 2020.
Registration is now closed

About the Presenters
Deidre Lamppin Colson, Assistant U.S. Attorney, 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.
Megan Jeschke, Partner, 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.
R. Scott Oswald, Chair, FBA Qui Tam Section
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. Mr. Oswald is chair of the Federal Bar Association’s Qui Tam Section and immediate past chair of the FBA’s Professional Ethics Committee
Rachel V. Rose, Principal, Rachel V. Rose, Attorney at Law, PLLC
Rachel V. Rose, JD, MBA, advises clients on healthcare, cybersecurity and qui tam matters. She also teaches bioethics at Baylor College of Medicine. She has been consecutively named by Houstonia Magazine as a Top Lawyer (Healthcare), the National Women Trial Lawyer’s Top 25 and the National Trial Lawyers Top 100.

Jennifer A. Short, Partner, 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.

Registration
Registration Fees

FBA Member: $0
Nonmember: $75

How to Register
Register just once to attend both parts of this TWO PART SERIES. Part I takes place at the same time a week earlier, on May 1, 2020.
Registration is now closed
Cancellation Policy
No refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on April 24, 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.

2020 Leadership Training [Virtual]
2020-05-11 - 2020-06-04 | Online, US
Join the Federal Bar Association in May for everything you’d come to expect from Leadership Training – but virtual! Attendees will benefit from one-hour long information sessions each day May 11 – 14 at 2pm (ET) focusing on topics like Making an Impact on Capitol Hill, Membership Strategies for Success, Communicating with Members, Diversity & Inclusion, and more!
The roundtable discussions that are a highlight of Leadership Training will transform into a series of Virtual Leadership Spotlights, a forum to share ideas, collaborate, and hear firsthand from those in leadership positions between May 21–June 4 at 4 pm (ET). Two spotlight sessions will be held simultaneously but with separate sessions for Section/Division vs. Chapter attendees to ensure focused information discussed for each group.

Virtual Leadership Spotlights
No Registration Required. Invited attendees will receive a link to the appropriate session prior to each program date.
Thursday, May 21, 2020
[4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.]
Sections & Divisions Virtual Roundtable: Getting My House in Order
In this virtual collaboration session you’ll learn useful tips & tricks on how to be an effective Section or Division leader! Review tools to strengthen your section or division, with overviews on work plans, policies, and firsthand experience from past leaders.

Laura Mulhern, Manager of Sections & Divisions
Michelle Otero Valdes, Sections & Divisions Council

Chapters Virtual Roundtable: Getting My House in Order
Get prepared for leading as Chapter President in this online collaborative session that will include guides on how to map out your first 90-days and how to stay on task during your leadership term.

Dominick Alcid, Director of Membership & Chapters
Paul Barkhurst, Vice President for the Fifth Circuit

Thursday, May 28, 2020
[4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.]
Sections & Divisions Virtual Roundtable: Programing Best Practices
CLE, Networking, & Webinars…Oh My! Join this virtual session to discuss what it takes to produce winning Section & Division programs from logistics to marketing to collaborations with other FBA groups.

Laura Mulhern, Manager of Sections & Divisions
Nate Olin, Sections & Divisions Council

Chapters Virtual Roundtable: Programing Best Practices
Learn how the facilitators produced winning Chapter programs, and then share how your own Chapter puts together its own successful events in this virtual roundtable.

Dan Donnellon, Immediate Past Chapter President
Christian Haugsby, Vice President for the Circuits

Thursday, June 4, 2020
[4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.]
What I Wish I Had Known Then
This session will feature a past Chapter President and Section/Division Chair to share wisdom, hindsight, and advice. Bring your questions!

Betty Stevens, Sections & Divisions Council
Laura Conover, Vice Chair, Vice Presidents for the Circuits

CANCELED Broward County: Federal Judicial Reception
2020-05-14 16:00 - 18:00 | Tower Club, 100 SE Third Avenue, 28th Floor, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Cost :
$45 for members $50 for nonmembers $30 for government employees $20 for judiciary, law
clerks, and student members

CANCELLED: 2020 Immigration Law Conference
2020-05-15 - 2020-05-16 | Crowne Plaza Detroit Downtown Riverfront, 2 Washington Blvd, Detroit, MI, 48226, United States
Due to COVID-19, The Federal Bar Association’s Immigration Law Conference in-person event in Detroit May 15-16, 2020 is canceled. Alternative arrangements are being considered. Once these details have been confirmed, you will receive an updated announcement. Refunds for registration fees for the in-person event will be issued in full to the original form of payment. Please allow 2-4 weeks to receive your refund.
Please note that current hotel reservations made by attendees at the Crowne Plaza Detroit will be cancelled on their behalf. Air reservations must be canceled by the individual who booked the reservations. It is up to the individual airlines to determine whether they will waive change fees or issue credits for the tickets.
Thank you for your participation in the FBA and your support of our programs.

If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact Ariel White, Conference Coordinator.

Webinar: Judging in a Time of Crisis
2020-05-15 14:00 - 15:30
Times of peril have required adaptation and flexibility in administering constitutional protections and guarantees, especially with the onset of social-distancing and remote adjudication. Even the Supreme Court is adjusting its time-honored traditions to conduct telephonic hearings, and federal courts around the country are carrying on business as usual, or attempting to maintain the status quo as much as possible, despite unparalleled technological, logistical, and security-based challenges. Nowhere across the country have we seen a more malleable federal district court than the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Already faced with systemic challenges brought on by natural disasters throughout the past three years, including Hurricane Maria, several earthquakes, and numerous changes to its executive, the district has responded to persist in complying with its Article III obligations in times of crisis. Chief Judge Gustavo Gelpi will share his insights on effective adjudication (both in substance as well as administration), interesting stories, and responses to any questions from the audience about how our federal judges handle crises. Join us for a look into what’s going in inside the federal judiciary during this critical period.

About the Presenters

Chief Judge Gustavo Gelpi, United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
Chief Judge Gelpi was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He is a graduate of Brandeis University and Suffolk University Law School. He commenced his career as law clerk to US District Judge Juan M. Perez-Giménez. This was followed by several years as an assistant federal defender, doing both trial and appellate work, plus a detail at the US Sentencing Commission. He then switched tracks by joining the Puerto Rico Department of Justice and ultimately being appointed Puerto Rico’s Solicitor General, his favorite job as an attorney. After a brief stint in private corporate practice, he was appointed US Magistrate Judge, position he held for five years. In 2006 President Bush, following Senate confirmation appointed him as an Article III US District Judge. In 2018, he became Chief Judge for the District of Puerto Rico. Judge Gelpi has been a FBA member for 30 years. He is past Puerto Rico Chapter President, and past FBA national president. He is also an adjunct professor of law at his alma mater and other universities, and teaches federal criminal practice as well as a seminar on constitutional issues in US territories.
Terence Liley, President, Capitol Hill Chapter, Federal Bar Association (moderator)
Clayton LaForge, Treasurer, Capitol Hill Chapter, Federal Bar Association (moderator)

Registration
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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 May 8, 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.

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.

CANCELLED: YLD: 2020 Supreme Court Admissions Ceremony
2020-05-18 | Supreme Court of the United States, 1 First Street NE, Washington, DC, 20543
Due to COVID-19, The Federal Bar Association’s Supreme Court Admissions Ceremony in-person event for May 18, 2020 is canceled. Refunds for registration fees for the in-person event will be issued in full to the original form of payment. Please allow 2-4 weeks to receive your refund.

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