International Law Section: The FBA is Accredited to the UN ECOSOC – What Does this Mean for Members? How Can Members Participate?
2021-06-25 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online, US
The FBA is Accredited to the UN ECOSOC –
What Does this Mean for Members? How Can Members Participate?
In 2020, the Federal Bar Association was accredited to the UN Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOC). This session will provide information about what this means for members and the association, and how to participate in ECOSOC as an FBA member. The session will also address FBA policies and policy-making relevant to member participation in ECOSOC.
Presented by the International Law Section
Registration for this event is now closed.
About the Presenters
Michele Forzley, Forzley & Associates
Michele Forzley is a special advisor to the President of the Federal Bar Association on its status as an accredited entity to the UN Economic, Social and Cultural Council and active in multilateral affairs and health through her work as the Editor in Chief of UN Health Update. She is also a practicing lawyer whose work is focused on regulatory systems strengthening and governance in the health and pharmaceutical sectors through law, regulation, and institutional capacity building. Her projects have been on behalf of the WHO, World Bank, EU, national governments, advocacy organizations, and trade associations in WHO/AFRO, SEARO, WPRO, EMRO, EURO and PAHO regions, in individual countries, and in emerging economies. She is a member of the WHO IHR Roster of Experts on Health Law, Ethics and Human Rights, author, and is an adjunct law professor teaching law and pandemics and global public health law.
Rachel V. Rose, Chair, FBA Government Relations Committee
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.
Bruce Moyer, Government Relations Counsel (FBA)

Registration
Registration for this event is now closed. Registrants will receive webinar access information via calendar invitation approximately 24 hours prior to the session.
Registration Fees

FBA Member – $0
Nonmember – $75

Live Captioning: Closed captioning is available for all virtual webcasts.
Cancellation Policy: No refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on May 24, 2021. 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.
Internet Requirements: Virtual programs require suitable internet strength to stream online panels. A minimum internet connection of 800 Kbps is recommended for an optimal attendee experience. Test your connection here.

CLE
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Webinar: Implementation of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 - Practical Tips for AML Practitioners
2021-06-30 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online, US
Under the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (the “AML Act”), Congress enacted the most significant changes to the Bank Secrecy Act since passing the USA PATRIOT Act in 2001. Our panel of government representatives, private practitioners, and industry experts will discuss the implementation of the AML Act and provide practical tips for financial institutions and their advisers.
Hosted by the Banking Law Section

About the Presenters

Michael A. Mancusi, Partner, Arnold & Porter (Moderator)
Michael Mancusi represents domestic and foreign banks, credit unions, and other financial services clients in a wide range of state and federal regulatory, compliance, and enforcement matters. He also has substantial experience representing clients in government and corporate internal investigations, including entities subject to anti-money laundering requirements. Mr. Mancusi counsels clients facing complex corporate governance and structural issues and represents clients before key state and federal bank regulatory agencies, including the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve, the FDIC, the National Credit Union Administration, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the Office of Foreign Assets Control. Mr. Mancusi counsels clients on compliance with privacy and data security requirements, including financial privacy under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, as amended by the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act, and the federal E-Sign Act. In addition, Mr. Mancusi advises clients regarding developing and implementing data breach response programs, including compliance with notification requirements at the federal and state levels. Recognized by Chambers USA as “a key player in the enforcement arena,” Mr. Mancusi served in the Enforcement Division of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, where he handled its banking law enforcement actions. He currently serves as Chair of the Executive Council of the Federal Bar Association’s Banking Committee, and served as the Vice Chair of ABA’s Banking Committee. In addition, Mr. Mancusi teaches a training program through the Institute for International Bankers on the US anti-money laundering and sanctions program issues that are most relevant to international banks.
Angelena Bradfield, Senior Vice President, AML/BSA, Sanctions & Privacy, Bank Policy Institute
Angelena Bradfield is a Senior Vice President for AML/BSA, Sanctions & Privacy at the Bank Policy Institute, where she supports its regulatory affairs department. She previously held a similar position with The Clearing House Association. Prior to her bank policy roles, she supported comprehensive immigration reform efforts at ImmigrationWorks USA. She also worked on various domestic policy issues at the White House where she served as a staff assistant in both the Domestic Policy Council and Presidential Correspondence offices. She received her MBA in International Business from the University of Edinburgh and a BA in Political Science from the University of California, Irvine.
Donna M. Murphy, Deputy Comptroller for Compliance Risk Policy, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Donna Murphy is Deputy Comptroller for Compliance Risk Policy at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, where she oversees the development of policy and examination procedures for Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering issues, as well as consumer compliance, fair lending, and the Community Reinvestment Act. She regularly represents the OCC in these areas, including on the Treasury Secretary’s Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Committee (BSAAG). Previously, Donna served as Director of the OCC’s Community and Consumer Law Division, overseeing legal interpretations, advice and support on consumer protection, fair lending, and community reinvestment issues for the agency. She also served for more than two decades in the Civil Rights Division of the United States Justice Department, including as deputy chief in the Housing, Special Litigation and Voting Sections. She received her degrees from Yale Law School and the American University in Washington, D.C.
Andrea Sharrin, Managing Director, Head of Financial Crimes, Americas and Investment Bank, Barclays
Andrea Sharrin is a Managing Director and Head of Financial Crime for the Americas and Investment Bank at Barclays. She is responsible for overseeing the Anti-Money Laundering, Sanctions and Anti-Bribery and Corruption Compliance programs for businesses operating within the Americas region and for the Investment Bank globally. Prior to joining Barclays, Andrea served as the Associate Director of the Policy Division in the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), where she led all aspects of FinCEN’s regulatory and strategic policy functions. Prior to this role, Andrea was Director of FinCEN’s Office of Compliance and Enforcement, Enforcement Division. Andrea came to FinCEN from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) where she served as Deputy Chief of the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, Criminal Division; Senior Counsel to the Federal Programs Branch, Civil Division; and, as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. Andrea began her career as a law clerk in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and was an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center, where she taught Trial Advocacy.

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Registrants will receive webinar access information via calendar invitation approximately 24 hours prior to the session.
Registration Fees

FBA Member: $0
Nonmember: $75

Live Captioning: Closed captioning is available for all virtual webcasts.
Cancellation Policy: No refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on June 23, 2021. 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.
Internet Requirements: Virtual programs require suitable internet strength to stream online panels. A minimum internet connection of 800 Kbps is recommended for an optimal attendee experience. Test your connection here.

CLE
CLE: 1 CLE Credit (60min state) / 1.2 CLE Credit (50min state)
CLE Credit will be processed/reported approximately 4-6 weeks after the event date and available for credit in states that allow credit for live webinar presentations. You must attend the live broadcast, answer engagement polls, and accurately enter your bar number in our database to receive credit. Certificates and required documentation for self-reporting states will be issued via email, upon state bar approval. Thank you in advance for your patience, as state bars are experiencing significant delays with virtual program processing.
Click Here for more information on CLE Attendance and Reporting.

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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, Sr. Conference Manager.

Immigration Law Section + Newer Lawyers Division: Challenging the Suspension of Visas and Entry Under INA Section 212(f) in Federal Court
2021-07-07 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Online, US
This webinar will provide a brief introduction to section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. The panelists will discuss whether the suspensions of visa processing and entries to the United States are a lawful interpretation of the statute and recent litigation challenging this interpretation under the Administrative Procedure Act.
Presented by the Immigration Law Section + Newer Lawyers Division

About the Presenters
Charles Kuck is the Founder and Managing Partner of Kuck Baxter Immigration and oversees its worldwide immigration practice. Mr. Kuck assists international immigrant investors, employers and employees with business and professional visas, labor certifications, immigrant visas, consular representation, and citizenship matters. Mr. Kuck also maintains an active Federal Court practice focusing on immigration issues. He has represented asylum seekers and others in more than 700 trials before the Immigration Courts.
Mr. Kuck was named one of the top 5 most Highly Regarded Corporate Immigration Lawyer in the World in 2020 by The International Who’s Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers, as well as one of the top 5 Immigration Thought Leaders in 2020 by Who’s Who Legal, and as one of Georgia’s Legal Elite in 2020. Mr. Kuck has again been named by Atlanta Magazine as a Georgia Super Lawyer in the field of Immigration Law for 2020. Mr. Kuck is listed in Who’s Who of International Corporate Immigration Attorneys, Chambers USA, and America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Chambers Global, and The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business, and in The Best Lawyers in America.
Greg Siskind is a co-founder of Siskind Susser, a Memphis-based immigration law firm with clients throughout America. He is a member of American Immigration Lawyers Association’s Board of Governors and Vice Chair of the International Bar Association’s Immigration and Nationality Law Committee. He has written seven books on immigration law topics as well as the ABA’s Lawyers’ Guide to Marketing on the Internet, now in its 4thedition. In 1994, he created the first immigration law web site and in 1998 he created the world’s first law blog. Today, he’s creating artificial intelligence-based web applications for immigration lawyers. In 2020, he was awarded the Advocacy Award by the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

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This event will be hosted on Zoom – Access information for this webinar will be provided in the registration confirmation sent after registration.

Cancellation Policy
No refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on June 30, 2021. Please contact sections@fedbar.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests.

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

Email Communication Policy
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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.
Please contact Lauren McClure (lmcclure@krilaw.com) if you have any questions or technical issues.

Oklahoma City Chapter: An Introduction to Corpus Linguistics
2021-07-07 13:30 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Online, US
An Introduction to Corpus Linguistics [CLE]
July 7, 2021 | 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. CT
The Oklahoma City Chapter of the Federal Bar Association is pleased to offer a virtual CLE discussing “corpus linguistics.” Two of the country’s leading pioneers will provide an introduction into the study of language based on large collections of “real life” use of language. Commentators believe corpus linguistics could revolutionize the interpretation of the Constitution and statutes.
Justice Tom Lee and James Heilpern, two of the country’s leading pioneers, will provide an introduction into corpus linguistics, the study of language based on large collections of “real life” use of language. Georgetown Law Professor Larry Solum opined that corpus linguistics could revolutionize the interpretation of the Constitution and statutes. Don’t get left behind!
Featured Speakers:

Justice Tom Lee, Utah Supreme Court
James Heilpern, Corpus Legal Services

CLE
1.5 Hours of Oklahoma CLE Credit Anticipated

Registration
Registration Fees
Registrants will be provided a Zoom link for each session. Limited to First 100 Registrants.

FBA Members – $0
Non-FBA Members – $25

Paypal

How to Register
Register Online: Webinar Registration – Zoom
RSVP Deadline for this event will be Tuesday, July 6.

If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact Jake Krattiger at okcfedbar@gmail.com.

John W. Peck Cincinnati-Northern KY Chapter: Federal Practice Seminar for the Southern District of Ohio
2021-07-13 08:00 - 12:15 (America/New_York) | Online, US
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio Federal Practice Seminar is open to all attorneys, including those already admitted to practice in the Southern District of Ohio and those seeking admission. This seminar is specially designed for lawyers seeking admission to practice in the Southern District of Ohio. Speakers will discuss practice before the District Judges and Magistrate Judges, and practice in Bankruptcy Court. Speakers will also discuss the Local Rules, the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
All attorneys seeking admission to the bar of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio must attend one such seminar. It is offered twice per year in Cincinnati. The Swearing In of newly admitted attorneys will take place at the conclusion of the Federal Practice Seminar.
In accordance with Local Rule 83.3(c)(1), attorneys seeking admission to the Southern District of Ohio should:

Register for and attend the Federal Bar Association’s seminar; and
After the seminar, submit a request through PACER for admission and include a Certificate of Good Standing from the Ohio Supreme court (issued within the last 2 months).

The Court will email a payment link upon verification of seminar attendance and Ohio Supreme Court admittance. Upon payment, the Court will add filing privileges to your individual PACER account and mail a certificate to you.

Agenda

8:00-8:30: Welcome and Introduction to United States District Court Website
8:30-9:30: Practice and Customs in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (“S.D. Ohio”)
9:30- 10:00 AM: Application of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to the Real World
10:00-10:10: Break
10:10AM- 10:40 AM: An Introduction to Bankruptcy
10-:40-11:10: Practice Before the Magistrate Judges
11:10-11:20: Break
11:20-11:50: Nuts and Bolts of Practicing in the S.D. Ohio; Practitioner’s Point of View
11:50- 12:15 PM: Mandatory Certification of Attendance and Swearing in Ceremony

3.0 Hours of CLE Credit PENDING in OH & KY
include 1 Hour of Professional Conduct instruction and the option of New Lawyer Training credit in Ohio (but not Kentucky)

About the Presenters
Various Judges from the Southern District of Ohio

Registration
Registration for this event will close July 9, 2021
Registration Fees

FBA Member – $75
Nonmembers – $100

How to Register
Register Online: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/federal-practice-seminar-us-district-court-southern-district-of-ohio-registration-154310074587

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

Law Student Series: Judge Advocate Panel
2021-07-13 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Online, US
Law Student Series: Judge Advocate Panel
Judge Advocates from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard will discuss what it’s like to be a lawyer in the military and how to join the JAG Corps on Active Duty or in the Reserve.
Registration for this event is now closed.
Presented by: Law Student Division & Younger Lawyers Division
The Law Student Series provides students, legal interns, and recent graduates with the opportunity to participate in a variety of presentations hosted by various FBA leaders, federal agencies, and other notable speakers. These free webinars allow attendees to learn directly from practitioners about career development, missions and operations, employment opportunities, and more! Check the program page for updates as programming is added.

About the Presenters
Cory Maggio, Recruiting Officer, Army Judge Advocate Recruiting Office (Moderator)
Major Sharon Shim, Army Judge Advocate
Major Osasumwen Izevbigie, Air Force Judge Advocate
Commander Scott Thomas, Navy Judge Advocate
Lieutenant Charles Richardson, Coast Guard Judge Advocate

Registration
Registration for this event is closed.
Registration Fees

FBA Members & Nonmembers: Complimentary Registration

Live Captioning: Closed captioning is available for all virtual webcasts.

Internet Requirements: Virtual programs require suitable internet strength to stream online panels. A minimum internet connection of 800 Kbps is recommended for an optimal attendee experience. Test your connection here.

CLE
Please note CLE will not be offered for this event.

Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How do I access the virtual webinar?
A: Each webinar will have a unique link to watch the live broadcast. Registered attendees will receive login instructions via a calendar invitations 24 hours prior to the webinar.
Q: Will recordings of the sessions be available after the event?
A: Approved sessions will be available for registrants to view live and on-demand following the webinar.
Q: Who do I contact for more information?
A: Please contact sections@fedbar.org for any other questions.

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 online FBA program, 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.

Webinar: Employment Litigation in Federal Court: The Nuts and Bolts
2021-07-14 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online, US
Employment related cases are among the most common civil cases litigated in federal courts. This webinar provides a practical overview of federal employment litigation geared towards judicial law clerks, newer attorneys and law students, and others interested in learning about employment litigation. The webinar will cover the most common federal employment claims (including, discrimination, retaliation, failure to accommodate, equal pay, and wage and hour claims), an overview of the legal standards applicable to critical turning points in federal employment litigation like common discovery controversies, summary judgment, and class or collective action certification, as well as practical observations about federal employment litigation.
Hosted by the Federal Judicial Law Clerk Committee and Labor & Employment Law Section

About the Presenters
Jack Blum, Associate, Polsinelli, PC
Jack Blum is a member of the Labor and Employment group in Polsinelli, PC’s Washington, D.C. office. Jack’s practice focuses on representing employers in a wide variety of federal and state law employment litigation matters, including defending statutory discrimination and retaliation claims, wage and hour litigation, and litigation involving restrictive covenants and trade secret enforcement. Jack also represents employers in audits and investigations by federal and state government agencies, including the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Registration
Registration is now closed.
Registrants will receive webinar access information via calendar invitation approximately 24 hours prior to the session.
Registration Fees

FBA Member: $0
Nonmember: $75

Live Captioning: Closed captioning is available for all virtual webcasts.
Cancellation Policy: No refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on July 7, 2021. 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.
Internet Requirements: Virtual programs require suitable internet strength to stream online panels. A minimum internet connection of 800 Kbps is recommended for an optimal attendee experience. Test your connection here.

CLE
CLE: 1 CLE Credit (60min state) / 1.2 CLE Credit (50min state)
CLE Credit will be processed/reported approximately 4-6 weeks after the event date and available for credit in states that allow credit for live webinar presentations. You must attend the live broadcast, answer engagement polls, and accurately enter your bar number in our database to receive credit. Certificates and required documentation for self-reporting states will be issued via email, upon state bar approval. Thank you in advance for your patience, as state bars are experiencing significant delays with virtual program processing.
Click Here for more information on CLE Attendance and Reporting.

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, Sr. Conference Manager.

Section on Taxation Round Table: Update on IRS Partnership Audit Issues and Initiative
2021-07-15 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
This roundtable will address recent experience with IRS audits of partnerships, including both legacy TEFRA issues and new BBA issues. The panelists will also discuss the recently announced partnership audit initiative and its potential effects on the future of partnership compliance and examinations going forward.

About the Presenters
Kat Saunders Gregor, Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP
Kat is a tax partner and co-founder of the Tax Controversy Group. Kat regularly handles disputes with the IRS, DOL and other administrative bodies, and assists clients in managing disputes with non-U.S. tax authorities. Kat represents public companies, private investment funds, institutional investors, private companies and high net worth individuals before the U.S. Tax Court, U.S. Court of Federal Claims and other federal and state courts.
Joshua Wu, Counsel, Latham & Watkins LLP
Joshua Wu, former Deputy Assistant Attorney General (DAAG) for Appellate and Review in the Tax Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ), counsels and advocates for companies and high net worth individuals on all aspects of tax controversies and litigation. Mr. Wu advises on issues ranging from tax accounting disputes, to corporate and partnership transactional issues, international questions, employee benefits matters, and tax exempt controversies. He brings a unique knowledge base and skillset to his clients, drawing on his experience both in senior leadership roles in the DOJ’s Tax Division and in private practice.
Maria Dolan, Executive Assistant, Technical (LB&I – Pass Through Entity), IRS Office of Chief Counsel
Maria Dolan has been with the IRS for 16 years and is currently the Executive Assistant, Technical for the Pass Through Entity Practice Area in LB&I. Before coming to the IRS, Maria had 15 years of experience working in large and regional public accounting firms and multi-national corporations. At the IRS, Maria has been a Technical Advisor for Financial Accounting Issues, worked on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and was Territory Manager for teams in DC, Virginia and Maryland. In her current role, Maria has overseen the implementation of the new centralized partnership procedures commonly referred to as BBA and now overseeing the initiation of LB&I’s Large Partnership Compliance program.

Registration & Attendance Information
Note: Registration has closed for this event.
Ground Rules

Statements made by government employees are made in their personal capacity and may not be relied upon as an authorized statement of any government agency.
No recording devices allowed.
FBA Tax Section membership is not required to participate, but you are encouraged to visit https://www.fedbar.org/membership/for information on becoming a member.

Interested in Speaking? If you are interested in leading a future monthly call, please contact cfederico@crowell.com or brandon.king@bakermckenzie.com.

Law Student Series: Public Defender Service for DC Overview
2021-07-15 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Law Student Series: Public Defender Service for DC Overview
Staff attorneys for the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia (PDSDC) will provide an agency overview and discuss available career options and potential career paths within the agency. Join staff attorneys from the Appeals, Special Litigation and Trial divisions to get a sense of our work and the types of experience we seek when hiring. Information about our work and divisions is available on our website at www.pdsdc.org.
Presented by: Law Student Division & Younger Lawyers Division
The Law Student Series provides students, legal interns, and recent graduates with the opportunity to participate in a variety of presentations hosted by various FBA leaders, federal agencies, and other notable speakers. These free webinars allow attendees to learn directly from practitioners about career development, missions and operations, employment opportunities, and more! Check the program page for updates as programming is added.

About the Presenters
Paige White, Trial Attorney (Moderator)

Steve Marcus, Staff Attorney, Special Litigation
Steve Marcus is an attorney in the Special Litigation Division at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, where he represents individuals in post-conviction proceedings and challenges systemic injustice through affirmative civil rights litigation. Previously, Steve served as a law clerk to Judge Harry Edwards of the D.C. Circuit and to Judge Jesse Furman of the Southern District of New York. He holds a J.D. from New York University School of Law, where he was a Root-Tilden-Kern public interest scholar and Articles Editor of the Law Review, and a B.A. from Princeton University.
Jason Tulley, Supervising Attorney and Former Training Director, Trial Division
Jason D. Tulley is currently a Supervisor in the Trial Division at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia (PDS). Prior to that he was the Training Director where he trained all the new attorney at PDS for five years and trained over one hundred of the court appointed private attorneys in Superior Court. For the five years before that, Mr. Tulley was Special Counsel for Forensics and Expert services where he led the organization’s nationally renowned Forensic Practice Group which focuses on litigation of science issues from DNA to fingerprints to the psychology of eyewitness identification and manages the agency’s budget for expert witnesses. Mr. Tulley has been at PDS for eighteen years where he has tried murder, sexual assault, and other major felony cases as well as worked on the forensic issues for the D.C. exoneration cases which led to the FBI Hair review. He is also past Chair of NACDL’s Forensic Science Committee, where he worked on a national level to ensure scientifically sound forensic practices and education for the defense bar in all forensic disciplines. Prior to working in D.C., Mr. Tulley was an attorney in the Trial Division of New York City’s Capital Defender Officer, where as a Deputy Capital Defender he represented indigent persons facing death penalty charges. Before moving to New York, Mr. Tulley was an associate for Bennett & Nathans, LLP, a small Maryland law firm that handled state and federal civil and criminal cases, including a substantial capital defense practice. He graduated from the State University of New York at Binghamton in 1992, and then the University of Maryland School Of Law in 1995.
Jennifer Williams, Staff Attorney, Appeals
Interested in one of our other PDSDC divisions – Parole, Juvenile Services, Prisoner Reentry Legal Services, Mental Health, Civil Legal Services (including special education and immigration)? Stay tuned for our virtual open house for law students (July 22) and lawyers (July 23).

Registration
Note: Registration has closed for this event.

Live Captioning: Closed captioning is available for all virtual webcasts.

Internet Requirements: Virtual programs require suitable internet strength to stream online panels. A minimum internet connection of 800 Kbps is recommended for an optimal attendee experience. Test your connection here.

CLE
Please note CLE will not be offered for this event.

Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How do I access the virtual webinar?
A: Each webinar will have a unique link to watch the live broadcast. Registered attendees will receive login instructions via a calendar invitations 24 hours prior to the webinar.
Q: Will recordings of the sessions be available after the event?
A: Approved sessions will be available for registrants to view live and on-demand following the webinar.
Q: Who do I contact for more information?
A: Please contact sections@fedbar.org for any other questions.

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
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Law Student Series: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Panel
2021-07-20 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Law Student Series: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Panel
Come find out about careers at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which is the primary agency charged by Congress with interpreting and enforcing, inter alia, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Hear from attorneys in the Office of General Counsel, Office of Legal Counsel, Officer of Federal Operations, and the Washington Field Office about their civil rights work in employment discrimination.
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Presented by: Law Student Division & Younger Lawyers Division
The Law Student Series provides students, legal interns, and recent graduates with the opportunity to participate in a variety of presentations hosted by various FBA leaders, federal agencies, and other notable speakers. These free webinars allow attendees to learn directly from practitioners about career development, missions and operations, employment opportunities, and more! Check the program page for updates as programming is added.

Presenters
Anne Noel Occhialino, Senior Appellate Attorney, Office of General Counsel
Tiane Doman, Attorney Advisor, Office of Field Programs
Sharon Alexander, Chief of Staff to the Vice Chair (on detail from her position as Administrative Judge, Washington Field Office)
Kerry Leibig, Senior Attorney Advisor

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Registration for this event will close July 19 at 2 PM ET.
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Law Student Series: Federal Prosecutor Panel Discussion - Working with OIGs
2021-07-22 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Law Student Series: Federal Prosecutor Panel Discussion – Working with OIGs
Please join speakers Paul Kaufman, Assistant United States Attorney in the Civil Division of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; Michael McCarthy, Criminal Trial Attorney, DOJ Criminal Division, Fraud Section; and Frieda Zimmerman, Special Assistant United States Attorney at the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the Inspector General, Eastern District of Washington. The prosecutors will discuss their experiences working civil and criminal cases with various Offices of the Inspector General (OIGs), and how Special Assistant United States Attorneys (SAUSAs) are detailed to work OIG cases in Districts throughout the country.
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Presented by: Law Student Division & Younger Lawyers Division
The Law Student Series provides students, legal interns, and recent graduates with the opportunity to participate in a variety of presentations hosted by various FBA leaders, federal agencies, and other notable speakers. These free webinars allow attendees to learn directly from practitioners about career development, missions and operations, employment opportunities, and more! Check the program page for updates as programming is added.

About the Presenters
Paul Kaufman, Assistant United States Attorney in the Civil Division of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Michael McCarthy, Criminal Trial Attorney, DOJ Criminal Division, Fraud Section
Frieda Zimmerman, Special Assistant United States Attorney at the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the Inspector General, Eastern District of Washington

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Registration for this event will close July 21 at 4 PM ET.
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Webinar: Private International Law Bodies and the Panel of Recognized International Market Experts (P.R.I.M.E.) in Finance
2021-07-23 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online, US
Private International Law Bodies and the Panel of Recognized International Market Experts (P.R.I.M.E.) in Finance
This webinar introduces law students and younger lawyers to how private international law bodies play a role in dispute resolution. We’ll examine how the bodies reduce legal uncertainty, help private parties manage systemic risk, and provide a forum for creating an authoritative body of law to resolve private matters. We’ll also examine P.R.I.M.E. Finance and its role in resolving disputes related to derivatives and other complex financial products.
Quarterly webinar programs for the International Courts Program engage experts working in and around the International Court of Justice and other international courts and tribunals in one-hour topical programs open to members of the FBA. Learn more.
Webinar Presented by: International Law Section
Co-Sponsored by: Southern District of New York Chapter
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Registration for this event will close Friday, July 23 at 12 PM ET.

About the Presenters
Hon. Mimi Tsankov, Board of Directors, Federal Bar Association (Moderator)
Mimi Tsankov is an Immigration Judge at the New York Federal Plaza Immigration Court. In the past 15 years presiding at Immigration Courts in New York, Colorado, and California, she has held a variety of national leadership roles including Pro Bono Liaison Judge, contributing editor to the Immigration Judge Benchbook, Attorney Discipline Adjudicator, Chair, Immigration Court – Board of Immigration Appeals Precedent Committee, Mentor Judge, and Juvenile Docket Best Practices Committee Chair. She is currently active in a variety of roles in the National Association of Immigration Judges (NAIJ), including Eastern Regional Vice President, and chairing committees addressing gender equality issues and vulnerable populations cases. In her personal capacity, she has been elected to the Federal Bar Association (FBA) Board of Directors, and serves as Immediate Past President of the FBA Southern District of New York (SDNY) Chapter. She is a prior Chair of the FBA national International Law Section. Presently she serves on the Board of the Judicial Division and the Diversity and Inclusion Committee. In Fall 2020, she chaired a national law student three-part webinar program entitled, Racial Equality and the SDGs: A Certificate Training Program for Law Students. This program was accessible to all law students, nationwide. Judge Tsankov is co-chair of the National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ) Immigration Law Committee, and is Vice President of Publications. At the American Bar Association (ABA), she is currently serving on a presidential appointment to the Commission on Immigration, and is a member of the Executive Board of the Judicial Division, National Conference of Administrative Law Judiciary. Judge Tsankov serves as an adjunct faculty member at the Fordham Law School in New York. She publishes regularly and in the past few months has published articles in the California Western Law Review, the International Bar Association Immigration Law Journal, and the ABA Human Rights Magazine. She speaks regularly before members of the immigration law community at international, national, and regional conferences.
Featured Panelists:
Jeffrey Golden, Founder of P.R.I.M.E. Finance
Jeffrey Golden is Founder and Chair Emeritus of The P.R.I.M.E. Finance Foundation in The Hague, and a member of the Foundation’s Panel of Recognized International Market Experts in Finance, an Honorary Fellow and Member of Court of the London School of Economics, where he has also been Visiting Professor in the Law Department (2010-2013), and Joint Head of Chambers at 3 Hare Court. He previously retired from international law firm Allen & Overy LLP, which he joined as a partner in 1994 after 15 years with the leading Wall Street practice of Cravath, Swaine & Moore. He was the founding partner of Allen & Overy’s US law practice and senior partner in the firm’s global derivatives practice and has broad experience of a wide range of capital markets matters, including swaps and derivatives, international securities offerings, US private placements and listings and mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. He has acted extensively for the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, was a principal author of ISDA’s master agreements and has acted as an arbitrator and appeared as an expert witness in several high profile derivatives cases. He is General Editor of the Capital Markets Law Journal (Oxford University Press), and his most recent book (co-edited with Carolyn Lamm), International Financial Disputes: Arbitration and Mediation, is published by Oxford University Press.
Jeffrey has served on the ABA’s working group on the rule of law and economic development (Chair), the Financial Markets Law Committee’s working groups on amicus briefs, emergency powers legislation and Enron v TXU (Chair), the Financial Law Panel’s working groups on agency dealings by fund managers and other intermediaries and building societies legislation, the Federal Trust’s working group on European securities regulation, the European Commission’s study group, the City of London joint working group and ISDA task forces on the legal aspects of monetary union and the Financial Stability Board’s Market Participants Group for Reforming Interest Rate Benchmarks.
He is former Chair of the Society of English and American Lawyers (SEAL) and of the ABA’s Section of International Law, Senior Advisor to its Financial Engineering for Economic Development (FEED) task force and a former Co-Chair of its International Securities and Capital Markets and U.S. Lawyers Practicing Abroad Committees, an elected member of the American Law Institute and a Life Fellow (former Co-Chair, International) of the American Bar Foundation. He has also served on the Steering Committee of the ABA/UNDP International Legal Resource Center, as a member of the ABA House of Delegates, on the ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20 and as Section of International Law Liaison to the ABA Financial Markets Regulatory Reform task force (Chair, Derivatives Working Group).
He studied at Duke University, the London School of Economics and Political Science and Columbia University School of Law, from which he received his J.D. degree with honors in 1978. He is General Editor of the Capital Markets Law Journal (Oxford University Press), a former trustee of the International Bar Association Foundation, a former Chairman of the LSE Alumni Association and a member of the International Advisory Board of the Global Law and Finance Network of Columbia Law School, Oxford University and Frankfurt University, the International Lawyers for Africa (ILFA) Advisory Committee and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Local Capital Market Development Legal and Regulatory Assessment Advisory Panel.
Recent awards for Jeffrey Golden, his projects and his law firm teams include selection for the inaugural Arbitration Powerlist 2019 (Legal 500/Legal Business); Best Arbitration Development of the Year 2016 (runner up), Best Published Arbitration Decision of the Year 2015 (runner up) and Best Newcomer 2012 – P.R.I.M.E. Finance (Global Arbitration Review), Derivatives Law Firm of the Year 2009 (RISK), 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 (Derivatives Week); FT Innovative Lawyers Award 2007 (Financial Times); and Capital Markets Team of the Year 1998 (Legal Business). He has topped the rankings for derivatives lawyers and drawn accolades from all leading law firm directories, including, among others, having been hailed as “Mr. Derivatives” (Chambers) and “legendary” (Legal 500) and credited with having “written the law on derivatives” (Legal 500). In 2016, Jeffrey was elected and subsequently called as an Honorary Master of the Bench at the Honourable Society of Middle Temple, and; 2019, he was awarded the American Bar Association International Lifetime Achievement Award; in 2020, he received the inaugural Lifetime Contributor – Private Practice Award at Law.com/Legal Week’s Legal Innovation Awards 2020 ceremony.
Honorable Elizabeth Stong, US Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of New York
Judge Stong is a US Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of New York, and assumed the bench in 2003. Previously, she was a litigation partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher, litigation associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore, and law clerk to US District Judge David Mazzone. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Council of the American Law Institute, the Advisory Committee to Columbia University’s Committee on Global Thought, and the Board of the ABA Center for Innovation. She holds leadership roles in the Practising Law Institute, PRIME Finance, New York City Bar Association, New York County Lawyers Association, and the ABA’s Business Law Section, International Law Section, and Judicial Division, among other organizations.
Her past positions include Harvard Law School Association President, National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges International Judicial Relations Committee Chair, Co-Chair of the American Bar Foundation New York Fellows, and New York City Bar ADR Committee Chair. She also served on the ABA’s Standing Committees on Pro Bono and Public Service, the American Judicial System, and Continuing Legal Education, and Commissions on Women in the Profession, and Homelessness and Poverty.
Judge Stong is an adjunct professor at Brooklyn Law School and has trained judges in more than twenty-five countries on five continents, with ABA-ROLI, INSOL, the World Bank, and US Commerce Department. She has received many awards for her work to improve access to justice. She received her AB magna cum laude and her JD from Harvard University.
Professor Louise Ellen Teitz, Former U.S. First Secretary to the Hague Conference of Private International Law
Louise Ellen Teitz is a renowned scholar of private international law and international procedural law, she is also part of RWU Law’s founding faculty. From 2011 to 2014, Professor Teitz served as First Secretary at the Hague Conference on Private International Law, with her primary responsibilities focused on family law areas — including the 1980 and 1996 Conventions; as well as related projects on enforcement of family mediation agreements; the “Malta Process” (Sharia-based legal systems); cross-border parentage; unmarried couples; and relocation.
Professor Teitz’s academic areas of expertise include private international law, international litigation and dispute resolution, international business transactions, international family law, comparative law, civil procedure, conflict of laws, international aspects of electronic commerce, professional responsibility, and antitrust.
She is a graduate of Yale College and Southern Methodist University School of Law. After law school, she clerked for Judge John R. Brown of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and practiced law for several years with law firms in Dallas, Texas, and Washington, D.C. In addition to prior teaching experience at several prestigious U.S. law schools (Boston University School of Law, University of Illinois College of Law, Washington & Lee University School of Law, Rutgers University School of Law – Camden), she has been on the faculties of the University of Konstanz in Germany and the University of Bern in Switzerland. Professor Teitz has taught at the University of Antwerp, University of Geneva, University of Bologna, and Catholica University in Lisbon, Portugal; has been a Visiting Scholar at the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), in Vienna, and at the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) in Rome; and lectures frequently abroad. She has also been as Scholar in Residence at NYU Law School, Center for Transnational Litigation, Arbitration, and Commercial Law and a Visiting Scholar at the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for International and European Procedural Law, Luxembourg Author of two books and numerous articles on her areas of expertise, Professor Teitz is currently working on a West Casebook on Comparative Law with Peter Winship and a Second Edition of Transnational Litigation, her earlier treatise.
Professor Teitz’s law reform work has ranged from domestic state law to international State law. She has been a member of the U.S. Delegation to the Hague for the Judgments Convention and for the Choice of Court Agreements Convention, and is a member of the US Secretary of State’s Advisory Committee on Private International Law. She has served as an expert testifying before the U.S. Senate, the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the Council of Europe. Professor Teitz was co-reporter on the Uniform International Choice of Court Agreements Act, and serves as a Uniform Law Commissioner from the State of Rhode Island. She is active in the American Bar Association, having chaired several committees and divisions and served on the Council of the ABA International Law Section. She has served as an ABA delegation Observer to UNICITRAL’s Working Group III on Online Dispute Resolution and was a member of the ABA Task Force on Electronic Commerce and Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Professor Teitz was also Co-Reporter on the Uniform Law Commission (NCCUSL) Drafting Committee on the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements and is a member of the American Bar Association and Uniform Law Commissioners (NCCUSL) Joint Editorial Board on International Law. Professor Teitz was appointed to be a Uniform Law Commissioner from Rhode Island in June 2015.
Professor Teitz is a member of the American Law Institute, the International Association of Procedural Law (elected to the Council), The International Academy of Comparative Law, and ASADIP; is a U.S. representative to the International Law Association’s International Commercial Arbitration Committee and Committee on Protection of Privacy in International and Procedural Law; is on the Executive Committee of the American Branch of the International Law Association and Editor of the American Branch of the International Law Association Proceedings 2014-2019; and has served on the Academic Council of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration.
Linda Strite Murnane, “Of Counsel”, Dave Cusack Law Firm, LLC; Retired Chief Circuit Military Judge (European and Eastern Circuits); Colonel, USAF, Ret. (Program Co-Chair)
Colonel Linda Strite Murnane (U.S. Air Force, Retired) is “Of Counsel” with the Dave Cusack Law Firm, LLC. She served as the Chief, Court Management Services Section for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon Leidschendam, The Netherlands and as the Chief, Court Management at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, in The Hague, The Netherlands. She served two years as the Acting Senior Legal Officer for Trial Chamber III at the Yugoslavia Tribunal. As the Chief Court Management Services Section at the Lebanon and Yugoslavia Tribunals, she was responsible for the electronic filing and evidence systems, and the support teams comprised of lawyers and other legal support staff proving in court services which operated in English, French and Arabic or Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian. While at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon she was also designated as the Independent Commissioner and, upon assignment, investigated allegations of misconduct involving defence (European spelling convention) counsel and legal representatives of victims who appear before the Tribunal. While at the Yugoslavia Tribunal, she led teams totaling about 40 staff involved in the daily operation of the courtrooms in which the trials of alleged war criminals were being conducted under the mandate of the United Nations Security Council. Colonel Murnane has participated in training programs as an adjunct faculty member for the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies, training judges, lawyers and civilian leaders in Liberia, Rwanda, Zambia, Argentina, Latvia, and Papua New Guinea, on a wide range of legal topics.

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Law Student Series: Office of Inspector General Career Panel
2021-07-27 11:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
Law Student Series: Office of Inspector General Career Panel
The Career Panel will feature four distinguished OIG attorneys with a breadth of experience from: U.S. Office of Personnel Management, U.S. Government Publishing Office, U.S. Agency for International Development, and the Farm Credit Administration. The format will be a moderated discussion with questions designed to elicit practical advice for law students and young lawyers.
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Presented by: Law Student Division & Younger Lawyers Division
The Law Student Series provides students, legal interns, and recent graduates with the opportunity to participate in a variety of presentations hosted by various FBA leaders, federal agencies, and other notable speakers. These free webinars allow attendees to learn directly from practitioners about career development, missions and operations, employment opportunities, and more! Check the program page for updates as programming is added.

About the Presenters
Sarah Wahl, Recruiting Officer, Attorney-Advisor, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Office of Personnel Management (Co-Moderator)
Fritz Swartzbaugh, Deputy Counsel, Office of the Inspector, General U.S. AbilityOne Commission (Co-Moderator)
Paul St. Hillaire, Assistant Inspector General for Legal and Legislative Affairs, U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Paul St. Hillaire was appointed Assistant Inspector General for Legal and Legislative Affairs (AIGL) in October 2019. He is responsible for overseeing the Office of Legal and Legislative Affairs (OLLA), which provides legal advice and guidance to the Inspector General and the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) components and interacts with Congress on behalf of the OIG. He also serves as the Debarring Official, who is responsible for debarment and suspension actions of health care providers participating in the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program. Prior to his appointment to the AIGL, Mr. St. Hillaire served as senior counsel and Acting AIGL in OLLA, and Acting Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Management in the OIG. He previously served as Deputy Assistant General Counsel in the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) Office of the General Counsel and in several other roles in the OPM organization formerly known as Retirement and Insurance Services. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Maryland and received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Baltimore.
Susan Ruge-Hudson, Counselor to the Inspector General, U.S. Government Publishing Office
Susan L. Ruge-Hudson serves as the Counselor to the Inspector General. In this role, she provides legal and policy advice to the Inspector General on a wide variety of topics, including issues related to protecting the office’s independence. Her primary duty is to support and assist the Inspector General as he executes his oversight responsibilities under the GPO Inspector General Act of 1988 and the Inspector General Act of 1978. She also works closely with the Assistant Inspector’s General on matters related to audits, inspections, investigations, and other oversight activities.
Ruge-Hudson has been in the Inspector General Community since 2010, when she joined the U.S. Office of Personnel Management Office of the Inspector General. While at OPM OIG, she was the Senior Counsel for Legislative and External Affairs and oversaw all Congressional and media outreach efforts. She left OPM OIG in 2019 to join the Defense Digital Service, a small office reporting directly to the Secretary of Defense, charged with bringing IT practices from the private sector to the Department of Defense.
Prior to joining the Federal Government, Ruge-Hudson worked at private law firms, specializing in tax law. She has a Bachelor of Science in Politics from Washington & Lee University, a J.D. from Columbia Law School, and an LL.M in Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center.
Tanner Horton-Jones, Senior Counsel with U.S. Agency for International Development OIG’s Office of General Counsel
As senior counsel with USAID OIG’s Office of General Counsel, Tanner leads a team of three attorneys with a primary focus on meeting the legal needs of the Office of Audit and Office of Management. The team supplies research and advice to each audit from its inception through the closure of its recommendations, along with support for OIG’s contracting unit, learning and development program, IT team, internal policy management, and other core administrative functions. Additionally, Tanner is the legal liaison for USAID OIG’s unique work providing oversight of U.S. overseas contingency operations in partnership with the Inspectors General for the Departments of State and Defense. He also serves as the OIG’s Whistleblower Protection Coordinator, ensuring that the OIG fulfills its obligation to educate employees about whistleblower rights and properly respond to retaliation complaints. He is actively involved in the OIG community, including teaching courses through the CIGIE Training Institute.
Tanner holds a J.D. from American University Washington College of Law and is licensed to practice law by the State of Maryland. He completed his undergraduate studies at Sewanee, where he studied French and Political Science.
Kevin Miller, Counsel to the Inspector General, Farm Credit Administration
Kevin T. Miller serves as Counsel to the Inspector General at the Farm Credit Administration, an independent agency tasked with regulating and supervising the Farm Credit System, a nationwide network of borrower-owned financial institutions that provide credit and related services to agriculture and rural America. He provides legal and other advice to the Inspector General and Office of Inspector General staff concerning audits, inspections, evaluations, investigations, and other matters relevant to the office’s oversight responsibilities.
Before joining the FCA OIG in 2018, Miller worked as an attorney-advisor in the U.S. Office of Personnel Management OIG. He is a graduate the George Washington University Law School and the University of Virginia and is a member of the Virginia and New Jersey Bars.

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TTSL Section: Meet John E. Putnam, DOT Acting General Counsel (Virtual Event)
2021-07-28 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
The Transportation & Transportation Security Law Section invites FBA members and special guests to join Department of Transportation Acting General Counsel John E. Putnam for this program to learn about DOT priorities and his role in working with senior DOT leadership and DOT attorneys to advance the mission of the Department.

This program will be on MS Teams and in moderated Q&A format. The moderator for the program will be David Y. Bannard, Partner, Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell LLP and TTSL Section Chair 2018-2019.

Sponsored by: Transportation & Transportation Security Law Section

Registration is Closed

About the Speakers
David Bannard, Partner, Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell LLP (Moderator)
John Putnam, Deputy General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Transportation
John E. Putnam has been appointed as the Deputy General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Transportation, and will serve as the Acting General Counsel. In this role, he works closely with the Department’s senior leadership and nearly 500 attorneys to manage legal and policy matters concerning all of the Department’s operating administrations.
Prior to joining the Biden Administration, John worked most of his career as a transportation, environment, and energy attorney in Denver and Washington, DC. He represented State departments of transportation, local governments, transportation agencies, and private entities in Colorado and nationwide on a range of transportation, energy, environmental issues under the Federal transportation laws, the Clean Air Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, and the Clean Water Act.
Most recently, John was the Director of Environmental Programs for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). He was responsible for overseeing the air, water, waste, and environmental health and sustainability divisions, as well as coordinating with the Air Quality Control Commission, Solid and Hazardous Waste Commission, and Water Quality Control Commission. While at CDPHE, he also served as a Commissioner on the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission and Trustee for the Natural Resource Damages Trustees. John worked closely with the Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado Energy Office, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Agriculture, and other agencies to develop Colorado’s Roadmap for Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Roadmap, clean truck plans, critical infrastructure COVID-19 support, and other programs for the State of Colorado.
John also served as chair and member of the Regional Air Quality Council, which is the lead air quality planning agency for the Denver metropolitan area and North Front Range, as well as chair of the Boulder Planning Board and Boulder Board of Open Space Trustees. He also served as a consulted expert or committee member for projects for the United States Government Accountability Office, the Transportation Research Board, the National Academies, and Airports Council International.
John received his law degree from the University of Chicago and Bachelor’s degree from Williams College.

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Webinar: The First Amendment and Federal Courts
2021-07-28 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online, US
This program will provide an overview of some of the current First Amendment issues pertinent to federal court practitioners, including access to coverage of court proceedings, the rise of “anti-SLAPP” statutes, and implications of false information and disinformation in the defamation context.
Presented by the Civil Rights Law Section and Federal Judicial Law Clerk Committee

About the Presenters
Leita Walker, Partner, Ballard Spahr LLP
Leita Walker is a litigator and trial lawyer in the Media and Entertainment Law Group of Ballard Spahr LLP in Minneapolis. Leita has nearly 15 years of experience defending media organizations in libel litigation and helping them obtain access to governmental and judicial records. Most recently, she served as counsel for media outlets covering the trial of officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, obtaining what Law360 described as “extraordinary access” to members of the public. “Let people watch the process, because they will trust it more if they can see it,” Walker said.

Ashley Messenger, Senior Associate General Counsel, National Public Radio (NPR)
Ashley Messenger is Senior Associate General Counsel at National Public Radio (NPR), specializing in First Amendment and Media Law. She has been a media lawyer for over 25 years at various news organizations, and was formerly a commercial radio talk show host. She has taught First Amendment law at the University of Michigan Law School and media law at American University, The George Washington University, and George Mason University. She is also the author of a textbook, Media Law: A Practical Guide, as well as numerous law review articles.
Eric Weslander, Attorney, Stevens & Brand LLP (Moderator)
Eric Weslander is a litigator and former journalist with Stevens & Brand LLP in Lawrence, KS. Eric uses his investigative and storytelling skills to advocate for clients in a variety of lawsuits involving tort claims, business disputes, media law and governmental regulation. He has teamed with the ACLU of Kansas to bring a First Amendment lawsuit challenging school restrictions on the contents of student protests, and has successfully defended lawsuits under Kansas’ recently enacted Public Speech Protection Act, an “anti-SLAPP” statute which aims to deter meritless lawsuits that chill public speech.

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Live Captioning: Closed captioning is available for all virtual webcasts.
Cancellation Policy: No refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on July 21, 2021. 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.
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CLE
CLE: 1 CLE Credit (60min state) / 1.2 CLE Credit (50min state)
CLE Credit will be processed/reported approximately 4-6 weeks after the event date and available for credit in states that allow credit for live webinar presentations. You must attend the live broadcast, answer engagement polls, and accurately enter your bar number in our database to receive credit. Certificates and required documentation for self-reporting states will be issued via email, upon state bar approval. Thank you in advance for your patience, as state bars are experiencing significant delays with virtual program processing.
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If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact Caitlin Rider, Sr. Conference Manager.

Law Student Series: Federal Bureau of Investigation Career Panel
2021-07-29 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Law Student Series: Federal Bureau of Investigation Career Panel
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the nation’s premier law enforcement and intelligence agency. Our mission is to protect the American people and uphold the Constitution of the United States. We seek individuals from a diverse array of personal and professional backgrounds who are committed to applying their skills, talents, and integrity to join our team and help us fulfill our mission. Hear from the FBI’s division counsel team at the Washington Field Office who will discuss their path and career opportunities within the bureau.
Registration is Closed
Presented by: Law Student Division & Younger Lawyers Division
The Law Student Series provides students, legal interns, and recent graduates with the opportunity to participate in a variety of presentations hosted by various FBA leaders, federal agencies, and other notable speakers. These free webinars allow attendees to learn directly from practitioners about career development, missions and operations, employment opportunities, and more! Check the program page for updates as programming is added.

About the Presenters
Allison K. Lawter, Chief Division Counsel
Mary Jo Ervin, Associate Division Counsel
Sally Anne Moyer, Associate General Counsel
Dennis J. Kamph, Unit Chief
Roland C. Draughn III, Special Agent

Registration
Registration for this event will close July 28 at 2 PM ET.
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Live Captioning: Closed captioning is available for all virtual webcasts.

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Webinar: The Capitol Hill Chapter’s Quarterly Supreme Court Update
2021-08-02 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online, US
Join us for this quarter’s Supreme Court update from Supreme Court practitioners Charlie Dameron, Caroline Flynn, and Blake Stafford. Charlie, Caroline, and Blake have experience clerking with the Court and federal courts of appeals, briefing cases argued before the Justices, and preparing frequent and repeat players for oral arguments, in addition to myriad fantastic experiences. They’ll fill you in on what the Court is up to, some interesting cases and issues facing the Judiciary this Term, what the new composition of the Court entails for the current caseload, and more. Come ready with questions and join us for this one-hour overview of all you need to know about recent developments in the world of Supreme Court and appellate practice.
Sponsored by the Capitol Hill Chapter
Registration for this event is now closed.

About the Presenters
Charlie Dameron, Associate, Latham & Watkins LLP
Charlie Dameron is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Litigation & Trial Department. He is currently a member of Latham’s Recruiting Committee. Charlie returned to Latham in 2018 after working as a law clerk for Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. of the United States Supreme Court. Prior to joining Latham, he clerked for Judge Raymond M. Kethledge of the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Charlie graduated from Yale Law School, where he served as notes editor for the Yale Law Journal and as a student director of the Yale Supreme Court Clinic.
Caroline Flynn, Associate, Latham & Watkins LLP
Caroline Flynn is an associate in the Supreme Court and Appellate Practice of the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins. She focuses her practice on Supreme Court, appellate, and complex commercial litigation, with a particular emphasis on constitutional and administrative law. Before joining Latham, Caroline served as a law clerk to Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. of the Supreme Court of the United States, Judge Sri Srinivasan of the US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, and Judge Joel M. Flaum of the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Caroline also previously served as an Attorney-Adviser in the Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel, where she advised the President, the Attorney General, and federal agencies regarding the legality of executive action. She is a member of the Edward Coke Appellate Inn of Court.
Blake Stafford, Associate, Latham & Watkins LLP
Blake Stafford is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the firm’s Litigation & Trial Department. He focuses his practice on Supreme Court and appellate litigation and also assists with strategic analysis and complex briefing in high-stakes trial court litigation. Prior to joining Latham full-time, Blake was a summer associate in the Washington, D.C. office and clerked for Judge Jay S. Bybee of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Blake earned his JD at Wake Forest University School of Law, where he graduated magna cum laude and first in his class. He won the James F. Hoge Award for Best Student Submission to the Wake Forest Law Review. He also competed as a member of Wake Forest’s national moot court team, which won the overall National Championship and the Best Brief Award at the NYC Bar Association National Moot Court Competition.

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

Law Student Series: Library of Congress Career Panel
2021-08-03 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Law Student Series: Library of Congress Career Panel
What is it like to work as a lawyer in the world’s largest library? A panel of lawyers working throughout the Library of Congress – OGC, the Law Library, the Copyright Office, the Congressional Research Service, the Contracts office, and the EEO/Diversity Office – will talk about the wide range of legal and policy work they do in the Library.
Registration is Closed
Presented by: Law Student Division & Younger Lawyers Division
The Law Student Series provides students, legal interns, and recent graduates with the opportunity to participate in a variety of presentations hosted by various FBA leaders, federal agencies, and other notable speakers. These free webinars allow attendees to learn directly from practitioners about career development, missions and operations, employment opportunities, and more! Check the program page for updates as programming is added.

Presenters
Hope O’Keeffe, Sr. Associate General Counsel, OGC
Aslihan Bulut, Acting Law Librarian of Congress
Ron Backes, Director, Contracts and Grants Directorate
Katie Noethe, Supervisory Equal Employment Specialist and ADA Coordinator, Office of EEO and Diversity Programs
Aurelia J. Schultz, Counsel for Policy and International Affairs, Copyright Office
Carrie Lyons, Legal Advisor, CRS Office of the Counselor

Registration
Registration for this event will close August 2 at 2 PM ET.
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FBA Members & Nonmembers: Complimentary Registration

Live Captioning: Closed captioning is available for all virtual webcasts.

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CLE
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SDNY Chapter: Talking with Trailblazers Series
2021-08-04 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Online, US
Talking with Trailblazers Series
Wednesday, August 4, 2021 | 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM EST
Please join the Federal Bar Association’s SDNY Chapter as we kick off an exciting new program, Talking With Trailblazers, a series of discussions with trailblazing lawyers and judges as they share their inspiring journeys.
Our guest speaker for the inaugural session on August 4, 2021 is Patricia Martone, a renowned patent attorney, arbitrator, adjunct professor and currently a research fellow with multiple awards and many “firsts” – the first woman to make partner in a major patent law firm, trial partner in the landmark Polaroid v. Kodak case winning the largest patent damages award at the time, launching the first Asian practice at a major law firm, first woman & first lesbian woman to chair the Board of New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, and many more!
This virtual fireside chat will be moderated by Padmaja Chinta, the Chapter’s Chief Diversity Officer, and followed by an open Q&A.

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Registration for this event is complimentary

CLE
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If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact Padmaja Chinta

Law Student Series: Institute of Museum and Library Services Agency Overview
2021-08-05 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Law Student Series: Institute of Museum and Library Services Agency Overview
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is an independent federal agency that advances, supports, and empowers the nation’s museums and libraries through grantmaking, research, and policy development. Representatives from the Office of General Counsel will discuss what it is like to be an attorney at a small agency and will provide an overview of the wide range of substantive areas on which they advise, including administrative law and the interpretation of our authorizing legislation, federal grants law, appropriations law, employment law, civil rights compliance, ethics standards, and open government law.
Registration is Closed
Presented by: Law Student Division & Younger Lawyers Division
The Law Student Series provides students, legal interns, and recent graduates with the opportunity to participate in a variety of presentations hosted by various FBA leaders, federal agencies, and other notable speakers. These free webinars allow attendees to learn directly from practitioners about career development, missions and operations, employment opportunities, and more! Check the program page for updates as programming is added.

Presenters
Nancy E. Weiss, General Counsel
Amanda M.F. Bakale, Assistant General Counsel

Registration
Registration for this event will close August 4 at 2 PM ET.
Registration Fees

FBA Members & Nonmembers: Complimentary Registration

Live Captioning: Closed captioning is available for all virtual webcasts.

Internet Requirements: Virtual programs require suitable internet strength to stream online panels. A minimum internet connection of 800 Kbps is recommended for an optimal attendee experience. Test your connection here.

CLE
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How do I access the virtual webinar?
A: Each webinar will have a unique link to watch the live broadcast. Registered attendees will receive login instructions via a calendar invitations 24 hours prior to the webinar.
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Q: Who do I contact for more information?
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Webinar: The Use of International Law in Domestic Courts and International Tribunals
2021-08-11 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online, US
Robert “Bob” Pauw, a partner with Gibbs Houston Pauw in Seattle, Washington, will focus on the use of international law in U.S. domestic courts and at the Inter American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). Mr. Pauw will discuss exhaustion of domestic remedies, the procedure for bringing claims to the IACHR, and the enforceability of decisions issued by international tribunals. Although under the Constitution international law is part of “the supreme Law of the Land,” courts and agencies may be reluctant to follow requirements of international law. Often international law is not directly enforceable in United States courts and it can be difficult to convince courts and agencies to follow international law norms. Mr. Pauw will discuss how, in spite of these difficulties, international law may be useful for purposes of constitutional and statutory interpretation, and ways to facilitate consideration of international law by courts and agencies. The IACHR cases which will be discussed involve removal proceedings under U.S. immigration law.
Presented by the International Law Section
Co-Sponsored by the Immigration Law Section
Registration for this event is now closed.

About the Presenters
Robert “Bob” Pauw, Founding Partner, Gibbs Houston Pauw
Robert Pauw is a founding partner of Gibbs Houston Pauw. Since 1983 he has successfully represented thousands of individuals and businesses in immigration cases. Mr. Pauw has extensive experience in all aspects of immigration law and is nationally known for his focus on immigration-related litigation. Mr. Pauw has been a faculty member at the American Immigration Lawyers Association (“AILA”) Litigation Training Institute and an Adjunct Professor of Immigration Law at the Seattle University School of Law. He is a frequent speaker on immigration law at AILA National and Regional Conferences and symposiums, and often serves as a legal advisor to non-profit organizations and advocacy groups on the issues of immigration. Mr. Pauw is annually ranked as a “Super Lawyer” by Law & Politics Magazine.

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FBA Member: $0
Nonmember: $75

Live Captioning: Closed captioning is available for all virtual webcasts.
Cancellation Policy: No refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on August 4, 2021. 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.
Internet Requirements: Virtual programs require suitable internet strength to stream online panels. A minimum internet connection of 800 Kbps is recommended for an optimal attendee experience. Test your connection here.

CLE
CLE: 1 CLE Credit (60min state) / 1.2 CLE Credit (50min state)
CLE Credit will be processed/reported approximately 4-6 weeks after the event date and available for credit in states that allow credit for live webinar presentations. You must attend the live broadcast, answer engagement polls, and accurately enter your bar number in our database to receive credit. Certificates and required documentation for self-reporting states will be issued via email, upon state bar approval. Thank you in advance for your patience, as state bars are experiencing significant delays with virtual program processing.
Click Here for more information on CLE Attendance and Reporting.

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

Admiralty Law Section: Who is a Seaman? Modern Developments in Admiralty Law on Seaman Status
2021-08-16 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
The August 16 Admiralty Law Section Roundtable will feature a discussion on new developments about who can be considered a seaman for Jones Act purposes and whether and what impact Sieracki status can have on your cases.
Join us for an interactive roundtable among respected lawyers to discuss their experiences and share yours.
Registration is Closed

About the Speakers
Charles S. Davant, Shareholder, Davant Law P.A. (Moderator)
Adam Blakely Cooke, Shareholder, Fowler White Burnett
Carlos Felipe Llinas Negret, Maritime Attorney, Nelson & Fraenkel, LLP
Matthew Moeller, Managing Attorney, The Moeller Firm

Registration
Registration for this event will close Tuesday, August 16 at 11 PM ET.

Admiralty Law Section Member – Complimentary
FBA Member – $25
Nonmember – Join the FBA to access this roundtable discussion!

Ground Rules for Roundtable Meeting:

Statements made by government employees are made in their personal capacity and may not be relied upon as an authorized statement of any government agency.
No recording devices allowed.

DC Chapter: DEI Luncheon Series
2021-08-25 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Online, US
DEI Basics
In the last year many of us in the legal community have launched diversity, equity, and inclusion committees through various legal employers and legal associations. In our first installment of this series, our speaker will discuss the basic concepts, like what does “diversity”, “equity” and “inclusion” actually mean and how does it apply in our professional and personal lives. More importantly, how can we implement important practices in our workplaces? The Basics of DEI Luncheon aims to answer all those questions and any others you’ve always wanted to ask.
Featured Panelist:
Olu Burrell, President of Olu Burrell Consulting, uses his 20 years of experience as a Leadership Coach and D.E.I. consultant to guide individuals and teams through the basics of DEI and how to apply those concepts to their respective sectors.

Registration
Registration Fees

Complimentary Registration for FBA Members & Nonmembers

Register Online: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUlfu-rrz0uHNxSK6cWMjj6hBvGr-1HKDqy

If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact Kamilah Cole.

Webinar: A SCOTUS Review of IP Cases in the Recent 2020 Term and its Implications for Constitutional Jurisprudence in Other Areas of Law
2021-08-25 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online, US
As has been the case in several of the past terms, the U.S. Supreme Court has rendered decisions involving intellectual property law issues that have broader implications which also touch upon other areas of law. So too, in this most recent term, with the Court’s opinions in United States v. Arthrex, Inc. et al., 141 S.Ct. 1970 (2021) (Constitutionality of APJs under the Appointments Clause); Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc., 141 S.Ct. 1183 (2021) (Copyright fair use and application programming interface software (“API”)); and Minerva Surgical, Inc. v. Hologic, Inc., et al. 141 S.Ct. 2298 (2021) (assignor estoppel). This webinar will discuss these Supreme Court decisions within the IP law context as well as the potential impact of the decisions on other areas of law.
The webinar will also take a forward look at the next term for a case that, although it was not decided in the current term, and the petition for certiorari is still pending, the Court has invited the Solicitor General to weigh in on at the petition stage. The American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. v. Neapco Holdings LLC, et al., No. 20-891, U.S. Sup. Ct. (March 1, 2021), has generated a considerable amount of attention since it concerns a highly controversial issue of patent eligibility that continues to stymie congressional patent law reform efforts, and which has a direct impact on U.S. economic and national security interests as well as innovators, investors, and entrepreneurs across the entire spectrum of industries from Pharma to Big Tech.
Presented by the Intellectual Property Section

About the Presenter
Robert J. Rando, Partner, Greenspoon Marder LLP
Robert Rando is a partner with the Greenspoon Marder’s Intellectual Property Department. Mr. Rando focuses his practice on patent and other intellectual property infringement disputes and counseling. He is experienced in a wide range of current and emerging technologies, including computer hardware and software, silicon chip manufacturing, biotechnology products, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, chemical compounds, food additives, alternative energy products, consumer electronics, communications, security, Internet, and e-commerce.
Mr. Rando has more than 30 years of federal civil litigation experience and has litigated disputes in the Southern District of New York (“SDNY”), the Eastern District of New York (“EDNY”), and several other United States District Courts across the country. In addition to intellectual property matters, Mr. Rando has also handled litigation matters involving antitrust, civil rights, complex commercial disputes, class action product liability, employment discrimination and other employment disputes, and ERISA cases. Mr. Rando also has extensive appellate court experience, including having served as counsel of record or co-counsel on numerous Amicus brief filings before the United States Supreme Court and Federal Circuit on various intellectual property, constitutional and administrative law issues from 2006 to the present.
Mr. Rando began his legal career as an Associate with Skadden Arps, later moving to Kenyon & Kenyon. Prior to joining Greenspoon Marder, Mr. Rando founded and led his own firm for nearly 25 years. Before attending law school, he served as a Systems Analysis Engineer at Sperry Corporation, now a part of Lockheed Martin. In this role, Mr. Rando helped design, develop, implement, and analyze computer software that could use advanced mathematics as part of nuclear submarine navigation and weapons systems under a government required security clearance.
Mr. Rando is a published author and frequent lecturer at law schools, bar associations, CLE programs and trade groups on constitutional law, administrative law, patent law and other IP law issues.

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Registrants will receive webinar access information via calendar invitation approximately 24 hours prior to the session.
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FBA Member: $0
Nonmember: $75

Live Captioning: Closed captioning is available for all virtual webcasts.
Cancellation Policy: No refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on August 18, 2021. 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.
Internet Requirements: Virtual programs require suitable internet strength to stream online panels. A minimum internet connection of 800 Kbps is recommended for an optimal attendee experience. Test your connection here.

CLE
CLE: 1 CLE Credit (60min state) / 1.2 CLE Credit (50min state)
CLE Credit will be processed/reported approximately 4-6 weeks after the event date and available for credit in states that allow credit for live webinar presentations. You must attend the live broadcast, answer engagement polls, and accurately enter your bar number in our database to receive credit. Certificates and required documentation for self-reporting states will be issued via email, upon state bar approval. Thank you in advance for your patience, as state bars are experiencing significant delays with virtual program processing.
Click Here for more information on CLE Attendance and Reporting.

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 Ariel White, Program Coordinator at awhite@fedbar.org

Crisis in Afghanistan: Update on the Evacuation, Resettlement, and How Members can Provide Legal Assistance
2021-08-30 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Sponsored by the FBA Immigration Law Section, this panel will provide the latest information on the status of those who have evacuated Afghanistan along with the policies of the Biden Administration regarding temporary status and resettlement. The panel will also highlight the work being done to assist Afghan refugees in the US and the volunteer opportunities to serve them.
Presented by: Immigration Law Section

About the Presenters
Mark Shmueli, Chair, Immigration Law Section (Moderator)
Margaret D. Stock, Counsel to the Firm, Cascadia Cross-Border Law
Mahsa Khanbabai, Attorney, Khanbabai Immigration Law
Jill Marie Bussey, Director for Public Policy, Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Services

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Transportation Security Law Forum Responding to Evolving Threats to Transportation Security | Part 1
2021-09-08 12:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York)
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 Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at Noon – 1:30 PM and Part II will take place at the same time a week later, on September 15, 2021.
Registration is Closed
(Note: The Transportation Security Law Forum is complimentary.)
Part I: COVID-Related Mandates in Transportation: Lessons Learned and Considerations for the Future
Wednesday, September 8 12:00-1:30pm
As COVID evolves and travel resumes to pre-pandemic levels, a look back at important events of 2021, things to come, and lessons learned. Topics include a discussion of the federal government’s authority to implement and enforce federal COVID-related mandates such as requiring masks in the transportation sector to contain the outbreak and related challenges. Panelists will also focus on the unique challenges of the cruise industry to recover, followed by a moderated discussion about lessons learned from COVID and considerations for the future.

About the Presenters
Moderator
Susan Prosnitz, Acting Deputy Executive Assistant Administrator, Operations Support, Transportation Security Administration
Susan M. Prosnitz serves as Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations Support with the Transportation Security Administration. Operations Support oversees various offices, including policy, intelligence and analysis, vetting, and technology capabilities. Ms. Prosnitz is temporarily assigned to Operations Support from her permanent post as Deputy Chief Counsel for Regulations and Security Standards. In this role, Ms. Prosnitz advises the Chief Counsel on matters related to TSA’s broad regulatory program including federal rulemaking actions and development of security-related policies and programs. She became a member of the Senior Executive Service in 2014.
Before joining the federal government, Ms. Prosnitz worked at Suffolk University Law School, where she was the first Executive Director of the Rappaport Center for Law and Public Service. She also served as the General Counsel to the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, Executive Director and General Counsel for the Special Advisory Task Force on Massport, Chief Counsel to the Massachusetts Highway Department, and as Chief of Litigation for the Boston Police Department. Ms. Prosnitz was appointed to several other task forces including the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s Task Force on Hiring Practices in the Judiciary, the Governor’s Task Force on Hate Crimes (co-chair) and the Statewide Racial and Gender Profiling Committee co-chair). Prior to her public service career, Ms. Prosnitz worked as an associate with the law firm of Hinckley, Allen, and Snyder and as a law clerk for the Superior Court of Massachusetts.
She is a graduate of Amherst College and Duke University School of Law and received executive leadership certificates from the Harvard Kennedy School, Georgetown University and American University.
Panelists (Listed Alphabetically)
Nathan Bryant, Attorney-Advisor, Litigation, Transportation Security Administration
Nathan is an Attorney-Advisor in the TSA Office of Chief Counsel (CC) Federal Court Litigation section. From 2015 to 2017, he served as Special Legal Assistant to TSA Chief Counsel Francine Kerner. Nathan joined CC in February 2013 after completing the DHS Office of General Counsel (OGC) Honors Attorney Program. As an Honors Attorney, Nathan served details at OGC’s Operations & Enforcement Law Division, OGC’s Legal Counsel Division, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Prior to his selection as an Honors Attorney, Nathan served as a U.S. District Court law clerk in Denver, CO, and Knoxville, TN.
Nathan is currently based in Denver, but he handles a wide range of litigation in courts throughout country. He previously worked on CC’s Transportation Security Litigation team that coordinates with attorneys at several government agencies to defend against constitutional challenges to terrorist watchlisting.
Nathan received both his J.D. and undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia. He is admitted to the bar in New York.

Daniel Farkas, Executive Vice-President & General Counsel, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.
Daniel S. Farkas is the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., operator of Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, and Regent Seven Seas Cruises. In this position, Mr. Farkas oversees all aspects of the Legal, Risk Management, Securities Compliance, Corporate Governance, Regulatory Compliance, Passenger and Crew Claims and the Government Affairs areas of the Company. Mr. Farkas is the Company’s Chief Ethics Officer and currently serves on the board of directors of the Steamship Mutual Underwriting Association Limited and serves as Chairman of the Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation and sits on various other committees within the Norwegian Group.
Prior to joining Norwegian, Mr. Farkas served as an Assistant State Attorney for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County under both Janet Reno and Katherine Fernandez Rundle and was a Partner at a boutique law firm specializing in maritime litigation. Mr. Farkas joined Norwegian in January 2004 and previously held the positions of Senior Vice President, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel.
Mr. Farkas holds a Bachelor of Art degree Cum Laude, with honors in English and American Literature from Brandeis University and a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Miami.
John Havranek, Associate General Counsel of Operations and Enforcement, Office of General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security
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.
Patricia Vercelli, Senior Vice-President, General Counsel and Secretary, Airlines for America (A4A)
Patricia Vercelli is Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Airlines for America. She brings to the association more than 20 years of experience in the airline financial services industry. Vercelli is responsible for A4A’s legal and corporate governance, overseeing the General Counsel’s office and providing corporate secretary functions. Vercelli joins A4A from Universal Air Travel Plan (UATP), the airline-owned travel payment system. UATP was formerly a division of A4A for 15 years. Vercelli managed the legal affairs of UATP, guiding them through multifaceted regulatory hurdles in the international arena relative to streamlining the payment processing of transactions between UATP airline members and corporate customers. Prior to joining UATP, Vercelli worked for Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP and Sallie Mae, Inc. A member in good standing with multiple bar associations, she holds a Master of Laws in International Law (LLM) from Georgetown University and a Juris Doctor (JD) from The American University.
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Any views expressed do not represent the views of the FBA or the Transportation & Transportation Security Law Section.

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Webinar: Targeting Big Tech: The Antitrust Push Against Big Tech
2021-09-08 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online, US
Over the past 5 years there has a been an increasing focus and push at both the federal and state level to use the antitrust laws to attempt to restrain technology companies and their alleged anticompetitive power and growing power over consumers’ everyday life. Those attempts, however, have run into the “consumer welfare” standard, that has guided antitrust law for more than 40 years with a focus solely on whether alleged actions will result in higher prices to consumers. This session will explore the current issues posed by “Big Tech”, whether these issues actually cause harm to consumers, whether existing laws are sufficient to address potential competition concerns, and whether changes are necessary to the current antitrust laws.
Presented by the Antitrust & Trade Regulation Section

About the Presenters
Robert Hauberg, Senior Counsel, Baker Donelson (Moderator)
As former chair of the firm’s Government Enforcement and Investigations practice group, Robert concentrates his practice in antitrust, securities, False Claims Act and RICO litigation and white collar crime, including congressional investigations and internal investigations.
He has handled dozens of grand jury investigations, criminal trials, civil trials involving mergers, price fixing, anticompetitive conduct, financial institutions, RICO, false claims by government contractors, whistleblowers, and bribery of public officials. Before private practice, Robert served as a federal prosecutor: AUSA in DC; senior official in the Antitrust Division (Communications and Finance Section) and Criminal Division (Fraud Section, Dallas Bank Fraud Task Force) of DOJ.
Robert is chair of the Federal Bar Association Antitrust and Trade Regulation Section. Previously he served as chair of the District of Columbia Bar’s Antitrust and Consumer Law Community and the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Section Committees on Compliance and Ethics and on Financial Institutions.
James Tierney, Partner, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Jim served in the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division for more than 25 years, the last 10 of which he ran the Technology & Financial Services section (formerly the Networks and Technologies Section or Net Tech) that oversaw the review, investigation and litigation of every major strategic technology transaction and conduct issue, including those involving the big 5 tech industry leaders. Reaching beyond just technology, Jim also oversaw matters in the areas of financial services, securities industries, and professional associations.
Jim brings this vast experience to Orrick’s large technology clients and advises them on navigating the tricky waters of government investigations of business activities with antitrust implications like mergers, joint ventures, and single-firm conduct. He knows how the DOJ will view proposed transactions, what issues are likely to trip up a deal or investigation and has relationships throughout the DOJ to get things done. And while Jim served as head of Technology & Financial Services, he worked closely with his counterparts in competition agencies around the world and is able to draw on those invaluable relationships in foreign jurisdictions. His ability to anticipate problems that he saw while sitting on the other side of the table has allowed him to successfully gain merger clearance for Microsoft’s acquisition of GitHub and Cisco’s acquisition of Viptela, as well as resolving numerous technology matters for AT&T, Cerence, eBay, Netflix, Sonos and others.

Eric Grannon, Partner, White & Case LLP
Eric helps clients with antitrust matters, including civil and criminal defense as well as counseling for mergers and acquisitions, settlements of pharmaceutical patent litigation, and strategic planning. Since 2001, he also has helped clients with concerns under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and other anti-corruption issues. Eric began at the firm as a summer associate in 1997 and has been a partner since 2007.
For clients with needs outside Eric’s areas of specialization, he often serves as a relationship partner, ensuring that the client receives the firm’s best work and advice, efficiently and cost-effectively. In that role, Eric also works to ensure that a client’s work streams create opportunities for attorneys at White & Case in line with the client company’s values.
A former prosecutor, Eric returned to White & Case after serving as Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) in 2003-04, where he helped formulate US antitrust enforcement policy and manage the civil and criminal investigations and court cases brought by the Antitrust Division. He ended his DOJ service with a detail as a Special Assistant US Attorney in the District of Columbia, trying twenty bench and jury trials as lead counsel.
Dana Vogel, Competition, Innovation & Privacy Unit Chief, Civil Litigation Division, Office of the Attorney General

Dana Vogel currently serves as the Unit Chief Counsel for the Competition, Innovation & Privacy Unit within the Consumer Protection & Advocacy Section of the Arizona Attorney General’s Office. Dana works on and oversees antitrust matters as well as data breach and Arizona’s Fintech Sandbox program. These antitrust matters include the Generic Drug Pharmaceuticals litigation alongside other State Attorneys General, the Facebook antitrust litigation alongside other State Attorneys General and the FTC, and the Google litigation alongside other State Attorneys General and the DOJ. Dana has also participated in Arizona-specific antitrust investigations and litigation such as the investigation into whether dental suppliers were illegally preventing a new entrant from entering the market. Dana has also worked on Class Action Fairness Act matters in the US Supreme Court and the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth, Sixth, and Third Circuit.

Dana joined the Arizona Attorney General’s Office in 2013 as an Assistant Attorney General in the Antitrust Unit of the Civil Litigation Division. She made a name for herself within the office for her antitrust expertise and her drive to help Arizona consumers, becoming Antitrust Unit Chief Counsel in 2019. Later, data breach and the Fintech Sandbox program were added to the Antitrust Unit, creating the Competition, Innovation & Privacy Unit. She joined the Attorney General’s Office after graduating cum laude from Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.

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Immigration Law Section: Introduction to Federal Court Litigation
2021-09-09 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
Join the Immigration Law Section’s Newer Lawyers Division for their webinar series. These webinars enable attendees to receive education and mentoring from seasoned immigration attorneys in specific areas of immigration law. Panelists Lauren McClure and Elizabeth Treacy will discuss the nuts and bolts of federal court litigation for immigration-related cases, including what you should know before you file a case, what types of cases are subject to review, and practice pointers and tips for those filing their first case.
Presented by: Immigration Law Section
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About the Presenters
Lauren McClure, Partner, Kriezelman Burton & Associates, LLC
Lauren is a Partner with Kriezelman Burton & Associates, LLC. She is admitted to practice law in the state of Illinois. She focuses her practice exclusively in the areas of immigration law, including family-based immigration, asylum, removal defense, employment-based immigration and federal court litigation. Lauren is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for Seventh Circuit.
She is presently a member of the Federal Bar Association’s Immigration Law Section Board and is also an active member of the Immigration Law Section’s Newer Lawyers Division. She is also an active member of the AILA Chicago Chapter and is a member of the ICE OCC Liaison Committee and co-chair of the Advocacy Committee.
Elizabeth (“Liz”) Treacy, Assistant United States Attorney, Northern District of Illinois (Note: speaker is appearing in her personal capacity and any views expressed are her own and not those of DOJ)
Elizabeth is an Assistant United States Attorney specializing in all aspects of immigration law. She has served as an AUSA in the Northern District of Illinois since 2019. At the U.S. Attorney’s office, Liz represents the United States in federal immigration litigation before the United States District Court and the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Liz’s focus on immigration law began in law school where she volunteered as an interpreter and helped organize citizenship drives, worked as a law clerk at a small immigration law firm, and interned for the American Bar Association’s Commission on Immigration. After law school, Liz was an associate at Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen and Loewy and focused her practice on the preparation and review of various employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant visas and labor certifications, as well as U visa petitions prepared as part of the firm’s pro bono project. She also served as Co-Chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Immigration Law Committee (Young Lawyers Section) from 2008-2010. Prior to joining the USAO, Liz was an Assistant Chief Counsel with DHS for over eight years. While at DHS, Liz represented the agency in thousands of cases before EOIR. Liz obtained her BA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is a 2007 graduate of the University of Georgia Law School.

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Northern District of California Chapter: Litigating Before Magistrate Judges in the Age of Zoom
2021-09-09 16:30 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online, US
Litigating Before Magistrate Judges in the Age of Zoom
Featured Panelists

Hon. Donna M. Ryu, United States Magistrate Judge, Northern District of California Oakland Branch
Hon. Kandis A. Westmore, United States Magistrate Judge, Northern District of California Oakland Branch
Hon. Thomas S. Hixson, United States Magistrate Judge, Northern District of California San Francisco Branch
Hon. Alex G. Tse, United States Magistrate Judge, Northern District of California San Francisco Branch

Moderator

Miriam Kim, Partner, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP

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Central District of Illinois Chapter: Representing Vulnerable Individuals
2021-09-10 13:00 - 14:30 (America/North_Dakota/Beulah) | Online, US
Explore ways to represent vulnerable populations, including domestic violence survivors, and the resources available to them.
* 1.25 hours of Illinois MCLE credit pending

About the Presenters
Kathryn Bettcher, Director of Victim Services at Prairie State Legal Services
Kathryn Bettcher graduated from the Northern Illinois University College of Law in 1991 and was licensed in Illinois that same year. Kathryn has worked for Prairie State Legal Services since 1991, first as a staff attorney. From 2005 until 2020 she served as managing attorney of the Fox Valley office. She is now Director of Family Advocacy and supervises family law litigation across Prairie State’s offices. Kathryn has concentrated her work in family law, and in particular in representation of victims of domestic violence. She has represented numerous clients in contested hearings and trials of family law matters. She also has served as supervisor of Prairie State’s domestic violence project located at the Kane County Courthouse. Kathryn is recognized as a leader among domestic violence advocates and attorneys in Kane County. She also has experience representing clients in other matters such as evictions and Social Security disability claims.
Teri Dimmick, Volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocate
Teri Dimmick is an attorney who has volunteered as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) in a child abuse and neglect case since the summer of 2018. She is currently one of seven pro se law clerks in the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois managing all cases prisoners file challenging the conditions of their confinement. As a pro se law clerk, Teri has worked with all judges within the Central District, but now primarily works for Judge James Shadid. Before joining the Central District, she worked as an associate at Benassi & Benassi, P.C. and handled complex labor and employment litigation. Teri’s first job after graduating from the University of Illinois College of Law, magna cum laude, was as an Assistant McLean County State’s Attorney handling cases ranging from misdemeanors to child sex abuse, reckless homicide, murder, and a death penalty case. She also established the McLean County Domestic Violence Unit and was the first domestic violence prosecutor. Before becoming an attorney, Teri earned a Bachelor’s Degree in journalism from the University of Missouri in Columbia and was a news anchor for WHOI-TV in Peoria, Illinois.
The Honorable Sara Darrow, Chief United States District Judge of the Central District of Illinois
Judge Darrow has served as a district court judge in the Rock Island Division of the Central District of Illinois since 2011. She was nominated by President Barack Obama, on the recommendation of Senator Dick Durbin. She was appointed Chief Judge in 2019. Judge Darrow has served on the Judicial Conference Committee on the Administration of the Bankruptcy System since 2017 and in 2019, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts appointed her Chair of the Committee. Prior to her judicial appointment, Judge Darrow worked at the United States Attorney’s Office in Rock Island, Illinois, for eight years where she prosecuted significant federal crimes involving firearms, drugs, gangs, fraud, money laundering, and corruption. She also coordinated the federal programs Project Safe Neighborhoods, designed to reduce gun violence, and Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force, designed to target major drug trafficking organizations. From 1999 to 2003, Judge Darrow worked in the Henry County State’s Attorney’s Office in Cambridge, Illinois, where she became First Assistant State’s Attorney and tried major felony, domestic violence, and child exploitation cases. Judge Darrow also worked as a low-income community organizer in Washington, DC, between college and law school. Judge Darrow received her undergraduate degree from Marquette University and her law degree from Saint Louis University School of Law. Judge Darrow lives in Rock Island with her husband Clarence Darrow, who serves as a Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Judge in Rock Island County. They have six children—three recent college graduate, two current college students, and one still living at home.
Marcy Jacobs, Third Judicial Circuit Family Violence Prevention Council and Oasis Women’s Center
Marcy Jacobs has a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts from Western Illinois University. She began at Oasis Women’s Center in Alton, Illinois as a volunteer in 1983. She has worked as a clerk, a night manager, a volunteer coordinator and now serves as Client Service Coordinator. She has had the privilege of working with thousands of victims of domestic violence over the years. Marcy is a licensed and certified Domestic Violence Professional with the State of Illinois.
Meg Robertie, Clerk of Court for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Meg Robertie is the Clerk of Court for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois and a graduate of Bates College, and St. Louis University School of Law. Upon graduation, she worked in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Illinois. In 1994, Meg joined the U.S. District Court in East St. Louis as a law clerk, working for district and magistrate judges. She later worked on the Court’s pro se team. In 2016, Meg became Counsel to the Court and Director of Operations. In 2018, she became Clerk of Court, while continuing her role as Counsel to Chief Judge Nancy J. Rosenstengel.
The Honorable Nancy J. Rosenstengel, Chief United States District Judge of the Southern District of Illinois
Judge Rosenstengel is the Chief United States District Judge in the Southern District of Illinois. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, in 1990 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Juris Doctorate, cum laude, in 1993 from Southern Illinois University School of Law. Before joining the bench, she was a member of the Illinois and Missouri bars, practicing litigation in state and federal courts in St. Louis, Missouri. She later served as a career law clerk to United States District Judge G. Patrick Murphy, and as Clerk of Court in the Southern District of Illinois, a high-level administrative position. On November 7, 2013, President Obama nominated Judge Rosenstengel to serve as a United States District Judge. The Senate voted 95-0 for final confirmation on May 8, 2014, and she received her judicial commission on May 12, 2014. Judge Rosenstengel is the first female district judge to serve in the Southern District of Illinois (and also was the first female to serve as Clerk of Court). In April 2019, Judge Rosenstengel became Chief Judge for the Southern District of Illinois. She is the Past President of the local chapter of the Federal Bar Association and serves on several committees for the Seventh Circuit United States Court of Appeals.
Phillip J. Voss, Madison County Assistant State’s Attorney, Domestic Violence Division
Phillip J. Voss is an Assistant State’s Attorney in the Madison County State’s Attorney’s Office. He is in the specialized domestic violence unit and a member of the new Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Task Force. Phillip has trained many people regarding domestic violence and increasing victim and community safety, including law enforcement personnel with the Southern Illinois Law Enforcement Commission (SILEC).
Debra Ward, Counsel to the Clerk, United States District Court, Southern District of Illinois Debra Ward graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and speech communications in 2001 and from Southern Illinois University School of Law in 2006. She has been working for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois since 2009. During her employment with the court, she has served as a judicial law clerk, pro se staff attorney, and is currently the court attorney. Debra, along with Chief Judge Rosenstengel and Magistrate Judge Beatty, are spearheading a new alternative dispute program that will include pro se cases.
Shig Yasunaga, Clerk of Court for the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Shig Yasunaga is the Clerk of Court for the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. Between August 2011, and August 2018, he served as a career law clerk to Senior District Court Judge Michael M. Mihm. Shig graduated magna cum laude from Southern Illinois University in May 2000. Upon graduation, he served as Judge Mihm’s term clerk. Between September 2001, and November 2008, Shig, as an associate general counsel, was involved in the handling of litigation and regulatory matters for Illinois Power Company and Ameren. In November 2008, he returned to his hometown as an associate university counsel for the University of Illinois, primarily working in employment and labor matters.

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