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SUMMARY:Immigration Law Section Webinar: Immigration Issues Facing State and Local Governments
DESCRIPTION:Join the Immigration Law Section’s Younger Lawyers Division for their webinar series geared toward the younger attorney. Through this webinar series\, the intention is to enable attendees to receive mentoring from seasoned immigration attorneys in specific areas of immigration law. This panel will cover state and local governments’ interactions with the Department of Homeland Security and ICE\, where lines have been drawn and what is happening on the ground. \nRegister Online \n\nAbout the Presenters\nJ. Carolina Chavez is the General Counsel and Deputy Commissioner for Policy at the New York City Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA)\, the primary policy advisor to the Mayor on all immigration related matters. In that capacity\, she oversees the Office’s legislative efforts to advocate for immigrant inclusive policies and programs at all levels of government\, as well as enforcement of the City’s local laws limiting law enforcement and government from cooperating with ICE on civil immigration enforcement. Carolina’s responsibilities also include advising on the City’s approach to immigration-related litigation\, both affirmative and defensive. She joined MOIA after serving as a Senior Counsel at the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice\, where her responsibilities included advising and operationalizing reforms aimed at reducing the over-policing and criminalization of communities of color. Prior to joining the Mayor’s Office\, Carolina was a Senior Counsel at the New York City Law Department\, where she litigated on behalf of the City and its employees in federal suits filed in the Southern and Eastern District Courts. She has served as an Administrative Law Judge for New York State\, and started her career at the New York County District Attorney’s Office. In addition\, she is an adjunct faculty member in the Lawyering and Legal Writing Program at Cardozo Law. Carolina is the proud daughter of immigrants. \n  \nArash Jahanian is the Director of Policy and Civil Rights Litigation at the Meyer Law Office\, PC.  He advises lawmakers\, advocates\, and stakeholders on proposed policies\, through the lens of the impact those policies will have on members of vulnerable communities including immigrants and people impacted by the justice system.  His litigation practice includes representation of victims of governmental abuse and employment discrimination. Prior to joining the Meyer Law Office\, Arash worked as a staff attorney at the ACLU of Colorado\, where he litigated and advocated on behalf of immigrants\, LGBTQ individuals\, prisoners\, victims of police racial profiling\, and people experiencing homelessness.  Arash contributed to lawsuits in Colorado that ended sheriffs’ practices of holding individuals at ICE’s request\, challenged a 287(g) program that would allow deputies to enforce immigration law\, and sought accountability for the death of man in ICE custody at the detention facility run by GEO Group\, Inc. Arash previously worked at the civil rights firm Rathod Mohamedbhai LLC\, where he represented victims of police brutality\, prison abuse\, and employment discrimination. Arash was one of the attorneys in the Wyoming marriage equality cases and has served as chair of the Denver LGBTQ Commission and president of the Colorado LGBT Bar Association. He is currently on the board of the Interfaith Alliance of Colorado and the Nomination Committee for the Denver Citizen Oversight Board. Arash was recognized as the Colorado Bar Association’s Outstanding Young Lawyer in 2015\, and was part of three different teams winning the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association’s Case of the Year Award. A graduate of Georgetown Law and the University of North Carolina\, Arash has also worked as an associate in Crowell & Moring LLP’s Washington\, DC office\, a judicial clerk for the Honorable Wiley Y. Daniel of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado\, and a middle school teacher in Chicago through Teach For America. \n\nRegistration\nRegistration for this event will close Wednesday\, October 7 at 2PM EST. \nRegistration Fees \n\nFBA Members – $0\nNonmembers – $75\n\nRegister Online \nCancellation Policy \nNo refunds will be made for notices of cancellation received after the close of business on September 30. No-shows will be billed. Substitutions may be made up to one business day prior to the event except as the Association otherwise agrees in writing. Please contact Ariel White at awhite@fedbar.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests. \n\nCLE\nPlease note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar. \n\nEmail Communication Policy \nBy 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. \nRecording Disclaimer \nBy 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. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact Laura Mulhern\, Sections and Divisions Manager.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/webinar-immigration-issues-facing-state-and-local-governments/
LOCATION:Online\, US
CATEGORIES:Immigration Law Section
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SUMMARY:Qui Tam Section: [VIRTUAL] False Claims Act Today - Districts of New Hampshire & Districts of Vermont
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the FBA’s Qui Tam Section\, often in cooperation with local FBA chapters\, “The False Claims Act Today” is a discussion series that examines the details of real-life FCA practice in specific jurisdictions. Sessions typically focus on a single federal district and feature an experienced local panel that includes an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the district; a federal judge; a relator-side attorney; and a defense attorney. \nWe hope to resume in-person sessions of “The FCA Today” in 2021\, but for now we’re conducting them online via the Zoom platform. For this unique two-district session we will focus on the District of New Hampshire and the District of Vermont. The panel will feature an AUSA from each district\, attorneys from both sides\, plus Chief Judge Geoffrey Crawford from the District of Vermont. Attendees can expect a detailed look at: \n\n* The types of FCA case most welcomed by each district’s U.S. Attorney Office\nHow local prosecutors work with Main Justice to investigate complaints and weigh intervention\nHow our judge panelist views various aspects of FCA cases\, including pleading standards and seal extensions\nThe local impact of the Supreme Court’s recent FCA decisions; and\nWhere local prosecutors fall in national debates over the viability of medical necessity cases\, DOJ dismissal of relator-led cases\, and other issues.\n\nThis webinar does not carry CLE credit. Registrants will receive Zoom login details on the day before the event. \nRegistration is now closed \n\nAbout the Presenters\nR. Scott Oswald – Chair\, FBA Qui Tam Section (moderator) \nScott Oswald is an accomplished trial lawyer who has brought more than 40 trials to verdict. His cases have recovered more than $300 million in judgments and settlements. A fellow of the prestigious College of Labor and Employment Lawyers\, he received his law degree from Howard University and honed his skills at Trial Lawyers College\, founded by the legendary Gerry Spence. Mr. Oswald litigates employment and whistleblower actions nationwide. Among his results: \n\nFirst jury verdict under new whistleblower protections in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013|\nFirst Sarbanes-Oxley Act liability verdict to withstand appeal\nFirst jury verdict under 2009 anti-retaliation provisions of False Claims Act\nFirst Dodd-Frank Act retaliation lawsuit to reach discovery in federal court\n\nMr. Oswald is chair of the Federal Bar Association’s Qui Tam Section and immediate past chair of the FBA’s Professional Ethics Committee. Lawdragon ranks him as one of the top 500 plaintiff-side employment lawyers in the country. \nHon. Geoffrey W. Crawford \nNominated by Barack Obama on May 20\, 2014\, to a seat vacated by William K. Sessions Ill. Confirmed by the Senate on June 24\, 2014\, and received commission on August 4\, 2014. Served as chief judge\, 2017-present. \n  \n  \nBrian M. Feldman \nBrian M. Feldman\, is a partner at Harter Secrest & Emery who has handled False Claims Act cases from all three perspectives—government\, defendant\, and relator.  He is the former Senior Litigation Counsel and a former member of the Civil Frauds Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York\, where he handled False Claims Act cases for the government.  As the Chair of Harter Secrest & Emery’s Government Investigations practice group\, he continues to represent and advise New York State municipalities in False Claims Act cases\, defends health care entities\, not-for-profits\, educational institutions\, and other organizations and individuals in False Claims Act investigations and\, additionally\, represents relators in cases under the federal and New York State False Claims Act.  Brian has settled False Claims Act cases on behalf of governments\, defendants\, and relators\, in both litigated and non-litigated cases\, and in intervened and declined settings. \nOwen C.J. Foster  \nOwen C.J. Foster is an Assistant United States Attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont\, where he serves as the Affirmative Civil Enforcement Coordinator. In 2018\, Mr. Foster received the U.S. Department of Justice Director’s Award. \n  \nRaphael Katz\n \nRaphael is an Assistant United States Attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Hampshire\, where he serves as the Affirmative Civil Enforcement Coordinator.    Raphael joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office in 2019\, after thirteen years in private practice in New York.  He was a founder and partner at a litigation boutique where he focused on commercial and qui tam litigation.  Raphael began his career clerking for a Justice of the New York Supreme Court\, Commercial Division\, after graduating from Brown University and Emory University School of Law. \n  \nJason Marcus \nJason Marcus is a partner at Bracker & Marcus LLC and he has worked almost exclusively with whistleblowers and the False Claims Act since 2008. He takes great pride in the fact that in every case\, he has the honor of working for the “good guys” – whistleblowers who believe that nothing is more important than integrity – and helping the United States dispense justice against cheats and frauds. \n  \n  \n\nRegistration\nRegistration will close Wednesday\, October 7 at 11AM ET. \nRegistration Fees \n\nFBA Members – $0\nNonmembers – $10\n\nRegistrants will receive Zoom login details on the day before the event. \nRegistration is now closed \nCancellation Policy \nNo refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on September 24\, 2020. No-shows will be billed. Substitutions may be made at any time upon notification. Please contact Ariel White at awhite@fedbar.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests. \n\nCLE\nPlease note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar. \n\nEmail Communication Policy \nBy 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. \nRecording Disclaimer \nBy 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. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact Laura Mulhern\, Sections and Divisions Manager.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/qui-tam-section-virtual-false-claims-act-today-district-of-new-hampshire-vermont/
LOCATION:Online\, US
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