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SUMMARY:Webinar: So You Want to be an Ex Pat Lawyer Part 2 - Internships and Employment in International Business and Trade Law
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone** \nThis is part two of a four-part series detailing the ins and outs\, and the ups and downs of using one’s law credentials in international employment. This webinar will address opportunities in the international business and trade law. The experts in this panel have worked in the specific field and will share the business model\, how to find or create opportunities\, and answer questions posed by participants to give practical information on entering the work force in international business and trade law. \nRegister Now!\nPresented by the Federal Bar Association’s International Law Section \n\nPresenters\n \nCol (USAF\, Ret) Linda Strite Murnane (Moderator) \nUniversity of Cincinnati College of Law\, J.D. 1981 \nLinda recently completed two years as an Associate Justice serving on the High Court of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.  Her previous judicial experience included ten consecutive years as a military judge and chief circuit military judge for the United States Air Force.  She served in a variety of United Nations positions at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia\, including service in Trial Chamber 3 as the Senior Legal Officer\, three years as the Chief Court Management Services\, and short terms as the Acting Head of Chambers and Acting Deputy Registrar.  She also served three years as the Chief\, Court Management Services at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. \nShe currently serves on the Board of Governors for the American Bar Association (ABA) and American Judges Association (AJA) and is the co-District Director for District 7 of the National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ).  She previously served as Chair of the ABA Judicial Division and National Conference of Specialized Court Judges\, as the Chair of the ABA Standing Committee on Armed Forces Law\, and as an ABA UN Representative and Special Observer.  She served on the ABA International Law Section’s Executive Council for six years.  She is an ABA Sustaining Life Fellow\, and a past recipient of the Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement and International Law Section’s Mayre Rasmussen Award. \nJustice Murnane is the editor of “Women’s Voices: A Global Perspective on the Right to Vote”\, and is a chapter contributor to “Her Honor” both published by ABA Publications. \nShe is a retired colonel in the United States Air Force and is married to Kevin M. Murnane\, USAF\, Ret.  They have two daughters\, Rachel Manuel and Christina Veillon\, who are both teachers\, and three grandchildren\, Abrial\, Cody and Aidan. \n \n  \nDavid Wemhoff \nDavid Wemhoff holds an AB in Government\, a Juris Doctor (JD)\, and a Master of Laws (LLM) in International and Comparative Law. Mr. Wemhoff is in the private practice of law in South Bend\, Indiana. He taught Business Law\, Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure\, American Government\, Constitutional Law\, and State and Local Law at two universities. Mr. Wemhoff has been a member of the International Law Section and Chair of the International Trade and Customs Law committee since 2015. \n  \n  \n \n Laurence Wiener \nUpon graduation from law school\, Laurence joined LeBoeuf\, Lamb Leiby & MacRae (precursor to Dewey & LeBoeuf) as an associate of the San Francisco office. There he worked on complex litigation matters\, including the hostile takeover by British American Tobacco US of Farmers Insurance Group. He later represented both plaintiffs and defendants in securities fraud claims and in business tort litigation. He gained additional trial experience representing the trustee and creditors in federal and state law insolvency claims. Laurence has resided in Buenos Aires since 1991. After studying at the Universidad de Buenos Aires and working as a professor at private institutions\, he joined the law firm Muñoz de Toro & Muñoz de Toro\, eventually becoming a partner and achieving a ground-breaking precedent for U.S. lawyers in Argentina. Laurence has advised issuers and underwriters on registered and exempted offerings of Argentine corporate debt\, equity and convertible securities. From2001 until 2010\, he was Of Counsel at Negri &Teijeiro Abogados and\, in April 2010\, he co-founded WIENER SOTO CAPARRÓS (WSC Legal). His practice currently extends to advising companies on acquisitions\, finance\, funding and repatriation of investments\, and risk management. Laurence has served as adviser and director to various international subsidiaries. He is an active member of the State Bar of California and of the American Bar Association\, Section of International Law (Former Co-Chair\, U.S. Lawyers Abroad Committee; Former Co-Chair Buenos Aires City Chapter). He is recognized as a “Notable Practitioner” by Chambers & Partners (2010-present) and is a frequent speaker on matters related to his practice. \n \nRamona Tudorancea \nRamona Tudorancea is an international lawyer with experience across several industries and jurisdictions who started to work with crypto and blockchain projects in 2017. Ramona is the Managing Partner of JupiterBlock Ventures in the Cayman Islands\, and a Co-Founder and Partner of Ixian\, a legal engineering group innovating with emerging technologies across several special economic zones and innovative jurisdictions. She is a New York attorney and a UK solicitor\, a Chartered Governance professional\, and a recent graduate of Venture Institute\, an emerging manager program by Decile Group. \n\n\nRegistration\nRegister Now!\n\n\nRegistration Fees\n\nFBA Member: $0\nNonmember: $50\n\nLive Captioning: Closed captioning is available for all virtual webcasts. \nInternet 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.  \n\n\n\nCLE\nPlease note CLE will not be offered for this event. \n\n\n\n Frequently Asked Questions\nQ: How do I access the virtual webinar?\nA: 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. \nQ: Will recordings of the sessions be available after the event?\nA: Approved sessions will be available for registrants to view live and on-demand following the webinar. \nQ: Who do I contact for more information?\nA: Please contact sections@fedbar.org for any other questions. \n  \n\nEmail Communication Policy\nBy registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communication 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 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. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact sections@fedbar.org
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/webinar-so-you-want-to-be-an-ex-pat-lawyer-part-2-internships-and-employment-in-international-business-and-trade-law/
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CATEGORIES:International Law Section
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SUMMARY:Qui Tam Section: [VIRTUAL] The FCA and Gatekeeper Fraud
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone** \nThe federal government is increasingly relying on private “gate-keepers” to certify\, credential\, or otherwise approve participants in Government programs (both individuals and entities) to ensure adherence to regulatory standards. For example\, JCAHO certifies hospitals\, NCQA certifies MCOs\, HQAA certifies DME suppliers\, and other entities approve EHR software used by various health systems. When do relators have a viable FCA claim if there is fraud in the certification and/or credentialing process\, either on the gate-keeper by companies seeking to obtain necessary approval to obtain access to government programs and funds\, or by the gate-keeper performing the quasi-governmental function? What are the unique challenges of these types of FCA cases? What defenses might be raised? Looking ahead\, how might these cases impact future FCA cases relating to the misuse of AI devices? Or to the activities of quasi-governmental entities like DOGE? \nRegister Now!\nPresented by the FBA Qui Tam Section \n\nPresenters\nMODERATOR \n \nEdward Baker\nLieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein \nSPEAKERS \n \nOwen Foster\nPhillips & Cohen \n \nJay McCormack\nVerrill \n \nKevin Lownds\nOffice of the Attorney General\, Massachusetts \n\nRegistration\nRegister Here! \n\nFBA Members: $0\nNon-Members: $0\n\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 sections@fedbar.org.
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Criminal Sentencing: How to Tell your Client’s Story
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone** \nThis one-hour CLE Webinar CLE is aimed at newer prosecutors and defense attorneys who practice at least periodically in the federal courts across the United States. Two renowned criminal attorneys will walk you through each of their perspectives on optimal strategy and presentation at criminal sentencing to truly tell your client’s story to the Judge and obtain the best possible outcome for your client.  Our moderator\, Judge Richard E.N. Federico of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit\, will introduce topics for discussion between the panel members aimed at providing an overview of the relevant law\, including United States Sentencing Commission Guidelines\, an explanation of the process\, examples of “dos and don’ts” and case-specific examples from past sentencing hearings. \nRegister Now!\nPresented by FBA’s Federal Litigation Section\, the Younger Lawyers Division & the Kansas and Western District of Missouri Chapter \n\nPresenters\n \nTeny Geragos\, Partner\, Agnifilo Intrater LLP. \nTeny Geragos\, a founding partner of Agnifilo Intrater LLP\, defends individuals in federal and state criminal cases at both the trial and appellate level. Most recently\, Ms. Geragos helped secure an acquittal for Sean Combs for the charges of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy in the Southern District of New York. Teny is particularly experienced in defending and investigating allegations of sexual misconduct\, which involve complex legal issues and emotionally charged situations. She has represented numerous individuals accused of sexual assault\, sexual harassment\, or other types of sexual misconduct. Teny has also regularly represented victims of sexual assault and violence\, helping them navigate the difficulties of reporting to the police\, and cooperating with law enforcement investigations. Finally\, Teny has led several internal investigations\, including in the construction and healthcare industries. \nPrior to founding Agnifilo Intrater LLP\, Teny was associated with Brafman & Associates\, P.C. for approximately eight years\, where she successfully defended a wide range of criminal matters including sex assault\, securities fraud\, wire fraud\, public corruption\, tax evasion\, narcotics\, FCPA\, and cases that have potentially serious collateral consequences\, such as deportation. \nMs. Geragos has been selected as a SuperLawyers Rising Star for five consecutive years and publishes and speaks regularly on various legal topics ranging from “Gag” Orders to Protective Orders to managing electronic discovery. \nMs. Geragos serves on the Board of Directors of the New York Criminal Bar Association. \n \nDan Webb\, Co-executive Chairman\, Winston & Strawn LLP\, Chicago\, Illinois. \nDan is co-executive chairman of Winston & Strawn and one of the most distinguished and sought-after trial lawyers in the United States. He has tried more than 100 jury cases involving a wide variety of claims and been named a fellow of the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers. Notably\, Dan achieved international acclaim for his successful prosecution of retired Admiral John Poindexter in the Iran-Contra Affair. He served as the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois and has served in special prosecutor or similar roles on several occasions\, including for the successful prosecution of actor Jussie Smollett in Chicago\, for which he was named Am Law’s “Litigator of the Week” in December 2021. \nDan’s trial practice concentrates in the areas of major commercial\, civil\, regulatory\, and white collar criminal cases. Among his jury cases are numerous successful complex commercial and white collar criminal trials\, representing\, on several occasions\, large corporations in jury trials lasting two months or longer. \nDan has spent his entire professional life as a courtroom trial attorney and litigator. As the U.S. Attorney in Chicago\, he spearheaded the “Operation Greylord” investigations into judicial corruption in Cook County\, Illinois. \nHe received national attention for his work as lead trial counsel for General Electric\, successfully defending it against criminal price-fixing allegations related to industrial diamonds\, as well as for his representations of Microsoft Corp. in its antitrust litigation; Philip Morris in its sprawling tobacco-related litigation; and Verizon in obtaining a US$58M verdict in a patent litigation matter. \nDan delivered a historic win for BPI in its defamation action against ABC News relating to a series of reports by ABC News in which its broadcasters referred to BPI’s product in a defamatory way\, leading BPI to massive financial losses. With BPI seeking over US$1.9B in actual damages\, the case has been widely reported as the “largest” and “one of the most significant” defamation cases in U.S. history. After weeks of putting on witnesses to prove ABC intentionally and knowingly made nearly 200 hundred false statements about BPI and its product and with our team about to put on damages witnesses\, the case settled. The settlement vindicated BPI and put the company on the path to recovery. \nA team of Winston attorneys\, led by Dan\, conducted an internal investigation at the New York Stock Exchange related to the compensation of its former Chairman and CEO\, Richard A. Grasso. Following Winston’s investigation\, summarized in what is now known as the “Webb Report\,” the New York Attorney General’s Office sued Grasso for the return of more than US$120M in compensation. \nOther successes for clients in securities matters include obtaining favorable settlements for Ernst & Young in a securities class action brought by stockholders of HealthSouth Corp. and for Cisco Systems in a securities class action brought by the Plumbers & Pipefitters National Pension Fund and obtaining summary judgment for Scientific-Atlanta in a securities fraud class action. \nOn the antitrust front\, Dan successfully represented Wyeth (Pfizer) against an antitrust class action relating to its patented potassium chloride product K-Dur®\, C.R. Bard against claims of anti-competitive conduct relating to sales contracts with group purchasing organizations for catheters\, and Monsanto against the antitrust claims brought by competitor DuPont relating to Monsanto’s patented Roundup Ready® weed killer. \nAs for other class action experience\, one of Dan’s most significant cases was for Philip Morris. He served as lead trial counsel in Engle\, et al. v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.\, et al.\, the first—and to date\, only—class action brought by cigarette smokers for punitive damages to be tried to verdict. He also served as chief trial counsel for Lexecon in another high-profile class action civil trial that resulted from the failure of Lincoln Savings\, the S&L institution owned and operated by Charles Keating\, Jr. \n \nHon. Richard E.N. Federico\, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit: \nRich Federico began his legal career serving as a Navy Officer in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAG). He served on active duty from 2002 to 2015\, including tours of duty as a military prosecutor (Norfolk\, Virginia)\, the senior Navy prosecutor for Europe and Southwest Asia (Naples\, Italy; Bahrain)\, defense counsel for Guantanamo detainees charged with war crimes and being tried before military commissions (Washington\, DC; Guantanamo Bay\, Cuba)\, and as Officer in Charge of Navy defense offices (Jacksonville\, Florida). During these assignments\, he also served at sea and led investigation missions to Afghanistan and Korea. \nIn 2015\, Judge Federico left active duty and became an Assistant Federal Public Defender for the District of Oregon (Portland). While in Portland\, he tried several high-profile cases in district court\, litigated habeas petitions\, and argued before the Ninth Circuit. He transferred to the Federal Public Defender for the District of Kansas in 2017\, where he served until he received his judicial commission in 2023. Judge Federico continued to serve as a Navy JAG in the Reserves\, first as an appellate defense counsel and later as a military judge. He retired from the Navy in July 2024 at the rank of Captain. \nJudge Federico was confirmed by the U.S. Senate and received his commission from President Biden to serve as a Circuit Judge in December 2023. He assumed office and joined the Tenth Circuit on December 14\, 2023. He is an honors graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M.\, 2012)\, University of Kansas School of Law (J.D.\, 2002)\, and Indiana University School of Journalism (B.A.\, 1999). \n\nRegistration\nRegister Now! \n\nLive Broadcast | FBA Member: $0\nLive Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\nOn-Demand Broadcast | FBA Member: $50\nOn-Demand Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\n\n\n\nCLE\nPlease note: CLE for this webinar has not been pre-approved.\nMyLaw and the FBA will seek 1.0 General CLE credit hours in 60-minute states\, and 1.2 General CLE credit hours in 50-minute states. \nPosted credit hours are estimated and subject to respective state approval and rounding rules. CLE qualifications vary by state/jurisdiction. \nFor questions regarding this program\, please contact MyLaw CLE by email: registration@mylawcle.com or
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CATEGORIES:Federal Litigation Section,Kansas and Western District of Missouri Chapter,Younger Lawyers Division
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SUMMARY:2026 Indian Law Conference
DESCRIPTION:Register Now!\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Federal Bar Association is excited to announce that the 2026 FBA Indian Law Conference will be held at a new location: Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale\, Arizona on April 9-10. \nAs the United States’ signature program on American Indian law\, this annual gathering brings together nearly 800 participants and more than 50 exhibitors\, including local artisans\, legal vendors\, and nonprofits. \nAttendees can expect: \n\nUnmatched education on pressing issues in federal Indian law\, including sovereignty\, governance\, property\, contracts\, civil rights\, cultural resources\, environmental quality\, and more.\nNetworking opportunities with leaders from tribal governments\, federal agencies\, law firms\, and academia.\nA marketplace of ideas and culture\, showcasing exhibitors and artisans connected to the practice and community of Indian law.\n\nThis is a must-attend event for anyone practicing\, studying\, or engaging with Indian law. \nFull Conference Details.
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/2026-indian-law-conference/
LOCATION:Talking Stick Resort\, 9800 E Talking Stick Way\, Scottsdale\, AZ\, 85256
CATEGORIES:Indian Law Section
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