Lawyers e-Journal
Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010
Upcoming conferences
Ninth Annual Western Massachusetts Bankruptcy Conference, Nov. 16; Eighth Annual In-House Counsel Conference, Dec. 9
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Ninth Annual Western Massachusetts
Bankruptcy Conference
Tuesday, Nov. 16, 4-7 p.m.
Western New England College School of Law, 1215 Wilbraham Road,
Springfield
As the economy continues to recover,
the need for lawyers to understand bankruptcy law has never been
greater. For the past nine years, this conference has been a staple
for Massachusetts practitioners wishing to be updated on the most
recent bankruptcy trends. This unique program blends both lawyer
practitioners and judges to give participants viewpoints from
multiple perspectives. This year's conference topics will
include:
- Means Test Refresher and Trends - Speakers
will discuss some of the difficult issues that practitioners must
face when contending with the means test, including treatment of
high income earners, and discuss the non-consumer means test
exemption.
- Small Business Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Issues -
Speakers will discuss issues and pitfalls representing small
business debtors in bankruptcy. The panel will specifically examine
issues that may arise for new Chapter 11 filers, including
obtaining cash collateral authorization, dealing with the U.S.
Trustee, and negotiating with secured creditors.
Throughout the program, ethical
obligations of counsel will be discussed and reinforced, including
due diligence requirements and ensuring full disclosure from the
client. Whether you are currently engaged in practicing bankruptcy
law or considering adding bankruptcy as a practice area, do not
miss this opportunity to learn about the trends and issues facing
bankruptcy practitioners.
Co-sponsors: Western New England College School
of Law and the Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire county
bar associations.
Conference Co-Chairs
Click here to
register and for a full list of faculty.
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Eighth Annual In-House Counsel
Conference 
Thursday, Dec. 9, 9 a.m.-1
p.m.
MBA, 20 West St., Boston
**Sponsored by the Business Law Section**
The theme of this year's Eighth Annual
In-House Counsel Conference is "Doing Business in the Electronic
Age." The conference will focus on the special legal challenges,
including privacy, confidentiality and IP preservation concerns,
that confront in-house counsel as a result of new electronic
communication methods and recordkeeping requirements. Panel
discussions are planned on a variety of topics including special
litigation issues; data management including management of privacy
breaches and record retention; legal issues presented by the use of
on-line social networks and cloud computing; and protection of
trade secrets.
Among other topics, the conference will address:
- The importance of company policies with respect to blogging and
social media;
- Data privacy protection issues that must be managed;
- What should happen when there is a privacy breach;
- Issues with regard to processing and management of data from
the EU;
- Challenges presented by e-discovery and other special
litigation issues;
- How to manage the protection of trade secrets in light of the
use of social media and other tools for collaboration and
development; and
- Special legal risks presented by cloud computing.
Co-sponsor: New
England Corporate Counsel Association (NECCA)
Click
here to register and for a full list of faculty.
Unable to come to Boston? This program is available as a
real-time Webcast. When registering, participants can choose to
attend "virtually" from your home or office computer. If you choose
to attend the program via real-time Webcast, space is limited.
Registrants will be taken on a first-come, first-served
basis.