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New Developments in European State Aid Law - Brussels

May 13, 2009toMay 15, 2009

Lexxion presents its 7th Experts’ Forum on New Developments in European State Aid Law 2009 May 14-15 (with a workshop May 13), 2009.

The agenda of the conference covers major recent developments in the field of EC State aid law with a focus on: • the Application of State Aid Rules to Banking and Financial Services (Guarantees and Loans, ecapitalizations and Toxic Assets)
• the Future of Restructuring
• Material Selectivity after Gibraltar and British Aggregates
• The Cooperation between the Commission and the National Courts - the New Enforcement Notice

and will take place on 14 & 15 May 2009, Bibliothèque Solvay, Brussels.
The preceding high-level workshop is targeted at a maximum of 25 qualified delegates who will take a closer look into State aid and the financial crisis. It is scheduled for 13 May 2009, Hotel Le Châtelain, Brussels.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on March 5th, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

New Developments in European State Aid Law - Brussels

Lexxion presents its 7th Experts’ Forum on New Developments in European State Aid Law 2009 May 14-15 (with a workshop May 13), 2009.

The agenda of the conference covers major recent developments in the field of EC State aid law with a focus on: • the Application of State Aid Rules to Banking and Financial Services (Guarantees and Loans, ecapitalizations and Toxic Assets)
• the Future of Restructuring
• Material Selectivity after Gibraltar and British Aggregates
• The Cooperation between the Commission and the National Courts - the New Enforcement Notice

and will take place on 14 & 15 May 2009, Bibliothèque Solvay, Brussels.
The preceding high-level workshop is targeted at a maximum of 25 qualified delegates who will take a closer look into State aid and the financial crisis. It is scheduled for 13 May 2009, Hotel Le Châtelain, Brussels.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on March 5th, 2009 | Courts, Comparative Law, Commercial Law, International Law, CONFERENCES | no comments

CEDAW and Its Optional Protocol - Boston

April 3, 2009

New England Law’s Center for International Law and Policy hosts an international conference on April 3 entitled “CEDAW and Its Optional Protocol.” The event is cosponsored by the American Society of International Law.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on March 5th, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

CEDAW and Its Optional Protocol - Boston

New England Law’s Center for International Law and Policy hosts an international conference on April 3 entitled “CEDAW and Its Optional Protocol.” The event is cosponsored by the American Society of International Law.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on March 5th, 2009 | Human Rights Law, Law and Gender, International Law | no comments

Jurisprudence of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg - Boston

March 12, 2009
12:00 pmto5:30 pm

New England Law Review hosts a symposium on the jurisprudence of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg March 12, 2009.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on March 5th, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

Jurisprudence of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg - Boston

New England Law Review hosts a symposium on the jurisprudence of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg March 12, 2009.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on March 5th, 2009 | Constitutional Law, CONFERENCES | no comments

Symposium Honoring Judge Betty Binns Fletcher - Seattle

March 6, 2009

The University of Washington School Law presents a symposium honoring Judge Betty Binns Fletcher of the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Judicial Circuit on March 6, 2009. Judge Fletcher “broke the glass ceiling for women in Washington when she became the first woman from Washington to join the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Court, the first woman president of the Seattle Bar Association, and the first woman on the Washington Bar Association Board of Governors.” Panel topics for the symposium include the environment, anti-discrimination law, law and equality, constitutional law and federal courts.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on March 5th, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

Symposium Honoring Judge Betty Binns Fletcher - Seattle

The University of Washington School Law presents a symposium honoring Judge Betty Binns Fletcher of the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Judicial Circuit on March 6, 2009. Judge Fletcher “broke the glass ceiling for women in Washington when she became the first woman from Washington to join the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Court, the first woman president of the Seattle Bar Association, and the first woman on the Washington Bar Association Board of Governors.” Panel topics for the symposium include the environment, anti-discrimination law, law and equality, constitutional law and federal courts.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on March 5th, 2009 | Law and Gender, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights Law, Environmental Law, Constitutional Law, CONFERENCES | no comments

Future of Family Law Education - St. Paul, MN

June 26, 2009

The Midwest Family Law Consortium is soliciting proposals for presentations and papers for its annual conference. The 2009 conference theme is The Future of Family Law Education.

Do you have family law teaching ideas that you are willing to share? Would you like to talk with other professors about successes and frustrations related to teaching family law courses? This conference is for you!! The conference will be held on Friday, June 26 at William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Please send workshop proposals to Nancy Ver Steegh at nancy.versteegh [at] wmitchell.edu (651-290-6342). (Workshop proposals should include a 200 word abstract, a one-page outline, three learning objectives, and presenter contact information.) Selected papers will be published in a special issue of the Family Court Review. Please watch for more information at the conference website. Online registration is available here.

The conference is sponsored by The Midwest Family Law Consortium: Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis; University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law; and William Mitchell College of Law; with the Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Minnesota Chapter; the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts; and Hofstra University School of Law, Center for Children, Families, and the Law.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on March 5th, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

Future of Family Law Education - St. Paul

The Midwest Family Law Consortium is soliciting proposals for presentations and papers for its annual conference. The 2009 conference theme is The Future of Family Law Education.

Do you have family law teaching ideas that you are willing to share? Would you like to talk with other professors about successes and frustrations related to teaching family law courses? This conference is for you!! The conference will be held on Friday, June 26 at William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Please send workshop proposals to Nancy Ver Steegh at nancy.versteegh [at] wmitchell.edu (651-290-6342). (Workshop proposals should include a 200 word abstract, a one-page outline, three learning objectives, and presenter contact information.) Selected papers will be published in a special issue of the Family Court Review. Please watch for more information at the conference website. Online registration is available here.

The conference is sponsored by The Midwest Family Law Consortium: Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis; University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law; and William Mitchell College of Law; with the Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Minnesota Chapter; the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts; and Hofstra University School of Law, Center for Children, Families, and the Law.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on March 5th, 2009 | CALLS FOR PAPERS, Legal Education, Family Law, CONFERENCES | no comments

March 6th Colloquia/Workshops

March 6, 2009

Iowa

       Anthony Alfieri (Miami Law)

Kansas

       Pauline Kim (Washington Law), Deliberation and Strategy on the United States Courts of Appeals: An Empirical Exploration of Panel Effects

Loyola Los Angeles

       Brian Galle (Florida State), Tax Incentives and the Judicial Role in Interstate Trade

Missouri

       Robert Miller (Villanova Law)

Temple

       George Triantis (Houston Law Center)

Posted by pittlegalscholarship on March 5th, 2009 | EVENTS, Tax Law | no comments

March 5th Colloquia/Workshops

Arizona State

       Arthur Hellman (Pittsburgh Law), Sex, Lies, and the Internet: The Unfinished Business of the New Federal Judicial Misconduct Rules

Columbia

       Benjamin Liebman (Columbia Law), A Return to Populist Legality?  Historical Legacies and Legal Reform

Connecticut

       William Forbath (Texas Law)

Florida International University

       Howard Wasserman (FIU Law), The Irrepressible Myth of Klein

Florida State

       Tess Wilkinson-Ryan (Penn Law), Do Liquidated Damages Encourage Efficient Breach? A Psychological

Minnesota Faculty Works

       Anne Coughhlin (Virginia Law), Interrogation Stories

Northwestern Law and Economics

       Chris Sanchirico (Penn Law), The Optimal Tax Base

Ohio State

       Bradley C. Karkkainen (Minnesota Law)

Washington University of St. Louis

       Michael D. Green (Wake Forrest Law), The Unappreciated Congruity of the Second and Third Restatements of Torts on Design Defects

Yale Legal Theory

       Chris Kutz (UC Berkeley Law)

Posted by pittlegalscholarship on March 5th, 2009 | COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS, Legal History, Jurisprudence, Tax Law | no comments

March 5th Colloquia/Workshops

March 5, 2009

Arizona State

       Arthur Hellman (Pittsburgh Law), Sex, Lies, and the Internet: The Unfinished Business of the New Federal Judicial Misconduct Rules

Columbia

       Benjamin Liebman (Columbia Law), A Return to Populist Legality?  Historical Legacies and Legal Reform

Connecticut

       William Forbath (Texas Law)

Florida International University

       Howard Wasserman (FIU Law), The Irrepressible Myth of Klein

Florida State

       Tess Wilkinson-Ryan (Penn Law), Do Liquidated Damages Encourage Efficient Breach? A Psychological

Minnesota Faculty Works

       Anne Coughhlin (Virginia Law), Interrogation Stories

Northwestern Law and Economics

       Chris Sanchirico (Penn Law), The Optimal Tax Base

Ohio State

       Bradley C. Karkkainen (Minnesota Law)

Washington University of St. Louis

       Michael D. Green (Wake Forrest Law), The Unappreciated Congruity of the Second and Third Restatements of Torts on Design Defects

Yale Legal Theory

       Chris Kutz (UC Berkeley Law)

Posted by pittlegalscholarship on March 4th, 2009 | COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS, EVENTS, Legal History, International Law, Jurisprudence, Tax Law | no comments

American Psychology-Law Society Conference - San Antonio, TX

March 4, 2009toMarch 7, 2009

The 2009 American Psychology-Law Society Conference  hosted by AP-LS will be held in San Antonio, TX from March 4-7, 2009 in San Antonio, TX. Topics include: Neuroscience, Genetics and the Law; Psychological Perspectives on Conviction of the Innocent; and Rich False Memories.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on January 29th, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments

8th Annual Legal Malpractice & Risk Management Conference - Chicago, IL

March 4, 2009toMarch 6, 2009

The 2009 Legal Malpractice & Risk Management Conference, held March 4-6, 2009 in Chicago, offers interactive panels comprised of leaders in their respective fields, from professional liability practitioners and law firm general counsel to insurance professionals. Each panel will provide a comprehensive examination of current developments with an emphasis on recent legal decisions.

Posted by uwlegalscholarship on January 29th, 2009 | EVENTS | no comments