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Program for the January, 2010 Fair:
EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL LONDON MCLE FAIR, 15-16 JANUARY 2010
Friday, 15 January
8:30 a.m. REGISTRATION Coffee/Croissant
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. INTERNATIONAL INSOLVENCY
Mark Shaw, BDO Stoy Hayward - London
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. STRATEGIES TO PROTECT
AND ENFORCE YOUR PATENTS INERNATIONALLY
Andrew Browne, IP Manager, Royal Mail Group Ltd. - London
Isabel Davies, Partner, CMS Cameron McKenna LLP - London
11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Coffee Break
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ARTS AND THE LAW
Jean-Francois Canat, Partner, UGGC & Associates – Paris
Delphine Eskenazi, Associate, UGGC & Associes - Paris
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Lunch to be provided
1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. OUTSOURCING LEGAL SERVICES
Maura McIntosh, Professional Support Consultant, Herbert Smith LLP - London
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. U. N. BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS MANDATE
Andrea Shemberg, UN Special Representative of Secretary General for Business and Human Rights – Bologna, Italy
3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Coffee Break
4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. CAN NATIONAL COURTS PROSECUTE GRAND CORRUPTION? The Case for an International Approach
Helen Garlick, Nardello & Co. LLP
5:00 p.m. Adjourn for the day
Saturday, 16 January
8:30 am REGISTRATION Coffee/Croissant
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. BIAS: HOW GOOD IS YOUR CULTURAL GPS? A guide for lawyers.
Peter Alfandary, Reed Smith LLP – London
10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Coffee Break
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION
Jonathan Goodliffe, Solicitor - London
Gill Baxter, lawyer and volunteer for LawCare – London
Dr. Bala Mahendra, Psychiatrist and Barrister – London
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Lunch to be provided
1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. LEGAL ETHICS & PROFESSIONALISM
Recent Trends on Conflicts of Interest; Current Trends and Ethical Implications in Multi-Jurisdictional Practice and Outsourcing of Legal Services; and Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls in Electronic Discovery.
Mark L. Tuft, Partner, Cooper, White & Cooper LLP – San Francisco
Richard Diebold Lee, International Consultant – San Francisco
Elizabeth Robertson, Solicitor/Of Counsel, Jones Day – London
Andrew Moir, Sr Associate, Herbert Smith LLP – London
3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Coffee Break
3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. LEGAL ETHICS & PROF. Continued
5:00 p.m. Closing remarks and adjournment
Course Descriptions:
INTERNATIONAL INSOLVENCY: Discussion of current regulations, both US and European, and their impact on international bankruptcy proceedings.
STRATEGIES TO PROTECT AND ENFORCE YOUR PATENTS
INTERNATIONALLY:
Complexities and complications continue to be challenges in the
global landscape for the patentability of inventions, the
prosecution of patent applications, the enforcement of patents,
and defending against allegations of patent infringement. This
session will focus on practical strategies which can be relied
on to seek to maximize value and effectively manage down cost
and risk.
ARTS AND THE LAW: Speaker will give an overview of laws relevant to ownership of the arts, including a comparison of the laws of several countries and a practical discussion of the implications of those laws in owning, loaning and displaying pieces of art.
OUTSOURCING LEGAL SERVICES: Discussion of history, current trends, legal implications and future outlook for outsourcing legal services in the current economic climate.
U.N. BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS MANDATE: This session will provide an overview of the work of the Special Representative of the Secretary General on Business and Human Rights, with a particular focus on the “Responsible Contracting” Project which is being conducted as part of the Mandate. This Project considers whether and how human rights standards are relevant to international investment contracts, including in relation to stabilization clauses.
CAN NATIONAL COURTS PROSECUTE GRAND CORRUPTION? The Case for an International Approach: This speaker will discuss the difficulty of bringing grand corruption cases before national courts. Using recent examples she will explain possible solutions, including the case for an international tribunal, the push for an international court to deal with environmental disputes, and the recent use of the Alien Torts Act in the U.S.
SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION: Jonathan Goodliffe will begin the session with an introduction to the topic followed by an account of a real life experience in substance abuse and a discussion of the cultural differences between the UK and US legal professions. The audience will then join the faculty in identifying key issues and analyzing some prepared case studies. This 2 hour session will meet the Substance Abuse approval criteria for CA and OH and the Professionalism approval criteria for IL and NY.
BIAS: How Good is Your Cultural GPS? A guide for lawyers. This presentation will explore how lawyers should adjust their behavior to take into account the expectations and perceptions of those from other cultures to ensure that a competent service is provided to clients and other lawyers thus eliminating cultural bias in the legal profession. This 1 hour session will meet the Elimination of Bias approval criteria for CA and MN and the Professionalism criteria for IL and NY.
LEGAL ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM: This 3-hour interactive program, which is designed to meet the Ethics and Professionalism requirements of CA, IL, NY, OH and all other US MCLE jurisdictions, will cover the following three topics:
Recent Trends on Conflicts of Interest: This session will discuss current law and latest trends on conflicts of interest between current clients, conflicts between current and former clients and conflicts involving third parties and the lawyer’s own interests. It will also focus on current standards for vicarious disqualification including recent changes to the ABA Model Rules permitting screening for lateral attorneys and the use of advance conflict waivers.
Current Trends and Ethical Implications in Multi-Jurisdictional Practice and Outsourcing of Legal Services: An increasing number of jurisdictions in the U.S. are permitting cross-boarder practice by lawyers who are licensed to practice in another state or country and are recognizing the ethical propriety of outsourcing legal services. At the same time, states are actively policing unauthorized practice restrictions and expect to step up UPL enforcement activity in the coming year. This session surveys current law on what is and what is not permitted and discusses where lines may be drawn.
Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls in Electronic Discovery: The exponential growth in electronic stored information (ESI) and the escalating costs of e-discovery have lead to recent changes in the law that impose greater duties and increase liability risks for lawyers. This session focuses on the continually evolving ethical issues, including waiver of confidentiality and sanctions and the current degree of competence expected of lawyers searching and producing ESI.
NOTE that these topics and speakers may be subject to change.
CLE and CPD Credits:
CA 12 credits including 3 ethics, 2 substance abuse and 1 elimination of bias approved. (Jones Day is a State of California approved MCLE provider).
NY 14 credits including 7 ethics/prof. (Ethics, Sub Abuse and Bias sessions), and 7 areas of professional practice approved for veteran and transitional under Section 6 of the New York CLE Board Regulations and Guidelines.
SRA CLE Europe Limited will provide accreditation by Solicitors Regulation Authority for 12 CPD credits.
Bar Council credit is pending.
Pre-Qualification in other U.S. MCLE jurisdictions has been applied for.
DON’T MISS THIS EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO SATISFY YOUR CA, NY, OTHER U.S., AND/OR U.K. CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENT!
Program for the January, 2009 Fair:
SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL LONDON MCLE FAIR, 16-17 JANUARY 2009
Friday, 16 January
8:30 a.m. REGISTRATION Coffee/Croissant
9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. CURRENT REGULATORY ISSUES IN
THE FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY
Ida Levine, General Counsel, Capital International Limited - London
Lindsay Thomas, CEO, Sustainable Risks Ltd. - London
Martyn Hopper, Partner, Herbert Smith -London
10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Coffee Break
11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN EMERGING MARKETS
Justin D’Agostino, Partner, Herbert Smith - London
Lee M. Coffey, Partner, Jones Day - London
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Lunch to be provided
1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. REACH IMPLEMENTATION: NO DATA, NO MARKET
Dr. Roger Van der Linden, Group Manager Product Stewardship
& REACH Coordinator, Borealis - Vienna
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. 10 VAT ISSUES YOU SHOULD NEVER MISS
Charlotte Sallabank, Partner, Jones Day - London
3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Coffee Break
4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. UK/US EXTRADITION – A Special Relationship
Mark Summers, Barrister, Matrix Chambers - London
5:00 p.m. Adjourn for the day
Saturday, 17 January
8:30 a.m. Coffee/Croissant
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNALS
John Jones, Doughty Street Chambers - London
H. H. Judge Peter Murphy - London
Steven Powles, Doughty Street Chambers - London
Rod Dixon, Matrix Chambers - London
11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Coffee Break
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. BIAS IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION
Timothy Hailes, Managing Director & Assoc. General Counsel, J P Morgan - London
Daniel Winterfeldt, Partner, Simmons & Simmons and Chair of InterLaw Forum - London
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Lunch to be provided
1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. LEGAL ETHICS & PROFESSIONALISM
Professional Practice in Cross Border Transactions and In-house Privilege.
Richard Diebold Lee, International Consultant – San Francisco
George Brown, Member, Reed Smith Richards Butler LLP-London
Oliver Passavant, Partner, Jones Day – Frankfurt
Isabelle Michou, Partner, Herbert Smith - Paris
3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Coffee Break
3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. LEGAL ETHICS &PROFESSIONALISM
Continued
5:00 p.m. Closing remarks and adjournment
Course Descriptions:
CURRENT REGULATORY ISSUES IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY: Discussion of current developments in law related to financial services in the UK as well as the banking crisis with an emphasis on the recent Icelandic situation.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN EMERGING MARKETS: Discussion of current best practice in resolving disputes in emerging markets, including China, India and Russia.
10 VAT ISSUES YOU SHOULD NEVER MISS: Speaker will give an overview of mistakes frequently made in dealing with VAT.
UK/US EXTRADITION - A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP: Developments and case law in UK/US extradition under the Extradition Act 2003 including: reciprocity; the 2003 treaty; corporate fraud and price fixing; forum; human rights; abuse of process.
REACH IMPLEMENTATION: NO DATA, NO MARKET: After a short introduction to REACH (an acronym for Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals) the presenter will highlight the various strategic aspects of REACH.
INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNALS: The session will consider the role and track record of international tribunals, including issues relating to human rights, due process and international participation. Speakers will also discuss the role of the victim and alternate post conflict mechanisms, such as the truth and reconciliation commissions, and issues related to a competent and independent international criminal judiciary.
LEGAL ETHICS & PROFESSIONALISM: Whose rules apply? Professional practice in cross border transactions and in-house privilege. Presenters will lead a discussion of two hypotheticals: (a) Settlement negotiations; and (b) Bits from a transaction. This will be a 3-hour interactive program designed to meet the Ethics and Professionalism requirements of CA, NY and all other US MCLE jurisdictions.
BIAS IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION: Lesbian, gay and bisexual inclusion in the legal workplace: issues, challenges and progress.This 1-hour program will meet the Elimination of Bias approval criteria for CA and MN.
NOTE: There is no Substance Abuse session included in this year’s program.
CLE and CPD Credits:
CA - 12 credits including 3 ethics and 1 elimination of bias approved. (Jones Day is a State of California approved MCLE provider.)
NY - 14 credits including 4.5 ethics/prof. (Ethics and Bias sessions), 2.00 skills (Dispute Resolution session), and 7.5 areas of professional practice approved for veteran and transitional under Section 6 of the New York CLE Board Regulations and Guidelines.
Eng. - CLE Europe Limited will provide accreditation by Solicitors Regulation Authority for 12 CPD credits.
Bar Council credit is pending.
Pre-qualification in other U.S. MCLE jurisdictions has been applied for.
Program for the January, 2008 Fair:
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL LONDON MCLE FAIR, 11-12 JANUARY 2008
Friday, 11 January
8:30 a.m. REGISTRATION
Coffee/Croissant
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. EU LAW UPDATE SANCTIONS
Justin D’agostino, Partner, Herbert Smith - London
Nichola Peters, Herbert Smith - London
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. ANTITRUST LAWS IN ASIA
Peter J. Wang, Partner, Jones Day - Shanghai
11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Coffee Break
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. FIGHTING CORRUPTION IN RUSSIA
Dmitry Kurochkin, Partner, Herbert Smith - Moscow
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Lunch to be provided
1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. HUMAN RIGHTS – THE KEY TO CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Sune Skadegard Thorsen, LawHouse – Copenhagen
Ruth N. Steinholtz, General Counsel, Borealis AG - Vienna
3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Coffee Break
3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ENERGY AND EMISSIONS TRADING
Francoise Labrousse, Of Counsel, Jones Day - Paris
Peter Roberts, General Counsel, Centrica Energy
5:00 p.m. Adjourn for the day
Saturday, 12 January
8:30 am. Coffee/Croissant
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. ELIMINATION OF BIAS IN LEGAL PROFESSION
Lynette Swift, SwiftWork -- London
10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Coffee Break
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
LEGAL WORLD IS FLAT
Discussion of legal aspects of outsourcing and outsourcing of legal services.
Peter Brudenall, Partner, Hunton & Williams – London
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. SUBSTANCE ABUSE FOR LAWYERS
Neil Brener, MD, Priory Hospital North London
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Lunch to be provided
1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. LEGAL ETHICS & PROFESSIONALISM
Are lawyers becoming unpaid government agents?
Richard Diebold Lee, International Consultant – San Francisco
George Brown, Member,Reed Smith Richards Butler LLP-London
3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Coffee Break
3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. LEGAL ETHICS &PROFESSIONALISM
Continued
5:00 p.m. Closing remarks and adjournment
Course Descriptions:
EU LAW SANCTIONS: Speakers will discuss current EU law trends including sanction issues.
ANTITRUST LAWS IN ASIA: Speaker will discuss antitrust laws applicable to Asia
FIGHTING CORRUPTION IN RUSSIA: Discussion of legal challenges of doing business in Russia.
HUMAN RIGHTS – THE KEY TO CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: What is Corporate Social Responsibility? – The concept and emerging consensus; What roles are governments playing: - National, regional and multilateral developments; What are the roles of in-house lawyers?
ENERGY AND EMISSIONS TRADING: Speakers will discuss current legislation and practices in energy and emissions trading.
LEGAL WORLD IS FLAT: Discussion of legal aspects of outsourcing and outsourcing of legal services.
ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM: Are lawyers becoming unpaid government agents? Topics to be discussed include: The governmental assault on client confidentiality, the attorney-client privilege, and the attorney work product. A 3-hour interactive program is designed to meet the Ethics and Professionalism requirements of CA, NY, and all other US MCLE jurisdictions.
SUBSTANCE ABUSE FOR LAWYERS: This 1-hour program is designed to meet the Substance Abuse requirements of CA and OH and to provide credit in other states as well.
ELIMINATION OF BIAS ISSUES IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION: This 1-hour program will meet the Elimination of Bias approval criteria for CA and MN.
Program for the January, 2007 Fair:
FIFTEENTH ANNUAL LONDON MCLE FAIR, 12-13 JANUARY 2007
Friday, 12 January
8:30 a.m. REGISTRATION Coffee/Croissant
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. COMPETITION LAW - PRIVATE ACTION:
Stephen Wisking, Partner, Herbert Smith - London
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. CLASH OF TITANS:
Joseph J. Smallhoover, Partner, Dechert LLP
11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Coffee Break
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. THE CHALLENGE TO BUSINESS CREATED BY CONTROLS OVER MONEY LAUNDERING AND THE FINANCING OF TERRORISM:
George Brown, Member, Reed Smith - London
Andrew Clark, PWC - London
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Lunch to be provided
1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. DOING BUSINESS IN CHINA:
John Kao, Partner - Jones Day - Hong Kong
3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Coffee Break
3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY:
Scott Robson, KPMG LLP- London
Sanjay Bhandari, KPMG LLP - London
5:00 p.m. Adjourn for the day
Earn 12 or 14 MCLE Credits
Saturday, 13 January
8:30 a.m. Coffee/Croissant
9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. ELIMINATION OF BIAS IN LEGAL PROFESSION:
Mark Taylor, Partner, Jones Day - London
Charles Wynn-Evans, Partner, Dechert LLP
Paul Nicholls, Barrister, 11 Kings Bench Walk
10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Coffee Break
11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. PRACTICAL WISDOM FOR LAWYERS:
Alan Boyle,QC -Serle Court
John Reacroft, - Rigpa
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Lunch to be provided
1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. LEGAL ETHICS & PROFESSIONALISM:
Ethics in Transnational Practice
Richard Diebold Lee, International Consultant - San Francisco
Nancy J. Moore, Professor, Boston University School of Law
Steven C. Krane, Partner, Proskauer Rose - New York and Paris
Clifford J. Hendel, Partner, Araoz & Rueda - Abagadas, Madrid
3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Coffee Break
3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. LEGAL ETHICS & PROF. Continued
5:00 p.m. Closing remarks and adjournment
Course Descriptions:
COMPETITION LAW - PRIVATE ENFORCEMENT: This session provides an overview of what is the hot topic of European competition law at the moment. The session will provide an overview of the current status of private enforcement of competition law in Europe; the European Commission's green paper; and the issues which are currently being considered by the Courts and by policy makers including class actions and contingency fees, damages measures, court procedures, forum shopping and indirect purchaser actions.
CLASH OF THE TITANS: This pesentation will deal with the clash between US rules under Sarbane-Oxley requiring corporate anonymous whistleblowing hotlines and data protection and labor law rules in EU Member States restricting anonymous whistleblowing and protecting personal data, as well as the differing approaches taken among EU Member States themselves.
DOING BUSINESS IN CHINA: Discussion of legal and ethical challenges to doing business in China;
THE CHALLENGE TO BUSINESS CREATED BY CONTROLS OVER MONEY LAUNDERIING AND TERRORIST FINANCING: The session is a high level review of the controls (many of which have an international reach) that have been put in place to control money laundering and the financing of terrorism. The session will include discussion as to the depth and breadth of the controls and the challenges that business has to face in complying with the many and varied regulations.
ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY: Interactive presentation on e-Disclosure in Practice. Topics covered will include:
The drivers behind the growth of e-Disclosure;
The legal background;
An e-Disclosure management methodology:
Project Management;
Planning;
Digital Evidence Recovery (and recovery of paper records);
Relevance Filtering;
Evidence Visualization Applications;
Hosting;
Review and production Applications.
Practical problems. For example:
Available technologies;
International data collections;
EU Data Privacy rules;
Location of media;
Imaging or extracting copy data;
In-source or outsource? When to use external vendors.
ETHICS ISSUES IN TRANSNATIONAL PRACTICE: This 3-hour interactive program is designed to meet the Ethics and Professionalism requirements in numerous states. Topics to be covered include conflicts, imputation, and the choice of disciplinary law, with attention to international arbitration. The speakers will also cover the application of GATS and of different rules of professional conduct on attorneys with a global practice..
PRACTICAL WISDON FOR LAWYERS: This session will provide an introduction to the practice of meditation. The presenters have been running courses for groups of lawyers in Lincoln's Inn and will present some of the insights which have arisen from this activity, as well as providing an overview of the practice itself. This 1-hour program is designed to meet the Substance Abuse requirements of CA and OH and to provide credit in others states as well.
ELIMINATION OF BIAS IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION: Equal opportunities is no longer just about gender or racial discrimination. Discrimination laws have expanded to encompass disability, age, sexual orientation, religion and belief, thereby increasing the level of regulation on all employers, including those in professional services. This session considers the impact on law firms of the various limbs of discrimination law and looks at the lessons that could be learned from what has happened in other white collar environments. This 1-hour program will meet the Elimination of Bias approval criteria for CA and MN.
CLE Credits:
CA 12 credits including 3 ethics, 1 substance abuse and 1 elimination of bias approved. (Jones Day is a State of California approved MCLE provider);
NY 14 Veteran (some Transitional) credits, including 4.5 ethics, approved under section 6 of the New York CLE Board’s Regulations and Guidelines.
CLE Europe Limited will provide accreditation by The Law Society for 12 CPD credits. Pre-Qualification in other U.S. MCLE jurisdictions is in process.
CLE News:
On September 29, 2005, The Supreme Court of Illinois adopted a minimum continuing legal education rule. For information see www.state.il.us/court/SupremeCourt.
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