Worldwide Law Events Calendar

4th Annual Emerging Northwest Tribal Economies

Tulalip, Washington, USA

Don’t Miss These Presentations!

• Keynote Address given by: Tex G. Hall Attracting Private Investment & Industry to Indian Country
• Tribal Entity Formation: Incorporating Under State, Federal or Tribal Law
• Indian Tax Strategies
• Tribal Infrastructure Development
• Inter-Tribal Commerce and Trade
• Exploring SBA’s 8(a) Program and Related Federal Contract Progr...

The Seminar Group

SA's 3rd Annual Cyber Law Conference

Pretoria, South Africa

The focus of Cyber Law 2008 is on eJustice/eGovernment:

E Justice - Its objective is to harness proportionate technology to improve the efficiency of legal procedures, too often cumbersome and paper-based, leading to confusion, delay, and miscarriage of justice.
It offers innovative solutions by integrating ICT and biometrics for controlling and tracking authorized access to a legal proc...

Barend Burgers Attorneys

SA's 3rd Annual Cyber Law Conference

Pretoria, South Africa

The focus of Cyber Law 2008 is on eJustice/eGovernment:

E Justice - Its objective is to harness proportionate technology to improve the efficiency of legal procedures, too often cumbersome and paper-based, leading to confusion, delay, and miscarriage of justice.
It offers innovative solutions by integrating ICT and biometrics for controlling and tracking authorized access to a legal proc...

Barend Burgers Attorneys

Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) Annual Las Vegas Convention

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

The Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) Convention is the nation's largest convention of plaintiffs' attorneys and features education sessions presented by our members, legal professionals, jurists and legal consultants. The annual convention held in Las Vegas, Nevada, brings in approximately 2,000 attendees and is open to attorneys from all across the country.

For additio...

Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA)

Developments in International Construction Law

Salzburg, Austria

Session will deal with topics such as: Mediation, Arbitration and Litigation – Resolving Construction Disputes, Construction Claims; Mold Claims, Construction Contracts, US Homeland Security Laws impacting Construction, Construction Management, E-Commerce and Construction, Design-Build Project Deliveries, Construction Insurance, Construction Accidents, Labour Law, Public Bidding and Contracting, P...

Center for International Legal Studies

Drafting & Negotiating Masterclass: Commercial Contracts, Limassol

Limassol, Cyprus

This highly interactive course is designed to provide today's lawyer with the necessary
drafting and negotiating techniques to operate effectively in today's competitive markets.
It examines in detail writing competent business communications in all forms, as well as
drafting contracts and particular clauses. On the second day participants will learn powerful
negotiating techniques to ...

Euromoney Legal Training

3rd International Conference on Legal Security and Privacy Issues in IT

Prague, Czech Republic

The Conference is an opportunity for academics, practitioners and consultants to come together, exchange ideas, and discuss emerging issues in IT law and the emerging technological environment. We invite contributions focusing on Legal, Security and Privacy Issues of IT, including:

• Jurisdiction in Cyberspace
• Mobile technology
• E-signatures
• Intelligent agents
• digital ev...

International Association of IT Lawyers

International Law and Trade Conference

Prague, Czech Republic

The Conference, organized by the International Association of IT Lawyers in cooperation with the University of Economics in Prague, provides an opportunity for academics, practitioners and consultants from different backgrounds to dialogue on important issues relating to international law, trade, commerce, and information technology. We invite contributions on related topics, including but not lim...

International Association of IT Lawyers

International Construction SuperConference

London, England

This construction industry event is designed for construction, legal, architect, design, energy, and transportation organizations. It brings together industry experts, cutting edge contents, and speakers focusing on legal and institutional issues related to the construction industry, as well as addressing global business challenges and opportunities that deal with a wide range of construction, bus...

Vendome Group LLC

3rd International Conference on Legal Security and Privacy Issues in IT

Prague, Czech Republic

The Conference is an opportunity for academics, practitioners and consultants to come together, exchange ideas, and discuss emerging issues in IT law and the emerging technological environment. We invite contributions focusing on Legal, Security and Privacy Issues of IT, including:

• Jurisdiction in Cyberspace
• Mobile technology
• E-signatures
• Intelligent agents
• digital ev...

IAITL

Surviving a Tight Job Market: Triage Strategies for Legal Professionals

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Professional development job search workshop for newly displaced legal professionals or recent law school/paralegal program graduates. Covers guerilla networking, interviewing skills, freelancing options, and legal-related career alternatives. Friday, September 5, 2008. 9:30 - 3:30. Fee: $175. For more information, please visit www.marigoldconsulting.com or call 678/318-3672.

Marigold Consulting

The National OH&S Inquiry: Some Legal Observations

Brisbane, Queensland , Australia

Topic: On 4 April, Minister Gillard announced the establishment of a national inquiry into our occupational health and safety laws in order to produce a model law which could be enacted by all of the States and Territories. While much is similar in our crop of safety statutes, many differences are apparent. It is also the case that the procedure for undertaking prosecutions differs amongst the sev...

National Safety Council of Australia (NSCA)

2nd Annual Reinsurance Litigation & Arbitration

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

This conference will be focusing on the processes and procedures involved in reinsurance arbitration and litigation with a specific focus on the role and responsibilities of the arbitrators and umpires and how it is impacting the arbitration process, addressing the need for drafting clearer contracts as well identify issues currently impacting the Life Reinsurance and Property & Casualty Reinsuran...

marcus evans

5th Annual Law of LNG

Houston, Texas, USA

Highlights Include:
• Trading, Hedging and Arbitrage of LNG Cargoes and Natural Gas and How You Can Add Value to Your LNG Contracts
• How Recent Changes in Competition Laws Affect Diversion of LNG Cargoes and Destination Flexibility
• Structuring New and Creative Forms of Credit Support
• Managing Risk and Costs by Properly Addressing Terminal Liability. P&I Insurance and Marine Servic...

The Center for American and International Law

First International Workshop on Requirements Engineering and Law (RELAW)

Barcelona, Spain

The 1st International Workshop on Requirements Engineering and Law is a multi-disciplinary, one-day workshop that will investigate the challenges to ensuring that software systems comply with the law. Recent compliance challenges include electronic voting, patient medical records, corporate governance and national identification cards. Authors are invited to submit papers that address one or more ...

IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference

The 2nd City-Rail

Shanghai, China

With great success of City-Rail 2007, City-Rail is the only dedicated strategic summit for the world's urban and intercity rail market, especially for China and Asia market.

Global Leaders Institute

Aviation Finance, Germany

Frankfurt 60486, Germany

The aviation industry is greatly affected by the continually changing economic climate.
The often technical and complex issues, as well as the myriad of liabilities surrounding it,
can make financing aircraft a potentially expensive minefield.
Despite the risks involved, aviation finance is a potentially lucrative venture. With the
correct financing and security structures, in conjunct...

Euromoney Legal Training

Mergers & Acquisitions, South Africa

Johannesburg, England

This intensive Euromoney Legal Training course has been arranged to offer a comprehensive
and practical guide to the international sale and purchase of companies from a strategic, legal,
commercial and financial viewpoint.
The programme aims to give participants a thorough knowledge and understanding of the wide
variety of skills that those involved in cross-border acquisitions must po...

Euromoney Legal Training

Corporate Strategies for Internal and Regulatory Investigations

Berlin, Germany

This conference will provide experience-based insight into the following approaches and methods:

• Comply effectively with regulatory investigations
• Improve internal and external communication with subjects involved in the process
• Gain knowledge of the complex legislation on regulatory investigations in the EU, USA, and Russia
• Find suitable tools to conduct internal investig...

Marcus Evans

Reinforcing Your Intellectual Property Portfolio in Emerging Markets

Prague, Czech Republic

This conference will provide experience-based insight into the following approaches and methods:

• Benefit and benchmark your company by examining leading case studies on ground breaking anticounterfeiting tactics and strategies in the Chinese region
• Take advantage of best approaches on how to establish prevention mechanisms as an effective strategy to increase your IP protection
•...

Marcus Evans

FCPA Compliance & Sustainability

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

More and more organizations are paying attention to being in compliance with the FCPA as the government agencies involved in enforcing the FCPA have been very aggressive in their investigations and enforcement actions. This has prompted organizations across various industries to take a close look at their current compliance program to ensure they are compliant with the FCPA. There is a real need f...

marcus evans

7th Annual Compliance & Ethics Institute

Chicago, Illinois, USA

The Seventh Annual Compliance & Ethics Institute is an event that presents international regulatory compliance and its various components to public company compliance & ethics practictioners.
With increased regulatory scrutiny emerging as a given to the international business community, this event is one that public companies will want to attend.

Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics

Training Course: LNG - Understanding the Strategic, Commercial & Legal Fundamentals

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

This 5 day course provides participants with a comprehensive overview of the LNG industry. It begins by describing the background and history of the industry in order for participants to gain a thorough understanding of its evolution. Participants will be explained the strategic thinking when considering a plant: reserves, technology, costs, contractors, shipping, and storage.

A detailed up...

CWC School for Energy Limited

Employee /Worker Rights In IP

London, England

In March 2007 the UK Court of Appeal clarified the issue of ownership of employee inventions in the case of LIFFE Administration and Management v Pavel Pinkava and another [2007] All ER 981. Despite the important guidance this case provided in the UK, employee/worker inventions continue to pose unique risks to employers worldwide. The primary objective of this seminar is to minimise employer risks...

Management Forum Ltd

LPO Summit

New York, New York, USA

ACI's LPO Summit is designed for both in-house counsel and law firms who are still evaluating the viability of offshore outsourcing, plus those who already have outsourcing operations in place but who want to stay ahead of the latest industry developments to optimize their business practices.

The agenda addresses all of the substantive concerns surrounding LPO, including selecting which se...

American Conference Institute

ALM's Chief Marketing Officers Forum: Modern Business Development

New York, New York, USA

In today’s increasingly competitive law firm environment, Chief Marketing Officers and law firm business professionals need a new strategy for competitive advantage. ALM has invited a team of today’s leading CMOs and business development professionals to reveal not only what they did to achieve their firm’s greatest successes, but also their strategies and lessons learned.

This 2-day progr...

ALM Events

The 4th PorTech Asia

Tianjin, China

PorTech Asia has been running for 3 successful years and attracting more than 1000 international port and shipping leaders.

Global Leaders Institute

Documenting International Bond & Debt Issues

London, England

The aim of this course is to examine the most important legal issues which arise in the documentation of
international offerings of Eurobonds, medium term notes and Euro-commercial papers. The course looks at
contentious clauses in the documentation of debt issues with particular reference to problems which may
arise in areas such as material adverse change and default.
The course focu...

Euromoney Legal Training

Acquisition Finance

London, England

This specialist Euromoney Legal training course has been arranged to offer a comprehensive
and practical guide to acquisition finance from a commercial, financial and legal viewpoint.
This is an interactive and practical course which has been designed to equip delegates
with the skills to structure successful acquisition transactions. The course programme
features hands-on workshops an...

Euromoney Legal Training

A Practical Introduction To International Patent Law And Practice

London, England

This course has been designed to provide a one-stop, comprehensive, practical introduction to international patent law for people whose work involves IP. By broadening their overall knowledge of the complex world of patents it will enable them to work more effectively and with greater understanding. The course will outline the basic steps required to obtain a typical patent, and consider infringem...

Management Forum Ltd

Washington Construction Law

Seattle, Washington, USA

What’s new in Construction Law? Start with changes in the law applicable to public construction (both Washington State and Federal) and Washington State private construction projects, new contract forms and building “green.” Add Indian law, surety law and insurance law along with ADR strategies, plus many other topics.

The legal terrain is ever changing. Avoid having your company or your c...

The Seminar Group

General Counsel Breakfast Briefing: Strategies for Growth in the Face of Audience Fragmentation

New York, New York, USA

An exclusive gathering of general counsel and chief legal officers, this event explores the most pressing challenges facing in-house Media counsels today with an eye towards the future.

Financial Times

The Latest Strategies in the ICT Sector

Amsterdam, Netherlands

This conference will provide experience-based insight into the following approaches and methods:

- Gain knowledge of the complex legislation surrounding the ICT sector
- Overcome related issues in negotiating licensing contracts
- Maximise licensing potential and minimise licensing risk in the global market
- Be updated on the legal challenges posed by the continued growth of open...

Marcus Evans

Patent Protection For Software-Related And Business Related Inventions In Europe And The US

London, England

Since the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decision in State Street Bank & Trust Co. v. Signature Financial Group, Inc., 149 F.3d 1368 (Fed. Cir. 1998), in 1998, the public debate has been on going over what type of patent protection should be available for Software-related and Business-related Inventions. In the U.S. a rather expansive view of what can and should be patent-eligible s...

Management Forum Ltd

ITA-CBAr Joint Conference on International Arbitration

Sao Paulo, Brazil

The 4th Americas Workshop and the 8th Annual Congress of the Comite Brasileiro de Arbitragem will take place together on September 21-23 in Sao Paolo, Brazil. Beginning on Sunday evening, September 21 with a Roundtable for young lawyers followed by a reception for all registrants and faculty, the entire conference will be conducted with simultaneous translation in English, Portugese and Spanish.

The Center for American and International Law

Court Quality Forum

Sydney, Australia

The AIJA, the Federal Judicial Center of the United States of America, the National Center for State Courts of the United States and the Subordinate Courts of Singapore are the signatories to a Consortium for the development of an International Framework for Court Excellence. Others involved in developing the Framework are the European Commission for Efficiency of Justice, the World Bank and Sprin...

Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration

How Money Launderers use Private banking, Securities and Trade In Money Laundering

Hong Kong, Malaysia

City: Hong Kong
Venue: Renaissance Kowloon Hotel, TST
Date: 22, 23 September
Price: Full Course Early Bird (book and pay before 31 August 2008)
Single Seat GBP600. Multi Seat GBP560 per person.
After early bird
Single seat GBP800. Multi Seat GBP600 per person
Daily Pass:
Early Bird: Single seat GBP350. Multi Seat GBP300 per person.
After early bird: GBP425. Multi Seat p...

AML net

Litigating European Community Law

Trier, Germany

The purpose of this seminar, which is aimed primarily at national legal practitioners, is to provide the participants with the fundamentals on the Union’s judicial system, judicial remedies and the interaction between European and national jurisdictions.
The seminar will highlight the relevance of Community law in litigation before national courts and hence for the daily work of the national la...

Academy of European Law (ERA)

Commercial Loans & Security

London, Ethiopia

This is the only conference on the market to bring you in-depth coverage of the latest loan market practices and how to deal with the challenges you face negotiating, drafting and enforcing your loan and security agreement. Since the crunch lenders have been forced to tighten their security requirements and make significant changes to the documentation to accommodate risks of default. This confere...

C5

Pocket MBA for Lawyers

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Lawyers must be more than just able attorneys. They need advanced business proficiency so they can speak the language of their clients, understand the operations of a business, and make critical decisions that often involve millions of dollars.

In this program, lawyers will enhance their ability to understand financial statements, financial tools to value all or part of a business, and the ...

Boston University

International Commercial Practice Series - Annalyzing Common Law Contracts

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

You will learn to apply the principles of contract law to the planning, development, and interpretation of written agreements that accomplish a client's objectives. Primary emphasis will be given to understanding contractual language, the acquisition of contract interpretation skills as well as the fundamentals of legal drafting and the integration of substantive law. You will engage in exercises ...

Georgetown Law

Biotech Patenting

London, England

The Latest Critical Developments and Pratical Strategies for Protecting Biotech Innovative

C5

The 3rd Asia LNG Summit

Shenzhen, China

The Asia Region's immense demand of LNG has helped Asia LNG Summit (ALS) as one of the region's dynamic energy events. Building on the huge success of the first annual event in Shanghai and the second event in Beijing, Global Leaders Institute and China Petroleum and Petrochemical Engineering Institute will jointly conven "Asia LNG Summit 2008" on September 24th-26th , in Shenzhen this year.

Global Leaders Institute

ALM's 4th Annual Chief Recruitment & Professional Development Officers Forum

New York, New York, USA

Law firm culture is changing. Today’s most valuable attorneys and clients make their decisions based on factors such as quality of life, quality of work, law firm culture, cost and service.

In order to obtain and retain the most prized clients, law firms must compete to recruit and retain the best attorneys in the industry. ALM has designed a program that addresses today’s key recruiting a...

ALM Events

International Commercial Practice Series - Mergers & Acquisitions

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

You will learn how to best represent clients by creatively structuring, coordinating and managing M&A transactions. In addition, you will receive an introduction to the documents used in structuring deals and a thorough overview of U.S. federal regulations that directly or indirectly affects deal making. Topics include: choosing the deal structure, due diligence, deal negotiations, takeover defens...

Georgetown Law

Emissions Trading & Carbon Liabilities

London, England

The aim of the course is to provide an insight into the realities of carbon trading for companies with an existing or new liability under the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS). It examines the rapidly changing policy background, legal requirements and commercial opportunities offered by the Directive. It will illustrate examples of current good practice, both from the perspective ...

Euromoney Legal Training

ALM's Hedge Fund General Counsel East

Stamford, Connecticut, USA

The Hedge Fund General Counsel East Conference will be held this year at the Sheraton in Stamford Connecticut. The program will touch upon current issues concerning industry, including regulatory and legislative issues. There will be a good representation of Hedge Fund General Counsels speaking on current topics along with law firms that practice in the area. It should prove to be a worthwhile pro...

ALM Events

REINSURANCE AGREEMENTS

London, England

Once upon a time, the reinsurance industry practices were simple; it was enough to sign a short slip and assume that any potential problems would be worked out later. Nowadays, companies need to minimize the risk of getting involved in time-consuming and expensive disputes by entering into clear and thorough reinsurance agreements. Our International Forum on Reinsurance Agreements seeks to guide y...

C5

ANTI-CORRUPTION Boot Camp

Paris, France

This C5 Anti-Corruption Boot Camp provides an excellent working knowledge of international anti-corruption framework and strategies you and your team need to successfully build, implement and monitor an efficient anti-corruption compliance programme. You will benefit from a deep dive into the topics including:

Conducting anti-corruption risk assessments
How to draft and implement a Code...

C5

Reducing Legal Costs

London, England

Innovative Strategies for Managing your Legal Budget and Reducing your Legal Spend

C5