CLE Program Descriptions
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Friday, October 22nd
Recent Developments in Administrative Law
9:00am - 9:30am
Opening Keynote
The Honorable A. Raymond Randolph, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
"Judicial Remedies for Unlawful Agency Action"
9:30am - Noon (2.5 hrs CLE)
Developments Panel
In this signature event of the Administrative Law Section’s Fall Conference, scholars from the academy and private practice will present a comprehensive overview of the most important administrative law developments in the last twelve months. It’s all the administrative law news that’s fit to discuss, and it comes packaged in one fast-paced program that has become a must-attend event for anyone practicing before federal or state agencies or involved with regulation in Washington.
Program Chair:
Jeffrey S. Lubbers, Fellow in Law and Government, Washington College of Law, American University
Panelists:
ADJUDICATION: Michael Asimow, Professor, UCLA Law School
CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES: Bernard W. Bell, Professor, Rutgers School of Law – Newark
JUDICIAL REVIEW: Richard W. Murphy, Associate Professor, William Mitchell College of Law
RULEMAKING: Katherine E. Lazarski, Associate, and Richard G. Stoll, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
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Friday, October 22nd, Noon – 2:00pm
Lunch on your own
Special Invitation-Only Section Mentor-Mentee Lunch
Friday, October 22nd, 2:00pm – 3:45pm
The Administration of EU Competition Law: Trans-Atlantic Perspectives
(1.5 hrs CLE)
Increasingly U.S. lawyers seeking to provide the advice needed by their clients find it essential to understand the regulatory machinery of the European Union. Yet for many U.S. attorneys and businesses, the administrative structure and processes of the EU are complex and mysterious. The Administrative Law Section is undertaking a project to study and to describe EU administrative processes. This panel, part of that comprehensive project, will examine the administration of EU competition law and will compare and contrast it with the approach of U.S. antitrust enforcement.
Program Chair:
Charles Koch, Professor of Law, William & Mary School of Law
Panelists:
Makan Delrahim, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice
Merit E. Janow, Professor of International Economic Law and International Trade, Columbia University
Alastair Sutton, Partner, Brussels Office, White and Case LLP
Richard Wainwright, Principle Legal Advisor, European Commission
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Friday, October 22nd, 2:30pm – 4:00pm
Shareholder Nominees in Public Company Proxy Statements: A Call for Corporate Democracy? (1.5 hrs CLE)
Currently, shareholders unhappy with a firm’s management have the choice of “holding their nose” and tolerating the current management, waging an expensive proxy fight, or selling their holdings. This panel will discuss the pros and cons of expanding this range of choices by requiring public companies to include in proxy statements shareholder nominees for election as directors.
Program Co-Chairs:
James P. Gerkis, Partner, Proskauer Rose LLP
Susan Ellen Wolf, Secretary, Assoc. General Counsel & Staff VP, Schering-Plough Corporation
Panelists:
John J. Huber, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP, and Former Director, Corporate Finance Division, SEC
Brian Lane, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Former Director, Corporate Finance Division, SEC
David Martin, Partner, Covington & Burling LLP, Former Director, Corporate Finance Division, SEC
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