ABA Section of Business Law
September/October 2001 (Volume 11, Number 1)
Section sound bites
Annual Meeting highlights
Approximately 1,700 Section members were in Chicago to attend this year's ABA Annual Meeting. Attendees had the opportunity to attend more than 45 Section-sponsored CLE programs and more than 200 committee and subcommittee meetings addressing the latest developments in business law. In addition to the abundance of programs and informative meetings, other highlights included a reception at Adler Planetarium as well as the Annual Section Luncheon, where nationally syndicated columnist and political humorist Molly Ivins spoke on national politics and other bizarre occurrences.
Officers and Council elected. At the Section's Business Luncheon in Chicago, the following officers and Council members were elected:
- Chair-elect of the Section for a one-year term, Harold S. Barron,
Chicago
- Secretary of the Section for a one-year term, Barbara Mendel
Mayden, Nashville, Tenn.
- Budget officer of the Section for a four-year term ending in
August 2005, Renie Y. Grohl, Washington.
- Section Delegate to the ABA House of Delegates for a two-year
term ending in August 2003, James H. Cheek III, Nashville, Tenn.
(unexpired term of Barbara Mendel Mayden)
- Section Delegate to the ABA House of Delegates for a three-year
term ending in August 2004, Richard M. Phillips, Washington.
- Council members for four-year terms ending in August 2005: James L. Holzman, Wilmington, Del.; Marsha E. Simms, New York City; Evangeline W. Tross, Livingston, N.J.; Ann Yvonne Walker, Palo Alto, Calif.; Robert A. Zadek, San Francisco.
National Minority Conference
On June 18-19, more than 280 lawyers attended the National Conference for the Minority Lawyer: A Unique Program for Business Lawyers, Litigators and In-house Counsel and Government Lawyers in Washington. The Section of Business Law, the Section of Litigation and the ABA Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession teamed up to present this third national conference aimed at lawyers of color.
The program combined real-world advice on improving techniques such as dealing with the advent of new technologies, prospering while promoting diversity, and marketing yourself in your current environment.
The Section extends a special thank you and gratefully acknowledges the benefactors and sponsors of the conference, who through their generous contributions have helped support this year's conference.
Benefactors: Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP and E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. . . . Mayer, Brown & Platt . . . Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP . . . Vinson & Elkins LLP . . . Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering . . . Winston & Strawn . . . Sponsors: Dorsey & Whitney LLP . . . Fannie Mae . . . FirmLogic . . . Hughes & Luce LLP . . . International Paper Co. . . . Jenner & Block . . . Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP . . . Merck & Co. Inc. . . . Microsoft Corp. . . . Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP . . . Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler LLP . . . Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal . . . Reception sponsors: LexisNexis . . . PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Special Section programs
The Section has several special programs geared toward young lawyers, minority lawyers and law students interested in business law. Check out the Section Web site at www.abanet.org/buslaw for more information on these programs for 2001-2002. You may also contact the Section staff at 312/988-5588 for additional information.
These are the programs, followed by their application deadlines: Fellows (May 15, 2002); Ambassadors (Sept. 15, 2001); CLEO Scholars (Dec. 1, 2001).
Program materials online
As a Section member, you have unlimited access to Spring and Annual Meeting program materials, which are posted online in full text following the meeting. For additional information on program materials and Section activities, visit the Section Web site at www.abanet.org/buslaw or contact the Section staff at 312/988-5588 (or by e-mail at businesslaw@abanet.org).
