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Our Decaying Infrastructure, Part I:Restoring it to Excellence in Financially Troubled TimesDate: Saturday, August 1, 2009Format: Teleconference and Live Audio WebcastDuration: 90 minutes |
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The American Bar Association Section of State and Local Government Law, Section of Public Contract Law, Section of Taxation, Standing Committee on Continuing Legal Education, Young Lawyers Division and the ABA Center for Continuing Legal Education |
3:00 PM-4:30 PM Eastern |
2:00 PM-3:30 PM Central |
1:00 PM-3:30 PM Mountain |
12:00 PM-1:30 PM Pacific |
Program Description
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This prefatory program describes the difficult challenges facing state and local governments in addressing infrastructure financing for construction or restoration, maintenance and operation. These challenges can be met with the cooperation and energy of government lawyers utilizing the new and proven financial tools presented in this program.
Our expert panelists will discuss the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the new financing tools available to local governments. In addition, the panelists will address recent developments in the federal securities laws as they pertain to state and local governments.
Program Faculty
Moderator: Roy J. Koegen, Partner, Koegen Edwards, LLP, Spokane, WA
Donald J. Boyd, Senior Fellow, Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Law, Albany, NY
Mitchell J. Bragin, Partner, Kutak Rock LLP, Washington, DC
Brent L. Feller, Associate, Chapman and Cutler LLP, Chicago, IL
Martha Mahan Haines, Chief, Office of Municipal Securities, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, DC
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