2008 ABA Annual Meeting (New York, NY)

The documents below are written materials from the 2008 ABA Annual Meeting. All files are available in PDF format unless otherwise noted. ()

Leadership: The Next Frontier

• » Women and Leadership

The All New 2008 Litigation Quiz Show

• » The All New 2008 Litigation Quiz Show: Still Living in the World of Dilemmas

Avoiding the First Date Jitters: Tips for Your First Meeting with Your Expert

• » Expert Advice: Practical Tips for the First Meeting with Your Expert
• » Report of the Civil Rules Advisory Committee

International Discovery: Around the World in Ninety Minutes

• » International Discovery: Around the World in Ninety Minutes
• » Exhibit to paper

Keep Elevating Your Game: Lawyers of Color Harnessing Power

• » The Minority Lawyer’s Playbook for Elevating Your Game

The ICC: Should the United States Finally Join or Just Say No?

• » Background on the International Criminal Court
• » CRS Report for Congress: U.S. Policy Regarding the International Criminal Court

In-House Chief Litigation Counsel – What Keeps Them Up At Night?

• » General Counsel Under Fire
• » A Contrarian’s Checklist to Arbitration Clauses
• » First Quarter 2008 Update: Reaching New Heights

A New Frontier in Privacy Litigation: The Advent of Private Lawsuits Over Data Security Breaches

• » A New Frontier: Litigation Over Data Breaches

Judicial Criticism: Judges under Fire

• » Rapid Response to Unfair and Unjust Criticism of Judges

Don Giovanni, the Class Action

• » Greater Scrutiny of the Merits During Class Certification: Are Class Action Standards Evolving?
• » Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress--Not Your Average Intentional Tort

Darth Vader V. Clarence Darrow: Choosing High Tech or Low Tech to Reach Your Jury

• » Technology in Your Trial Plan: Siren Songs or Clever Calls?
• » SOX at Six: Is It Working?
• » A Look at Sarbanes-Oxley and its Effect on the Liability of Corporate Parties
• » In-house Counsel and Backdating: What Will They Criminalize Next?
• » The SEC at 70: Let’s Celebrate Its Reinvigorated Golden Years

A Partner is a Partner is a Partner

• » A Partner is a Partner is a Partner: Options for Law Firm Partnership Arrangements and Their Practical and Legal Consequences

The Roberts Court – The Terrible Twos or Childhood Bliss?

• » The Roberts Court – The Terrible Twos or Childhood Bliss?
• » Supreme Court Voting Ledger 2007-08

The American Press in Times of War: From the Pentagon Papers to Iraq

• » The American Press in Times of War: from the Pentagon Papers to Iraq: Can the press be punished for publishing National Security information? A discussion on whether the American press in times of war should be -- under the relevant statutes, the Constitution, historical traditions, and good public policy -- susceptible to criminal charges for reporting classified information.

The Fourteenth Amendment on Trial

• » The Fourteenth Amendment on Trial: Defining Equal Protection

Harnessing the Winds of Change to Bring Balance and Meaning to the Workplace

• » Who’s Keeping Score? The Demand for More Balanced Metrics within Law Firms

What Do You Mean I Can’t Spy On The Board? Strategies for Conducting Effective (And Legal) Internal Investigations

• » Is the SEC Targeting Lawyers
• » To Cooperate With the Securities and Exchange Commission or Not to Cooperate – That is the Question – Part II

The Challenges of Working with Children as Interviewees and Witnesses

• » Interviewing the Child Client: Video Teaching Notes

The Restructuring of America

• » Retiree Health Benefits: Legal Developments In A Changing Global Economy

Texts, Bytes & Video Clips: Discovery & Trial In The Electronic Information Age

• » Lorraine v Markel: Electronic Evidence 101
• » Managing Discovery of Electronic Information: A Pocket Guide for Judges

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