Section News
| Publication year | 2009 |
| Pages | 0066 |
Sections Host Multiple Lunch-and-Learn Programs
by Derrick W. Stanley
Each month, different sections have one hour lunch-and-learn programs at the State Bar or restaurants and law firms around the city. Many of these programs are co-sponsored with ICLE and carry one hour of CLE credit for the attendees. The program topics are usually about current events that are relevant to the section members. While some of the programs are brown bag lunches and some are catered, the content is always valuable and pertinent to the attendees.
The following are programs that have taken place over the past few months.
The Franchise and Distribution Section held a roundtable discussion titled "Damages on Franchise Termination" on Jan. 29 at Troutman Sanders LLP. The discussion was facilitated by Mark Vander Broek of Troutman Sanders and Chris Bussert of Kilpatrick Stockton LLP.
On Feb. 26, the Technology Law Section held the program "Drafting and Enforcing NDAs and Covenants Not to Solicit: Tools Your Technology Clients Need to Protect its Investment in its Workforce." Mari L. Myer, Friend, Hudak & Harris, LLP, spoke to a capacity crowd at the Ravinia Club. This event provided the section with an opportunity to network with members while discussing an important topic that directly affected their practice.
Troutman Sanders LLP hosted the Environmental Law Section for their luncheon and annual meeting on Feb. 13. After conducting section business, the program, "A New Direction for the Department of Natural Resources?" began and Chris Clark, incoming commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources, discussed the changes of the department and how practices will be affected.
"Ethical Considerations of the Outsourcing of Legal Services" was presented by the International Law Section on March 10 at the law offices of Smith, Gambrell & Russell LLP. Markus Bauer, partner at Rittershaus in Frankfurt, Germany, discussed the latest trends in the global outsourcing industry as it pertains to law firms.
The Intellectual Property Law Section presented "Litigating IP Cases in Fast Track Jurisdictions" on March 19 at Kilpatrick Stockton LLP. Chief Judge James Spencer, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia; John Childs, Georgia Pacific; David Stewart, Alston & Bird LLP; and Mitch Stockwell, Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, discussed various issues related to litigating IP...
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