Section News

• Publication year: 2011
• Pages: 0054
• Citation: Vol. 16 No. 5 Pg. 0054

Section News No. Vol. 16 No. 5 Pg. 54 Georgia Bar Journal February, 2011

Sections Update

by Derrick W. Stanley

A major benefit of section involvement is the ability to attend section meetings, ranging from social happy hours to CLE lunch programs to Institutes sponsored by ICLE. Information about past section events is below. For a full list of future programs offered by ICLE, please visit www.iclega.org.

July

Since our last update, the Entertainment and Sports Law Section held their annual meeting on July 15 at the State Bar where members listened to several guest speakers and held an election for new officers. A list of current officers can be found at www.gabar.org/sections.

On July 21, the Intellectual Property Law (IP) Section held a lunch and learn program at Alston & Bird titled "Bilski v. Kappos and Its Practical Impact." This well-attended program covered the Supreme Court decision that was passed down on June 28, 2010.

August

The Franchise and Distribution Law Section had a roundtable lunch on Aug. 26, on "Distressed Franchisees: Bankruptcy and Other Alternatives." This program was held at the Atlanta offices of Troutman Sanders and provided the attendees an opportunity to network and participate in an interactive discussion.

September

The IP Section held a section open house Sept. 21, at the offices of Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP. This social event gave participants the ability...