Past Event

American Bar Association International Spring Meeting

Tue. April 28, 2015 - Sat. May 02, 2015 08:00 am - 6:30 pm !

The EACC is a proud supporter of the American Bar Association International Spring Meeting.

The ABA Section of International Law invites you to attend our 2015 Spring Meeting in the beautiful and historic city of Washington, DC from April 28 – May 2, 2015.

Join over 1,200 leading attorneys, corporate counsel, government officials, academics and NGO lawyers for four days of networking and programming on the latest international legal and ethics issues.

The 2015 Spring Meeting will offer you:

•  Cutting edge programming and an entire year’s worth of CLE including nearly 70 substantive concurrent panel sessions that will cover themes including: Business, Disputes, Energy/Environment, Intellectual Property, Law Practice and Human Rights.

•  Opportunities to learn from top legal experts and hear from world class speakers including: Bill Browder, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Hermitage Capital Management; International Court of Justice Judge Joan Donoghue; and United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor.

•  Evening receptions at some of the most exclusive venues in Washington, DC and networking opportunities with thought leaders and experts, policy makers, key international enforcers, decision makers and international leaders in the law.

Spring Meeting attendees will include:

•  High-level practitioners from the largest and most respected international law firms from the U.S.
and abroad.

•  Lawyers from the most prominent regional and national firms in the U.S.

•  Corporate counsel.

•  Small-firm and solo practitioners with significant international practices.

•  Lawyers serving in government or with non-governmental organizations and inter-governmental
organizations.

•  Academics.

The Section is the home within the ABA for the world’s leading international practitioners, and the 2015 Spring Meeting is a true “Must-Attend” meeting for lawyers with a practice or interest in international legal issues.


WHY ATTEND THE 2015 SPRING MEETING?

•  Over 70 substantive continuing legal education sessions with world-class speakers.

•  Cutting edge programming on the latest international legal and ethics issues.

•  Networking opportunities with counterparts, decision makers and potential clients from around the world who are active in international practice areas.

•  An entire year’s worth of CLE credits.

•  Special programming for young lawyers, law students, and legal educators.

•  Joint programming with the Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law.

•  Daily health programs to reinvigorate you both mentally and physically, including our successful 5k run/2k walk.

Outstanding networking opportunities including:

•  Receptions at the Flying Bridge, Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, the Library of Congress and Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill;

•  3rd Annual International Human Rights Lobby Day;

•  Field Trip to the Law Library of Congress; and

•  Special Joint Swearing-In Ceremony before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the U.S. Court of International Trade

Learn, Network, Participate

•  Learn the latest from top experts and receive information that is relevant to you in your international law practice area;

•  Network with thought leaders and experts, policy makers, key international enforcers, decision makers and international leaders in the law particularly at our twice daily networking breaks, evening events and ticketed luncheons; and

•  Participate in specialized meetings with colleagues who share your areas of interest by attending committee working business meetings, division breakfasts and committee dinners.

A brochure with detailed information about the preliminary schedule can be downloaded here. Additional information about the meeting can be found here.

TIME:
ca. 8:00 AM - 6:30 PM each day

REGISTRATION:
For the exact fee schedule and to register for this program, click here.
NOTE: EACCNY Members Are Eligible To Register At ABA Member Rate