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Registration is Closing Soon for the ABA International Section Spring Meeting

NOTE: AABANY is a Cooperating Entity for this Spring Meeting. That means AABANY members get to register at the ABA member rate and can enjoy significant savings. Register NOW!

Pre-Registration for the ABA Section of International Law’s Spring Meeting Closes in 1 Week!

Over 70 CLE Sessions Offered!

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from a phenomenal lineup of speakers!

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

Former U.S. Secretary of Defense William Perry

Harold Koh, former Legal Advisor to U.S. State Department

Thomas Buergenthal, former judge of the International Court of Justice

Hon. Jonathan Lippmann, former Chief Judge, New York Court of Appeals

Ambassador Joseph LeBaron, former US Ambassador to Qatar

Judge Timothy C. Stanceau, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of International Trade

Kalidou Gadio, African Development Bank

In-house counsel from, among others, Hearst Corporation, Thomson Reuters, The New York Times, Lalive, Chemours Company

Paloma Munoz Quick, Danish Institute for Human Rights

Jonathan Smithers, President of the Law Society of England and Wales

Lawyers from China, Argentina, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Belgium, South Korea, Canada, Mexico, The Netherlands and many other countries

Click here to view the full conference agenda including social events!

REGISTER NOW! to attend the Spring Meeting!  

Attendance at the 2016 Spring Meeting will offer you:

  • An entire year’s worth of CLE credits.
  • Prominent networking opportunities with influential leaders from around the world
  • Can’t miss evening receptions at the most unique and exquisite venues 
  • Cutting-edge programming on current international legal and ethics issues

AND MORE!

SPONSORSHIP

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Luncheon with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Breyer almost SOLD OUT!

The ABA Section of International Law are honored to have U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer as their Thursday Luncheon Keynote Speaker at the 2016 Spring Meeting in New York!

*Tickets for this luncheon are almost sold out!

REGISTER TO ATTEND THE SPRING MEETING TODAY!

Stephen Breyer, born in San Francisco in 1938, is a justice on the Supreme Court of the United States.  He is a graduate of Stanford, Oxford, and Harvard Law School. He taught law for many years as a professor at Harvard Law School and at the Kennedy School of Government.  He has also worked as a Supreme Court law clerk (for Justice Arthur Goldberg), a Justice Department lawyer (antitrust division), an Assistant Watergate Special Prosecutor, and Chief Counsel of the Senate Judiciary Committee (working closely with Senator Edward M. Kennedy to pass the Airline Deregulation Act). 

In 1980 he was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit by President Carter, becoming Chief Judge in 1990.  In 1994 he was appointed a Supreme Court Justice by President Clinton. He has written books and articles about administrative law, economic regulation, and constitutional law, including Regulation and Its Reform, Breaking the Vicious Circle: Toward Effective Risk Regulation, Active Liberty, Making Our Democracy Work: A Judge’s View and, The Court and the World which will be published soon.  

His wife, Joanna, was born in Great Britain and is a retired clinical psychologist. They have three children (Chloe, Nell, and Michael) and five grandchildren.

Justice Breyer will be signing copies of his newly published book The Court and the World: American Law and the New Global Realities immediately following the luncheon.

AABANY is proud to a be Cooperating Entity to this year’s ABA Section of International Law Spring Meeting. As such, we are delighted that our members can register for the Spring Meeting at ABA rates. 

For more information including how to register, click here.

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ABA International Law 2016 Spring Meeting: Early Bird Registration has been Extended!

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Early Bird Registration Extended to March 7th!

There is still time to save on the Section of International Law’s Spring Meeting at the Grand Hyatt New York this April 12-16, 2016!

Click here to view the full conference agenda including social events!

REGISTER NOW! Early Bird Rates Expire on Monday, March 7th!

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from our phenomenal lineup of speakers!

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

  • U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Stephen Breyer
  • U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador, Ambassador Mari Carmen Aponte

Attendance at the 2016 Spring Meeting will offer you:

  • An entire year’s worth of CLE credits.
  • Prominent networking opportunities with influential leaders from around the world
  • Can’t miss evening receptions at the most unique and exquisite venues 
  • Cutting-edge programming on current international legal and ethics issues
  • AND MORE!

Hotel Information:

The Section has reserved a room block at The Grand Hyatt New York!

Click here to reserve your room online. Deadline to book is March 18, 2016.

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ABA International Law Spring Meeting, Apr. 12-16

The ABA Section of International Law invites you to attend our 2016 Spring Meeting in the beautiful and bustling city of New York from April 12 – 16, 2016. Join over 1,500 leading attorneys, corporate counsel, government officials, academics and NGO lawyers for over three days of networking and programming on the latest international legal and ethics issues. AABANY is a Cooperating Entity on this event and members can take advantage of discounted ABA Section of International Law Member Rates by registering online and selecting the “Cooperating Entity” rate.  Registration rates are further discounted for full-time law students, full time gov./academic/NGO, corporate counsel, and young lawyers (35 and under).

The 2016 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 legal areas including: Business Disputes, Energy/Environment, Intellectual Property, Law Practice and Human Rights.
  • Opportunities to learn from top legal experts and hear from world class luncheon speakers including United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, and United States Ambassador to El Salvador, Mari Carmen Aponte.
  • Evening  receptions at some of the most exclusive venues in all of New York City and networking opportunities with thought leaders and experts, policy makers, key international enforcers, decision makers and international leaders in the law.

EARLY BIRD DEADLINE: Save on your registration by taking advantage of early bird rates before February 29th! 

Click here to register and for more information on programming, hotel accommodations, and the latest updates on the 2016 Spring Meeting.