Information on the NASABA
Convention 2009 which will held in Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada will be available
soon. Please check this website periodically
for the latest news on the Convention.
Hosted by Alexander Holburn
Beaudin & Lang, LLP
Location: 2700 –
700 West Georgia Street
Enjoy spectacular views of English
Bay. Featuring west coast fusion
culinary delights and exclusive
wines from British Columbia. An
unprecedented opportunity to connect
with local, national, and international
members of the South Asian legal
and business community. In addition,
we are pleased to present a photographic
story-telling of Indo-Canadian
pioneers in British Columbia.
RSVP requested by Thursday, June
12th to cyada@ahbl.ca
Thiru Vignarajah, Assitant U.S. Attorney, Maryland
Learn from an esteemed panel
steeped with appellate, judicial
and law clerk experience about successful advocacy
techniques for appellate practice,
the
inner workings of state and federal
appellate courts, the benefits
of clerkships,
and other helpful tips for practice
before the appellate courts.
Current advertising is flooded
with claims of products and services
benefiting and improving the environment.
In the US, the FTC has issued
guidelines governing environmental
marketing and has prosecuted violators.
The Competition Bureau in Canada,
and regulators in the UK, EU and
Australia have also begun enforcing
claims made by businesses about
the environmental impact of their
products and perations. A panel
of experts will explain the do’s
and don’ts of green advertising,
and will discuss options for registering
enforceable green trademarks.
On a daily basis we hear different
and diametrically opposed opinions
about the state of the economy,
what can be done to repair it, when
we might emerge from it and its
effect on the globe. Hear the discussion
between economists, academics, and
in-house counsel from both western
and emerging economies about whether
the global economy is finally on
its way out of the economic crisis
that has taken its toll over the
last year or more, or whether there
is still more pain to come.
The audience will hear first hand
how prominent attorneys on both
sides of the border have achieved
great success in law, the judiciary,
politics and business, and in
which they will learn how they
can apply those experiences and
lessons to their own careers.
Moderator:
Ravi
Hira, Associate Counsel, Macaulay
McColl: - Whose practice
includes complex commercial
litigation cases, some criminal
defence cases, prosecutions
on behalf of the Attorney General
of British Columbia, and administrative
law cases relating to professional
discipline, political ethics,
and other regulatory matters.
Speakers:
Ujjal
Dosanjh – Current
member of Canada’s federal
Parliament; former Minister
of Health for Canada; former
Premier of British Columbia;
former Attorney General of British
Columbia and Minister responsible
for Multi-culturalism.
Anna
Fung – Former President
of the Law Society of British
Columbia; Life Bencher of the
Law Society of British Columbia.
Senator
Mobina Jaffer – Current
member of Canada’s federal
Senate; first South Asian woman
to practice law in British Columbia;
Deputy Chair of the Senate Standing
Committee on Human Rights; former
Special Envoy to the Peace Process
in Sudan.
Vern
Krishna – Professor
of Law at the University of
Ottawa and Tax Counsel; former
President of the Law Society
of Upper Canada; former President
of the Certified General Accountants
Association of Ontario.
Wally
Oppal – Current Attorney
General of British Columbia
and Minister responsible for
Multi-culturalism; former judge
of the British Columbia Court
of Appeal, Supreme Court of
British Columbia and County
Court of British Columbia.
17:00
– 18:00
Networking
Reception
Room Name: Georgia
B
Cocktail
Reception
(all delegates are invited to attend)
17:00 – 18:00
Board
Meeting
Room Name:Oxford
NASABA Foundation Trustees Meeting
(by invitation only)
Cocktails
& Dessert Reception overlooking
Vancouver
Join the Foundation to celebrate
and highlight their achievements
over the past year. Featuring
a special NYU Documentary Presentation
on profiling in the naturalization
process.
Presented by:Ms. Lama Fakih,
Center fellow for Human Rights
and Global Justice at NYU School
of Law
Join the South Asian Women Attorneys
Network (SAWAN) as it formally
launches its national networking
and mentoring circles. This presentation
will start with a panel of senior
South Asian women attorneys in
all fields of practice who will
share their lessons learned, best
practices and tips for achieving
success. The panel resentation
will then be followed by interactive
group activities which will begin
the official launch of the SAWAN
mentoring program.
Participate in a workshop geared
towards non-public interest attorneys
on issues affecting the broader
South Asian community. This is
your chance to see how you too
can make a difference to the South
Asian community.
Patent prosecution and other similar
lower-margin work has been outsourced
to
South Asia over the past few years.
Our panelists will discuss the propriety
of
outsourcing that work under US and
Canadian ethical standards. This
program
is a must for those who currently
or may outsource legal work.
All litigators interested in
perfecting their skills are invited
to attend installment three of
NASABA Idol. This demonstration
and interactive session will teach
attendees to perfect their direct
and cross examination techniques,
essential skills for true trial
attorneys.
Everybody agrees that we live
in a global economy, yet, in difficult
economic times it appears easy
to want to avoid anything 'foreign'
- whether it is trade, off-shoring
or entering into trade agreements.
This panel discusses the current
state of affairs of the WTO negotiations,
including the increasingly significant
role of developing countries such
as India in WTO negotiations,
and also provides insight into
the future of NAFTA. The panel
will discuss whether the world
has entered a more protectionist
phase. The panel will discuss
what all this means to businesses
involved in foreign trade and
investment.
Panel
Session #9
Law Office Sustainability
Room Name: Balmoral
Speakers:
Rick Horder, Partner, Kilpatrick
Stockton LLP
Andrew McKay, Alexander, Holburn,
Beaudin & Lang
Ellen Liberman, Connexus
Social Marketing
Robert Gifoyle, Consultant
Clients are demanding that their
law firms show a commitment to the
environment. In turn, law firms
are beginning to develop sustainability
guidelines to reduce their carbon
footprint and impact on the environment.
Recently, firms have begun signing
onto the ABA/EPA Climate Challenge,
which seeks to reduce the effects
of law practice on the environment.
Panelists will discuss practices
and procedures on how to ‘green’
your law practice, whether you practice
in a large organization or small
firm.
12:30 – 14:00
Keynote
Lunch & Internal NASABA Guts
Awards
Keynote
Presentation
A conversation
with the new South Asians in Politics
- featuring Raj Goyle and Ashwin
Madia
In uncertain economic times, clients
are increasingly wondering about
the scope and enforceability of
their complex commercial contracts
and in particular, about the provisions
addressing licensing arrangements,
indemnities, and representations
and warranties. This panel, comprised
of both experienced business litigators
and transactional attorneys, will
review and explore these provisions,
and explain both how these provisions
are likely to be interpreted by
courts, and offer their insights
on best practices at the drafting
stage to avoid judicial interpretations
that may prove costly to a client.
The domain name space will be
undergoing a significant expansion
in the coming months. Come hear
our panel of specialists discuss
the impact of the new top level
domain name rollout on brands
and branding strategy.
Learn how ICANN's dispute mechanisms
may be employed to prevent abuse
and consider the transactional
details necessary to become the
registry of a new top level domain
name. Review details of the latest
version of the Draft Applicant
Guidebook, and hear from our panel
their thoughts on what is next
on ICANN's to-do-list.
15:15 – 15:30
Refreshment
Break
Room Name: Regency
Foyer
15:30 – 16:45
Concurrent
Panels
Panel
Session #13
Where will we make rain
in the future? At Pebble Beach
or in Tiger Woods Golf? Trends
in legal business development
in the real and virtual worlds.
With the proliferation of social
networking web sites, some argue
that the future of business development
is in the virtual world. Others
argue that significant legal engagements
can only develop through personal
connections which foster trust.
Perhaps it is a generational question
about how and where legal practitioners
develop business relationships:
meetings, dinners, golf outings,
tennis games, or on line. Hear from
marketing and business development
experts and successful rainmakers
on where the future of business
development for the legal profession
is headed.
This panel features attorneys in
virtually every aspect of law enforcement
discussing career options in law
enforcement, why South Asians should
seriously consider careers in law
enforcement, how to break into the
field, important things to know
and do in working your way up, and
unique opportunities for South Asians
in public service.
Panel
Session #15
The First Six Months: Policies
under the Obama Administration
Hear from leading South Asian attorneys
discuss the Stimulus Package focusing
on the areas of Tax, Lending (commercial
and consumer), Bankruptcy and Securities.
Find out what the stimulus package
is all about, what in the package
is working, what is not working,
and predictions for what is coming
in the future.
16:45 – 19:30
Free
Time
19:00 – 23:00
NASABA
Annual Banquet
Room Name: Regency
C
Join your old and new friends
for an evening of fine cuisine,
great entertainment, along with
the presentation of NASABA’s
Annual Awards.
Emcee,
Rasika Mathur:Rasika
Mathur has been featured on 4
seasons of the MTV hit show "Wild
N' Out," improvises at the
Second City in Los Angeles, performs
sketch comedy with her troupe,
Siblings of Doctors, and is also
Certified Kids' Yoga Instructor.
Musical entertainment provided
by James Hamilton and DJ Pavy
Pav
Awards Presentations:
NASABA Public Interest Achievement
Award
NASABA Public Service Achievement
Award
NASABA Law Firm Achievement
Award
Sunday,
June 28th,
2009
TIME
SCHEDULE
08:00 – 09:30
New
Executive Committee Meeting
(by invitation only)
Vancouver offers an exciting blend
of cosmopolitan amenities, natural
beauty and cultural attractions.
Delegates are just steps away
from the city’s finest restaurants,
theatre, sports venues, and shopping.
Ask the registration desk for
activity suggestions.
*Speakers, events and venues are subject
to change up to time of the event. Watch
this page for the latest updates
