Events
Duane Morris Partner Steven Richman and Special Counsel Laurie van Löben Sels to Present at the ABA Section of International Law 2011 Spring Meeting
April 6, 2011 | Washington, D.C.
| Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill
Duane Morris partner Steven M. Richman and special counsel Laurie H. van Löben Sels will be speaking at the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of International Law 2011 Spring Meeting, to be held on April 5-9, 2011, in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Richman is a co-chair of the meeting. He will also serve as program chair and moderator of a panel discussion on the topic, "Pressing Matters: A Comparative Review of Defamation in the Borderless World," on Wednesday, April 6, from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Issues of free speech and defamation are not just the worry of the news media. All commercial lawyers need to understand these issues. Social media, electronic versions of newspapers and magazines, "gripe" websites, blogs and a host of other digital formats as well as traditional "paper" media, have raised the stakes for misstep in their communications. A panel representing a cross-section of common law countries—Canada, England, Ireland and the United States—will engage in a comparative review of libel and defamation issues in the borderless world, addressing such questions as personal jurisdiction, defenses and the parameters of "free speech" and its limitations.
Ms. van Löben Sels will be speaking on the topic of "Imported, Counterfeit Merchandise and U.S. Customs Enforcement—Is It Genuine?" on Thursday, April 7, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Counterfeiting and piracy are crimes that can endanger public health, public safety and international business. U.S. Customs and Border Protection, through the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center, is the lead federal agency with a mission to combat these types of civil and criminal activities. Learn about the current emphasis on pursuing these cases which produce significant seizures, civil penalties and criminal prosecutions. Learn also how easily your company's identity, and that of other innocent companies, can be stolen and used to import counterfeit goods which undermine your bottom line and brand name. Corporate identity theft has become as widespread as personal identity theft. What can you do to stop it and protect the value of your brands?
About the Spring Meeting
The ABA Section of International Law Spring Meeting will bring the world's leading international practitioners (including both in-house and outside counsel), academics and government officials from around the world to Washington, D.C. for four days of outstanding programming, networking and events.
For more information and to register to attend the meeting, please visit the ABA website.
