http://www.abanow.org ABA Media Relations & Communication Services Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:19:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en WASHINGTON, D.C., June 19, 2013 — The American Bar Association’s TECHSHOW is seeking the legal community’s input to continue the event’s tradition of bringing together outstanding faculty to educate lawyers on the most current technology information that will be useful in their practice. ABA TECHSHOW today launched an open call ... http://www.abanow.org/2013/06/aba-techshow-seeks-speaker-and-topic-proposals-for-2014-event/ WASHINGTON, D.C., June 19, 2013 — The American Bar Association Sections of Antitrust Law and International Law have submitted comments on the European Commission’s Draft Revision of Simplified Procedure and Merger Implementing Regulation. These views are being presented only on behalf of the Sections of Antitrust Law and International Law. They ... http://www.abanow.org/2013/06/aba-sections-of-antitrust-law-international-law-comment-on-the-european-commission%e2%80%99s-draft-revision-of-simplified-procedure-and-merger-implementing-regulation/ WASHINGTON, D.C., June 19, 2013 — American Bar Association President Laurel G. Bellows underscored the importance of today’s release of the State Department’s annual Trafficking in Persons Report, which reviews more than 180 countries on how they address human trafficking. The TIP Report is “the world’s most comprehensive resource of ... http://www.abanow.org/2013/06/aba-praises-state-department-human-trafficking-report/ WASHINGTON, D.C., June 19, 2013 — The American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law will present a panel of experts to discuss the growing trend to combat unfair competition from overseas manufacturers by discouraging the theft of U.S. technology. The section’s State Enforcement, Intellectual Property, International and Media and Technology ... http://www.abanow.org/2013/06/aba-section-of-antitrust-law-will-host-panel-on-battling-it-theft-and-unfair-competition/ WASHINGTON, D.C., June 18, 2013 — The American Bar Association can refer reporters to legal experts available to speak about the National Security Agency/Edward Snowden incident, which has revived debate over privacy and national security. Leaks about domestic surveillance activities by the NSA have raised questions about cybersecurity, the Foreign Intelligence ... http://www.abanow.org/2013/06/legal-experts-available-to-discuss-nsa-surveillance-activities/ WASHINGTON, D.C., June 17, 2013 — The American Bar Association Sections of Antitrust Law and International Law have submitted comments in response to the COMESA Competition Commission’s Request for Comments on the Proposed Draft Guidelines to the COMESA Competition Regulations, 2004.  These views are being presented only on behalf of the ... http://www.abanow.org/2013/06/aba-sections-of-antitrust-law-international-law-respond-to-the-comesa-competition-commission%e2%80%99s-request-for-comments-on-the-proposed-draft-guidelines-to-the-comesa-competition-regulations-200/ CHICAGO, June 17, 2013 — Two nationally recognized forensic psychology experts have written the first comprehensive book to address the increasingly important role of forensic psychologists in consulting and providing expert witness testimony in child custody litigation. The book, Forensic Psychology Consultation in Child Custody Litigation: A Handbook for Work Product ... http://www.abanow.org/2013/06/new-aba-book-provides-blueprint-for-using-forensic-psychology-in-child-custody-cases/ WASHINGTON, D.C., June 14, 2013 — Current and past leaders of the homeland security effort will give their insights and predictions at the American Bar Association’s eighth annual Homeland Security Law Institute on June 20 and 21 at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C. Experts will look at issues such as ... http://www.abanow.org/2013/06/national-security-leaders-to-discuss-modern-safety-measures-at-aba-homeland-security-law-institute/ WASHINGTON, D.C., June 14, 2013 — In testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary Task Force on Over-Criminalization, William Shepherd expressed the position of the American Bar Association that the breadth and consequence of federal criminal law is excessive, costly and counterproductive. Shepherd, who is chair of ... http://www.abanow.org/2013/06/aba-asks-congress-to-rethink-body-of-federal-criminal-laws/ CHICAGO, June 13, 2013 – The American Bar Association’s Access to Justice Commission Expansion Project has announced that it has awarded seven grants to state access to justice commissions to promote and support innovation in the delivery of civil legal aid. The projects are intended to be replicable in other ... http://www.abanow.org/2013/06/aba-gives-grants-to-state-access-to-justice-program/