New York City Bar Association Podcasts -NYC Bar

The plight of religious and ethnic minorities in the Middle East today will be examined through speakers representing various religious and/or ethnic groups. These groups face pressure to assimilate or to leave. What is the current situation of religious minorities and ethnic groups? What challenges do they face? How can the situation be monitored and documented? What can be done to preserve these communities within the fabric of the Middle East?

Moderator: Carole Basri, Senior Vice President, Balint, Brown & Basri LLC; Adjunct Professor, Fordham University School of Law

Speakers: Hon. Irwin Cotler, Member of Parliament; Former Attorney General and Minister of Justice of Canada; Dr. Ashraf Ramelah, Founder and President, Human Rights Organization "Voice of the Copts," Anthony Vance, Director, External Affairs at Baha'i National Center

Commentators: Malvina Halberstam, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law; Elizabeth Defeis, Seton Hall University Law School

This event explores the unique issues and challenges faced by in-house legal counsel in the beauty industry and how their role has changed and expanded in an online world. Our panelists also discuss their respective career paths and provide advice to attorneys and law students interested in entering this exciting industry.Moderator: CHARLES COLMAN, Charles Colman Law, PLLCSpeakers: ERIC BREITMAN, Vice President, Assistant General Counsel, Coty Inc.; ANCA CORNIS-POP, Global Marketing Counsel, Avon Products, Inc.; BRET PARKER, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Elizabeth Arden, Inc.; ERICA J. SWARTZ, Trademark Counsel, Revlon

This conference was designed for attorneys, animal interest groups, animal rescue groups, and anyone with an interest in helping animals, gain a basic understanding of the various laws that affect animals. Presentations featured a variety of current animal law topics, including a review of various NYS laws and NYC laws as they pertain to: housing laws, Trap-Neuter and Return programs, and cruelty laws and their enforcement; an overview of the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act; a review of estate planning issues as pertains to animals; and a review of NYS legislation as pertains to animals.

Welcoming/Closing Remarks: Mikki Golar, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; Chair, Committee on Legal Issues Pertaining to Animals; Melissa Gillespie, Law Offices of Melissa Gillespie; Conference Chair, Committee on Legal Issues Pertaining to Animals

Speakers: Elizabeth Kocienda, Legislative Affairs Associate, New York City Bar; Fran Carlisle, solo practitioner; Daryl Vernon, Vernon & Ginsberg LLP; Bryan Kortis, Board Member, Neighborhood Cats; Program Manager, PetSmart Charities; Vernessa M. Poole, Legal Counsel, Humane Law Enforcement; Adam Saunders, Ulster County SCPA; Odette Wilkens, Executive Director, Equal Justice Alliance; Meena Alagappan, Executive Director, Humane Education Advocates Reaching Teachers (HEART); Jane Hoffman, President and Chair of the Board, Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals; Caroline Van Zandt, LCSW, PETS Project Coordinator, Jewish Association for Services for the Aged (JASA); Alexandra Collier, Director of Volunteer Services and Special Projects, Jewish Association for Services for the Aged (JASA); Ssuan Kaufman, Founder and President, Animal Relief Fund ("ARF")

The global financial crisis has sparked sweeping changes in the regulation of the financial system. The New York City Bar organized a series of panels on October 27th and 28th, 2010, to discuss developments in key areas, including: capital, resolution, regulation, proprietary trading, derivatives and compensation. The panels were targeted to inside and outside legal counsel, consultants, financial professionals and members of the regulatory and academic communities.

Day 1, Panel 2 - Resolution and Living Wills

Seth Grosshandler, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP; Rebecca J. Simmons, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP; Andrew V. Waskow, Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Goldman Sachs & Co.; Reena Agrawal Sahni, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP; Seth Grosshandler, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP; Rebecca J. Simmons, Sullivan & Cromwell

The global financial crisis has sparked sweeping changes in the regulation of the financial system. The New York City Bar organized a series of panels on October 27th and 28th, 2010, to discuss developments in key areas, including: capital, resolution, regulation, proprietary trading, derivatives and compensation. The panels were targeted to inside and outside legal counsel, consultants, financial professionals and members of the regulatory and academic communities.

Day 2 Panel  5 - Compensation Programs

Jeffrey J. Hurd, Head of Human Resources, AIG; Mitchell Schultz, Global Head of Compensation and Benefits, AIG; Alan Johnson, Managing Director, Johnson Associates; Marc R. Trevino, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

The global financial crisis has sparked sweeping changes in the regulation of the financial system. The New York City Bar organized a series of panels on October 27th and 28th, 2010, to discuss developments in key areas, including: capital, resolution, regulation, proprietary trading, derivatives and compensation. The panels were targeted to inside and outside legal counsel, consultants, financial professionals and members of the regulatory and academic communities.

Day 2 Panel 3 - M & A Landscape

Mitchell S. Eitel, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP; Maripat Alpuche, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP; Nicholas G. Demmo, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, Brad Whitman, Co-Head of Financial Institutions M&A, Barclays Capital, William L. Taylor, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

The global financial crisis has sparked sweeping changes in the regulation of the financial system. The New York City Bar organized a series of panels on October 27th and 28th, 2010, to discuss developments in key areas, including: capital, resolution, regulation, proprietary trading, derivatives and compensation. The panels were targeted to inside and outside legal counsel, consultants, financial professionals and members of the regulatory and academic communities.

Day2 Panel 2 - What if There Were Another Lehman or AIG Weekend

Thomas C. Baxter, Jr., Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Federal Reserve Bank of New York; Marshall S. Huebner, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP; George W. Madison, General Counsel, U.S. Department of the Treasury

The global financial crisis has sparked sweeping changes in the regulation of the financial system. The New York City Bar organized a series of panels on October 27th and 28th, 2010, to discuss developments in key areas, including: capital, resolution, regulation, proprietary trading, derivatives and compensation. The panels were targeted to inside and outside legal counsel, consultants, financial professionals and members of the regulatory and academic communities.

Day 2 Panel 1 - Capital and Liquidity Requirements

Mark J. Welshimer, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP; Robert E. Motyka, Senior Project Manager, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Jim Mannoia, Vice President, Goldman Sachs & Co.

The global financial crisis has sparked sweeping changes in the regulation of the financial system. The New York City Bar organized a series of panels on October 27th and 28th, 2010, to discuss developments in key areas, including: capital, resolution, regulation, proprietary trading, derivatives and compensation. The panels were targeted to inside and outside legal counsel, consultants, financial professionals and members of the regulatory and academic communities.

Day 1, Panel 6 - European Perspectives on the Post-Crisis Banking Market

Daniel Daeniker, Homburger AG; Charles Randell, Slaughter and May; Wolfgang Feuring, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP; Robin Maxwell, Linklaters LLP

The global financial crisis has sparked sweeping changes in the regulation of the financial system. The New York City Bar organized a series of panels on October 27th and 28th, 2010, to discuss developments in key areas, including: capital, resolution, regulation, proprietary trading, derivatives and compensation. The panels were targeted to inside and outside legal counsel, consultants, financial professionals and members of the regulatory and academic communities.

Day 1, Panel 5 - Derivatives Trading and ClearingBryan Murtagh, UBS AG; Kenneth Raisler, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP; John Ramsay, Deputy Director, Division of Trading and Markets, Securities and Exchange Commission; Steven M. Bunkin, Managing Director and Associate General Counsel, Goldman Sachs & Co.