Sunday, October 25, 2015

Dunnington Partner & Copyright Litigation Handbook Author Raymond J. Dowd To Speak At Federal Litigation Conference In Washington DC


The Federal Bar Association's Federal Litigation Section is holding its annual Federal Litigation Conference in Washington D.C. starting tomorrow with a cocktail party hosted by Chip Molster at  Winston & Strawn.  This has been billed as the federal litigation networking event of the year and I am certainly looking forward to it.

If you are not yet a member of the FBA's Federal Litigation Section, now would be a great time to join.   Thanks to Chair Rob Kohn of the Kohn Law Group in Los Angeles and Vice Chair John McCarthy a New York partner of Smith Gambrell & Russell for all of the great work and vision in putting this event together.

The event has a superstar lineup of judges and attorneys from around the country. SCOTUS Blog Co-Founder Tom Goldstein's presentation will surely be a highlight.

I am bolding and highlighting the panel that I will be on so that it does not get lost in the shuffle of luminaries and dignitaries (and because we have to compete with the Supreme Court!), so if any IP practitioners or litigators with an interest in intellectual property litigation can make it, we would all enjoy meeting you and networking.


1:15-2:05 p.m.CLE 3B - IP: Cease and Desist Letters: Ethics & Practice


The full schedule below!  To register www.fedbar.org.

5:30-7:00 p.m.Welcome Reception at Winston & Strawn LLP
  • 1700 K Street, N.W. (Rooftop/12th floor)
    Washington, D.C. 20006
OCTOBER 27, 2015 - FHI 360 Conference Center
8:30-9:00 a.m. Registration and Networking Continental Breakfast
9:00-10:20 a.m.
CLE 1 - Cyber Security & Data Breach
  • Grey Burkhart, Esq., Principal, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
  • Jeffrey T. Cox, Esq., Partner, Faruki Ireland & Cox
  • Kevin Minsky, Esq., Associate General Counsel, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
  • Michael Woods, Esq., Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Verizon
  • Moderator: Charles B. Molster, III, Esq., Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP
10:30-NoonCLE 2 - New "Magic Tricks" for Federal Practice
  • John McCarthy, Esq. Partner, Smith, Gambrell & Russell LLP; Vice Chair of the FBA's Federal Litigation Section 
  • Hon. Loretta A. Preska, Chief U.S. District Judge, Southern District of New York
  • Hon. Gerald E. Rosen, Chief U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of Michigan; co-author of Federal Civil Trials and Evidence (Rutter Group)
  • Hon. Suzanne H. Segal, Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge, Central District of California
  • Moderator: James M. Wagstaffe, Esq., Partner and co-founder, Kerr & Wagstaffe; Faculty Member of the Orientation Seminar for Newly Appointed Judges ("Baby Judges School") of the Federal Judiciary Center; principal author of Federal Civil Procedure Before Trial (Rutter Group)
Noon-1:00 p.m.Luncheon with Keynote Speaker
  • Thomas C. Goldstein, Esq., Partner, Goldstein & Russell P.C.; co-founder of SCOTUS-blog.com
1:15-2:05 p.m.CLE 3A - Supreme Court Preview: Experts Discuss the Term's Top Cases
  • Michael A. Carvin, Esq., Partner, Jones Day
  • Thomas H. Dupree Jr., Esq., Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
  • Elizabeth Wydra, Esq., Chief Counsel, Constitutional Accountability Center
  • Moderator: Steffen N. Johnson, Esq., Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP 
1:15-2:05 p.m.CLE 3B - IP: Cease and Desist Letters: Ethics & Practice
  • Raymond J. Dowd, Esq., Partner, Dunnington, Bartholow & Miller LLP; author of Copyright Litigation Handbook (Thomson Reuters 2014-2015)
  • John G. Froemming, Esq., Partner, Jones Day
  • Matthew T. Salzmann, Esq., Associate, Arnold & Porter LLP
  • Moderator: Hon. Lisa Margaret Smith, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Southern District of New York
2:10-3:00 p.m.CLE 4 - In-House Hot Topics: Key Advice From the Experts - Yeats, Alice, Cyber and More
  • Joseph Clark, Esq., Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Investigations, Hewlett-Packard
  • Neuman Leverett, Esq., Senior Corporate Counsel, Compliance, Tyco International
  • Rachel V. Rose, JD, MBA, Principal, Rachel V. Rose Attorney at Law, PPLC; Chair of the FBA's In-House Counsel Division
  • Timothy Wilson, Esq., Senior Intellectual Property Counsel, SAS Institute Inc.
  • Moderator: Karla Palmer, Esq., Director, Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. 
3:15-4:10 p.m.CLE 5 - Obtaining and Using Electronic & Social Media Evidence
  • Mark H. Churchill, Esq., Partner, McDermott Will & Emery
  • Daniel D. Mauler, Esq., Partner, Redman, Peyton, & Braswell LLP
  • Mark J. McLaughlin, Computer Forensics International
  • Mark K. Vincent, Esq., U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Utah; FBA President
  • Moderator: Charles B. Molster, III, Esq., Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP 
4:15-5:15 p.m.CLE 6 - Wisdom From the Bench
  • Hon. Gerald E. Rosen, Chief U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of Michigan; co-author of Federal Civil Trials and Evidence (Rutter Group)
  • Hon. Suzanne H. Segal, Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge, Central District of California
  • Hon. Lisa Margaret Smith, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Southern District of New York 
  • Moderator: Robert E. Kohn, Esq., Principal, Kohn Law Group Inc.; Chair of the FBA's Federal Litigation Section 
5:15 p.m.Networking Cocktail Reception
*Agenda, CLE session and speaker information is tentative and subject to change
OCTOBER 28, 2015
11:00 a.m.Golf Tournament & Reception at Army Navy Country Club

 www.dunnington.com
 Copyright law, fine art and navigating the courts. All practice, no theory.Copyright Litigation Handbook (Thomson Reuters Westlaw 2014-2015) by Raymond J. Dowd
 Copyright Litigation Handbook on Westlaw

Sunday, October 18, 2015

Who Should Profit From The Holocaust? Nazi Looted Art in US Museums


The University of Toledo College of Law and the Toledo Jewish Community Foundation of the Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo present                  

The David S. Stone Law Lecture

 

Raymond J. Dowd

Raymond J. Dowd


Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Noon (1.0 CLE) & 7 p.m. (1.5 CLE)
McQuade Law Auditorium

"Who should profit from the Holocaust? Legal controversies over Nazi art looting" 

The problem of unrestituted Nazi looted art is one facing museums, governments, and private collectors worldwide. In 1998 the issue hit the front pages of the world press when District Attorney Robert Morgenthau seized two works at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. This seizure led the U.S. State Department under the Clinton Administration to convene 44 countries and prominent art world players to sign on to the Washington Conference Principles on Nazi-Confiscated Art.
In the wake of the Washington Conference, many countries created commissions to oversee restitution of Nazi-looted art. Join attorney Ray Dowd as he discusses recent federal litigation and international developments involving the unfinished business of World War II and the legacy of the Holocaust.

About Raymond J. Dowd

Raymond J. Dowd is a partner in the law firm of Dunnington Bartholow & Miller LLP in New York City. His practice consists of federal and state trial and appellate litigation, arbitration and mediation. He served as lead trial counsel in notable cases involving art law, copyrights, trademarks, cybersquatting, privacy, trusts and decedents estates, licensing, corporate, and real estate transactions. He has litigated questions of Austrian, Canadian, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Swiss law and handled matters in Surrogate’s Court, including Matter of Flamenbaum (2013), recovering an ancient Assyrian tablet for the Pergamon Museum in Berlin.
Mr. Dowd is a graduate of Manhattan College and Fordham Law School.

CLE & Registration

The Noon course has been approved by the Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on Continuing Legal Education for 1.0 total CLE hour(s), with 1.0 of attorney professional conduct instruction.
The 7 p.m. course has been approved by the Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on Continuing Legal Education for 1.5 total CLE hour(s), with 1.5 of attorney professional conduct instruction.
The cost for the CLE is free, but we ask that you RSVP by email to Rachel.Phipps@utoledo.edu.

www.dunnington.com
 Copyright law, fine art and navigating the courts. All practice, no theory.Copyright Litigation Handbook (Thomson Reuters Westlaw 2014-2015) by Raymond J. Dowd
 Copyright Litigation Handbook on Westlaw