Reunion 2006 Activities
Please join us at Boalt for a full day of MCLE programs and festivities.
Friday, September 29
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Dean's Society Reception (by invitation only)
An exclusive event for donors contributing $10,000 and above.
Saturday, September 30
8:00 - 9:30 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Start the day catching up with your classmates while enjoying good coffee and a light breakfast. There will be special seating for classes ending in 1s and 6s.
Laub Lobby and Darling Courtyard
New! All-Clinics Reunion Breakfast
Join faculty and fellow alums from Boalt's clinics for morning conversation and consumables. You'll have a chance to visit with old friends and clinic faculty Ty Alper, Roxanna Altholz '99, Laurel Fletcher, Nancy Lemon '80, Jack Lerner, Deirdre Mulligan, Jeff Selbin, Elisabeth Semel, Tirien Steinbach '99 and Chuck Weisselberg.
Goldberg Room
9:30 - 10:45 am
Global Economies, Global Challenges (MCLE credit is offered)
Piracy, uneven employment and manufacturing standards, and outsourcing are but a few of the challenges businesses face in our global economy. Learn about successes and strategies to help navigate in international waters. Professor Richard Buxbaum '53, Jackson H. Ralston Professor of International Law, will lead this discussion with Richard Frasch '77, vice president of GlobiTech Holding Company; Ken King '87, partner at Skadden Arps Slate, Meagher & Flom; and John Schulman '72 executive vice president and general counsel of Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.
Hot and Hotter: A Climate of Change (MCLE credit is offered)
Global warming is perhaps the greatest and most pervasive environmental challenge of the 21st century. Hear from environmental law experts about what's being done and what's needed on the legislative front to tackle this far-reaching problem. Ruth Greenspan Bell '67, director of the International Institutional Development and Environmental Assistance at Resources for the Future moderates this discussion with Jared Blumenfeld '92, director of the San Francisco Department of the Environment; Marc N. Melnick '93, deputy attorney general for the California Attorney General's Office; and Roger Peters '77, vice president and general counsel of PG&E Corporation.
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Crossfire with Dean Edley
Time for Q&A with Dean Christopher Edley. Alums Daniel Furniss '76, Deborah Ludewig '91 and Scott Potter '94 will begin this lively session. Come prepared with questions of your own!
12:15 - 1:30 pm
A Taste of Wine Country over Lunch
Enjoy fine California wines provided by wineries with ties to Boalt alumni. Featured labels (paired with alums who made this sampling possible):
| Acorn Winery (Betsy and Bill Nachbaur '69) | |
| Clos LaChance Winery (Robert Dunnett '69) | |
| Harvest Moon Estate and Winery (Kelli Crouch '05 and Randy Pitts) | |
| Larkmead Vineyards (Kate and Cam Baker '61) | |
| Shyster Creek Vineyards (Ross Stromberg '65) | |
| Trinchero Family Estate (Ron Larson '61) |
There will be special seating arrangements where clinic alumni and reunion classes ending in 1s and 6s can gather and reconnect.
1:30 - 2:45 pm
Decanting Wine Law (MCLE credit is offered)
Wine has become big business in the United States, tallying $26 billion in sales in 2005. The wine business raises a range of legal and regulatory issues, including interstate sales, licensing, trademarks, contracts, land use and environmental compliance. Join leading experts in a discussion of legal concerns facing the industry. Moderated by Scott Gerien '96 of Dickenson Peatman & Fogarty with panelists Ron Larson '61, senior vice president and general counsel of Trinchero Family Estates; John Mackie '73, managing partner of Carle, Mackie Power & Ross; and Deborah Quick '02, of Morgan Lewis.
Our Precarious Privacy (MCLE credit is offered)
In an era of heightened national security and robust Internet commerce, privacy has become one of the most controversial and complex issues of our time. Professor Deirdre Mulligan, director of the Samuelson Clinic, and panelists will examine questions of constitutional and civil rights and review legal battles concerning wiretapping, data mining, video surveillance. Panel experts include Professor Erin Murphy of the California Center for Criminal Justice; Kurt Opsahl '97, staff attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation; and Nicole Ozer '03, technology and civil liberties policy director of the ACLU of Northern California.
3:00 - 4:15 pm
The Roberts Court: A Term to Remember (MCLE credit is offered)
Join Earl Warren Professor of Public Law Jesse Choper, court-focused journalists Jess Bravin '97 of the Wall Street Journal and Jami Floyd '89 of Court TV, and UC Berkeley Political Science Professor Gordon Silverstein for reactions and appraisals of John Roberts' first term on the Supreme Court. The panel will examine the Roberts Court from various perspectives, including a review of major decisions and other specific cases of special interest, and thoughts about new directions that the Court appears likely to take.
4:30 - 5:45 pm
Soul of Justice: Thelton Henderson's American Journey
Don't miss this private screening of Soul of Justice, the award-winning documentary about Judge Thelton Henderson '62, from his days as the first African-American attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division in the early 60s to his remarkable quarter-century service on the federal bench. Judge Henderson and director Abby Ginzberg will be available for commentary and questions.
Estate Planning for the 21st Century (MCLE credit is offered)
Changes in society's definition of family have added new complexities and twists to estate planning. Join Boalt Lecturer Michael Ferguson '68, founding partner of Ferguson & Berland, for a practical discussion about new developments and strategies in estate planning and probate law.
Boalt Tours
Become reacquainted with Boalt's expanded and renovated home. You'll have a chance to see plans for the new building, too. Meet in the Laub Lobby for tours led by students and staff.
6:00 - 7:30 pm
Cocktails
Reunite with friends and faculty while partaking of hors d'oeuvres and cocktails. Open bar.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Reading Room
7:30 -11:00 pm
Dinner and Dancing
Dine with your classmates! Special seating and programs for classes ending in 1s and 6s. Afterward, join us for music and dancing under the stars.
Valet parking located on Bancroft Way below Piedmont Avenue.
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