Southwestern
University School of Law is pleased to host the INTERNATIONAL
IT LAW CONFERENCE, to be held June 9-10, 2005,
at the Southwestern Law School campus in Los
Angeles.
Information Technology (IT) has permeated every fiber of society. Virtually
every governmental, corporate and educational entity is totally dependent
on IT for its continued operations. And, as one can imagine, along with
this dependence come significant business and legal issues. The 2005
International IT Law Conference is a two-day, multi-track, information-packed
event that will bring together nationally and internationally known experts
from around the world to discuss and share their experiences with an
audience of lawyers, computer industry executives and government representatives
from the Americas, Asia and Europe.
With 24 panel discussions, memorable keynote speeches, and numerous
networking opportunities, this event is a must attend for anyone involved
in information technology transactions, and those who litigate, arbitrate
or mediate IT-related disputes. In addition, there will be much for those
who serve on boards of
directors or are advisors to boards and must deal with the ever-changing,
and often misunderstood, information technology
industry.
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This event
will focus on four areas of IT law: IT transactional law and litigation,
outsourcing,
open source issues and current developments
in IT law. The presentation formats will include more than just “talking
heads,” and will offer delegates access to the most technologically
advanced, “wired” mock trial room in the United States for
live demonstrations of trial strategies and tactics used in IT cases.
To be on
the conference mailing list, contact Tamara Moore at 213.738.6602 or email itlawconference@swlaw.edu.
Why this program? Why now? Why you?
Most legal conferences focus on intellectual property, and to a large degree
overlook large-scale IT systems and project failures,
the outsourcing riddle, the open source conundrum, and the specialty areas
of IT insurance and Sarbanes-Oxley. This
conference program was created to address these omissions and to provide
the most up-to-date information at a level
appropriate for intermediate and advanced practitioners.
How do we do that? What do we cover?
IT systems and project failures are rampant, huge and crippling.
We have created unique sessions featuring transaction
lawyers, litigators, CIOs and expert witnesses to share their experiences
on how to avoid failures and deal with them in court.
Other IT sessions will address selecting and using experts, and simplifying
the complexities of IT for triers of fact; this track will be
capped by a three-hour, live mock trial illustrating proven and effective
courtroom strategies and techniques using one of today’s
most technologically advanced courtrooms.
Sarbanes
Oxley dramatically changes the landscape for executive responsibility
and accountability. Presenters will explain
what you must know and do as lawyers and advisors to help clients
meet this new challenge – specifically with regard to IT
issues and operations.
Open
source software usage is on the rise! What is it? How and when to use it?
Why is it so important to do it “right” in your
organization? These questions will be addressed by leading experts
in this field, including how to develop commercial products
in an open source world, litigating open source infringement cases,
and implementing appropriate risk management practices
when using open source software.
Outsourcing has
been a great boon for some and a great headache for others. Presenters,
including experts on outsourcing to
India and China, will explain how to avoid common and hidden
mistakes, draft critical clauses, discuss what you can and must
do to make it work, and illustrate how to operationally and legally
turn around a deal that’s gone bad.
Intellectual
property lawsuits can dictate corporate success or failure. Yesterday’s
legal strategies and courtroom techniques won’t work in the 21st century. Two “winners” in
this struggle will share with you new weapons to prevail in this dynamic
legal
area.
IT
insurance is complicated, not well understood,
and full of surprises. Leading industry legal experts will pull back
the
veil,
and share with you the most common misconceptions and the
best strategies used by transaction lawyers and litigation
counsel
involved in IT insurance coverage.
International
computer crime is getting more malevolent and ubiquitous. It’s
time that you and your clients get the full picture of the problem,
where it is likely headed, what can and is
being done about it by government, security consultants,
and academia.
A multimedia presentation will include a computer crime
case study.
How
will you benefit from this Conference?
