Current Issues in International Law
“Current Issues in International Law:
Implications for Wisconsin”
Outreach Workshops for Attorneys, Policy Makers, State Agencies, Civil Society Groups and Other Interested Groups on Global Legal Issues
Agenda:2:45-6:00 pm (reception from 5:30-6:00 pm)
Venue:Lubar Commons (7200 Law), UW LawSchool
Sponsors: Global LegalStudiesCenter, UW Law School; Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE), UW-Madison; and co-sponsored by the International Practice Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin. For details, visit:
Description of the workshops: Due to globalization, international society is rapidly shrinking with the line between international law and national law becoming increasingly blurred. Given the increasing importance of international law and how close it has become to our day to day lives, we are organizing a series of workshops on the following topics:
Innovation: Role of the University, Industry and Intellectual Property Law – February 18, 2010
Beyond Copenhagen: Climate Change and Wisconsin – March 22, 2010
Legal Aspects of Doing Business in India – April 15, 2010
Registration:Registration is free but space is limited. If you would liketo register, please fill the registration form and fax, email or mail it to Sumudu Atapattu (see below for contact details) before the date indicated for each workshop in order to facilitate planning:
Innovation: Role of the University, Industry and Intellectual Property Law – February 15, 2010
Beyond Copenhagen: Climate Change and Wisconsin – March 15, 2010
Legal Aspects of Doing Business in India – April 9, 2010
Resource material: Each registered participant will receive resource material which will include published articles by the speakers and other relevant documents.
CLE credit:CLE credit for Wisconsin attorneys is pending.
Questions? Contact:Sumudu Atapattu
Associate Director,
Global LegalStudiesCenter
University of WisconsinLawSchool, Room 6222
975 Bascom Mall, Madison, WI 53706
Phone:(608) 890 1395, fax:(608) 262 5486,
Outreach Workshop on Innovation: Role of the University, Industry and Intellectual Property Law
February 18, 2010
2:45-6:00pm
Lubar Commons (7200 Law)
University of WisconsinLawSchool
2:45-3:00Registration
3:00-3:05Welcome
Professor Shubha Ghosh
UW LawSchool and INSITE
3:05-3:25“Copyright and Patent Issues in a University” Professor Shubha Ghosh
UW LawSchool and Executive Director, INSITE
3:25-3:45“Biotechnology and Agricultural Patents”
Professor Christopher Holman
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law
3:45-3:50Break
3:50-4:10"Protecting Innovation: Technology Transfer and Start-ups" Attorney Jonathan Fritz
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Madison
4:10-4:30“Commercialization and University Start-ups”
Professor Anne Miner
UW-Madison School of Business & Director, INSITE
4:30-4:50“Comments and Discussion: An Industry and University Perspective"
Professor John Wiley
Interim Director,Wisconsin Institute of Discovery, UW-Madison &
Former Chancellor, UW-Madison
4:50-5:30Discussion
5:30-6:00Reception
Outreach Workshop on Beyond Copenhagen:
Climate Change and Wisconsin
March 22, 2010
2:45-6:00pm
University of WisconsinLawSchool
Lubar Commons (7200 Law)
2:45-3:00Registration
3:00-3:05Welcome
Sumudu Atapattu
Associate Director, Global LegalStudiesCenter
3:05-3:25Science and Climate Change
Professor Tracey Holloway
Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies & Director, SAGE
UW-Madison
3:25-3:50Beyond Copenhagen
Dr Charlotte Streck
Director, Climate Focus, Washington DC & Lead Counsel, Center for
International Sustainable Development Law, Montreal
3:50-4:10Q&A
4:10-4:20Break
4:20-4:45Implications for Wisconsin
Attorney Margaret Hoefer
Staff Attorney, Bureau of Legal Services
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
4:45-5:10Industry perspective
Attorney Kay Pashos
Vice President,Regulatory Affairs and Deputy General Counsel
Alliant Energy, Madison
5:10-5:30Discussion
5:30-6:00Reception
Outreach workshop on Legal Aspects of Doing
Business in India
April 15, 2010
2:45-6:00pm
Lubar Commons (7200 Law)
University of WisconsinLawSchool
2:45-3:00Registration
3:00-3:05Welcome
Sumudu Atapattu
Associate Director, Global LegalStudiesCenter
3:05-3:30Tushna Thapliyal
Advocate, Mumbai, India
3:30-3:55Attorney Ajay K. Mago
Associate, Mayer-Brown, Chicago
3:55- 4:15Q&A
4:15-4:20Break
4:20-4:45“Foreign Corrupt Practices Act”
Professor Mike Koehler
Assistant Professor of Business Law
Butler University, Indiana
4:45-5:05Business aspects
speaker tbc
5:00-5:30Discussion
5:30-6:00Reception
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“Current Issues in International Law:
Implications for Wisconsin”
Outreach Workshops for Attorneys, Policy Makers, State Agencies, Civil Society Groups and Other Interested Groups on Global Legal Issues
Registration Form
Name ______
Institution ______
Designation ______
Mailing address ______
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Phone: ______Fax: ______
Email ______
I would like to register for the workshop on: (check as many as are applicable)
____ Innovation: Role of the University, Industry and Intellectual Property Law
(February 18, 2010)
____ Beyond Copenhagen: Climate Change and Wisconsin (March 22, 2010)
____ Legal Aspects of Doing Business in India(April 15, 2010)
Mail, fax or email this form to:
Sumudu Atapattu
Associate Director, Global LegalStudiesCenter
University of WisconsinLawSchool, Room 6222
975 Bascom Mall, Madison, WI53706
Phone: (608) 890 1395
Fax: (608) 262 5486