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Join us for Government Contracting and COVID-19: An Update!

 
Date: Thursday, April 23, 2020 
Time: 12 PM ET via Zoom

Please join the National Bar Association, in conjunction with George Washington University Law School's Government Procurement Program, for a one-hour webinar on federal contracting and the COVID-19 pandemic -- a review of emerging issues, in law and business, for tens of thousands of federal contractors and their employees. 
 
Topics will include:
  •  What the government expects of its contractors -- and how to prepare  
  • COVID-19's impact on contractors 
  • Employment and labor issues, from paid leave to telework
  • How contractors are handling the crisis -- loans, tax credits, and funding
  • Contractor support under Section 3610 of the CARES Act

Panelists:
  • Michelle Coleman, Counsel, Crowell & Moring 
  • Danielle Conway, Dean, Penn State Dickinson Law School
  • Dominique Casimir, Partner, Blank Rome LLP
  • Judge Jeri Somers, Chair, US Civilian Board of Contract Appeals
  • Michael Bennett, Evans & Chambers Technology, LLC; nominee, Board of Governors, USPS 
  • Liza Craig, Counsel, Reed Smith
Moderators: 
  • NBA President Alfreda Robinson (GW Law School)
  • Christopher Yukins (GW Law School) 
 
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Venable prepares daily new content and resources on the legal implications of COVID-19. For more information visit, the Venable website here.

Nominations Now Open for Fred Gray Hall of Fame Nominations

In 1986, NBA Past President, Fred David Gray, Sr., appointed a Committee to institute the first Hall of Fame Event during the Annual Convention. His mission was to honor attorneys who had made significant contributions to the cause of justice and practiced law for forty or more years.

As we meet on this 95th Anniversary of the National Bar Association, help us identify and recognize those among us who have by, through and within institutions in their communities, states, and this nation extracted and demanded the greater good of all through the practice of law. 

Nominations are due no late than 11:59pm, June 1, 2020. 

Submit a Nomination



2020 Board Nominations

The nomination of candidates for Officers and At-Large Members of the Board of Governors of the National Bar Association (NBA) shall be by application to the Nominations Committee (Committee).  
 
An Application may be made for one or more of the following positions that are available for nomination:  President-Elect (one-year term), two Vice Presidents (two-year term), one Treasurer (two-year term), and three At-Large Members of the Board of Governors (two- year term).
Refer to the documents for more information about the nomination process and committee. 

NBA 2020 Nominations Process
NBA 2020 Nominations Standing Committee
NBA Constitution and Bylaws

2020 Diversity in Tech & IP Awards
Presented by the IP Section of the National Bar Association

 
 
The Intellectual Property Section of the National Bar Association is accepting nominations for its fifth annual Diversity in Tech & IP Awards. This is an opportunity to nominate individual lawyers and in-house legal departments that have demonstrated and sustained a commitment to advancing the hiring, retention, and promotion of diverse attorneys in the technology industry.
Several award recipients will be selected and honored at the IP Section reception during the National Bar Association Annual Convention, currently scheduled for July 26, 2020, in Washington, DC.

Deadline for submissions: Thursday, April 30, 2020
Visit our site for more information and to submit a nomination.
Interested in sponsoring? Visit our site for more information.
Questions? Please contact submissions@DiversityInTechLaw.com.

 
The National Bar Association was founded in 1925 and is the nation's oldest and largest national network of predominantly African-American attorneys and judges. It represents the interests of approximately 65,000 lawyers, judges, law professors and law students.The NBA is organized around 23 substantive law sections, 10 divisions, 12 regions and 80 affiliate chapters throughout the United States and around the world. 

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