Tentative Agenda - The American Law Institute

92nd Annual Meeting
MAY 18-20, 2015 | THE RITZ-CARLTON HOTEL
1150 22ND STREET, NW | WASHINGTON, DC 20037
Meeting website: 2015AnnualMeeting.org
Tentative Agenda
(as of March 3, 2015)
Note: This agenda is subject to change before or during the Meeting.
Events that require a paid ticket or an invitation are marked with an asterisk (*).
PRE-MEETING EVENTS
Sunday, May 17
1:30 to 3:00 p.m. Special Program: Changes for Fed. R. Civ. P. 23? An Open Forum with the Rule 23
Subcommittee of the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules* (Salon II)
(1.5 hours substantive credit) (Open to all Annual Meeting attendees; registration required)
4:00 to 6:00 p.m. ALI CLE Program: Ethical Issues in Class Actions and Non-Class Aggregate Litigation*
(Salon II) (2 hours ethics credit) (Open to all Annual Meeting attendees; registration required)
ANNUAL MEETING PROGRAM AND EVENTS
(All sessions and events are in the Ritz-Carlton Ballroom unless otherwise noted.)
Monday, May 18
9:30 a.m.
Opening Session
• Call to order and report by President Roberta Cooper Ramo
Reports and Business
• Report of Director Richard L. Revesz
• Report of Treasurer Wallace B. Jefferson
• Report of the Membership Committee by Chair Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers
• Report of the Nominating Committee (including election of Council members) by Chair Diane P. Wood
• Report of the Governance Committee (amendment of Bylaws)
10:00 a.m.
Restatement of the Law Fourth, The Foreign Relations Law of the United States, Sovereign
Immunity and Treaties (Tentative Draft of certain sections for approval – Sovereign Immunity;
other sections of Sovereign Immunity and Treaties for discussion)
Coordinating Reporters: Paul B. Stephan and Sarah H. Cleveland
Reporters: Sovereign Immunity: David P. Stewart and Ingrid Brunk Wuerth;
Treaties: Curtis A. Bradley and Edward T. Swaine
11:00 a.m.
Remarks by The Honorable Sri Srinivasan, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
Introduction by The Honorable Paul L. Friedman, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
11:30 a.m.
Restatement of the Law Fourth, The Foreign Relations Law of the United States, Sovereign
Immunity and Treaties (continued)
12:30 p.m.
Presentation of Distinguished Service Award to Robert H. Mundheim
Presenter: Lance Liebman
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12:45 p.m.
New Member Luncheon* (by invitation only – Plaza Ballroom)
(Lunch for most members is “on your own.” A restaurant guide is available in the registration area.)
2:00 p.m.
Cake and coffee available outside the Ritz-Carlton Ballroom
2:15 p.m.
Remarks by William C. Hubbard, President, American Bar Association
2:30 p.m.
Awarding of ALI Young Scholars Medal to 2015 Recipients
Introduction by The Honorable Goodwin Liu, Chair, Special Committee on the ALI Young Scholars Medal
Presentation by 2015 award co-recipient
3:00 p.m.
Restatement of the Law, The U.S. Law of International Commercial Arbitration
(Tentative Draft for approval)
Reporters: George A. Bermann, Jack J. Coe, Jr., Christopher R. Drahozal, and Catherine A. Rogers
4:30 p.m.
New project preview – Restatement of the Law, Copyright
5:00 p.m.
Adjournment
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Members Reception and Buffet*
National Museum of the American Indian (Fourth Street & Independence Avenue, S.W.)
Tuesday, May 19
9:00 a.m.
Model Penal Code: Sexual Assault and Related Offenses (Discussion Draft)
Reporters: Stephen J. Schulhofer and Erin E. Murphy
10:00 a.m.
Remarks by James B. Comey, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation
10:30 a.m.
Model Penal Code: Sexual Assault and Related Offenses (continued)
11:15 a.m.
Principles of the Law, Government Ethics (Tentative Draft for approval)
Reporters: Richard Briffault, Kathleen Clark, and Richard W. Painter
12:30 p.m.
Members Luncheon* (Salon III)
Honoring New Life Members (Class of 1990) and New 50-Year Members (Class of 1965)
Speaker: Larry W. Sonsini, Chairman, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Presentation of 1990 Class Gift by Lovida H. Coleman, Jr., Andrew D. Hendry, Ronald L. Olson, and
Jay L. Westbrook
2:00 p.m.
Restatement of the Law, The Law of American Indians (Tentative Draft for approval)
Reporters: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Wenona T. Singel, Kaighn Smith, Jr.
4:00 p.m.
New project preview – Project on Sexual and Gender-Based Misconduct on Campus: Procedural
Frameworks and Analysis
4:30 p.m.
Adjournment
7:00 p.m.
Annual Reception and Dinner* (Dinner begins at 7:45 p.m.) (black tie optional) Speakers: The Honorable George J. Mitchell and The Honorable Olympia J. Snowe,
former U.S. Senators from Maine
Moderator: Roberta Cooper Ramo
Topic: Discussion of Law and Politics
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Wednesday, May 20
9:00 a.m.
Restatement of the Law, Liability Insurance (Tentative Draft for approval)
Reporters: Tom Baker and Kyle D. Logue
11:15 a.m.
New project preview – Principles of the Law, Compliance, Enforcement, and Risk Management for
Corporations, Nonprofits, and Other Organizations
11:45 a.m.
Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons (Tentative Draft for approval)
Reporters: Ellen S. Pryor and Kenneth W. Simons
12:30 p.m.
Members Luncheon* (Salon III)
Speaker: The Honorable Margaret H. Marshall, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court
of Massachusetts
2:00 p.m.
Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons (continued)
3:00 p.m.
Adjournment
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