CHICAGO, April 16, 2025 — Navigating new regulations and ethics and litigation in a new political climate will be among the sessions during the three-day hybrid spring meeting of the American Bar Association Business Law Section in New Orleans later this month.
What:
Business Law Spring Meeting 2025
Sponsored by the ABA Business Law Section
When:
Thursday-Saturday, April 24-26 (in person and online)
Where:
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel
500 Canal Street
New Orleans, Louisiana
The Business Law Spring Meeting is the ultimate gathering of business law professionals from around the world, with more than 50 continuing legal education programs and scores of other discussions and events involving an array of public officials and business law practitioners. The meeting will include hundreds of substantive discussions, including late-breaking issues and social events. If you can’t join in person, please consider attending virtually. Virtual attendees have access to all committee and subcommittee meetings and 10 live-streamed CLE presentations, including the following showcase programs:
- “What to Expect from the New Administration” —With the new Trump administration, key policy shifts and regulatory developments are shaping the business law landscape. This program will provide insights into emerging changes affecting corporate regulation, securities law, taxation, government affairs and litigation. Experts from five Business Law Section committees will offer guidance to help business lawyers navigate evolving legal and compliance challenges.
Thursday, April 24, noon-1:30 p.m. CDT
- “All the President’s Men: A Look at Attorneys’ Ethical Duties in View of Recent Disbarments and Criminal Convictions” — For many years we have known that there are ethical lines that attorneys cannot cross in representing clients, but the lines have not always been clear. After four years of disbarments and criminal convictions of numerous attorneys who worked in presidential administrations and various actions against attorneys in the business context, the ethical lines are clearer. This panel will explore the duties attorneys owe to their clients and the general public and whether the ethical boundaries permit or prevent certain actions. Throughout the presentation, the panel will discuss the rules governing professional conduct, the responsibilities of lawyers in upholding the law and protecting the public interest and the consequences of their actions (or inaction) in these monumental events.
Friday, April 25, noon-1:30 p.m. CDT
The full conference agenda is here. Media are welcome to attend either in person or virtually. Media registrations requests should go to [email protected]
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