FEATURED EVENTS

  • ACIR Presents Ms. Peri Lynne Johnson, IAEA Legal Advisor, on Nuclear Safeguards and Nuclear Security

    Capital City Club 7 John Portman Boulevard Northwest, Atlanta, GA, United States

      ACIR is honored to host Ms. Peri Lynne Johnson, Legal Advisor and Director of the IAEA Office of Legal Affairs, who will speak on the topic, "Nuclear Safeguards and Nuclear Security: Keeping the Genie in the Bottle."   Honored guests are to include: Frank Ginn, Georgia State Senator for the 47th District Don Parsons, […]

  • Legal Basics for Entertainers, Athletes and Other Creatives

    Georgia State University โ€“ College of Law 85 Park Pl, Atlanta, GA, United States

    Event:ย Legal Basics for Entertainers, Athletes and Other Creatives presented by Georgia State University College of Lawโ€™s Entertainment, Sports & Media Law Initiativeย Learn how to set up your entertainment business, what you should know about contract provisions, how to protect your intellectual property and more at this all-day seminar featuring experts in the legal, entertainment and […]

  • Opportunities in Senegal: Millennium Challenge Corporation’s Compact on Power

    Online

    MCC approved a $600 million compact on December 10, 2018 which will improve Dakarโ€™s electricity grid, increase rural power, and reform the national electricity company, Senelec. Learn more about opportunities with this compact. Topic:ย Opportunities in Senegal: Millennium Challenge Corporationโ€™s Compact on Power Host:ย U.S. Ambassador to Senegal Dr. Tulinabo Mushingi

  • Great Decisions Foreign Policy Lecture Series: The Rise of Populism in Europe

    Dunwoody United Methodist Church 1548 Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody, GA, United States

    Speaker: Eleanor Morris, Ph.D., Agnes Scott College Mass migration, and the problems associated with it, have directly abetted the rise of populist parties in Europe. Opposition to immigration was the prime driver of support for Brexit, it brought a far-right party to the German Bundestag for the first time since the 1950s, and propelled Marine […]

  • The International Criminal Court and the Community of Nations

    University of Georgia School of Law

    Resolved to guarantee lasting respect for and the enforcement of international justice... โ€“ Preamble, Rome Statute Across the globe, resurgent nationalisms place stress on institutions designed to promote human and collective security through international cooperation. Critiques โ€“ even, at times, outright denunciations โ€“ compel such institutions to re-examine, in a process that poses challenges yet […]

  • Estate Planning 101 with Kent Walker

    Walker Estate Planning 6075 Barfield Rd, Atlanta, GA, United States

    Kent will educate on how to properly plan for your estate to pass through probate in the State of Georgia.ย  He will explain and identify the life events that trigger estate planning.ย  He will cover the importance of having a Last Will and Testament, a Durable Power of Attorney and a Georgia Advance Directive for […]

  • ACIR Hosts Joe Bankoff: “Fake News in the World Today.”

    Capital City Club 7 John Portman Boulevard Northwest, Atlanta, GA, United States

    During the Cold War we were exposed to what was then called โ€œDisinformation.โ€ It was a tool often used by the Soviet Union to seed the political environment abroad with credible but misleading and often false information with a deliberate attempt to deceive. In some ways, today what we call โ€œFake Newsโ€ is similar in […]

  • Estate Planning 101: Preparing for the Georgia Probate Process

    GACC South Office 1170 Howell Mill Rd Suite 300, Atlanta, GA, United States

    Planning for your future? Please join for a lighthearted, informative after-work seminar on the probate process in Georgia with Walker Estate Planning. Expert Kent Walker will educate on how to properly plan for your estate to pass through probate in the State of Georgia. His presentation will cover: How identify the life events that trigger […]

  • Speech Police: The Global Struggle to Govern the Internet — 3rd Annual Global Leaders Lecture

    Emory University School of Law - Gambrell Hall 1301 Clifton Drive, Atlanta, GA, United States

    Speaker: David Kaye, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression. David Kaye is an international expert on human rights and freedom of expression and a leading voice on digital security, free speech, and the internet. Launched in 2016, the Global Leaders Lecture brings national and international leaders to Emory […]

  • The Future of Space Governance

    Larry Walker Room of Dean Rusk Hall 225 Herty Drive, Athens, GA, United States

    This conference takes a stakeholder approach to emerging questions of outer space governance. It seeks to understand the perspective and concerns of classic space powers, new entrants, non-space faring nations, and international organizations like the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, as well as civilian space agencies, national militaries, and commercial actors. It […]

  • Tax, Law, and Immigration Seminar

    Quality Inn 230 S Main Street, Statesboro, GA, United States

    Agenda: 4:00 - Networking (Light refreshments will be served) 4:30 - Company Overview | New Taxation Law Corporate & Immigration Overview | Closing of Real Estate Speakers: Shailesh Patel, Executive Director Kapil Handa, CPA & Partner Jaymen Chavda, Attorney & Partner Sheena Johnson, Attorney RSVP: Email raj.patel@chugh.com or (616) 928-4448

  • 2020 U.S. Law Updates to Know for Japanese and Other Foreign Firms

    Baker Donelson Monarch Plaza 3414 Peachtree Road, N.E. Suite 1500, Atlanta, GA, United States

    Join Baker Donelson and Kitahama Partners Joint Seminar co-sponsored by JETRO, JASG and JCCG Baker Donelson will provide updates on several key U.S. laws that Japanese businesses should know about to help reach their goals and objectives for 2020. They will cover: CFIUS Regulations The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is […]

  • The Employerโ€™s Guide to Managing Human Resources during COVID-19

    Webinar

    Attorneys at Parker Poe will be joined by a guest with legal and employment responsibilities at a German-owned manufacturer and retailer, to discuss managing plant operations in the time of COVID. Attendees will receive legal guidance and practical advice about keeping their employees safe and company compliant while navigating the re-opening process. Specifically, this presentation […]

  • The Law and Logics of Attribution: Constructing the Identity and Responsibility of States and Firms

    Webinar

    When private companies perform governmental functions and governments own companies, which acts should be attributed to the state? Which should be attributed to the corporation? And whose religious beliefs, speech rights, and moral standing can those entities claim? In international law, scholars and practitioners struggle to attribute rights and responsibilities between state and private entities […]

  • Immigration Law: What Multinational Employers Need to Know Now

    Webinar

    Join Baker Donelson for an interactive session with a brief overview of the current status of immigration laws concerning employee mobility, and answer your questions related to ongoing challenges. Baker Donelson will discuss the current suspensions of non-immigrant and immigrant visas under Presidential Proclamations 10052 and 10014, the exceptions and the most recent guidance on […]

  • Doing Business in the USA

    Webinar

    As the largest economy in the world, the United States is a key market when companies consider overseas expansion and it is crucial that business operations are set up correctly to avoid unexpected delays, taxes, or fines during the process. In this webinar, the expert speakers will share their specialist knowledge to help business leaders […]

  • Decision making process within the EU: how to reconcile legitimacy and supra-nationality

        Mr. Michel Gerebtzoff, Consul General of Belgium in Atlanta, presents "Decision making process within the EU: how to reconcile legitimacy and supra-nationality" as part of the Dean Rusk International Law Center Consular Series. This event will take place virtually on Friday, February 19th from 12-1pm EST. This event is co-sponsored by the International […]

  • A Conversation with the US Embassy in South Korea: โ€œCareer paths in International Law and Applications of International Law in U.S. Diplomacy”

    Zoom

    The Dean Rusk International Law Center invites you to join "A Conversation with the US Embassy in South Korea: Career paths in International Law and Applications of International Law in U.S. Diplomacy." This event is part of the Dean Rusk Center's ongoing Consular Series, which presents students, staff, and faculty with global perspectives on international […]

  • Employment & Labor Law Update: Biden 2021 and What Employers Should Expect

    Join the Netherlands-American Chamber of Commerce-Southeast to talk about how the Biden agenda may affect your role as an employer, from possible minimum wage changes to more scrutiny of overtime and worker classification. This is a must-attend for any employer who wants to plan ahead! Speakers Manori de Silva Attorney Taylor English Duma LLP Manori […]

  • The 1972 Stockholm Declaration at 50: Reflecting on a Half-Century of International Environmental Law

    University of Georgia School of Law

    The University of Georgia School of Law's Dean Rusk International Law Center will be hosting its annual Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law conference on October 8, 2021. The 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment produced the "Stockholm Declaration," an environmental manifesto that forcefully declared a human right to environmental health and […]