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In addition to the opportunity of meeting with lawyers from all over the country in a post-Olympic environment that includes the option of world-class snow skiing, this Regional Conference
offers a variety of outstanding seminars to meet a wide range of interests, all of which are approved for CLE credit. David Schwendiman, Assistant U.S. Attorney, and author of the Utah
Public Safety Command System Book, and Edwin Firmage, professor of law at the University of Utah, a well-known civil rights attorney, will present what is likely to be a lively discussion
on the topic of "Public Safety While Protecting Civil Rights and Liberties." The discussion is likely to include, among other things, ideas for implementing additional security
in businesses, public areas, and the impacts the tragedies of September 11 have had on security and civil rights.
"Protecting Intellectual Property Rights," is the title of the next session that is sure to appeal to a variety of attorneys, especially transactional attorneys and commercial
litigators. This session will be presented by Paul Fador, an attorney who has handled brand infringement, patent and trademark issues throughout the world, including those of the Olympic
Committees for both the Sydney and Salt Lake Olympic games, Urvasi Naidoo, a British attorney, or solicitor, working with SLOC who handles brand and trademark protection for the Olympic
Committee, and Arthur Berger, a partner at Ray Quinney & Nebeker, who specializes in brand and trademark protection and litigation and who has acted as outside counsel for SLOC in its
brand and trademark protection. The discussion and presentations are likely to include brand protection, patent/trademark protection, copyright, software and intellectual property issues
related to Internet use.
Diane Conrad, an attorney and the environmental specialist for the Salt Lake Olympic Committee, will discuss the topic of "Environmental Laws in a Growing Community." Ms. Conrad
is on the cutting edge of new developments in the environmental law arena and due to her involvement with the Salt Lake Olympic Committee, has implemented some of the most innovative
technologies available to protect the environment while permitting, constructing and operating facilities in environmentally sensitive areas. With the increasing significance that
environmental regulation has on our lives and the practice of law, this will be a presentation attendees will not want to miss.
Many attendees will also enjoy meeting well-known athletes, attorneys and possibly agents who assist these athletes in a variety of ways. This CLE presentation is titled "The Legal
Issues Facing America's Athletes." The topics this panel will address will likely include the interesting civil rights, publicity and endorsement issues faced by athletes and other
professionals throughout the county. One interesting and unique aspect of this CLE will be the personal experiences of the athletes themselves. Although this CLE should provide an
exciting brief look into the lives of some of America's premier athletes, the contract, civil rights and publicity issues have a broad range of applicability.
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