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New Law Student Leaders Appointed

The ABA-IPL Law Student Action Group (LSAG) is pleased to announce that William & Mary Law School student Brian Focarino has been appointed Chair of the LSAG Copyright Subcommittee, and Rutgers University School of Law - Camden student Heather Schubert has been appointed Chair of the LSAG Law Student Reporter Subcommittee. In these positions, Brian will keep LSAG members informed of opportunities for law students that relate to copyright right, including in-person events, task force openings, and internships, and Heather will serve as the student leader for the ABA-IPL's Law Student Reporters Program, sit on the program's selection committee, organize the program's events, and coordinate program participants.

Brian Focarino is a rising 2L at William & Mary Law School. Before beginning his legal studies, Brian completed his undergraduate studies in linguistics and government at William & Mary and received his M.Sc. in English Linguistics from the University of Edinburgh. The summer before his first year of law school, he worked as legal intern for intellectual property at Verizon in Washington, D.C. During his first year of law school, Brian has been active in the Virginia IP community, including the Thomas Jefferson IP Inn of Court. He was recently selected to serve as the 2013-2014 Co-President of William & Mary's IP Society and will spend the summer as a legal intern for intellectual property at Google in Silicon Valley. You can follow him on Twitter at @bjfocarino.

Heather Schubert is a rising 2L at Rutgers University School of Law - Camden. Prior to law school, Heather completed her Masters in Library and Information Science through the University of Pittsburgh while working full time. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Art History from Allegheny College in Meadville, PA, where a semester abroad in Rome inspired her award winning senior thesis on Italian Baroque frescoes. During her first year of law school, Heather was chosen as one of ABA-IPL's Law Student Reporters, served as 1L Representative for Rutgers Intellectual Property Law Association, actively participated in the Mediation Pro Bono program, and spent her spring break in New Orleans doing pro bono work for AIDS Law during Alternative Spring Break. You can follow her on Twitter at @Schubert921.

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CLE Preview: International Copyright Law Developments: A Review of the Recent and Possible New Treaties

28th Annual ABA Intellectual Property Law Section Spring Conference

Thursday, April 4 | 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

By Heather Schubert

As our world gets smaller, the need for understanding and staying up-to-date with international intellectual property laws and current issues is as important as ever. Thursday’s CLE will cover a review of developments at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR). The panel discussion will include the possible new treaties at WIPO (including the very likely signature of a treaty to promote access to reading material for people with disabilities), the recent Beijing Treaty on audiovisual performers, orphan works, the five recent decisions by the Supreme Court of Canada that rewrote Canadian copyright law, and a number of recent developments in China.

Daniel Gervais (@DanielGervaisIP) of Vanderbilt Law School will moderate this panel. The speakers include: Maria Pallante, US Register of Copyrights Ernesto M. Rubi, Carey Rodriguez Greenberg O’Keefe LLP Andrea Rush, Heenan Blaikie Michael Schlesinger, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP Mark F. Schultz, Southern Illinois University School of Law

Update 4/1: Since Daniel Gervais is no longer able to attend, Kate Spelman has kindly agreed to replace as moderator.

I’ll be covering this event in real-time on Twitter from @Schubert921 along with fellow Law Student Reporters: Lisa Anne Papale (@LAPapale) and Mannu Harnal (@Mharnal). Don’t forget: if you’re not a twitter user, you can still follow the Law Students’ real-time reporting and conference-goers’ tweets by bookmarking http://bit.ly/IPLSpring and revisiting the link during April 3-5th.

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Networking Event Preview: Young Lawyers Networking Reception

28th Annual ABA Intellectual Property Law Section Spring Conference

Wednesday, April 3 | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

By Heather Schubert

As a law student or new lawyer, networking can sometimes seem intimidating at a large conference. Fortunately, the ABA-IPL Young Lawyers Action Group (@ABA_IPL_YLAG) is hosting a complimentary networking event in a fun, informal setting to kick off the spring meeting and break the ice to help attendees network with one another.

Chrissie Scelsi (@PunkLawyer), Chair of YLAG’s Networking Subcommittee, explained this year’s icebreaker: a “Minute to Win It” inspired game with 8 different activities, teams of 4, the goal to complete the task within a 60 second time limit, and “should be entertaining for both the players and non-players.” Last year’s YLAG event included the “Who Wants to Be A Millionaire?” game and had record meeting attendance.

In addition to meeting fellow conference attendees, Chrissie explained the greatest benefit for law students and young lawyers who attend the event: the opportunity to network with ABA-IPL section members and learn more ways to get involved. “ABA-IPL has committees focused on a wide variety of practice and interest areas, who work on interesting projects ranging from CLE programming to publications to policy responses to current legislation, and they often need volunteers to help with these projects. Attending in person Section events like the spring meeting are a great way to meet the people involved in these committees, and build relationships that can help law students and young lawyers navigate the next steps to getting more involved in the Section, as well as hopefully in their future endeavors. It’s a fun and collegial group in which you can build relationships with other practitioners from not just all over the U.S., but also the world.”

I’ll be covering this event in real-time on Twitter from @Schubert921 along with fellow Law Student Reporters: Jason Rindenau (@JasonRindenau) and Zak Kinnaird (@ZAKinnaird). Don’t forget: if you’re not a twitter user, you can still follow the Law Students’ real-time reporting and conference-goers’ tweets by bookmarking http://bit.ly/IPLSpring and revisiting the link during April 3-5th. Join us as we play Minute to Win It, meet conference attendees, and learn ways to get involved within the ABA-IPL section!

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Law Student Reporter - Heather Schubert

Heather Schubert is a first year at Rutgers School of Law in Camden, NJ. She is a 1L Representative for Rutgers Intellectual Property Law Association, is an active participant in the Mediation Pro Bono program, and just finished a week in New Orleans doing pro bono work for AIDS Law during Alternative Spring Break.

Prior to law school, she completed her Masters in Library and Information Science through the University of Pittsburgh while working full time. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Art History from Allegheny College in Meadville, PA, where a semester abroad in Rome inspired her award winning senior thesis on Italian Baroque frescoes. As a 1L, Heather is looking forward to getting past first year and blending her background interests of art and information science with the law of intellectual property.

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Schubert921

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/heather-schubert/29/984/60