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2014 ABA Midyear Meeting, February 6-9, 2014 Swisstel, 323 E Upper Wacker Drive Chicago, IL

Thursday, February 6, 2014 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. AGDJ Committee Meeting Zurich B, 1st Floor, Event Centre To join by teleconference, please dial 888-396-7955; enter passcode - 797687#. 1:00pm 2:30pm Privacy in the Digital Age - Is There Even a Barn Door Left to Close? Zurich E, 1st Floor, Event Centre In this digital privacy presentation, panelists will discuss consumers' right to be informed of whether and how they are tracked on the internet, disclosure of the information collected and how it is being used. They will also consider how consumers can protect their privacy and not be followed, or whether, once the choice is made to go online, all "bets are off!" Industry, public interest groups, and government positions are represented. Committee: State Attorneys General and Department of Justice Issues Committee ABA Co-sponsors: Antitrust Law Section Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Individual Rights and Responsibilities Science and Technology Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division Moderator: Ashley Taylor, Troutman Sanders, Richmond, VA Panelists: Nate Cardoza, Electronic Frontier Foundation, San Francisco, CA Jerry Jones, Acxiom Corporation, Little Rock, AR Ronald I. Raether, Jr., Faruki Ireland & Cox, Dayton, OH Lyman Chuck Taylor, Deputy AG, State of Indiana, Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN Joyce Yeager, Assistant AG, Missouri Attorney General's Office, Jefferson City, MO 2:45 p.m. 4:15 p.m. Theyll Take My Big Gulp From My Cold, Dead Hands Public Health, the Police Power, and the Nanny State Zurich E, 1st Floor, Event Centre Committee: Government Operations ABA Co-sponsors: Individual Rights and Responsibilities Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division The panel will discuss the issues raised by New York Citys attempt to regulate the portion size of sugary drinks, and similar measures around the country. Advocates from both sides of the issue will present their rationales, and legal scholars and media commentators will provide the larger picture. The panelists will be comparing various state and federal approaches with the common question: what limits on personal choice can be adopted in the name of public health, the environment, and the traditional police powers exercised by governments? How do these measures work with a federal system where local regulation may conflict with state and federal laws, or at the very least may conflictat least philosophicallywith subsidies to sugar and corn producers, and protective tariffs? Moderator: Robert Thomas, Damon Key, et al, Honolulu, HI Panelists: Sarah Conly, Professor, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME George Cardenas, 12th Ward Alderman, City of Chicago, Health and Environment Chair Walter Olson, Esq., Cato Institute, Washington, DC

Thursday, February 6, 2014 4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Hot Topics in Diversity Law CLE Zurich E, 1st Floor, Event Centre The panel will focus on current legal issues confronting the community(ies) served by their respective associations and/or an issue confronting practitioners or law students regarding diversity law in the legal profession Committee: Diversity Law ABA Co-sponsors: Center for Racial and Ethnic Diversity Individual Rights and Responsibilities Commission on Disability Rights Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Commission on Women Coalition on Racial and Ethnic Justice Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division Moderator: Donna Y. Frazier, Parish of Caddo, Shreveport, LA Panelists: Lester Barclay, The Barclay Law Group, Chicago, IL Angela Richardson Bryant, Chicago, IL

The Palm Restaurant, Views Room 1 This is a ticketed dinner at $75 per person. Please purchase dinner tickets here: http://ambar.org/midyear Friday, February 7, 2014 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. SOC Membership Committee Meeting 10:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Young Lawyers Committee Meeting Montreux 2, 2nd Floor, Event Centre To join by teleconference, please dial 888-3967955; enter passcode - 797687#. 12:15 p.m. 1:30 p.m. SOC Joint Meeting of Chairs and Chairs-Elect 2:00 p.m. 3:00p.m. Executive Committee Meeting Montreux 2, 2nd Floor, Event Centre To join by teleconference, please dial 888-3967955; enter passcode - 797687#. 4:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. SOC Business Meeting Saturday, February 8, 2014

Bonita B. Hwang Cho, Law Offices of Cheng, Cho & Yee, Chicago, IL Daniel F. Goldstein, Brown, Goldstein, Levy, Baltimore, MD Sarah Redfield, University of New Hampshire School of Law, Concord, NH Robert Saunooke, Saunooke Law Firm, PA, Miramar, FL 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Diversity Networking Reception Edelweiss, Penthouse I, 43rd Floor Joint Sponsor: ABA Office of Diversity & Inclusion ABA Co-sponsors: Antitrust Criminal Justice Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division Individual Rights & Responsibilities Law Practice Division Public Contract Law The CLE package and reception are $40.00 per person. To register for this CLE and reception, please go to: http://ambar.org/midyear 8:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. Dinner

12:00pm to 2:00pm Spirit of Excellence Awards 2:30pm to 4:30pm Board of Governors Convocation Sunday, February 9, 2014 1:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. SOC Section Delegates Business Meeting 6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. SOC Section Delegates Reception

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