The Straight Talk on Legal Process Outsourcing- Brown Rudnick is proud to host this TiE Boston event (The Indus Entrepreneurs) featuring a panel discussion on Legal Process Outsourcing.

MIT Venture Capital Conference- Brown Rudnick is proud to act as Platinum Sponsor to MIT's 11th Annual VC Conference taking place at the Charles Hotel. Paul G. Afonso will participate in the morning Regulatory session as a panelist and discuss the government's role in fostering entrepreneurship and venture capital and how best to navigate.

"Introduction to Carbon Market Trading & Finance"- Brown Rudnick is pleased to host in our New York office "Introduction to Carbon Market Trading & Finance," a half-day seminar focused on opportunities in the carbon trading and finance market. Co-led by carbon expert and best selling author of "What Went Wrong at Enron," Peter C. Fusaro, and Chair of Brown Rudnick’s Climate & Energy Group, Howard L. Siegel, this seminar will cover the features and benefits of carbon cap and trade, how it is developing in the US, and what business opportunities it presents. The program is ideal for financial service firms, electric power companies, oil and gas companies, cleantech entrepreneurs, renewable energy developers, government officials and engineers.

Carbon Market Insights Americas 2008- Brown Rudnick is pleased to sponsor Point Carbon's Carbon Market Insights Americas 2008. The event will feature key decision makers in the forthcoming US Administration and Congress and provide participants with a fresh analysis on climate policy and carbon markets in North America.

American Bar Association 19th Annual Philadelphia Tax Conference- Patrick M. Cox will serve as a panelist discussing "Financially Troubled Companies / Debt Restructuring" at this 2-day conference designed for corporate tax professionals – both in-house and outside advisors and providing an in-depth discussion and explanation of the latest federal, state, and international legal developments and planning opportunities.

14th Annual ABS East- Brown Rudnick is pleased to sponsor this annual event during which ABS professionals will convene and discuss strategies for industry recovery. Ronald S. Borod will speak on the Carbon and Green Financing and Securitization panel on Day 3 of the conference.

CO2 Introductory Training Course- Brown Rudnick and Point Carbon, a global carbon market analyst and consultant, are co-hosting a one-day training course about all aspects of global and emerging North American Carbon markets. Through this course, you will gain insights into policy, legislation and market dynamics as well as detailed market volume and price analysis, and supply and demand drivers. The course will also provide an integrated framework for participating and trading in the compliance and voluntary markets.

IBA Asia Pacific Forum/Insolvency Session- Brown Rudnick is pleased to announce that Louise Verrill will be speaking on the "Expansion of insolvency practice in emerging-market countries" panel. This session will examine the insolvency regimes in Asian countries that meets with international standards, harmonisation of bankruptcy regulations, recent development in international insolvency practice, PRC and Korean bankruptcy law and its practical implication, and the importance of sound insolvency and credit systems.

Distressed Debt Investing & Risk Management: Navigating the Post-Subprime World- Brown Rudnick is pleased to sponsor IMN's two day conference taking place at the Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas. Steven B. Levine will speak on the opening panel: "Economic Overview: Opportunities for Distressed Debt Investors as the US Economy Moves Through Challenging Times" and Ronald S. Borod will moderate the 12:45 panel discussion on Financial & Legal Due Diligence Paradigms.

Association of Defense Communities (ADC) 2008 Annual Conference- Brown Rudnick is proud to be a continuing sponsor of the ADC and its conference programs. This conference will feature numerous educational sessions on topics covering base redevelopment, environmental management, mission growth, community-military partnering and enhanced use leasing. Paul G. Afonso will lead a Bootcamp Session on energy enhanced-use leasing best practices. Edward S. Hershfield and Douglas A. Cohen will discuss new paradigms in base redevelopment and environmental management.

TiE Boston Capital Markets SIG Panel- Brown Rudnick is pleased to host the Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) Capital Markets Special Interest Group for their panel discussion on "Analyzing the BRIC(K) Countries." Panelists will present the public market outlook for Brazil, Russia, India, China and Korea and identify the leading companies from these emerging markets and those that could emerge as global competitive leaders in the future.

TiECON East - Harnessing the Network: Communication, Collaboration and Convergence- Brown Rudnick is pleased to sponsor TiE's flagship East Coast event bringing together entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, service providers and would-be entrepreneurs for a day and a half program highlighting the latest trends in entrepreneurship.

6th Annual ICSC Welcome Cocktail Reception- Join retailers, developers and real estate advisors and investors at Brown Rudnick's 6th Annual reception during the International Council of Shopping Centers Spring Convention in Las Vegas. We are pleased to host special guest, The Honorable Thomas M. Menino, Mayor of the City of Boston.

2008 Distressed and Turnaround Investment Forum East- Robert J. Stark will serve as a panelist for the Sector Overview on day 2 of this conference addressing "Where are the Distressed Deals in 2008 and Beyond? Financial Services, Commercial Real Estate, Technology, Manufacturing, Others?"

NECINA Business Plan Contest Finals- Brown Rudnick is proud to sponsor NECINA's Annual business plan competition and participate in this event taking place at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge during which the 2008 winning team will be announced.

NECPUC Annual Symposium Welcome Reception- Brown Rudnick is pleased to help the New England Conference of Public Utilities Commissioners kick-off their annual 3-day meeting with a welcome cocktail reception taking place at the Equinox Resort in Manchester, VT.

European Restructuring - Towards a Level Playing Field- Brown Rudnick is pleased to sponsor TMA's European Conference at which Peter J. M. Declercq will discuss "Legal developments in key jurisdictions" on the 11:30 AM panel.

MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition Semifinalist Reception- Brown Rudnick is proud to sponsor this leading buisness plan competition and welcome this year's 35 semifinalist teams for an event featuring keynote speaker Dr. Jay Stein of Hologic and influential VC's prepared to offer feedback on business ideas.

Boston University's Institute for Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization $50K Business Plan Competition- Brown Rudnick is proud to sponsor this annual competition. Gordon R. Penman will judge and help select this year's winning team from the four finalists who present following a networking reception at BU's School of Management.

Global Warming: Climate Change and the Law- During this 2-day American Law Institute / American Bar Association course Madeleine M. L. Tan will co-chair the workshop on Cap and Trade Legal Issues: Buying/Selling Credits and the Clean Development Mechanism.

Monetizing Renewable Energy and Environmental Attributes - A Legal Roadmap- Brown Rudnick is proud to sponsor the 7th Annual Wall Street Green Trading Summit, the 2-day environmental financial market event covering carbon emissions trading and finance, renewable energy markets, cleantech VC, green hedge funds and energy efficiency financial markets. Howard L. Siegel will discuss the monetization of REC credits during the 3:00 REC Market Issues Panel on Wednesday, April 2.

Brown Forum for Enterprise Panel- We are pleased to host the Brown Forum for Enterprise for their discussion on "Marketing, PR and Sales Strategies That Work."

Finding Liquidity for Intellectual Property in an Illiquid Environment- Ronald S. Borod will co-present with Don Davis of Commercial Strategy at this Incremental Advantage 1-day Chief Intellectual Property Officer Training taking place at the Cornell Club in New York.

SOURCE 2008 Computer Security Conference- David D. Gammell will participate on the entrepreneur panel on the first day of this 3-day event, which Brown Rudnick is proud to sponsor.

NECINA Business Plan Contest Workshop: Funding Your Venture- Brown Rudnick is pleased to be the leading sponsor of the 5th Annual NECINA Business Plan Competition. Edwin C. Pease will moderate a panel of investors and entrepreneurs for this event and networking reception.

Economic Outlook for 2008: Examining How the US Economy will Fare and the Opportunities it May Afford Distressed Investors- Edward Weisfelner will moderate this opening panel at the 2-day 6th Annual Distressed Investing Forum being held at the Union League Club in New York by Institutional Investor.

Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Under Code Section 409A- James L. Hauser will participate in this Boston Bar Association panel geared towards transactional lawyers.

ASF 2008- Brown Rudnick is pleased to sponsor the annual 4-day conference of the American Securitization Forum being held at the Venetian hotel in Las Vegas.

Lawyer's Collaborative for Diversity: Charting Your Legal Future- Students in their first year of law school attend an information and networking session highlighting the value of a legal career in the Hartford community.

Distressed Debt Trading in Volatile Markets: Recent Trends and Issues- Brown Rudnick is proud to sponsor the 2008 Distressed Investing Conference being held at the Wynn Las Vegas by the Turnaround Management Association and The Deal. Edward Weisfelner will participate as a panelist in this general session during the main day of this 3-day event.

Boston Lawyer's Group: Charting Your Legal Future. Hosted by Brown Rudnick.- Students in their first year of law school attend an information and networking session highlighting the value of a legal career in the Boston community.

Boston Lawyers Group & Brown Rudnick Present Creating Best Practices Series II: Professional Development for Attorneys of Color- Diversity Committee Members, Hiring Partners, Hiring Committee Members, Legal Recruiters and Professional Development Staff discuss with a panel of experts the issues and questions of best tools and practices for associates of color professional development experience.