Notice & Comment

ABA AdLaw Section’s 13th Annual Homeland Security Law Institute, May 31st

13th Annual Homeland Security Law Institute
Friday May 31, 2019 | Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City, Arlington, VA
Please join us on Thursday, February 21, 2019, at the Pentagon City Ritz-Carlton for the 13th annual Homeland Security Law Institute. This year’s conference will feature important updates on recent legislative and regulatory changes impacting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Attendees will hear from key decision-makers in both the government and industry sectors on matters related to transportation security, cybersecurity, cross-border initiatives, disruptive technologies, and federal, state & local emergency response efforts.

We are now accepting Registrations for the 13th Annual Homeland Security Law Institute on May 31, 2019! [Note: Due to the government shutdown, we have moved this Institute from February to the end of May.]

Topics will include:

  • Cybersecurity Information Sharing – Progress and Challenges, Moderator: Lucy Thomson
  • Department of Homeland Security General Counsel’s Office, Moderator: Joseph Maher (invited)
  • The New CFIUS: Legislative Changes, Emerging and Foundational Technologies and China, Moderator: Michael Kennedy
  • Customs & Cross-Border Control Issues, Moderator: Steve Bunnell
  • UAS/UAV/Drones: What’s Ahead for Personal, Commercial and Military Use, Moderator: Anne Bechdolt
  • Protecting Critical Infrastructure: SAFETY Act & Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS), Moderator: Joe Whitley
  • Homeland Security Legislative & Regulatory Outlook 2018-2019, Moderator: Jonathan Meyer
  • State & Local Responders working with FEMA, Moderator: Ernie Abbott

A full program brochure is coming soon. We will apply for 8.0 General CLE Credit Hours for this Institute.

Rates for this Single-Day program are as follows: (ABA Section of Administrative Law Members, Government and Acacdemia, and Members of the ABA Air and Space Law Forum will receive the lowest discounted price for this CLE program).

  • ABA Section of Administrative Law Members – $236
  • ABA Air and Space Law Forum Members – $236
  • Individuals that work for Government and Academia – $236
  • ABA Members – $255
  • General Public – $275
  • Law Students – $25

View the Registration Form PDF for registration instructions, Hotel directions and information, and CLE details.

Please reach out to Program Specialist, Rebecca Mobley rebecca.mobley@americanbar.org or Section Director, Anne Kiefer anne.kiefer@americanbar.org with any questions. We look forward to seeing you at the Institute!