Please join us for a complimentary Webinar (Web-based seminar produced through Microsoft Live Meeting) sponsored by the Insurance and Reinsurance Committee, on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 for one (1) hour beginning at:
10:00 AM PDT / 11:00 AM MDT / 12:00 Noon CDT / 1:00 PM EDT
Health Care Reform Showdown: Legal and Political Implications
The timely and politically charged issue of health care reform and the attendant constitutional issues will be addressed in this one hour webinar. Several Circuit Courts of Appeal have ruled on several aspects of the legislation and the stage is set for review by the Supreme Court. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will be analyzed from both angles as well as a special segment on the Canadian Health Care system!
THE PRESENTERS:
Elizabeth J. Bondurant (Lisa.Bondurant@smithmoorelaw.com)
Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP, Atlanta, Georgia USA
Elizabeth J. Bondurant is a Partner at Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP in Atlanta, Georgia. Ms. Bondurant is a business litigator with extensive experience in financial services litigation, including ERISA matters. She has represented numerous corporations in a variety of cases involving complex insurance issues, ERISA, managed care, RICO, life, health, disability, accidental death benefits, and class action litigation. Ms. Bondurant has published extensively on financial services, insurance, and ERISA topics for the Defense Research Institute, ALI-ABA, and the American Bar Association. She has been a frequent speaker at seminars, such as the ALI-ABA Conference on Insurance Industry and Financial Services Litigation, and the Life, Health, Disability and ERISA Litigation seminars of the Defense Research Institute. She is a former chair of the Life, Health, and Disability Committee of the DRI and the Life Insurance Committee of the Tort and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association (TIPS). She was elected in 2007 to the Council of TIPS.
Ronald J. Clark (ron.clark@bullivant.com)
Bullivant Houser Bailey, PC, Portland, Oregon USA
Ronald J. Clark is a partner with Bullivant Houser Bailey, PC, splitting his time between the offices in Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon. Mr. Clark's practice over the past 23 years has focused on insurance coverage litigation involving first-party and third-party claims. He has defended multiple insurance bad faith cases in the western United States and is a frequent author and speaker on insurance and litigation issues. Mr. Clark is licensed in Oregon, Washington and Idaho, and is an active member of DRI, the International Association of Defense Counsel, and the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel.
Sandra L. Corbett (scorbett@fieldlaw.com)
Field Law, Edmonton, Alberta Canada
Sandra Corbett is a partner with Field Law. She has practised in the civil and commercial litigation areas, and in particular, in insurance defence litigation, since being called to the Alberta bar in 1990. Ms. Corbett is extensively involved in the civil defence bar in Canada and the US, and a member of many professional associations. She is actively involved in the community and enjoys spending time with her family.