About This Conference...
Welcome to the National Bar Association Commercial Law Section (NBA-CLS) 38th Annual Corporate Counsel Conference website! We are delighted to begin the NBA’s centennial celebration year in Puerto Rico. We are celebrating 100 years of the NBA!
Founded on August 1, 1925, 12 Black lawyers met in Des Moines, Iowa to spearhead the establishment of a national network of black lawyers. The 12 esteem NBA founders are: George H. Woodson, S. Joe Brown, Gertrude E. Rush, James B. Morris, Charles P. Howard, Sr., Wendell E. Green, C. Francis Stradford, Jesse N. Baker, William H. Haynes, George C. Adams, Charles H. Calloway, and L. Amasa Knox. We will celebrate their legacy as we continue to “connect people, ideas, and opportunities!”
Early Registration Deadline: Friday, November 22, 2024
Regular Registration Deadline: Friday, December 20, 2024 (or when capacity is reached)
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
NOTE: There will be no manual or on-site registrations.
Registration Type |
Law Firm Attorneys/ Consultants |
Corporate Counsel / Government Representatives |
Executive DEI Professionals |
Guest |
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Early Registration |
$1,000 |
Complimentary |
$800 |
$400 |
Regular Registration |
$1,150 |
Complimentary |
$900 |
$400 |
Late Registration |
$1,400 |
Complimentary |
$1,000 |
$400 |
LAW FIRM/CONSULTANT (EXPO PARTICIPANTS) REGISTRATION
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Law Firms/Consultants who are sponsors have a specific number of complimentary registrations based on the sponsorship level.
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If your law firm is a sponsor, your law firm’s contact will receive information about your firm’s complimentary registrations.
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Please confirm with your law firm re: sponsorship before registering. Refunds will be processed on a rolling basis and may be subject to a processing fee.
LAW FIRM ATTORNEY REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Online registration will be available until the deadline, or when capacity is reached.
All Law firm participants must be current members of both the National Bar Association and the Commercial Law Section. If your NBA and Section dues are not current, please be sure to pay your dues on-line at www.nationalbar.org.
If the law firm is not a sponsor, a law firm may have no more than two (2) Partners/Counsel and two (2) Associates attend the Conference. All law firm sponsors may have up to six (6) attendees. The number of attendees includes those who are speaking during the Conference.
CORPORATE COUNSEL/GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Each corporation may register six (6) corporate counsel for non-sponsors and up to 10 for Silver Sponsorship and above. The registration fee is waived for corporate counsel. However, corporate counsel are responsible for ensuring that their company conducts an informational interview with at least four (4) law firms.
EXECUTIVE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION PROFESSIONALS
Limited to one registration per sponsoring law firm.
GUEST REGISTRATION FEES
The guest registration fee is $400.00 per guest and must be included with the participant's Conference registration. This fee is reserved for spouses and non-attorney guests. The guest fee includes the Thursday Welcome Reception, Friday Awards Gala and Saturday Farewell Reception. Attorneys cannot attend the conference as guests. Each attorney must pay a separate registration fee.
OTHER FEES
All cancellations will be subject to a $100.00 administrative fee. No cancellations will be accepted after January 31, 2025. All cancellation requests must be made in writing via email to the NBA Commercial Law Section Administrator at info@nbacls.com. Refunds will take approximately six to eight weeks following the Conference to process.
A registration may be transferred to another attorney within the same law firm on or before January 15, 2025.