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Office of General
Counsel |
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The Office of the General Counsel (OGC) protects the
legal interests of the Smithsonian Institution. The OGC has 11 attorneys
who provide legal advice and counsel to the Board of Regents, Secretary,
and other Smithsonian staff on various issues including: the legal
nature and administration of the Institution, intellectual property,
employment, collections management, contracts, ethics, tax, tort
claims, Freedom of Information Act, etc. |
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The OGC represents the Smithsonian in litigation and other adversarial
proceedings to which the Institution is a party and before federal,
state, and local government entities on administrative matters;
issues final determinations on administrative tort and personal
property claims against the Smithsonian; and generally monitors
developments in the law for application to Smithsonian programs.
The Smithsonian Institution is represented in litigation by the
Department of Justice and the Offices of the United States Attorney. |
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OGC Attorneys:
Marsha S. Shaines, Acting General Counsel
Christine Nicholson, Associate General Counsel
Rachelle V. Browne, Associate General Counsel
Lauryn H. Guttenplan, Associate General Counsel
Jason Baletsa, Assistant General Counsel
Craig M. Blackwell, Assistant General Counsel
Farleigh Earhart, Assistant General Counsel
Jim Wilson, Assistant General Counsel
Lisa Landsman, Assistant General Counsel
Eryn Starun, Assistant General Counsel
Dan Paisley, Assistant General Counsel |
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“LEGAL ISSUES IN MUSEUM ADMINSTRATION” (LIMA)
course co-sponsored with the American Law Institute-American
Bar Association (ALI-ABA) will be held April 1-3, 2009
in Boston, Massachusetts. For more information visit the ALI-ABA website. |
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"ENVIRONMENTAL LAW" course co-sponsored by
the American Law Institute-American Bar Association (www.ali-aba.org),
the Environmental Law Institute and the Smithsonian Institution,
will be held February 4-6, 2009, at the Hyatt Regency
Bethesda in Bethesda, Maryland. For more information visit the ALI-ABA website. |
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