Keynote Address - Unique Responses to Unprecedented Disasters: How the Law Copes

At the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform’s 11th Annual Legal Reform Summit on October 27, 2010, Gulf oil spill claims administrator Kenneth R. Feinberg, Feinberg Rozen, LLP, delivered the keynote address on "Unique Responses to Unprecedented Disasters: How the Law Copes." Mr. Feinberg's address was preceded by special remarks from Thomas J. Donohue, President and Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Following Mr. Feinberg's remarks, ILR President Lisa Rickard presented the 2010 Legal Reform Awards. The 2010 recipients included State Sen. John Thrasher and State Rep. Eric Eisnaugle, both of Florida, for legislative achievement, as well as the law firm of Forman, Perry, Watkins, Krutz & Tardy for organizational achievement. The Civil Justice Association of California won the alliance award, while Robert P. Hartwig, Ph.D., president of the Insurance Information Institute, won an award for his important research accomplishments.

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