http://www.gillonlaw.com/activities/ en Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:01:31 -0600 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sandvox Pro 1.6.6 (12244) http://www.gillonlaw.com/activities/firm_representing_owner_of_.html <div><p>The Commercial Appeal, the primary newspaper of the Memphis, TN, area, covered the firm's representation of a Millington, TN, resident who has been cited for illegally raising livestock in her home.  The "livestock" is a pot-bellied pig.  Craig Raysor, who is representing the resident, is quoted in the piece.  A link to the article is below. </p><p><a href="http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/sep/16/family-mulish-over-pet-pig/" target="_blank"><b><span>…</span></b></a></p></div> Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:16:35 -0500 http://www.gillonlaw.com/activities/firm_representing_owner_of_.html http://www.gillonlaw.com/activities/gillon_to_speak_at_cottonse.html <div><p><b>July 11, 2009.  </b>William Gillon will speak at the Cottonseed and Feed Association Annual meeting on Saturday morning, July 11, 2009, in Kansas City, Missouri.  Gillon will be discussing risks of defaults in international sales transactions.  The presentation will provide the association with an overview of possible approaches for its members to…</p></div> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:30:37 -0500 http://www.gillonlaw.com/activities/gillon_to_speak_at_cottonse.html http://www.gillonlaw.com/activities/gillon_to_host_dartmouths_b.html <div><p>Dartmouth College's Big Green Bus, a Coach-class bus powered by waste vegetable oil and piloted by 15 Dartmouth students, will visit Memphis July 1-2 bringing a message of sustainability and conservation to the Mid-South.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> A "science fair on wheels," the bus serves as an exhibit for sustainable practices and will be available for tours downtown…</p></div> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:37:21 -0500 http://www.gillonlaw.com/activities/gillon_to_host_dartmouths_b.html DartmouthBig Green BusEnvironmentAlternative AgricultureSustainabilityBiofuel http://www.gillonlaw.com/activities/gillon_to_speak_at_world_co.html <div><p><b>William Gillon</b> will join Peter Nelson of <a href="http://www.biodimensions.net/" target="_blank">BioDimensions, Inc.</a>, in facilitating the 2nd Annual New Crops Roundtable at the 6th Annual World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing in Montreal, Canada.  The Roundtable will be a discussion among companies and entrepreneurs who are actively developing new agricultural crops specifically…</p></div> Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:48:55 -0500 http://www.gillonlaw.com/activities/gillon_to_speak_at_world_co.html biotechnologyalternative crops http://www.gillonlaw.com/activities/mississippi_farmers_discuss.html <div><p>William Gillon spoke to a meeting of about 35 farmers at Holly Springs, Mississippi, on February 3.  The farmers in attendance rent cropland from the federal government and are concerned that the <a href="http://www.gillonlaw.com/news_and_information/usda_announces_termination_.html"><span>decision of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to eliminate crop acreage bases</span></a> on this land would have a damaging impact on their farm operations. </p><p>…</p></div> Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:18:33 -0600 http://www.gillonlaw.com/activities/mississippi_farmers_discuss.html