Francois-Henri Briard

Orange County Lawyers Chapter

Speaker:

• Francois-Henri Briard, President, Paris Chapter of the Federalist Society

Speaker:

• Francois-Henri Briard, President, Paris Chapter of the Federalist Society

One of the 94 French Attorneys of the Supreme Court of France, Maitre Francois-Henri Briard was the first to argue a case of constitutional review before the French Constitutional Court this summer. The French now practice judicial re-view and pre-view processes to test legislative initiatives for efficacy. Maitre Briard will speculate how this process will be applied to a case like the recent legislative vote to ban the burqa. He will also provide insight into current French cultural, economic, and legal conditions.

Francois Briard is a close friend of America and is an honorary inductee to the Sons of the American Revolution. He has recently argued in defense of Israel against war crimes charges at the European Union's International Criminal Court. Francois Briard is a member of President Sarkozy's "Inner Circle" of advisors. He has frequent conversations with several of America's Supreme Court Justices and he collaborates on projects with legal luminaries like John Ashcroft and C. Boyden Gray in America's national security interest. He has published many commentaries on the French and American legal and political systems.

 

11:15am (Meet and Greet); 11:30am (Registration); 12:00 Noon (Lunch)

Parking: Park in the business office structure and bring ticket to lunch for validation.
Cost: $40 for buffet luncheon and 1 hour MCLE credit. The Federalist Society is a California State Bar approved provider of MCLE.
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