Dickinson Wright International Law Expert James Y. Rayis to Speak on Arab and Chaldean Law Student Association (ACLSA) Panel on Iraq

April 11 2007

4 – 6 p.m.
University of Detroit-Mercy School of Law, Detroit

The panel discussion, moderated by Professor Andrew Moore of the University of Detroit-Mercy School of Law, will focus on the role and liability of private corporations and contractors for actions and events in Iraq. Mr. Rayis, who has extensive legal experience related to government procurement and contracting in Iraq, will discuss issues related to contractors, project awards and development there.

About ACLSA
The Arab and Chaldean Law Student Association (ACLSA) is comprised of University of Detroit-Mercy law students who work together to educate and serve the community through events such as political discussion groups, lectures, social and cultural activities that bring to the forefront the social and political issues affecting the Middle East.

About the speaker
Dickinson Wright Member James Y. Rayis works in the firm's Detroit and Washington, D.C. offices. His areas of practice expertise include international law, corporate law, government procurement and contracting, corporate governance, information technology and security law, and internet and e-commerce law. His professional involvement activities are many, including the following:

Co-Chair, Middle East Committee, ABA International Law Section
Member, Union International des Avocats
Member, Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce Iraq Taskforce
Member, Alliance Francaise and French American Chamber of Commerce
Member, Viking Club and Danish American Chamber of Commerce
Former Legal Advisor, Assyrian Universal Alliance
Advisor, Iraqi Governing Council Member and Director, Iraq Special Tribunal for Crimes Against Humanity (2003-2004)
Former Chairman, International Section, State Bar of Georgia

He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Michigan State University and a J.D. degree from the University of Georgia Lumpkin School of Law.

About Dickinson Wright PLLC
Dickinson Wright PLLC, founded in 1878, has more than 230 attorneys in offices located in Detroit, Bloomfield Hills, Lansing, Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor, and Washington, D.C. Dickinson Wright is a full-service law firm with more than 40 practice areas. For more information, visit www.dickinsonwright.com.

For more information on the event, or ACLSA
Lina M. Yermian, phone 248.202.5462
or udm-aclsa@hotmail.com

To contact Mr. Rayis
313.223.3471, or jrayis@dickinsonwright.com