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Join Duke Law alumnus Peter Kahn JD'76, Senior Counsel at Williams Connolly in Washington, D.C., and Israeli lawyer Dov Weissglas for an in-depth discussion about the rule of law in Israel at this critical time in the new ceasefire settlement, including whether the ceasefire will reinvigorate the still hot issue of judicial reform in Israel, prospects for the survivability of the Netanyahu government and proposed structures for Gaza governance, and the outlook for sustaining the rule of law in the region, including the impact of the International Criminal Court's (ICC) arrest warrants against the Prime Minister of Israel and the former Defense Minister. Mr. Weissglas is a prominent lawyer and business leader in Israel who served for many years as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's personal attorney and was appointed as Sharon's Chief of Staff in 2002. In that role, he served as Israel's principal negotiator with U.S. National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice and U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell on the George W. Bush administration's Roadmap for Peace Initiative in the Middle East. He also was one of the key architects of the Israeli disengagement from Gaza. Mr. Kahn has practiced law for more than 45 years and is the former co-chair of Williams Connolly's International Litigation Practice Group. Starting with his representation of the Israelis in the Jonathan Pollard spy case in the 1980s, Mr. Kahn has handled numerous cases for American clients with interests in Israel, and for Israeli clients with matters pending in the United States, including, among others, the family of the late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Lunch and seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Sponsored by the Bolch Judicial Institute and Judicature International. For more information email Lora Beth Farmer at lora.farmer@law.duke.edu.