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A. Bryan Endres
Curriculum Vita, October 2007

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ACADMIC EXPERIENCE

OTHER LEGAL EXPERIENCE

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION

SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

LAW REWIEW PUBLICATIONS

United States Food Law Update, 3 J. OF FOOD L. & POL'Y (forthcoming Fall 2007).

An Awkward Adolescence in the Organics Industry: Coming to Terms with Big Organic and Other Legal Challenges for the Industry's Next Ten Years, 12 DRAKE J. AGRIC. L. 17-59 (Spring 2007).

Alternative Business Strategies in Weak Intellectual Property Environments: A Law & Economics Analysis of the Agro-Biotechnology Firm's Strategic Dilemma, with Peter D. Goldsmith, 14 THE J. OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY L. 237-268 (Spring 2007).

Coexistence Strategies in a Biotech World: Exploring Statutory Grower Protections, 13 MO. ENVTL. L. & POL’Y REV. 206-240(Summer 2006).

Revising Seed Purity Laws to Account for the Adventitious Presence of Genetically Modified Varieties: A First Step toward Coexistence, 1 J. OF FOOD L. & POL’Y 131-163 (Spring 2005), republished by The National Agricultural Law Center and available at http://www.nationalaglawcenter.org/assets/articles/endres_seedpurity.pdf (August 2005).

The Latest Twist on the Illinois Recreational Use Act: Clamping Down on Landowner Immunities, S. ILL. U.L.J. with D.L. Uchtmann, 29 S. ILL. U.L.J. 579-603 (Summer 2005).

Regulation of Genetically Modified Organisms in the European Union, co-authored with M.R. Grossman, 44 AM. BEHAV. SCIENTIST 378 (2000).

GMO: Genetically Modified Organism or Gigantic Monetary Obligation? The Liability Scheme for GMO Damage in the United States and European Union, 22 LOY. L.A. INT’L & COMP. L. REV. 453 (2000).

BOOK CHAPTERS

Constitutional Implications of State Seed Saving Statutes in SEEDS OF CHANGE: AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY IN THE 21ST CENTURY (Elsivier Press, forthcoming 2007)

Tort Liability (2001-2004 Supplement) in ILLINOIS LAW AND AGRIBUSINESS (IICLE, 2005).

Biotechnology and Specialty Crops (2001-2004 Supplement) with D.L. Uchtmann in ILLINOIS LAW AND AGRIBUSINESS (IICLE, 2005).

OTHER LEGAL PUBLICATIONS

Propriedade Intelectual na Agricultura: Uma visão global with Peter Goldsmith and João Martines-Filho in BOLETIM DE PESQUISA DE SOJA 2007 (Fundacao MT, 2007).

Genetically Engineered Rice: A Summary of the LL Rice 601 Incident, with Justin G. Gardner, AGRIC. L & TAX’N BRIEF No. 06-04 (December 2006).

Coexistence Failures and Damage Control: An Initial Look at Genetically Engineered Rice, with Justin G. Gardner, ILL. BAR ASS’N, AGRIC. L. No. 16-2 at 1 (November 2006).

Book Review, Regulating the Liabilities of Agricultural Biotechnology, AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, Vol. 34 (2006) 118-119.

The WTO's Interim Decision in the US-EU Biotech Dispute: A Limited, Precautionary Ruling , Agri News (April 2006).

Revising Seed Purity Laws for Successful Identity Preserved Production , A.B.A. Agric. Mgmt. Comm. Newsl. , Vol. 10, No. 2 (February 2006).

Agricultural Regulatory Update—EPA Seeks CAFO Rule Comment & States Preempt Establishment of GM-Free Zones , with Thomas P. Redick, A.B.A. Agric. Mgmt. Comm. Newsl. , Vol. 10, No. 2 (February 2006).

New Recreational Use Act Rules for Landowner Liability: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back , with D.L. Uchtmann, Agric. L. & Tax'n Brief No. 05-02 (November 2005).

Risk Management Strategies for Identity Preserved Grain Exports , Ill. Bar Ass'n, Agric. L .. No. 15-2, at 1 (September 2005).

Focus on Biotechnology—Farmer Liability for Commingled Biotech Crop Shipments , Agri News (March 2005).

Non-StarLink Farmers Litigation: Accounting to “Share” Landlords and Others with an Interest in the Crop , with D.L. Uchtmann, Agric. L. & Tax'n Brief , No. 4-13 (October 2004).

A Closer Look at the Hall v. Henn Decision and its Impact , Ill. Rural Pol'y Dig . , Spring 2004, at 6.

Recreational Use of Land & Liability Risk: Is New Legislation Needed? , with D.L. Uchtmann , Ill. Rural Pol'y Dig. , Spring 2004, at 1.

Liability Risk and Recreational Use of Land after Hall v. Henn: Illinois Landowners Beware , with D.L. Uchtmann, Agric. L. & Tax'n Brief, No. 4-10 (May 2004).

Illinois Supreme Court Narrows Scope of Landowner Protection Under the Illinois Recreational Use Act , Agric. L. , No. 13-4, at 1 (April 2004).

The Revised Illinois Grain Code: Greater Protection to Farmers and Lenders if a Grain Elevator Fails , with D.L. Uchtmann, Agric. L. & Tax'n Brief, No. 3-2 (Dec. 2003).

The Revised Illinois Grain Code: New Assessments on Farmers and Lenders , with D.L. Uchtmann, Agric. L. & Tax'n Brief, No. 3-1 (Dec. 2003).

How Environmental Regulation Affects Livestock Production in Illinois , with M.R. Grossman and J.M. Endres, at http://il-traill.outreach.uiuc.edu/SOWM/.

CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIA PRESENTATIONS

Comparative Co-Existence Strategies: Economic Liability Risks . American Agricultural Law Association's 28 th Annual Meeting and Education Symposium, (forthcoming October 2007).

Biofuels and Biotechnology: Coexistence, Regulatory and Liability Issues , ABA , SEER, Fall Meeting (forthcoming September 2007).

Agricultural Biotechnology and Biofuels: Key Legal Hurdles . ACES Global Academy Conference, Amsterdam and Wageningen, The Netherlands (September 2007).

Biotechnology Coexistence and Liability . Texas Agricultural Mediators Symposium, June 2007.

Current Developments in Ag Law: The Illinois Recreational Use of Land and Water Areas Act . Illinois State Bar Association, Law Ed Series, Hot Topics in Agricultural Law, January, 2007.

A Primer on Fence Law and Equine Liability Issues . Tri-State ( Illinois , Iowa , Wisconsin ) Equine Day, January 2007.

The National Organic Program: Legal Issues in the Next Decade . 3 rd Annual Illinois Organic Production Conference: A Recipe for Success, December 2006.

Organics Coming of Age: Legal Issues Facing the Organics Industry in the Next Decade. American Agricultural Law Association's 27 th Annual Meeting and Education Symposium, October 2006.

Current Liability Debates in the US and EU . National Association of State Departments of Agriculture/Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology, Workshop on Peaceful Coexistence in the Marketplace, February 2006, proceedings available at http://pewagbiotech.org/events/0301/WorkshopReport.pdf.

Statutory Grower Protections in a Biotech World . American Agricultural Law Association's 26 th Annual Meeting and Education Symposium, October 2005.

Soybean Intellectual Property and R&D Incentives:  Strategic Implications and Prescription for a Post-Modern Agriculture , with P.D. Goldsmith. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago 's Ag Biotech and Midwest Rural Development Conference, September 2005.

Traceability & Coexistence: Responding to the Latest Export Challenges Faced by America 's Farmers. Illinois Soybean Checkoff Board Research Forum, March, 2005.

Against the Grain: Domestic Coexistence Efforts and Compliance with EU Traceability Rules . Agricultural Genome Sciences and Public Policy Training Program Research Forum, April, 2005.

Key Considerations in Managing Farm Owner/Operator Risks and Liability . Illinois State Bar Association, Law Ed Series, Agricultural Law Update—2005, January, 2005.

Hot Topics for Farmers and Agribusiness—2004 , with D.L. Uchtmann. Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education's 4 th Annual Advising Farmers & Agribusiness Conference, September, 2004.

Genetically Modified Varieties and a New Look at U.S. Seed Laws . The American Agricultural Law Association's 25 th Annual Meeting and Education Symposium, October, 2004.

Adjusting Patent Externalities on Seed Saving Activities Through Legislatively Imposed Modifications to Technology Licensing Agreements . Seeds of Change: Intellectual Property Protection for Agricultural Biotechnology Conference, April, 2004.

Agricultural Intellectual Property Trends: Recent Developments in Intellectual Property Law and the Impact on Farmers . Science of Soy Research Forum, April, 2004.

Regulation of Genetically Modified Organisms in the European Union . American Agricultural Law Association's 21 st Annual Meeting and Education Symposium, October, 2000.

OTHER PRESENTATIONS

Energy and Agriculture: Legal and Tax Perspectives , with D.L. Uchtmann and G. Hoff. Presentation as part of the Farm Income 2007 workshop series, December 2006.

Drainage Law: The Property Owner's Rights and Responsibilities under Illinois & Federal Law . Presentation to Illinois Land Improvement Contractors Association's Annual Meeting, February 2006.

Landowner Liability , interview, RFD Radio Network, January 3, 2006.

Big 10 Issues in Law & Taxation , with D.L. Uchtmann and G. Hoff. Presentation as part of the Farm Income 2006 workshop series, December 2005.

Drainage Law: State and Federal Rights and Responsibilities . Presentation as part of the 2005 Illinois Drainage Seminar Series, February 2005.

Premises and Recreational Use Liability . Presentation as USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Fee-Hunting Workshop, January 2005.

Legal Check-Up: Land and Recreational Use Liability , with D.L. Uchtmann. Presentation as part of the Farm Income 2005 workshop series, December 2004.

Intro to farmdoc and a Focus on Premises Liability , with D.L. Uchtmann. Presentation at The Chicago Farmers lecture series, November 2004.

An Overview of Illinois Trespass Laws and Update on the Recreational Use Act . Presentation for University of Illinois Extension, November, 2004.

An Overview of Illinois Fence and Trespass Laws . Presentation for University of Illinois Extension, November 2004.

Exploring the Political, Ethical, Economic and Legal Implications of Biotechnology , with D. Bullock. Parkland College , April 2004.

Water and Accidents: Am I Liable . Presentation for University of Illinois Extension at Parkland College , April 2004.

Trespass Laws and Agriculture , with D.L. Uchtmann. Presentation for University of Illinois Extension, March 2004.

Illinois Drainage Law: From Past to Present , with D.L. Uchtmann. Presentation as part of the 2004 Illinois Drainage Seminar series, February 2004.

Agricultural Law, Taxation & Policy: Key Issues and Developments , with D.L. Uchtmann, G. Hoff and R. Hauser. Presentation as part of the Farm Income 2004 workshop series, December 2003.

The Liability Scheme for Genetically Modified Organisms in the European Union . Presentation to the Directors of the European Union Centers from the European Commission, November 1999.

WORKS IN CONCEPT

The National Organic Program: Emerging Legal Issues in an Expanding Market (identifies and analyzes legal issues related to the industrialization of organic production under current USDA standards and responses from the traditionalist organic movement).

Regulating Pollen: A Law and Economics Approach (analyzes, from an economic efficiency perspective, the growing problem of containing pollen drift from genetically modified organisms in order to maintain identity preservation and export compatibility).

Drainage and the Clean Water Act: Are the Competing Missions Reconcilable? (explores the history of drainage laws in Mid-Western states, the recent attention agriculture has received under the Clean Water Act, and argues that agricultural drainage has a greater impact on water quality and should, therefore, receive more attention from regulators).

Chair, Professional Scholarship Award Subcommittee, American Agricultural Law Association
Vice Chair, American Bar Association, Agricultural Management Subcommittee
Secretary, Agricultural Law Section Council, Illinois State Bar Association
Member, Faculty Advisory Board, University of Illinois European Union Center
Member, Illinois Attorney General Agriculture Advisory Committee
Illinois Biotechnology Working Group
Chair, College of Agric. , Consumer and Envt'l Sciences, Bylaws Revision Subcommittee
Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, Grievance Committee
Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, Courses and Curriculum Committee
Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, Undergraduate Programs Committee

Maryland (2000); Arizona (2002); Illinois (2003); Federal Circuit (2001); U.S. Dist. Court, Dist. of AZ (2002); MD Ct. of App. (2000); AZ Sup. Ct. (2002); IL Sup. Ct. (2003).