Hacks/Hackers Boston, in partnership with the Boston University School of Communication, Department of Journalism, and the Society of Professional Journalists, is presenting a panel discussion on "Legal liability in the age of WikiLeaks."

In the Internet age, where are the boundaries that separate safe reporting from libel charges? What are the online potholes that can lead to a courtroom?

6-8 p.m.: 6-7 for fun schmoozing; 7-8 for panel discussions

A panel discussion with some of the top First Amendment attorneys in the state (with plenty of time for questions):

-- Attorney Jon Albano of Bingham McCutcheon is deputy managing partner of Bingham’s Boston office and co-chairs the firm’s Entertainment, Media & Communications Group. His practice focuses primarily on constitutional and commercial litigation. Jon has been listed in the Best Lawyers in America, First Amendment practice, for 10 years; is listed in Chambers USA, America’s Leading Business Lawyers, First Amendment Litigation; was named one of the top Massachusetts lawyers four years in a row by Super Lawyers. Jon has represented newspapers, broadcasters, publishers, universities, nonprofit organizations and individuals in cases involving a variety of constitutional issues, including free speech rights; the public’s right of access to information; and privacy, defamation and equal protection claims.

-- Attorney Robert A. Bertsche is a partner at Prince Lobel, where he practices media, internet, and employment law. Rob gave up a not-so-promising career as a newspaper and magazine reporter in order to attend Harvard Law School, where he earned his J.D. in 1989. Since then, he has represented newspapers, magazines, bloggers, broadcasters, and websites in matters involving libel, privacy, freedom of information, subpoenas and reporter's privilege, prior restraint, copyright, trademark, and related areas. Rob also serves as general counsel to the New England Newspaper and Press Association.

-- Moderator: Dan Kennedy, assistant professor at Northeastern's School of Journalism, specializing in new media trends, and Media Nation blogger.