Fordham Corporate Law Center serves as the law school's nexus for discourse on issues of business and financial law and policy. The Center's lectures and conferences bring experts who offer insights into and understanding of the complexities in today’s global business world. Speakers and panel participants include regulators, policymakers, scholars, members of the judiciary and practitioners.
Spring 2012 Corporate Law Center Events | Programs and receptions are free and open to the public, except when noted.
Monday, January 23, 2012 James B.M. McNally Amphitheatre || 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
"Representation Without Accountability?"
Fordham Corporate Law Center will present a public forum on whether financial reporting by the federal government comports with Constitutional requirements.
Panelists:
Hon. David M. Walker, Founder and CEO, Comeback America Initiative; Comptroller General of the United States and head, U.S. Government Accountability Office (1998-2008)
David Mosso, retired, Vice Chair, Financial Accounting Standards Board; Chair, Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (1997-2006)
Joseph H. Marren, President and CEO, KStone Partners LLC
Brian T. Fitzpatrick, Associate Professor of Law, Vanderbilt Law School
Moderator: Sean J. Griffith, T.J. Maloney Chair in Business Law and Director, Fordham Corporate Law Center, Fordham Law School
Light Reception immediately following.
Registration is required: www.law.fordham.edu/accountability
February 7, 2012 Comparative Corporate Governance Distinguished Lecture Series
Room 430 B/C || 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Michele Perrino, Full Professor, Commercial and Company Law, University of Palermo, Italy; Senior Partner, Studio Legale Perrino & Associati
"Recent Developments in Italian and European Small Business Companies"
Reception immediately following.
Registration is encouraged but not required: www.law.fordham.edu/perrino
February 13, 2012 Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law Symposium, "Regulation of Over-the-Counter (OTC) Derivatives"
Lowenstein Building (113 West 60th Street) 12th Floor Lounge || 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (lunch following)
3 Non-transitional, Professional Practice NYS CLE credits available for $65. Fordham Law alumni and public interest attorneys ($55).
Fordham has a financial hardship policy for this program.
Panelists will examine the new regulations imposed on OTC derivatives in light of the Dodd-Frank Act, specifically, the efforts of the SEC, CFTC and other regulatory agencies to eliminate bilateral derivatives trading and move derivatives trading onto centralized clearinghouses and exchanges.
Jeffrey Golden, Visiting Professor, London School of Economics
Michael Greenberger, University of Maryland School of Law
Sharon Brown-Hruska, Ph.D., NERA, Washington, D.C.
Craig Pirrong, Ph.D., Unversity of Houston, C.T. Bauer College of Business
M. Holland West, Esq., Partner, Dechert LLP
John Williams, Esq., Partner, Allen & Overy LLP
Keynote Address: Conrad Voldstad, Esq., Immediate Past President, ISDA; Founding Principal, Arlington Hill Investment Management, LLC
Moderator: Sean J. Griffith, Fordham Law School, T.J. Maloney Chair in Business Law and Director, Fordham Corporate Law Center
Registration for CLE credit is required: www.law.fordham.edu/otcderivatives
Thursday, February 16, 2012 Comparative Corporate Governance Distinguished Lecture Series
Room 430 B/C || 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Curtis J. Milhaupt, Columbia Law School, Parker Professor of Comparative Corporate Law; Fuyo Professor of Japanese Law
"We are the National Champions: Understanding the Mechanisms of State Capitalism in China".
Reception immediately following.
Registration is encouraged but not required: www.law.fordham.edu/milhaupt
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 12th Annual Albert A. DeStefano Lecture on Corporate, Securities and Financial Law
James B.M. McNally Amphitheatre || 6:30 p.m.
James B. Stewart, Bloomberg Professor of Business and Economic Journalism, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism; Columnist, Business Day Section, The New York Times; Staff Writer, The New Yorker
Reception immediately following in the Platt Atrium.
Registration is encouraged but not required.: www.law.fordham.edu/destefano2012
Monday, April 2, 2012 Corporate Compliance Conference: Managing Practitioner Risks in a Complex Global Environment
Room 430 B/C || 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Compliance officers, outside counsel and government experts in the areas of corporate compliance and risk management will discuss hot-button issues in the area of global corporate compliance. A keynote panel with top corporate executives will address the tone at the top of the organization to foster "a culture of ethics".
The conference is co-chaired by Carole Basri, Adjunct Professor, Fordham Law School; Senior Vice President B3 Legal LLC; President of the Corporate Lawyering Group LLC and the Corporate Lawyering Association, in conjunction with the Fordham Corporate Law Center.
This inaugural Compliance Conference is for in-house counsel and compliance officers and limited to 75 participants.
Conference sponsors include Bloomberg L.P., Catalent Pharma Solutions, Jones Day, and Pfizer Inc..
Registration is required: www.law.fordham.edu/compliance
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 The Sixth Eugene P. and Delia S. Murphy Conference on Corporate Law: Emerging Issues in Corporate Governance
Lowenstein Building (113 West 60th Street) 12th Floor Lounge || 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Current research papers will be presented by renowned national and international scholars.
Registration is required: www.law.fordham.edu/Murphy2012
Friday, June 15, 2012 Symposium Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA): Multinational Regulatory Issues
McNally Amphitheatre || 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Fordham Corporate Law Center, in conjunction with Ernst & Young LLP Fraud Investigations and Dispute Services.
Registration is required: www.law.fordham.edu/FCPA
Monday, June 25, 2012 - Friday, June 29, 2012 The Law Firm as a Business@Fordham Law School || Room 430 B/C || 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Co-sponsored with the Fordham Law Office of International & Non-J.D. Programs
International Masterclass for managing partners of international law firms
Director, Silvia Hodges, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor, Marketing and Management, Fordham Law School
Designed for managing partners of international law firms, the master class encompasses concepts, management tools and skills, and showcases best practices techniques for success in today's challenging and highly competitive legal market. Each day will focus on a different area of law firm management. Ample networking opportunities will be available.
Registration is required: www.law.fordham.edu/lawfirmasbusiness
Monday, July 16 - Friday, July 20, 2012 Recent Developments in U.S. Law || Fordham Law School and participating NYC law firms
Co-sponsored with the Fordham Law Office of International & Non-J.D. Programs
Director: Toni M. Fine, Assistant Dean, Fordham Law Office of International & Non-J.D. Programs
For international attorneys seeking exposure to current issues in U.S. business law.
Learn more: www.law.fordham.edu/recentdevelopments
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Fall 2011 Corporate Law Center Events | Programs and receptions are free and open to the public.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 || 1 - 2:30 p.m. EDT
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 || 1 - 2:00 p.m. EDT
Webinar | Presented in partnership with The National Law Journal
Co-sponsored by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates; Allen & Overy LLP; and Dechert LLP
Inaugural Fordham Law Global Finance Symposium
International Perspectives on Derivative Regulation
A free, two-part CLE webinar:
Part I - Clearing OTC Derivatives: Systemic Risk Management, Governance & Competition Issues
Part II - Transparency: Regulation of Trading Markets & Execution Facilities
To register (for either or both parts): www.law.com/derivativeregulation
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 || 6:00 p.m. Lecture || 7:30 p.m. Reception
Lowenstein Building, 12th Floor Lounge, 113 West 60th Street
The Gannon Lecture (Presented in partnership with the Fordham Graduate School of Arts & Sciences)
Speaker: Ellen M. Hancock, GSAS '67
Former Chair and CEO, Exodus Communications
"Progress in Corporate America: Diversity and Governance, A Personal Perspective"
To register: http://law.fordham.edu/gannon
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 || 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. || Room 430B/C
Comparative Corporate Governance Distinguished Lecture Series
(Co-sponsored by the Fordham Law Office of International & Non-J.D. Programs)
Speaker: José Ricardo de Bastos Martins
Peixoto e Cury Advogados (São Paulo, Brazil)
“M & A in Brazil: Legal and Economic Aspects”
Reception immediately following.
Registration is encouraged but not required: http://law.fordham.edu/martins
Thursday, October 27, 2011 || 6:30 p.m. || James B.M. McNally Amphitheatre
12th Annual A.A. Sommer, Jr. Lecture on Corporate, Securities and Financial Law
Speaker: Troy A. Paredes, Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
"The Philosophy and Practice of Disclosure"
Reception immediately following in the Platt Atrium.
To register: http://law.fordham.edu/Sommer2011
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 || 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. || Room 430B/C
Comparative Corporate Governance Distinguished Lecture Series
(Co-sponsored by the Fordham Law Office of International & Non-J.D. Programs)
Speaker: Mathias M. Siems
Professor of Commercial Law, Durham University (UK)
Research Associate, Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge (UK)
“The Law & Finance of Share Repurchases”
Reception immediately following.
Registration is encouraged but not required: http://law.fordham.edu/siems
Monday, November 21, 2011 || 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. || Room 430B/C
Comparative Corporate Governance Distinguished Lecture Series
(Co-sponsored by the Fordham Law Office of International & Non-J.D. Programs)
Speaker: Marco Ventoruzzo
Professor, Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law
Professor, Bocconi University (Milan, Italy), Director, Ph.D. in Corporate and Business Law Program and Vice-Director, Paolo Baffi Research Center on Central Banking and Financial Regulation
"Minority Directors in Listed Corporations: A Comparison of U.S. and European Recent Developments"
Reception immediately following.
Registration is encouraged but not required: http://law.fordham.edu/ventoruzzo
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