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Fordham Corporate Law Center, established in 2001, is the Law School’s nexus for discourse on issues of business and financial law and policy. The Center’s public lectures bring speakers of national and international renown to the Law School. These experts include regulators, policymakers, scholars, members of the judiciary, and practitioners, who offer insights into and understanding of the complexities in the current global business and financial world. Spring 2013 Corporate Law Center Events || Programs and receptions are free and open to the public, except when noted. Wednesday, January 23, 2013 || Antitrust Enforcement in the Americas: Is Big Bad Again? What You Need to Know An expert panel from five leading law firms in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, the U.S., and the European Union, along with seasoned in house antitrust experts, will provide practical insight on the current environment, and comment on best practices for minimizing international antitrust scrutiny and effectively addressing cross-border antitrust investigations. Moderators: Panelists: CLE credit (Professional Practice credits, non-transitional and transitional) is available at no charge. Registration required: www.law.fordham.edu/antitrustenforcement Co-sponsored with Crowell Moring LLP Monday, January 28, 2013 || The Business & Ethics of Managing a 21st Century Law Firm: Lessons Learned and Reflections on the State of "Big Law" in 2013 South Lounge, Lowenstein Building, 113 West 60th Street (Columbus Avenue) 6:30 p.m. Light reception 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Panel Discussion Panelists : James Bernard, Partner, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP Scott Green, CEO, Pepper Hamilton LLP; Bruce MacEwen, President, Adam Smith, Esq. Over the past few years, large and established “big law” firms have experienced financial and structural shake-ups that have many wondering what the future holds for the traditional law firm. This panel will address some of the ethical problems, lessons learned, and future opportunities coming out of the economic crisis and the shifting legal landscape. CLE credits: 2 non-transitional & transitional (1 professional practice and 1 ethics)$55 CLE; $35 Fordham Law Alumni, public interest attorneys and government attorneys $0 General Admission Fordham Law has a hardship policy for this course. To apply, please fax a written request to: Director of Public Programming and CLE (212) 636 - 6984. This program is the first in a three-part series co-sponsored with The Stein Center for Law and Ethics. Registration: www.law.fordham.edu/managinglawfirms/lessonslearned Monday, February 11, 2013 || Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law Annual Symposium || Harmonization versus Diversification of Global Financial Regulation McNally Amphitheatre 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (includes light lunch in Lowenstein Atrium) The panel discussion will address the general question of regulatory design, focusing in particular, on global efforts to contain systemic risk. Topics include whether the global financial system is rendered more or less stable by the adoption of uniform rules; how to prevent regulatory arbitrage while encouraging regulatory experimentation; the extent to which errors in regulatory policy contributed to the global financial crisis of 2007-2008 and the ongoing European sovereign debt crisis; and ideas for reforming the architecture of global financial regulation. Keynote Speaker: Douglas Rediker, Senior Fellow, Economic Growth Program, The New America Foundation Moderators: Marco Ventoruzzo, Director, Max Planck Institute Luxemburg for International, European and Regulatory Procedural Law Sean J. Griffith, T.J. Maloney Chair and Professor of Law, Director, Fordham Corporate Law Center, Fordham Law School Panelists: This program is free and open to the public CLE Credits: 3 Non-transitional & transitional, Professional Practice NYS CLE Credits are available for $65 ($55 for Fordham Law alumni and public interest attorneys). Registration: http:// www.law.fordham.edu/jcflsymposium2013 Monday, February 25, 2013 || The Business & Ethics of Managing a 21st Century Law Firm: New, Smart & Ethical Business Models South Lounge, Lowenstein Building, 113 West 60th Street (Columbus Avenue) 6:30 p.m. Light Reception 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Panel Discussion New economic realities, new technologies, new clients. As the traditional law firm struggles to adapt to the demands of the 21st century, this panel will take a look at new business models - from online services to flat fee legal services - and how those approaches fit into or conflict with ethical obligations of the profession. Panelists: CLE credits: 2 non-transitional & transitional (1 professional practice and 1 ethics) This program is the second in a three-part series co-sponsored with The Stein Center for Law and Ethics. Registration: www.law.fordham.edu/managinglawfirms/businessmodels Wednesday, March 6, 2013 || Thirteenth Annual Albert A. DeStefano Lecture on Corporate, Securities and Financial Law McNally Amphitheatre 6:30 p.m. Program J. Travis Laster Vice Chancellor, Delaware Court of Chancery Registration: www.law.fordham.edu/laster
Panelists: Monday, April 8, 2013 || Inaugural Fred Dunbar Memorial Lecture in Law and Economics McNally Amphitheatre 6:30 p.m. The Honorable Sheila C. Bair Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), 2006 - 2011: Senior Advisor, Pew Charitable Trusts: Prominent Financial Reform and Policy Innovator Registration: www.law.fordham.edu/dunbar2013 The Fred Dunbar Memorial Lecture in Law and Economics is endowed by NERA Economic Consulting. Tuesday, April 9, 2013 || "The AIG Story" Room 430B/C 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Conversation with Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, moderated by Larry Cunningham, Visiting Professor, Fordham Law School; Henry St. George Tucker III Research Professor, The George Washington University Registration: www.law.fordham.edu/AIGStory Thursday, April 11, 2013 || Comparative Corporate Governance Distinguished Lecture Series Room 430 B/C 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Alberto Mazzoni “The choice of UNIDROIT Principles as rules of law applicable to international shareholders’ agreements” The Comparative Corporate Governance Distinguished Lecture Series is co-sponsored by the Fordham Law Office of International & Non-J.D. Programs and the Corporate Law Center. This series, established in 2010, invites distinguished international scholars to present current research on issues in global financial law. Registration: www.law.fordham.edu/sommer The A.A. Sommer, Jr. Lecture is endowed by Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP.
Fall 2012 Corporate Law Center Events || Programs and receptions are free and open to the public, except when noted. Thursday, August 30, 2012 || Business Law Faculty/Student Reception
Thursday, September 13, 2012 || Legal Context of Nonprofit Organizations Come hear Lesley Rosenthal discuss the legal context of nonprofit organizations and her recently published book, "Good Counsel: Meeting the Legal Needs of Nonprofits" . This book is the first-of-its kind overview by a sitting General Counsel that distills the legal needs of a million charitable tax-exempt organizations in the United States. Ms. Rosenthal will also discuss how good governance ties to mission and fundraising, how to protect the organization's name and monetize its original works, and more. Reception immediately following the program.
Reception immediately following the program. Registration is required: www.law.fordham.edu/Breuer
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 || Panel Discussion Registration is required: www.law.fordham.edu/mergerlitigation
Thursday, October 18, 2012 || Comparative Corporate Governance Distinguished Lecture Series Arad Reisberg, Reader in Corporate and Financial Law, Vice Dean for Research, and Director, Centre for Commercial Law, Faculty of Laws, University College London Light reception immediately following.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 || Comparative Corporate Governance Distinguished Lecture Series Luca Enriques, Professor of Business Law, Faculty of Law, Uniersity of Bologna and Member, Commissione Nazionale per le Societa e las Borsa (CONSOB) Registration is encouraged but not required: www.law.fordham.edu/Enriques
Thursday, November 1, 2012 || 6:30 p.m. || James B.M. McNally Amphitheatre Speaker: Benjamin Lawsky, Superintendent, New York City Department of Financial Services Reception immediately following in the Platt Atrium.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012 || 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. || Panel Discussion on "Activist Investing" Reception immediately following the program. Registration is required: www.law.fordham.edu/hedgefund
Thursday, November 15, 2012 || Comparative Corporate Governance Distinguished Lecture Series
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?"
February 7, 2012 Comparative Corporate Governance Distinguished Lecture Series "Recent Developments in Italian and European Small Business Companies" Reception immediately following.
February 13, 2012 Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law Symposium, "Regulation of Over-the-Counter (OTC) Derivatives" 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.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 International In-House Counsel Breakfast Forum Series
Thursday, February 16, 2012 Comparative Corporate Governance Distinguished Lecture Series Reception immediately following.
March 1, 2012 International In-House Counsel Breakfast Forum Series Dorothy Watson, Vice-President and Legal head of Alcon Integration, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, New York This brand new series, co-chaired by Adjunct Professor Kent Bernard, brings distinguished in-house counsel to the law school for an informal breakfast and follow on conversation. Our speakers will talk about in-house practice in large multi-national organizations, including issues raised by dealing with operations across multiple countries.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 12th Annual Albert A. DeStefano Lecture on Corporate, Securities and Financial Law "Hiding Behind the Corporate Veil" Reception immediately following in the Platt Atrium.
Monday, April 2, 2012 Corporate Compliance Conference: Managing Practi tioner Risks in a Complex Global EnvironmentRoom 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. Keynote luncheon address: Carlo V. di Florio, Securities and Exchange Commission, Director, Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations Conference Co-Chairs: 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 Sean J. Griffith, T.J. Maloney Chair in Business Law and Director, Fordham Corporate Law Center, Fordham Law School This inaugural Compliance Conference is by invitation 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.
April 17, 2012 || RE-SCHEDULED: Book Talk with Lesley Rosenthal, Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts "Good Counsel: Meeting the Legal Needs of Nonprofits" (published January 2012), is an indispensable guide for the most common legal, governance, and fundraising compliance issues facing nonprofits. The first-of-its-kind comprehensive roadmap by the sitting General Counsel of a major nonprofit.
April 26, 2012 || Comparative Corporate Governance Distinguished Lecture Series
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 The Sixth Eugene P. and Delia S. Murphy Conference on Corporate Law: Emerging Issues in Corporate Governance Keynote Speaker: Justice Jack B. Jacobs, Delaware Supreme Court "Does the New Corporate Shareholder Profile Call For a New Corporate Law Paradigm?" Current research papers will be presented by renowned national and international scholars with commentary by distinguished practitioners and academics. Conference Chair: Sean J. Griffith, T.J. Maloney Chair in Business Law and Director, Corporate Law Center, Fordham Law School Co-Panel with Alexandra Lahav, Professor of Law, University of Connecticut School of Law "Multi-Jurisdictional Meger Litigation" Panel Chairs: Martin Gelter, Associate Professor of Law, Fordham Law School "Labor, Pensions and Comparative Corporate Governance" Bruce H. Kobayashi, Professor of Law, George Mason University Law School "Business Associations and Private Law Making" Richard Squire, Associate Professor of Law, Fordham Law School "How Collective Settlements Camouflage the Costs of Shareholder Lawsuits"
Friday, June 15, 2012 || POSTPONED: Symposium Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA): Multinational Regulatory Issues Fordham Corporate Law Center, in conjunction with Ernst & Young LLP Fraud Investigations and Dispute Services.
Monday, June 25, 2012 - Friday, June 29, 2012 || POSTPONED: The Law Firm as a Business, International Masterclass for Managing Partners || 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 and Director of Research Services, TyMetrix 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.
Monday, July 16 - Friday, July 20, 2012 Recent Developments in U.S. Law || Fordham Law School and participating NYC law firms For international attorneys seeking exposure to current issues in U.S. business law.
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
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 || 6:00 p.m. Lecture || 7:30 p.m. Reception The Gannon Lecture (Presented in partnership with the Fordham Graduate School of Arts & Sciences) "Progress in Corporate America: Diversity and Governance, A Personal Perspective"
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 || 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. || Room 430B/C
Thursday, October 27, 2011 || 6:30 p.m. || James B.M. McNally Amphitheatre Speaker: Troy A. Paredes, Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission "The Philosophy and Practice of Disclosure"
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 || 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. || Room 430B/C Speaker: Mathias M. Siems “The Law & Finance of Share Repurchases” Reception immediately following.
Monday, November 21, 2011 || 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. || Room 430B/C Speaker: Marco Ventoruzzo "Minority Directors in Listed Corporations: A Comparison of U.S. and European Recent Developments" Reception immediately following. |