In-Depth Analysis The 2012–13 student symposia feature day-long explorations of complex legal issues and themes. Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Exploring the Continued Existence of Gender Bias in the Legal Profession and Understanding How It Can Change Law Women
Green for Green: The Business and Law of Renewable Energy Finance
Keynote speaker Jean Molino ’76, general counsel at McKinsey & Co., reflected on her own career and her experience with women in high levels of the legal profession. Encapsulating the spirit of the symposium, which examined why gender bias still exists in legal private practice, offered potential avenues of reform, and sought to empower women to achieve their potential in the legal field, Molino said, “None of us should settle for a state of affairs that limits personal achievement due to defining characteristics such as gender or race. And until we’re convinced that there is no more to be done, that we are truly and forever beyond that point and that the glass ceiling has been shattered, we should continue to talk about this topic, to share ideas, and to gain commitment to action.” In addition to Molino, fourth from left, panelists, pictured above, included Vivia Chen ’83, Stephanie Scharf, Lauren Stiller Rikleen, Roberta Liebenberg, Deborah Epstein Henry, Ellen Ostrow, Laurin Blumenthal Kleiman, and Sheila Birnbaum ’65.
Environmental Law Journal; Environmental Law Society; Frank J. Guarini Center on Environmental and Land Use Law Keynote speaker: Neil Auerbach LLM ’84, Founder and Managing Partner, Hudson Clean Energy Partners, “The Future of Clean Energy Finance” Probed the key legal, financial, and policy issues involved in the finance of renewable energy. What can our governments do to facilitate investment and production? What can private companies do in uncertain times? What lessons can we learn from abroad?
Association; Suspension Representation Project; Education Law and Policy Society Explored the current state of American public education, with a focus on school discipline, education equity, and legal practitioners’ participation in education reform, and drilled down to examine the school-to-prison pipeline, segregation in America’s schools, and strategies for litigating on behalf of education equality today. Developments in the Law of International Project Finance Journal of Law & Business;
NYU Law & Business Association Keynote speaker: Carlos Urrutia, Ambassador of Colombia to the United States Examined the financing of infrastructure, oil and gas, and other long-term projects in developed and emerging economies in the wake of the post2007 financial crisis, as well as the urgent need to adapt and respond to changed rules and circumstances in the global marketplace.
Legislation and Public Policy Commemorated the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 17th Amendment and addressed historical and current issues affecting American democracy. 18th Annual Herbert Rubin and Justice Rose Luttan Rubin International Law Symposium Tug of War: The Tension Between Regulation and International Cooperation
Journal of International Law and Politics; International Law Society; Center for Transnational Litigation and Commercial Law Featured: Lord Lawrence Collins of Mapesbury, Former Justice, Supreme Court of the United Kingdom; Diane Wood, Judge, US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Focused on how US courts balance domestic regulatory interest and the need for international cooperation in transnational litigation. Making Constitutional Change: The Past, Present, and Future Role of Perry v. Brown
Review of Law & Social Change Featured: David Boies LLM ’67, Chairman, Boies, Schiller & Flexner; Theodore Olson, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, and Former US Solicitor General; Rachel Maddow, host, The Rachel Maddow Show, MSNBC Please see story on page 88.
Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the New York Civil Practice Law and Rules
Dwight D. Opperman Institute of Judicial Administration; Journal of Legislation and Public Policy Featured: Jack Weinstein, Judge, US District Court for the Eastern District of New York, who was one of the principal architects of the CPLR as reporter to the advisory committee on practice and procedure Examined both the process that yielded the CPLR and the major innovations it brought, taking stock of the principal procedural arrangements effected by the CPLR; also looked ahead to future challenges. Joining Weinstein, above, second from left, were David Ferstendig ’81, Judith Kaye ’62, Oscar Chase, Vincent Alexander, and William Nelson ’65.
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Separate and Unequal: Education, Race, and the Law Black Allied Law Students
Democracy Unfiltered: Discussing 100 Years of Direct Elections and Modern Issues Affecting the Law of Democracy Journal of
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Criminal Justice in the Age of DNA
Annual Survey of American Law Keynote speaker: Jonathan Lippman, Chief Judge, State of New York Court of Appeals Addressed the legal and practical issues involved in the use of DNA typing in the criminal justice system, focusing on issues that arise in regulation at the laboratory stage, use of DNA in criminal investigations, and DNA use as evidence at trial.