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Governance and Markets – Ann Arbor

May 21, 2010toMay 22, 2010

The Stephen M. Ross School of Business announces the 18th Mitsui Finance Symposium at the University of Michigan, “Governance and Markets,” May 21-22, 2010.

The organizers invite paper submissions on issues pertaining to a variety of topics concerning corporate governance. There are prizes for the top three papers ($5,000, $2,500, and $2,500). The deadline is Jan. 15, 2010. The full call for papers is here. mw

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Call for Papers Deadline: Governance and Markets – Ann Arbor

January 15, 2010

The Stephen M. Ross School of Business announces the 18th Mitsui Finance Symposium at the University of Michigan, “Governance and Markets,” May 21-22, 2010.

The organizers invite paper submissions on issues pertaining to a variety of topics concerning corporate governance. There are prizes for the top three papers ($5,000, $2,500, and $2,500). The deadline is Jan. 15, 2010. The full call for papers is here. mw

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Governance and Markets – Ann Arbor, MI

The Stephen M. Ross School of Business announces the 18th Mitsui Finance Symposium at the University of Michigan, “Governance and Markets,” May 21-22, 2010.

The organizers invite paper submissions on issues pertaining to a variety of topics concerning corporate governance. There are prizes for the top three papers ($5,000, $2,500, and $2,500). The deadline is Jan. 15, 2010. The full call for papers is here. mw

Posted by on November 6th, 2009 | Business Law, CALLS FOR PAPERS, CONFERENCES, Securities Law | no comments

80th Anniversary of Great Crash of 1929: Law, Markets, State – Orange, CA

October 30, 2009

NeXus: Chapman’s Journal of Law and Public Policy (Chapman University School of Law) presented The 80th Anniversary of the Great Crash of 1929: Law, Markets, and the Role of the State Oct. 30, 2009. mw

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80th Anniversary of Great Crash of 1929: Law, Markets, State – Orange, CA

NeXus: Chapman’s Journal of Law and Public Policy (Chapman University School of Law) presented The 80th Anniversary of the Great Crash of 1929: Law, Markets, and the Role of the State Oct. 30, 2009. mw

Posted by on November 6th, 2009 | Commercial Law, CONFERENCES, Legal History, Securities Law | no comments

Consumer Finance Post-Apartheid – Hartford, CT

November 20, 2009toNovember 21, 2009

The University of Connecticut School of Law presents Consumer Finance Post-Apartheid: The South African Experience Nov. 20-21, 2009. The event is sponsored by the Insurance Law Center, the Connecticut Insurance Law Journal and the Black Law Students Association. mw

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Consumer Finance Post-Apartheid – Hartford, CT

The University of Connecticut School of Law presents Consumer Finance Post-Apartheid: The South African Experience Nov. 20, 2009. The event is sponsored by the Insurance Law Center, the Connecticut Insurance Law Journal and the Black Law Students Association. mw

Posted by on November 6th, 2009 | Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Law, Comparative Law, CONFERENCES, Law and Race, Poverty Law | no comments

Racial, Social, Economic Justice – Diversity in Legal Profession – Queens, NY

November 13, 2009toNovember 14, 2009

The Ronald H. Brown Center for Civil Rights and Economic Development (St. John’s University School of Law) will hold a two-day symposium Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Ronald H. Brown’s Graduation from the School of Law, Nov. 13-14, 2009.

The symposium honors his illustrious legal career by showcasing the important scholarship and programs of the Ronald H. Brown Center for Civil Rights and Economic Development (the “Center”) and the Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development (formerly the St. John’s Journal of Legal Commentary), an official publication of the Center.

The first day of the symposium will feature scholarly presentations by St. John’s law faculty on modern adaptations of issues of racial, social, economic justice. The second day will explore ways to increase diversity in the legal profession and will feature the Center’s signature pipeline programs. mw

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Racial, Social, Economic Justice – Diversity in Legal Profession – Queens, NY

The Ronald H. Brown Center for Civil Rights and Economic Development (St. John’s University School of Law) will hold a two-day symposium Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Ronald H. Brown’s Graduation from the School of Law, Nov. 13-14, 2009.

The symposium honors his illustrious legal career by showcasing the important scholarship and programs of the Ronald H. Brown Center for Civil Rights and Economic Development (the “Center”) and the Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development (formerly the St. John’s Journal of Legal Commentary), an official publication of the Center.

The first day of the symposium will feature scholarly presentations by St. John’s law faculty on modern adaptations of issues of racial, social, economic justice. The second day will explore ways to increase diversity in the legal profession and will feature the Center’s signature pipeline programs. mw

Posted by on November 6th, 2009 | Civil Rights Law, CONFERENCES, Law and Race, Law and Society, Legal Education, Legal Profession, Poverty Law | no comments

Nov. 6, 2009 Colloquia/Workshops

Georgetown

Omri Ben-Shahar (Chicago).  

Minnesota

Rebecca M. McLennan (Berkeley), The Crisis of Imprisonment: Protest, Politics, and the Making of the American Penal State, 1776-1941.

Oregon

Lawrence Susskind (MIT), Public Participation and Deliberative Democracy: What Works and What Doesn’t.

This paper is not publicly available.

Queen’s University

Daniel Markovits (Yale University), Promise as an Arms Length Relation.

San Diego

Daphne Barak Erez (Stanford).

UCLA

Maxine Eichner (North Carolina), The Supportive State: Families, the State, and American Political Ideals.

This paper is not publicly available.

Virginia

Barbara Armacost (Virginia).

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Nov. 6, 2009 Colloquia/Workshops

Pacific McGeorge

Alexandra Lahav (Uconn/Fordham)

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Nov. 6, 2009 Colloquia/Workshops

November 6, 2009

Pacific McGeorge

Alexandra Lahav (Uconn/Fordham)

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Nov. 6, 2009 Colloquia/Workshops

November 6, 2009

Georgetown

Omri Ben-Shahar (Chicago).  

Minnesota

Rebecca M. McLennan (Berkeley), The Crisis of Imprisonment: Protest, Politics, and the Making of the American Penal State, 1776-1941.

Oregon

Lawrence Susskind (MIT), Public Participation and Deliberative Democracy: What Works and What Doesn’t.

This paper is not publicly available.

Queen’s University

Daniel Markovits (Yale University), Promise as an Arms Length Relation.

San Diego

Daphne Barak Erez (Stanford).

UCLA

Maxine Eichner (North Carolina), The Supportive State: Families, the State, and American Political Ideals.

This paper is not publicly available.

Virginia

Barbara Armacost (Virginia).

Posted by on November 6th, 2009 | COLLOQUIA/ WORKSHOPS, EVENTS | no comments