National Business Law Scholars Conference 2019

Who should attend:

We welcome all scholarly submissions relating to business law. Junior scholars and those considering entering the legal academy are especially encouraged to participate.

Conference program:

Schedule of Events (subject to change)  

Keynote Speaker:

Jill Fisch (University of Pennsylvania School of Law)

Featured Panels: 

• Sustainability in Practice: Perspectives from Corporate Counsel; Moderator:  Amelia Miazad (UC Berkeley School of Law)
• Securities Litigation and Arbitration; Moderator and Discussant:  Eric C. Chaffee (The University of Toledo College of Law)
• Mergers & Acquisitions; Moderator and Discussant:  Jeremy R. McClane (University of Illinois College of Law)
• Rethinking Shareholder Primacy; Moderator and Discussant:  Da Lin (Harvard Law School)
• Policing the Business World; Moderator and Discussant:  David Hess (University of Michigan Ross School of Business)
• Cryptocurrency Regulation; Moderator and Discussant:  Nizan Geslevich Packin (City University of New York)
• #MeToo; Moderator and Discussant:  Joan MacLeod Heminway (The University of Tennessee College of Law)
• Business Law and Inequality; Moderator and Discussant:  Tom C.W. Lin (Temple University Beasley School of Law)
• Initial Public Offerings; Moderator and Discussant:  Frank Partnoy (UC Berkeley School of Law)

Call For Papers:

The closing date for the call-for-papers has already passed. We anticipate circulating the conference schedule in May.

Conference Organizers:

• Anthony J. Casey (The University of Chicago Law School)
• Eric C. Chaffee (The University of Toledo College of Law)
• Steven Davidoff Solomon (University of California, Berkeley School of Law)
• Joan MacLeod Heminway (The University of Tennessee College of Law)
• Kristin N. Johnson (Tulane Law School)
• Elizabeth Pollman (Loyola Law School, Los Angeles)
• Margaret V. Sachs (University of Georgia School of Law)
• Jeff Schwartz (University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law)

Attire:  

Business casual attire

Internet:

UC Berkeley has complimentary WIFI for visitors on campus (CalVisitor).