2009 Activities & Engagements
July 9, 2009
Gerry Leonard: Presenter, "Thomas Jefferson and the Transformation of the Constitution," Oxford University, UK
September 25, 2009
James Fleming: Presenter and Moderator, Conference on Ronald Dworkin's Justice for Hedgehogs, Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
David Lyons: Presenter, Conference on Ronald Dworkin's Justice for Hedgehogs, Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
Kenneth Simons: Presenter, Conference on Ronald Dworkin's Justice for Hedgehogs, Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
September 26, 2009
Hugh Baxter: Presenter and Moderator, Conference on Ronald Dworkin's Justice for Hedgehogs, Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
Robert Sloane: Presenter, Conference on Ronald Dworkin's Justice for Hedgehogs, Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
Robert Bone: Presenter, Conference on Ronald Dworkin's Justice for Hedgehogs, Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
Linda McClain: Presenter, Conference on Ronald Dworkin's Justice for Hedgehogs, Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
October 24, 2009
Fran Miller: Presenter, Sixth Annual Health Law Conference: Electronic Health Records: Benefits and Costs of Sharing Information, Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
George Annas: Presenter, Sixth Annual Health Law Conference: Electronic Health Records: Benefits and Costs of Sharing Information, Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
Wendy Mariner: Presenter, Sixth Annual Health Law Conference: Electronic Health Records: Benefits and Costs of Sharing Information, Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
Past Events
June 17, 2009
Michael Meurer: Presenter, "The Price is Right: One Solution to the SSO Patent License Collusion Problem," Boston Patent Law Association, Boston, MA
Jay Wexler: Reading from his new book Holy Hullabaloos: A Road Trip to the Battlegrounds of the Church/State Wars, Brookline Booksmith, Brookline, MA
June 12, 2009
David Walker: Presenter: “The Evolving Composition of Executive Equity Compensation and the Limits of Optimal Contracting,” 2009 Summer Tax Workshop, University of Colorado, CO
June 9, 2009
Michael Meurer: Presenter, "Patent Search and Cumulative Innovation," Conference on Patents and Entrepreneurship in Business and Information Technologies, George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C.
June 6, 2009
Michael Meurer: Presenter, Patent Failure, Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle World Congress, Washington, D.C.
June 5, 2009
Fran Miller: Presenter, “The Top Ten Patient Rights Advances of the Past Half-Century,” Health Law Professors Conference, Case-Western University School of Law, Cleveland, OH
June 2, 2009
Richard T. Ainsworth: Presenter, "Blam! Shazam! Zap! Tax Be Gone!" and panel chair, "The Growing Problem of Electronic Fraud Using Zappers and Phantom Software," Federation of Tax Administrators Annual Conference, Denver, CO
May 22, 2009
William Park: Appointed Chairman, World Bank (ICSID) arbitration on foreign investment in Turkey, arbitral seat in Paris, France
May 21, 2009
Maureen O'Rourke: Presenter with Reporter Bob Hillman, Final Draft of the Principles of Software Contracting, American Law Institute's Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
May 19, 2009
Michael Meurer: Presenter, "Dividing the Spoils: Fair Division and Intellectual Property Law," Workshop on Intellectual Property Law and Open & User Innovation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
May 18 - 20, 2009
Neil Hecht: Conference Participant, "Human Dignity and Shame Punishment in Jewish Law," Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA
May 14, 2009
Michael Meurer: Presenter, "The Pale Reflection of Fair Use in Patent Law: Section 271(e) and eBay," American Intellectual Property Law Association Spring Meeting, San Diego, CA
William Park: Presenter, "Information Exchange in Cross-Border Arbitration," the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands
May 10 - 11, 2009
Kenneth Simons: Invited participant and commentator, Conference on newly published book, Alexander, Ferzan, & Morse, Crime and Culpability: A Theory of Criminal Law, sponsored by University of Illinois Program in Law and Philosophy, Chicago, IL
May 7, 2009
James E. Fleming: Paper Presenter: "Are We All Originalists Now? I Hope Not!” Constitutional Law Workshop, University of Chicago Law School, IL
May 1, 2009
Kevin Outterson: Speaker regarding lack of transparency in negotiations for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, Trade & Import Safety Conference, University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, PA
April 28, 2009
Kevin Outterson: Lecturer: "Human Papillomavirus Vaccines for Cervical Cancer: Intellectual Property Approaches," (based on his January 2008 article in Health Affairs [with Aaron Kesselheim]), Associate Professor Chris Love’s class on the design & manufacturing of vaccines, Department of Chemical Engineering, MIT, Cambridge, MA
April 27,2009
Kevin Outterson: Presenter regarding global IP, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Conference, Brasilia, Brazil
April 24, 2009
Jay Wexler: Lecturer:
- "Separation of Church and State in the U.S.,” International Institute of Law of Russian Ministry of Justice, Moscow, Russian Federation
- “Separation of Church and State in the U.S.,” People’s Friendship University of Russia, Department of Law, Moscow, Russian Federation
- “Separation of Church and State in Contemporary America,” The American Center, Moscow, Russian Federation
April 23, 2009
Keith Hylton: Lecturer, “ 2009 Monsanto Lecture on Tort Law and Jurisprudence,” 2009 Monsanto Lecture, Valparaiso University School of Law, Valparaiso, IN
April 17, 2009
Robert Bone: Presenter, “Which Way is Up? Thirty Years of Procedural Reform,” Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
April 16, 2009
Daniel Berman: Presenter, "Tax Reform in the New Administration," International Fiscal Association Program, Boston, MA
April 13, 2009
Daniela Caruso: Presenter, "The Law of Autism," Comparative Law and Society Speakers Series, Suffolk University School of Law, Boston, MA
April 3, 2009
James E. Fleming: Presenter, Roundtable on “Eloquence and Reason: Creating a First Amendment Culture,” Annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Law, Culture and the Humanities, Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA
April 2 - 3, 2009
Keith Hylton: Presenter, "Land Possessor Liability," Symposium on the Third Restatement of Torts," Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston-Salem, NC
Kenneth Simons: Presenter, "Beyond Negligence: Intentional and Strict Liability Torts and an Integrated Third Restatement," Symposium on the Third Restatement of Torts," Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston-Salem, NC
Michael Meurer: Commentator, "The Economics and Law of Innovation," Washington University School of Law, MO
March 27, 2009
George Annas: Presenter, "Genetic Screening for Autism: What if?" Pike Conference, "Autism: Science, Law & Public Policy," Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
Daniela Caruso: Presenter, "Autism and the Law," Pike Conference, "Autism: Science, Law & Public Policy," Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
Leonard H. Glantz: Presenter, "Controversies in Autism Research on Children and Adolescents," Pike Conference, "Autism: Science, Law & Public Policy," Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
Wendy Mariner: Commentator, Pike Conference, "Autism: Science, Law & Public Policy," Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
Fran Miller: Presenter, "Autism Treatment: Health Care or Special Education, the $64,000 Question," Pike Conference, "Autism: Science, Law & Public Policy," Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
Kevin Outterson: Commentator, Pike Conference, "Autism: Science, Law & Public Policy," Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
Michael Meurer: Presenter, "The Impact of Patent Law on the Economy - Stimulus or Impediment?" Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA
March 25, 2009
Linda McClain: Panelist, "A Discussion on Polygamy" with Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff, Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
William Park: Presenter, “Joining Non-Signatories in International Arbitration,” Conference organized by the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, NY
March 24, 2009
Kevin Outterson: Lecturer regarding intellectual property rules in global pharmaceutical markets, Professor Warren Kaplan’s international public health class, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA
March 20, 2009
Daniel Berman: Presenter, "International Agenda for Tax Reform," Spring Legislative Conference of the Tax Council, Palm Beach, FL
Fran Miller: Presenter:
- "The Massachusetts Experiment in Universal Coverage, 2 Years Out," University of Hawaii School of Public Health Faculty Workshop, HI
- "Comparative Effectiveness in Health Care," Honolulu Health Policy Colloquium, HI
March 19, 2009
James Bessen: Testifying at Federal Trade Commission hearing, "Economic Perspectives on IP and Technology Markets," FTC Conference Center, Washington, DC
Daniela Caruso: Panelist, Workshop on Judicial Enforcement of Socio-Economic Rights, Northeastern University School of Law, Boston, MA
Michael Meurer: Panelist, "Evaluating Software Patents," University of Colorado at Boulder, CO
March 13, 2009
Linda McClain: Paper Presenter, "Marriage, Family, Households, and Social Cooperation," The Jurisprudence of Marriage and Committed Relationships Symposium, Boston College Law School, MA
Michael Meurer: Panelist, Conference on Patent Damages, University of San Diego, Center on Intellectual Property Law & Markets, CA
March 12, 2009
Hugh Baxter: Paper Presenter: “Justice Ginsburg’s Dissent in Bush v. Gore,” for Boston’s “Law Day” honoring Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. New England Law, Boston, MA
Kevin Outterson: Presenter, "The Establishment Clause also protects the Church: The tainting of Faith Based Organizations when they accept government funds," Harvard Symposium on Faith-Based Organizations and Public Health, Cambridge, MA
Kevin Outterson: Panelist regarding the ethics of global pharmaceutical markets; the paper to be presented has been accepted for publication in an upcoming book A Companion To Bioethics (2nd Ed.), The Harvard National Undergrauate Bioethics Conference, Cambridge, MA
Jay Wexler: Conference Presenter, “Justice Ginsburg’s Footnotes,” Symposium on Jurisprudence of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, New England School of Law, MA
March 11, 2009
Hugh Baxter: Presenter, "Justice Ginsburg’s Dissent in Bush v. Gore,” Boston’s “Law Day” honoring Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, New England Law, MA
March 10, 2009
Fran Miller: Presenter, "Health Care Rationing: Has Its Time Come in the U.S.?" Harvard Club Luncheon, Queens Conference Center, Honolulu, HI
Michael Meurer: Presenter, "Dividing the Spoils: Fair Division and Intellectual Property," Intellectual Property Colloquium, Columbia Law School, NY
March 9, 2009
Michael Baram: Presenter, "Governance of Risks in Arctic Oil and Gas Exploitation," University of Stavanger, Norway
March 7, 2009
William Park: Panel chair, comparing investment arbitration and tax treaty arbitration, Symposium organized by the German Arbitration Association (Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit), Frankfurt, Germany
March 6, 2009
Cornelius Hurley: Paper presenter on the credit crunch of 2008, Entrepreneurial Business Law Journal Symposium, Ohio State University, OH
March 3, 2009
Linda McClain: Panelist, "The Obama Effect- Is Discrimination Over?" Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
William Park: Presenter, “Arbitration of Intellectual Property Disputes,” Oxford University, Oxford, England
March 5, 2009
Kevin Outterson: Presenter, "Markets for Infections: Mismatched Incentives for Hospitals, Patients and Drug Companies," 6th Annual Anti-Infectives Summit, Cambridge, MA
Jay Wexler: Workshop Presenter, “The Odd Clauses,” Boston University Faculty Workshop Series, Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
March 1, 2009
Linda McClain: Presenter on topic of Religion and Constitutionalism, Annual Discussion Group on Constitutionalism, University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore, MD
February 27, 2009
Linda McClain: Presenter on topic of Religion and Constitutionalism, Annual Discussion Group on Constitutionalism, University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore, MD
February 20-21, 2009
Michael Meurer: Presenter of a chapter on trade secret law and entrepreneurs for a forthcoming volume on trade secret law, NYU, New York, NY
February 20, 2009
Linda McClain: Presenter regarding state constitutions' statements on marriage and the family, "The Constitution and the Family in Comparative Perspective," University of Texas School of Law, Austin, TX
February 19, 2009
Kris Collins: Presenter, "Administering Marriage: Marriage-Based Entitlements, Bureaucracy, and the Legal Construction of the Family," Legal History Colloquium, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA
Wendy Gordon: Presenter, "Computer Technology, Moral Philosophy, and Copyright: The Grokster Case" draft paper to faculty workshop, Fordham University Law School, New York, NY
Fran Miller: Moderator, "Practicing Law In A Dynamic Environment: The Case of Biologics," Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
February 17, 2009
Wendy Gordon: Presenter, "Computer Technology, Moral Philosophy, and Copyright: The Grokster Case" draft paper to faculty workshop, Loyola Law School Los Angeles, CA
February 13-14, 2009
Michael Meurer: Panel presenter, "Panel I: Patent Reform and Innovation Incentives," Invention, Creation and Public Policy Symposium, University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, IA
February 13, 2009
Jay Wexler: Panel Moderator, “Religion and Public Life, ” J. Reuben Clark Law Society's Annual Conference, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA
February 12, 2009
Cornelius Hurley: Speaker, Meeting of the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society regarding the credit crisis, Boston, MA
February 11, 2009
Fran Miller: Presenter,“Top 10 (Public) Health Law Developments in the Past 50 Years,” Boston University School of Public Health Forum, Boston, MA
February 9, 2009
Jay Wexler: Kickoff Speaker, “Two Errors About the Evolution Controversy (or What I Learned From My Trip to the Creation Museum),” Darwinfest, University of West Virginia, Morgantown, WV
February 7, 2009
George Annas: Moderator, "Ethics & Human Rights" Panel, AJLM Symposium "Access to HPV Vaccines: Human Rights and Global Health," Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
Kevin Outterson: Moderator, "Policy & the Developing World" Panel, AJLM Symposium "Access to HPV Vaccines: Human Rights and Global Health," Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
February 6-7, 2009
Michael Meurer: Presenter, "Patent Examination Priorities," The Boundaries of Intellectual Property Symposium, William and Mary Law School, Williamsburg, VA
February 6-7, 2009
Wendy Gordon: Introductory and Concluding Remarks (with Jessica Litman), Conference: "The Boundaries of Intellectual Property Law," William & Mary Law School, Williamsburg,VA
February 6, 2009
Jay Wexler: Symposium Speaker, “Intelligent Design and the Public Schools,” Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA
January 29, 2009
Michael Meurer: Distinguished Professor Presentation, John Marshall Law School, Chicago, IL
David Walker: Presenter, "Are Tax and Accounting Rules Discriminating against Discounted Employee Stock Options Justified?" Indiana University Tax Policy Colloquium, Bloomington, IN
January 21, 2009
David Walker: "Are Tax and Accounting Rules Discriminating against Discounted Employee Stock Options Justified?" University of Toronto Tax Law and Policy Workshop, Toronto, ON
January 14, 2009
James Bessen: Featured panelist; Conference: "The Limits of Abstract Patents in an Intangible Economy," The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
January 7, 2009
Fran Miller: Presenter, “The Massachusetts Health Insurance Experiment, One Year Out,” The Association of American Law Schools Conference, San Diego, CA