2012 Activities & Engagements
Current and Upcoming Events
May 22, 2012
Linda McClain: Paper presenter, “Government’s Role in Promoting Civic Virtues,” Interdisciplinary Workshop on “Virtue, Citizenship, and the Law,” Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse, NY
July 2 - 13, 2012
William Park: General Course Lecturer, "Role and Rule of Law in Arbitration," The Academy of International Arbitration, Paris, France
Past Events
May 11, 2012
William Park: Lecturer, "Le Caractère définitif de la sentence" (The Finality of Arbitral Awards), Comité français de l’arbitrage, The French Cour de cassation (Supreme Court), Paris, France
May 2, 2012
Wendy Kaplan: Panelist, "Ten years after Rucker,” Housing and Development Law Institute Conference, Washington, DC >>More information
April 24, 2012
Frances Miller: Presenter, "Comparative Effectiveness, Personalized Medicine and End- of- life Care: Their Effect on Cost of Care," Honolulu Health Policy Discussion Group, HI
April 19, 2012
Daniela Caruso: Speaker, The Changing Landscape of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Boston University Charles River Campus, Boston, MA
Frances Miller: Presenter, "Implementing Health Reform Under Conditions of Uncertainty," Hawaii Bar Association, HI
April 16, 2012
Frances Miller: Keynote Speaker, "Cost Containment Under Health Reform: Is It Really Just Rationing in Drag?" Hawaii Healthcare Financial Managers Association Annual Conference, HI
William Park: Panelist, "The Federal Arbitration Act: In Need of a Tune-up or Better Left Alone?" The Inaugural Conference of the Atlanta International Arbitration Society, Atlanta, GA
April 12, 2012
Wendy Mariner: Award Recipient and Keynote Speaker, “Did Legal Education Fail Health Reform?” Hall Center 25th Anniversary: Indiana Health Law Review Symposium's McDonald Merrill Ketcham Lecture & Award, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, IN
Linda McClain: Paper presenter, "Civil Marriage, 'Moral Disapproval,' and Tensions Between Religious Liberty and Equality," Magdalen College, Oxford University, UK
April 11, 2012
Tamar Frankel: Participant, "Ponzi Scheme Puzzles," An Audio Broadcast by the SEC Historical Society
Eric Roiter: Moderator, "Ponzi Scheme Puzzles," An Audio Broadcast by the SEC Historical Society
April 10, 2012
Michael Harper: Panelist, "What is Legally and Morally Wrong with Paying Cash 'Bounties' to Professional Football Players if They Injure Opposing Players?" Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
Kenneth Simons: Panelist, "What is Legally and Morally Wrong with Paying Cash 'Bounties' to Professional Football Players if They Injure Opposing Players?" Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
April 2, 2012
Susan Akram: Moderator, Still Waiting for Tomorrow: The Law and Politics of Unresolved Refugee Crises, Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
Robert Sloane: Speaker, Still Waiting for Tomorrow: The Law and Politics of Unresolved Refugee Crises, Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
March 30, 2012
Frances Miller: Presenter, "Regulatory Hurdles for Advanced Practice Nursing in the Era of Health Reform," Pacific Institute of Nursing Conference, Honolulu, HI
March 29, 2012
Abigail Moncrieff: Presenter regarding the U.S. Health Care System, "LL.M. in American Law Colloquium Series," Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
David Walker: Paper presenter, "A Tax Response to the Executive Pay Problem," Tax Policy Colloquium, Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, IL
March 26, 2012
Khiara Bridges: Presenter, "Whither Privacy?: Poor, Pregnant Women and the State," Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA >>More information
March 21, 2012
Daniel Berman: Keynote Speaker, International Tax Seminar, Downtown Harvard Club of Boston, Boston, MA
March 15, 2012
Linda McClain: Keynote Address, “Changing Families, Contested Values: The Evolution of Family Law and Policy, 1992-2012,” Lewis & Clark College 31st Annual Gender Studies Symposium: "Objection! Gender, Sex, Law, and Social Change," Portland, OR >>More information
March 9, 2012
Kevin Outterson: Discussion leader, "Health Care Reform at the Supreme Court," Boston Bar Association, Boston, MA >>More information
March 5, 2012
James Fleming: Moderator, The Odd Clauses: Understanding the Constitution through Ten of its Most Curious Provisions, Book Symposium, Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
Dean Maureen O'Rourke: Welcome Address, The Odd Clauses: Understanding the Constitution through Ten of its Most Curious Provisions, Book Symposium, Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
Jay Wexler: Presenter of his book, The Odd Clauses: Understanding the Constitution through Ten of its Most Curious Provisions, Book Symposium, Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
February 28, 2012
Wendy Mariner: Presenter, "Faculty in the 21st Century: Scholarship is not Enough," Faculty Council Lecture for Distinguished Service, Boston University, Boston, MA >>More information
February 24, 2012
Mark Fagan: Moderator, RBFL Symposium -- Shadow Banking: Past, Present, Future, Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
Tamar Frankel: Panelist, RBFL Symposium -- Shadow Banking: Past, Present, Future, Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
Cornelius Hurley: Panelist, RBFL Symposium -- Shadow Banking: Past, Present, Future, Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
Eric Roiter: Panelist, RBFL Symposium -- Shadow Banking: Past, Present, Future, Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
February 16, 2012
Kevin Outterson: Speaker, "Antibiotic Prize Funds," Health Law, Ethics & Policy Seminar Series, University of Toronto Faculty of Law, Toronto, Ontario
February 15, 2012
David Walker: Paper presenter, "A Tax Response to the Executive Pay Problem," Faculty Workshop, Pace Law School, White Plains, NY
February 14, 2012
George Annas: Commentator, "Bringing Torture Home: American Soldiers and the Legacy and Legality of Torture" a lecture by Joshua E.S. Phillips, Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
February 12, 2012
Robert Volk: Discussant, Conversation regarding the play “Execution of Justice,” Wembley Theatre, Boston, MA
February 8, 2012
Wendy Kaplan: Panelist, "The Developing Brain on Trial: Using Neuroscience to Inform Law and Policy in Juvenile Justice", Los Angeles, CA
February 4, 2012
David Nersessian: Working paper presenter, Northeast Regional Scholarship and Teaching Development Workshop, Albany Law School, Albany, NY
February 1, 2012
David Walker: Paper presenter, "A Tax Response to the Executive Pay Problem," Tax Policy Workshop, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA
January 31, 2012
Tamar Frankel: Forum guest, The Institute for the Fiduciary Standard's John C. Bogle Legacy Forum, New York, NY
January 29, 2012
Gary Lawson: Speaker, AJLM Symposium--The American Right to Health: Constitutional, Statutory, and Contractual Healthcare Rights in the United States, Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
Abigail Moncrieff: Speaker, AJLM Symposium--The American Right to Health: Constitutional, Statutory, and Contractual Healthcare Rights in the United States, Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
January 24, 2012
Kevin Outterson: Moderator, Annual Health Lawyer Career Event, Boston Bar Association, Boston, MA >>More information
January 23, 2012
Pnina Lahav: Lecturer, 4th Annual Diane Markowicz Memorial Lecture on Gender and Human Rights, "The Woes of WOW: The Women of the Wall as a Metaphor for Israel-Diaspora Relations", Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
January 22, 2012
Jay Wexler: Discussant of his new book, The Odd Clauses: Understanding the Constitution Through Ten of Its Most Curious Provisions, Brookline Booksmith, Brookline, MA >>More Information