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Event Roundup

April Event Roundup

BC Law holds more than 300 events a year featuring presentations by experts across the legal spectrum. Here is a selection of events held during the month of April.

       
Julie Kearney
Space expert Julie Kearney 

The Space Law Society hosted a discussion with Julie Kearney, a globally recognized lawyer in the technology, satellite, space, and telecommunications industry. Having worked with governments and the public sector for 25+ years, Kearney served as the Federal Communications Commission’s inaugural chief of the Space Bureau, representing it on satellite and space communication matters worldwide. She is currently co-chair of the space exploration and innovation practice and partner of the Telecom Group at DLA Piper, a London-based law firm.


37th Annual Public Interest Celebration

The Public Interest Law Foundation hosted its annual live auction in honor of BC Law’s public interest community, alumni, and legal practitioners doing substantial public interest and racial justice work. It also showcased the impact of PILF stipend recipients over time.


The Nonprofit Watchdog Suing DOGE

The American Constitution Society hosted a talk and Q&A session with Ron Fein, chief counsel at the nonprofit, American Oversight. Topics discussed included the organization’s litigation against the Trump Administration and DOGE, and its mission of transparency and accountability in government.


The Billionaire’s Bill

The Plaintiffs’ Law Association and Business Law Society hosted panel to discuss impact of the Delaware “Billionaire’s Bill” on shareholder rights and plaintiffs’ firms. Professors Renee Jones and Brian Quinn were joined by Lauren Milgroom and Joel Fleming, both partners at Equity Litigation Group, a law firm that represents investors in public companies.


Career Conversation

Judge Chad Readler of the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, and Andrew Lelling, a former US Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, joined the Federalist Society for a discussion on their careers and experiences in public service and private practice.


The Rule of Law

In conjunction with Professor Vlad Perju’s Jurisprudence class, scholars from Italy and Spain visited BC Law for a discussion on The Rule of Law: Is the European Understanding ‘Exportable’? Speakers included Sabrina Ragone (University of Bologna), Marcin Barański (University of Bologna), & Adoración Galera Victoria (University of Granada).


Tax Policy Workshop

The Tax Policy Collaborative hosted Hillel Nadler, an assistant professor at Wayne State University Law School, who shared his work on tax rules in the US in relation to foreign investments. Nadler formerly served as a senior research fellow at the Program on International Financial Systems, writing on issues that impact the global financial system.


Legal History Roundtable

A comparative legal historian, BC Law Assistant Professor Felipe Ford Cole presented his work on how the law shapes the balance between sovereign power and the power conferred to private capital in local, national, and international contexts.


Regulation & Markets Workshop

Dr. Anat Lior shared her work on insurance and liability policies in the age of artificial intelligence. An expert in this area, Lior is an assistant professor at Drexel University’s Thomas R. Kline School of Law, an AI Schmidt-affiliated scholar with the Jackson School at Yale, and an affiliated fellow at the Yale Information Society Project.


Faculty Workshops

Legal scholar Tamar Herzog presented her work on slavery and European colonial law in Africa, Asia, and the Americas during the early modern period. Herzog is a professor of Latin American affairs at Harvard University, a Radcliffe alumnae professor, and an affiliated faculty member at Harvard Law School. Richard Re, a Virginia Law School professor and current visiting professor at Harvard Law School, spoke on legal realignment in the United States. His research focuses on constitutional law, federal courts, and criminal procedure. Yvette Butler, an associate professor at Indiana University Bloomington’s Maurer School of Law, spoke on how the US Constitution protects or hinders the survival and resistance strategies of marginalized groups.