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Effective Presentations for Colleagues & Clients
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesYou will learn techniques to organize and distill complex information for presentations for law and policy clients, colleagues, and decision-makers. If you have ever wondered how on earth you will ever deliver sophisticated research findings succinctly and effectively, this is the workshop to help put those fears to rest. Open to the Stanford community. ABOUT […]
Tribal Beneficial Uses – A Pathway for Integrating Indigenous Knowledge into California Water Governance
@ SLS: Room 355 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for a fireside chat with Krystal Moreno, the Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) Department Manager for the Single Springs Band of Miwok Indians. Come learn about what TEK means for Shingle Springs, how Shingle Springs is revitalizing its traditions and cultures, and the ongoing fight to incorporate TEK into California water governance through tribal […]
Lessons from Practice: Nikita Appaswami
@ SLS: Room 230 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesNikita Appaswami, Attorney at Cooley LLP and Columbia Law LLM, will speak to the Law, Science & Technology LLM class about her experiences advising high-growth emerging companies & venture capital investors, and her career practicing in India, New York, and Silicon Valley.
Immigration Federalism: SB4 Litigation and the scope of federal preemption
@ SLS: Room 320F Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesCome hear Nicholas Espirtu, Deputy Legal Director at the National Immigration Law Center, and SLS Professor Jennifer Chacón discuss Texas Senate Bill 4 (SB4) and other, ongoing state-level efforts to control immigration. SB4 is a Texas state law that criminalizes unauthorized entry into Texas and allows state judges to order noncitizens' transportation to ports of […]
Rule of Law Speaker Series with Justice Dong-won Lee
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join the Neukom Center in welcoming the Honorable Justice Dong-won Lee of the Korean Supreme Court to campus for a panel conversation on key rule of law issues in Korea, joined by Judge Kwan Mo Nam, Dr. Gidong Kim, and Ms. Michelle Shim. This event is co-sponsored by Asian and Pacific Islander Law Students […]
2024-25 Kirkwood Moot Court Competition LAW 7820 – Information Meeting
@ SLS: Room 95 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Kirkwood Moot Court Board is hosting an information lunch for those interested in learning more about the annual Kirkwood Moot Competition. The Competition is open to twenty two-person teams. At the beginning of Fall Quarter, each team will be given the record of a case, together with the decision of the appellate court. Each […]
Defending American Democracy: Resistance to Autocracy from Trump and Trumpism
@ SLS: Room 270 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesLunch will be provided for registered guests. Autocracy negates democracy—which requires that the state be responsible to an electorate composed of all eligible voters—by concentrating unconstrained power in a single individual. In his new book, How Autocrats Seek Power: Resistance to Trump and Trumpism (Routledge; March 26, 2024) UCLA Law Professor Richard Abel, Ph.D. chronicles […]
Overcriminalization and Federal Prosecutorial Discretion -- Henry Whitaker (Fla. Solicitor General)
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join the Stanford Federalist Society for a discussion on federal prosecutorial discretion with the Henry Whitaker, the Solicitor General of Florida. Lunch will be served.
Misfiring Silver Bullets?: Gene-drives, Invasive Species, and Shifting Harms
@ SLS: Room 285 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesAnn Thresher, Interdisciplinary Ethics Fellow at the Doerr School of Sustainability, will discuss "Misfiring Silver Bullets? Gene-drives, Invasive Species, and Shifting Harms."
Antitrust Law and Policy Association: The EU's Digital Markets Act Panel
@ SLS: Room 95 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the Antitrust Law and Policy Association for a panel on the Digital Markets Act, the European Union's leading regulations ensuring greater competition in European digital markets, and its impact on tech giants such as Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and TitTok owner ByteDance. We will be joined by guest panelists: Giuseppe Colangelo (University of […]
Quinn Emanuel Tech Law Lunch
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesSLATA invites you to join attorneys from Quinn Emanuel for a lunch talk on how to use your tech background/interest to gain early experience as a litigator. Lunch will be served courtesy of the firm. Panelists will include: Elle Wang Brady Huynh Andrew Mather Please RSVP by Tuesday, 4/23 at 12:00pm PT for food, but all […]
Lunch Discussion with Jeff Pash
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesSESLA will host a Zoom meeting with Jeff Pash, the NFL's Executive VP and Chief Legal Counsel. He will discuss his path to the NFL, along with current and future legal issues impacting the League. We will provide lunch to attendees.
Writing Policy Reports
@ SLS: Room 95 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesEffective public policy depends on gathering accurate data and then translating that data into clear, concise accounts for policymakers, analysts, experts, and lay audiences. Most public policy research finds its voice in standard policy memo formats - empirical research reports, white papers, findings memos, action memos, and briefing papers. This Policy Lab workshop will introduce […]
Understanding Law Firm Economics with Williams & Connolly
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesWilliams & Connolly will be hosting a lunch presentation on "Understanding Law Firm Economics." Lunch will be provided.
Relationally Responsible: Collective Agency and Interdependence
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesAssistant Professor of Critical Race, Science and Technology Studies at UC Santa Cruz, Kriti Sharma is a microbial ecologist and philosopher whose work bridges biology, philosophy and art to re-tell “the story of life” not as struggle and scarcity, but as radical interdependence. How do we shape the world we live in? What does it […]
Breaking through Sovereign Immunity When Enforcing BIT Arbitral Awards
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesInterested in international arbitration? Join us for a panel discussion at Stanford Law School that illuminates the intricacies of enforcing Bilateral Investment Treaty arbitral awards against sovereign states. This event will unpack […]
Second Chances: Attorneys Working to Provide Post-Conviction Relief
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for a panel discussion on the legal avenues attorneys use to advocate for the release of individuals from incarceration. Panelists include: Judge John Gleeson, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton and Member, U.S. Sentencing Commission Keith Wattley, Founder and Executive Director, Uncommon Law Shelan Joseph, Special Counsel, Los Angeles District Attorney's Office Moderator: Michael Romano, […]
Regulatory memory loss: The FDA rise and medical fall of Aduhelm™ for Alzheimer’s Disease
@ SLS: Room 285 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesSteven Goodman, Associate Dean and Professor of Epidemiology, Medicine, and Health Policy (by courtesy), Stanford School of Medicine, will talk about "Regulatory memory loss: The FDA rise and medical fall of Aduhelm™ for Alzheimer’s Disease."
A Conversation with Judge John Bush (6th Cir.)
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join the Federalist Society for an event featuring Judge John Bush of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Lunch will be served.
Interdisciplinary Research for Public Policy
OnlineResearching public policy requires synthesizing information from many different sources and disciplines: legal research; scientific data; economic predictions; findings and recommendations from NGOs and blue-ribbon panels, think tanks, and government agencies. All of these and more guide policymakers. Join this Zoom workshop to learn how to identify and access non-legal sources of information and understand […]
Rhode Center Civil Justice Fellowship Lunch & Learn
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin Professor Nora Freeman Engstrom, Professor David Freeman Engstrom, current Student Fellows, and Rhode Center staff for an engaging lunch event to learn more about The Deborah L. Rhode Center Civil Justice Student Fellows Program, which is now accepting applications for the 2024-2025 school year. Enjoy a delicious lunch while hearing how Student Civil Justice Fellows […]
Palestine in the Law: Understanding Current Cases at the ICJ and Federal Courts
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin Stanford Law Students for Justice in Palestine for a lunch event with George Bisharat, Professor of Law at UC Law San Francisco, and Astha Sharma Pokharel, Staff Attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR). The speakers will discuss the three Palestine-related cases currently at the International Court of Justice (South Africa v. Israel, […]
S-Term (September Term) Information Session
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesCome to the S-Term (September Term) information session at lunch on April 16 to learn about the 2nd Annual S-Term for Fall 2024. S-Term is a special session of Stanford Law courses offered to 2L, 3L and JSD students during the ten days just before Fall term begins. Students can dive deep with a small […]
Using Prosecutorial Discretion to Promote Racial Justice & Transparency in Indiana
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for a presentation from Monroe County, Indiana Prosecutor Erika Oliphant and Indiana University Paul H. O’Neil Professor Eric Grommon about their award-winning research examining prosecutorial decision making and the potential impacts on racial and ethnic disparities in the county. The research project, sponsored by a grant from Arnold Ventures, describes the use of prosecutorial discretion for […]
Lunch Discussion with Covington & Burling on Corporate Practice
@ SLS: Room 285 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesRepresentatives from Covington & Burling will join the Stanford Law & Business Association for a lunchtime discussion on the firm's corporate practice. Students attending will be presented with the opportunity to ask any questions they have on navigating a career in corporate law.