Events
VC Firms & Emerging Growth Companies with Gunderson Dettmer
@ SLS: Room 185 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesOn Tuesday, May 17th @ 12:45pm, Jon Novotny (SLS '08) will be coming to chat about his practice at Gunderson Dettmer, where he represents emerging growth companies and venture capital firms.
Ron Machen: What Makes a Good Prosecutor, a moderated discussion with Professor David Sklansky
@ SLS: Room 320D Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesRonald Machen is the former U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, expert in white collar crime, and partner at WilmerHale. Lunch will be served. RSVP here. Speaker: Ronald Machen is one of the nation’s leading trial and white-collar defense lawyers. His practice focuses on government enforcement actions, corporate and congressional investigations, and complex civil litigation. […]
Innovative Mechanisms to End Impunity in Central America and Mexico: a Talk with Mirte Postema
@ SLS: Room 285 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin the Stanford International Human Rights Association and the Center for Latin American Studies in welcoming Mirte Postema, the Fellow for Human Rights, Criminal Justice and Prison Reform in the Americas in the Stanford Human Rights Center, to discuss recent innovative mechanisms to combat impunity in Central America and Mexico that have been created relatively recently, and their […]
OCS Meeting with 1L Class
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesStanford China Law Conference
Room offsiteThe China Law and Policy Conference is an annual event designed to help students and professionals understand the pressing China-related legal issues, in addition to fostering ties between Stanford, legal practitioners and scholars in China and the Bay Area. The Conference provides a platform for legal practitioners and scholars to discuss salient legal issues that affect aspects of modern Chinese business, […]
SLS Musical
Room offsiteThe SLS Drama Society puts on an original musical in Cubberley auditorium.
Law and Pop Culture – Billions: Money, Financial Crime, and Legal Ethics
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesRegister Now When does a prosecutor's pursuit of a target cross an ethical line from the quest for justice into a personal vendetta? This is the question at the heart of “Billions” -- Showtime's new drama highlighting a federal prosecutor's investigation of a high flying hedge fund manager. The show hits such timely issues as […]
Judicial Clerkship Web Application Tutorial
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesDetails to Follow
Stanford Program in Law and Society 3rd Conference for Junior Researchers
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesSJIL Galley Night
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesAt Galley Night, Member Editors perform a final edit/review of the articles (text, sources, format) to be published in the Journal's Spring issue. It is a mandatory event for all Member Editors, and an integral part of the editing process.
Project ReMADE: Final Business Plan Presentations and Graduation
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesEntrepreneurs who have completed the Project ReMADE curriculum, and have developed a formal business plan, will present their business plan and pitch to a local panel of Bay Area microfinance directors. Following these presentations, entrepreneurs will partake in graduation ceremonies from the ReMADE program, followed by a reception in nearby Neukom Terrace. RSVP here.
New Trends in Empirical Legal Studies: Closing the Gap Between Research Methods
@ SLS: Room 95 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesInterested in empirical legal research? About to embark on an empirical research project of your own and want to get advice from top legal scholars in the field? Join us for a unique opportunity to hear from and interact with distinguished scholars that have extensive experience conducting empirical research. We will discuss the latest trends in […]
SESLA Election meeting
@ SLS: Room 230 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesStanford Entertainment and Sports Law Association meeting for the election of officers.
Securing a Government Honors Position
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin this panel of 3L students to learn about how they secured entry-level government positions directly after graduation. Brendan Ballou, US Department of Justice Cassandra Kildow, US State Department Kimberly Larkin, US State Department Rose Stanley, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Room 320F RSVP
How to Have a Successful Summer
@ SLS: Room 280B Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for an informative attorney panel discussion on what you can do to have a positive and productive summer! Get some great advice before heading to your summer employer! Panelists include: Tom Ivey, Co-Hiring Partner at Skadden Wendy Brenner, Summer Program Co-Chair at Cooley Paul Sieben, Hiring Partner at O’Melveny Lee Anne Masetti-Martin, Patent Attorney […]
CLB Lunch Talk: Law, Order, and Algorithms
@ SLS: Room 85 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesStatistical and algorithmic methods are increasingly used throughout the criminal justice system, from predictive policing to sentencing decisions. Our guest speaker, Prof. Sharad Goel from Stanford's department of Management Science and Engineering, will discuss two recent applications of this approach: (1) real-time risk assessment in New York City's stop-and-frisk program; and (2) tests for discrimination […]
STLR Galley Night
@ SLS: Room 95 Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Non-Delegation Issue in the Little Sisters of the Poor Cases: Does the Court’s Recent Questioning of Deference Doctrine’s Suggest a Constitutional Revival Is in the Works?
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesPlease join the Stanford Federalist Society as we welcome Dr. John Eastman, who will be speaking about the role of the Non-Delegation Doctrine in the Court's recent Little Sisters of the Poor cases. Dr. Eastman is the Henry Salvatori Professor of Law & Community Service and former Dean at Chapman University’s Dale E. Fowler School of Law, where he […]
The Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization and Indian County
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis panel follows from the performance of Sliver of a Full Moon the evening of May 10th and will explore the intricacies of the interaction between criminal jurisdiction, domestic violence on Indian Country, and the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization. Panelists include Judge William Fletcher of the Ninth Circuit; Chief Judge Melissa Pope of the Nottawaseppi […]
The Work of In-House Counsel
@ SLS: Room 280A Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin Stanford Law and Business Association (SLBA) and Corporate Law Association (CLA) for a lunch panel featuring several in-house attorneys. We will discuss day-to-day work life, the path to the position, why and when general counsels turn to outside firms, the differences between in-house and law firm work, and how to develop and nurture a relationship with […]
Agencies as Adversaries
Room offsitewith Professor Anne Joseph O'Connell, UC Berkeley School of Law
Sliver of a Full Moon – a play about VAWA and Native American Women
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesSliver of a Full Moon is a portrayal of justice under the rule of law – the story of a movement to restore safety and access to justice to indigenous women in the U.S. The cast features the courageous Native women survivors who stepped forward to share their stories of abuse by non-Indians. The play […]
National Security Regulation: Another Source of Enterprise Risk for Tech Companies
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United States5:15-6:00 pm Reception 6:00-7:00 pm Panel Discussion Room 190, Stanford Law School Register Now The U.S. Government administers certain laws regulating “international” business activities to advance priority U.S. national security objectives. These legal regimes, such as the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, economic sanctions, and export controls, have been substantially enhanced in […]
Skadden Tax Event
@ SLS: Cooley Courtyard 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United Statesdetails to follow
Lochner, the First Amendment, and the Regulation of Healthcare
@ SLS: Room 180 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe collision between evolving First Amendment doctrine and the health care system is one of most important and fascinating issues in health law. Robert Post, the Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law at Yale Law School, is one of the nation’s leading experts on the First Amendment and the author of Democracy, […]