Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession
Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession
Managing the Opioid MDL: Judicial Perspectives on Nationwide Settlements: March 9
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Rhode Center welcomes Judge Dan Aaron Polster for a discussion on the nationwide opioid litigation, including the structure of the multidistrict litigation (MDL), the role courts played in facilitating nationwide settlements, and the broader implications for resolving complex public-health litigation. Moderated by Professor Nora Freeman Engstrom, the conversation will explore lessons for future mass-tort cases […]
Lawyers’ Monopoly Webinar Series 1: Conceptualizing Legal Services Regulation: March 16
OnlineA new volume, edited by Rhode Center Co-Directors and Stanford Law School professors David Freeman Engstrom and Nora Freeman Engstrom (and available open access on Cambridge Core), brings together leading legal scholars and practitioners to propose new conceptual frameworks for reform, drawing lessons from other professions, industries, and places, both within the United States and across the world. Rethinking the […]
Principles Under Pressure: Former DOJ Lawyers on Power, Ethics, and Democracy: April 2
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Deborah L. Rhode Center and the Neukom Center present this panel of former Department of Justice lawyers, Troy Edwards, Liz Oyer, and Stacey Young, for a candid conversation with Professor Pam Karlan about professional responsibility inside the federal government during periods of intense political strain. Drawing on their experiences serving—and leaving—the Department during the Trump administration, the panelists […]
Lawyers’ Monopoly Webinar Series 2: Lessons from the Field: On-the-Ground Efforts to Effect Positive Regulatory Innovations: April 13
OnlineA new volume, edited by Rhode Center Co-Directors and Stanford Law School professors David Freeman Engstrom and Nora Freeman Engstrom (and available open access on Cambridge Core), brings together leading legal scholars and practitioners to propose new conceptual frameworks for reform, drawing lessons from other professions, industries, and places, both within the United States and across the world. Rethinking the […]
Inside the Trial: Lessons from Shanin Specter’s Landmark Cases: April 15
@ SLS: Room 190 Crown Quadrangle 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Deborah L. Rhode Center and the Plaintiffs’ Law Association welcome Shanin Specter, one of America’s leading trial lawyers and an SLS adjunct, for a lunch conversation with Professor Nora Freeman Engstrom exploring his most notable cases. Specter will discuss the strategy, judgment, and storytelling that define high-stakes litigation, with particular focus on his recent trial victory in […]
Stanford/NCJI Symposium: May 1
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThis symposium will explore the legal, institutional, and normative dimensions of secrecy and transparency in the civil justice system. As courts grapple with the sealing of records, protective orders, confidentiality agreements, and public access to proceedings, scholars and practitioners alike are reassessing the balance between privacy, efficiency, and democratic accountability in civil litigation. Six original […]
Lawyers’ Monopoly Webinar Series 3: The Comparative Lens: May 13
OnlineA new volume, edited by Rhode Center Co-Directors and Stanford Law School professors David Freeman Engstrom and Nora Freeman Engstrom (and available open access on Cambridge Core), brings together leading legal scholars and practitioners to propose new conceptual frameworks for reform, drawing lessons from other professions, industries, and places, both within the United States and across the world. Rethinking the […]