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PwC Fireside Chat with Wes Bricker
On Thursday, February 8th, the Washington College of Law Business Law Program co-sponsored an event with the American University Kogod School of Business to welcome Wes Bricker to campus for a fireside chat.
Read moreWCL Transactional Negotiation Team Victory at the Rose Bowl!
The Champions of the 2024 California Sports Lawyer® Negotiation Competition at the Rose Bowl Stadium
Read moreWCL Professors Featured in Media Coverage of Crypto Bank Failures
When Silicon Valley and Signature banks failed in early March 2023, government regulators rushed in to guarantee deposits and protect bank customers. Shortly after, another bank, Silvergate, collapsed amid scrutiny from regulators and a criminal investigation by the Justice Department’s fraud unit into dealings with fallen crypto giants FTX and Alameda Research. As part of the media’s coverage, Professors Hilary Allen and Gerard Comizio were each featured for their analysis in various publications.
Read moreProfessor Hilary Allen Appointed to CFTC's Technology Advisory Committee
On March 30, 2023, the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the newly constituted Technology Advisory Committee (TAC), which features Professor Hilary Allen amongst the Committee Membership. Sponsored by Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero, the TAC will provide “foundational knowledge about the technology, as well as the complex and nuanced impacts and implications of technology on financial markets.”
Read moreA Fireside Chat on the Work of the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance
On April 10, 2023, the Business Law Program hosted a fireside chat on the Work of the Division of Corporation Finance with Director Erik Gerding. On leave from his position as a Professor of Law at the University of Colorado (Boulder), Director Gerding joined the SEC in October 2021 and led work in legal and regulatory policy in the Division of Corporation Finance before being tapped to head the Division in January 2023.
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