Nov 14 Thu
2019

Regulatory Aspects of the US-China Trade War

06:00PM - 08:00PM Tenley Campus - Capital C116 Weinstein Courtroom

Roiling financial markets for the past year, the U.S.-China trade war may be nearing a preliminary truce. Nonetheless, structural factors in the economic relationship between the two countries will continue to be sources of tension for the foreseeable future. This panel, featuring experts from the Institute of Law of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, will delve into two of the more difficult issues that have confronted trade negotiators and will likely remain sticking points, namely, the rules around foreign investment and market access in China, and competition in the area of technology.

Speakers:

• Zhou Hanhua, Professor of Law and Deputy Director in the Institute of Law, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
• Liao Fan, Senior Fellow and Professor at the Institute of International Law, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
• Jennifer Daskal, Professor of Law, American University Washington College of Law (tentative)
• Jamie Horsley, Senior Fellow, Paul Tsai China Center, Visiting Lecturer-in-law at Yale Law School and Visiting Fellow in the John L. Thornton China Center at The Brookings Institution.
• Neysun Mahboubi, Research Scholar, University of Pennsylvania Center for the Study of Contemporary China
Moderator:
• Padideh Ala'i, Professor of Law and Director of the International and Comparative Legal Studies Program, American University Washington College of Law

  • Lecture
  • Open To The Public, Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff
Nov 15 Fri
2019

Food Integrity Campaign - 10th Anniversary Event

09:00AM - 05:00PM Tenley Campus - Yuma YT01 Grossman Hall

November 15, 2019 – All-day Conference at American University Washington College of Law: This event will be held at Grossman Hall. Registration and continental breakfast begin at 8:30am. Join us for a full day of influential panelists and speakers discussing food integrity issue areas such as environmental impacts and climate change, worker rights, public health, and animal welfare. A climate-conscious lunch will be provided free of charge.

Conference Panels:
  • Underrepresented Truth: Exploring inadequate and unequal access to environmental justice (unique challenges of low-wage workers, immigrants, undocumented workers and the rural poor.
  • Overcoming legal bars to truth-telling: Legal professionals discuss industry tricks of the trade such as veggie libel, SLAPP suits, defamation threats, non-disclosure agreements, and sealing documents.
  • Contract Farmers and the Growing Resistance in Rural America: Former whistleblowers and their allies who challenge corrupt corporate farming models.
  • Fast Food: Impacts of USDA’s Increased Pork and Poultry Line Speeds. What does this mean for workers, animals, food safety and the environment?
  • Food and Climate Change: The truth about how what we eat can affect the planet. Panelist discuss the role of agriculture in the mitigation of our climate crises.

  • Conference
  • Open To The Public, Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff
Nov 18 Mon
2019

Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood?: A Conversation About the Different Roles Practitioners Play in the Field of International Dispute Resolution

06:00PM - 08:00PM Tenley Campus - Yuma Y402 Classroom

The Young Members Group of the North America Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and the American University Washington College of Law’s International Trade and Investment Law Society (ITILS) are hosting a panel discussion, followed by a networking reception. The program will take place at the American University Washington College of Law on Monday, November 18 from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. The aim of the panel discussion is to demonstrate the different ways that one can be involved in international arbitration, litigation, and mediation.

Confirmed Panelists:

Gretta Walters, Counsel, Chaffetz Lindsey LLP, WCL Alumna

Devin Bray, Law Clerk for the Hon. Charles N. Brower

Hernando Otero, Mediator-Arbitrator

Maria I. Pradilla Picas, Associate, Jones Day  

Jeffery Commission, Burford Capital, Third-Party Funder


  • Lecture
  • Open To The Public, Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff
Dec 02 Mon
2019

Intellectual Property at the Supreme Court: Georgia v. Public.resource.org

05:00PM - 07:30PM Tenley Campus - Warren NT01 Ceremonial Classroom

Issue: Whether the government edicts doctrine extends to-and thus renders uncopyrightable-works that lack the force of law, such as the annotations in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated.

1 CLE Credit $55 

  • Lecture
  • Open To The Public, Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff
  • CLE
Dec 09 Mon
2019

Intellectual Property at the Supreme Court: Thryv, Inc. v. Click-to-Call Technologies

05:00PM - 07:30PM Tenley Campus - Warren NT01 Ceremonial Classroom

Issue: Whether 35 U.S.C. § 314 (d) permits appeal of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s decision to institute an inter partes review upon finding that 35 U.S.C. § 315 (b)’s time bar did not apply.

1 CLE Credit $55.00

  • Lecture
  • Open To The Public, Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff
  • CLE