Nov 08 Thu
2018

How to Meet Your Next Boss!

05:00PM - 07:00PM Tenley Campus - Yuma YT01-01 Grossman Hall

On Thursday, November 8th, the Bar Association of Montgomery County is hosting a program on networking skills and techniques. The Bar Association will be sending a team of attorneys to WCL to share their networking tips and stories with students. The program will also include a few interactive activities and will be a great opportunity for students to practice their networking skills in a low-pressure environment. 


Food and drinks will be provided! Please RSVP via CareerLink so that there is enough for everyone. 

The program will be held in Yuma YT01-01.

You can contact bajorek@wcl.american.edu with any questions.

  • Workshop
  • Open To Students AND Faculty/Staff
Nov 08 Thu
2018

7th Annual Peter A. Jaszi Distinguished Lecture on Intellectual Property

06:00PM - 08:00PM Tenley Campus - Warren NT01 Ceremonial Classroom

Professor Margaret Chon will deliver the 7th Annual Peter A. Jaszi Distinguished Lecture on Intellectual Property in the Public Interest, hosted by the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property at American University Washington College of Law.  A celebratory reception will follow.  Registration is free but required.

Professor Chon will deliver a lecture entitled IP Romances.

Abstract: Each person’s experience with IP is based on certain assumptions, biases, and perhaps even outright fantasies about what IP is or should be all about. These various romances continue to captivate IP policy-makers and scholars even as they arguably deflect attention away from other more dynamic ways of framing, knowing, and shaping the ordering of knowledge systems. What does the durability of these romances tell us about ourselves and our intellectual investments as the storytellers of IP?

Margaret Chon is the Donald & Lynda Horowitz Professor for the Pursuit of Justice, and formerly Associate Dean for Research at Seattle University School of Law. Professor Chon’s current work includes a recently published edited volume, THE CAMBRIDGE HANDBOOK ON PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GOVERNANCE, AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (September 2018). An alumna of the University of Michigan (M.H.S.A. and J.D.) and Cornell University (A.B.), she clerked for both the Honorable A. Leon Higginbotham and the Honorable Dolores J. Sloviter of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

PIJIP’s Distinguished Lecture on Intellectual Property Law is named in recognition of the continuing contributions of Professor Peter A. Jaszi to the study of intellectual property at WCL and in the world at large, and in particular for his lasting contributions to the elevation of the public interest in intellectual property discourse.

The Peter A. Jaszi Distinguished Lecture on Intellectual Property is supported by tax-deductible contributions to the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property.

Registration is free but Requires

If you would like Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Credit there is a cost.
1.0 CLE credits will be applied for - cost is $55.00

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  • Lecture
  • Open To The Public, Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff
  • CLE
Nov 09 Fri
2018

The Power of Public Interest: Corporate Accountability in the 21st Century

09:00AM - 02:00PM Tenley Campus - Warren NT01 Ceremonial Classroom

Join the American Constitution Society for its inaugural symposium, "The Power of Public Interest: Corporate Accountability in the 21st Century." In addition to a keynote by consumer protection activist Ralph Nader, this symposium will feature two panels. The first panel will examine prior issues in corporate accountability and consumer protection and how young, motivated lawyers addressed them head on. The panel will also discuss modern iterations of these issues, as well as how law students and lawyers can become involved. The second panel will focus on potential careers in public interest beyond the conventional legal paradigm, as well as how to make a maximum impact with minimal resources.

  • Conference
  • Open To The Public, Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff
  • CLE
Nov 12 Mon
2018

From NAFTA To USMCA: The Reworking Of North American Trade Relations?

02:00PM - 03:30PM Tenley Campus - Warren N102 Classroom

The panelists will discuss NAFTA and USMCA (United States-Canada-Mexico Agreement) and if there is the need for the reworking of North American Trade Relations in the light of recent developments

1.5 CLE Credits will be applied for – cost is $55

  • Conference
  • Open To The Public, Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff
  • CLE
Nov 12 Mon
2018

Health Care 2018: A Look Back & A Look Forward at Politics and Policy

03:00PM - 05:00PM Tenley Campus - Warren NT01 Ceremonial Classroom

This program, an in-depth, bipartisan postmortem on the role of health care in the midterm election and a look forward to health care policy in the next Congress, is presented by American University's new Sine Institute. The event will feature pollsters from both parties, journalists, and individuals involved in the campaigns, followed by a reception. An extended list of speakers is available in the attached flyer. Please RSVP here: https://american.swoogo.com/hc2018

  • Seminar
  • Open To Students AND Faculty/Staff