Nov 15 Tue
2022

Healthcare Compliance Q&A With Professor Scielzo

12:00PM - 01:00PM Online via Zoom

The Health Law and Policy Program's Director Asha Scielzo will provide an overview of the WCL's Health Care Compliance Certificate, share insights about the importance of compliance training in the health care industry, and provide tips and strategies for succeeding on the Compliance Certification Board exams. Email HLPP Program Coordinator Tori Nadel at vnadel@wcl.american.edu for the Zoom information. 

  • Information Session
  • Open To Students
Nov 15 Tue
2022

Bankruptcy and Reorganization After Cryptocurrency Failures

12:00PM - 01:30PM Washington College of Law

 Details to come!

  • Conference
  • Open To The Public, Students AND Faculty/Staff
Nov 16 Wed
2022

Separate & Unequal: A Discussion of the Supreme Court's Insular Cases & The Laws of the Territories

12:00PM - 01:00PM NT01

On November 16th from 12-1PM in NT01, the Native American Law & Students Association (NALSA) hosts the third event in PEEL's Lunchtime Speaker Series, in coordination with the Program on Law & Government. The panelists will discuss the continuing legacy of the Insular Cases, a series of Plessy-era Supreme Court decisions that created a colonial framework of "separate and unequal" status for people living in U.S. territories. 

Speakers include: 

- Rafael Cox Alomar, Professor of Law at UDC Law

- Neil Weare, President & Founder of Equality American & Co-Counsel in Fitisemanu v. United States

Lunch provided! 

  • Presentation
  • Open To Students
Nov 16 Wed
2022

Changing In-House Industries & Leveraging Unrelated Experiences

12:00PM - 01:00PM

Come join the Office of Development and Alumni Relations and this month's Mentor of the Month, Hannah Pagán for a webinar. Hannah is Corporate Counsel on the Slack commercial legal team. She negotiates sales contracts with customers for subscribing to the Slack communication and productivity platform and associated services. Prior to Salesforce and Slack, she was Counsel at CoStar Realty Information, Inc., supporting sales contracts for their many products. Before landing in commercial contracts, Hannah also worked in house at Wellstat, a biopharmaceutical firm in Rockville, MD, and at Obsidian Analysis, a government consulting firm in downtown DC.

  • Presentation
  • Open To The Public, Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff
Nov 16 Wed
2022

International Trends in Human Trafficking

12:00PM - 01:30PM Washington College of Law

Please join us in-person at American University, Washington College of Law for a panel discussion on recent global trends in human trafficking. Lunch will also be provided. The presentations will include discussions on the root causes, debunking myths, diplomatic immunity, strategic litigation, and so much more. This event will be moderated by our very own Humphrey Fellow, Mae Flores. Mae is a Deputy Regional Prosecutor of the Philippines Department of Justice and an anti-trafficking advocate. We will be joined by the following experts:

  • Maggie Baingana, Founder and Managing Partner, Shield Associates in Rwanda
  • Dr. Denise Brennan, Professor and Head of Department of Anthropology, Georgetown University
  • Neha Misra, Global Lead, Migration and Human Trafficking, The Solidarity Center
  • Martina Vandenberg, Founder and President, The Human Trafficking Legal Center

Date: Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Time: 12-1:30 PM

Location: Washington College of Law | Claudio Grossman Hall

Questions? Contact us at nl2860a@american.edu

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