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What's Next in the Pipeline? A discussion of the Legal, Economic, and Societal Implications of The Keystone XL Pipeline

The American University Business Law Review (“AUBLR”) will host a discussion between leading energy, environmental law and policy professionals from major law firms, environmental groups and think tanks. The panelists will discuss the legal, economic, and societal implications of the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline project during their Fall 2017 Symposium on Wednesday, November 8, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The program will be held in the Ceremonial Classroom (NT01), Warren Building, American University Washington College of Law, 4300 Nebraska Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.

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8:30AM-9:00AM Registration (coffee and pastries will be served)

9:00AM-9:10AM Welcome from Hilary Rosenthal, Editor-in-Chief, and Joshua Arons, Symposium Editor, American University Business Law Review

9:10AM-9:30 AM Opening Remarks from Professor Mark Niles

9:30AM-11:00 AM Panel I: Legal Challenges Preventing the Construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline

Moderator: Mark Niles, Professor at American University Washington College of Law

Panelists

Wayne D’Angelo, Partner at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Doug Hayes, Senior Attorney at the Sierra Club Environmental Law Program

William J. Snape, III, Professor, Assistant Dean of Adjunct Faculty Affairs, and Environmental Law Fellow at American University Washington College of Law

Benjamin Nussdorf, Attorney Advisor at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; Adjunct Professor of Oil and Gas Law at American University Washington College of Law

Brian Jorde, Attorney at the Domina Law Group, pc llo

11:00AM-12:30 PM: Panel II: Economic Effects of the Keystone XL Pipeline

Moderator: Jeffrey Lubbers, Professor at American University Washington College of Law

Panelists

Mark Anderson, Senior Government Relations Advisor at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Fred Jauss, Partner at Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Anthony Swift, Director of the Canada Project at Natural Resources Defense Council

Brian Jorde, Attorney at the Domina Law Group, pc llo


12:30PM-1:00 PM: Lunch

1:00PM-2:30 PM: Panel III: Societal Effects of the Keystone XL Pipeline

Moderator: Bettina Poirier, Professor at American University Washington College of Law


Panelists

Lee Terry, Senior Advisor at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP; Former U.S. Representative (R- Nebraska)

Ezra Rosser, Professor at American University Washington College of Law

Jane Kleeb, Chairperson of the Nebraska Democratic Party; President of Bold Alliance

Marlo Lewis, Senior Analyst at the Competitive Enterprise Institute

2:30PM-3:00 PM Closing remarks by Hilary Rosenthal and Professor Mark Niles

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CLE registration is $220. 4 CLE credits will be applied for.
For more details, please contact the Office of Special Events & Continuing Legal Education

Public Interest Roundtable: Summer Public Interest Jobs

At this Public Interest Roundtable, upper level students will share stories of how they found their 1L and 2L summer public interest internships in a diverse range of fields including civil legal services, government service, and criminal defense. They will discuss the application timeline, interview process, interview questions, valued law school activities, and important considerations for students relying on an Equal Justice Foundation (EJF) summer grant or other public interest funding. Panelists will also be available to answer questions.

So You Want to be a Defender

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Yoga Class

Join us for a weekly yoga class in the N100B Wellness Space (first floor of the library, to the left). Co-sponsored by Student Affairs and Recreation and Fitness.

Second Wenger Annual Distinguished Lecture on Trade: Current Standing and Future Prospects of The World Trading System

The Henry E. & Consuelo S. Wenger Foundation
Program on Trade, Investment and Development & Office of Development and Alumni Relations

Speaker: Ambassador Alan Wolff, WTO Deputy Director-General
Introductory Remarks: Padideh Ala’i, WCL Professor of Law; Director of Program on Trade, Investment and Development (TID)
Moderator: John Magnus, WCL Adjunct Professor; President, TradeWins L.LC.

Ambassador Wolff began his four-year term as WTO Deputy Director-General on 1 October 2017. Formerly Senior Counsel at the global law firm Dentons, he is one of the world’s leading international trade lawyers. He has been engaged to resolve some of the largest international trade disputes on record. For the last six years, he has served as the Chairman of the National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) which today represents hundreds of American companies who employ millions of workers. He is Chairman of the Board of the Institute for Trade and Commercial Diplomacy (ITCD).  

Ambassador Wolff served as United States Deputy Special Representative for Trade Negotiations in the Carter Administration, General Counsel of the Office in the Ford Administration, and Acting Head of the U.S. Delegation for the Tokyo Round. He was a senior trade negotiator in, and advisor, to both Republican and Democratic administrations.
Prior to his service at USTR, he served in the U.S. Treasury as staff attorney for the National Advisory Committee on International Monetary and Financial Policy, participating in the work of the OECD Development Assistance Committee, reviewing lending policies in the IMF and the World Bank, and participating in the drafting of the Articles of Agreement of the African Development Fund. He was director of the Treasury's Office of Multilateral Trade Negotiations.
He has lectured and written extensively on trade topics including the need for a strong, open rules-based multilateral trading system.  He holds a J.D. degree from Columbia University and an A.B. degree from Harvard College.