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National Security Law Brief Fall Symposium - Public Private Partnerships: How the National Security Community Interacts with Private Sector

This symposium will examine the interrelation between the private sector and the federal government in the national security field, and discuss the ways in which they work together, via public private partnerships. In the Symposium's first panel, experts in privacy policy, counter-terrorism and social media will examine government and private sector cooperation in both a domestic and European context, in light of recent developments such as Russian troll factories utilizing Facebook ads, ISIS utilizing social media, and recent decisions on data privacy in the European Union. As our Keynote Speaker, Cyber-security Expert and Former DHS Cyber-security Advisor Merritt Baer will address topical issues in the field. Finally, a panel featuring experts from intelligence, financial regulation, and private practice will examine how similar public private partnerships function in keeping our financial services sector secure, in light of recent data breaches as the SEC, Equifax, and Deloitte.

DISCUSSION PANEL ONE
To commence at 1:00 p.m.

Christopher Mulkins, Senior Analyst, Government Accountability Office

Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst, American Civil Liberties Union, Speech, Privacy and Technology Project

Allison Bender, Counsel, ZwillGen LLP

Government Accountability Office American Civil Liberties Union ZwillGen LLP Speech, Privacy and Technology Project

DISCUSSION PANEL TWO
To commence at 3:30 p.m. and moderated by Professor Ken Anderson.

Brian Egan, Partner, Steptoe and Johnson LLP

Erica Bomsey, Deputy General Counsel, Office of the Director of National Intelligence FinCEN

Alex Zerden, Presidential Management Fellow, FinCEN

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.

Legal Rhetoric Exam Review Session

New Practitioners in Health & FDA Law Career Panel

The Health Law and Policy Students Association would like to invite all WCL students and faculty to a Panel Discussion on New Practitioners in Health & FDA Law on Wednesday, November 15 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The event will take place in NT07.

This event will feature a panel of current health law practitioners (all WCL alumni) who will provide students with specific insights on how to prepare themselves for gaining employment in the field of health and FDA law. The range of panelist will include those from the in-house counsel, outside counsel, and the public sector. Panelist include: 

* Shawn Fultz, Special Projects Coordinator, Center for Tobacco Products/FDA

* Jamie Hennelly, Associate, Hogan Lovells

* Sarah Beth S. Kuyer, Associate, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo

* Wenxi Li, Associate, Epstein, Becker & Green

* Shruti Modi, Congressional Affairs Specialist, FDA

* Alexis Patterson, Assistant General Counsel, The GW Medical Faculty Associates

Prof. Asha Scielzo, WCL Health Law and Policy Fellow will moderate the event. We can't wait to see you there. For more information, please email Christal Benton at cb3898a@student.american.edu.

  

Public Interest Roundtable: Summer Public Interest Internships

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, public interest firms, nonprofits, 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.