Lectures

Panel on Appellate Advocacy

This panel, which was recorded on October 21, 2010, was sponsored by the Dean of Students Office and the Moot Court Board.


50:17 minutes (46.04 MB)

Harvey Levin, '75, "Privacy and the Media"

Harvey Levin, '75, is the Executive Producer of TMZ.com and TMZ TV. He also is a Host of The People's Court and was Creator and Executive Producer of Celebrity Justice. Mr. Levin has taught at the University of Miami School of Law, Whittier College School of Law, and Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. This talk was recorded on October 18, 2010.

Thomas E. Perez, "Advancing Equal Opportunity for All: Civil Rights in 2010 and Beyond"

Our nation has undeniably made great progress toward fulfilling the promise of equal opportunity and equal justice.  But our remarkable achievements are milestones along the path rather than the culmination of our journey.  Discrimination and bigotry persist in blatant forms - burned crosses, burned churches, hate-fueled assaults - and in subtle, yet equally devastating, forms.&n


58:56 minutes (53.96 MB)

Thomas E. Perez, "Advancing Equal Opportunity for All: Civil Rights in 2010 and Beyond"

Our nation has undeniably made great progress toward fulfilling the promise of equal opportunity and equal justice.  But our remarkable achievements are milestones along the path rather than the culmination of our journey.  Discrimination and bigotry persist in blatant forms - burned crosses, burned churches, hate-fueled assaults - and in subtle, yet equally devastating, forms. 

Bigelow Practical Writing Presentation: Deal Documents – Mergers and Acquisitions

Date: 
04.14.2010
Location: 
Room III

Guest Presenter Alison Zieske ('06) will discuss key documents and strategies for complex corporate mergers and acquisitions.  This presentation will start with an overview of the basic process of a corporate deal.  Ms. Zieske will discuss the role of the attorney in those deals and then introduce the documents involved.  Ms.

The Law School presents Thomas E. Perez, Assistant Attorney General for the U.S. Dept. of Justice, "Advancing Equal Opportunity for All: Civil Rights in 2010 and Beyond"

Date: 
04.22.2010
Location: 
Courtroom

Thomas E. Perez is the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division at the United States Department of Justice. His talk is entitled "Advancing Equal Opportunity for All: Civil Rights in 2010 and Beyond."

Iris Marion Young Distinguished Faculty Lecture by Mary Anne Case, "What Stake do Heterosexual Women have in the Same-Sex Marriage/Domestic Partnership/ Civil Union Debates?"

Date: 
03.04.2010
Location: 
Social Science Research, Room 122

The Center for Gender Studies presents the 2010 Iris Marion Young Distinguished Faculty Lecture by Mary Anne Case, Arnold I. Shure Professor of Law at the University of Chicago.

Professor Case will be presenting a paper entitled "What Stake do Heterosexual Women have in the Same-Sex Marriage/Domestic Partnership/ Civil Union Debates?"

Faculty: 
Mary Anne Case

Bigelow Practical Writing Presentation: Written Discovery

Date: 
02.17.2010
Location: 
Room II

Guest Presenter Wendy Netter Epstein will discuss the best practices for written discovery in complex litigation.  This will include an introduction to various discovery documents and tips on drafting and responding to interrogatories, document requests, and requests for admission.  Ms.

Easterbrook 25th Anniversary Celebration: Easterbrook on Contracts and Copyright

Date: 
01.11.2010
Location: 
Weymouth Kirkland Courtroom

Faculty Panelists: Omri Ben-Shahar, Randy Picker, Eric Posner

All panels will take place at the University of Chicago Law School, 1111 E. 60th Street, Chicago, IL  60637.

Reception to follow.

Cosponsored by the University of Chicago Law Review. This event is free and open to the public.  Seating is limited.

Faculty: 
Omri Ben-Shahar
Faculty: 
Randal C. Picker
Faculty: 
Eric Posner
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