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Luncheon Panel at the Fifteenth Annual Judicial Symposium on Civil Justice Issues in Charleston, SC
This is the third episode in the LEC's Native American Heritage Month series, "Reclaiming the Narrative: Voices from Indian Country." In this series, tribal leaders share their perspectives and discuss a wide range of issues from indigenous history to tribal courts.
This is the second episode in the LEC's Native American Heritage Month series, "Reclaiming the Narrative: Voices from Indian Country." In this series, tribal leaders share their perspectives and discuss a wide range of issues from indigenous history to tribal courts.
This is the first episode in the LEC's Native American Heritage Month series, "Reclaiming the Narrative: Voices From Indian Country." In this series, tribal leaders share their perspectives and discuss a wide range of issues from indigenous history to tribal courts.
Forum on the Economic & Legal Foundations of Capitalism, with Nobel Laureate Vernon Smith; Cosponsored with the Smith Institute for Political Economy and Philosophy
Forum on the Economic and Legal Foundations of Capitalism, with Nobel Laureate Vernon Smith; Cosponsored with the Smith Institute for Political Economy and Philosophy
Forum on the Economic & Legal Foundations of Capitalism, with Nobel Laureate Vernon L. Smith; Cosponsored with the Smith Institute for Political Economy and Philosophy
Forum on the Economic & Legal Foundations of Capitalism, with Nobel Laureate Vernon Smith; Cosponsored with the Smith Institute for Political Economy and Philosophy
Forum on the Economic & Legal Foundations of Capitalism, with Nobel Laureate Vernon Smith; Cosponsored with the Smith Institute for Political Economy and Philosophy
Forum on the Economic & Legal Foundations of Capitalism, with Nobel laureate Vernon Smith Cosponsored with the Smith Institute for Political Economy and Philosophy
Panel on Privacy, Data, and Competition Policy at the 9th Annual Symposium on the Law & Economics of Privacy & Data Security. Panel Members: David LeDuc, Vice President of Public Policy, Network Advertising Initiative Alison Pepper, Executive Vice President of Government Relations, The 4As Lindsey Barrett, Fritz Family Fellow and Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center Ari Levenfeld, Senior Manager, Government Affairs & Public Policy, Google
Panel on Perspectives on Surveillance Capitalism at the 9th Annual Symposium on the Law & Economics of Privacy & Data Security. Panel Members: Jane Bambauer, Professor of Law, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law Neil Chilson, Senior Research Fellow, Charles Koch Institute Moderator: Andrew Stivers Associate Director, NERA Economic Consulting
Panel on Privacy, Data, and Competition Policy at the 9th Annual Symposium on the Law & Economics of Privacy & Data Security. Panel Members: Erika Douglas, Assistant Professor of Law, Temple University Beasley School of Law Michael Kades, Director of Markets and Competition Policy, Washington Center for Equitable Growth John Yun, Associate Professor of Law, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School
Fireside Chat with FTC Commissioner Noah Phillips moderated by James C. Cooper at the 9th Annual Symposium on the Law & Economics of Privacy & Data Security.
Keynote Luncheon Address from Jon Fasman, US Digital Editor, The Economist at the Ninth Annual Symposium on the Law & Economics of Privacy & Data Security.
Listen in to the LEC's Judicial Symposium on Scientific Methodology and the Admissibility of Expert Testimony to hear an insightful panel discussion on "The Challenge of Recognizing Good Science in the Courtroom" featuring: David E. Bernstein, University Professor and Executive Director, Liberty and Law Center, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School Edward Casmere, Partner, Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP Jeffrey S. Parker, Professor of Law (Retired), George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School Thomas Sheehan, Partner, Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP Moderator: Erin O'Hara O'Connor, Dean and McKenzie Professor of Law, Florida State University College of Law To watch a full video recording of the panel discussion, click here.
Listen in to the LEC's virtual Symposium on the Economics and Law of Civil Remedies: Developments in Damages and Nationwide Injunctions to hear a panel discussion on "Issues in Documenting and Calculating Damages:The Debate Over Medical Financing and “Phantom” Damages" featuring: Nicholas C. Johnson, Of Counsel, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC Drew LaFramboise, Partner, Ashcraft & Gerel Lee Mickus, Partner, Evans Fears & Schuttert LLP Caitlin F. Saladrigas, Partner, Holland & Knight Moderator: William C. Mims, Justice, Virginia Supreme Court To watch a full video recording of the panel discussion, click here.
Listen in to the LEC's virtual Symposium on the Economics and Law of Civil Remedies: Developments in Damages and Nationwide Injunctions to hear a panel discussion on "The Controversy over Trends in High Damage Awards: A Discussion on Causes and Consequences" featuring: David Ball, Trial Consultant, Malekpour & Ball Litigation Strategy Mark A. Behrens, Co-Chair, Public Policy Practice Group, Shook Hardy & Bacon John H. Beisner, Partner, Litigation, Mass Torts, Insurance, and Consumer Litigation Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Laura Frank Sedrish, Partner, Jacoby & Meyers Moderator: Brock A. Swartzle, Judge, Michigan Court of Appeals To watch the full video recording of the panel discussion, click here.
Listen in to the LEC's virtual Symposium on the Economics and Law of Civil Remedies: Developments in Damages and Nationwide Injunctions to hear a panel discussion on "Developments in Punitive Damages" featuring: Eric D. Holland, Owner and Partner, Holland Law Firm, LLC Evan M. Tager, Partner, Mayer Brown W. Kip Viscusi, University Distinguished Professor of Law, Economics, and Management and Co-Director, PhD Program in Law and Economics, Vanderbilt Law School Navan Ward, Principal, Beasley Allen Moderator: Harris L Hartz, Circuit Judge, US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit To watch the full video recording of the panel discussion, click here.
Listen in to the LEC's virtual Symposium on the Economics and Law of Civil Remedies: Developments in Damages and Nationwide Injunctions to hear a panel discussion on "An Update on the Ongoing Debate over Nationwide Injunctions, Especially with a Change in Presidential Administration" featuring: Samuel L. Bray, Professor of Law, The Notre Dame University Law School Scott A. Keller, Former Solicitor General State of Texas (2015-2018) Amy Marshak, Senior Counsel, Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection and Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center Michael T. Morley, Associate Professor, Florida State University College of Law Moderator: Trevor N. McFadden, District Judge, US District Court for the District of Columbia To watch the full video recording of the panel discussion, click here.
Listen in to the LEC's virtual Symposium on the Economics and Law of Pharmaceutical Regulation: Emerging Issues to hear a panel discussion on "Emerging State Interventions in Patent Settlements and Other Intellectual Property Matters Affecting Pharmaceuticals" featuring: Adam Mossoff, Professor of Law, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School David Reichenberg, Co-Chair, Antitrust, Cozen O'Connor Richard Samp, Senior Litigation Counsel, New Civil Liberties Alliance Melissa Feeney Wasserman, Charles Tilford McCormick Professor of Law, The University of Texas at Austin School of Law To watch the full video recording of the panel discussion, click here.
Listen in to the LEC's virtual Symposium on the Economics and Law of Pharmaceutical Regulation: Emerging Issues to hear a panel discussion on "Federal Efforts to Control Pharmaceutical Prices" featuring: James W. Kim, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery William Padula, Fellow, University of Southern California Schaeffer Center and Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics, University of Southern California School of Pharmacy Serra J. Schlanger, Director, Hyman, Phelps & McNamara PC To watch the full video recording of the panel discussion, click here.
Listen in to the LEC's virtual Symposium on the Economics and Law of Pharmaceutical Regulation: Emerging Issues to hear a panel discussion on "State Price Controls for Pharmaceutical Products" featuring: Kirsten Axelsen, Senior Policy Advisor, DLA Piper and Visiting Fellow, American Enterprise Institute Sarah Kaminer Bourland, RN, BSN, MPH Legislative Director, Patients for Affordable Drugs Peter Maybarduk, Director, Public Citizen Steven Horwitz, Distinguished Professor of Free Enterprise and Director, Institute for the Study of Political Economy, Ball State University To watch the full video recording of the panel discussion, click here.
Listen in to the LEC's virtual Symposium on the Economics and Law of Pharmaceutical Regulation: Emerging Issues to hear from Kenneth I. Kaitin, Senior Fellow and former Director of the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development at Tufts University School of Medicine. To watch the full video recording of Professor Kaitin's Lecture, click here.
Today's episode of The Marketplace of Ideas brings you a conversation between two of the leading minds in the academy on cost-benefit analysis. Caroline Cecot is an Assistant Professor of Law at Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University. She teaches administrative law, environmental law, and torts. Professor Cecot has published widely in leading journals, and is a co-author of the casebook Environmental Law and Policy, 4th Ed. (Foundation Press, 2019). Prior to joining the faculty, Professor Cecot was a Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Law and Economics at Vanderbilt Law School and clerked for the Honorable Raymond J. Lohier, Jr., of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She was also a Legal Fellow at the Institute for Policy Integrity at New York University School of Law. Professor Cecot is an affiliated scholar at the Atlantic Council, the C. Boyden Gray Center for the Study of the Administrative State, the Institute for Policy Integrity, and the Technology Policy Institute. She also regularly serves as an instructor in Law & Economics Center educational programming. She currently serves on the US Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board's Economic Guidelines Review Panel. Professor Cecot earned an AB degree, magna cum laude, in economics from Harvard College, a JD from Vanderbilt Law School, and a PhD in law and economics from Vanderbilt University. During her graduate studies, she received the Robert F. Jackson Prize and the Archie B. Martin Memorial Prize for her grades; and she was elected to Order of the Coif. Click here to read Professor Cecot's recent article, and the focal point for today's episode, on “Deregulatory Cost-Benefit Analysis and Regulatory Stability.” Michael A. Livermore is the Edward F. Howrey Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law. He teaches environmental law, administrative law, regulatory law and policy, and advanced seminars on these topics. Professor Livermore is a leading expert on the use of cost-benefit analysis to evaluate regulation, and has published widely in leading journals. He is the co-author of Reviving Rationality: Saving Cost-Benefit Analysis for the Sake of the Environment and Our Health (Oxford University Press, 2020) and Retaking Rationality: How Cost-Benefit Analysis Can Better Protect the Environment and Our Health (Oxford University Press, 2008). He is also the co-editor of The Globalization of Cost-Benefit Analysis in Environmental Policy (Oxford University Press, 2013). Prior to joining the faculty, Livermore was the founding executive director of the Institute for Policy Integrity at New York University School of Law. Livermore earned his JD magna cum laude from NYU Law, where he was a Furman Scholar, was elected to the Order of the Coif, and served as a managing editor of the Law Review. After law school, he spent a year as a fellow at NYU Law's Center on Environmental and Land Use Law before clerking for Judge Harry T. Edwards on the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. Professor Livermore is also Professor Livermore is a public member of the Administrative Conference of the United States. Click here to read Professor Livermore's new book with Richard L. Revesz on “Reviving Rationality: Saving Cost-Benefit Analysis for the Sake of the Environment and Our Health.” Links Caroline Cecot, Deregulatory Cost-Benefit Analysis and Regulatory Stability, 68 Duke L.J. 1593 (2019), https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/dlj/vol68/iss8/2 Michael A. Livermore and Richard L. Revesz, Reviving Rationality: Saving Cost-Benefit Analysis for the Sake of the Environment and Our Health, Oxford University Press (2020), https://oxford.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.1093/oso/9780197539446.001.0001/oso-9780197539446
Listen in to the twelfth panel of the LEC's Civil Justice Fest, a webinar series held throughout the month of November aimed to help make sense of America's rapidly changing civil justice environment. This panel discussion featured: John H. Beisner, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Robert S. Peck, Founder and President, Center for Constitutional Litigation Kalpana Srinivasan, Managing Partner, Susman Godfrey LLP Moderator: Sarah E. Pitlyk, Judge, US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Listen in to the eleventh panel of the LEC's Civil Justice Fest, a webinar series held throughout the month of November aimed to help make sense of America's rapidly changing civil justice environment. This panel discussion featured: James C. Cooper, Associate Professor of Law and Director, Program on Economics & Privacy, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School Katherine E. Charonko, Partner, Bailey & Glasser LLP William C. MacLeod, Partner, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP Alastair Mactaggart, Board Chair and Founder, Californians for Consumer Privacy Moderator: Jennifer Choe-Groves, Judge, US Court of International Trade