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C.V. Starr Lecture: UN Sanctions and the North Korean Nuclear Threat (presented in conjunction with Young Professionals in Foreign Policy)

  • Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2013
  • Time: 7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 pm)
  • Location: New York Law School, 185 West Broadway, Room W-203 (Faculty & Staff Commons)
  • CLE credit: Is NOT available.
  • RSVP: Click on the link above.


Joshua Black, Chief of the Sanctions Unit at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, will provide an overview of efforts in the UN Security Council to impose sanctions on North Korea in response to that nation’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

LUNCH IN THE BOARDROOM: A Conversation about Immigration Law

  • Date: Wednesday, March 20, 2013
  • Time: 12:50 p.m.–1:50 p.m.
  • Location: Boardroom (W204)
  • Lunch: A free lunch will be provided.
  • RSVP: Michael.Rhee@nyls.edu


Margaret Laufman-Saselu ’10 (left) and Agata Ratajczyk ’10 (right) -- both associates at Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP, the largest and leading immigration law firm in America -- will discuss a career in immigration law.

LUNCHTIME LECTURE: How I Convinced the French Supreme Court to Cancel the First French Legislative Elections in the United States: A Conversation with Pierre Ciric ’09

  • Date: Monday, March 18, 2013
  • Time: 12:50 p.m.–1:50 p.m.
  • Location: W520
  • Lunch: A free lunch will be provided.
  • RSVP: Michael.Rhee@nyls.edu


Pierre Ciric '09, a New York lawyer, will discuss how his lawsuit led the French Supreme Court to void the election results for a newly created legislative seat in the French Parliament which represents French people living in the United States. He will discuss the issues surrounding the lawsuit, explain the court’s decision, as well as discuss the legal implications of this ground-breaking case.

SEMINAR DISCUSSION: Issues in Intellectual Property Rights in Chinese Law

  • Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2013
  • Time: 11:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m.
  • Location: C-205 (47 Worth Sr. building)
  • RSVP: Michael.Rhee@nyls.edu


Bing Cheng, a partner in the Beijing-based AnJie Law Firm, will discuss current issues in intellectual property rights in China. Her practice areas focus on international arbitration and litigation, intellectual property, and general corporate law. Cheng is admitted to practice in New York, the People’s Republic of China, and in England and Wales where she is a solicitor. She is currently a visiting scholar at the Georgetown University Law Center.
 

LUNCH IN THE BOARDROOM: A Conversation with Jenifer Joyce ’90, U.S. Foreign Service Officer

  • Date: Wednesday, February 27, 2013
  • Time: 12:50 p.m.–1:50 p.m.
  • Location: Boardroom (W204)
  • Lunch: A free lunch will be provided.
  • RSVP: Michael.Rhee@nyls.edu


Jenifer Joyce ’90 will discuss her career as a Foreign Service Officer and explain how she uses her legal background to carry out her work in various posts around the world, including Colombia, India, Israel, and Taiwan.

C.V. Starr Lecture: The Role of International Law in the Arab-Israeli Conflict

  • Date: Thursday, February 14, 2013
  • Time: 4:45 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
  • Location: New York Law School, 185 West Broadway, Room W-203 (Faculty & Staff Commons)
  • CLE credit: is available.
  • RSVP: Click on the link above.


Ambassador (Ret.) Robbie Sabel, Ph.D., of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem will discuss the role of international law in addressing a wide range of complex legal issues which must be resolved during the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians.

C.V. Starr Lecture: Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in Chinese Courts

  • Date: Monday, February 11, 2013
  • Time: 5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
  • Location: New York Law School, 185 West Broadway, Room W-203 (Faculty & Staff Commons)
  • CLE credit: is available.
  • RSVP: Click on the link above.
     

Judge Jianli Song of the Supreme People’s Court of China will discuss the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in Chinese courts and related issues.

International Law Information Session

  • Date: Wednesday, February 6, 2013
  • Time: 12:50 p.m.–1:50 p.m.
  • Location: Room W-402
  • RSVP: Michael.Rhee@nyls.edu


Are you interested in studying and getting involved in international law? What courses should you take? What kinds of activities, events, and study abroad programs does New York Law School offer in international law? How can you get more involved? Come to this lunchtime information session and find out more from the Director of the Center for International Law, Professor Lloyd Bonfield, along with staff members from the Center.

C.V. Starr Lecture: European Integration at a Turning Point: Switzerland's Distinctive Approach

  • Date: Monday, February 4, 2013
  • Time: 4:45 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
  • Location: New York Law School, 185 West Broadway, Room W-203 (Faculty & Staff Commons)
  • CLE credit: is available.
  • RSVP: Click on the link above.
     

Dr. Andreas Kellerhals of the University of Zurich will discuss Switzerland's approach to European integration and whether that nation (which is not an EU member nation) can continue to carry out its policy of bilateral agreements with other EU nations in the face of a growing economic crisis on that continent.


 LUNCH IN THE BOARDROOM: The Supreme Courts of France and the United States: A Comparative Perspective

  • Date: Thursday, January 24, 2013
  • Time: 12:50 p.m.–1:50 p.m.
  • Location: Boardroom (W204)
  • Lunch: A free lunch will be provided.
  • RSVP: Michael.Rhee@nyls.edu
     

Anne-Emmanuelle Deysine, Professor at Paris Ouest Nanterre University, will give an overview of the Supreme Courts of France and the United States, and compare and contrast these institutions within their respective cultural and political contexts. Click here for more information on the lecture and speaker.


 LUNCH IN THE BOARDROOM: A Conversation with F. Peter Phillips, International Arbitrator and Mediator

  • Date: Tuesday, January 22, 2013
  • Time: 12:50 p.m.–1:50 p.m.
  • Location: New York Law School, 185 West Broadway, Boardroom (W-204)
  • Lunch: A free lunch will be provided.
  • RSVP: Michael.Rhee@nyls.edu
     

F. Peter Phillips will discuss the challenges that cross-cultural business presents to attorneys who consult clients in forming deals; in monitoring and recalibrating deals in light of changed circumstances; and in negotiating and obtaining the value of deals in international enforcement proceedings. Peter Phillips is an arbitrator, mediator, and consultant practicing through Business Conflict Management LLC. Click here for more information on the lecture and speaker.