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Join our talk with distinguished Professor Luca Enriques, HLS Alumnus and Oxford Professor of Corporate Law.

The Harvard Journal on Legislation will be hosting its annual Symposium on regulating social media. In the first panel, Carrie Goldberg and Ben Wittes will take part in a panel discussion moderated by Chris Bavitz. In partnership with WLA, the panel will cover online harassment, harmful speech online, non-consensual sharing of images, and similar topics. Carrie Goldberg is a victims’ rights lawyer born and raised in Aberdeen, Washington. Her law firm, C.A. Goldberg, PLLC, is based in Brooklyn and litigates…

The Harvard Journal on Legislation will be hosting its annual Symposium on regulating social media. In the second panel, Olivier Sylvain and Jared Rinehimer will participate in a panel discussion moderated by Kendra Albert. Jared Rinehimer is an Assistant Attorney General in the Consumer Protection Division of the Massachusetts AG’s Office and is a member of the office’s data privacy and security team. He graduated from HLS in 2012, and was the Co-President of the Journal on Legislation. Olivier Sylvain…

The Harvard Journal on Legislation will be hosting its annual Symposium on regulating social media. In the third panel, Jonathan Zittrain, Hannah Bloch-Wehba, and Josh Simons will take part in a panel discussion moderated by Jessica Fjeld. Jonathan Zittrain is the George Bemis Professor of International Law at Harvard Law School and Professor at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Professor of Computer Science at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Director of the Harvard Law School Library,…

This year's 2nd Annual conference on “Challenges to Antitrust in a Changing Economy”, co-organized by CPI and CCIA, aims to pick up where we left off last year with the debate on competition law and economics in the tech industry. Doubtless, the last decade has seen a growing thirst for innovation in many industries worldwide. Innovation certainly makes economies more dynamic and competitive, but it can pose challenges for legislative and regulatory bodies trying to keep pace with rapidly evolving…

This year's Harvard Defenders Litman Symposium will explore “Criminal Justice Reimagined.” The event will put in conversation faculty, practitioners, systems-involved individuals, community leaders and other integral stakeholders to paint a full picture of the policy debates surrounding, concerns about, and the future of criminal defense. Finally, the evening will highlight what it means to represent the individual, the post-release disenfranchisement of systems-involved individuals, and other barriers to reentry.

Countries from all over the world have traditionally relied on tax breaks to attract investments by multinational companies. Lately, some international tax competition practices have been attracting increasing criticism. In the US, for example, political opposition has prompted Amazon to give up $3 billion in promised tax breaks for its planned HQ2 in New York. In the European Union, instead, it is the European Commission that has taken the lead against the tax advantages granted by some EU Member States…

At this symposium, leading experts will discuss major developments in health law and policy during 2019 and what to watch out for in 2020. In the lead up to the 2020 election, we will feature a debate on the topic "Is Universal Health Care Coverage Achievable?" This event is free and open to the public, but seating is limited and registration is required.

Online Conference: http://bit.ly/2OJ4s71 (by invitation) RSVP: http://bit.ly/2LdZrB4 (by invitation) Following an online roundtable on the early Islamic law treatise al-Muwaṭṭaʾ (by Mālik b. Anas in the 8th century), featured on the ISLAMICLAWblog (https://islamiclaw.blog), a select panel of scholars will bring the written ideas into conversation with one another in a symposium roundtable at Harvard Law School. This event is by invitation. Co-sponsored by the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program at Harvard.

Online Conference: http://bit.ly/2P8fUrE RSVP: http://bit.ly/33J0VtF (RSVP requested for in-person attendance only) On the occasion of the publication of a new translation of al-Muwaṭṭaʾ, one of the earliest treatises on Islamic law, the Program in Islamic Law is hosting a public book talk. The book talk will engage the broader community in conversations about this new translation and the significance of the text, which has central, enduring relevance for Islamic law and society across time and place. It will feature commentary…

What is the outlook of blockchain and Fintech overseas? What are the challenges to the cross-jurisdictional expansion of blockchain and fintech companies? What are innovative fintech and blockchain applications that are being experimented with in various countries and how are regulators responding to this? Panel participants include Chiming Kam from the AMF (regulator) in France, Dan Ryan — Head of Legal for North America of European Fintech giant Revolut, and Julie Smith — former COO of Medici Land governance working…

HIALSA's yearly International Arbitration conference.

We are excited to announce that NSJ, NSLA, and ILJ, in conjunction with The Military Academy's Lieber Institute for Law and Land Warfare and Emory Law School, will be hosting the first-ever NSJ conference on Emerging Issues in the Law of Armed Conflict on March 2-3. The open panel discussion in the morning (3/2, 0945 - 1115) will be on Emerging Issues in the Law of Armed Conflict, with the following panelists: • Professor Laurie Blank, Emory Law School •…

We are excited to announce that NSJ, NSLA, and ILJ, in conjunction with The Military Academy's Lieber Institute for Law and Land Warfare and Emory Law School, will be hosting the first-ever NSJ conference on Emerging Issues in the Law of Armed Conflict on March 2-3. The first lunch talk (3/2) will feature the esteemed Professor Beth Van Schaack, Stanford Law School. Lunch will be served.

Juan Zarate is chairman and co-founder of the Financial Integrity Network (FIN) and as of September 2019, a partner of the combined firm of K2 Intelligence and FIN. Mr. Zarate served as the deputy assistant to the president and deputy national security adviser for combating terrorism from 2005 to 2009, where he was responsible for developing and implementing the U.S. counterterrorism strategy and policies related to transnational security threats. He was the first ever assistant secretary of the treasury for…

Mr. Amit Sharma is the founder and CEO of FinClusive, a hybrid financial technology/regulatory technology company that provides a low-cost, high compliance, fully integrated and blockchain architected digital banking, routing and payments platform. Prior to FinClusive, Mr. Sharma served at the US Department of the Treasury, in the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence—developing and implementing tools to combat transnational threats and financial crime. Mr. Sharma will highlight the adverse side effects of anti-money laundering laws, and discuss how we…

With a market cap over $200B, those who own digital currencies have a lot at stake. Bitcoin and other digital currencies crusade as “trustless” systems, because different nodes in the network do not need to know or trust each other to work together cooperatively. But does this same logic apply to those who hold the keys to the program code itself? Or does it make sense to impose legal duties on core developers in order to provide better protections to…

What is the outlook of blockchain and Fintech overseas? What are the challenges to the cross-jurisdictional expansion of blockchain and fintech companies? What are innovative fintech and blockchain applications that are being experimented with in various countries and how are regulators responding to this? Panel participants include Chiming Kam from the AMF (regulator) in France, Dan Ryan — Head of Legal for North America of European Fintech giant Revolut, and Julie Smith — former COO of Medici Land governance working…

We are excited to announce that NSJ, NSLA, and ILJ, in conjunction with The Military Academy's Lieber Institute for Law and Land Warfare and Emory Law School, will be hosting the first-ever NSJ conference on Emerging Issues in the Law of Armed Conflict on March 2-3. The second lunch talk (3/3) will feature the esteemed Professor Michael Schmitt, University of Exeter Law School. Lunch will be served.

Mr. Marvin Ammori heads public policy for Protocol Labs, a company focused on improving the internet and computing generally. Its projects include IPFS, a content-addressing protocol, Filecoin, a cryptocurrency token, and CoinList, a platform for SEC-compliant token sales. Ammori is a founding board member and officer of the Blockchain Association, the industry’s leading trade association. He advised HBO’s Silicon Valley on its final season. Ammori is the former general counsel of Virgin Hyperloop One, where he helped the company raise…

How do we balance national security, financial inclusion, and consumer privacy? What is the appropriate arrangement of priorities? Is it truly a zero sum game or are there ways we can adapt financial and banking policy to benefit all three categories at the same time? Join Mr. Amit Sharma, CEO of FinClusive, Ms. Elizabeth Reneiris, founder of hackylawyER and expert in privacy and data protection, Mr. Greg Pesci, Founder and CEO of payment-solutions software Spera.io, Prof. Bruce Schneier security expert…

Central Bank Digital Currencies are promising, and many governments are experimenting with them. Though both CBDCs and Bitcoin are digital currency, the nature of CBDCs is contrary to the decentralized underpinnings of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin that seek to move away from a centralized mode of regulation of money. What are the advantages of adopting CBDCs? How close are we to seeing them operationalized? CBDC expert JP Schapper-Casteras will guide us through the regulatory hurdles and potential benefits of this system…

The growth of fintech has enabled simplicity and accessibility to financial services; the range of financial applications and prevalence of their use has increased substantially. But this spark of financial innovation has now partly fuels nefarious and fraudulent acts by illicit entities. Is there an inevitable trade-off between security and access? What are some of the tools and principals investigators utilize to adequately supervise this growing industry? How are companies being consulted to comply and ensure law-abiding cultures within their…

Recent developments of financial technology and blockchain manifest a need for intelligent, passionate and ethical students to drive proper regulation and supervision of fintech development. As we enter this new playing field, what are some of the most important legal and regulatory issues students should understand? How can we prepare to enter roles that help to manage the overall stability of the financial system? What are some career paths we can take? Professor Seth P. Berman of HLS and Galen…

Civil Rights Civil Liberties Law Review Celebrates 55 years of Achievements. Please join us for our two day conference comprised of six panels on environmental justice, impact and affirmative litigation, housing, movement lawyering, public defense, and immigration and national security.

Civil Rights Civil Liberties Law Review Celebrates 55 years of Achievements. Please join us for our two day conference comprised of six panels on environmental justice, impact and affirmative litigation, housing, movement lawyering, public defense, and immigration and national security.

Come join the first day of HLEP’s 2022 Symposium on Web3 & the Metaverse: What is it and why does it matter? The first day features a panel discussion on the impact of the Metaverse and how its innovative applications are reshaping business and society. Panelists include experts from Digital Currency Group, Paradigm, and Fenwick & West. Lunch will be provided. RSVP here: https://forms.gle/gcKq5rNfkV8hZBMt8

Come join the second day of HLEP’s 2022 Symposium on Digital Exchanges: Regulatory and Market Challenges! The second day features a panel discussion on the regulatory and market challenges facing cryptocurrencies and digital exchanges. Panelists include experts from Coinbase, Cooley, and the Berkman Klein Center. Lunch will be provided. RSVP here: https://forms.gle/gcKq5rNfkV8hZBMt8