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SUMMARY: Building a Legal Career Across Business & Human Rights\, and Pro B
 ono Work
DESCRIPTION: The Human Rights and Business Students Association (HuB) is ex
 cited to host a panel event with Yousuf Aftab (Steptoe\, NY)\; Sara Andrews
  (DLA Piper\, Boston)\; and Ishita Petkar (Foley Hoag\, NY). The panel even
 t will be moderated by Professor Tyler Giannini. Yousuf Aftab is a partner 
 at Steptoe’s New York office\, where he focuses on business […]
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  data-markjs="true">Human</span> <span class="outlook-search-highlight" dat
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 arkjs="true">and</span> <span class="outlook-search-highlight" data-markjs=
 "true">Business</span> Students Association (HuB) is excited to host a pane
 l event with <strong>Yousuf Aftab</strong> (Steptoe\, NY)\; <strong>Sara <s
 pan class="outlook-search-highlight" data-markjs="true">And</span>rews</str
 ong> (DLA Piper\, Boston)\; <span class="outlook-search-highlight" data-mar
 kjs="true">and</span> <strong>Ishita Petkar</strong> (Foley Hoag\, NY). The
  panel event will be moderated by Professor <strong>Tyler Giannini</strong>
 .</p><p><strong>Yousuf Aftab</strong> is a partner at Steptoe's New York of
 fice\, where he focuses on <span class="outlook-search-highlight" data-mark
 js="true">business</span> <span class="outlook-search-highlight" data-markj
 s="true">and</span> <span class="outlook-search-highlight" data-markjs="tru
 e">human</span> <span class="outlook-search-highlight" data-markjs="true">r
 ights</span><span class="outlook-search-highlight" data-markjs="true">and</
 span> sustainability law. Yousuf delivers strategic <span class="outlook-se
 arch-highlight" data-markjs="true">and</span> innovative counsel to Fortune
  100 companies\, governments\, <span class="outlook-search-highlight" data-
 markjs="true">and</span> international organizations on sustainability issu
 es.</p><p><strong>Sara <span class="outlook-search-highlight" data-markjs="
 true">And</span>rews</strong> is the Senior International Pro Bono Counsel 
 <span class="outlook-search-highlight" data-markjs="true">and</span> Co-Dir
 ector of New Perimeter\, DLA Piper's nonprofit affiliate that provides long
 -term pro bono assistance to advance justice <span class="outlook-search-hi
 ghlight" data-markjs="true">and</span> strengthen institutions to support a
  fairer\, more sustainable\, <span class="outlook-search-highlight" data-ma
 rkjs="true">and</span> prosperous world.</p><p><strong>Ishita Petkar</stron
 g> is a member of the firm’s International Litigation & Arbitration Departm
 ent <span class="outlook-search-highlight" data-markjs="true">and</span> Gl
 obal <span class="outlook-search-highlight" data-markjs="true">Business</sp
 an> & <span class="outlook-search-highlight" data-markjs="true">Human</span
 > <span class="outlook-search-highlight" data-markjs="true">Rights</span> p
 ractice. Ishita represents <span class="outlook-search-highlight" data-mark
 js="true">and</span> advises sovereign States on matters involving public i
 nternational law <span class="outlook-search-highlight" data-markjs="true">
 and</span> international investment law. Ishita also advises sovereign <spa
 n class="outlook-search-highlight" data-markjs="true">and</span> corporate 
 clients on complex <span class="outlook-search-highlight" data-markjs="true
 ">human</span> <span class="outlook-search-highlight" data-markjs="true">ri
 ghts</span> <span class="outlook-search-highlight" data-markjs="true">and</
 span> environmental <span class="outlook-search-highlight" data-markjs="tru
 e">and</span> social governance issues.</p><p><strong>Moderator: Tyler Gian
 nini</strong> is a Clinical Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. His wor
 k focuses on Alien Tort Statute (ATS) litigation\, <span class="outlook-sea
 rch-highlight" data-markjs="true">business</span> <span class="outlook-sear
 ch-highlight" data-markjs="true">and</span> <span class="outlook-search-hig
 hlight" data-markjs="true">human</span> <span class="outlook-search-highlig
 ht" data-markjs="true">rights</span>\, <span class="outlook-search-highligh
 t" data-markjs="true">human</span> <span class="outlook-search-highlight" d
 ata-markjs="true">rights</span> <span class="outlook-search-highlight" data
 -markjs="true">and</span> the environment as well as communities <span clas
 s="outlook-search-highlight" data-markjs="true">and</span> <span class="out
 look-search-highlight" data-markjs="true">human</span> <span class="outlook
 -search-highlight" data-markjs="true">rights</span>.</p><p>The event will b
 e held in person in WCC 3019 with catered lunch. This is an opportunity to 
 gain insights into impactful careers\, ask questions <span class="outlook-s
 earch-highlight" data-markjs="true">and</span> hear firsth<span class="outl
 ook-search-highlight" data-markjs="true">and</span> about pro bono work\, <
 span class="outlook-search-highlight" data-markjs="true">human</span> <span
  class="outlook-search-highlight" data-markjs="true">rights</span>\, ESG\, 
 <span class="outlook-search-highlight" data-markjs="true">and</span>global 
 <span class="outlook-search-highlight" data-markjs="true">business</span> r
 isks in today's world.</p><p>Join us for a lunch event (sushi will be serve
 d!) in WCC 3019 on <strong>Thursday (April 9)\, from 12:30pm - 1:15pm. </st
 rong></p><p><strong><a title="https://harvard.us19.list-manage.com/track/cl
 ick?u=61c91809519fbb24acf7e6328&id=3b5f9aa606&e=1176478104" href="https://d
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 z7ZBbg/viewform">RSVP HERE</a>.</strong></p>
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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ORGANIZER;CN="Nana Kruashvili":MAILTO:nkruashvili@llm26.law.harvard.edu
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