Outreach workshops for Attorneys, Policy Makers, State Agencies, Civil Society Groups and Other Interested Groups and Individuals
Sponsors:
Global Legal Studies Center
Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE)
International Practice Section, State Bar of Wisconsin
Spring 2009
International Law and Globalization: Implications for Wisconsin
Time: 2:45-5:30pm (reception
from 5:30-6:00pm)
Venue: Lubar Commons (7200 Law)
CLE credit for Wisconsin Attorneys pending
During spring 2009, Global Legal Studies Center will organize three outreach workshops on various international law themes, sponsored by GLS and WAGE and co-sponsored by the International Practice Section, State Bar of Wisconsin.
Contact: Sumudu Atapattu, Associate
Director, Global Legal Studies Center
Workshop 1: Global Financial Crisis and Implications for Wisconsin
Wednesday, March 25,
2009
Speakers:
Professor Menzie Chinn, La Follette School of Public Affairs, UW-Madison
Professor Mark Copelovitch, Dept. of Political Science, UW-Madison
Professor Darian Ibrahim, UW Law School
Attorney Sara Jensen, Promega Corporation, Madison
Please register by March 20, 2009 to facilitate planning. We welcome walk-ins too.
Workshop 2: International Agriculture and Food
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Speakers:
Dr John Greenler, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, UW-Madison
Secretary Rod Nilsestuan, Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection
Attorney Erik Ibele, Neider & Boucher, S.C., Madison
Professor Stephanie Tai, University of Wisconsin Law School
Please register by April 15, 2009 to facilitate
planning. We welcome walk-ins too.
Workshop 3: Globalization and Labor: Immigration v. Outsourcing
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Speakers:
Attorney Grant Sovern, Quarles and Brady LLP & UW Law
School
Professor Kevin Kennedy, Michigan State University
Daniel Morales, UW Law School
Maria Pia Belloni Mignatti, Visiting Scholar, NYU
Please register by April 30, 2009 to facilitate planning. We welcome walk-ins too.
Workshop proceedings
Spring 2008
"The Impact of Globalization on National Law: Lessons for Wisconsin"
Registration
Form - Registration is free but prior registration is requested
to facilitate planning. See below for registration deadlines for
each workshop. If you were unable to register, we welcome walk-ins
too.
1. Workshop on International Intellectual Property Law
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Lubar Commons (7200 Law), UW Law School (2:45-6:00pm)
Approved for 3.0 hours of CLE credit for Wisconsin attorneys
Speakers: Dr Geoffrey Hudson
(Promega Corporation, Madison)
Eugenia Carter (Whyte
Hirschboeck Dudek SC., Madison)
Professor Heinz Klug (UW Law
School)
with comments by Professor Anuj Desai, UW Law
School.
Register by March 19, 2008 by emailing Sumudu
Atapattu (saatapattu@wisc.edu)
See agenda and speaker
profile
2. Workshop on International Finance and Taxation
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Lubar Commons (7200 Law), UW Law School (2:45-6:00pm)
Co-sponsored by the Tax Law Section, State Bar of Wisconsin
Approved for 3.0 hours of CLE credit for Wisconsin attorneys
Speakers: Professor Michael Likosky (UW Law
School)
Professor Allison Christians (UW
Law School)
Professor Kimberley Brooks
(McGill University, Canada)
Professor Jason Yackee (UW Law
School)
Register by April 16, 2008 by emailing Sumudu
Atapattu (saatapattu@wisc.edu)
See agenda and
speaker profile
3. Workshop on International Trade Law, NAFTA and the Environment
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Lubar Commons (7200 Law), UW Law School (2:45-6:00pm)
Approved for 3.0 hours of CLE credit for Wisconsin attorneys
Speakers: Erik Ibele
(Attorney, Neider & Boucher SC, Madison & UW Law School)
Susan Dragotta (Wisconsin
Department of Commerce)
Dr Gustavo Vega-Canovas
(Center for International Studies, El Colegio de Mexico,
Mexico City)
Professor Jason Yackee (UW Law
School)
Register by April 30, 2008 by emailing Sumudu
Atapattu (saatapattu@wisc.edu)
See agenda and speaker profile
Spring 2007
When Global Society Meets
Local Society: The Impact of
Globalization on National Law
Each workshop is approved for 3.0 hours of CLE credit for Wisconsin attorneys
Lubar Commons (7200 Law) UW Law School (2:45-6:00pm)
1. Workshop on International Environmental Law: Global Climate Change
April 24, 2007
Speakers: Professor Jonathan Foley, UW-Madison
Professor Stephanie Tai, UW Law School
Professor Doug Macdonald, University of Toronto, Canada
Sumudu Atapattu, Global Legal Studies Center
See workshop agenda and biography of speakers
Co-sponsors: Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, UW-Madison, Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE), UW-Madison
To register, contact Sumudu Atapattu before 4/16/07.
2. Workshop on International Human Rights Law
May 1, 2007
Speakers: Professor Angel Oquendo, University of Connecticut School of Law
Professor Francine Hirsch, UW-Madison
Professor Heinz Klug, UW Law School
Kevin Kelly, UW Law School
See workshop agenda and biography of speakers.
Co-sponsor: Humanitarianism and World Order Research Circle, UW-Madison
To register, contact Sumudu Atapattu before 4/23/07.
3. Workshop on International Trade Law and Intellectual Property Law
May 16, 2007
Speakers: Professor Colin Picker, University of Missouri-Kansas
City School of Law
Professor David Trubek, Voss-Bascom UW Law School
Attorney Erik Ibele, Neider & Boucher, S.C.,
Attorney Elisabeth Townsend Bridge Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C, Milwaukee.
See workshop agenda and biography of speakers.
To register, contact Sumudu Atapattu before 5/7/07. Please note that the deadline for registration has been extended to Monday, May 14th, 2007.