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Institute for Legal Studies

Ideas and Innovations in Legal Scholarship

Spring 2009 Workshop Series

Fridays at noon in Lubar Commons (7200 Law)
– UPDATED 3/11/09–

Jan. 30, 2009 Financing the Next Silicon Valley Darian Ibrahim, University of Wisconsin Law School.

Feb. 13, 2009 Predatory Private Equity and Affordable Housing: Legal Solutions to Stem the Gentrification of the Birthplaces of Hip-Hop. Lisa Alexander, University of Wisconsin Law School.

*Feb. 20, 2009 Future Prospects for the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Michael Stein, Executive Director, Harvard Law School Project on Disability, and Cabell Research Professor of Law, College of William and Mary. Hosted by Alta Charo, University of Wisconsin Law School.

Feb. 27, 2009 [rescheduled]

Mar. 13, 2009 Tax Norms and Global Governance: The Role of Transnational Epistemic Communities. Allison Christians, University of Wisconsin Law School.

*Mar. 27, 2009 What's the Difference Between Corporation Law and Securities Regulation? A US-EU Comparative Perspective. Richard Buxbaum, J.D. Program and Jackson H. Ralston Professor of International Law, UC-Berkeley Law School (Boalt Hall). Hosted by Kathryn Hendley, University of Wisconsin Law School. Cosponsored by the Center for European Studies and the EU Center of Excellence.

Apr. 10, 2009 Mandatory Arbitration and Fairness David Schwartz, University of Wisconsin Law School.

*Apr. 17, 2009 Madison's Hand Mary Sarah Bilder, Professor of Law, Boston College Law School. Hosted by Anuj Desai, University of Wisconsin Law School.

May 8, 2009 Can the President Read Your Mail? A Legal Analysis. Anuj Desai, University of Wisconsin Law School.

May 22, 2009 Lost in Non-Translation: What we might be missing when we say 'shari'a' and why it matters for feminism, human rights, and constitutionalism. Asifa Quraishi, University of Wisconsin Law School.

*Lunch will be provided on these dates on a first come, first served basis.
Registration is not required.