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NYU SCHOLAR LARRY KRAMER NAMED STANFORD LAW DEAN
On Wednesday, May 12, Stanford President John Hennessy announced
his selection of New York University Law Professor Larry D. Kramer
to succeed Kathleen M. Sullivan as Richard E. Lang Professor of Law
and Dean of Stanford Law School. The dean-designate will assume his
new post on September 1.
MARTINEZ ARGUES ON BEHALF OF PADILLA BEFORE U.S. SUPREME COURT
On Wednesday, April 28, Assistant Professor of Law Jenny S. Martinez
presented arguments at the High Court on behalf of Jose Padilla in
Rumsfeld v. Padilla. At issue in the case is whether the President
of the United States has the authority to seize and detain
indefinitely a U.S. citizen on U.S. soil as an enemy combatant.
THOMPSON TO CODIRECT NEW STANFORD ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTE
Robert E. Paradise Professor of Natural Resources Law and Vice Dean
Barton H. Thompson, Jr., JD/MBA '76 (BA '72), has been tapped to
codirect the new Stanford Institute for the Environment, "an
independent, interdisciplinary center that will serve as the hub for
all environmental research and education on campus."
RABIN NAMED TO NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON TOBACCO USE
Robert Rabin, A. Calder Mackay Professor of Law, has been invited to
serve on a National Academy of Sciences committee on reducing tobacco
use. A renowned tort expert, Professor Rabin has written extensively
about tobacco regulation and litigation.
LESSIG TESTIFIES BEFORE HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, TRADE, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
On Wednesday, May 12, Professor of Law and John A. Wilson
Distinguished Faculty Scholar Lawrence Lessig testified before a
subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce about the
Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act of 2003.
SECURITIES CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS DECLINED BY 22% BETWEEN 2002 AND 2003, PER SLS STUDY
The Stanford Securities Class Action Clearinghouse has issued its
annual examination of securities class action filings, revealing that
securities class action suits have declined by 22%, and market
capitalization losses by 72%.
SLS SALUTES 217 NEW ALUMNI: THE CLASS OF 2004
Mortar boards and gowns were the recommended attire on Sunday, May
16, as the Law School celebrated graduation with the Class of 2004.
CORPORATE AND SECURITIES ARTICLES BY DAINES AND GILSON MAKE TOP TEN
An article by Professor of Law Robert Daines titled "Incorporation
Choices of IPO Firms" and an article coauthored by Charles J. Meyers
Professor of Law and Business Ronald J. Gilson titled "Understanding
Venture Capital Structure: A Tax Explanation for Convertible
Preferred Stock" are among the "Top 10 Corporate and Securities
Articles of 2003" according to "Corporate Practice Commentator."
DIRECTORS' COLLEGE
Sunday through Tuesday, June 20 through 22, 2004, Crown Quadrangle,
Stanford Law School. A Stanford Law School Executive Education program
for directors and senior executives of publicly traded corporations.
Keynote speakers include SEC Chairman William Donaldson, Berkshire
Hathaway Vice-Chairman Charles Munger, FBI Director Robert S. Mueller
III, securities attorney William Lerach, and Goldman Sachs Chair and
CEO Henry M. Paulson, Jr.
E-COMMERCE BEST PRACTICES
Friday, June 25, 2004, Crown Quadrangle, Stanford Law School. A one-day
conference that will address the many pressing legal uncertainties that
arise when doing business online and enable the Silicon Valley legal and
business community to share strategies with e-commerce professionals from
around the globe. Presented by the Center for E-Commerce of the Stanford
Program in Law, Science & Technology. For further information write
to ecommerce@law.stanford.edu.
ALUMNI WEEKEND 2004
Thursday through Sunday, October 21 through 24, 2004, Crown
Quadrangle, Stanford Law School. A highlight of this year's
festivities will be a panel discussion titled "The Role of Politics
and the Rule of Law: Judicial Independence in the 21st Century,"
featuring U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer (BA '59),
California Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald George '64, and Ninth
Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Pamela Rymer '64, and
moderated by incoming Stanford Law School Dean Larry Kramer.
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