"'TOO BIG TO FAIL' METRIC MAKES BANK OF AMERICA, JP MORGAN SAFER"
Professor Kenneth E. Scott is quoted in a Bloomberg story about the banking crisis on Wall Street.
"STANFORD LAW SCHOOL—DEAN LARRY KRAMER"
Dean Larry Kramer and his efforts to spur innovation in legal education are the subject of a San Francisco Attorney profile.
"FOR LAWYERS, NO SHORTAGE OF WORK EXPECTED IN WAKE OF TUMULT"
Professor Joseph A. Grundfest is quoted in a Wall Street Journal article about likely securities lawsuits in the wake of the recent financial crisis. [Subscription may be required.]
"RECALL HIGHLIGHTS LIABILITY QUESTIONS"
Professor Alan O. Sykes is quoted in a Washington Post story about product liability. [Registration may be required.]
"PROFILES IN JUSTICE: LAWYERS WORKING TO DEFEAT THE DEATH PENALTY"
Professor Lawrence C. Marshall, director of the Mills Legal Clinic at Stanford, is profiled in a San Francisco Attorney piece.
"PALIN STANCE ON FAMILY ISSUES DIVIDES WOMEN"
Professor Deborah L. Rhode is quoted in a San Francisco Chronicle story about vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
"U.S. FREES AFGHAN FIXER AFTER 10-MONTH DETENTION HE DESCRIBES AS 'HELL'"
Visiting Professor Barbara Olshansky, who directs the International Human Rights Clinic, is quoted in a Globe and Mail story about the release of her client Jawed Ahmad, a journalist who was detained at the U.S. Air Base in Bagram, Afghanistan.
"BRAIN SCAN A NEW WAVE IN CRIMINAL EVIDENCE"
Professor Henry T. "Hank" Greely is quoted in an International Herald Tribune article about a brain-scan evidence used to convict a man in India.
"PROGRAM TURNS TO ONLINE MASSES TO IMPROVE PATENTS"
Professor Mark A. Lemley is quoted in an Associated Press article about an online patent search website designed to make the patenting process easier for inventors.
"A NEW BATTLE IS BEGINNING IN BRANDING FOR THE WEB"
Professor Paul Goldstein is quoted in a New York Times article about trademarks related to the Internet. [Subscription or payment may be required.]
"ANOTHER LOOK AT COLLEGE ENDOWMENTS"
U.S. News & World Report references Professor Michael Klausner's comments at a roundtable discussion on Capitol Hill about college endowments.
VICTOR: "CALL TO ARMS FOR AN AMERICAN-LED GREEN REVOLUTION"
Professor David Victor reviewed Thomas Friedman's latest book for the New York Times Book Review. [Subscription or payment may be required.]
ALUMNI WEEKEND 2008
Friday-Sunday, October 10 to 12, 2008, Stanford Law School
Mark your calendars for Friday-Sunday, October 10 to 12, 2008 for a weekend of informative panels, classes without quizzes offering MCLE credits, and fun special events. This year we will be honoring the Classes of 1953, 1958, 1963, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, and 2003 with reunion specific events. Check out the Look Who's Coming website to see who is currently planning to attend Alumni Weekend 2008.
For more information please visit the alumni weekend website or contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 650.723.2730 or alumni.relations@law.stanford.edu.
THE RACE CARD: THINKING ABOUT CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE NEW MILLENIUM
Friday-Saturday, October 24 to 25, 2008, Stanford Law School, Room 290
On October 24 and 25, a group of distinguished scholars in law, sociology, and political science, joined by several equally distinguished journalists, will gather to discuss Richard Thompson Ford's compelling and controversial book, The Race Card: How Bluffing about Race Makes Race Relations Worse.
Some discussions will center both on particular claims that Professor Ford has made in the book, for instance, claims about what it means to "play the race card" or why it might be best to think of a world in which racism can flourish without racists.
At the same time, we expect vigorous panel discussions focused on a number of more general themes, suggested directly or indirectly by Professor Ford's work: What is the ideal civil rights agenda for the 21st century? What scope should anti-discrimination law have, and how significant will it be to the properly defined civil rights struggle? When is it helpful (or harmful) to extend civil rights protections historically available to African-Americans to other groups? What role (constructive or otherwise) the media played in defining the "race problem" in America?
For more information and to register please visit the conference website or contact Jodie Carian at 650.723.5905 or jcarian@law.stanford.edu.
STANFORD LAW SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON, D.C.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 6:00 p.m., Latham & Watkins LLP, 555 Eleventh Street, NW, Suite 1000, Washington, D.C.
Join us for an evening reception and discussion with Barbara Babcock, Judge John Crown Professor of Law, Emerita at Stanford Law School. Professor Babcock is known nationwide for her research into the history of women in the legal profession and, in particular, for her research into the life of Clara Shortridge Foltz, California's pioneering female lawyer and inventor of the public defender.
To RSVP for this event or for questions please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 650.723.2730 or alumni.relations@law.stanford.edu.
STANFORD'S GENERAL COUNSEL INSTITUTE IN NEW YORK
Thursday-Friday, November 6-7, 2008, The Waldorf Astoria, New York City
Join us for an intensive two-day program for general counsels of publicly traded and private corporations and other senior level in-house lawyers. The program will bring together leading GCs, other senior in-house attorneys, CEOs, jurists, scholars, regulators and outside counsel at The Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
Register online at pgnet.stanford.edu/goto/event4915reg.
For more information please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 650.723.2730 or alumni.relations@law.stanford.edu.
SAN FRANCISCO: LAWRENCE LESSIG'S REMIX BOOK RELEASE PARTY
Wednesday, October 29, 2008, 6:30 p.m., W Hotel San Francisco, 181 Third Street, San Francisco, CA
Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy
Join us for this exclusive book release party with a presentation by the author, Lawrence Lessig, C. Wendell and Edith M. Carlsmith Professor of Law at Stanford Law School.
Embrace the "Remix" culture and join us for an evening you won't want to miss!
For more information please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 650.723.2730 or alumni.relations@law.stanford.edu.
STANFORD LAW SOCIETY OF SEATTLE
Tuesday, November 11, 2008, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., The Home of Kim and Alex Alben '84 (BA '80)
Ever wonder which wines work best with a Thanksgiving meal? Want to impress your friends and colleagues by bringing the perfect bottle of wine to their home?
The Law Society of Seattle invites you to a wine tasting and food pairing event at the home of Kim and Alex Alben. Join Larry Stapleton, Vintner from Walla Walla's Five Zero Nine Wine Company, for a tasting and lecture on enology and have him answer all of your viticulture questions!
This will be a great opportunity to meet recent law graduates and plan SLS events for 2009!
To RSVP for this event or for questions please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 650.723.2730 or alumni.relations@law.stanford.edu.
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