Event Invitations 2023

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Cardozo Faculty/Student Public Service Auction

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Join MC's Dean Melanie Leslie, Professor Michael Pollack and Professor Saurabh Vishnubhakat for what promises to be a terrific and fun night!
The FTC's Proposed Rule on Non-Competes

Heyman Center on Corporate Governance

Join us for a panel discussion among academics and practitioners moderated by Cardozo Professor Sam Weinstein. We'll dive into current practices with employee non-competes, what the FTC is proposing, the Commission's authority to regulate, and how the proposed rule will affect the business sector.
Dean Melanie Leslie’s Office Hours

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Join Dean Leslie and Professor Barbara Kolsun, Director of The FAME Center, to learn more about Cardozo's fashion, arts, media and entertainment law program or use this opportunity to ask the Dean about anything on your mind.
The 22nd International Advocate for Peace Award

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution

The Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution presents the International Advocate for Peace (IAP) Award to an individual, organization or group that is exemplary in the field of conflict resolution.

This year, the Journal presents the IAP Award to Gloria Steinem, who has dedicated her life to standing up to power and seeking ways to bring about peaceful change. Ms. Steinem has fought tirelessly in support of marginalized people everywhere, campaigning for the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution, protesting the South African apartheid system, and more recently working alongside Cardozo Law students at the Lenape Center to address the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons crisis.
Queer Liberation Under International Law

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights and Social Justice, Cardozo International & Comparative Law Review, and Cardozo OUTLaw

This symposium will equip attendees with an understanding of how global movements, including activists, lawyers, scholars and organizations, navigate and employ international law in pursuit of queer liberation.

Adopting an intersectional feminist framework, this symposium is an acclamation for queer justice everywhere. Introduced by Dean Melanie Leslie, this symposium will explore how international law may subjugate or protect queer populations, how domestic efforts interact with international law and how constitutional laws and international law must evolve for exhaustive social justice.
Unwired: Gaining Control Over Addictive Technologies Book Launch with Visiting Professor Gaia Bernstein

Intellectual Property and Information Law Program

Join Cardozo's Intellectual Property and Information Law Program for A Conversation with Visiting Professor Gaia Bernstein, to discuss her new book, Unwired: Gaining Control Over Addictive Technologies. Bernstein will be joined by Cardozo Professor Sam Weinstein to discuss Unwired and how we can use the legal system to resolve technology overuse.
The IP of Gaming Law

Cardozo Intellectual Property Law Society, Cardozo Gaming Law Society, and Cardozo FAME Center

Join two Cardozo Alumni, Daniel Koburger ’17 from KBL Roche and Mikaela Gross ’16 from Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., who will discuss the nuances of IP in Gaming Law as well as their career experiences. This panel will be moderated by Professor Victor Wang, Director of the Cardozo Patent Diversity Project and Acting Director of the Tech Startup Clinic.
The Gloria and Stanley Plesent Lecture: “Parents’ Rights” and Transgender Children With Professor Dara E. Purvis Penn State Law

Gertrud Mainzer Program in Family Law, Policy and Bioethics; Cardozo OUTLaw; and Cardozo Family Law Society

This year’s Gloria and Stanley Plesent Lecture will be given by Professor Dara E. Purvis, a scholar of family law, feminist legal theory, sexuality, gender identity and the law who teaches at Penn State Law. Her work examines gendered impacts of the law and proposes neutralizing reforms, most recently in the context of how the law defines parenthood. Professor Purvis will be discussing the recent spate of state bills and laws related to transgender children.
Playmakers for Equality: Title IX, USWNT & Landmark Cases in Women's Soccer

Cardozo FAME Center and Cardozo Sports Law Society

Our distinguished panel will highlight the years of discrimination lawsuits and the fight for equal pay in women's soccer, which includes the recent $24 million settlement won by the U.S. Women's National Team. With the 2023 World Cup on the horizon, this event is not to be missed.

Moderator:
- Kim Turner, Director, Gender Equity Initiative at Positive Coaching Alliance
Panelists:
- Jeanifer Parsigian, Partner, Winston & Strawn, LLP
- Abby Greensfelder, Producer of LFG, Founder & CEO of Everywoman Studios
- Jayma Meyer, Counsel, Simpson & Thacher
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The Future of Voting: State Courts, Independent Legislatures & the Supreme Court

Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy and Wisconsin Law School State Democracy Research Initiative

Election litigation in state courts has been increasing across the country, as parties challenge voting restrictions, gerrymandered districts and longstanding practices of election administration.

Join the Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy and the State Democracy Research Initiative at the University of Wisconsin Law School for a conversation with Floersheimer Co-Director Professor Deborah Pearlstein and election experts Professor Richard H. Pildes (NYU School of Law), Deputy Solicitor General Judith Vale (Office of the New York State Attorney General), Professor Carolyn Shapiro (Chicago-Kent College of Law) and Ethan Herenstein (Counsel for Brennan Center’s Democracy Program) to discuss the value and consequences of state court involvement and what it means for future federal elections.

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Family Law Judges and Family Law Judging

Gertrud Mainzer Program in Family Law, Policy and Bioethics and Cardozo Family Law Society

This program is intended for current students and graduates interested family law, working in a judge’s chambers, or becoming a judge.

Panelists:
- Judge Caroline Cohen, Civil Court Judge, Kings County Family Court, New York
- Judge Esther Morgenstern, Supreme Court Justice, Kings County Integrated Domestic Violence Court, New York
- Judge Jane Pearl, The Mandel Law Firm, Special Counsel; Family Court Judge, New York (retired)
- Judge Andrea Sullivan, Superior Court Judge, Middlesex County Family Court, New Jersey
Dean’s Office Hours

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Join Dean Leslie, Professor Young Ran (Christine) Kim and Professor Luís Calderón Gómez to learn more about Cardozo's tax law program from our two newest tax law professors or use this opportunity to ask the Dean about anything on your mind.
A Tribute to Professor Mitch Engler

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Join us in coming together as friends, family and Cardozo faculty members pay tribute to Mitch’s legacy as a beloved teacher, tax scholar and valued member of our community. He will be deeply missed.
The Supreme Court and New Frontiers in Religious Liberty

Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy

The Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy is proud to present The Supreme Court and New Frontiers in Religious Liberty. Join us for a conversation with First Amendment experts to discuss the future of First Amendment Free Exercise and Establishment Clause jurisprudence.

Professor Michael Pollack will lead a discussion on the Court’s jurisprudence and its impact on civil liberties, religious liberty, and separation of church and state.

Panelists:
- Nelson Tebbe, Cornell Law School
- Mark L. Movsesian, St. John's University School of Law
- Elizabeth Reiner Platt, Columbia Law School
- Giselle Klapper, Sikh Coalition
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Name, Image, Likeness: The Evolution of College Athletics

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal, Cardozo FAME Center, and Cardozo Sports Law Society

The Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal is pleased to host our spring symposium: “Name, Image, Likeness: The Evolution of College Athletics.” This symposium will bring together leading scholars and practitioners to discuss the current state of “NIL,” emerging legal and policy issues, and the future of the right to publicity law for college athletes. The event will consist of a keynote address followed by two moderated panels. Professor Andrew Zimbalist will begin the event with a keynote address where he will provide an overview of “NIL,” discussing where it came from, what it is turning into, and where it will lead college sports, focusing on economic, educational, and equity considerations.

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Shielded Book Launch

Cardozo Center for Rights and Justice

Professor Alexander Reinert, Director of the Center for Rights and Justice, will moderate a discussion on Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable. He will be joined by the author, Joanna Schwartz, Professor of Law at the University of California, Los Angeles. Schwartz is one of the country's leading scholars on policing.

In Shielded, Schwartz explores how the legal system protects the police from being held accountable, with insightful analyses about subjects ranging from qualified immunity to no-knock warrants. By weaving true stories of people seeking restitution for violated rights, cutting across race, gender, criminal history, tax bracket, and zip code, Schwartz brings clarity to a problem that is widely known but little understood.
Fall 2023 Cardozo Law Clinics Info Sessions

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Benin Bronzes: Restitution and Reparation

Cardozo FAME Center, Cardozo Art Law Society, and Cardozo Black Law Students Association

Cardozo's FAME Center, Art Law Society and Black Law Students Association will present a virtual panel: Benin Bronzes: Restitution and Reparation. The panelists will address the positions of Nigeria, US Museums, European Museums and US DNA Descendants regarding their respective interests in the Benin Bronzes.

Moderator:
- David Rudenstine, Prof. Rudenstine is the Sheldon H. Solar Professor of Law and Dean Emeritus of Cardozo Law School. He is also an author on the historical British Parliamentary reports justifying retention of the Elgin Marbles.
Panelists:
- Deadria Farmer-Paellmann, J.D., M.A. Executive Director, Restitution Study Group. RSG advocates for the interest of the African-American descendants of slaves sold for the bronze “manillas” melted down to create the Benin Bronzes.
- Moyosore Okediji, University of Texas, Professor Art History, African Art.
- Chika Okeke-Agulu, Princeton University, Professor of Art and Archaeology and African American Studies, Director, Africa World Initiative and Program in African Studies African and African Diaspora.
- Kevin Tervala, Baltimore Museum of Art, Associate Curator of African and Oceanic Art, Department Head, Arts of Africa, the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific Islands.
- William Pearlstein, lawyer in New York experienced in cultural heritage matters, will discuss some of the legal issues affecting the US Museums, Nigerians and US DNA Descendants.
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Making a Career Working for LGBTQ+ Rights: An Alumni Panel

Cardozo Dean's Office and Cardozo OUTLaw

Dean Melanie Leslie ’91 will moderate a panel of distinguished alumni who will speak about their experiences working to advance LGBTQ+ rights in the legal world. They will discuss cases and projects they have worked on, how recent high-profile legislation targeting the LGBTQ+ community has impacted their work and provide advice for law students who want to enter the field.

Panelists:
- Taylor Brown ’17 is a Staff Attorney in the ACLU’s LGBTQ & HIV Project.
- Jason Starr ’10 has over 15 years of experience as an attorney, educator and strategist in the fight for human rights.
- Debra Guston ’88 is a partner at Guston & Guston, LLP and a Visiting Lecturer at Rutgers School of Law with expertise on topics of adoption, assisted reproduction and LGBT issues.
- Nina Frank ’11 is Counsel at Outten & Golden LLP in New York, where she represents individual employees in litigation and negotiation in all areas of employment law.
- Ryan Nelson ’11 is an Assistant Professor of Law at South Texas College of Law in Houston.
Dean Melanie Leslie’s Office Hours

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Join Dean Leslie and Professor Pamela Foohey to discuss anything on your mind.
A Conversation with Indian Supreme Court Justice S. Ravinda Bhat

Cardozo Intellectual Property and Information Law Program and Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy

Join us for a conversation with Indian Supreme Court Justice Shripathi Ravindra Bhat and Professor Saurabh Vishnubhakat, Director of Cardozo’s Intellectual Property & Information Law Program. Hear about Justice Bhat's experience at the highest levels of judicial service and his insight into the law’s perennial capacity for social impact.

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The Supreme Court In Crisis

David M. Hunt Library

The speakers will discuss recent decisions affecting abortion and gun rights, the public’s trust and confidence in the high court and cases the Court will decide before the summer involving LGBTQ rights, affirmative action, election law and immigration policy.

Speakers:
- Tom Gerety, former President of Amherst and Trinity Colleges, former Executive Director of the Brennan Center for Justice
- Adam Liptak, New York Times Supreme Court Correspondent
- David Rudenstine, Sheldon H. Solow Professor of Law at Cardozo and former Dean
50 Years of Title IX: The Pivot to Justice in Women’s Gymnastics

Cardozo FAME Center and Cardozo Sports Law Society

In honor of 50 years of Title IX, a discussion on the legal fight for safety and transparency in the world of elite women's gymnastics.

The Cardozo School of Law's FAME Center and Sports Law Society present an in-person panel with three women advocating for change in the world of women's gymnastics. The evening will be framed around Title IX, part of the groundbreaking Education Amendments of 1972, and will include clips from Jill Yesko's documentary, Broken Trust, as well as Mary Pilon's Audible original audio series, Twisted: The Story of Larry Nassar and the Women Who Brought Him Down."

Panelists:
- Jessica Armstrong, lawyer and advocate
- Mary Pilon, journalist
- Jill Yesko, former cyclist and documentarian
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Automating Bias: Cardozo Law Review 2023 Symposium

Cardozo Law Review, Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy, Heyman Center on Corporate Governance, and Jacob Burns Center for Ethics in the Practice of Law

This symposium explores the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in consumer credit markets and the legal and policy issues surrounding these practices.
Dean Melanie Leslie’s Office Hours

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Join Dean Leslie and Josh Dubin, Executive Director of the Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice, and Derrick Hamilton, Deputy Director of the Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice, to to hear about the Freedom Clinic and their recent clemency work, as well as to ask questions about anything on your mind.