News
Fen-phen trial grabbing attention
May 11, 2008, Lexington Herald - A court case in Kentucky is receiving attention nationwide due to three high-profile lawyers recently charged with bilking their clients in a fen-phen settlement. Prof. Lester Brickman said the considerable interest surrounding the case is because the amount of the...
Published Date: 5/11/2008,
Lester Brickman
Chief Judge Dennis Jacobs to be Commencement Speaker
Cardozo School of Law’s Thirtieth Annual Commencement ceremony will take place at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center at 10:00 am.Dennis Jacobs, Chief Judge, US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is the Commencement speaker. Jason Auerbach, a J.D. candidate, is the elected student speaker. Of...
Dan Ravicher named to Top 50 under 45 in IP Law & Business
May 2008, IP Law & Business magazine - Daniel B. Ravicher, who teaches Problems in Patent Prosecution at Cardozo, was named to IP Law & Business magazine's "Top 50 under 45" list. According to the article, those who made this list " offer a unique and dynamic portrait of today's IP world. They...
Evolution of Asbestos Litigation
May 8, 2008, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research podcast - Prof. Lester Brickman discusses the evolution of asbestos litigation with Jim Copland, senior fellow and director of the Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute. While many asbestos claims were ingenuous, a greater portion...
Published Date: 5/8/2008,
Lester Brickman
VIPs for a Day
Four Cardozo students, Chris Migliaccio ’08, Rachel Quinley ’09, Sarine Soghom ’08, and Diana Zborovsky ’08, paid $650 at the 16th Annual Public Service Auction for the Cardozo VIPs for a Day package. On May 1 the lucky winners of this item enjoyed with three friends private, VIP elevator service...
The War to Keep Compliance Talent
May 1, 2008, Bank Technology News - Financial institutions are on the hunt for emerging talent to fill needs in compliance regulation, a fast-paced, highly paid executive postion. JPMorgan Chase CCO Jeff Reitman explains, "We're competing for the top people in the industry." Law and goverment...
Alumni Kick-Off Reception
On April 30, the BALLSA alumni
committee hosted a reception at Averlyn Archer’s gallery, Canvas Paper and
Stone.Averlyn Archer ’93,
gallery owner
Hon. Tanya Kennedy ’92
(From left) Glenda
Dixon ’02, Averly Archer ’93, Dean David Rudenstine, Susan John ’94
Reception(From left) Stacey Marques...
Published Date: 4/30/2008,
Alumni Affairs
Former Sec Chairman Harvey Pitt and Other Leading Experts to Debate Ways to Improve US Financial Regulation at Cardozo School of Law on April 30
Former SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt, SEC Deputy Director of Enforcement Walter Ricciardi, Swiss Re Chief Claims Strategist Richard Murray, Winston & Strawn Partner Christine Edwards and Prof. Eric Pan will participate in “Debating the Merits of Prudential Supervision,” a program co-sponsored by The...
Published Date: 4/28/2008,
Heyman Center
Freedom Of Speech In Rwanda: A Discussion
Students who traveled to Rwanda and Tanzania in January 2008 observed that press freedoms have been compromised since the 1994 genocide. On April 30, they discussed their experiences and research results while further exploring freedom of expression in post-conflict Rwanda with experts in the...
Experts: Sect opens up to retrieve children, hasten heaven
April 28, 2008, CNN - Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have opened their doors recently to the media and public in reaction to the recent raids on their compound by Texas authorities. The polygamist Mormon sect in Eldorado, Texas have held news conferences,...
Published Date: 4/28/2008,
Marci Hamilton