The Milbank Tweed Forum 2010-2011 Schedule
Spring 2011
The Forum will be held on Wednesdays, from 12:25-1:50pm. Please see below for location.
FEB. 2
Is it Safe Yet: Or Could Wall Street Still Blow Up the Economy?
Maria Bartiromo, Anchor and Managing Editor, The Wall Street Journal Report with Maria Bartiromo
Troy McKenzie '00, Associate Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
Joe Nocera, Columnist, The New York Times
Roy Smith, Kenneth Langone Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance, Leonard N. Stern School of Business
Moderator:
Troy McKenzie '00, Associate Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
Location: Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge
FEB. 9
From Video Game Violence to Religion: The Supreme Court at Midterm
Tom Goldstein, Founder, Goldstein, Howe & Russell, P.C., Founder, SCOTUSblog
Roderick M. Hills, William T. Comfort, III Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
Dahlia Lithwick, Senior Editor and Legal Correspondent, Slate, Contributing Editor, Newsweek
Moderator:
Barry Friedman, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
Location: Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge
FEB. 16
Big Law 2021 - And What It Will Mean for You
Shelia Birnbaum '65, Partner and Co-Head, Mass Torts and Insurance Litigation Group, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Mark Harris, Founder and CEO, Axiom Law
Samuel Issacharoff, Bonnie and Richard Reiss Professor of Constitutional Law, NYU School of Law
Roger Meltzer '77, Partner and Global Chair of Corporate and Finance Practice, DLA Piper
Moderator:
Samuel Issacharoff, Bonnie and Richard Reiss Professor of Constitutional Law, NYU School of Law
Location: Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge
FEB. 23
Litigating Climate Change
Ina Ebert, Senior Counsel, Munich Re, Professor of Law
Lisa Heinzerling, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
Doug Kysar, Joseph M. Field '55 Professor of Law, Yale Law School
Moderator:
Richard Stewart, University Professor and John Edward Sexton Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
Location: Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge
MAR. 2
America's Cities: The Burden of the Past, or the Promise of the Future?
Edward Glaeser , Fred and Eleanor Glimp Professor of Economics, Harvard UniversityEthan Kent , Vice President, Project for Public Spaces
Diana Silver , Assistant Professor of Public Health, NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
Moderator:
Roderick M. Hills Jr. , William T. Comfort III Professor of Law
MAR. 9
No Forum this week.
MAR. 16
Spring Break, no Forum this week.
MAR. 23* Please note: different start time 12:15-1:50 p.m.
Law and Accountability in the Age of WikiLeaks
Simon Chesterman, Global Professor of Law, Director, New York University School of Law Singapore Program
Norman Dorsen, Frederick I. and Grace A. Stokes Professor of Law, Co-Director, Arthur Garfield Hays Civil Liberties Program
Brian Markley, Partner, Cahill Gordon & Reindel
Burt Neuborne, Inez Milholland Professor of Civil Liberties, Legal Director, Brennan Center for Justice
Samuel Rascoff, Assistant Professor of Law
Jay Rosen, Associate Professor of Journalism, New York University, Author, PressThink
Katherine Strandburg, Professor of Law
Diane Zimmerman, Samuel Tilden Professor of Law Emeritus
Moderator:
Ira Rubinstein, Senior Fellow, Information Law Institute
MAR. 30 - EVENT POSTPONED
Demystifying Your Classroom Experience: How Law School Can Make You a Great Lawyer
Shane Dizon, Kauffman Legal Research Fellow
Clayton Gillette, Max E. Greenberg Professor of Contract Law
Deirdre Mullen, Director of Professional Development and Recruitment, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Catherine Sharkey, Professor of Law
Moderator:
Jeannie Forrest, Vice Dean
April 6
No Forum this week.
April 13
No Forum this week.
Fall 2010
SEP. 15
After the Flood: Legal Issues Surrounding the Gulf Oil Spill
Cosponsored by The Guarini Center for Environmental and Land Use Law, NYU School of Law
Richard B. Stewart, John Edward Sexton Professor of Law, Chair and Faculty Director, Hauser Global Law School Program, Director, Guarini Center for Environmental and Land Use Law, NYU School of Law
Richard Epstein, Laurence A. Tisch Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
Amy Salzman '85, Associate Director for Policy Outreach, White House Council on Environmental Quality
Albert Huang, Environmental Justice Attorney, National Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Moderator:
Barry Friedman, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
Location: Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge
SEP. 22
How to Choose a Substantial Writing Topic - And Write the Paper
Barry Friedman, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
Troy McKenzie '00, Associate Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
Kathleen O'Neill '06, Associate, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP
Erin Scharff '11
Location: Vanderbilt Hall, Room 210
SEP. 30
The Gender of Atrocity: Accountability v. Impunity in Sudan
Please note: different day and time.
Thursday, September 30, 2010 6:00-8:00 PM
11th Report of the Prosecutor of the ICC to the UN Security Council Pursuant to UNSCR 1593
Piet de Klerk, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the U.N.
Catherine MacKinnon, Elizabeth A. Long Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School
Luis Moreno Ocampo, Prosecutor, International Criminal Court
Moderator:
Jose E. Alvarez, Herbert and Rose Rubin Professor of International Law, NYU School of Law
Location: Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge
OCT. 6
US v. Arizona: What is the Right Direction on Immigration?
Cosponsored by The Center on the Administration of Criminal Law, NYU School of Law
Omar Jadwat, Staff Attorney, ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project
Julie Myers Wood, Former Head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Julia Preston, Immigration Correspondent, New York Times
Moderator:
Barry Friedman, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
Location: Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge
OCT. 13 - EVENT POSTPONED
Supreme Court Preview
Tom Goldstein, Partner, Akin Gump, Co-Founder and Contributing Editor, SCOTUSblog
Roderick M. Hills, William T. Comfort, III Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
Dahlia Lithwick, Senior Editor and Legal Correspondent, Slate, Contributing Editor, Newsweek
Moderator:
Barry Friedman, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
Location: Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge
OCT.20
The Log Cabin Republicans' Victory Against "Don't Ask, Don't Tell": Are Conservatives the Most Effective LGBT Advocates?
R. Clarke Cooper, Executive Director, Log Cabin Republicans
Richard Socarides, Of Counsel, Brady Klein Weissman, LLP, and Former Special Assistant and Senior Adviser to President Bill Clinton
Aaron Tax, Legal Director, Servicemembers Legal Defense Network
Moderator:
Kenji Yoshino, Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law
Location: Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge
OCT. 27
Congress Revisits the Bush Tax Cuts: Who Should Pay Taxes, and How Much?
Diane Lim Rogers, Chief Economist, Concord Coalition
Daniel Shaviro, Wayne Perry Professor of Taxation, NYU Law School
Alan Viard, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
Moderator:
Barry Friedman, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
Location: Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge
NOV. 3
What are the Consequences of Aggressive Policing: The NYPD's Stop and Frisk Record
S. Andrew Schaffer, Adjunct Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
Dennis Parker, Director of Racial Justice Program, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Heather MacDonald, John M. Olin Fellow, Manhattan Institute, Contributing Editor, City Journal
Moderator:
Barry Friedman, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
Location: Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge
NOV. 10
How to Outline for Exams, and Take Them
Laura Arandes ‘11
Shane Dizon, Kauffman Legal Research Fellow, NYU School of Law
Matthew Shahabian ‘11
Moderator:
Samuel Issacharoff, Bonnie and Richard Reiss Professor of Constitutional Law, NYU School of Law
Location: Vanderbilt Hall, Tishman Auditorium
NOV. 17 - EVENT POSTPONED
The Senate and the Filibuster: Will Partisan Strife Kill the Institution?
Sarah Binder, Professor of Political Science, George Washington University, Senior Fellow in Governance Studies, Brookings Institution
Richard H. Pildes, Sudler Family Professor of Constitutional Law, NYU School of Law
Anthony Weiner, Congressman, US House of Representatives
Moderator:
Barry Friedman, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
Location: Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge
Spring 2010 Schedule and Videos