Field and Campus: Spring 2024
From conferences and symposiums to thought-provoking panels and fireside chats, there’s always something new happening on New York Law School’s campus to excite students and engage them with experts across the legal community. Read about a few of the latest happenings at 185 West Broadway.
FEBRUARY
2024
On February 20, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, award-winning author of the acclaimed book Chain-Gang All-Stars, visited campus along with award-winning investigative journalist Liliana Segura for a thought-provoking interdisciplinary panel, moderated by Professor Britney Wilson, to examine how fiction shows us the creative possibilities for transformative justice.
MARCH
2024
On March 19, the Ronald H. Filler Institute for Financial Services Law hosted a special fireside chat with Christopher Giordano ’93, Partner at DLA Piper and Chair of its U.S. Mergers and Acquisitions Group and New York Corporate Group, and Professor Howard S. Meyers, Director of the Filler Institute. Mr. Giordano discussed his mergers and acquisitions (M&A) practice, his career in the M&A field, and general advice for students interested in this practice area.
On March 20, NYLS students, faculty, and staff and our wider New York community were invited to a screening of Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island, an award-winning documentary about the 1979 Three Mile Island nuclear meltdown. The film explores never-before-told stories, including that of NYLS Adjunct Professor Joanne Doroshow, who took the local community’s case to the U.S. Supreme Court as a young attorney. After the screening, attendees had an opportunity to discuss the documentary with director Heidi Hutner, Professor Doroshow, and four of the women who advocated for accountability after the meltdown.
APRIL
2024
On April 2, James Tricarico Jr. Institute for the Business of Law and In-House Counsel and Center for Business and Financial Law hosted an insightful conversation on compliance, consulting, and financial services with NYLS alumni and other industry leaders. Matthew Bobrow ’15, Counsel, Private Equity and Investment Funds, Nixon Peabody LLP; Kevin Corbett ’03, Partner, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP; Patrick Nicholson ’08, Chief Compliance Officer, S&P Global Ratings; and Joan Schwartz, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, FNZ North America discussed their career experiences, including how they started in the field, and shared advice with students interested in practicing in these areas of law.
In the afternoon on April 8, NYLS students, faculty, and staff excitedly gathered on the terrace and passed around solar eclipse viewers to witness the North American solar eclipse.
The annual Tribeca Cybersecurity Summit was April 26. The event brought together in-house counsel, attorneys in private practice, and NYLS students to learn about and engage with current issues and information related to cybercrime and the law, including the cyber risk landscape, incident response, and how to craft effective cyber programs with the inclusion of counsel.
MAY
2024
New York government officials including Governor Kathy Hochul, State Senator Jessica Scarcella-Spanton, Assemblymember Manny K. De Los Santos, State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal, and Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, visited campus on May 1 to see Governor Hochul sign into law new protections against organized retail theft as part of the FY25 State Budget.
On May 8, NYLS celebrated Professor Camille Broussard, Associate Dean for Information Services and Director of The Mendik Library, and her profound impact on the NYLS community as she became a Professor Emerita after 34 years with the Law School.
On May 8, New York Law School hosted a hybrid program for all New York Pro Bono Scholars across the state. Hon. Rowan Wilson, Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals, came to campus to share welcoming remarks with the students.
JUNE
2024
NYLS’s New York Elections, Census, and Redistricting Institute and Center for New York City and State Law hosted a conference on June 18 that explored the impact of the 2014 voter-approved New York constitutional amendment that created a new redistricting system. Experts discussed what led to chaos and confusion in the implementation of the system, what changed, and what might shift before 2030 through new constitutional reform.
On June 18, New York Law School also invited the NYLS community and past and present members of the New York City Law Department, many of whom are NYLS alumni, to a special tribute honoring the inspirational leadership of the Law Department over so many years. The Law Department received this year’s Civic Fame Award, presented by Center for New York City and State Law.
Student
Symposiums
NYLS student organizations planned and presented several symposiums for the student body and wider legal community over the course of the spring semester.
On February 8, the Intellectual Property Law Society and the Media Entertainment and Fashion Law Association hosted its second annual symposium.
On February 29 and March 1, the Legal Association of Women hosted its annual symposium.
On April 4 and 5, the Sports Law Society hosted its annual symposium.