2011-2012 Alumni/ae Calendar
Our calendar is constantly evolving — check here often!
September 2011
Washington, DC, Regional Alumni/ae Gathering with a Focus on Health Care
Tuesday, September 13
Reception at the Laughing Man Tavern
1306 G Street, NW
Washington, D.C.
For more information visit the DC Alumni/ae Chapter Facebook.
Please RSVP to goldap@gmail.com
Boston Regional Alumni/ae Gathering
Thursday, September 15
Wine Tasting at Vlora Restaurant
545 Boylston Street
Boston, MA
Time: 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Click here to register
This event is sponsored in part by:
Joel Rosen ‘94, founder and managing principal of Rosen Law Office and;
Mike Sams ‘94, founding member and shareholder of Kenney & Sams, P.C.
San Francisco Regional Event
Thursday, September 22
Special Guest: Professor James Hackney
Perry's on the Embarcadero
155 Steuart Street
San Francisco
Time: 6:30pm to 8:30 pm
Register online now!
Alaska No-Host Happy Hour
Thursday, September 29th
Bar at Simon & Seafort's
420 "L" Street
Anchorage
Beginning at 4:30 p.m.
RSVP to saade@oles.com
Join our many Anchorage-area grads for a happy hour to share information and network.
October 2011
New York Regional Event
Wednesday, October 5
Breakfast Speaker Series
Special Guest: Kathy Bryan '81
The Rock Center Café
20 W. 50th Street
New York, NY
Between 5th & 6th Avenues on the lower concourse
Time: 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
NUSL's New York Alumni/ae chapter launches a new speaker series: "TRANSFORMING THE PRACTICE OF LAW". At each of these breakfast events, an NUSL graduate will talk about how she or he has been transforming the practice of law. (Please note you will have to purchase your own breakfast). Kathy Bryan '81, will be the first guest speaker. Kathy is currently the President & CEO for the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR Institute), an international non-profit coalition of corporate counsel, top law firms, judiciary and academics, dedicated to providing resources and information in commercial conflict prevention and dispute management (www.cprard.org). For over 30 years, the CPR Institute has been at the forefront of promoting alternatives to the high cost of litigation to resolve complex commercial disputes. Prior to taking the helm at the CPR Institute in October 2006, Kathy Bryan was the head of worldwide litigation for Motorola and a corporate vice president of Motorola’s Law Department. She developed and implemented innovations in litigation management techniques during a career that spanned 16 years with the company.
Please RSVP by Sept. 28 to opandre@yahoo.com
Connecticut Regional Event
Wednesday, October 5
New Haven
Special guest: Luke Bierman, Distinguished Professor of the Practice of Law and Associate Dean of Experiential Education
Hosted by Stuart C. Johnson '94
Carmody & Torrance
195 Church Street
New Haven
Time: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Register online now!
The Northeastern Law Forum: "Markets in Assisted Reproduction: Should We Pay for Eggs, Sperm and Wombs?"
Featuring Dr. Adrienne Asch, Director of the Center for Ethics, Edward and Robin Milstein Professor of Bioethics, Yeshiva University.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Time: 12:00 to 1:30 pm
240 Dockser Hall
This presentation explores the intersection between law, biotechnology and ethics. Co-sponsored by the Women's Law Caucus, Department of Philosophy and Religion and the Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies Program
The Northeastern Law Forum: "Princely Appropriations"
An IP-focused panel discussion featuring Professor Michael Bennett and lawyer-artist Alfred Steiner
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Time: 12:00 to 1:30 p.m.
240 Dockser Hall
Using Steiner's work and the recent Cariou v. Prince et al. decision (finding that Prince's "Canal Zone" images violated the Cariou's copyright) as entry points, this presentation and panel discussion will explore the cultural and political implications of current trends in appropriation and conceptual art, wide distribution of increasingly cheap digital copying technologies, and intellectual property law. This event is co-sponsored by the Intellectual Property Society.
Women in the Law Brown Bag Lunch: "Data Privacy in a Global Economy"
Featuring Speaker Gina Perini '01, GTC Law Group LLP
Thursday, October 13
Prince Lobel Tye LLP
100 Cambridge Street, Suite 2200
Boston, MA
Time: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Register online now!
With news of widespread data breaches and concerns over online tracking in the headlines on a daily basis, data privacy law in the U.S. and abroad is in a state of dynamic change. Gina will discuss how U.S. businesses can navigate the patchwork of data privacy laws in the U.S. and the commercialization and flow of data in a global economy.
Alumni/ae Reunion Weekend
October 21-22
Celebrating class years '51, '56, '71, '76, '81, '86, '91, '96, '01 and '06!
Join us for a fun-filled weekend. On Friday, October 21, 2011, NUSL will host an all graduate reception with faculty members from 6 to 8 pm in Dockser Hall's lovely Commons. Dean Emily Spieler will deliver a brief State of the Law School address prior to the reception. On Saturday, October 22, enjoy the always memorable Reunion Class Dinner and cocktail reception at the nearby, beautifully renovated Colonnade Hotel from 6:30 to 10:30 pm. Surrounding non-reunion classes are always welcome to join us for the dinner.
Register now!
Travel Arrangements
A block of rooms at the nearby Colonnade Hotel has been reserved for our out-of-town guests. These are available on a first come, first served basis. The hotel deadline is September 30. October is one of the busiest tourist months for Boston, so we suggest you make your reservations now.
November 2011
BRAC Regional Reception
Thursday, November 3
Union Club of Boston
8 Park Street
Boston
Time: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Please register for this event in advance by clicking here.
This event is sponsored in part by Chris Parker ‘76, who founded The Law Offices of Christopher W. Parker in 2011.
Portland Area Alumni/ae Happy Hour
Thursday, November 3, 2011
The Red Star Tavern
502 S.W. Alder Street
Time: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Please RSVP to jaynecronlund@gmail.com
A round of drinks and happy hour snacks graciously provided by Flourish Consulting.
Same Sex Estate Planning Panel
Thursday, November 10, 2011
4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Northeastern University Faculty Club
716 Columbus Avenue, 6th Floor
Boston
Come hear fellow NUSL and CSH graduates Lisa Cukier '87, Cliff Cohen '89, Barb Macy '84, and Joyce Kauffman '92 highlight the changing landscape in this area of estate planning. Sponsored by the Northeastern University School of Law and the Office of Gift Planning. For more information or to reserve your spot, please contact Sierra Rosen '06 at 617.373.8012 or s.rosen@neu.edu. Host committee includes Mary L. Bonauto, Esq; Clifford Cohen, Esq, Burns & Levinson LLP; Lisa Cukier, Esq, Burns & Levinson LLP; Joyce Kauffman, Esq; Barbara Macy, Esq; and Ellen K. Wade, Esq.
NUSL Washington, DC, Regional Chapter Event
Thursday, November 17
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Johnny's Half Shell
400 North Capitol Street, NW
Washington, DC
With special guest Dean Emily Spieler
Register Now!
San Francisco Regional Event
Friday, November 18
Time: 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Hosted by Gallup Inc.
Location: 101 California Street, Suite 3000, San Francisco
Join our Bay-area grads for a round table discussion with Joe Frankl '79, Regional Director at the NLRB
Bring your lunch! Light snacks and drinks will be provided.
To RSVP, please contact Laura Fauber '10 at 415.844.8312 or Laura_Fauber@gallup.com
December 2011
Labor & Employment Panel & Reception
Thursday, December 8
230 Dockser Hall
Time: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Moderator: Mark Irvings '75
Join us for two panel discussions focused on the crisis in the public and private pension systems and the effects on Employment Practices Liability Insurance on the practice of employment law and the settlement process. Our labor and employment practitioners are encouraged to attend these topical panels, which will be followed by a networking reception for all attendees. (more)
5:30 to 6:30 p.m.: “The Effects of Employment Practices Liability Insurance on the Practice of Employment Law and the Settlement Process”
Panelists : Jacyln Kugell '92, Elizabeth Rodgers ’76 , Leon Kesten ’83
6:30 to 7:30 p.m.: “The Crisis in the Public and Private Pension Systems”
Panelists: Michael Felsen '78, Richard Griffin '81, Linda McGill ’78
8:30 pm: Networking Reception
January 2012
BRAC Chapter Scotch Tasting
Date: TBD
Time: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Location: TBD
Pre-Connections Networking Panel
Wednesday, January 25
240 Dockser Hall
Time: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Panelists include Navjeet Bal '89, Joseph Feaster '75 and Suleyken Diotima Walker '02.
New York Regional Alumni/ae Event
Wednesday, January 25
Time: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP, 1350 Broadway, 12th Floor, New York
Special Guest Speaker: The Honorable Paul Wooten '77, Justice, Supreme Court of New York County
Public Interest Law Scholars Dinner
Thursday, January 26
Home of the Honorable Nonnie Burnes '77-78
Time: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
February 2012
Alumni Speaker Series: William Mostyn, '74
"The Top of the Pyramid: How Corporate Boards Have
Changed in Response to Shareholder Activism"
Wednesday, February 1
42 Dockser Hall
Time: 12:00 to 1:30 p.m.
William J. Mostyn III '74 currently serves as Senior VP and Corporate Secretary at TIAA-CREF, an organization that helps those in the academic, medical, cultural and research fields plan for and live in retirement.
Before joining TIAA-CREF in 1995, he served as Deputy General Counsel, Secretary and Corporate Governance Officer for Bank of America. He also served as Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for The Gillette Company for 31 years. He currently serves as chairman for Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals.
Connections Networking Reception
Thursday, February 9
Sherin and Lodgen LLP
101 Federal Street
Boston
Time: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Students: Register here
Graduates: Register here
Women in the Law Brown Bag Lunch: "Putting Your JD to Use in a Nonprofit Setting"
Thursday, February 16
Hosted by Prince Lobel Tye LLP
100 Cambridge Street, Suite 2200
Boston
Time: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Guest speakers:
Sharon Scott-Chandler '93, Executive Vice President, ABCD, Inc.
Nicci Meadow '88, Director of Elder Services, ABCD, Inc.
Action for Boston Community Development is an antipoverty agency, serving more than 100,000 low-income Greater Boston residents through its city-wide network of neighborhood-based organizations.
Please register for this event here by Friday, February 11.
March 2012
Externships 6 Conference
Friday, March 2
Northeastern University School of Law
400 Huntington Avenue
Boston
Boston Regional Chapter Scotch Tasting Event
Thursday, March 8
Time: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Elephant Walk Boston
900 Beacon St Boston, MA 02215
Space is limited.
Health Law Conference
Friday, March 16
NUSL, Dockser Hall
Join us for an interdisciplinary conference exploring the myriad ways that law and policy affect health law practice in the US and globally.
Seattle Regional Alumni/ae Event
Thursday, March 22
Location: Harborside, 1200 Westlake Ave.N, Seattle, WA 02115
Time: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
With special guest Dean Emily Spieler
Register online here
Alumni Speaker Series: Paul Kaplan '77
Monday, March 26
Location: TBA
Time: 12:00 to 1:30 p.m.
Join NUSL Alumnus Paul Kaplan for a discussion about the antitrust issues surrounding college football's Bowl Championship Series.
April 2012
Philadelphia Regional Alumni/ae Event
Thursday, April 5
Location: Willig Williams & Davidson
Conference Room 7
Time: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
With special guest Professor James Hackney
Register online here.
Alumni/ae of Color Panel
Thursday, April 12
230 Dockser Hall
Time: 12:00 to 1:30 p.m.
New York City Regional Reception
Wednesday, April 18
Time: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Location: TBD
With special guest Dean Emily Spieler
Women in the Law Brown Bag Lunch
Wednesday, April 25
Prince Lobel Tye LLP
100 Cambridge Street, Suite 2200
Boston, MA
Time: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
New Hampshire Regional Reception
Thursday, April 26
Time: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Location: Bedford Village Inn
With special guest Dean Luke Bierman, Associate Dean for Experiential Education
May 2012
Women in the Law Conference
Friday, May 11
NUSL, 400 Huntington Avenue
Boston MA 02115-5000
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Denise Carty-Bennia Event
Thursday, May 24
NUSL, Dean's Conference Room
Time: 4:00 to 5:30 p.m.
Commencement
Friday, May 25
Matthews Arena, Boston
June 2012
Annual Alumni/ae Board Meeting
Tuesday, June 5
440 Egan Center
Time: 5:45 to 8:00 p.m.
With special guest Dean Emily Spieler
October 2012
Alumni/ae Reunion Weekend
October 19-20
Celebrating class years '52, '57, '72, '77, '82, '87, '92, '97, '02 and '07!
