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More than 200 students received their law degrees at Albany Law's 159th Commencement Ceremony at 11 a.m. on May 14, 2010 at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.

The Honorable Richard Wesley, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, delivered the keynote address.

Judge Wesley was appointed to the federal court in 2003 after serving as an Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, New York's highest court, since 1997.

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For the audio recording of the Keynote, click HERE.

For the video recording of the Commencment ceremony, go to: www.albanylaw.edu/webstream/

The Student Animal Defense Fund hosted its first Animal Law Symposium at Albany Law School on April 21, 2010.

A series of presentations covered such issues as "The Intrinsic Value of Other Animal Species & Their Contributions to Our Society" and "Non-humans & the Environment: from the Streets, Farms & Industries to the Legislature."

Speakers included New York State Assemblyman Jim Tedisco, NEWS10 meteorologist Steve Caporizzo and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation pathologist Dr. Ward Stone.

For more info, click here.

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Audio Recording of the event:

• Part 1, click HERE.
• Part 2, click HERE.
• Part 3, click HERE.

Bring It Up 10 was held in the East Wing On April 22, 2010 at 6 pm.

FINAL “BRING IT UP TEN” EVENT – PAYING FOR THE BAR:

Who: Class of 2010, Andrea Wedler (Financial Aid), Sherri Donnelly (Human Resources)

What: Info Session regarding Bar Loans, Loan Deferral, LRAP, Health Care Plans, and Bar Budgeting

To access the recording click HERE.

New York State Lieutenant Governor Richard Ravitch discussed the state's fiscal crisis on Monday, April 19, 2010 at 4 p.m. in the Dean Alexander Moot Courtroom at Albany Law School.

The event was organized by the Albany Law Review.

Audio Recording:

Click HERE.

Ross Garber delivered the lecture "The Integrity of Public Service: The Impact of Recent Public Corruption Cases" for the 2010 Edwin L. Crawford Lecture on Municipal Law, to be held at Albany Law School on Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 4 p.m. in Room 200.

Garber, a partner in the Hartford, Conn., office of Shipman & Goodwin LLP, represents clients in government investigations, internal investigations and white collar criminal matters, as well as in investigations by the SEC, state attorneys general and other federal and state regulators.

As the former chief counsel to two Connecticut governors, Garber regularly represents governors, other public officials, agencies and campaigns in investigations. He recently represented the Office of the Governor of South Carolina in impeachment proceedings before a special committee of the South Carolina House of Representatives, and he also recently represented the Office of the Governor of Connecticut during federal and state investigations into allegations of corruption in state government.

For more information, or to register to attend, contact 518-445-3287 or tblan@albanylaw.edu.

The event was hosted by the Government Law Center (GLC) of Albany Law School, with support from the New York State Association of Counties, Association of Towns of the State of New York and the New York State Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials.

Law professor David M. Crane, who was the founding chief prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, an international war crimes tribunal, from 2002 to 2005, delivered the keynote speech at the 2010 installment of the Justice Jackson Lecture Series, "Jurisprudence in the Global Era," at Albany Law School from April 6 to 7, 2010. His presentation was titled "At a Crossroads: The Nuremberg Principles in the 21^st Century."

Professor Crane, who spoke at 6:30 p.m. on April 6, 2010 in Room 209, was the first American to be the chief prosecutor of an international war crimes tribunal since Justice Jackson served at Nuremberg in 1945.

With the rank of Undersecretary General, Professor Crane's mandate was to prosecute the people responsible for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious violations of international human rights committed during the civil war in Sierra Leone during the 1990's. Among those he indicted was the President of Liberia, Charles Taylor, the first sitting African head of state in history to be held accountable for such crimes.

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Audio Recording - Click HERE.
Archived Video Recording - Click HERE.
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Day Two of "Jurisprudence in the Global Era" included a series of panel discussions on that explored the impact of international law on the U.S. legal system, as well as the implications of applying international law to a country's judicial landscape. These discussions were held in DAMC on April 7, 2010.

Speakers included:

James Thuo Gathii
Bryan S. Gowdy
Eric S. Montalvo
David H. Moore
Eli M. Rosenbaum,
Mark S. Zaid, Esq.

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Audio Recordings -

Archived Video Recording - Click HERE.
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The community forum "Climate, Jobs and Justice: Copenhagen Report and Next Steps for Labor and the Environment" was held in the Dean Alexander Moot Courtroom at Albany Law from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 1.

Last December, more than 45,000 people, including the heads of more than 100 countries, gathered in Copenhagen to help plan the next steps in the global response to the climate crisis. While no binding agreement came out of the meeting, attendees did make progress toward the creation of a global climate strategy.

At the forum, environment, labor and environmental justice leaders who took part in the Copenhagen meetings, as well as other experts, discussed next steps to a meaningful response to the climate crisis.

Keynote speakers were

• Pete Grannis, Commissioner, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
• Sean Sweeney, Director, Cornell Global Labor Institute
• Cecil Corbin-Mark, Deputy Director, WeAct for Environmental Justice

Additional speakers included:

• Mark Watson, Program Manager, Environmental Research, NYSERDA
• Jill Kubit, Assistant Director, Cornell Global Labor Institute
• Jared Snyder, Assistant Commissioner for Air Resources, NYS Department of Environmental
• Mark Bettinger, Director of Sierra Club's Federal and International Climate Campaign
• Ed Murphy, Director, Workforce Development Institute

The event was co-sponsored by the Workforce Development Institute, Albany Law School's Government Law Center, New York State Apollo Alliance and the Albany Law School Environmental Law Society.

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Audio Recordings

• Part 1 - Click HERE.
• Part 2 - Click HERE.

Annette Gordon-Reed, a professor of law at New York Law School and winner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize in History for her book The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family (W. W. Norton, 2008), delivered the keynote speech at the 16th Annual Kate Stoneman Day, held March 25, 2010 at the law school.

Kate Stoneman awards were also presented to Barbara Cottrell '84 and Dale Skivington '79.

The awards are presented annually in honor of Kate Stoneman, the first woman admitted to practice law in New York state and the first female graduate of Albany Law School in 1898.

Audio Recording: Click HERE.

Archived Video Recording: Click HERE.

On March 22, 201 at 1:30 pm in Dean Alexander Moot Courtroom (421), Albany Law School held a live court session for the 15th consecutive year.

Hon. Anthony Cardona '70 presided.

Audio Recordings:

• PART 1
• PART 2
• PART 3

March 10, 2010 at 7 pm in room 425-

WHAT TO EXPECT & HOW TO PREPARE

with Robert McMillen '69
Member of the NYS Board of Bar Examiners

Featuring: Professor Moore, Professor Redwood & Professor Seita

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If you missed the presentation, click HERE for the audio recording.

The Fourth Annual Chief Judge Lawrence H. Cooke State Constitutional Commentary Symposium, hosted by the Albany Law Review, covered "Wrongful Convictions: Understanding and Addressing Criminal Injustice" from 11:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 4, 2010, at Albany Law School.

As keynote speaker and moderator, New York Court of Appeals Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman led the discussion on the origins of and modern solutions to wrongful convictions. This timely event followed Chief Judge Lippman's recent appointment of a permanent task force on wrongful convictions at the New York Court of Appeals.

Chief Judge Lippman was joined by:

• Distinguished Teaching Professor James Acker, School of Criminal Justice of the State University of New York
• Amy Bach, Author of Ordinary Injustice: How America Holds Court
• Professor Saul Kassin, Psychology Departments of John Jay College and Williams College
• Stephen Saloom, Policy Director of the Innocence Project
• Hon. Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney, New York County

Audio Recording of the Event: Clck HERE.

Bring It Up Ten was held on March 3, 2010 from 7-9 pm in Room 200.

Faculty Presenters included:
Professor Moriarty, Professor Pratt, Professor Redwood, Professor Renuart, and Professor Shanks (moderator)

As 3Ls near graduation (a mere six weeks away!), they are all mentally preparing for the grueling ten weeks of bar prep that will follow. At this event, faculty members spoke in an informal setting talk about their bar prep experience, what worked and what didn't, what they have learned over the years, and what issues to look out for as students prepare to take the bar.
Topics discussed :
• Apartment Rentals & Lease Renewals
• Health care and insurance
• Applying for Bar Loans
• Making a budget
• Managing family obligations
• Personal sacrifices

If you missed the event, click HERE for the audio recording.

To kick off Women's History Month, Nancy Marie Payne, professional storyteller, presented a commissioned piece on Kate Stoneman's determination that led her to be the first female admitted to the NYS Bar Association and the first alumna of Albany Law School on March 2, 2010 in room 200 from 4-5 pm.

Audio Recording of the event: Click HERE.

From the left, Matthew Loiacono, Alex Muro, Stephen Dushko
(IP Society President), and Paul Rapp

Local musicians and entertainment attorneys discussed the effects of digital technology on copyright and the outlook for the music industry in terms of new business models and new media on March 1,2010 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the East Wing of the law school.

Speakers included:

• Paul Czech, attorney
• Matthew Loiacono, Collar City Records, current solo artist and formerly of the Kamikaze Hearts
• Alex Muro, B3nson Recording Company, Sergeant Dunbar and the Hobo Banned
• Paul Rapp, attorney and Blotto drummer

The event was hosted by Albany Law School's Intellectual Property Society. A reception in the East Foyer followed the panel discussion.

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Elizabeth Loewy '84 was honored as Alumna in Residence on Feb. 23, 2010, returning to campus to speak about her experience with the Manhattan District Attorney's office prosecuting the headline-making Brooke Astor case, as well as topics such as elder abuse law and domestic violence law.

She also spent the day meeting with students and faculty, as well as visiting classes.

If you missed her presentation, which took place from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Room 200 of the 1928 building, click HERE for the audio recording. (coming soon!)

This pro bono training took place on Friday, February 19, 2010 from 2-5p in E116.

If you missed it, click HERE for the audio recording.

This training was held on January 15, 2010 from 1:30-3:00pm in DAMC by Lillian Moy.

On December 4, 2009, Albany Law School Dean Thomas Guernsey and keynote speaker Roy Stuckey headlined the 2009 Northeast Regional Conference "Developing and Defining Measurable Goals for Teaching Law Students."

Professor Stuckey, author of Best Practices for Legal Education and a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Law at the University of South Carolina School of Law, spoke about "Setting Measureable Goals for Law Student Teaching," calling out legal education for preparing students to think like appellate judges rather than lawyers.

The conference, hosted by Albany Law School, focused on the importance of setting measurable learning goals and implementing them in both the clinic and non-clinic classroom setting. Participants discussed both general trends in curriculum reform and specific ways to develop goals to measure student learning.

Professors from Syracuse University and The College of St. Rose discussed "Pedagogy and Course Goals."

The conference was sponsored by the AALS Section on Legal Education, Albany Law School, Syracuse University College of Law, University at Buffalo Law School and Vermont Law School

COMPLETE AGENDA:
9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Pedagogy and Course Goals

-Corrine Roth Smith, Syracuse University, School of Education
-Terri Ward, The College of Saint Rose, School of Education

Audio - click HERE.
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11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Setting Measurable Goals for Law Student Teaching

- Roy T. Stuckey, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Law, University of South Carolina School of Law; Author, Best Practices For Legal Education

Audio - click HERE.
*******************12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. “Curriculum Reform and Outcome Based Legal Education”

-Thomas F. Guernsey, President & Dean, Albany Law School

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1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Workshops

2:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. Reports from Workshops & Closing Remarks

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New York State Lieutenant Governor Richard Ravitch delivered the keynote speech at the 2nd Annual Building in the 21st Century conference held on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009.

Conference topics included the economics of construction and the built environment, opportunities in modernizing public construction procurement, and opportunities in modernizing public finance.

Professor Salkin discussed issues in land use planning as part of a panel of experts from both academia and the private sector.

The conference wad sponsored by Albany Law School's Government Law Center, AIA New York State and the New York City Bar.

Complete Agenda:

Welcoming Remarks
Edward C. Farrell, Executive Director, AIA New York State
and Co-Moderator Burt L. Roslyn, President, Roslyn Consultants, LLC, AIA New York State

Economics of Construction and the Built Environment
Georges Korsun, Ph.D., Deloitte Financial Advisory Services, LLP

Audio - click HERE.

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State Issues in Land Use Planning
Patricia Salkin, Esq., Albany Law School
Jonathan Martin, Ph.D., Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation and Pratt Institute
Diana Sawtell, Chief Planner and Land Use Planning Department Manager, Holtzmacher, McLendon + Murrell P.C.
Mark Ginsberg, Curtis + Ginsberg Architects

Audio - click HERE.

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Keynote Speech
Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch

Audio - click HERE.

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Modernize Public Construction Procurement
Mary Ann Crotty, President, Macro Associates
Russell Davidson, KG+D Architects, Past President, AIANYS
Robert Flieger, Senior Manager, Capital Projects Consulting, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services, LLP
Joseph Hogan, Vice President, Association of General Contractors
Howard Rosen, Esq., Peckar & Abramson
Michael J. Squarzini, P.E., LEED AP, Senior Principal, Thornton Tomasetti
Brig. Gen. Norman Thorpe (USAF, Retired), Editor, ABA Model Code for Public Infrastructure Procurement

Audio - click HERE.

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Modernize Public Finance
Samara Barend, Executive Director, New York State Commission on State Asset Maximization
Kenneth Bond, Esq., Squire Sanders & Dempsey
Joseph Branca, Managing Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Jeffrey Hyman, Managing Director, Stone & Youngberg LLC
Kenneth Lind, Esq., Nixon Peabody, LLP

Summation and Discussion
Co-Moderators Patricia Salkin and Burt Roslyn

Audio - Click HERE.

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The topic of Internet and the Law has been one of much discussion and debate in the midst of the ever-expanding use and reach of communications via the World Wide Web. While the Internet has become a common means of shopping, talking and working for individuals, so too has the Internet become an integral player for companies storing proprietary data. It is in the midst of these electronic communications that questions arise of what privacy protections exist and what role, if any, law enforcement may play in all of this. The Journal seeks to engage in a scholarly discussion regarding the current state of privacy laws with respect to common Internet usage, as well as the problems that arise in law enforcement of cyber-crimes.

PANEL I: PRIVACY AND THE CORPORATE REALM

• Moderator: Annette Kahler, Director, Center for Law & Innovation, Visiting Assistant Professor of Law
• Thomas Smith, Esq. ’82, Assistant Deputy Director and Counsel at NYS Cyber Security & Critical Infrastructure Coordination
  New York State Information Security Breach and Notification Act: State Breach Notification Requirements
• John Kennedy, Esq., Partner at Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
  National Information Insecurity: Recent Federal Initiatives in Private Sector Information Security
• Dale Skivington, Esq. ’79, Assistant General Counsel, Vice President Legal Department and Former Chief Privacy Officer at Eastman Kodak Company
  Protecting Consumer's Privacy – The Role of Legislation and Self Regulation
• Andrew DeVore, Esq., Partner at DeVore & DeMarco LLP
  Cloud Computing: Privacy Storm on the Horizon?

PANEL II: WHEN PRIVACY INTERSECTS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT

• Moderator: Michael Hutter, Professor of Law
• Shun-ling Chen, SJD candidate, Harvard Law School
  Self-Governance of Online Communities In the Era of Web 2.0: Wikipedia as an Example
• Brian Kane, Esq., Assistant Chief Deputy Attorney General, State of Idaho
  Anonymity, Popularity, & Micro-Celebrity: The Crossroads of Social Networking & Privacy
• Stephen Treglia, Esq. ’79, Assistant District Attorney and Chief of the Technology Crime Unit, Nassau County District Attorney's Office
  The Clash of Titanic Paradigms – The American Criminal Justice System versus Modern Computer Technology. The Greatest Unresolvable Conflict between a Square Peg and a Round Hole?

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Audio Recordings:

Panel 1-Click HERE.

Panel 2 -Click HERE.

Albany Law School hosted its 16th Annual Senior Citizens' Law Day on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The event provided senior citizens and their caregivers with free legal assistance. Organized by the school's Government Law Center, the free community program included more than 30 workshops to educate senior citizens, family members, advocates and care providers about significant aging-related legal issues.

Albany Law professors, attorneys and other experts provided legal information and resources in educational workshops covering legal topics such as:

• Identity Theft
• How to Survive a Money Crunch
• Retirement Planning
• Health Care Proxies and Living Wills
• Fighting Investment Fraud

Four Albany Law School professors conducted a panel discussion on current initiatives for health care reform.

The Elder Law Section of the New York State Bar Association also offered attendees free 30-minute individual meetings with elder law attorneys

Click HERE for the recording of Nancy M. Sills ('76) Memorial Lecture:
Panel on National Health Care Reform
Professor Beverly Cohen,
Professor Dale L. Moore,
Professor Alicia Ouellette,
Professor David Pratt

ALBANY GOVERNMENT LAW REVIEW hosted its third Annual Fall Symposium titled, "Lincoln's Legacy: Enduring Lessons of Executive Power," which took place September 30 and October 1, 2009. The Government Law Center co-sponsored the program. Papers presented will be published in the law review's Spring 2010 issue. Dr. Paul Finkelman, the President William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law and Public Policy at Albany Law School and adviser to the Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, is co-faculty adviser to the law review and directed the symposium.

While the symposium reflected upon President Lincoln's use of executive power in a historical context, the presentations focused on applying a prospective analysis of modern trends in the use and abuse of executive power, and the legal implications of an expanded executive role in a number of substantive areas that are relevant to the world we live in today.

Speakers included:

• Hon. Frank J. Williams (retd.), Chief Justice, Rhode Island Supreme Court
• Dr. Louis Fisher, Specialist in Constitutional Law, Library of Congress
• Lewis Lehrman, Co-Founder, Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History,
• Dr. Mark Graber, Professor of Law and Government, University of Maryland School of Law
• Dr. Paul Finkelman, the President William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law and Public Policy, Albany Law School
• Neil Kinkopf, Professor of Law, Georgia State University College of Law
• Dr. Abraham Wagner, Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs at the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
• Dr. Saikrishna Prakash, Herzog Research Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law
• Emily Berman, Counsel/Katz Fellow, Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law
• Jeffrey M. Samuels, David L. Brennan Professor of Law, University of Akron School of Law
• Dr. Jenny B. Wahl, Professor of Economics, Carleton College
• Raymond H. Brescia, Professor of Law, Albany Law School
• Dr. Timothy Huebner, Associate Professor of History, Rhodes College
• Dr. Thomas C. Mackey, Adjunct Professor of Law, Brandeis School of Law
• Renee Redman, Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Connecticut School of Law
• Christian B. Sundquist, Assistant Professor of Law, Albany Law School
• Anthony P. Farley, James Campbell Matthews Distinguished Professor of Jurisprudence, Albany Law School
• Angela Alexander, Graduate Student in History, Winthrop University

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Audio Recordings:

A presentation, "The Iraqi Refugee Crisis: An International Perspective," took place at Albany Law School on Tuesday, Sept. 1, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the 1928 Building at 80 New Scotland Ave.

Kristèle Younès, a senior advocate for Refugees International, discussed the Iraqi Refugee Crisis. She has surveyed and advocated on behalf of displaced Iraqis in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt, as well as refugees from Darfur and the Central African Republic in Chad. She was previously a legal officer with the Coalition for the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

This event was sponsored by Albany Law School's Muslim Law Students Association, Amnesty International and International Law Society, in conjunction with the Iraqi Refugee Project Coalition.

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For the audio recording of this event, click HERE

The Racing and Gaming Law Program of the Government Law Center presented its ninth annual Saratoga Institute - a program dedicated to exploring the legal and public policy implications of racing and gaming in New York State and the nation on August 4, 2009 at the Gideon Putnam Hotel & Conference Center in Saratoga Springs, NY..

Speakers incluced:

Dino Amoroso, Esq.
President
Nassau County Off-Track Betting Corporation

Jerry Bilinski, DVM
Former Chairman
New York State Racing and Wagering Board

Stephen Bochnak
New York State Assembly

Patrick M. Connors, Esq.
Professor of Law
Albany Law School

Steven Crist
Chairman and Publisher
Daily Racing Form

Jeffrey Gural
Chairman
Newmark & Co.

Charles Hayward
President and CEO
New York Racing Association, Inc.

Peggy Hendershot
Senior Vice President of Legislative Affairs
National Thoroughbred Racing Association

Hon. Daniel Hogan
Commissioner
New York State Racing and Wagering Board

Mike Kane
Communications Officer
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

Patrick L. Kehoe, Esq.
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
New York Racing Association

Amy Lavine, Esq.
Staff Attorney
Government Law Center
Albany Law School

Bennett Liebman, Esq.
Executive Director
Government Law Center
Albany Law School

Hon. Gordon Medenica
Director
New York State Division of Lottery

Scott Palmer, DVM
Chairman
American Association of Equine Practitioners Racing Task Force

Robert Penchina, Esq.
Levine Sullivan Koch &
Schulz L.L.P.

Ron Perez
President
Columbia-Greene Humane Society/SPCA

Diana Pikulski
Executive Director
Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation

Dick Powell
Racing Consultant

Hon. John D. Sabini
Chairman
New York State Racing and Wagering Board

Alex Waldrop, Esq.
President and Chief Executive Officer
National Thoroughbred Racing Association

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Audio Recordings:

255 students received degrees at Albany Law School's 158th Commencement ceremony, which took place at 11 a.m. on May 15, 2009 at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center.

The Honorable Jonathan Lippman delivered the keynote address at the commencement ceremony. Chief Judge Lippman was appointed to his position at the New York State Court of Appeals by Governor Paterson in January 2009 and confirmed by the New York State Senate in February 2009, replacing retiring Chief Judge Judith Kaye.

Of the graduates, 218 received their J.D., 10 their LL.M., and 27 their M.S. in Legal Studies with a concentration in Technology Transfer.

A champagne reception was held after the ceremony for graduates, their families, and attending faculty and alumni.

If you missed the commencement address, click HERE to download the audio or Play It Now!

This year's Justice Robert H. Jackson Lecture Series, held on April 17, 2009 in room 200, was dedicated to Former Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye's tireless efforts to protect, rehabilitate, and promote families in New York State.

The changes Judge Kaye instituted for families, as both a jurist and administrator, were the starting points for the symposium. The panelists, however, only briefly reflected on these changes. The discussions primarily focused on improving the protection of families, and people who comprise them, in the future.

The panels represent areas that Judge Kaye had a significant impact on. Our first panel discussed emerging trends in family law, including the rights various litigants do and do not have within the court system. Our second panel addressed children and the law, including innovative ways to ensure children have a brighter future. Our last panel examined reforming the courts to better serve families, including views from the bench and the bar.

Speakers:

Keynote
Hon. Leslie E. Stein
Associate Justice, Appellate Division,Third Department

Closing Keynote
Hon. Jan H. Plumadore
Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for the Courts Outside New York City

Liberty Aldrich
Director, Domestic Violence & Family Court Programs, The Center for Court Innovation

Amy BaraschDirector, Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence

John Carter Jr., Esq.
Director, Third Department Law Guardian Program

Kathleen R. DeCataldo, Esq.
Executive Director, N.Y.S. Permanent Judicial Commission on Justice for Children

Martin Guggenheim
Boxer Family Professor of Clinical Law, New York University School of Law

Leah Hill
Clinical Associate Professor of Law, Fordham University School of Law

Hon. John M. Leventhal
Associate Justice of the Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department;
Former Presider, Nation's First Dedicated Felony Domestic Violence Court

Sharon Stapel
Executive Director, NYC Anti-Violence Project

Timothy M. Tippins, Esq.
Adjunct Professor of Law, Albany Law School
Special Consultant to the Family Bar

Moderators:

Melissa L. Breger
Clinical Professor of Law; Director, Family Violence Litigation Clinic,
Albany Law School

Katheryn D. Katz
Kate Stoneman Chair in Law and Democracy, Albany Law School

Alicia Ouellette
Associate Professor of Law, Albany Law School

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Recordings:

• Part 1
• Part 2
• Part 3
• Part 4

Andrea Pike, Writing Specialist, HVCC, Writing Support Albany Law, and Information Commons Specialist the Sage Colleges spoke to Albany Law students on April 8, 2009 at noon in DAMC about legal writing and provided them with helpful tips.

If you missed if, click HERE.

Albany Law School hosted the Green Innovation and Public Policy Symposium on Tuesday, March 31, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., with a reception to follow. The event brought together members of the community who have served as contributors to the development of New York state's energy and environmental policy and technologies. The speakers highlighted both challenges and opportunities involved in working to advance green technologies while collaborating with state agencies.

Participants included:

The event, which is organized by the Albany Law School Environmental Law Society, the Albany Law School Democrats, and the Albany Law School Intellectual Property Society, was free and open to the public. The symposium was held in the West Wing, and the reception was held in the West Foyer.

Contact Keith Edwards at kedwards@albanylaw.edu for more information.

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Click HEREto listen to the audio recording.

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Slides from the Presentations:

• Hill.pdf
• Peterson.pdf
• Haldar.pdf

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Albany Law School's Journal of Science and Technology addressed topics arising from the prescription of drugs for diseases or medical conditions other than those described in the FDA-approved label—known as off-label drug use—at its annual symposium on Friday, March 27, from 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., in Room 200.

Studies have shown that one out of every five prescriptions in America today is prescribed off-label; 56 percent of all cancer patients have received some kind of off-label drug during the course of their treatment. The risks associated with such use cause both legal and medical communities alike to debate the merits of off-label drug use, prescription, marketing, and tort liability.

Panelists included:

• Sarah L. Scarpace
  Considerations for the off-label use of medications in oncology
• Dan R. Thompson
  The Pharmaceutical Industry and Physicians: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly!
• Michael P. Kane
  Off-Label Drug Use: The Pros and Cons
• Patrick Joseph Igoe
  Off-Label Uses of Medical Products: Additional Patent Disputes
• Arnold I. Friede
  The First Amendment as Applied to Off Label Promotion—Is There Any Remaining Viability to Free Speech Principles in This Context And, If So, What Are They?
• Eric T. Chaffin
  How Does Off-Label Use of a Drug or Medical Device Change a Typical Consumer Mass Tort? A Look at what is Actionable by a Consumer—Theories of Liability, Potential Defendants and Likelihood of Recovery
• Byron G. Stier
  Promotion of Off-Label Drug Use: In Favor of Regulatory Retreat
• Raul A. Tabora, Jr.Litigation aspects of Off Label Drug Use—Predominance of Quality of Care, Generally Accepted Medical Practice and the Emergence of Cost Containment
• Mollie G. Hertel
  Prescription Drugs: FDA's Oversight of the Promotion of Drugs for Off-Label Uses

For more info, see http://www.albanylawjournal.org

Click on the links below for the audio of this event:

• Part 1
• Part 2
• Part 3

Albany Law School's Muslim Law Student Association (MLSA), in conjunction with the school's Business Law Society and Diversity Office, hosted a series of dialogues on defining Islam. The dialogues took place on March 23, 25 and 26, 2009 at Albany Law School.

Rushdi Siddiqui '91, Former Director of Islamic Indexes for the Dow Jones, spoke as the keynote on the topic of Islamic Finance, specifically on building a capital Islamic market, global IF challenges, and legal and regulatory issues. Siddiqui was recently named Global Head of Islamic Finance for Thomson Reuters. His speech took place on Thursday, March 26, at approximately 5 p.m. in Room 200 of Albany Law School's 1928 Building, 80 New Scotland Avenue.

Other presentations included:

• "Enhancement of Modern Islamic Jurisprudence Through Better Training of Jurists", Speaker: Hany Mawla, Adjunct Professor in Islamic Law, Rutgers University; Chair, NJ Arab-American Heritage Commission
• "History and Development of Islamic Legal Thought", Speaker: Syed-Mohsin Naquvi, President, Mohsena Memorial Foundation and author of four books including
• "Understanding Karbala" "Islam, Democracy and Self-Determination", Speaker: Faisal Kutty, Adjunct Professor of Comparative Law, Osgoode Hall Law School at York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• "Islam, Women and Human Rights", Speaker: Dr. Andrea Stanton, Assistant Director, Center for Dialogues, New York University, New York City, N.Y.
• "The Basics of Islamic Finance", Speaker: Ali Khan, Professor of Law at Washburn Law School, Topeka, Kansas

Each dialogue was free and open to the public. For the full schedule, or for more information, visit http://albanylawdiversity.wordpress.com or contact mnaquvi@albanylaw.edu .

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If you missed any of the dialogues, click on the links below to listen to the audio recording:

• March 23, 2009
• March 25, 2009
• March 26, 2009

The New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department, held a session of Court at Albany Law School for the 14th consecutive year on Wednesday, March 25, 2009. The session began promptly at 1:30 p.m. in the Dean Alexander Moot Courtroom and was open to the public. Presiding Justice Anthony V. Cardona has said the sessions give the students "a greater opportunity to observe the appellate process first hand."

Albany Law School has hosted a session of the Appellate Division, Third Department, each year beginning in 1995. When the first session at Albany Law School was held on October 11, 1995, it marked the first time in over 85 years that the Court had sat at a location other than its home courtroom. That initial session also marked the beginning of a program whereby the Appellate Division, Third Department, began holding court sessions throughout the 28 counties that make up the Court's geographic jurisdiction.

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A panel of top judges from New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island discussed their most difficult court cases at the Albany Law Review State Constitutional Law Symposium. The event was held on Friday, March 6, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. in Albany Law School's Dean Alexander Moot Courtroom.

Moderator: Vincent Bonventre, Professor of Law, Albany Law School

Panelists:

• Hon. Maureen McKenna Goldberg, Acting Chief Justice, Rhode Island Supreme Court;
• Hon. John Greaney (Ret.) Massachusetts Supreme Court;
• Hon. Flemming Norcott, Jr., Associate Justice, Connecticut Supreme Court and
• Hon. Robert S. Smith, Associate Judge, New York Court of Appeals.

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On March 5, 2009, the Federalist Society's Albany Law School Chapter and the Health Law Society of Albany Law School presented: "I would do anything for medicine but I won't do that!" - a panel discussion on conscience regulations, medical ethics and medical prodecures.

Guest Speakers included:

• Prof. Bonnie Steinbock, University at Albany
• Prof. Dale Moore, Albany Law School
• Prof. Jack Kress, Albany Medical College

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Nell Minow delivered the keynote speech at the 15th Annual Kate Stoneman Day, held March 3, 2009, in DAMC at Albany Law School. She also received a Kate Stoneman award, given annually to individuals who are committed to actively seeking change and expanding opportunities for women in the legal profession. Minow is a co-founder of the Corporate Library, an independent research firm focusing on corporate governance, and a co-author of Corporate Governance, now in its fourth edition. She has been named one of the 20 most influential people in corporate governance by Directorship magazine and "the queen of good corporate governance" by BusinessWeek Online.

Catherine Cerulli, a psychiatry professor at the University of Rochester Medical Center, and Anne Reynolds Copps, an attorney in private practice, also received Kate Stoneman Awards.

For more information, visit http://www.katestoneman.org .

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On 2/11/09, seven Albany Law School alumni spoke about their experiences related to passing the NYS Bar exam.

Panelists:

• Deanne Braverman '-7
• Glinnesa Gailliard '07
• Donald Hillman '07
• Erica Hines '08
• Ryan Horstmyer '08
• Nicole Redmond '08
• Marc Roman '08

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This event was co-sponsored by the SBA, Academic Success Program, Professor Klare & the Natinal Allumni Assoc.
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Albany Law School hosted an event to celebrate the career of Distinguished Professor of Law Emeritus David D. Siegel on Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 5:30 p.m. A tribute was given by Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye, New York Court of Appeals, as well as other special guests.

Professor Siegel, who joined the Albany Law School faculty in 1972, has taught and still writes extensively on civil procedure, federal jurisdiction and practice, conflict of laws, and New York practice. He is the author of New York Practice, the leading treatise on New York practice, and one of the few commentators appearing in the United States Code Annotated.

For more information, or to share memories of Professor Siegel, visit www.albanylaw.edu/siegel.

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The Albany Law Review and Albany Law Journal of Science and Technology hosted "Defining Race," a symposium exploring the intersection of race and law, on Friday, Nov. 14 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Top scholars from around the country participated in three panel discussions to examine how race is defined, as well as the implications of these definitions in a legal context.

Participants included:

Bridgette Baldwin, Western New England College School of Law
Anthony Paul Farley, Albany Law School
James Gathii, Albany Law School
Phyllis Goldfarb, George Washington University Law School
Neil Gotanda, Western State University College of Law
Cesar Cuauhtemoc Garcia Hernandez, Law Offices of Raul Garcia and Associates
Annette Kahler, Albany Law School
Hope Lewis, Northeastern University School of Law
Bekah Mandell, Woodbury College
Janai Nelson, St. Johns University School of Law
Reginald Oh, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Imani Perry, Rutgers School of Law
Deborah Post, Touro Law Center
Vilma Santiago-Irizarry, Cornell University
Christian Sundquist, Albany Law School
Donna Young, Albany Law School.

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