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March 2025
Lessons Learned From an $11 Billion International Fraud: Enforcement Cooperation Under Biden & Trump
Speaker: Geoffrey S. Berman, Partner, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP and Ilan T. Graff, Partner, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
The collapse of FTX, a Bahamas-based cryptocurrency exchange, has been described by federal prosecutors as “one of the biggest financial frauds in American history”. In November 2023, Sam Bankman-Fried, chief executive of FTX, was convicted of defrauding customers and lenders of Alameda Research, a trading firm affiliated with FTX. His swift conviction was largely attributed to the cooperation of key co-conspirators, who received either significantly reduced sentences or avoided incarceration altogether. FTX serves as a powerful example of how cooperation…
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The Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice
Speaker: Edwin S. Maynard, Of Counsel, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and Alexander Papachristou, Executive Director, Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice
Since its founding in 2002, the Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice (the “Vance Center”) has made pro bono legal services available to hundreds of clients and strengthened the legal profession worldwide through sustained long-term initiatives, responsive structures, and international networks. Join Ted Maynard, an Executive Committee member and immediate past Chair, and Alex Papachristou, Executive Director, for a discussion on the mission and work of the Vance Center.
Find out more »January 2025
Hate Speech vs. Free Speech: Comparative legal perspectives from the U.S., France, and beyond
Speaker: Professor Nadine Strossen, the John Marshall Harlan II Professor of Law Emerita, New York Law School and Pierre Ciric, Founding Partner, the Ciric Law Firm, PLLC
The perennial worldwide debates about “hate speech” (and other controversial speech, such as “disinformation” and “extremist” speech) reflect many myths and misconceptions, even among lawyers. During this presentation, Nadine and Pierre will seek to dispel some of these, including that U.S. law is rigidly “absolutist,” and that U.S. law is an international outlier.
Find out more »November 2024
Legal Trends for Investments from the Middle East in the U.S.
Speaker: Dr. Ehab Elsonbaty, Partner and Chair (US/Middle East Initiative), DLA Piper LLP
Middle Eastern investments in the U.S. are influenced by stringent regulatory environments, particularly regarding national security and compliance with sanctions. There is a notable focus on sectors like real estate, technology, and sustainable investing, often facilitated through partnerships with U.S. firms. Geopolitical relations and legal structures also play significant roles in shaping investment strategies and opportunities. Join Dr. Elsonbaty for a discussion on the latest legal trends for investments from the Middle East in the U.S.
Find out more »October 2024
The Supreme Court, the President, and International Law
Speaker: C. Evan Stewart, Partner, Cohen & Gresser LLP
The U.S. Supreme Court has handed down numerous consequential decisions. With respect to international law and the reach of the executive branch’s powers, the Court has not been reticent about issuing sweeping rulings; many of those rulings are not studied, however, and most Americans (and American lawyers) are unaware of them. Join Mr. Stewart, who recently published “The Worst Supreme Court Decisions, Ever!”, for a discussion on several of these consequential decisions.
Find out more »September 2024
Politics by Other Means: Recent Trends in French and American Administrative Law
Speaker: Noah A. Rosenblum, Associate Professor of Law, New York University School of Law
Noah Rosenblum will examine two recent, parallel developments in French and American administrative law. First, in both countries, judicial review has increasingly become a way to pursue politics by other means. Second, courts have increasingly reviewed less formal administrative materials, such as press releases and tweets. In the United States these two developments seem related, as politicization has contributed to deformalization; in France the two developments seem to have been initially disconnected. Join Noah for a discussion on these trends,…
Find out more »May 2024
Judicial Abdication in U.S. Foreign Affairs Law
Speaker: Professor Martin S. Flaherty, Fordham Law School
In the past several decades, there has been a growing chorus of voices contending that the Supreme Court and federal judiciary should stay out of foreign affairs and leave the field to Congress and the President. Join Professor Martin Flaherty as he challenges this idea by arguing instead for a robust judicial role in the conduct of U.S. foreign policy. In this presentation he will draw upon constitutional history, international relations theory, and legal doctrine to demonstrate that the Supreme…
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March 2024
Current Issues in the U.S. Income Tax Treaty Network
Speaker: Martin T. Hamilton, Tax Partner, Proskauer Rose LLP
Join Martin T. Hamilton for a discussion on the current U.S. income tax treaty landscape. Topics will include a review of changes to the income tax treaties in force, the potential for expansion (and perhaps contraction) of that treaty network, and an overview of certain significant U.S. tax questions arising under those tax treaties that cross-border tax practitioners and their clients should be aware of.
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A Bridge Too Far? The U.S. Prepares to Prosecute Foreign Public Officials
Speaker: Daniel R. Alonso, Adjunct Professor of Law, Cornell Law School and Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (FCPA) was the first law in the world that allowed a sovereign nation to prosecute its citizens and companies for corrupt payments overseas to the foreign officials of other sovereign nations. As groundbreaking as it was, neither the FCPA, nor laws sanctioned by many other countries in the decades since, allow the prosecution of foreign officials (the demand side of bribery), reflecting a policy choice to focus only on the bribe payers, or…
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