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January 2024
Digital Empires: The Global Battle to Regulate Technology – CANCELED
Speaker: Professor Anu Bradford, Columbia Law School
Based on her recent book, Digital Empires: The Global Battle to Regulate Technology, Professor Anu Bradford will discuss the three competing regulatory approaches governing the digital economy (the American market-driven model, the Chinese state-driven model, and the European rights-driven regulatory model) and how governments and tech companies navigate the inevitable conflicts that arise when these regulatory approaches collide in the international domain. Each digital empire is advancing a competing vision for the digital economy while attempting to expand its sphere…
Find out more »November 2023
Cybersecurity Law and Artificial Intelligence
Speaker: Annmarie Giblin, Partner and Co-Chair of Cybersecurity, Data Management & Privacy Practice at Tarter, Krinsky & Drogin LLP
Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) is poised to disrupt many established areas of law, but none more so than the rapidly emerging area of cybersecurity law. Join Annmarie Giblin for an overview of cybersecurity law which will provide practitioners with the high-level information needed to anticipate and prepare for cybersecurity law’s impact on their practice and their clients. Annmarie will also discuss the impact that AI and cybersecurity law will have on each other and best practices to identify emerging legal issues…
Find out more »October 2023
Protected: Flexing U.S. International Muscle: John Jay and the Case of Glass v Sloop Betsey
Speaker: Hon. Mark C. Dillon, Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court
Join Justice Dillon for a discussion on the story behind the 1794 case of Glass v Sloop Betsey where the United States Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice John Jay, changed the Law of Nations by asserting federal jurisdiction over international disputes originating on the high seas.
Find out more »September 2023
Estate Tax Treaties of the United States and their Role in US-based International Estate Planning and Administration
Speaker: Michael W. Galligan, Phillips Nizer LLP
While the United States ("U.S.") has entered into far fewer gift and estate tax treaties than income tax treaties, these treaties are indispensable for U.S. international estate planning as they, among other things, protect many U.S. donors living outside the U.S. and the estates of many U.S. decedents who die abroad against double taxation and, in a number of cases, also provide valuable relief from U.S. estate tax on U.S. situs assets of non-U.S. decedents and their estates. Join Michael…
Find out more »June 2023
The Rule of Law and the Definition of Terrorism
Speaker: Nancy Hollander, Freedman Boyd Hollander & Goldberg P.A.
The U.S. Constitution provides that all people in the United States and those who come to this country, legally or illegally, will be safe from arbitrary treatment. Has the fear of terrorism and those accused of such crimes led to the erosion of the rule of law and the legal principles and values which underpin the American system of justice? Join Nancy Hollander for a discussion on how the crime of terrorism perverts the US criminal legal system and causes…
Find out more »May 2023
2023 Annual General Meeting and “Foreign and International Law: A View From the Bench With The Hon. George B. Daniels”
Speaker: Judge George B. Daniels (S.D.N.Y)
The American Foreign Law Association will hold its Annual Meeting to elect the directors and officers for 2023-2024. Following the meeting, we will have a presentation by the honorable Judge George B. Daniels. Federal district judges are on the front lines of questions of foreign and international law on a regular basis. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, known as “the Mother Court” is considered one of the most important federal district courts in the…
Find out more »March 2023
Cybersecurity in the Financial Services Sector: An Introduction to the Digital Operational Resilience Act
Speaker: Eva Reinders and Alex Draaisma, NautaDutilh
In December 2022, the European Union (EU) enacted the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), which came into force in January 2023. This legislation aims to harmonize and strengthen ICT security rules by creating a uniform and comprehensive framework to protect the digital operational resilience within the EU financial services sector. This ensures that financial institutions can withstand, respond to and recover from all types of ICT related incidents and threats. The financial institutions within the scope of DORA have a…
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Doing Business with the United Nations: An Overview of the Procurement Process and Significant Issues
Speaker: Benedetta Audia, DLA Piper LLP
The United Nations ("UN") is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations. Join Benedetta for a discussion on UN funding sources and disbursement modalities (procurement and grants).
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Mind the Gap: Access to Justice for Business-related Human Rights Abuses
Speaker: Professor Katerina Yiannibas, Columbia Law School
Professor Katerina Yiannibas' research and policy work focuses on international access to justice for business related human rights abuses, particularly, how to design non-judicial remedies, like international arbitration, into effective forms of redress. In this program, Katerina will address the global framework for the promotion and protection of human rights in the global business context, identifying some company level solutions and initiatives helpful for the general legal practitioner. Join Katerina for a discussion on The Hague Rules on Business and…
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