New Paper by Prof. Charles Duan: On the Appeal of Drug Patent Challenges

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New Paper by Prof. Charles Duan: On the Appeal of Drug Patent Challenges

New PIJIP Working Paper: Third Joint Academic Opinion on the South African Copyright Amendment Bill

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New PIJIP Working Paper: Third Joint Academic Opinion on the South African Copyright Amendment Bill

PIJIP to Co-Host Hybrid Event on Promoting Access to Knowledge and the Right to Research

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PIJIP to Co-Host Hybrid Event: Promoting Access to Knowledge and the Right to Research

Promoting Access to Knowledge and the Right to Research
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Professor Allen Discusses Her New Book, "Driverless Finance: Fintech's Impact on Financial Stability"

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Professor Hilary Allen Appointed to CFTC’s Technology Advisory Committee

On March 30, 2023, the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the newly constituted Technology Advisory Committee (TAC), which features Professor Hilary Allen amongst the Committee Membership. Sponsored by Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero, the TAC will provide “foundational knowledge about the technology, as well as the complex and nuanced impacts and implications of technology on financial markets.”
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WCL Professors Featured in Media Coverage of Crypto Bank Failures

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WCL Professors Featured in Media Coverage of Crypto Bank Failures

When Silicon Valley and Signature banks failed in early March 2023, government regulators rushed in to guarantee deposits and protect bank customers.
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American University and the Society of Government Economists to Cohost Conference on Law and Economics

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American University and the Society of Government Economists to Cohost Conference on Law and Economics

American University and the Society of Government Economists to Cohost Conference on Law and Economics
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A Fireside Chat on the Work of the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance

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A Fireside Chat on the Work of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance

On April 10, 2023, the Business Law Program hosted a fireside chat on the Work of the Division of Corporation Finance with Director Erik Gerding. On leave from his position as a Professor of Law at the University of Colorado (Boulder), Director Gerding joined the SEC in October 2021 and led work in legal and regulatory policy in the Division of Corporation Finance before being tapped to head the Division in January 2023.
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Sexual Violence in the context of organized crime in Haiti: Latest developments

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On April 5, 2023, a conference entitled "Sexual Violence in the context of organized crime in Haiti: Latest developments" was held.

On April 5, 2023, a conference entitled "Sexual Violence in the context of organized crime in Haiti: Latest developments" was held.
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BLP Spring Webinar Series on Reckoning with the Crypto Implosion: Breaking Down the Crypto Winter & the Implosion of Digital Asset Trading Exchanges with Josh Sussberg

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BLP Spring Webinar Series on Reckoning with the Crypto Implosion: Breaking Down the Crypto Winter & the Implosion of Digital Asset Trading Exchanges with Josh Sussberg

On March 20, 2023, Professor Gerard Comizio, Associate Director of the BLP interviewed Josh Sussberg, a member of the Executive Committee.
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New PIJIP Working Paper by Naama Daniel:  Lost In Transit: How Enforcement of Foreign Copyright Judgements Undermines the Right to Research

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New PIJIP Working Paper by Naama Daniel: How Enforcement of Foreign Copyright Judgements Undermines the Right to Research