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Friend of the BLPB Paolo Farah reached out to let me know about severl discussion groups, described below, that he is organizing for the 2025 Southeastern Association of Law Schools Conference this summer. If you have interest in participating, please contact Paolo at PDFarah@mail.wvu.edu.

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“Transforming Global Agriculture and Cultivating Tomorrow: Farmers’ Rights, Animal Law, Trade, Sovereignty, Ethics, and Innovation for Sustainable Progress“

This session unites diverse perspectives to explore challenges and opportunities in agriculture. By integrating disciplines like law, trade, ethics, and innovation, the panel addresses critical issues such as protecting farmers’ rights, evolving animal law, the effects of international trade, and food sovereignty’s role in sustainable development. Topics include ethical considerations, technological advancements, and policy frameworks essential for navigating transformation. Panelists will offer insights into fostering global and domestic collaboration to build equitable, sustainable agricultural systems while tackling climate change, biodiversity loss, and food security challenges, driving meaningful progress for a sustainable future.

“Enhancing Experiential Learning in Environmental, Energy, and Sustainability Law and Policy Education“

This discussion group explores innovative ways to integrate real-world experiences into legal education. Bringing together educators, practitioners, and policymakers, it highlights approaches to teaching environmental, energy…

Call for Papers

The National Business Law Scholars Conference (NBLSC) will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, June 25-26, 2025, at UCLA School of Law in Los Angeles, California.  This is the sixteenth meeting of the NBLSC, an annual conference that draws legal scholars from across the United States and around the world. We welcome all scholarly submissions relating to business law.  Junior scholars and those considering entering the academy are especially encouraged to participate.

The deadline for submission is Friday, March 28, 2025.  Please include the following information in your submission:

• Name
• E-mail address
• Institutional Affiliation & Title
• Paper title
• Paper description/abstract
• Keywords (3-5 words)
• Willingness to be a panel moderator
• Known scheduling conflicts
• Dietary restrictions
• Mobility restrictions

Please email your submission to Professor Eric C. Chaffee at eric.chaffee@case.edu. 

We realize that this conference may overlap with part of at least one other conference.  Unfortunately, these conflicts are unavoidable because of the number of conferences and other events in June and the event schedule at the UCLA School of Law, our host school.  We always are happy to work with any conflicts to permit those desiring to…

This year’s symposium, titled Navigating the Relationship Between the Administrative State and Emerging Technology, will focus on the evolving regulatory frameworks around emerging technologies like digital assets and artificial intelligence (AI). These technologies are rapidly transforming the way individuals and businesses engage in commerce, interact socially, and innovate. These advancements, however, raise profound questions about the applicability of existing regulatory structures. The symposium will bring together leading experts to discuss how the administrative state can balance the protection of innovation with the mitigation of risks associated with these technologies, while ensuring that laws evolve to meet the challenges of the future.

We are thrilled to welcome Michele Korver, Head of Regulatory & Operating Partner at a16z crypto, to deliver the opening keynote. Michele’s wealth of experience in both the public and private sectors will provide invaluable insights into the state of digital asset regulation. The event will conclude with a thought-provoking closing address, offering reflections on the key discussions of the day.

Welcome and Opening Remarks (1:15 PM – 1:25 PM)

The symposium will begin with brief welcoming remarks, setting the stage for an afternoon of in-depth discussions and exploring the complexities surrounding the intersection of technology, law, and…

The announcement set forth below relating to this spring’s conference focusing on the theme of “Integrating Doctrine, Practice, and Pedagogy to Prepare the Business and Transactional Attorneys of the Future,” was distributed earlier today by The Center for Transactional Law and Practice at Emory Law.

Announcement
By now, we hope that you’ve all seen the Press Release announcing the historic 6 million dollar gift from Emory’s emeritus professor Bill Carney for the formation of the William and Jane Carney Center for Business and Transactional Law.We are thrilled to jointly present this Conference, which will celebrate three pillars of the new Carney Center: doctrine, practice, and pedagogy. We will welcome you as scholars, lawyers, and teachers engaged in preparing students to become business and transactional attorneys.

The Conference will be held at Emory, beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, May 30, 2025, and ending at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 31, 2025. Information about registration and accommodations is forthcoming.
Call for Proposals
We are accepting proposals immediately, from now through the end of March. You may present alone or with colleagues.  Please prepare to give a 60-minute, interactive presentation on any aspect of business and transactional law and skills education viewed
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Dear Readers:

“The Midwest Academy of Legal Studies in Business (MALSB) Annual Conference is held in
conjunction with the MBAA International Conference. MBAA International draws hundreds of academics from business-related fields such as accounting, business/society/government, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, health administration, information systems, international business, management, and marketing. The MALSB has its own program track on Legal Studies and attendees may take advantage of the multidisciplinary nature of this international conference and attend sessions held by the other program tracks.

Presentations in 2025 will have the option of in person or live online delivery. Tentatively MALSB paper and panel in person/live online presentations are scheduled to begin Thursday morning (April 10, 2025) and conclude Friday afternoon (April 11, 2025). If registration numbers require additional sessions, they will be held Wednesday afternoon (April 9, 2025).”

Note that the registration/submission deadline is January 26, 2025.  The complete call for conference participation is here.”

Following on some email communications regarding my post last week relating to optimal statutory resources for a business associations course, Itai Fiegenbaum and I have decided to organize a discussion group at the 2025 Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS) conference (to be held at the Omni Resort in Amelia Island, Florida, July 26-Aug. 2) on teaching practices in the basic business associations course. In addition to addressing the need for and type of statutory resources used in teaching the course, we would expect the discussion group to cover, e.g., teaching and learning objectives, the aggregate number of credit hours devoted to the basics of business associations law, the statutes taught, the overall range of topics covered, assessment methods, and teaching methodologies and tools. Please email me at jheminwa@tennessee.edu to let me know if you are interested in joining us at Amelia Island next summer for this discussion group.

I know this is late notice, but I have a small role in an online symposium on benefit corporations being held today at 3:30 pm Eastern (12:30 pm Pacific). The symposium features essays on Professor Michael Dorff’s recent book on benefit corporations, Becoming a Benefit Corporation. The essays will be published in a forthcoming issue of the Southwestern University Law Review. I am writing a foreword for the issue. If you have time and want to register to attend, the flyer is included above. You also can just register here.

I’m super excited to attend and moderate a panel on How to Improve Your Contract Skills with Gen AI Tools and Products at the ContractsCon in Las Vegas from January 22-23, 2025. As the GC for a startup and a nonprofit, and someone who directs the Transactional Skills Program for a law school, I have to stay up to date on the future of contracts for my clients and to prepare our students for a world that will be completely different from the one they expected.

This is not the typical boring CLE. How to Contract Founder, Laura Frederick describes it as “practical training for the work you do all the time.For every mega M&A transaction or financing, there are thousands of regular contracts that companies handle day-in and day-out. This training helps you learn how to do those BETTER with strategies based on best practices used by top lawyers with solid real-world in-house experience. Have a ton of experience already? This event is perfect for lawyers and professionals with 10+ years of contract experience too. We’ve added a whole day of training built to teach advanced contract skills. Plus you can connect with your peers and help out…

If you’re in North Carolina, or just passionate about the topic, consider coming to the NCCU 2024 Law and Technology Symposium and Summit October 10–11, 2024 at the Durham Convention Center. The symposium dives deep into generative AI and its impact on healthcare, while the summit offers a broader look at AI, data privacy, cybersecurity, emerging trends in tech policy, legal services regulation, and more. 

To register for the Symposium on October 10, please email techlawpolicyctr@nccu.edu.

To register for the Summit on October 11, where I’m speaking,  click on the “Register Today” link.

The organizers are still finalizing speakers, but if you come, look out for me on the Legal Risks in Cybersecurity Investigations panel. My co-panelists include Tylin Woodstock of Cisco Systems and Daniel Shin of William & Mary Law School.

The full agenda and impressive line up of speakers for the October 11 Summit , including two members of Congress, is below.

8:00 AM ET

Registration

8:00 AM-3:00 PM8:40 AM ET

Welcome

8:40 AM-8:45 AM

April Dawson

Associate Dean of Technology and Innovation and Professor of Law 

North Carolina Central University School of Law 8:45 AM ET

Greetings

8:45 AM-9:15 AM

Alyn Goodson

Executive Vice Chancellor 

North…

The Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS) 2025 annual meeting is scheduled for July 26-Aug. 2 at the Omni Resort in Amelia Island, Florida.I am committed to conjure up ideas for business law panels and discussion groups at the conference.  But before I approach that task, I want to follow up on Haskell's recent post, SEALS Conference Reflection — Mind, Soul, and Body?, from August 28th.

In that post, Haskell made the following observations:

Traditionally, legal academics do an excellent job sharpening the mind. “Think like a lawyer” is a phrase even my colleagues across campus know. The soul gets much less attention at most schools, but that seems to be changing a bit, especially with increasing concerns for lawyer well-being.

The body, however, seems almost entirely neglected both at the SEALS Conference and at law schools nationwide. Yes, there were tennis and pickleball tournaments, but I don’t think there was a single panel related to the physical health of our students, faculty, and staff.

I know he's right.  So, in the comments to his post, I suggested a SEALS discussion session on physical wellness.  I want to start the process of putting together that session through this post.…