March 2006

Former Senator to Speak at Women's Symposium
Former U.S. Senator Carol Moseley-Braun will deliver the keynote speech for the 2006 Women's Symposium, organized by the Women's Leadership Coalition, on March 7. The week-long symposium brings together attorneys and scholars from around the nation to speak on issues of interest to women in the law. More...

Yale Professor Explains Risks and Rewards of Empirical Evaluation
John J. Donohue III, Leighton Homer Surbeck Professor of Law at Yale Law School, will discuss the growing trend in empirical evaluation of law and public policy and the potential gains and pitfalls of such studies in a three-part lecture series April 4–6. More...

Northwestern Law Moot Court Team Repeats Win at Regionals
For the second year in a row, Northwestern Law's Jessup Moot Court team won first place at the North Central regional round of the annual Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. More...

Korean Students Graduate Exec LLM Program
Twenty-nine students will graduate from Northwestern Law's Executive LLM in Korea program on March 24. The students, Korean legal professionals, have spent the past year studying in Seoul, South Korea, with Northwestern Law professors. More...

Be a Moot Court Judge
Oral arguments for the noncompetitive Arlyn Miner Moot Court for first-year students will be held on March 30, April 4, 5, 6, and 10. We still need judges and would greatly appreciate your assistance. If you live in the Chicago area and are interested in being a judge, please e-mail Jason Kaiser at arlyn-miner@law.northwestern.edu or call (312) 503-0473.

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Alumni in the News

DLA PIPER RUDNICK GRAY CARY ANNOUNCES NEW PARTNERS
Michael S. Gershowitz (JD '97) in DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP, February 17, 2006

ACRONGENOMICS INC. EXPLORES NOVEL 'NANOWEAPONS' IN ELIMINATING HOSPITAL-RELATED INFECTIONS
Constantine Poulios (LLM '97) in Acrongenomics Inc., February 14, 2006

DURAVEST, INC. AND ESTRACURE,
Mason Drake (JD '93) in Duravest, Inc., February 01, 2006

SHEPPARD ELEVATES 9 TO PARTNER IN STATE
Steven Winick (JD '92) in Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, February 15, 2006

FIRSTCITY FINANCIAL ELECTS NEW MEMBER TO BOARD
Clay Miller (JD '89) in FirstCity Financial, February 17, 2006

VETERAN LITIGATORS JOIN STRATEGIC COUNSEL AS FIRM LAUNCHES LITIGATION PRACTICE
Gregory G. Gorman (JD '87) in Strategic Counsel, February 27, 2006

FIRMS MOVE, GARDNER CARTON
Joseph Welch (JD '84) in Chicago Lawyer, February 01, 2006

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT APPOINTS MINNESOTA U.S. ATTORNEY
James Lackner (JD '78) in U.S. Justice Department, February 17, 2006

EPSTEIN BECKER & GREEN
Ted Mannen (JD '75) in Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., February 08, 2006

PLANNED ECONOMY: AS CHINA'S TRADE CLOUT GROWS, SO DO PRICE-FIXING ACCUSATIONS
James Serota (JD '71) in The Wall Street Journal, February 10, 2006

YOUNG EINHORN WAS PIONEER
Eddie Einhorn (JD '60) in Chicago Sun-Times, February 12, 2006

WITH LONGEVITY ON COURT, STEVENS'S CENTER-LEFT INFLUENCE HAS GROWN
John Paul Stevens (JD '47) in The Washington Post, February 21, 2006

Faculty in the News

ILLINOIS' NUMBER OF FEMALE LAWMAKERS IS WORTH NOTING
Dawn Clark Netsch in St. Louis Post-Dispatch, February 16, 2006

FIX JUSTICE SYSTEM SO INNOCENT DON'T GO TO JAIL
Edwin Colfax in Chicago Sun-Times, February 11, 2006

STUDY TIES TOUGHNESS OF JUDGES TO POLITICS
Emerson Tiller and Max Schanzenbach in Chicago Tribune, February 07, 2006

COMMENTARY: USING NUCLEAR WEAPONS AGAINST IRAN?
Anthony D'Amato in The Jurist, February 04, 2006

ON ALITO: OH, THOSE WOEBEGONE DEMOCRATS
Steven Lubet in Chicago Tribune, February 01, 2006

Asian Pacific American Heritage Week
Dates: Feb. 27 - March 3
Location: Law School
Lead Sponsors: Foley & Lardner; Lord, Bissell & Brook
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Meet the Employers Night
Date: Wednesday, March 1
Location: Law School
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Julius H. Miner Moot Court Finals
Date: Friday, March 3
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: Law School
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Faculty Conference: "Gautreaux at 40"
Date: Friday, March 3
Location: Law School
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Women's Leadership Coalition Symposium Week
Dates: March 6-10
Location: Law School
Platinum Sponsor: Kirkland & Ellis
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Executive LLM in Korea Convocation
Date: Saturday, March 25
Location: Law School
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The Legacies of Nuremberg: 60 Years Later - "The Third Reich and the Legal Profession"
Date: Wednesday, March 29
Time: 2:30 - 4 p.m.
Location: Law School
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Wigmore Follies
Dates: March 31 - April 1
Location: Thorne Auditorium
Lead Sponsors: Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott; Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw
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Day at Northwestern Law
Date: Saturday, April 1
Location: Law School
Lead Sponsor: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
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Julius Rosenthal Foundation Lecture Series
Dates: April 4 - 6
Location: Law School
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Alumni Events

Spring Law Board Meeting
Dates: March 31 - April 1
Location: Law School
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SFPIF Annual Public Service Benefit Dinner
Date: Tuesday, April 11
Time: 6 - 8 p.m.
Location: Law School
Lead Sponsors: DLA, Piper, Rudnick, Gray, Cary; Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw
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26th Annual Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute
Dates: May 4 - 5
Location: Law School
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