August 2005

Dean's Summer Wrap-Up
Dean David Van Zandt brings you up to date on the changes that have occurred at Northwestern Law over the summer. Read about key developments in this year's Summer Letter, which highlights plans for Orientation Week, Aug. 19-28, new faculty members, innovative new courses, and campus improvements. More

Northwestern Law Readies Welcome Mat for New Students
The Student Affairs team has planned a week of activities, including community service projects, diversity- and team-building workshops, and fun social events, to welcome the incoming class to Northwestern Law. More...

Putting a Price on Life: 9/11 Fund Administrator to Deliver Keynote Speech
Kenneth R. Feinberg, Special Master of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, will discuss his role governing the controversial fund in a keynote speech at this year's Pope & John Lecture on Professionalism. More...

Clinic Director Honored for Juvenile Justice Work
Steve Drizin, legal director of the Bluhm Legal Clinic's Center on Wrongful Convictions, will be one of two children's rights experts receiving the American Bar Association's Livingston Hall Award for their work on behalf of juveniles. Past Livingston Award recipients at Northwestern Law include clinic director Tom Geraghty, clinical assistant professor Simmie Baer, and Law School alum Diane Geraghty (JD '72). More...

Become an Alumni Interviewer
Northwestern Law's admissions interviewing program sets us apart from most other top law schools and is a cornerstone of our admissions strategy. Last year, we interviewed 3,400 of nearly 5,000 applicants, nearly half of which were completed by Alumni Interviewer volunteers. Stay connected to Northwestern Law and take part in bettering the Law School by helping us recruit the most qualified applicants. Sign up to be an Alumni Interviewer by: 1) Registering online or 2) Contacting Stephanie Wurtzel Brooker by e-mail or call (312) 503-8963.

Alumni in the News

INDONESIA SHOULD RATIFY COVENANT ON POLITICAL RIGHTS
Ridarson Galingging (SJD '04) in The Jakarta Post, July 11, 2005

PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
Todd Lloyd (JD '01) in Deseret Morning News, July 24, 2005

SIDLEY AUSTIN BROWN & WOOD LLP ELECTS 11 TO PARTNERSHIP IN CHICAGO, 28 THROUGHOUT FIRM
Eileen Liu (JD '97) in Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, July 14, 2005

CALAMOS ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. ANNOUNCES SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM APPOINTMENTS
Scott Craven Jones (JD '89) in PR Newswire US, July 06, 2005

TOP DOE POSTS ON THE CALENDAR IN SENATE ENERGY PANEL
David Hill (JD '88) in Environment and Energy Daily, July 11, 2005

MN LEGAL BRIEFS
Scott G. Harris (JD '81) in The Minnesota Lawyer, July 04, 2005

RICHARD POWERS AND SUSAN VONDER HEIDE JOIN THE PRIVATEBANK AND TRUST COMPANY
Richard A. Powers (JD '72) in The PrivateBank and Trust, July 19, 2005

STILL WRITING HIS OWN SCRIPT
Howard A. Tullman (JD '70) in New York Times, July 24, 2005

Faculty in the News

A DOCUMENT REQUEST FOR SENATOR SCHUMER
Steven Calabresi in The Daily Standard, July 28, 2005

REINVENTING THE SLIPPERY SLOPE--FOR KARL
Steven Lubet in Chicago Tribune, July 28, 2005

WELCOME TO OUR FEATURED DISCUSSION ON THE SUPREME COURT
Stephen Presser in Point of Law, July 21, 2005

PORTRAIT OF CHICAGO LAWYERING, BY THE NUMBERS
John Heinz and Robert Nelson in Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, July 08, 2005

INDEPENDENT, YES. MODERATE, NOT REALLY
Steven Lubet in Chicago Tribune, July 03, 2005

THE NEXT CHIEF JUSTICE SHOULD SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INSTITUTE IMPORTANT REFORMS ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT
Steven Lubet in The American Lawyer, July 01, 2005

Orientation Week
Dates: August 19 - 26
Location: Law School
Sponsors: Goldberg Kohn (Lead Sponsor); Chapman & Cutler; DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary; Kirkland & Ellis; Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg; Sachnoff & Weaver; Westlaw
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Welcome Back Reception
Date: Thursday, Sept. 1
Location: Law School
Sponsors: King & Spalding, Kirkland & Ellis
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Pope & John Lecture on Professionalism
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 13
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Law School
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Alumni Events

For more events, visit the Alumni Web site

44th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute - Chicago Session
Dates: September 29 - 30
Location: Law School, Thorne Auditorium
Sponsors: DataCert, Inc.; Huron Consulting Group; Latham Watkins LLP; Merrill Corporation; Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
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44th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute - San Francisco Session
Dates: December 1 - 2
Location: Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason St., San Francisco, Calif.
Sponsors: DataCert, Inc.; Huron Consulting Group; Latham Watkins LLP; Merrill Corporation; Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
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