Symposium
The topic for the 2013 Symposium will be announced in Spring of 2013.
The topic for the 2012 Syposium was Frontiers of Consumer Protection.
The Symposium took place on November 2, 2012 at the University of Chicago Law School.
The Legal Forum would like to thank all the individuals listed below for their participation in the Symposium.
Schedule of Events
Panel One: Consumer Protection and Privacy Online
9:00-10:15 am, Room V
Moderated by: Randal C. Picker, Paul H. and Theo Leffmann Professor of Commercial Law, University of Chicago Law School
- William McGeveran–Associate Professor, Lampert Fesler Research Fellow, University of Minnesota Law School
- Felix Wu–Associate Professor of Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
- Katherine J. Strandburg–Professor of Law, New York University School of Law
- Bruce E. Boyden–Assistant Professor of Law, Marquette University Law School
Panel Two: Federalization of Consumer Protection
10:30-11:45 am, Room V
Moderated by: Marshall S. Shapo, Frederic P. Vose Professor of Law, Northwestern University School of Law
- M. Todd Henderson–Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School
- Sarah Rudolph Cole–John W. Bricker Professor of Law, Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
- James D. Kole–Former Chief, Chicago Consumer Fraud Bureau, Illinois Attorney General's Office
- Catherine M. Sharkey–Crystal Eastman Professor of Law, New York University School of Law
Keynote
12:15 pm, Room II
- Richard Cordray, Director of the United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- Lunch provided
Panel Three: Product Recalls
1:45-3:00 pm, Room V
Moderated by: Adam L. Hoeflich, Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP
- Anita Bernstein–Anita and Stuart Subotnick Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School
- Daniel Schwarcz–Associate Professor of Law, University of Minnesota Law School
- Katharine Van Tassel–Professor of Law, University of Akron School of Law
Reception
3:00-5:00 pm, Green Lounge