June 27-28, 2012

Location:

University of Cincinnati College of Law
Cincinnati, OH

Description:

This is the third annual meeting of the NBLSC, formerly known as the Midwest Corporate Legal Scholars Conference, which has been renamed this year to reflect its national scope and the widely varied interests of its participants.  We welcome all on-topic submissions and will attempt to provide the opportunity for everyone to actively participate.  We will also attempt to assign a commentator for each paper presented.  Junior scholars are especially encouraged participate, and we will hold a special “how-to” panel for prospective business law scholars discussing the job market and transitioning into the legal academy. 

Call for Papers:

To submit a presentation, email Professor Eric C. Chaffee at echaffee1@udayton.edu with an abstract or paper by April 15, 2012.  Please title the email “NBLSC Submission – {Name}”.

Contact Information:

Professor Eric C. Chaffee
echaffee1@udayton.edu

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/securities/

November 30-December 1, 2012

Location:

Haas School of Business
Berkeley, CA,

Description:

The purpose of the conference is to take stock of recent advances in the analysis of economic organization and institutions inspired by the work of 2009 Nobel Laureate Oliver Williamson and to examine its implications for contemporary problems of organization and regulation.

Call for Papers:

• the nature, role, and implications of bounded rationality and opportunism as they relate to issues of contracting and the institutional framework governing contractual relationships
• government intervention in the market through regulation, antitrust policies, and direct investment (e.g., energy market and health care regulation; patent enforcement; concession contracts in alternative legal environments; government tax preferences for and subsidization of technologies and markets)
• the operation and regulation of financial markets and institutions (e.g., the origins of and responses to the financial crisis; the role of credit rating agencies; financial and futures market organization and regulation)
• legal and economic determinants of corporate organization, from joint ventures to the organization of corporate boards (e.g, labor restrictions and corporate organization; organization of high technology companies; regulation of corporate boards)

http://www.bus.umich.edu/Conferences/Haas-Sloan-LEO-Conference

March 29-31, 2012

Location:

Seton Hall University School of Law
Newark, New Jersey

Description:

Critical tax scholars ask why the tax laws are the way they are and what impact tax laws have on historically disempowered groups, such as people of color; women; lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals; low-income and poor individuals; the disabled; and nontraditional families. Critical tax scholarship shares the following goals: (1) to uncover bias in the tax laws; (2) to explore and expose how the tax laws both reflect and construct social meaning; and (3) to educate nontax scholars and lawyers about the interconnectedness of taxation, social justice, and progressive political movements. Critical tax scholars employ a variety of methods to achieve these goals such as bringing “outsider” perspectives to the study of tax law; using historical material, contemporary case studies, and personal or fictional narratives to illustrate the practical impact of the tax laws on individuals and groups; interpreting social science and economic data to show how the tax laws impact groups differently; and exploring the interconnectedness of tax laws with economic forces such as the labor market  and international financial and political development.

Call for Papers:

If you are interested in presenting a paper, please email Pierre Bertran and Tracey Kaye.

Contact Information:

pierre.bertran@shu.edu

http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2012/01/call-for-papers-.html

March 22-24, 2012 

Location:

Salt Lake City, UT

Description:

This year’s conference theme reflects the core areas of environmental practice and the emerging and evolving legal issues surrounding them: air, land, and water. Presentations and activities are geared toward experienced lawyers and young lawyers and law students alike. The conference also continues its tradition of presenting leading experts, including top federal and state government officials, on almost every panel discussion.

Contact Information:

Yumeka.Brown@americanbar.org 

http://www.americanbar.org/calendar/2012/03/41st_annual_conferenceonenvironmentallaw.html

The Cincinnati Law Intellectual Property and Computer Law Journal is proud to announce its inaugural issue to be published in the Spring/Early Summer of 2012. We invite candidates to submit scholarly papers on one or more of the following topics:

• Computer law
• Patent law
• Copyright law
• Trademark law
• Trade secret law
• Internet and Telecommunications law
• Counterfeiting and fashion industry law
• Bootlegging and piracy issues
• Entertainment and sports law
• First Amendment rights
• Mass media law

Intellectual Property Law is a specialty in which technological, fiscal, political, social, economic, medical, and ethical issues all present a challenge to practitioners. Intellectual property practitioners constantly face challenges in resolving various corporate, administrative, securities, contracts, constitutional, tax, and litigation questions.

We require that each submission relate to one of the above fields and Intellectual Property and/or Computer Law in some way.

General Submission Guidelines:

1) Short Article: usually fifteen to twenty-five pages (not including endnotes or footnotes), discussing, such as articles discussing but not limited to, Supreme Court cert granting cases and/or cases expected to be heard in the federal appellate courts;

2) Full-length Article: usually twenty-five to forty pages (not including endnotes or footnotes), providing in depth analysis of some significant area of Intellectual Property law.

Topics may be reviewed by The Cincinnati Law Intellectual Property and Computer Law Journal’s faculty advisor to ensure that the book contains a balanced variety of articles and topics.

The deadline to commit to submitting an article is February 13, 2012; initial articles will be due on February 24, 2012; final revised articles will be due on April 30, 2012.

Contact Information:

If you are interested in having your article published in The Cincinnati Law Intellectual Property and Computer Law Journal, please contact us at houcu@mail.uc.edu (cc: tammkr@mail.uc.edu)  for more information.

April 30 – May 3, 2012

Location:

Los Angeles, California

Description:

This conference will examine examine five topics: what are the core values of a 21st century legal education; how can we understand and teach about practicing law across borders and cultures; how can we use experiential learning to enrich the curriculum; how can we prepare students to be ready for the profession; and how can we achieve institutional change.

Contact Information:

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April 26-27, 2012

Location:

SUNY Buffalo Law School
Buffalo, NY

Description:

Beyond Jurisdiction: Wetlands  Policy for the Next Generation will bring together academics from law  and other fields to join advocates in an exploration of the future of wetlands  law and policy from a variety of perspectives (normative, empirical,  instrumental, etc.). As is true of many areas of law and social policy, the  world of wetlands is inherently political and value-laden—the law is often be a  poor means of accomplishing contested social objectives in this area. A debate  sparked by U.S. Supreme Court decisions and related federal actions have focused  wetlands scholarship and advocacy during the past decade on exploring the  parameters of which “waters of the United States” fall under federal  jurisdictional. Such concentration has detracted from scholarship and study of  many other important issues related to wetlands policy, such as mitigation, the  Tulloch rule, nationwide permits, local and state policy developments,  international treaty obligations, and other matters. This conference is designed  to broaden the focus of exploration and include voices of scholars, activists,  scientists, media professionals, and others.

Call for Papers:

We welcome many voices to  this discussion, and invite submissions on any related topic of legal, policy,  or additional matters related to wetlands and other jurisdictional waters,  including:

• Mitigation
• Tulloch/discharge issues
• Ecosystem services
• State and local governance
• Enforcement
• Permit processes (including nationwide and regional  permits)
• Administration of the Clean Water Act
• International  and transnational protections

Accepted papers will be published either in  a special journal issue or as a chapter in an academic press book. You are  invited to submit a paper abstract or presentation proposal of no more than 400  words by Monday, February 13, 2012 to http://baldycenter.info/cgi-bin/applications/rfp.cgi.

Contact Information:

Kim Diana Connolly
kimconno@buffalo.edu
716-645-2092

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/land_use/

The Journal of Affordable Housing & Community Development Law, the legal publication of the American Bar Association’s Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law, is currently seeking submissions from students, professors, and practitioners. The Journal publishes full-length articles, book reviews, and shorter commentaries on a wide range of affordable housing and community and economic development issues.

The Journal has extended the deadlines for the Fall 2011 issue (Vol. 21:1) until January 9, 2012 and the Winter 2012 issue (Vol. 21:2) until March 5, 2012.  Double-spaced manuscripts should be e-mailed to Jim Kelly, Editor-in-Chief, at J.Kelly@nd.edu and Wendy Smith, Managing Editor, at wjsmith@staff.abanet.org.

Contact Information:

Jim Kelly
Editor-in-Chief
J.Kelly@nd.edu

Wendy Smith
Managing Editor
wjsmith@staff.abanet.org

http://apps.americanbar.org/abastore/index.cfm?section=main&fm=Product.AddToCart&pid=5530100

April 20-22, 2012

Location:

Ojai Valley Inn & Spa
905 Country Club Road
Ojai, California 93023

Description:

The bursting of the housing bubble in 2007, the financial panic of September 2008 culminating in the bankruptcy of Lehman and bailout of AIG, and the ensuing and continuing shocks to the global financial system, have created novel stresses on the bankruptcy system. Judges and practitioners in cases such as Lehman, Chrysler, and Madoff, have been required to address and resolve numerous cutting edge issues, often in very pressured environments. Using a series of hypothetical fact patterns created by our moderator, we shall examine these cutting-edge issues and explore their applicability to the more traditional cases handled by the bankruptcy system.

Contact Information:

Christyne Buteyn
info@financiallawyers.org

http://www.financiallawyers.org/

April 12-13, 2012

Location:

The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Cleveland, OH

Description:

The conference will bring together academics, policymakers, and market participants to discuss regulatory reform and the future of the financial system.

Call for Papers:

The organizers are looking for a mix of theoretical and empirical papers (including country case studies) related to:

• Basel III capital and liquidity requirements
• The procyclicality of capital requirements
• Stress testing and capital planning
• The social and private costs of equity capital
• Subsidies for leverage
• Fair value accounting and other measurement issues
• Capital buffers and prompt corrective action
• Contingent capital and bail-ins

Please send completed papers or a detailed abstract by email to: james.thomson@clev.frb.org and jhaubrich@clev.frb.org and include “BANK CAPITAL CONF” in the subject line.

The deadline for submissions is January 31, 2012.

Contact Information:

james.thomson@clev.frb.org

jhaubrich@clev.frb.org

http://www.clevelandfed.org/research/conferences/2012/4-13-2012/index.cfm