Colloquium For 2023-2024

September 7, 2023

Victoria A. Cundiff ‘80, Chair, Sedona Conference Working Group 12 on Trade Secrets Law, YLS Visiting Lecturer in Law, and Fellow of the YLS Center for the Study of Corporate Law, “Building a Career in Intellectual Property Law.”  Co-sponsored with the Yale Law & Business Society, Yale Law Women+, the Career Development Office, and the Chae Initiative in Private Sector Leadership.

October 11, 2023

Stephen Roti ‘95, Managing Director and Global Head, Strategic Equity Solutions, Citi, “Equity Derivatives: A Conversation with Steve Roti ‘95.” Co-sponsored with the Yale Law & Business Society and the Chae Initiative in Private Sector Leadership.

October 18, 2023

Jonathan Greenstein ‘14, former Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury, “Financial Regulatory Policy Through Different Lenses.” Co-sponsored with the Yale Law & Business Society, the Career Development Office, and the Chae Initiative in Private Sector Leadership.

November 15, 2023

Laura Safdie ‘11, Co-founder, Chief Operating Officer, and General Counsel, Casetext, “AI and the Future of Legal Practice.”  Co-sponsored with the Yale Law & Business Society, Yale Law Women+, the Career Development Office, The Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law School, and the Chae Initiative in Private Sector Leadership. 

February 7, 2024

Gerald Tanyi ’92 (LL.M.), ’94 (J.S.D.), Chief Counsel, International Finance Corporation, “International Project Finance Negotiations: Key Lessons from Emerging Markets.” Co-sponsored with the Yale Law & Business Society, the Chae Initiative in Private Sector Leadership, and the Ludwig Program in Public Sector Leadership.

February 13, 2024

Gary Gensler, Chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, “Regulating AI: A Conversation with Gary Gensler, Chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.” Co-sponsored with the Yale Law & Business Society, the Chae Initiative in Private Sector Leadership, and the Ludwig Program in Public Sector Leadership.

* A recording of the Colloquium is available at this link.  

** Photos of the Colloquium are available here.

April 10, 2024

Sonia Steinway ‘14, Product Owner, Loyalty Benefits Experience, JPMorgan Chase, “Finding Happiness By Finding Your Own Path: Lessons Learned from Clerking, Starting a Fintech, and Avoiding the ‘Business or Law’ Trap.” Co-sponsored with the Yale Law & Business Society, Yale Law Women+, the Career Development Office, and the Chae Initiative in Private Sector Leadership.

April 16, 2024

Mary Jo White, Senior Chair and Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (2013-2017), and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (1993-2002), “A Conversation with Mary Jo White.”  Moderator: David Zornow ’80, YLS Visiting Lecturer in Law, Oscar M. Ruebhausen Distinguished Fellow, Center Fellow, and Of Counsel, White Collar Defense and Investigations, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.  Co-sponsored with the Yale Law & Business Society, Yale Law Women+, the Chae Initiative in Private Sector Leadership, and the Ludwig Program in Public Sector Leadership.