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Business Law Review Symposium 2024: The Corporation's Role in Politics

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Add to Calendar 2024-01-26 09:00:00 2024-01-26 15:00:00 Business Law Review Symposium 2024: The Corporation's Role in Politics Event details: https://www.law.uchicago.edu/events/business-law-review-symposium-2024 - University of Chicago Law School blog@law.uchicago.edu America/Chicago public —
Room V
1111 East 60th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637
Open to the public

The 2024 Business Law Review Symposium will address distinct aspects of law in relation to the role of corporations as political actors. Panelists will use historic and recent events to explore themes at the intersection of corporate governance, election law, and free speech. Corporations today are indubitably involved in U.S. politics from political spending to taking public stances on highly contentious issues. This symposium will question how corporations have ended up taking on roles in politics, whether that is good or bad, and what they can or should do in these roles. It will also discuss broader legal implications and consequences of corporations' involvement in the political landscape.

Schedule of Events

  • Friday. January 26, 2024
    • Welcome
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        • Thomas J. Miles, Dean, Clifton R. Musser Professor of Law and Economics

        • Blaise Gargiulo, Editor-in-Chief, University of Chicago Business Law Review

        • Anna Dincher, Managing Editor, University of Chicago Business Law Review

    • Panel 1: The Corporation as a Political Actor: How We Got Here and Where We're Going
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      • Moderator: Adriana Robertson, University of Chicago Law School

        Panelists

        • John Coates, Harvard Law School

        • Genevieve Lakier, University of Chicago Law School

        • Amanda Shanor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

    • Panel 2: Operating in the Political Landscape: Corporate Governance in Action (or Not)
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      • Moderator: Joshua Macey, University of Chicago Law School

        Panelists

        • Anthony J. Casey, University of Chicago Law School (on behalf of himself and Tom Ginsburg, University of Chicago Law School)

        • Jill Fisch, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School  

        • Jeff Schwartz, University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law

        • Anna Toniolo, Harvard Law School

    • Keynote Discussion
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      • Anne Robinson, Managing Director, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Vanguard Group, Inc.

        • Joined by Anthony J. Casey, University of Chicago Law School

        Lunch will be provided

    • Panel 3: Navigating the Gray: Campaign Finance Reform, Lawbreaking Innovations, and Tax Tactics
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      • Moderator: Hajin Kim, University of Chicago Law School

        Panelists

        • Richard Briffault, Columbia Law School

        • Michael Kang, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law

        • Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer, Notre Dame School of Law

    • Closing Remarks
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        • Anna Dincher, Managing Editor, University of Chicago Business Law Review