Symposia

The Albany Law Review annually reserves one issue for the publication of articles and lectures on a specific topic of contemporary importance to the legal community.  Generally, held in the fall or late winter, the annual symposium features presentations by some of our nation’s leading legal scholars and policy leaders. 

If you have any questions or would like to submit a short article for publication in connection with the symposium, please contact Jeremy Cooney, Executive Editor for Symposia, at jcooney@albanylaw.edu.

 

Upcoming Events

Challenges and Opportunities in Financial Services Law

Featuring Professors Ronald H. Filler and David L. Glass of New York Law School

These leaders of New York Law School's Center on Financial Services Law will discuss the following topics:

The presentation will be followed by a Q & A session.

 

Date: Monday, November 30, 2009

Time: 12:00—1:30 p.m.

Location: Albany Law School, Room 200

Professor Filler is an expert in the area of financial services law.  He joined New York Law School in fall 2008 as Professor of Law and Director of the Center on Financial Services Law.  He launched the School's new LL.M. in Financial Services Law in 2009.  Previously, Professor Filler was a managing director in the Capital Markets Prime Services Division at Lehman Brothers.  He has spoken at hundreds of industry conferences and seminars during his more than 30 years in the futures and derivatives legal fields and has taught several different courses as an adjunct professor of law at four U.S. law schools.  Professor Filler founded the Commodities Law Institute at Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1978 and served as its director until 1997. 

Professor Filler can be directly contacted at 212.431.2812 or via e-mail at Ronald.Filler@nyls.edu

 

Professor Glass currently serves part time as Head of Risk Management Group Legal Affairs for the Americas for the Macquarie Group, a diversified financial services company based in Sydney, Australia.  In that capacity, he advises management regarding the structuring of the Group's U.S. activities and oversees the regulatory relationships of its regulated entities in the United States.  He is also Associate Director of New York Law School's Center on Financial Services Law.  Previously, Professor Glass was in practice with Clifford Change US LLP, one of the world's largest law firms, and from 1990 to 1997 was General Counsel of New York Bankers Association, the trade group for New York's banking industry. 

 

Publishing Opportunity

The Albany Law Review is presently accepting short article submissions for its book connected with its recent symposium, “Main Street, Wall Street, and K street: Regulating Financial Markets in New York and Beyond.” Generally, articles should be ten to twenty pages in length and lightly footnoted. The deadline for submission is January 8, 2010. More information can be found by clicking HERE.

 

  

Recent Symposia

Main Street, Wall Street, and K street: Regulating Financial Markets in New York and Beyond

The Albany Law Review's most recent symposium focused on the regulation of the financial industry—including financial industry professionals, products and institutions—in the wake of the economic crisis.  A distinguished group of panelists discussed the existing regulatory regime and proposals for regulatory reform and how to achieve consumer protection while simultaneously supporting financial innovation and sound business practices, among other topics.

www.albanylawreview.org/financialregulation 

Defining Race

Due for Publication in August 2009

The Albany Law Review and the Albany Law Journal of Science and Technology organized a symposium titled "Defining Race," where top scholars from across the country analyzed the definition of race through various and unique approaches.  This symposium was Friday, November 14, 2008 at Albany Law School.  There were three panels throughout the day, starting at 9:30am, 1:00pm, and 3:00pm.

The Work and Scholarship of Professor Alan Dershowitz

Published in 2008

The Albany Law Review is proud to publish an article symposium honoring the work and scholarship of Professor Alan Dershowitz. On April 5 & 6, 2007, Albany Law School, along with the Government Law Center and the Law Review, hosted an intellectually-stimulating conference honoring the work and career of Professor Dershowitz. The conference was organized by Paul Finkelman, Albany Law School's President McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law and Public Policy. In addition to Finkelman and Dean Tom Guernsey, speakers at the conference included: Irwin Cotler, Member of Canada’s Parliament and former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada; Akhil Reed Amar, Southmayd Professor of Law, Yale Law School; Martin Belsky, Professor of Law and Former Dean, University of Tulsa College of Law, and Former Dean, Albany Law School; Garrett Epps, Orlando John & Marian H. Hollis Professor of Law, University of Oregon School of Law; Cecil Hunt, Associate Professor of Law, John Marshall Law School; John T. Parry, Associate Professor of Law, Lewis & Clark Law School; Renee Redman, Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut; Nicholas Rostow, University Counsel and Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs, State University of New York; and Abraham Wagner, Professor of International & Public Affairs, Columbia University Law School. The Article Symposium will featured an article from Professor Dershowitz, as well as works from the distinguished speakers at the conference.