Symposia Archives

“The JOBS Act: Initiatives and Challenges of the New Legislation” symposium revolved around the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act of 2012, which eased securities regulations to help small businesses raise capital. The symposium explored contradictions and likely effects of the new law on IPOs and crowdfunding. It featured two main panels: (1) The IPO…

The 2012 “The Foreclosure Crisis: Challenges and Solutions to the Mortgage Meltdown” symposium discussed the U.S. home foreclosure crisis and responses to the mortgage meltdown in the late-2000s. This symposium convened academics, policymakers, and business leaders to address what public and private sectors “should and could do” to resolve the foreclosure crisis. Topics discussed included…

The 2011 “Financial Regulatory Reform: Dodd-Frank and Beyond” symposium addressed the U.S. financial regulatory reform in the aftermath of the 2008 crisis, centering on the Dodd-Frank Act and future implications. Dean Erwin Chemerinsky provided opening remarks, and the keynote speaker was William Haraf (member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council and former California banking commissioner).…

The 2007 “New Frontiers In Law & Business” symposium explored the rapidly evolving intersection of law and business in the wake of regulatory and market changes. This was an academic conference-style symposium aimed at “pushing the conversation forward” on integration of business and legal practice. Held at Westminster House in Berkeley, it featured multiple sessions…