2025 CPILJ Symposium
THE CONNECTICUT PUBLIC INTEREST LAW JOURNAL 2025 SYMPOSIUM
THE CORPORATION AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST: THE ENVIRONMENT, DIVERSITY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS
JANUARY 31, 2025
University of Connecticut School of Law, William F. Starr Hall, Reading Room
Environmental, social, and governance issues have brought the roles and responsibilities of the contemporary business corporation to the forefront of the public agenda and have changed the nature of legal practice. This symposium will gather a select group of leading experts to discuss issues of corporate sustainability and societal impact. It will consist of three panels on topics that lie at the intersection of corporate activity and the public interest: the environment, diversity, and human rights.
| 8:15 am – 8:45 am | Registration and Breakfast |
| 8:45 am – 9:00 am | Opening Remarks & Dean’s Welcome |
| 9:00 am – 10:15 am | Panel One: The Corporation and the Environment |
| Moderator: Professor Jack Lienke, University of Connecticut School of Law | |
| Professor Sarah Haan, Washington and Lee University School of Law | |
| Professor Madison Condon, Boston University School of Law | |
| Professor Anne Tucker, Georgia State University College of Law | |
| 10:15 am – 10:30 am | Break |
| 10:30 am – 11:45 pm | Panel Two: The Corporation and Diversity |
| Moderator: Professor Sachin Pandya, University of Connecticut School of Law | |
| Professor Lisa Fairfax, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School | |
| Professor Atinuke Adediran, Fordham University School of Law | |
| Professor Darren Rosenblum, McGill University Faculty of Law | |
| 11:45 am – 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 12:30 pm – 1:45 pm | Keynote Fireside Conversation: Corporate Power and Justice |
| Professor Aaron Dhir, University of Connecticut School of Law | |
| Professor Michael Fakhri, University of Oregon School of Law and U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food | |
| Director Leilani Farha, The Shift, and former U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing | |
| 1:45 pm – 2:00 pm | Break |
| 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm | Panel Three: The Corporation and Human Rights |
| Moderator: Professor Richard Wilson, University of Connecticut School of Law | |
| Professor Jena Martin, St. Mary’s University School of Law | |
| Attorney Maryum Jordan, EarthRights International | |
| Professor Stephen Park, University of Connecticut School of Business | |
| 3:15 pm – 3:30 pm | Closing Remarks |
For more information, please contact our Symposium Editors: Hannah Govan (hannah.govan@uconn.edu) and Lauren Moran (lauren.moran@uconn.edu).
