Symposium

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
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 and Lauren Moran.