Curt Levey and Stacy Hawkins on Diversity

On Tuesday, September 18, 2007 at 12:00 noon, we proudly present:

Should Clients Require Their Law Firms to Promote Diversity?


Faculty:
Curt Levey
Executive Director, Committee for Justice
Stacy Hawkins
Diversity Coordinator, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP

Location:
Blank Rome LLP
One Logan Square
18th & Cherry Streets
Philadelphia, PA
Preregistration is required for security purposes. Check in and reception begins 11:45 a.m. Luncheon begins at 12:00 noon.

Lunch is included. This program is approved in Pennsylvania for one (1) hour of substantive CLE credit. Continuing Legal Education credit is available for $25 for non-members, $15 for members. If no CLE credit is requested, $10 for lunch only.

For more information or to preregister, e-mail CLE@philafedsoc.org, or call Kathy Phy at (215) 864-9600.

4th Annual Supreme Court Roundup with Hon. Paul Clement

On Tuesday, July 17, 2007 at 12:00 p.m., we proudly present our fourth annual United States Supreme Court Roundup Luncheon with the Honorable Paul D. Clement, Solicitor General of the United States.

Location:
The Union League of Philadelphia
Broad and Sansom Streets
Philadelphia, PA
Preregistration is required for this luncheon. Seating is limited, and walk-in registrations will not be accepted. Luncheon begins at 12:00 noon.

Cost: $55.00 per person. Firms or groups may reserve seating at $225 for a half-table (seats 4), $425 for a table of eight, or $525 for a table of ten.

Continuing Legal Education credit is available at no additional charge. This program is approved in Pennsylvania for 1 hour of substantive CLE credit.

Please RSVP by July 5 by e-mail to CLE@philafedsoc.org, or call (215) 981-4236 and ask for Mary Miller.

Andy McCarthy on War Powers

On Friday, June 15, 2007 from 12:00 noon to 1:20 p.m.:

Who's the Commander-in-Chief?
What is Congress's Power to Bring the Troops Home from Iraq?


Faculty:
Andrew C. McCarthy
Senior Fellow, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies
Director, Center for Law and Counterterrorism

Location:
Blank Rome LLP
One Logan Square
18th & Cherry Streets
Philadelphia, PA
Preregistration is required for security purposes.  Check in and reception begins 11:45 a.m.  Luncheon begins at 12:00 noon.

Lunch is included.  This program is approved in Pennsylvania for one (1) hour of substantive CLE credit.  Continuing Legal Education credit is available for $25 for non-members, $15 for members.  If no CLE credit is requested, $10 for lunch only.

For more information or to preregister, e-mail CLE@philafedsoc.org, or call 607-351-2490.

Jonathan Adler on Climate Change

On Feb. 21, 2007, we presented:

Hot Times at the High Court:
Will the Supreme Court Control Climate Change Policy?


Faculty:
Jonathan H. Adler
Professor of Law, Case Western Reserve University School of Law

John Yoo on 9/11

On Nov. 14, 2006, we co-sponsored with the National Constitution Center a presentation by Prof. John Yoo, called "An Inside Look at the White House Response to 9/11."

Click here for details.

3rd Annual Supreme Court Roundup with Hon. Paul Clement

On Monday, July 10, 2006 at 12:00 p.m., we proudly presented our third annual United States Supreme Court Roundup Luncheon with the Honorable Paul D. Clement, Solicitor General of the United States.

Location:
The Union League of Philadelphia
Broad and Sansom Streets
Philadelphia, PA

Eugene Scalia on Labor Law

On Wednesday, June 14, 2006 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., we proudly presented:

Current Trends in Labor and Employment Law:
From Whistleblowers to the Labor Movement


Faculty:
Hon. Eugene Scalia
Partner, Gibson Dunn
Solicitor for the U.S. Department of Labor (2001-03)

Wiretapping Terrorists in America

On Thursday, March 30, 2006 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., we proudly presented:

Wiretapping Terrorists in America:
The Scope of Presidential Authority


Faculty:
David B. Rivkin
Partner, Baker Hostetler
Larry Frankel
Legislative Director, ACLU of Pennsylvania

Moderated by Edward Turzanski
Professor of Political Science, La Salle University

Ed Whelan on the Alito Nomination

On Thursday, Dec. 8, 2005 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., we proudly presented:

The Judicial Nomination of Samuel Alito


Faculty:
M. Edward Whelan III
President, Ethics & Public Policy Center
M. Edward Whelan III is the President of the Ethics and Public Policy Center. He directs EPPC's program on The Constitution, the Courts, and the Culture. He is a frequent contributor to National Review Online and its Bench Memos blog.

Mr. Whelan, a lawyer and a former law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, has served in positions of responsibility in all three branches of the federal government. From just before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, until joining EPPC, Mr. Whelan was the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel in the U.S. Department of Justice. In that capacity, he advised the White House Counsel's Office, the Attorney General and other senior DOJ officials, and Departments and agencies throughout the executive branch on difficult and sensitive legal questions. Mr. Whelan previously served on Capitol Hill as General Counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. In addition to clerking for Justice Scalia, he was a law clerk to Judge J. Clifford Wallace of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Ken Mehlman on Judicial Confirmations

On Thursday, Sept. 22, 2005 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.:

Judicial Confirmations:
Crossroads of Law and Politics

Faculty:
Kenneth B. Mehlman, Esq.
Chairman, Republican National Committee

2nd Annual Supreme Court Roundup with Hon. Paul Clement

On Friday, July 22, 2005 at 12:00 p.m., we proudly presented our second annual United States Supreme Court Roundup Luncheon with the Honorable Paul D. Clement, Solicitor General of the United States.

Location:
The Union League of Philadelphia
Broad and Sansom Streets
Philadelphia, PA

Alexander Hamilton

On Tuesday, June 28, 2005 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.:

Alexander Hamilton, Judicial Review, and Original Intent


Faculty:
Stephen M. Orlofsky
Partner, Blank Rome LLP
Former United States District Judge, D.N.J.
Brian T. Guthrie
Partner, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Moderated by:
Judd A. Serotta
Associate, Blank Rome LLP
President, Federalist Society, Philadelphia Lawyers' Chapter

Scott Kieff on IP Law

On Monday, April 11, 2005 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.:

Trends at the Interface of
Intellectual Property and Antitrust Law


Faculty:
Prof. F. Scott Kieff
Associate Professor, Washington University School of Law;
Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University

The Scalia-Breyer Debate

On Thursday, March 3, 2005 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.:

The Scalia-Breyer Debate:
The Relevance of Foreign Law for American Constitutional Adjudication


Video Presentation:
Hon. Antonin Scalia
Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
Hon. Stephen Breyer
Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
On January 13, 2005, Justices Scalia and Breyer engaged one another in a historic public debate at American University's Washington College of Law. The Justices addressed such topics as using foreign court precedent in deciding U.S. constitutional cases, and whether the U.S. should take into account shifting world standards on social and moral issues such as the death penalty.

With the kind permission of C-SPAN, we present the video of this historic debate, followed by live discussion of the issues presented. The discussion will be moderated by Judd A. Serotta of Blank Rome LLP, and Stewart M. Wiener of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP.

This program is approved in Pennsylvania for two (2) hours of substantive CLE credit.