From Dean Dan - October 19, 2017

Next week, the William S. Boyd School of Law is excited to welcome two national speakers to our campus.

Preet Bharara, former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and one of the nation’s foremost experts on public corruption, civil rights, white collar financial crime, drug trafficking and anti-terrorism, will give a talk to the law school community at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 23 in the Richard Tam Alumni Building. Bharara will draw on his extensive experience as a prosecutor to address ethics and compliance, corporate responsibility, leadership and cybersecurity. As U.S. Attorney from 2009 to 2017, Bharara oversaw the investigation and litigation of all criminal and civil cases brought on behalf of the United States in the Southern District litigating against Bernie Madoff, Speaker of the New York State Assembly Sheldon Silver and Times Square bomber Faizal Shahzad. Bharara's record as a U.S. Attorney and his oversight of some of the mot important prosecutions and trials in recent years distinguish him as one of our country's most accomplished practitioners and public servants. I would like to extend my gratitude to MGM Resorts International and William Hill whose support have made this possible.

We are extremely honored to host the American Society for Legal History (ASLH) which is holding its annual meeting in Las Vegas. As a principal sponsor, Boyd will host ASLH's Plenary Lecture on Oct. 27. “The Long Resistance and Historical Memory,” delivered by Tomiko Brown-Nagin of Harvard Law School. Professor Brown-Nagin's talk will describe signature social movements in the history of our country and the use of the Constitution in framing controversies and pursuing social change. Bringing learned societies and leading academics from around the country to the law school is an important part of Boyd's mission and we are especially pleased to be able to welcome one of the country's most distinguished interdisciplinary associations to Boyd.  
 
Dan
Dean & Richard J. Morgan Professor of Law
daniel.hamilton@unlv.edu
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