ESQ Panels
First Hour 3:00-4:00
Beyond the Firm: Big Business
This panel should give students the opportunity to learn about attorneys who went off of the beaten path by starting their own business or joining the business world. Attorneys might share how their legal education contributed to their business careers.
Panelists:
Michael Devlin
Susanne Haas
John Methfessel
A Day in the Life of a Litigator: Securities Litigation and Antitrust
Attorneys should give students insight into a securities litigation and/or antitrust practice. There will also be consideration of the alternative perspective of litigation through the eyes of the judge. Attorneys may share their experience of a "typical day" so that students can gain perspective on the realities of a securities litigation or antitrust practice. This panel should serve as the bridge between litigation and corporate interests.
Panelists:
Judge Yvonne Evans
Stacey Friedman
Peter Kahn
Linda Martin
Chad Pinson
The Law in Lights: Sports and Entertainment Law
This panel is designed to provide students with insight into practicing sports and entertainment law, both inside and out of a firm. Attorneys may offer insight into the challenges and excitement of working in this practice.
Panelists:
Rock Chenkin
Bobby Sharma
The Real Deal: Mergers & Acquisitions and Transactional Law
This panel will give students insight into life as an M&A lawyer. Attorneys might offer advice on how law school can help prepare a student for a career in transactional law. Students should also learn about the day to day responsibilities attorneys involved in the practice of mergers & acquisitions.
Panelists:
Thomas Dunn
Jeffrey Golden
Bill Howell
Neil Williams
Energy and Environmental Law
This panel is designed to provide students with insight into practicing environmental law and energy-related law, from both a regulatory and litigation perspective.
Panelists:
Kodwo Ghartey-Tagoe
Doug Wheeler
Securities Law and Regulatory Practice: In the Firm, In the Company, In Government
This panel is designed to provide students with insight into a securities and regulatory law practice, from both a litigation and internal perspective.
Panelists:
Kathleen Hamm
Julie Jordan
Julie McEvoy
Intellectual Property Law
This panel is designed to provide students with insight into practicing intellectual property, both from a transactional and litigation perspective.
Panelists:
Landis Best
Ron Coleman
Courtney Holohan
Deanna Okun
Second Hour 4:15-5:15
I Got the Job! Now what?
This panel focuses on issues students will face as new lawyers. Attorneys may speak about marketing yourself within your firm/job, developing strategies for success, and seeking the work you are interested in when you begin your career. The panel should answer the question: Now that I have a job, what do I do?
Panelists:
Rock Chenkin
Thomas Dunn
Bill Howell
Linda Martin
General Counsel: Inside the Company
General counsels for a variety of businesses and organizations should speak about practicing law inside the company. Attorneys may share stories of how they became general counsel and the different paths that may lead to a position on the client side of the practice of law.
Panelists:
Kodwo Ghartey-Tagoe
Susanne Haas
Bobby Sharma
Neil Williams
Serving the Public: In Court and Practice
This panel should shed insight into the different ways attorneys are able to maintain a connection to the community and to government, whether in private practice or from the bench. Panelists will address the benefits of clerking, unique perspectives from their time as part of the judiciary branch, and the ability of associates to stay involved in the community once in private practice.
Panelists:
Landis Best
Judge Yvonne Evans
Stacey Friedman
Courtney Holohan
Julie McEvoy
A Day in the Life of a Litigator: Business/Corporate Litigation and ADR
This panel will shed light on business and corporate litigation, as well as alternative dispute resolution in practice. Attorneys may share their experience of a "typical day" so that students can gain perspective on the realities of a litigation/ADR practice-- both its challenges and its triumphs.
Panelists:
Ron Coleman
Julie Jordan
Peter Kahn
Chad Pinson
Law: A Global Practice
This panel will give students insight into the realities of the practice of international law through anecdotes of international deals and cases.
Panelists:
Michael Devlin
Jeffrey Golden
John Methfessel
Lawyers in Government
This panel will bring together attorneys who currently work or have worked for the government or government agencies during their career.
Panelists:
Kathleen Hamm
Deanna Okun
Doug Wheeler
