For more information,
please contact:
Gwen Osborne,
director of public affairs, (312) 906-5251
ADVISORY TO PRODUCERS, COLUMNISTS AND ASSIGNMENT,
LEGAL, PLANNING, BUSINESS, AND DAYBOOK EDITORS
CHICAGO-- February 16, 2004--Chicago-Kent
College of Law, the Stuart Graduate School of Business
and the Center for Law and Financial Markets have
experts available to discuss current issues. To reach
any of our experts, call Gwen
Osborne, director of public affairs, at (312)
906-5251. Copies of press releases and earlier advisories
are available on our Web site: http://www.kentlaw.edu/news/
I do, I do...for now. Several hundred gay and
lesbian couples have been married during the past
week in San Francisco. City officials have appeared
in court this week to defend their decision to allow
same-sex marriages. Two conservative groups have filed
a lawsuit claiming that San Francisco mayor Gavin
Newson's decision violates the California Family Code
that defines marriage as a union between a man and
a woman. However, city officials argue that denying
marriage licenses to same-sex couples violates their
right to equal protection under the state constitution.
Adjunct professor Vincent Samar, who teaches
courses on sexual orientation and the law, is available
for interviews.
Partners of gays and lesbians who work for the United
Nations may be eligible for benefits if their
countries recognize same-sex marriages or domestic
partnerships. Canada, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden,
France, Germany and Australia are among the countries
that recognize same-sex unions. American employees
are not eligible for the benefits which began February
1. Although several states recognize domestic partnerships,
they are not federally sanctioned. Experts are available
to discuss property rights and estate issues related
to domestic partnerships.
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan last
week told a Senate Banking Committee that he does
not believe hedge fund advisers should be registered
by the SEC as long as they do not become vehicles
for lower- and moderate-income investors. Professor
Keith
Black of IIT's Center for Law and Financial
Markets is author of the forthcoming book, Managing
a Hedge Fund: A Complete Guide to Trading, Business
Strategies, Operations, and Regulations. Professor
Black is available for interviews about hedge funds.
What makes a trader successful? Professor David
Norman, director of the market technology
program at IIT's Center for Law and Financial Markets,
is collecting data on trader activity to learn how
decisions are made. "The Trader DNA" project
uses behavioral finance theories and techniques to
reveal electronic traders' psychological profile in
order to determine what makes them successful. Norman
says, "This is the first time anyone has tried
to quantify what makes a trader on electronic markets
successful." Professor Norman is the author of
Professional Electronic Trading
and Trading at the Speed of Light. He is available
to talk about the "Trader DNA" project.
Brown v. Board of Education. This year marks
the 50th anniversary of the landmark U.S. Supreme
Court case that ultimately outlawed public school
segregation. Experts are available to discuss the
legal impact of the Brown v. Board of Education
decision.
Houston Rockets' center Yao Ming has been signed
to an endorsement deal with McDonald's. Later
this year, Reebok will introduce its new "High
Post" basketball shoe to coincide with the expansion
of its market in China. Ming has done commercials
for Visa, Gatorade and Apple Computers, and other
companies are vying to capitalize on Yao's participation
in the 2004 Olympics as a member of the Chinese basketball
team. Stuart Graduate School of Business professor
Joel
Goldhar is available to discuss branding issues.
Eldon L. Ham, Chicago-Kent adjunct professor
and sports attorney, is author of The Playmasters:
An Unauthorized History of the NBA from Sellouts to
Lockouts. Professor Ham can talk about the terms of
endorsement contracts and how they are negotiated.
Donald Trump is the star of TV's newest reality
show. "The Apprentice" gives sixteen
would-be entrepreneurs a shot at a year-long, $250,000
job with the real estate mogul – or at being
fired at the end of an episode. Stuart Graduate School
of Business professor George
Kalidonis is the Coleman Clinical Professor
of Management and academic director of the Entrepreneurship
MBA program. Professor Kalidonis is available for
interviews about "The Apprentice" and Stuart's
Entrepreneurship program.
At the Downtown Campus:
February 19: Chicago-Kent's Alumnae/i Association
Reception. Three Chicago-Kent graduates who currently
serve as bar association presidents will be celebrated.
The Honorable Elizabeth Budzinski '88 (Women's
Bar Association of Illinois), Michael Demetrio
'79 (Chicago Bar Association), and Terrence Lavin
'83 (Illinois State Bar Association) are the guests
of honor at the reception, which begins at 5:30 p.m.
For more information, call Jennifer Greenberg at (312)
906-5245.
February 24: "The New Federal Communications
Rules for Media Ownership: Resurfacing of an Old Controversy."
Stuart Graduate School of Business senior lecturer
Kamyar Jabbari will discuss the impact of the
FCC decision to relax rules on television station
ownership and "cross ownership" of media
in the same market. His discussion will focus on the
potential impact of the new rules on free speech and
political landscape; the confusion regarding congressional
intent in the legislation; the interpretation of the
issues by the appeals courts; and potential antitrust
concerns. This program, which begins at noon, is part
of the Stuart School's Faculty Research Colloquium
Series.
February 24: Chicago Intellectual Property Colloquium.
Professor Susan Scafidi of Southern Methodist
University's, Dedman School of Law will address the
topic "Creation, Preservation, and Destruction:
Perspectives of Intellectual and Cultural Property."
The Chicago Intellectual Property Colloquium promotes
discussion of a wide range of issues in intellectual
property and cyberspace law. The program, which is
co-sponsored by Chicago-Kent and Loyola University
Chicago School of Law, begins at 4:10 p.m. and will
be held in Room 420 on IIT's Downtown Campus, 565
West Adams.
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