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--May 31, 2005--Chicago-Kent College of Law, the Stuart Graduate School of
Business and the Center for 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/advisory.
Both sides have rested in the Michael Jackson trial. Nearly 140 witnesses have been called
to testify since the trial began last February. However, the pop singer did not take the stand in
his own defense. Jackson is accused of child molestation, conspiracy and illegal use of alcohol
with a minor. Chicago-Kent professors Douglas W. Godfrey
and Richard S. Kling are available for interviews.
Professor Godfrey is a former prosecutor in the Kings County District Attorney's office, where he
served in the sex crimes and homicide bureaus. Professor Kling is a criminal defense attorney who
teaches evidence and forensic science courses.
The U.S. Supreme Court still has several rulings on key legal issues to hand down before the
term ends. Professor Sheldon H. Nahmod is available
for interviews about key decisions and themes of the 2004-05 term.
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan spent three days last week in the Sudan to get
first-hand information on the extent of conditions there. Annan met with leaders in the region and
urged potential donors to assist an African-led peacekeeping mission. More than two million people
have been displaced as a result of war in the Sudanese region of Darfur. The U.N. Security Council
has passed a resolution on bringing to justice those suspected of atrocities and genocide. Lydia
Lazar, assistant dean for international law and policy development, is one of the co-authors
of "Wind of Madness", a report on how to assist internally displaced persons in the Sudan,
published by the Dartmouth Lawyers Association’s Darfur Crisis Committee. Dean Lazar is available
for interviews about the report, which is available at http://www.dla.org/downloads/darfur2005.doc.
The NBA commissioner David Stern has announced that the league and its players’ union
will soon resume contract negotiations. Talks broken. If an agreement is not reached, team owners
could lock out the players as early as July 1. Any action by the owners would not interfere with
the annual draft. Sports attorney and adjunct professor Eldon
L. Ham is available for interviews. Professor Ham is author of The
Playmasters: An Unauthorized History of the NBA from Sellouts to Lockouts.
Fifty and fired, a recent Fortune Magazine article,
examined the plight of pentagenarians in the workplace. Professor Howard
C. Eglit is an expert on law and aging. He is the author of a three-volume treatise, Age
Discrimination, and a new book, Elders on Trial: Age and Ageism in
the American Legal System. He is available for interviews about workplace issues facing aging
baby boomers.
Hedge funds have suffered losses on General Motors' stocks and bonds. Professor Keith
Black of Stuart Graduate School of Business' Center for Financial Markets is the author
of Managing a Hedge Fund: A Complete Guide to Trading, Business Strategies,
Risk Management, and Regulations. Professor Black is available for interviews about how hedge
funds work and the impact of General Motors' difficulties on the hedge fund market.
Downtown Campus Events:
June 3: 24th annual Conference on Not-For-Profit Organizations. This one-day seminar is
presented by a faculty of leading organization executives, attorneys, accountants and government
officials. Program highlights include “Not-For Profit Activities in the Age of Terrorism,”
“How to Prepare and What to Expect from an Audit,” new developments in taxation, legislation
and regulation of not-for-profits, labor and employment issues affecting not-for-profits, and an
update from the office of the Illinois Attorney General. For more information, call (312) 906-5090.
June 17: Effective Transactional Writing. Chicago-Kent College of Law will present a day-long,
interactive seminar to help lawyers write more effectively. Participants will learn how to use “plain
English” to make documents less ambiguous and more concise and straightforward. The small-group,
hands-on training includes audience analysis tips and writing and editing tools. For more information,
call (312) 906-5090 or visit the Web site: www.kentlaw.edu/depts/cle/.
June 18: Stuart Graduate School of Business Commencement. Robert M. Janowiak, executive
director of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association, will deliver the
commencement address. Commencement exercises begin at 11 a.m. and will be held on the IIT Main Campus
in the Hermann Union Building (HUB), 3241 S. Federal Street, in Chicago.
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