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–October 30, 2006–Chicago-Kent College of Law and Stuart School of Business have experts available to discuss current issues. To reach any of our experts, call Gwen Osborne, director of public affairs, at (312) 906-5251. Press releases and earlier advisories are available on our Web site: www.kentlaw.edu/news/advisory.
November 7 is election day. Experts are available to discuss immigration reform, the War on Terror, embryonic stem-cell research, same-sex marriage, federal judges, the war in Iraq and other election-year issues.
Voters and supporters are visiting candidates' Web sites for news and information. Chicago-Kent professor Richard Warner is president of Standards Association for Elections Online (SAFE Online), a nonprofit organization that develops standards and practices for online campaign activity and endorses third-party monitors who certify campaign Web sites that abide by SAFE Online standards. Professor Warner is available for interviews about SAFE and campaign Web sites. His phone number is (312) 906-5340.
The 2006-2007 National Basketball Association regular season begins October 31 with the game between the Chicago Bulls and the defending NBA champions, the Miami Heat. Adjunct professor and sports law expert Eldon L. Ham is the author of Play Masters: From Sellouts to Lockouts: An Unauthorized History of the NBA. Professor Ham is available for interviews. His phone number is (312) 876-0590.
November 11 is Veterans’ Day. Professor Michael I. Spak, an expert on military law and a colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, is available for interviews about legal issues related to the military.
Downtown Campus Events:
November 1: “Privacy and the Constitution” is the theme of a faculty panel discussion on domestic spying, abortion, gay marriage and other issues. Panelists include Chicago-Kent dean Harold J. Krent and professors Katharine Baker, Mark Rosen and Margaret Stewart. The program, sponsored by Chicago-Kent Lambdas and American Constitution Society, is free and open to the public.
November 1: “Not So Obvious: Patent Law, the Supreme Court, and KSR International” is the topic of the third annual Federal Circuit Clerk roundtable. The roundtable composed of former Federal Circuit clerks, is a discussion of current developments in patent law. Chicago-Kent professor Timothy R. Holbrook, who served as a clerk to the Hon. Glenn L. Archer Jr., former chief judge of the Federal Circuit, will serve as moderator. Other participants include Meredith Martin Addy of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, Leonard D. Conapinski of McAndrews, Held & Malloy Ltd., Sasha D. Mayergoyz of Latham & Watkins LLP, and Michael R. Weiner of Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP. The program, which begins at 3 p.m., is free and open to the public. For more information, please call (312) 906-5128.
November 16: Chicago-Kent College of Law’s 29th Annual Alumni Awards Luncheon will begin at noon at the University Club of Chicago, 76 East Monroe Street. Journalist and author Bill Kurtis will be the special guest speaker as Chicago-Kent honors nine of its alumni for their professional service and achievement. Tickets are $50 per person, $40 per person for 2001-2005 Chicago-Kent graduates, and $20 for 2006 Chicago-Kent graduates. For tickets or more information, please visit www.kentlaw.edu/allalumlunch on the Web or call (312) 906-5245.
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