Venture Capital and Emerging-Growth Companies
(Monday, November 7, 2011, 6:15pm-8:00pm, JG 104)

CBLA is proud to host a panel that will focus on the venture capital and emerging companies space. The panel will provide different perspectives on the VC and start-up field--from that of an entreprenuer, VC firm, and lawyers working closely with emerging companies and VCs. The panelists will discuss the legal issues they confront in their various capacities, how they work together to assist start-ups and funds, the challenges and outlook for this field, and the various career paths for lawyers interested in the venture and start-up community.

Non-Pizza dinner will be served.  Please RSVP.
Click here to RSVP

Panelists:
Ari Shahdadi, General Counsel, Tumblr
Colman Lynch, Associate, Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP
Antonia Abraham, Director of Finance and Operations, Betaworks
Omar Haroun (JD/MBA 12’), Founder, Sportaneous

Alternative Legal Careers Part III: Hedge Funds
(Wednesday, November 2, 2011, 12:10pm-1:10pm, JG 104)

CBLA is proud to host a panel on "Legal Careers at Hedge Funds," intended to give students an introductory glimpse into the work that hedge funds do.  Our panelists will also shed some insight on what it is like to work in a hedge fund practice at a law firm or as in-house counsel at a fund. 

Hedge funds are one of the fastest-growing aspects of the financial system, now managing over $2 trillion in assets.  Yet, their legal treatment is very much a black box for many people.  If you are interested in figuring out how hedge funds are regulated and what legal work relating to hedge funds entails, we encourage you to join us for this discussion.

Panelists:
John Liftin (CLS Alum), Managing Director and General Counsel at D.E. Shaw & Co.
Stephanie Breslow (CLS '84), Co-head of Investment Management Group at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
Bruce Wolfson, Partner and General Counsel at The Rohatyn Group

Moderator:
Marta Ricardo – Director of Alumni and International Career Services, Columbia Law School Office of Career Services

Speaker: Bill Winters, Former Co-Chief Executive of Investment Banking at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
(Friday, October 28, 2011, 12:00pm-1:30pm, SIPA Kellogg Center IAB 1512)

The Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law, and Public Policy and The Advanced Policy and Economic Analysis Specialization will be hosting a discussion with Bill Winters, a member of the UK’s Independent Commission on Banking and former co-chief executive of  J.P. Morgan’s Investment Bank.  Mr. Winters left J.P.Morgan in September 2009.  Prior to that, he had served as a senior executive and member of the bank's management committee since 2004.

The discussion will cover the recent UK Banking Reforms and their implications on financial stability and competition.  

A light lunch and refreshments will be served.  All CBLA members are welcome to attend.

Speaker: Charles Li, Chief Executive Officer of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.
(Thursday, October 27, 2011, 12:10pm-1:10pm, JG 106)

CBLA, in conjunction with the Asia-Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA) and the Society for Chinese Law (SCL) invite you to join us for a very special lunchtime conversation with Charles Li, CEO of Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd (HKEx) and alumnus of Columbia Law School.

Non-Pizza Lunch will be served.

About Charles Li:
Mr. Li graduated from Columbia Law School in 1991.  Prior to joining HKEx, Mr. Li was the Chairman of JPMorgan's China businesses, where he was responsible for some of the bank's most prominent transactions in China.  Before joining JPMorgan in 2003, Mr. Li worked at Merrill Lynch, where he served as the President of Merrill's China division from 1999 to 2003.  Mr. Li began his professional career as an Associate in the New York office of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.  He received his bachelors degree from Xiamen University in China, and a masters degree from the University of Alabama.

About Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.:
HKEx is the holding company for the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the Hong Kong Futures Exchange, and the Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Ltd.  The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is the sixth largest stock exchange in the world in market cap, behind only the NYSE, NASDAQ, Tokyo Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange, and Shanghai Stock Exchange.  It was formed in March 2000 and supports trading in equity securities, depositary receipts, debt securities, unit trusts, and structured products, among others.

Fundamentals of Corporate Law Panel Series Part III: Mergers & Acquisitions
(Wednesday, October 19, 2011, 12:10pm-1:10pm, JG 102)

CBLA is proud to host the third panel in an ongoing series of panel discussions titled "The Fundamentals of Corporate Law."  
This event will focus on the Mergers & Acquisitions practice area.  If you are curious about what M&A lawyers do on a daily basis or just want to get a better sense of what it means to be a corporate attorney then this will be an interesting and fulfilling way to spend your lunch break. 

Non-Pizza Lunch will be served.  RSVP is required.
Please RSVP HERE to ensure a spot.

Panelists:
Christopher Mayer – Partner and former Head of Corporate Dept. - Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Trevor Norwitz – Partner, Corporate Department - Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz LLP
Ezra Borut – Partner and Deputy Chair of Corporate Dept. - Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Caroline Gottschalk – Partner, Corporate Department - Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Moderator:  
Lois Jeffers – Assistant Director of Career Advisory at Columbia Law School

The panel covers all aspects of the Mergers & Acquisitions practice at a major law firm.  During the event, panelists will talk about the lifestyle and day-to-day of an M&A lawyer, explain what corporate/transactional attorneys do in general, what type of work M&A lawyers are involved with, why they chose to specialize in this particular area, and how current law students can position themselves for a career doing M&A work.

CBLA Speaker Series: Gregory Zuckerman, WSJ Journalist and Author of the Bestseller The Greatest Trade Ever
(Tuesday, October 18, 2011, 12:10pm-1:10pm, JG 101)

Please join CBLA for a very special speaker event featuring Gregory Zuckerman, acclaimed financial journalist for The Wall Street Journal and Author of The Greatest Trade Ever.

Mr. Zuckerman will speak about the development of his career and his new book, and will field questions from CBLA members and their guests. 

Mr. Zuckerman will also be signing two free copies of his book, which will be given away by a raffle limited to those who attend.  Additional copies of his book will also be available for purchase and signing.

Praise for The Greatest Trade Ever:
"Simply terrific. Easily the best of the post-crash financial books." 
--Malcolm Gladwell

"Mr. Zuckerman is a first-rate reporter who is also able to explain the complexities of real estate finance in layman’s terms. At times, The Greatest Trade Ever reads like a thriller."
--The New York Times 

"Greg Zuckerman was the first to tell the world about John Paulson's sensational trade…He's written the definitive account of a strange and wonderful subplot of the financial crisis." 
--Michael Lewis, bestselling author of Moneyball and Home Game

"More than a cinematic narrative of how Paulson and others figured out how to short the market. We’re also reminded of how opaque and illiquid some financial instruments are, how little Wall Street executives understood them, and how difficult it was for more knowledgeable bankers to say that the subprime emperor had no clothes."
--Bloomberg.com

www.gregoryzuckerman.com

CBLA Happy Hour Social Event
(Thursday, October 13, 2011, 8:00pm - 10:00pm, Amsterdam Cafe)

Please join the Columbia Business and Law Association for an open bar happy hour at Amsterdam Cafe tonight at 8pm. 

Free drinks for members, but all are welcome! 

Ask us about the exciting events we have coming up, and learn more about how you can become involved in the organization of those events.   Or just come to hang out and have some drinks.  

We have reserved the downstairs lounge--don't forget to grab a drinks bracelet if you are a member of CBLA.

Fundamentals of Corporate Law Panel Series Part II: Capital Markets
(Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 12:10pm-1:10pm, JG 107)

Please join the Columbia Business and Law Association for the second part of our "The Fundamentals of Corporate Law" panel series.  Non-pizza lunch will be served.

Due to overwhelming demand, we ask that you please RSVP for this event by clicking here.  Priority will be given to CBLA members and those who RSVP.

Joining us will be highly regarded Capital Markets attorneys from the New York offices of major law firms.  The panelists will share their thoughts on some frequently asked questions--including how and why they decided to pursue a career in transactional law, the transferability of a capital market lawyer's knowledge across practice groups and geographic regions, what law school courses are useful for an aspiring capital markets lawyer, and how the financial crisis and recent troubles in Europe has affected their business.

This will be an extremely beneficial event for students interested in corporate and transactional work.  

Panelists:
Bob Treuhold, Former Worldwide Managing Partner - Shearman & Sterling LLP
David Parish (CLS '92), Senior Attorney - Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Robert Ryan (CLS '02), Associate - Sidley Austin LLP
Frank Lopez, Co-Head, Global Capital Markets Group, Proskauer Rose LLP

Moderator:
Janice Shaw, Director of J.D. Career Advising - Columbia Law School

Alternative Legal Careers Part II: Distressed Debt Investing
(Wednesday, October 5, 2011, 5:00pm-6:30pm, JG 106)

CBLA is proud to host the second in an ongoing series of panel discussion presenting alternative private sector career options for law school graduates.  This event will focus on the Distressed Debt space. 

Our speakers each hold a JD and work in a range of distressed debt investing roles for a bank or hedge fund.  During the event, the panel will explain what distressed debt is, what the investment industry surrounding it does, what their particular jobs consist of, and how current law students can position themselves for a career in the field.  The panelists will then engage in a discussion about the industry moderated by Professor Edward Morrison.  Students will learn about how distressed debt investing works, why it's a fascinating career option, and what steps they can take now to improve their chances of breaking into the sector.

Panelists:
Michael Chaisanguanthum, Director - Credit Investments Group, Credit Suisse Asset Management
Igor Fuks, Research Analyst - Halcyon Asset Management
Rick Morris, Vice President - Private Loan Distressed Desk, Goldman Sachs
Thomas Tormey, Co-Head - High-Yield and Distressed Investing Group, Goldman Sachs
Michael Walsh, Global Loans & Special Situations Group - Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Moderator:
Professor Edward Morrison, Harvey R. Miller Prof. of Law & Economics - Columbia Law School

Tour of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Gold Vault
(Friday, September 9, 2011, 12:00pm-3:00pm, 33 Liberty Street, New York, NY)

25 members of the Columbia Business and Law Association were taken on an exclusive tour to see the world's largest known stash of gold--$360 billion worth--stored five floors below ground on the bedrock of Manhattan at the NY Federal Reserve Bank.

Following the tour the group was invited to attend a Q&A session on the 7th floor in the Legal Group's conference room.  The session was hosted by David Gross (CLS '95), Counsel and Vice President in the Enforcement, Litigation, Protection, and Investigations group at the Fed.

Mr. Gross spoke to the group about his time working at the Fed and as a prosecutor in the New York County District Attorney's office.  He also divulged some valuable insight and advice about the opportunities in the public sector for law students.

This is the third year that CBLA has organized this event.

Bagel Brunch!
(Sunday, August 21, 2011, 11:00am-1:00pm, JG Annex--see map below for directions)

Please join the board members of the Columbia Business and Law Association for our annual Orientation Bagel Brunch!  

We welcome all first-year students, LLM students, upperclassmen, and CBLA alums to join us for an informal meet and greet over delicious bagels, lox, muffins, coffee, fruits, and more!

We will discuss membership benefits, upcoming events, ways you can become involved in the leadership and planning of events, and any other questions or concerns you may have.

Membership
Membership dues for 1 year are $25, membership dues for 3 years are $40.  Payable in cash or check made out to "Columbia University"

• Paying members receive priority access to our high-demand events such as: a tour of the New York Federal Reserve Bank's gold vault in September, lunches with the hiring partners of our law firm sponsors in the spring, CBLA happy hours, mock interview and resume review programs with practicing attorneys, and other great networking and career advancement opportunities.
  
• Additionally, paying members will be matched with a peer mentor from our executive board, and be provided with access to our database of resume/cover letter samples and other on-campus recruiting materials.
  
• You must be a paying member to qualify for CBLA board membership next year.

Hope to see you there!

Careers in the Biotech and Pharmaceutical Industries
(Wednesday, April 20, 2011, 12:10-1:10pm, JG 105)
Co-sponsored by the Columbia Health Law Association

Non-pizza (including Passover-friendly) lunch will be provided

Panelists:
Mark Kessel, Partner, Symphony Capital
Stuart Nayman, Partner, WilmerHale
Ellen Rosenthal, Chief Counsel, Pfizer Legal Alliance
Susan Waltman, General Counsel/SVP, Greater NY Hospital Association

Panelists will discuss their legal experiences relating to the biotech and pharmaceutical industries. 
A short Q&A session will follow.

Lessons Learned from the Financial Crisis & Recession: 
(Tuesday, April 12, 2011, 6:00-8:30pm, JG 101)
Co-sponsored by the American College of Bankruptcy

The discussion will provide an “on-ground view” from the panelists' work as investment bankers, turnaround managers, investors, and lawyers during the 2008 financial crisis and ensuing recession. 


An emphasis will be placed on the lessons that can be learned for the future as America faces slow economic growth or perhaps a “double-dip.”  

Panel: 6:00-7:00 p.m.

Reception: 7:30-8:30 p.m.

Box dinners (salad, pasta, and kosher/vegetarian options) will be served.  

Panelists:
William Derrough, Co-Head of Restructuring and Recapitalization, Moelis & Company
Ted Stenger, Managing Director, AlixPartners
David Daigle, Senior Vice President, Capital Research and Management Company

Moderated by:
Richard Mason, Partner, Restructuring and Finance, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Covington & Burling LLP and CBLA Present: "Private Equity and Private Practice"
(Wednesday, April 6, 2011, 12:10-1:10pm, JG 105)

Lunch Catered by Dean & DeLuca

Panelists:
Karen Chao
Tim Clark
Stephen Infante
Loretta Shaw-Lorello
Carolyn Taylor

Moderated by:
Andrew Ment

CBLA Presents: The New York Times DealBook's "The Deal Professor"
(Tuesday, April 5, 2011, 12:10-1:10pm, JG 101)

Please join CBLA for our last speaker event of the semester.  Professor Steven M. Davidoff (A.K.A. "The Deal Professor") will be speaking about the state of the takeover market and providing an analysis of recent headline deals such as:

• AT&T's $39 Billion Acquisition of T-Mobile
  
• J. Crew's $3 Billion Sale to TPG Capital 
  
• Del Monte's $5.3 Billion Sale to K.K.R.
  
• Airgas Inc.'s Successful Poison Pill Defense
  

Steven M. Davidoff is an acclaimed financial columnist.  He has been writing for The New York Times DealBook as The Deal Professor since 2008, serving as a commentator on the world of mergers and acquisitions. A former corporate attorney at Shearman & Sterling, Davidoff is a professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law. His research focuses on corporate governance, regulation of hedge funds, mergers and acquisitions, and securities regulation.

Davidoff is the author of Gods at War: Shotgun Takeovers, Government by Deal, and the Private Equity Implosion, which examines the recent deals and events that have forever changed the world of billion-dollar deal-making.  The book provides a close look at the players determining the destiny of corporate America, including the government, private equity, strategic buyers, hedge funds, and sovereign wealth funds.  Gods at War completely covers the strategic issues that guide the modern-day deal, and since they unfold under the shadow of the law, it also focuses on the legal aspects of deal-making and takeovers.

Professor Davidoff graduated from the Columbia University School of Law, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, and received a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, cum laude with honors. He also holds a masters in finance from the London Business School.

CBLA Presents: Fundamentals of Corporate Law
(Tuesday, March 29, 2011, 12:10-1:10pm, JG 103)

Please join CBLA for a lunch panel discussion about the fundamentals of corporate law practice.  This event will give students an insight into the work that law firms do with hedge funds, banks, private equity funds, and financial institutions.  

The discussion will be moderated by Stephen Buchman, Assistant Director of Career Advising, and will feature:

• Michael Hong, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
• Julie Allen, Proskauer Rose LLP
• Karessa Cain, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
  
• Bob Treuhold, Shearman & Sterling LLP

The event will be moderated by Stephen Buchman, Assistant Director of Career Advising, Columbia Law School

This event is generously sponsored by:

CBLA Presents: Regulatory Reform: Dodd-Frank and the New Legal Landscape / Implementation Challenges
(Monday, March 21, 2011, 12:10-1:10pm, JG 103)

Please join CBLA for a very special lunch panel concerning the timely topic of Regulatory Reform: Dodd-Frank and the New Legal Landscape - Implementation challenges. We've compiled a panel of experts who will present a diverse set of viewpoints regarding the ever-evolving implementation issues of Dodd-Frank. CBLA brings you the key insights and perspectives of those advising clients on the new rules (Sullivan and Cromwell), complying with them (Goldman & Sachs) and writing them (Federal Reserve Bank of New York). 

Panelists:

• Richard Charlton (Vice President and Counsel, Federal Reserve Bank of New York)
• Steven Bunkin (Managing Director and Co-Head of Commodities and Derivatives Legal Practice, Goldman Sachs & Co.)
• David Gilberg (Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP  
  
• Moderator - Professor Jeffrey Gordon (Alfred W. Bressler Professor of Law at Columbia Law School) 

CBLA Presents: Roger Lowenstein, Acclaimed Financial Journalist for The Wall Street Journal and Author of "When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long Term Capital Management" and "The End of Wall Street"
(Thursday, March 10, 2011, 12:10-1:10pm, JG 101)

Please join CBLA for a very special event featuring Roger Lowenstein. Mr. Lowenstein is well known for many accomplishments: As a financial journalist, he reported for The Wall Street Journal for more than a decade, including two years writing its "Heard on the Street" column (1989 to 1991). Mr. Lowenstein has published five books and co-authored one. Well known for "When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long Term Capital Management" he has been consistently reviewed as a "must-read thriller for anyone who works, or invests in markets." His new book, "The End of Wall Street," offers his theory of the domino effect of Wall Street's collapse.

In addition, he has written for many publications, including Smart Money and The New York Times. Mr. Lowenstein is a regular book reviewer for The New York Times and has written a number of major articles and cover stories for The New York Times Magazine. He is also a director of Sequoia Fund. His father, Louis Lowenstein, was a founding partner of Kramer, Lowenstein, Nessen & Kamin (now Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel) and a former professor at Columbia Law School.

Given Mr. Lowenstein’s current success as a best-selling writer as well as his ability to speak poignantly on both finance and global development, this event should be spectacular and appealing to a wide range of law students. Mr. Lowenstein will speak about the development of his career and his new book, and is most interested in fielding questions from CBLA members and their guests. 

As a pre-Spring break treat, Mr. Lowenstein will also be signing two free copies of his book, which will be given away by a raffle limited to those who attend. 

Additional copies of his book will also be available for purchase and signing.

This will be an exciting event, and the perfect way to kick off your Spring Break. We look forward to seeing you there!

CBLA Presents: Alternative Post Law School Careers, Part 1: Private Equity
(Monday, March 7, 5:00-6:30pm, JG 102)
Please click here to register for this event.

CBLA and the Office of Career Services (OCS) are proud to host the first in an ongoing series of panel discussions presenting alternative private sector career options for law school graduates.  Our inaugural event will focus on the Private Equity space. 

Speakers:

• Vikrant Sawhney (Senior Managing Director, The Blackstone Group - link)
• Michael Kaplan (Managing Director, Littlejohn & Company - link)
• Andy Siegel (Partner and General Counsel, Perella Weinberg - link)
• David Wermuth (Senior Principal and General Counsel, Stone Point Capital)
  
• Moderator - Franci Blassberg (Partner in the Private Equity and M&A practices at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP; Lecturer at Columbia Law School - link)

Our speakers each hold a JD and work in private equity for a company other than a law firm.  During the event, each panelist will explain what their job consists of and advise current law students on how to position themselves for a career in the field.  The panelists will then engage in a moderated debate about the industry.  Students will learn about how private equity works, why it's a fascinating career option, and what steps they can take now to improve their chances of breaking into the sector.

CBLA Presents: The Changing Landscape of Shareholder Activism Pre and Post Dodd-Frank 
(Thursday, March 3, 2011, 12:10-1:10pm, JG 105)

Please join CBLA in a very special lunch panel concerning the timely topic of Shareholder Activism Post Dodd-Frank. We've compiled a panel of experts, representing the institutional investor and activist hedge fund on one side and the corporation and corporate defense on the other. This will surely ensure a diversity of viewpoints such as in our popular AIG panel held in November 2010. CBLA thought it'd be a great benefit to hear from practioners both on the investor and company side to shed light on the ever evolving issues of corporate governance and bring perspective to the ever changing dynamic between management/shareholders learned in our Corporations classes. 

Panelists:

• Stephen Brown (CLS alum), Director and Associate General Counsel for Corporate Governance for TIAA-CREF
  
• Scott Ostfeld (CLS alum), Partner at JANA Partners 
  
• Daniel Neff (CLS alum), Partner at Wachtell Lipton
  
• Ken Bertsch, President and CEO of the Society of Corporate Secretaries
  
• Moderator - Professor Robert Jackson (Associate Professor of Law at Columbia Law School)
  

For detailed biographies of the panelists, click here

Due to the popularity of the subject matter and speakers, this event is open to all Columbia students and professors. We look forward to seeing you!

CBLA Presents: "Compensation During the Financial Crisis: Behind the Scenes at AIG"  

Please join the Columbia Business and Law Association (CBLA) and the Federalist Society (FedSoc) for a special panel in conjunction with Professor Jackson's Seminar on The Law, Economics and Regulation of Executive Compensation.  CBLA greatly anticipates this unique panel discussion shedding light on the key issues of AIG, the insurance company whose potential collapse could have stifled the world's economy and whose subsequent bailout by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has left open many questions.

Panelists will include Patricia Geoghegan, the current Acting Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation at the U.S. Treasury; Sullivan & Cromwell partner Marc Trevino, AIG's legal counsel on compensation matters; and Alan Johnson, AIG's principal compensation consultant.

• Patricia Geoghegan is the Acting Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation, having succeeded Kenneth R. Feinberg.  The Office of the Special Master is charged with approving compensation for the top executives at the companies that received exceptional TARP assistance.  Geoghegan joined the Treasury's Office of Financial Stability after a thirty-three-year career at the NYC law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore, where she was co-head of the Tax Department and head of the Executive Compensation group.  Ms. Geoghegan is an adjunct professor at Brooklyn Law School teaching taxation of executive compensation.  She is a graduate of Michigan State University, Yale Law School and the NYU LLM in taxation program.
• Marc Trevino is a co-managing partner of Sullivan and Cromwell's Executive Compensation and Benefits Practice Group and a member of the Firm's Financial Institutions Group.  He regularly advises on a wide variety of transactional matters, succession and related compensation matters, governance, regulatory and compliance issues and regulatory investigations.
• Alan Johnson is Managing Director of Johnson Associates and a leading compensation consultant to financial institutions.
• Robert Jackson previously served as an advisor on executive compensation and corporate governance to senior officials at the department of the Treasury and as Deputy Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation.  Prior to joining the Treasury, Prof. Jackson practiced in the Executive Compensation Department at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.  Prof. Jackson's work has been the subject of rulemaking commentary before several federal agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission. His most recent project, which he developed during his tenure as Terence M. Considine Research Fellow in Law and Economics and a Fellow at the Harvard Law School Program on Corporate Governance, provides the first comprehensive study of executive compensation in firms owned by private equity investors.

CBLA welcomes Jim Millstein, Chief Restructuring Officer of the U.S. Treasury and Treasury official chiefly responsible for the recently announced and lauded AIG Restructuring Plan.

Mr. Millstein joined the U.S. Treasury in 2009 in a newly designed position for Chief Restructuring Officer. He has worked as a close aide to Secretary Geithner. Before Treasury, Millstein was a bankruptcy attorney at Cleary, Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, where he was head of its restructuring practice. He then joined Lazard in 2000 as managing director in its restructuring group.

At Lazard, he worked on the restructuring of cable company Charter Communications Inc. and with the United Auto Workers in negotiations with General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co., Chrysler LLC and Delphi Corp. He also represented WorldCom Inc., Loews Cineplex and Budget Rent-a-Car in their restructurings.

Millstein has a bachelor's degree from Princeton University, a master's from the University of California, Berkeley, and a law degree from Columbia University.

See below for more information:
Dealbook Article - 10/7
NYTimes Article - 10/5

CBLA presents Citizens United and Corporate Political Speech with Professor Robert Jackson

Please join CBLA (Columbia Business and Law Association), ACS (American Constitution Society) and FedSoc ( Federalist Society) in a special presentation on the corporate and constitutional issues of corporate political speech that will guide our generation after the Supreme Court's landmark decision in Citizens United. Professor Jackson's paper "Corporate Political Speech: Who Decides?" coauthored with legendary Lucian A. Bebchuk, is set for publication in the Harvard Law Review. The paper discusses what rules should govern public corporations' decisions to spend corporate funds on politics. CBLA, ACS and FedSoc are proud to host Professor Jackson's talk on his highly influential paper.

For a summary on the paper click here

CBLA Presents: "The U.S. Financial Crisis: Causes and Consequences"

Please join the Columbia Business and Law Association (CBLA) and the Federalist Society (FedSoc) for a presentation on the recent U.S. financial crisis by John A. Allison, retired Chairman and CEO of BB&T Corporation.  Mr. Allison joined BB&T in 1971 and managed a wide variety of responsibilities throughout the bank. He became president of BB&T in 1987 and was elected Chairman and CEO in July 1989. During Mr. Allison's tenure as CEO from 1989 to 2008, BB&T grew from $4.5 billion to $152 billion in assets. Mr. Allison earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MBA from Duke University. He also holds honorary doctorates from East Carolina University, Mount Olive College, Clemson University and Marymount University. He is a graduate of the Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Rutgers University.

In March 2009, Mr. Allison joined the faculty of Wake Forest University School of Business as a Distinguished Professor.

CBLA Presents: Tour of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Special Talk by David Gross, Vice President of the Legal Group

Join the Columbia Business and Law Association for a specially organized tour of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. After touring the world renowned Gold Vault, we will head upstairs to visit the Legal Group where CBLA has organized a special talk about the NY Fed, law school and career advice with David Gross, Vice President of the Legal Group. This is a very unique opportunity so RSVP soon!

RSVP by emailing cbla@law.columbia.edu or ilonapotiha@gmail.com by September 13, 2010. Space is limited to 25 people. Meet at noon on September 17, 2010 in Jerome Greene Hall at Columbia Law School.

CBLA Bagel Brunch

The Columbia Business and Law Association would like to welcome you to New York and Columbia Law School! Please join us at CBLA for a relaxing bagel brunch before classes start. Last year's event was a hit and we know this year's will be great as well. It will be a wonderful opportunity to get to know some of our current board members, the organization as a whole and all of its amazing events.

All incoming 1Ls and LLMs are welcome, even if you'd just like to stop by for a great breakfast! We will also have a sign-up sheet where you can sign up to be a member of the Columbia Business and Law Association ($25 for 1 year, $40 for 3 years to receive all benefits of being a member. Methods of payment: Check payable to "Columbia University" or cash).

Since its inception, CBLA has been the premiere group at Columbia Law School dedicated to the intersection between business and law. Please visit our website for more information: http://clscbla.com. We will update it shortly with more events. Last year's events included speaker series (General Counsel of Goldman Sachs, Pay Czar: Kenneth Feinberg, etc.), law firm lunches, trips (Federal Reserve, NYSE) and more!

We look forward to meeting you in our informal but wonderfully catered breakfast!