2010 Symposium

The Relationship Between American Government and American Business

March 11-12, 2010

In 2008 and 2009, Washington strove to save the economy. In 2010, Americans will get a clearer picture of how Washington has changed the economy. Only as the recession recedes will it become fully evident how permanently the state's role has expanded and whether, as a consequence, a new [and] hybrid strain of American capitalism is emerging. -- The Wall Street Journal, Dec. 28, 2009

The Entrepreneurial Business Law Journal will take on those issues at its 2010 symposium: "The Relationship Between American Government and American Business." Panels will address how the government historically has interacted with business; the effect on individual businesses of that interaction; and the relationship between government, business and the law. Among the panelists are practicing attorneys, businesspeople, economists and law professors.

Special speakers include John Fund, the columnist for The Wall Street Journal; Richard Pildes, the law professor at the New York University School of Law; and Nomi Prins, the bestselling author and former managing director of Goldman Sachs. Each will draw on his or her experience and expertise to comment on how Washington has changed American business and whether the changes are good or bad.

The keynote address, meanwhile, is left to David Bonior. He was elected in 1976 to the United States House of Representatives and served there for 26 years, holding the position of Democratic Whip for 10 of them. He has been an adviser to many public officials, including President Barack Obama, and today he is chairman of the board of directors for American Rights at Work.

The symposium is March 11 and 12 at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. If you have any questions, send an e-mail to Jon Peters, executive editor of the Entrepreneurial Business Law Journal.