Law, Finance and Governance
Law, Finance and Governance
Law, Finance and Governance is a non-partisan program of The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law that links the legal and business knowledge of scholars, industry professionals, and policymakers to stimulate new ideas, encourage knowledge-sharing, support learning and research and foster networks.
The goal of the program is to generate open and vigorous exchange about the leading problems and issues in the financial and corporate arenas. The program aims to accomplish this goal through its educational programs and events for law students and the community of practitioners, regulators and business people. The program also connects the expertise of the Moritz law community, including its many alumni, with the interdisciplinary strengths of The Ohio State University to provide critical information and guidance for law students, policymakers, the industry and scholars. The program on Law, Finance and Governance works in partnership with students and groups of the Moritz College of Law and with public and private organizations.
Sponsors
Thank you to the sponsors that support the programs, scholarship, and research of the Law, Finance and Governance at Ohio State program.
- Emerson Thomson Bennett
- Susan Rhiel
- Moritz Business Law Society and other Moritz student groups
- And many other Moritz alumni and friends who generously donate their time and knowledge to benefit Moritz students
Programs and Events
The Intellectual Property Speaker Series, sponsored by Emerson Thomson Bennett, provides discussion and insights on current issues in patents and patent prosecution, copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property practice areas.
This initiative, launched in 2015, brings successful business people, many of whom are also lawyers, to the Moritz College of Law to discuss their businesses and non-legal careers in business, including roles such as CEOs, COOs, venture capitalists, business developers, etc. Speakers offer insight into topics such as starting a business, risk and business development, executive decision-making and transitioning from attorney to business person. Students learn from professionals in the field about developing essential skills like leadership, management ability, and team-building, and hear first-hand about risk and opportunity in business.
The General Counsel Series brings leading attorneys of prominent businesses to The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law to speak to law students about their role as general counsel and about current topics in their industry. The series was designed to help students understand the role of the attorney in a business context and to understand the skills they must develop to be successful in-house, and to provide career models for Moritz students who hope to work as general counsel at some point in their careers. The series, an integral part of the program, has hosted in-house counsel from OhioHealth, DHL Supply Chain, The Andersons, Goldman Sachs, BuzzFeed, Cardinal Health, Honda, Express, Limited Brands, Hosting.com, and Dun & Bradstreet, among others.
The program on Law, Finance and Governance organizes conferences on issues related to business law, often in collaboration with student organizations and law journals, other departments and colleges at Ohio State, law firms, or non-profit organizations.
Through interdisciplinary talks on current hot topics, the program seeks to broaden the depth of discourse among academics, practitioners, policy-makers and students on a range of topics at the intersection of law, finance and governance.
This series provides opportunities for students to engage with experienced practitioners from various areas of law and to learn specifics about practicing in their areas of expertise. The topics often including hot button and other relevant newsworthy issues in those fields. Many of the speakers will also share the path they took from the time they obtained their J.D. to the position they currently hold and the people, places and events that shaped or changed their path along the way.
Speakers engaged in this series will share their experience and expertise to empower students to discover and develop their individual strengths as they embark on their career path journey. They will share the unique and often unexpected challenges they faced in their journey as well as surprising opportunities that arose that led them to a satisfying and fulfilling career in the law.
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