HLS News and Events


Class Day webcast available: Harvard Law School Commencement activities take place this week, with Class Day exercises beginning at 2 p.m. today. A live webcast of the event is available. [Wed, 6 Jun 2007]

Bordone and Cox to be honored on Class Day: Harvard Law School Clinical Professor Robert Bordone '97 is this year’s winner of the prestigious Sacks-Freund Teaching Award, and Doralean Cox is the winner of the Suzanne Richardson Staff Recognition Award. [Wed, 6 Jun 2007]

Scott testifies about impact of new Sarbanes-Oxley standards on small businesses: HLS Professor Hal Scott testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Small Business today. The hearing was called to examine new rules passed by the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 23 which cut back regulations in Section 404 of the landmark Sarbanes-Oxley corporate accounability law. [Tue, 5 Jun 2007]

Jackson testifies about accounting for Social Security and Medicare: Harvard Law School Professor Howell Jackson '82 testified before the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board last week about his proposal to reform accounting for social insurance programs such as Social Security and Medicare. If adopted, the new standards could facilitate entitlement reform in the U.S. [Fri, 1 Jun 2007]

Kagan and Warren listed among 'top 50 most influential women lawyers': The National Law Journal has named Harvard Law School Dean Elena Kagan '86 and Harvard Law School Professor Elizabeth Warren as two of the top female attorneys in the country on its list of the "50 Most Influential Women Lawyers in America," published on Monday. [Thu, 31 May 2007]

HLS grad named president of World Bank: Harvard Law School graduate Robert Zoellick ’79 has been appointed president of the World Bank by President Bush. A career diplomat, Zoellick emerged as the first choice of economic ministers around the world to fill the post left vacant by Paul Wolfowitz and will face the difficult task of bringing credibility to the institution. His nomination must be confirmed by the World Bank board of member countries. [Wed, 30 May 2007]

Mack wins 2007 Fletcher Fellowship: Harvard Law School Professor Kenneth Mack ’91 is the recipient of a 2007 Fletcher Fellowship for his work exploring civil rights history and race and the law. [Tue, 29 May 2007]

Robert H. Sitkoff joins HLS faculty: Robert H. Sitkoff, currently a tenured professor at the New York University School of Law and an expert in trusts and estates, has accepted an offer to join the Harvard Law School faculty. [Wed, 23 May 2007]

Study jointly released by the Berkman Center says Internet censorship becoming global trend: According to a study released last Friday by the OpenNet Initiative – a partnership among Internet research groups at four leading universities, including the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School – at least 25 countries around the world block or filter Internet content, indicating a global trend towards Internet censorship. [Mon, 21 May 2007]

Heymann testifies before Senate on Internet drug trafficking: Harvard Law School Professor Philip Heymann ’60, a former deputy attorney general in the Clinton administration and an expert in criminal law, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary yesterday on how to regulate and prevent illegal Internet drug sales. [Thu, 17 May 2007]