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TWo LAW REvIEW EvEnTS:
WomEn InThE LEgAL pRofESSIon And fATf SYmpoSIUm
The New York Law School Law Review hosted two successful events in spring 2014: a panel and networking reception dedicated to “Women in the Legal Profession” on March 17, and a full-day symposium titled “Combating Threats to the International Financial System: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF)” on April 25.
The Women in the Legal Profession panel included Professor Tamara C. Belinfanti; Lisa DelPizzo, Deputy Bureau Chief of the New York County District Attorney’s Office; Marilyn Flood, Counsel for the New York County Lawyers’ Association and Executive Director of the New York County Lawyers’ Association Foundation; Rhonda Joy McLean, Deputy General Counsel of Time, Inc.; and Gail Zweig, Counsel at Levi, Lubarsky & Feigenbaum LLP. They discussed the unique challenges facing women in both law school and in practice, the need for professional networking, and how to utilize mentor and sponsor relationships.
The FATF is an intergovernmental body established in response to international money laundering and terrorist financing. The FATF Symposium examined policy recommendations provided by FATF as well as their implementation at both state and federal levels and their direct impact on legal professionals in the corporate, financial, and trusts and estates fields. Panel I presented “An Introduction to the Financial Action Task Force. Nicholas Turner ’12, Compliance Management Associate at Citi served as the moderator. The panelists were: Saby Ghoshray, Regulatory Risk & Compliance Advisor, WorldCompliance, and President, Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies; Michael Rosen, Policy Advisor, United States Department of the Treasury; and Kevin L. Shepherd, Partner, Venable LLP. Panel II addressed “Federal and State Implementation of FATF Policies.” Professor Houman B. Shadab served as moderator, and the panelists were: Shima Baradaran, Associate Professor of Law, University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law; Jean- Paul Duvivier, Director, Financial Sector Advisory—Risk and Regulation, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; and Laurel S. Terry, Professor of Law, Penn State—Dickinson School of Law. The topic for Panel III was “The FATF and Professional Ethics.” Professor William P. LaPiana served as moderator, and the panelists were: Nick Kazmerski, Counsel with the Enforcement Section, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Peter Margulies, Professor of Law, Roger Williams University School of Law; John P. Sahl, Professor of Law, Faculty Director of the Joseph G. Miller and William C. Becker Center for Professional Responsibility, University of Akron School of Law; and John A. Terrill II, Partner, Heckscher Teillon Terrill & Sager, PC.
The members of the panel (l-r): Gail Zweig, Rhonda Joy McLean, Marilyn Flood, Lisa DelPizzo, and Professor Tamara C. Belinfanti
Kevin L. Shepherd speaks during Panel I.
On, May 20, the Center for New York City Law, hosted the Twentieth Annual Seminar on Ethics in New York City Government. The seminar was co-sponsored by the Conflicts of Interest Board (COIB) and financially supported by the Department of Investigation. Over 400 participants, including many City government employees, attended the five-hour seminar. Ross Sandler, Director of the Center for New York City Law, opened the seminar by introducing the COIB Chair, Richard Briffault. Mr. Briffault welcomed Mayor Bill de Blasio to present the Keynote Address. Mayor de Blasio spoke about the importance of ethics in government and how those in public service need to always be mindful of ethical requirements and obligations. He said those in government have a dual job to not only do everyday work effectively and ethically, but to also dig deep to restore the public’s trust in government. Following the Mayor’s address, Dean Anthony W. Crowell welcomed guests. Dean Crowell also is a member of the COIB.
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