Events Calendar

Must RSVP to attend. All 1Ls welcome.

Must arrive by 12:30pm for lunch with V&E attorneys.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/11/04/42527/

Beginning Monday, September 10, the Texas Law Alumni Association will kick off its Townes Hall Morning Coffee for all students every Monday morning! Please bring your favorite travel mug from home (we are going green, so no paper products will be provided) and enjoy FREE coffee every Monday morning to start your week off right on behalf of the Alumni Association. Coffee will be located at one, large stations located near the 1L Classrooms (by TNH 2.140, TNH 2.319) beginning at 8:45am until it's gone, so get there early!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/11/05/40739/

Louise Weinberg, “Saving Nevada v. Hall”

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/11/05/40628/

Panel Discussion- Drafting Copyright, IP, Entertainment Business Documents-

Moderator: Bill Hart , a well-known NYC copyright lawyer and adjunct professor currently teaching an IP/Copyright Drafting Course at UTLAW, has organized a panel of industry professionals to discuss real world drafting issues in copyright, trademark and right of publicity licensing, confidentiality agreements, industry “best practices” and the negotiating points and drafting challenges associated with many commonly used provisions. Panelists include:

* Heather Liberman- General Counsel of SXSW. Heather Liberman is General Counsel for South by Southwest (SXSW). Prior to her current role, Heather was an Associate at Leavens, Strand & Glover, an entertainment / IP boutique firm in Chicago, Illinois. Heather was a professional dancer in her past life and is a proud parent of two corgis.

* Emilio Nicolas- partner, Jackson Walker L.L.P. and Chair of the firm’s Entertainment Law group. His practice includes entertainment, media, technology, and intellectual property litigation and transactional work, with a particular emphasis on copyright, trademark, right of publicity, privacy, and free speech. He has been named a “Rising Star” by Thomson Reuter and is a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, a member of the ABA IP Litigation Committee, and a past Trustee of the Copyright Society of the USA.

* Jerry L. Dasti –partner, Sloss Eckhouse LawCo LLP. Jerry advises clients on a wide variety of film and television industry matters, with a particular emphasis on advising and representing filmmakers, producers and production companies in all phases of the development and production process. His practice regularly involves intellectual property issues. Mr. Dasti is a graduate of American University (BA, 1997, magna cum laude) and New York University School of Law (JD, 2002), where he was an Executive Editor of the NYU Law Review.

The panel is scheduled for November 5, 2018 at 11.50am to 1pm in room 3.142. Please email Kim Simpson at ksimpson@law.utexas.edu no later than noon, Friday November 2 if you plan to attend. Space will be limited. Food will be served courtesy of The Intellectual Property Law Society, to whom we give a big thanks!

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/11/05/42651/

Note: This event’s full details are restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff members only.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/11/05/39706/

The Budd Innocence Center will host two guest speakers: Tucker Carrington, Director of the George C. Cochran Innocence Project at the University of Mississippi School of Law and Radley Balko of The Washington Post, co-authors of "The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist: A True Story of Injustice in the American South." Lunch will be served.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/11/06/38765/

Bible study for CLS

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/11/06/42805/

Note: This event’s full details are restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff members only.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/11/07/39936/

Join OUTLaw for a lunch time conversation with Judge Robert Pitman, the first openly gay judge in the 5th Circuit. Judge Pitman will discuss potential impacts of the election results on the federal judiciary, as well as provide remarks on his experience on the bench. Lunch will be provided.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/11/07/42845/

Note: This event’s full details are restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff members only.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/11/07/40665/

TMLS Bi-Weekly General Body Meeting

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/11/07/42545/

Note: This event’s full details are restricted to Texas Law faculty and staff members only.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/11/08/38607/

Law school exams are different. Come hear some strategies to maximize your performance.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/11/08/39946/

Learn about careers in consulting and entrepreneurship from Tempestt Moore, '16, Accenture; Joseph Washington, '18, Boston Consulting Group; Drew Zerdecki, '05, PintHub; and Dave Floyd, Floyd Real Estate. Hosted by the Texas Law student group, Bar None.

Lunch will be served. RSVP by Wednesday, November 7 on Symplicity be selecting the “Events” tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/11/08/42786/

Join us for Texas Talks: Careers in Law - a multi-faceted evening full of opportunities to engage with attorneys from both the private and public sectors. Whether you choose to stop by the informational tables and/or participate in our speed networking event, don't miss this chance to learn about the legal profession and connect with Texas Law alumni and friends.

Speed Networking with Alumni and Friends | 5:00-6:00 p.m. Sign-up for Speed Networking is now available. Waitlist will be activated.

Informational Table Talks | 5:00-7:00 p.m. Hors d’oeuvres will be served. A cash bar will be available.

Dress is business casual. Parking is available in the AT&T garage.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/11/08/40286/

This will be a meeting of attorneys with lunch.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2018/11/09/42965/