Please join us virtually for this Distinguished Environmental Law Speaker Series event, featuring Presidential Professor Lisa Fairfax, who is also co-director of the Institute for Law and Economics from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School.
This series brings nationally and internationally known environmental scholars to Widener Law Commonwealth to deliver presentations to the law school community on a variety of timely and important environmental topics.
One substantive CLE credit will be offered.
ESG and Corporate Governance: What We Know, What We Think, and What Comes Next
Date & Time:
October 24, 2023
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
In-Person Location:
Widener University Commonwealth Law School
3800 Vartan Way
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Widener University Commonwealth Law School
3800 Vartan Way
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Also Available Via Distance Learning
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Widener University Commonwealth Law School. This series is sponsored by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC.
Lisa M. Fairfax is the Presidential Professor and a co-director of the Institute for Law & Economics (ILE). Fairfax teaches courses in the business area including Corporations, Contracts, Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”), and seminars in securities law and corporate governance. Fairfax’s research and scholarly interests include corporate governance, board fiduciary duties, board-shareholder engagement, board composition and diversity, board oversight of ESG, shareholder engagement and activism, affinity fraud, and securities.
In addition to her many book chapters, Fairfax has authored a text book, BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH, published by Foundation Press, and co-authored a text book, SECURITIES LITIGATION, ENFORCEMENT AND COMPLIANCE: CASES AND MATERIALS Donna Nagy and Veronica Root Martinez, published by West Academic Press. Fairfax’s book Shareholder Democracy: A Primer on Shareholder Activism and Participation is a seminal work on shareholder activism. Fairfax is the author of many law review articles including her article voted one of the ten best corporate and securities articles of 2019, The Securities Law Implications of Financial Illiteracy. In 2017, the Business Associations Section of the American Association of Law Schools (AALS) awarded Fairfax the “Outstanding Mentor Award” in recognition of her scholarship and commitment to mentoring others in the profession. In 2016, the Minority Group Section of the AALS awarded Professor Fairfax the “Trailblazer Award” in recognition of her teaching and scholarly contributions to the profession and has been voted teacher of the year several times throughout her academic career.
Fairfax currently serves as a public governor on the Board of Governors of the Financial Industry Regulation Authority (FINRA). Fairfax previously served as a member of the Investor Advisory Committee of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Fairfax also is a former member of both the National Adjudicatory Council of FINRA, where she served as chair of its subcommittee on waivers, and FINRA’s NASDAQ Market Regulation Committee.
Widener University Commonwealth Law School. This series is sponsored by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC.
Speaker:
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| Lisa M. Fairfax |
In addition to her many book chapters, Fairfax has authored a text book, BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH, published by Foundation Press, and co-authored a text book, SECURITIES LITIGATION, ENFORCEMENT AND COMPLIANCE: CASES AND MATERIALS Donna Nagy and Veronica Root Martinez, published by West Academic Press. Fairfax’s book Shareholder Democracy: A Primer on Shareholder Activism and Participation is a seminal work on shareholder activism. Fairfax is the author of many law review articles including her article voted one of the ten best corporate and securities articles of 2019, The Securities Law Implications of Financial Illiteracy. In 2017, the Business Associations Section of the American Association of Law Schools (AALS) awarded Fairfax the “Outstanding Mentor Award” in recognition of her scholarship and commitment to mentoring others in the profession. In 2016, the Minority Group Section of the AALS awarded Professor Fairfax the “Trailblazer Award” in recognition of her teaching and scholarly contributions to the profession and has been voted teacher of the year several times throughout her academic career.
Fairfax currently serves as a public governor on the Board of Governors of the Financial Industry Regulation Authority (FINRA). Fairfax previously served as a member of the Investor Advisory Committee of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Fairfax also is a former member of both the National Adjudicatory Council of FINRA, where she served as chair of its subcommittee on waivers, and FINRA’s NASDAQ Market Regulation Committee.
Credits:
One substantive CLE credit available in Pennsylvania (subject to approval).
You may be able to self-apply in other states; check with your credit-granting authority.
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Widener University Commonwealth Law School is the Pennsylvania capital’s only law school, with three specialized centers of legal scholarship through its Law and Government Institute, Environmental Law and Sustainability Center, and Business Advising Program.
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