May 28: 32nd Annual Clifford Symposium on Tort Law and Social Policy

Title:
32nd Annual Clifford Symposium on Tort Law and Social Policy

Description:
The 32nd Annual Clifford Symposium on Tort Law and Social Policy focuses on the theme Civil Justice and the Challenge of Climate Change. The program brings together more than 25 scholars to examine how civil justice can respond to the complex risks created by global warming. Topics include climate litigation, insurance coverage, community‑level harms, natural disaster response, and regulatory and legislative strategies. Sessions explore existential risk, polycentric disputes, extraterritorial issues, discrimination and unequal impacts, and the evolving role of courts and policymakers in addressing climate‑driven harms.

Date+Time:
May 28, 2026 : 9:00 AM–5:15 PM
May 29, 2026 : 8:00 AM–1:15 PM
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Speakers:

• Kenneth Abraham, University of Virginia.
• Tom Baker, University of Pennsylvania.
• Maxine Burkett, University of Hawaii.
• Madison Condon, Boston University.
• David Dana, Northwestern University.
• Nora Engstrom, Stanford University.
• Dan Farber, University of California, Berkeley.
• Sheila Foster, Columbia University.
• Mark Geistfeld, New York University.
• Myriam Gilles, Northwestern University.
• Matteo Godi, University of Southern California.
• Max Helveston, DePaul University.
• Alexandra Klass, University of Michigan.
• Douglas Kysar, Yale University.
• Susan Kuo, University of South Carolina.
• Alexandra Lahav, Cornell University.
• Stephan Landsman, DePaul University.
• Timothy Lytton, Georgia State University.
• Robert Rabin, Stanford University.
• Ketan Ramakrisnan, Yale University.
• Jim Rossi, Vanderbilt University.
• Aisha Saad, Georgetown University.
• Stephanie Safdi, Yale University.
• Daniel Schwarcz, University of Minnesota.
• Catherine Sharkey, New York University.
• Shelly Welton, University of Pennsylvania.
• Leehi Yona, Cornell University.

By:
Clifford Law Offices

Credit:

• Illinois: Up to 9.75 hours of general MCLE credit (Day 1: up to 5.75 credits; Day 2: up to 4.00 credits).
• Other Jurisdictions: You may check with your credit-granting authority to see how to apply for credits.

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