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Faculty Presentations

RECENT PRESENTATIONS BY STURM COLLEGE OF LAW FACULTY

Spring 2013:

  • Nancy Leong, Chair, “How to Do Things with Women’s Words,” at the Symposium Honoring the Work of Professor Ann Scales, Sturm College of Law, Denver (March 30, 2013).
  • Justin Pidot, Panelist, “A Supreme Court and Appellate Court Update,” at the 42nd Spring Conference of the ABA Section of Energy, Environment, and Resources, Salt Lake City (March 23, 2013).
  • Eli Wald, Keynote/plenary address, “The Diversity Opportunity in the Practice of Law,” at the Orange County Federalist Society, Irvine, Calif. (March 22, 2013).
  • John Soma, Panelist, “Mobile App Privacy,” about legal and business privacy aspects of mobile apps, the Federal Trade Commission and the California attorney general’s legal positions on mobile apps, and future privacy business and technological developments in mobile apps, at the Sturm College of Law, Denver (March 15, 2013).
  • Rebecca Aviel, Panelist, “A New Gideon? Extending the Right to Counsel,” at The Gideon Effect—Rights, Justice, and Lawyers: Fifty Years After Gideon v. Wainwright, Yale Law School, New Haven, Conn. (March 9, 2013).
  • John Soma, Keynote/plenary address, “The Privacy-Security Interface,” at the ISSA Cyber Security Conference, Colorado Springs, Colo. (March 8, 2013).
  • Justin Marceau, Panelist, “Assessing Gideon’s Meaning and Legacy,” at The Gideon Effect—Rights, Justice, and Lawyers: Fifty Years After Gideon v. Wainwright, Yale Law School, New Haven, Conn. (March 8, 2013).
  • Nancy Leong, Chair, “Gideon’s Law Protective Function,” at The Gideon Effect—Rights, Justice, and Lawyers: Fifty Years After Gideon v. Wainwright, Yale Law School, New Haven, Conn. (March 8, 2013).
  • Joyce Sterling,“Navigating the Invisible Gap” (with Nancy Reichman), at the Minding the Gap conference, Florida International University, Miami (March 1, 2013).
  • Nancy Leong, Panelist, “Discursive Disparities,” at the Symposium: Minding the Gap: Reflections on the Achievement Gap Between Men and Women in the Workplace in 2013, Florida International University School of Law, Miami (February 28, 2013).
  • Bernard Chao, Panelist, “Finding the Point of Novelty In Software Patents,” 57th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference, The John Marshall Law School, Chicago (February 22, 2013).
  • Nancy Leong, “Racial Capitalism,” University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Fla. (February 21, 2013).
  • Bernard Chao, “The Infringement Continuum,” Chicago Intellectual Property Colloquium, Chicago Kent Law School (February 26, 2013).
  • Hope Kentnor, “Online Learning Methodology Workshop,” at the USAID Rule of Law Project for the Judiciary Program in Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine (February 23–March 2, 2013).
  • Nancy Leong, “Racial Capitalism,” at the Florida State University School of Law Faculty Colloquium, Tallahassee, Fla. (February 17, 2013).
  • Ved Nanda, “Peace: An Intractable Dilemma in Today’s World?,” the Colorado Springs (Colo.) combined Rotary Clubs’ World Peace and Understanding luncheon (February 15, 2013).
  • Eli Wald, “The Diversity Opportunity in Big Law,” Notre Dame Faculty Workshop, Notre Dame Law School, South Bend, Ind. (February 8, 2013).
  • Roberto Corrada, “Ill-Structured Whole-Course Simulations for Upper Level Courses,” accepted for presentation at the Summer 2013 Hybrid Law Teaching Conference, Institute for Law Teaching and Learning, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kan. (February 2013).
  • Ved Nanda, Chair, panel on human rights in Asia, and speaker, environment and human rights/international governance, University of Hawaii Law Review Symposium in memory of Professor Jon M. Van Dyke, Honolulu (January 29, 2013).
  • Ved Nanda, “Ethnic and Religious Conflict and International Law,” Religion and Violence Speakers Series, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver (January 23, 2013).
  • Nancy Leong, Chair, “Theorizing Racial Justice: Reflections on Whiteness as Property Twenty-Five Years Later,” at the Martin Luther King Jr. Annual Celebration, DePaul School of Law, Chicago (January 21, 2013).
  • Bernard Chao, Chair, “Intellectual Property from Various Perspectives,” with Dan Young, Chad King and Peter Kinsella, at the Nuts and Bolts of Intellectual Property conference, Denver, sponsored by the Colorado Bar Association (January 17, 2013).
  • K.K. DuVivier, Panelist, “Law Teaching in the Future: Good-bye Christopher Columbus Langdell?,” with John C. Cruden, Bob Pericival, Kalyani Robbins, Jessica Owley and Peter Reich, at 40 Years of Environmental Law and Natural Resources Law—A Prospective Look, a joint program sponsored by the Natural Resources and Energy Law Section and the Property Law Section at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Law Schools, New Orleans (January 7, 2013).
  • Rachel Arnow-Richman, Panelist, “The Law of Contract or Laws of Contracts? Good Faith Notice and the Bilateral Employment Contract,” Section on Contracts and Commercial Law Program at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Law Schools, New Orleans (January 5, 2013).
  • Christopher Lasch, Panelist, “The Civil Rights Consequences of State and Local Responses to Immigration and Immigrants,” with Michael Wishnie, Hiroshi Motomura and María Pabón López, a joint program sponsored by the Civil Rights Section and Immigration Law Section at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Law Schools, New Orleans (January 5, 2013).
  • Ved Nanda, Globalization and Legal Education workshop, Association of American Law Schools, New Orleans (January 4, 2013).

Fall 2012:

  • Michael Harris, “Does Canned-Hunting in the U.S. Undermine Conservation of Endangered African Antelope?,” at the 14th International Wildlife Law Conference, Cameroon, Africa (December 7, 2012).
  • Bernard Chao, Panelist, “Quid Pro No? Perspectives on Apple v. Motorola and Judge Posner’s Contention That Most Industries Would Prosper Without Patent Protection,” at the IP Center Symposium: Intellectual Property and Public Rights of Access—The Evolving 21st Century Balance, Indiana University, Indianapolis (November 30, 2012).
  • Don Smith, “The Impact of the November 2012 Election on U.S. Energy Policy,” at Comparing Contemporary Developments in the Regulation of Network Industries in the EU and U.S., Brussels, Belgium (November 29, 2012).
  • Eli Wald, “The Federalists, the Anti-Federalists and the Constitution They Created,” at The Federalist Society/Liberty Fund Colloquium, San Jose, Calif. (October 26-27, 2012).
  • Kevin Lynch, “The Lock-In Effect of Preliminary Injunctions,” at the Junior Federal Courts Workshop, William & Mary Law School (October 26, 2012).
  • David Akerson, Panelist, “Use of Restorative Justice in Tribal Courts, Rwanda, Canada and Northern Ireland,” at the Restorative Justice—How Well Does It Work? conference, University of Denver Sturm College of Law (October 25, 2012).
  • Ved Nanda, “Indic Traditions: Teaching America,” at the Uberoi Foundation, Denver (October 19-21, 2012).
  • KK DuVivier, Chair, “How are Municipalities Driving the Development of Renewable Energy?,” with Steve Lins, chief assistant general manager for City of Glendale (Calif.) Water & Power, Vicki Mayes, city manager of Boulder City, Nev., Karl Rabago, principal of Rabago Energy, LLC, and former vice president of distributed energy service for Austin Energy, at the 2nd Annual Renewable Energy Law & Policy Summit, Denver (October 19, 2012).
  • David Akerson, Panelist, “Drone Legal and Technological History and Present Status,” with Kimon P. Valavanis, at the Domestic Privacy and Drones conference, University of Denver Sturm College of Law (October 19, 2012).
  • Jay Brown, “Current Issues in Corporate Governance for Public Companies,” at the Business Law Institute, Colorado Bar Association, Denver (October 18, 2012).
  • Eli Wald, “The Ethics of Multijurisdictional Practice,” at the Business Law Institute, Colorado Bar Association, Denver (October 18, 2012).
  • David Akerson, “Self-Defense and the Crime of Aggression,” The Tenth Seminar of Counsel of the International Criminal Court and Training Program, The Hague, The Netherlands (October 17, 2012).
  • Ved Nanda, “Dialogue: Interdependence,” at the Ikeda Boston Research Center (October 12-13, 2012).
  • Jay Brown, Panelist, “Jobs Act Compliance and Crowdfunding,” at the 2012 Ohio Securities Conference, Columbus, Ohio (October 12, 2012).
  • Kevin Lynch, Panelist, “The Lock-In Effect of Preliminary Injunctions,” at the Colloquium on Environmental Scholarship, Vermont Law School (October 12, 2012).
  • Ved Nanda, “Global Water Crisis—Challenges Ahead,” at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, University of Denver (October 11, 2012).
  • Nancy Leong, Co-chair, “Race and the Criminal Justice System: Harmonizing Clinical and Doctrinal Teaching to Advance Social Justice,” with Professor Robin Walker Sterling, at the SALT Teaching Conference, University of Maryland (October 5, 2012).
  • Nancy, Leong, Panelist, “On Professionalism and Balance: Academic and Personal Success,” at the Society of American Law Teachers (SALT)/LatCrit Faculty Development Workshop, University of Maryland (October 5, 2012).
  • Eli Wald, “E-Discovery: Zealous Advocacy, Clients’ Interests and Serving as an Officer of the Court,” at the 6th Annual Colorado Association of Litigation Support Professionals, Denver (October 5, 2012).
  • Robin Walker-Sterling, Co-chair, “Race and the Criminal Justice System: Harmonizing Clinical and Doctrinal Teaching to Advance Social Justice,” with Professor Nancy Leong, at the Society of American Law Teachers Teaching Conference, University of Maryland (October 5, 2012).
  • Jay Brown, Panelist, “Does Corporate Governance Add Value?,” at the Council of Institutional Investors’ Engaging for the Future conference, Seattle (October 4, 2012).
  • Bernard Chao, Chair, “Views from the Bench,” with Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge Randall Rader, Judge Richard Linn and Judge Evan Wallach, at the Patent Perspectives from the Inside conference, University of Denver (October 4, 2012).
  • John Campbell, “The Role of Public/Private Partnerships in Enforcing Consumer Law,” with Robert Murphy, at the Consumer Issues Conference, University of Wyoming (October 4, 2012).
  • Don Smith, “Annual Report About the Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law,” at the Meeting of the IBA Section on Energy, Environment, Natural Resources & Infrastructure Law Governing Council, Dublin, Ireland (October 2, 2012).
  • Eli Wald, “Ethics, Legal Ethics and Professionalism: Distinctions and Tensions,” at the Larimer County Justice Center, Fort Collins, Colo. (October 2, 2012).
  • Kevin Lynch, “The Lock-In Effect of Preliminary Injunctions,” at the Clinical Law Review Writer’s Workshop, New York University (September 29, 2012).
  • David Thomson, Formation of Professional Identity – Towards an Intentional Pedagogy, at the first ETL Conference – Development of Professional Identity in Legal Education: Rethinking Learning and Assessment (with Bill Sullivan), Denver, Colo. (September 28, 2012). http://bit.ly/RfB2X5
  • David Thomson, Teaching Through Simulations, at the first ETL Conference – Development of Professional Identity in Legal Education: Rethinking Learning and Assessment (with Roberto Corrada), September 28, 2012, Denver, CO. http://bit.ly/YtHU7S
  • Alan Chen “The Changing World of Law Review Publishing,” with Professors Viva Moffat and Justin Pidot, University of Wyoming School of Law (September 28, 2012).
  • Viva Moffat, “The Changing World of Law Review Publishing,” with Professors Alan Chen and Justin Pidot, at the University of Wyoming School of Law (September 28, 2012).
  • Justin Pidot, “The Changing World of Law Review Publishing,” with Professors Alan Chen and Viva Moffat, at the University of Wyoming School of Law (September 28, 2012).
  • Ved Nanda, “The UN and U.S. Foreign Policy,” International Career Advancement Program, Aspen Institute, Aspen, Colo. (September 27-28, 2012).
  • Bernard Chao, “The Infringement Continuum,” at the University of Utah Quinney School of Law (September 27-28, 2012).
  • Jay Brown, “The Jobs Act and General Solicitation,” at the Securities Subsection of the Colorado Bar Association, Denver (September 19, 2012).
  • Don Smith, Chair, “Measuring and Creating Effective Climate Policy,” at the Culture, Politics, and Climate Change conference, University of Colorado, Boulder (September 15, 2012).
  • Rachel Arnow-Richman, Panelist, “Good Faith Notice and the Bilateral Employment Contract,” at the Labor and Employment Law Colloquium, Chicago (September 14, 2012).
  • Ved Nanda, “Rio+20—What was Accomplished?,” NGO groups, Boston (September 1-2, 2012).


Summer 2012:

  • Rachel Arnow-RIchman, “Employment at Will and the Reasonable Notice Doctrine,” at the Florida State Law School (August 30, 2012).
  • David Akerson, “Update on International Prosecutor Suggested Practices and Lessons Learned Project,” with Maria Warren, chief of legal operations, Special Court for Sierra Leone, at the Sixth Annual International Humanitarian Law Dialogs conference, Chautauqua, N.Y. (August 28, 2012).
  • Nancy Leong, “Racial Capitalism: Consequences of Commodifying Race,” at the University of Iowa Interdisciplinary Colloquium, Iowa City, Iowa (August 23, 2012).
  • Nancy Leong, “Racial Capitalism,” at the University of Iowa Faculty Colloquium, Iowa City, Iowa (August 22, 2012).
  • Bernard Chao, “A Conversation About IP Legislation,” with Aaron Cooper, at the Colorado Bar, IP Section, Denver (August 21, 2012).
  • Ved Nanda, “International Human Rights Law and Policy, NGO group (August 17-19, 2012).
  • Ved Nanda, “Minorities and Human Rights,” NGO group, Cincinnati (August 10-11, 2012).
  • Bernard Chao, “Better Patenting,” at the Intellectual Property Scholars Conference, Stanford University (August 9, 2012).
  • Ved Nanda, “Sikhs’ Contribution to American Society,” at the Sikh memorial service for Wisconsin shooting victims, Commerce City, Colo. (August 8, 2012).
  • Nancy Leong, “Making Remedies,” panel at the Southeast Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting, Amelia Island, Fla. (August 1, 2012).
  • Jan Laitos, “Regulation of Cyanide in South American Mines,” at the American and South American Limits on Cyanide Use, Buenos Aires, Argentina (August 2012).
  • Nancy Leong, Chair, “Supreme Court and Legislative Update: Individual Rights,” panel at the Southeast Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting, Amelia Island, Fla. (July 29, 2012).
  • K.K. DuVivier, “The U.S.’s Problem with the Sun: Solar Access,” at the RASEI Inter-Continental Advanced Materials for Photonics Summer School, Boulder, Colo. (July 25, 2012).
  • Federico Cheever, “Greater Sage-Grouse, Lesser Prairie-Chickens and Dunes Sagebrush Lizards: Developments in the Courts, Federal Agencies and the States Regarding Imperiled But Not (Yet?) Listed Species,” at the Annual Institute of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Newport Beach, Calif. (July 20, 2012).
  • Eli Wald, Keynote, “The Great Recession: What Does Your Legal Future Look Like Now?,” at The Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse, Denver (July 2012).
  • Jay Brown, Panelist, “Dodd Frank and the Volcker Rule,” with Herrick Lidstone, at the Southeast Metro Law Club, Denver (July 10, 2012).
  • Jan Laitos, “Brownfields Developments Attain Urban Mixed Use Goals,” at the Urban Challenges in Europe: European Network for Housing Research conference, Toulouse, France (July 2012).
  • Steven Pepper, Chair, “Individual, Corporation—Is There a Difference in the Fundamental Ethical Obligations Depending Upon the Nature of the Client?,” panel at the International Legal Ethics Conference V, Banff, Alberta, Canada (July 2012).
  • David Thomson, Panelist, “Cooperation in eDiscovery and Litigation,” with the Hon. Morris Hoffman, Magistrate Judge Craig Shaffer, Emily Pastorius and William Butterfield, at the eDiscovery Boot Camp for State Court Judges, Denver (June 23, 2012).
  • Christopher Lasch, “Rendition Resistance: Immigration Detainers, Fugitive Slaves and Interstate Criminal Extradition,” at the 2012 International Conference on Law and Society, Honolulu (June 7, 2012).
  • Christopher Lasch, Chair, “Comparative Studies in Legal History,” panel at the 2012 International Conference on Law and Society, Honolulu (June 7, 2012).
  • Alan Chen, “Rights Lawyer Essentialism and the Next Generation of Rights Critics,” a critique of a new book on civil rights law by Stanford Law Professor Richard Thompson Ford, panel on New Issues in Equality Law, 2012 Law and Society Association Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii (June 5, 2012).
  • Celia Taylor, “Reform of the EU Takeover Directive: The U.S. Perspective,” at a conference in Oslo, Norway, considering possible reforms to the EU Takeover Directive (June 4-5, 2012).
  • Christopher Lasch, “Immigration Detainers and the Fourth Amendment,” at the Maurice A. Deane Law School, Hofstra University, Hempstead, N.Y. (June 1, 2012).
  • David Thomson, “Carnegie Integrated Courses: An Opportunity for LRW Faculty,” at the Biennial Conference of the Legal Writing Institute, Desert Springs, Calif. (June 1, 2012).
  • Eli Wald, Panelist, “Implicit Bias and Law Firm Hiring and Promotion,” at the Implicit Racial Bias Across the Law conference, Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass. (June 2012).
  • Jan Laitos, “Game Theory and the Right of Non-Use,” at the 3rd Annual Conference of the Society of Environmental Law and Economics, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands (June 2012).


Spring 2012:

  • Eli Wald, “Achieving Greater Cooperation in Discovery: Strategies for Reducing the Expense of Pretrial Procedure,”panelist, Faculty of Federal Advocates Brown Bag Series, Alfred A. Arraj Federal Courthouse, Denver, Colo. (May 31, 2012).
  • Debra Austin, “Neurobiology, the Hidden Curriculum in Legal Education, and Implications for Enhancing Practical Skill and Professional Identity Development Pedagogy,” at The Legal Writing Institute’s 15th Biennial Conference, Palm Desert, Calif. (May 30, 2012).
  • Stephen Pepper, “Three Dichotomies in Lawyers’ Ethics,” at the David Weiner Center for Lawyers’ Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Rishon LeZion, Israel, during the semiannual meeting of professors teaching ethics and legal profession courses at Israeli law schools (May 22, 2012).
  • Bowers, Stacey, Chair, “Librarians Collaborating to Meet the Need for Access to Legal Information,” panel at the Equal Justice Conference, Jacksonville, Fla. (May 17, 2012).
  • KK DuVIvier, “Can U.S. Renewable Law and Policy Catch Up?,” with Don Smith, John Harrick and Jeff Thaler (University of Maine Law School), at the World Renewable Energy Forum, Denver (May 14, 2012).
  • Don Smith, Chair, “Can U.S. Renewable Law and Policy Catch Up?,” with K.K. DuVivier, John Harrick and Jeff Thaler (University of Maine Law School), at the World Renewable Energy Forum, Denver (May 14, 2012).
  • Joyce Sterling, “Gender Differentiation: What We Know and Do Not Know After Wave 2 of AJD,” at the Kickoff Conference: Research Group on Legal Diversity, American Bar Foundation, Chicago (May 11-12, 2012).
  • Jan Lailtos, “Natural Resource Regulation,” at the Control and Management of Environmental and Natural Resources, University of Hungary, Budapest (May 1-5, 2011).
  • KK DuVivier, Panelist, “CounterPoints: The New Energy Economy,” with the Honorable Richard D. Lamm, Lee Boughey, Alice Madden and Christopher Votoupal, as part of the Institute of Public Policy Studies’ CounterPoints series (April 26, 2012).
  • Don Smith, Panelist, “Legal and Policy Issues and Challenges: New Renewable Energy Technologies,” at the Sustainable Energy and the Regulation of Natural Resources conference, Santiago, Chile (April 26, 2012).
  • Don Smith, Panelist, “Overview of Energy Networks in Changing Markets,” at the International Bar Association Section of Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law Biennial Conference, Santiago, Chile (April 25, 2012).
  • Bernard Chao, “Patents: Home on the Range or Wild Frontier?,” at the University of Colorado Law School, Boulder (April 24, 2012).
  • Don Smith, “Presentation of the Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law Editorial Report,” at the International Bar Association Section of Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law Biennial Conference, Santiago, Chile (April 24, 2012).
  • Bernard Chao, Panelist, “Genetically Modified Organisms, Monsanto and the Rights of Organic Farmers,” organized by the DU Food, Agriculture and Resource Management Law Society at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law (April 19, 2012).
  • Eli Wald, “Disclosure to Clients of Outsourcing,” at the Larimer County Bar Association Professionalism Committee Annual Ethics Seminar, Fort Collins, Colorado (April 18, 2012).
  • Jan Laitos, “Efficiency as an Alternative to Renewable Energy,” at the University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville (April 16, 2012).
  • Laura Rovner, “Incarceration and Isolation,” at the Incarceration and Isolation Conference, Columbia Law School (April 13, 2012).
  • Joyce Sterling, “Shattering the Glass Ceiling: Realities and Solutions,” with Judge Kris Mix, at the Inclusive Excellence Leadership Series, University of Colorado Law School, Boulder (April 12, 2012).
  • Christopher Lasch, Panelist, “The Decency of Death,” with Hollis Whitson, death penalty litigator, and Stan Garnett, Boulder County district attorney, at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law (April 11, 2012).
  • Jay Brown, “Regulatory Priorities: How Agencies Set and Assess Their Priorities,” Colorado Bar Association (April 6, 2012).
  • Stephen Pepper, “What Do We Mean by ‘Ethics’?,” at the Personal Ethics and Legal Compliance conference, organized and sponsored by the Institute for Enterprise Ethics at the Daniels College of Business, University of Denver (April 5, 2012).
  • Eli Wald, Panelist, “Shattering the Glass Ceiling: Realities and Solutions,” with Christine Arguello and Nancy Reichman, at the 2011-2012 Inclusive Excellence Leadership Series, University of Denver Sturm College of Law (April 4, 2012).
  • Joyce Sterling, “After the JD and Its Lessons for Studying Lawyers’ Careers,” with Bryant Garth, at the Workshop on Standardizing International Research on Legal Careers, Indiana University Maurer School of Law (April 4, 2012).
  • Jay Brown, “Capital Raising and Small Businesses,” at the Ohio State Law School, Columbus (April 2012).
  • Nancy Leong, “The Persistent Gender Disparity in Student Note Publication,” at the University of Pennsylvania School of Law’s annual conference of the editors-in-chief of the top 15 ranked law reviews (March 31, 2012).
  • Nancy Leong, “Racial Capitalism,” at the University of Pennsylvania School of Law (March 29, 2012).
  • David Thomson, Keynote address, “Update on Outcomes Assessment in Law School,” at the Setting and Assessing Learning Objectives from Day One conference, hosted by the Center for Excellence in Law Teaching, Albany Law School (March 29, 2012).
  • Laura Rovner, Panelist, “Current Issues in BOP Homicide Representation,” with Wilbert Rideau and Mark Donatelli, at the Federal Bureau of Prisons Homicides—Authorized Case Training Conference, Denver (March 22, 2012).
  • Eli Wald, “In-House Myths,” at the Legal Profession Research Seminar, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass. (March 20, 2012).
  • Eli Wald, Chair, “How Do You Interpret the Constitution?,” panel at the DU Law chapter of the Federalist Society, University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Denver (March 14, 2012).
  • Jay Brown, “Corporate Governance, Fiduciary Duties and the Problem of Executive Compensation,” at the University of the Witwatersrand School of Law, Johannesburg, South Africa (March 19, 2012).
  • Nancy Leong, “Half/Full,” at the Symposium on Asian Pacific American Identity, University of California at Irvine School of Law (March 16, 2012).
  • Eli Wald, Chair, “How Do You Interpret the Constitution?,” panel at the DU Law chapter of the Federalist Society, University of Denver Sturm College of Law, Denver (March 14, 2012).
  • Laura Rovner, Panelist, “Preferring Order to Justice—Post 9/11 Civil Rights Issues in the Federal System,” at the Columbia Law School, Human Rights Institute (March 9, 2012).
  • Christopher Lasch, “Immigration Control: The Impact of Immigration Detainers,” with Scott Johns, to the University of Denver Sturm College of Law Spanish Speaking Lawyers Association, Denver (March 9, 2012).
  • Rachel Arnow-Richman, “Good Faith Notice in the Bilateral Employment Contract,” at the 7th Annual International Contracts Conference, Thomas Jefferson Law School, San Diego (March 3, 2012).
  • Kevin Lynch, Chair, “The Future of Aquaculture: The Role of Legal Challenges in Shaping the Finfish Farming Industry,” panel at the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, University of Oregon School of Law, Eugene (March 3, 2012).
  • Kevin Lynch, Panelist, “E-Discovery: Practical Elements and Proactive Aspects for Lawyers, Clients and NGOs,” at the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, University of Oregon School of Law, Eugene (March 2, 2012).
  • Lindsey Webb, “Not Just a Sip, But Drinking from the Fire Hose: Lessons Learned from Denver Law’s Implementation of the Semester in Practice,” with Ann Vessels, at the Preparing Lawyers: The Role of Field Placement (Externships 6) conference, Harvard Law School and Northeastern Law School, Boston (March 2, 2012).
  • KK DuVivier, Chair, “Private Alternative Energy Systems: Zoning, Regulatory and Finance Issues,” panel at the Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute 2012 Annual Conference: The Wilderness City: Nature, Culture and Economy in the Next West, Denver (March 2, 2012).
  • Ann Vessels, “Not Just a Sip, But Drinking from the Fire Hose: Lessons Learned from Denver Law’s Implementation of the Semester in Practice,” with Lindsey Webb, at the Preparing Lawyers: The Role of Field Placement (Externships 6) conference, Harvard Law School and Northeastern Law School, Boston (March 2, 2012).
  • Laura Rovner, Panelist, “Solitary Confinement,” with Susan Greene, Alan Mills and Brian Nelson, at the Dart Society Conference, John Jay College, New York (March 2012).
  • Don Smith, “Comparing the Branches of the U.S. Federal Government with the Institutions of the European Union,” to the American Government course at Metro State University of Denver (February 27, 2012).
  • Bernard Chao, Panelist, “Issues in Infringement,” at the Samsung-Stanford Conference on Patent Enforcement, Stanford Law School (February 24, 2012).
  • Bernard Chao, Panelist, “Subject Matter Patentability and Obviousness,” at the United States Patent and Trademark Road Show 2012, Sturm College of Law, Denver (February 16, 2012).
  • Christopher Lasch, “Immigration Rendition Seen in the Light of the History of Fugitive Slave Rendition and Criminal Rendition,” at the University of Seattle School of Law (February 13, 2012).
  • Justin Pidot, “Rethinking Jurisdictional Procedure,” the Federal Courts class at the Yale Law School (February 10, 2012).
  • Martin Katz, “Facilitating Classroom Innovation to Make Better Lawyers (Now),” at the annual Thrower Symposium, Innovation for the Modern Era: Law, Policy and Legal Practice in a Changing World, Emory Law School (February 9, 2012).
  • Nancy Leong, “The Persistent Gender Disparity in Student Note Publication,” at the Yale Law School (February 9, 2012).
  • Bernard Chao, “The America Invents Act: Effects on Business and Innovation,” at the 11th Annual Hot Topics in Intellectual Property Symposium, Duke University School of Law (February 3, 2012).
  • Justin Pidot, “Rethinking Jurisdictional Procedure,” at the Junior Faculty Federal Courts Workshop, Florida International University (February 3-4, 2012).
  • Nancy Leong, “Making Remedies,” at the Junior Faculty Federal Courts Workshop, Florida International University College of Law (February 3, 2012).
  • Eli Wald, “Professional Ethics for Engineers,” at the Colorado Chapter of the National Society of Professional Engineers, Denver (February 2012).
  • Eli Wald, CLE presenter, “The (Legal) Ethics of Using E-mail,” at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP, Denver (February 2012).
  • Eli Wald, “In-House Counsel, Diversity and Discrimination,” part of the WIP Speaker Series at the Sturm College of Law, Denver (January 31, 2012).
  • Eli Wald, “Ethical Issues, Medical Marijuana and the Practice of Law: Marijuana at the Crossroads,” at the Sturm College of Law, Denver (January 27, 2012).
  • Ved Nanda, “The State of Human Rights with a Focus on North Africa and the Middle East,” at the Winter Park Rotary, Winter Park, Colo. (January 10, 2012).
  • Ved Nanda, “U.S.-India Relations,” at the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin, Jaipur, India (January 6, 2012).
  • Ved Nanda, “Higher Education: The Need for Reform,” at the All-India Student Organization’s Annual Congress, New Delhi, India (January 5, 2012).
  • Don C. Smith, “Introduction to Environmental Law at the Sturm College of Law,” to a 3000 level undergraduate class at the University of Denver to acquainted students with the strong environmental law program offered at the College of Law (January 4, 2012).
  • Robin Walker Sterling, Faculty member, Trial Advocacy Workshop, at the Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass. (January 3-6, 2012).
  • Christopher Lasch, Faculty member, Trial Advocacy Workshop, at the Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass. (January 3-6, 2012).


Fall 2011:

  • Wald, Eli, “Federalizing Legal Ethics, Nationalizing Law Practice and the Future of the American Legal Profession in a Global Age,” at the Colorado Attorney Chapter of the Federalist Society, Denver (December 14, 2011).
  • Wald, Eli, “Understanding the ‘Ethical Screen’ and Its Utility,” at the 16th Annual Ethics Conference, Colorado Law Institute, CLE International, Denver (December 12, 2011).
  • Wald, Eli, “Nationalizing of Law Practice: The Future of Law Practice in Colorado,” at the 8th Annual Nuts & Bolts CLE, Weld County Bar Association and the 19th Judicial District Bench-Bar Committee, Greeley, Colo. (December 9, 2011).
  • Wald, Eli, “In-House Counsel, Diversity and Discrimination,” at the University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison (November 17-18, 2011).
  • Lasch, Christopher, “Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions and Immigration Detainers,” co-presented with Hans Meyer at the Colorado Bar Association, Denver (November 10, 2011).
  • DuVivier, KK, “Survey of U.S. Laws Affecting the Siting and Development of Renewable Energy Projects,” co-presented with Maryanne Kurtinaitis, renewable energy program manager, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, and Sandi Snodgrass, of counsel, Holland & Hart LLP, at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law (November 7, 2011).
  • Corrada, Roberto, “Affirmative Action Implications of the Ricci (New Haven Firefighters) Case,” at the Symposium on the Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Winston-Salem, N.C. (November 5, 2011).
  • Chen, Alan, “How Public Interest Lawyers Pursue New Rights in a Post-Rights World,” at the 19th Annual Ira C. Rothgerber, Jr. Conference: Toward the Constitutional Right of Access to Justice—Implications and Implementation, University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder (November 4, 2011).
  • Hardaway, Robert, “Top Ten Reasons for Racial Disparity in Incomes,” at the Columbia Law School, sponsored by the Columbia Law School Journal of Law and Race (November 4, 2011).
  • Bernard Chao, “Bringing Coherence to Foreign-Based Infringement,” at the UMKC School of Law, Kansas City, Mo. (October 14, 2011).
  • Wald, Eli, “The Growth of a Modern Law Firm: A Case Study,” at the Colloquium on Globalization and the Legal Profession, The Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics, Fordham Law School, New York (October 2011).
  • Wald, Eli, “Should We All be Teaching Professional Identity/Ethics?,” co-presented with Joyce Sterling and Rebecca Aviel at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law (October 2011).
  • Nancy Leong, “Making Rights,” at the University of California Hastings Faculty Colloquium, University of California Hastings College of Law, San Francisco. This article is forthcoming in 2012 in the Boston University Law Review (September 27, 2011).
  • Nancy Leong, Draft of “The Open Road and the Traffic Stop,” at the Race and Criminal Justice in the West Conference, Gonzaga Law School, Spokane, Wash. (September 24, 2011).
  • Nancy Leong, Work-in-progress, “Non-Whiteness as Capital,” at the Sixth Annual Labor and Employment Law Colloquium, Los Angeles (September 16, 2011).
  • Eli Wald, “Denial and Accountability in Legal Education: How Law Schools Fail to Meet Their Responsibility for the Formation of Professional Identity,” co-presented with Russell Pearce of Fordham Law School, at the University of St. Thomas Law School, Minneapolis (September 2011).
  • Eli Wald, “Equality and Diversity in the American Legal Profession,” at the University of Denver’s Alumni Symposium, Denver (September 2011).
  • Eli Wald, “Ethical Issues Facing In-house Counsel in Responding to Government Investigations of Companies,” an ABA CLE program co-presented with Susan Hackett, CEO, Legal Executive Leadership, LLC; Sara Bloom, assistant U.S. attorney; William T. Hassler, Steptoe & Johnson LLP; and the Hon. Judge Roger Titus, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland in Washington, D.C. (September 2011).


Summer 2011:

  • Eli Wald, “Critical Legal Considerations for Non-Compete Agreements in Business Transactions,” at Holland & Hart, LLP, Denver (August 2011).
  • Eli Wald, “Legal Ethics in the Movies the Sequel: Family Law Attorneys and Popular Culture,” Breckenridge, Colo. (August 2011).
  • Bernard Chao, “Toward an Infringement Continuum,” at the IP Scholars Conference, DePaul University, Chicago (August 11-12, 2011).
  • Ved Nanda,“The Arab Spring and Its Implications for the Near East and South Asia,” at the Woodstock (India) School Annual Conference, Fort Collins, Colo. (July 28-30, 2011).
  • Ved Nanda,“Uberoi Foundation’s Role in Spreading Awareness of the Dharmic Traditions of India,” Teaching Dharmic Traditions — Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism, at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and the Uberoi Foundation, Dartmouth, Mass. (July 21, 2011).
  • Christopher Lasch, “Jury Instructions: The Second Closing Argument,” a CLE for the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar, at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law (July 15, 2011).
  • David Thompson, “Introduction to the Skills & Values Series,” an online Webinar for LexisNexis (July 13, 2011).
  • David Thompson, Conference host and committee member, Applied Legal Storytelling Conference at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. Materials and streaming video from the conference are posted at http://www.law.du.edu/storytelling-conference/program (July 8-10, 2011).
  • David Thompson, “Finding Lost Stories in the Digital Morass and Emerging Modalities for Telling Them,” Applied Legal Storytelling Conference at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law (July 9, 2011).
  • Ved Nanda,“Human Rights and Freedom of Religion,” at the India Forum, Los Angeles (July 9, 2011).
  • Tom Romero, “Water Law,” presented to the Water Environment of Cities class at the University of Denver University College (July 2011).
  • Eli Wald, 29th Annual Real Estate Symposium, Vail, Colo. (July 2011).
  • Catherine Smith, Invited Panelist, “Women Rethinking Equality, Closing Plenary: Reshaping Institutions,” AALS Midyear Meeting, Washington, D.C. (June 20-22, 2011).
  • Catherine Smith, Keynote Speaker, Freedom Writers, 2010 Lutie A. Lytle Black Women Law Faculty Writing Workshop, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston (June 16-19, 2011).
  • Robin Walker Sterling, “At SEA (Sympathy, Empathy, and Apathy): Teaching Students to Distinguish Between and Strategically Select Modes of Communication,” co-presented with Profs. Christopher Lasch and Patience Crowder at the Association of American Law Schools Conference on Clinical Legal Education, Seattle (June 16, 2011).
  • Patience Crowder, “At SEA (Sympathy, Empathy, and Apathy): Teaching Students to Distinguish Between and Strategically Select Modes of Communication,” co-presented with Profs. Robin Walker Sterling and Christopher Lasch at the Association of American Law Schools Conference on Clinical Legal Education, Seattle (June 16, 2011).
  • Christopher Lasch, “At SEA (Sympathy, Empathy, and Apathy): Teaching Students to Distinguish Between and Strategically Select Modes of Communication,” co-presented with Profs. Robin Walker Sterling and Patience Crowder at the Association of American Law Schools Conference on Clinical Legal Education, Seattle (June 16, 2011).
  • Laura Rovner, Plenary presenter, “Content and Context: Use of Narrative Theory in the Initial Client Interview,” at the Association of American Law Schools Conference on Clinical Legal Education, Seattle (June 15, 2011).
  • Catherine Smith, Work-in-Progress, “The Rights of the Child of Same-Sex Parents,” Freedom Writers, 2010 Lutie A. Lytle Black Women Law Faculty Writing Workshop, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston (June 16-19, 2011).
  • Ved Nanda, “The Japanese Nuclear Crisis,” Rotary, at The Hague, Netherlands (June 7, 2011).
  • Nancy Leong, Moderator, “Bias in the Criminal Justice System: Sources and Effects,” a panel at the Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco (June 4, 2011).
  • Nancy Leong, “Overthinking Race,” a work-in-progress as part of a panel entitled “The Viability of Racial Categories in a ‘Post-Racial’ Era” at the Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco (June 4, 2011).
  • Joyce Sterling, “Why Do Women Take the ‘Off Ramps’ or ‘Opt Out’ from their Positions at Law Firms: It’s Not About the Children,” co-presented with Gabriele Plickert, Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco (June 3, 2011).
  • David Thomson, “Teaching an Integrated Course with a Hybrid Text,” Institute for Law Teaching and Learning, New York (June 3, 2011).
  • Joyce Sterling, Panelist, “Perspectives on Gender and Diversity in Law Firms,” Law and Society Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco (June 2, 2011).
  • Laura Rovner, Co-presenter, “A Five-Lesson Framework for Reaping Dividends from Spontaneous Classroom Controversy,” at the Institute for Law Teaching and Learning, New York Law School, New York (June 2, 2011).
  • Eli Wald, Speaker, “Moral Pluralism and Legal Ethics,” at the Law and Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco (June 2011).
  • K.K. DuVivier, Access to the Sun: Working Together to Make Distributed Solar Work,” at the 2011 Colorado Renewable Energy Conference, Fort Collins, Colo. (June 4, 2011).


Spring 2011:

  • K.K. DuVivier, “Energy’s Uneven Playing Field,” at the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Sierra Club’s Energy Committee Meeting, Denver (May 5, 2011).
  • Eli Wald, “Nationalizing Law Practice and Other Contemporary Topics in Legal Ethics,” invited by the Community Association Institute, Attorneys’ Committee for the Colorado Chapter, at Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons, LLP, Denver (May 6, 2011).
  • Catherine Smith, “The Psychology of Heterosexism and Racism,” 2011 Think-tank Conference and Symposium for Law and Psychology, University of Nebraska – Lincoln (April 20-22, 2011).
  • Fred Cheever, “DU: The First Truly ‘Green’ Law School – A Virtual Tour,” co-presented with Professor Rock Pring, leadoff event of Earth Week 2011 at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, sponsored by the Natural Resources & Environmental Law Society (April 18, 2011).
  • Rock Pring, “DU: The First Truly ‘Green’ Law School – A Virtual Tour,” co-presented with Professor Fred Cheever, leadoff event of Earth Week 2011 at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, sponsored by the Natural Resources & Environmental Law Society (April 18, 2011).
  • Don Smith, “Jean Monnet and the Making of Modern Europe,” part of the Comparing Democracies: Get to Know Europe workshop, sponsored by the Denver-based Center for Education in Law and Democracy and held at the Brown Palace, Denver (April 16, 2011).
  • Rock Pring, “Welcome to a World of Increasing Population and Water Demand,” Water Law Review’s Annual Water Law Symposium at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law (April 15, 2011).
  • Rock Pring, “Wet & Wild: Everything You Need to Know about Water Law,” presented to undergraduate students in the Water and the West course at the University of Denver (April 14, 2011).
  • Don Smith, “Jean Monnet: Father of Europe,” a new documentary presented as part of the University of Denver International Education Week, at the Korbel Internet Café (April 13-14, 2011).
  • Ed Ziegler, “Public Controls on the Medical Marijuana Business,” American Planning Association Annual Conference, Boston (April 11, 2011).
  • Rock Pring, “The Judiciary and Climate Change,” International Conference on Legislation and Climate Change, sponsored by the State of Campeche Ministry of the Environment and the Autonomous University of Campeche in Campeche City, Mexico (April 9, 2011).
  • Bernard Chao, Conference fellow, Modest Proposals 4.0 conference at Cardozo Law School, New York (April 8, 2011).
  • Viva Moffat, Conference fellow, Modest Proposals 4.0 conference at Cardozo Law School, New York (April 8, 2011).
  • Rock Pring, “The Judiciary and Climate Change,” conference on the role of law in climate change mitigation and adaptation, at the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico (April 8, 2011).
  • Patience Crowder, “Connecting Sustainable Development and Social Justice in the Post-Metropolis: Observations from the Law Faculty of the University of Denver Sturm College of Law,” co-presented with Professors Tom Romero, William Shutkin and Annecoos Wiersema as part of the University of Denver Marsico Scholar Program at the Urbanization, Nature and Socio-Politics: A North-South Debate workshop (April 6, 2011).
  • Tom Romero, “Connecting Sustainable Development and Social Justice in the Post-Metropolis: Observations from the Law Faculty of the University of Denver Sturm College of Law,” co-presented with Professors Patience Crowder, William Shutkin and Annecoos Wiersema, part of the University of Denver Marsico Scholar Program at the Urbanization, Nature and Socio-Politics: A North-South Debate workshop (April 6, 2011).
  • William Shutkin, “Connecting Sustainable Development and Social Justice in the Post-Metropolis: Observations from the Law Faculty of the University of Denver Sturm College of Law,” co-presented with Professors Patience Crowder, Tom Romero and Annecoos Wiersema, part of the University of Denver Marsico Scholar Program at the Urbanization, Nature and Socio-Politics: A North-South Debate workshop (April 6, 2011).
  • Annecoos Wiersema, “Connecting Sustainable Development and Social Justice in the Post-Metropolis: Observations from the Law Faculty of the University of Denver Sturm College of Law,” co-presented with Professors Patience Crowder, Tom Romero and William Shutkin, part of the University of Denver Marsico Scholar Program at the Urbanization, Nature and Socio-Politics: A North-South Debate workshop (April 6, 2011).
  • Ed Ziegler, “The Future American Landscape: Urban Planning Law Reform and Sustainable Development in the Twenty-First Century,” Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law and Policy, University of Colorado Law School, Boulder (April 6, 2011).
  • Bernard Chao, Moderator, “Patent on the Patent Reform Act,” at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law (April 5, 2011).
  • Rock Pring, Keynote address, “The Role of Specialized Environmental Courts and Tribunals Around the World,” co-presented with Catherine Pring at the inauguration of the new International Judicial Institute for Environmental Adjudication at Pace University Law School, White Plains, N.Y.
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  • Rock Pring, Institute for Environmental Adjudication at Pace University Law School, White Plains, N.Y. (April 1, 2011).
  • John Soma, “U.S. and EU Privacy,” Colorado Research Institute for Security and Privacy annual spring conference at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law (April 1, 2011).
  • Joyce Sterling, “Glass Ceilings and Dead Ends: After the J.D. Results,” co-presented with Professor Eli Wald, sponsored by the Colorado Campaign for Inclusive Excellence, at the University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder (April 2011).
  • Joyce Sterling, “Glass Ceilings and Dead Ends: The Future of Women Lawyers at Large Law Firms,” co-presented with Professor Eli Wald, sponsored by the Colorado Campaign for Inclusive Excellence, at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law (April 2011).
  • Eli Wald, Speaker, “Glass Ceilings and Dead Ends: After the J.D. Results,” co-presented with Professor Joyce Sterling, sponsored by the Colorado Campaign for Inclusive Excellence, at the University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder (April 2011).
  • Eli Wald, Speaker, “Glass Ceilings and Dead Ends: The Future of Women Lawyers at Large Law Firms,” co-presented with Professor Joyce Sterling, sponsored by the Colorado Campaign for Inclusive Excellence, at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law (April 2011).
  • Eli Wald, CLE Presenter, “Nationalizing Law Practice,” the Larimer County Bar Association Professionalism Committee Annual Ethics Seminar, Fort Collins, Colo. (April 2011).
  • William Shutkin, “Collapse, Conundrum, Collective Action: Pursuing Sustainable Communities in the Age of Ideology,” University of Montana’s Natural Resources and Environmental Policy Forum Lecture Series (March 31, 2011).
  • Catherine Smith, Panelist, “Reshaping Heterosexual Masculine Identity” (response to Angel Harris’ keynote address), at the Access to Equal Justice Symposium: Race to Justice – Mass Incarceration and Masculinity through a Black Feminist Lens, Washington University School of Law, St. Louis (March 28, 2011).
  • Eli Wald, “Conflicts of Interest: Understanding the ‘Ethical Screen’ and Its Utility, or Can You Represent the Bank and the Borrower?,” part of the 15th Annual Seminar on Real Estate Restructuring, sponsored by CLE International (March 28, 2011).
  • Rachel Arnow-Richman, “A Contract Theory of Employment,” at the Suffolk Law School, Boston (March 25, 2011).
  • Catherine Smith, Panelist, “The Rights of the Child of Same-Sex Parents,” at The New “Illegitimacy”: Revisiting Why Parentage Should Not Depend on Marriage, American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C. (March 24-25, 2011).
  • Viva Moffat, Presenter and panelist, “Overlapping Copyright and Trademark Protection,” at the University of Southern California Intellectual Property Institute (March 22, 2011).
  • Rock Pring, “Imagine—A World of Environmental Justice,” co-presented with Kitty Pring at the annual Fedder Lecture at the University of Maryland School of Law in Baltimore. Their address was based on their research and publications for the University of Denver Environmental Courts and Tribunals Study (March 18, 2011).
  • Catherine Smith, Speaker, “The Rights of the Child of Same-Sex Parents,” Chapman University Law School Faculty Development Workshop Series, Orange, Calif. (March 14, 2011).
  • Robin Walker Sterling, “The Negative Effects of Juvenile Detention,” Juvenile Delinquency Practice: Translating Current Research into Convincing Advocacy, co-sponsored by the Colorado Juvenile Defender Coalition, Colorado Springs, Colo. (March 10, 2011).
  • Robin Walker Sterling, “Counseling Children and Youth in Times of Crisis: Tips to Achieve Success and Avoid Pitfalls,” co-presented in a national teleconference call co-sponsored by the American Bar Association Section of Litigation Children’s Rights Litigation Committee (March 8, 2011).
  • Ed Ziegler, “China’s Cities and Sustainable Development,” Visiting Scholar Lectures, University of Trento Global Studies in Local Comparative Development, Trento, Italy (March 7, 2011).
  • Ed Ziegler, “The American Culture of Law and Business, Parts I and II,” Visiting Scholar Lectures, University of Trento Global Studies in Local Comparative Development, Trento, Italy (March 5-6, 2011).
  • Ed Ziegler, “Fixed Rail Public Transit in the Rocky Mountain West: The Potential Smart Growth Benefits for the Twenty-First Century,” Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute Annual Conference at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law (March 4, 2011).
  • Ed Ziegler, “Let’s Make a Deal Zoning: Zoning with Conditions, Contract Zoning and Other Regulatory Agreements,” Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute Annual Conference at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law (March 4, 2011).
  • Ed Ziegler, “New LULUs from La La Land: The Regulation of Medical Marijuana,” Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute Annual Conference at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law (March 4, 2011).
  • Ed Ziegler, “Whatever Happened to the Property Rights Revolution,” Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute Annual Conference at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law (March 4, 2011).
  • Tom Romero, “The Blue Line as the Color Line: A Historical Account of Post-Urban Water Infrastructure, Development, and Social Equity,” part of the Beyond Dams and Diversion panel at the 20th Annual Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute Conference (March 3, 2011).
  • Ed Ziegler, “Now That We are Poor: Housing and Zoning and the New Economics,” Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute Annual Conference at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law (March 3, 2011).
  • Kris Miccio, “The Castle Rock Dilemma,” at the University of Dublin Law School (March 2011).
  • Kris Miccio, “The Education Tool Box,” designed and conducted a full-day workshop for the law faculty at University College Dublin Law School about participatory learning in the classroom (March 2011).
  • Kris Miccio, Keynote Panelist, “Using the Courts, the Legislature and the University to Make Social Change,” University College Dublin School of Social Justice, co-sponsored by the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, University College Dublin and Whittier Law School (March 2011).
  • Catherine Smith, Panelist, “Seven Principles: Increasing Access to the Legal Academy among Students of Color,” The Future of Legal Education, Iowa Law Review, University of Iowa College of Law (February 25-26, 2011).
  • Catherine Smith, Panelist, “Equity in Education: Examining the Rhetoric of Race and Achievement Gaps,” R.I.S.E. Symposium, University of Colorado, Boulder (February 18, 2011).
  • K.K. DuVivier, “Urban Eating,” at the Rocky Mountain Sustainability Summit (February 18, 2011).
  • Steve Pepper, “How Should Lawyers Deal with the Gap Between Law and Justice?” at a conference on lawyers’ ethics for a group of practicing lawyers and legal academics, Tokyo, Japan (February 11, 2011).
  • Ved Nanda, “The Egyptian Protests,” for the Denver Rotary World Community Service Committee (February 8, 2011).
  • Tom Russell, “‘F—- You Tom Russell’: History & Media in the Texas Klan Dorm (Simkins Hall) Controversy,” at a conference on slavery and the university, Emory University (February 5, 2011).
  • John Soma, “World Privacy Day Seminar,” Privacy Foundation program (February 3, 2011).
  • Dean Martin Katz “Popular Constitutionalisms and the Uses of History in Constitutional Arguments,”panel moderator, Byron White Center Annual Rothgerber Conference, Denver (January 28, 1011).
  • Alan Chen “Is the Tea Party A Constitutional Movement?” panel discussant at the 18th Annual Ira C. Rothgerber, Jr. Conference on Popular Constitutionalism and the Uses of History in Constitutional Argument, Denver (January 28, 2011).
  • Dean Marty Katz, Co-moderator with Professor Tom Romero, Popular Constitutionalism and Civil Rights panel at the Ira C. Rothgerber Conference in Denver (January 27, 2011).
  • Tom Romero, Co-moderator with Dean Marty Katz, Popular Constitutionalism and Civil Rights panel at the Ira C. Rothgerber Conference in Denver (January 27, 2011).
  • David Thomson, “Managing Laptops and Mobile Devices in the Classroom,” co-presented with Christof Demont-Heinrich (DU Media Studies), University of Denver (January 21, 2011).
  • Celia R. Taylor, “Berle II: Corporate Governance Conference,” Seattle, Wash. (January 21-22 2011).
  • Nancy Ehrenreich “Battered Women in Prison: the Flawed Criminal Justice System that Lands Them There,” keynote lecture at workshop, “Sin by Silence: Clemency and Re-Entry for Incarcerated Battered Women,” Denver (Jan. 11, 2011).
  • Rachel Arnow-Richman, Lead and moderated panel, “Author Meets Reader: Restoring the Power of Unions,” presented by the Section on Labor Relations and Employment Law at the annual meeting of the AALS, San Francisco (January 7, 2011).
  • Rachel Arnow-Richman, Spoke at Rally in Support of Economic Justice for Hilton Workers, Hilton Union Square, sponsored by Unite/HERE! Local 2 and the Ad Hoc Committee of Law Professors to Support the Hilton Boycott, San Francisco (January 7, 2011).
  • David Thomson “How LRW Faculty Can Contribute to Their Law School’s Assessment Plan,” co-presented with Sophie Sparrow (UNH), Lori Shaw (Dayton), San Francisco, Calif. (January 6, 2011).
  • K.K. DuVivier “Renewable Energy Law,” intersession course at the University of Houston Law Center (January 2011).
  • Annecoos Wiersema “International Environmental Law Year in Review 2010,” at the AALS Annual Meeting, San Francisco (January 6, 2011).