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SUMMARY:Harvard Asia Law Conference II
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Asia Law Society (student organization) event: \nHarvard Asia Law Conference II \nStriving to unite leading professionals\, firms\, and scholars to discuss the present and future landscapes of law and business in Asia. \n\n\nConference Dates: April 1-2\, 2026 \n\nLocation: Harvard Law School (WCC) \nPlease RSVP to allow us to get a catering headcount! \nConference Agenda:\nWed\, April 1\n\nRegistration & Welcome\n09:30 AM – 10:30 AM \nGrab a conference program and a pastry! \n\n\nAsia Practice Panel: Pathways for US JDs (WCC 1023)\n\n12:15 PM – 01:30 PM \n\nJiazhen Ivon Guo\, Senior Associate at Morgan LewisDavid Lim\, Partner at White & Case\nSteven Routh\, Partner at Orrick\nJaebok Lee\, Associate at White & Case\n\nThe Asia Practice Panel highlights the diverse pathways available to U.S.-trained lawyers pursuing Asia-focused legal careers\, showcasing transactional\, litigation\, and regulatory practices. Lunch will be provided! \n\nIn House\, Across Borders: The Role of General Counsel at Asian MNCs (WCC 1023)\n06:00 PM – 07:15 PM \n\nJonathan Lin\, Head of Global Privacy at Tik Tok\nErica Wang\, Founder of Veritas Law\n\nThis panel brings together senior in-house lawyers from leading Asia-facing companies with major U.S. operations—including TikTok and Temu—to examine the role of in-house counsel at companies operating in drastically different jurisdictions. Speakers will explore how legal teams navigate the complex dynamics between U.S. regulatory environments and the business\, operational\, and governance priorities of headquarters in China. \n\nThurs\, April 2\n\nRegistration\n09:30 AM – 10:30 AM \nGrab a conference program and a pastry! \n\n\nMaritime Security in the South China Sea: U.S. and Philippine Perspectives (WCC B010)\n10:30 AM – 11:30 AM \n\nAndrew Erickson\, Professor at U.S. Naval War College\n\n\n\n\nJacqueline Espenilla\, Professor at U of the Philippines\nJames Kraska\, Professor at U.S. Naval War College\nAndrew Loewenstein\, Partner at Foley Hoag\n\nThis panel examines the legal and strategic dimensions of maritime security in the South China Sea\, bringing together leading scholars and practitioners to explore one of the world’s most consequential regional disputes from the Filipino and American perspectives. Speakers will discuss the historical background of competing maritime claims\, the legal frameworks governing them\, and the significance of the Permanent Court of Arbitration ruling involving the Philippines and China. \n\n\nThe Nippon–U.S. Steel Deal: Law\, Policy\, and National Security (WCC 1015)\n12:15 PM – 01:20 PM \n\nWilliam Chou\, Deputy Director of Hudson Institute’s Japan Chair\n\n\n\n\nMickey Leibner\, CFIUS Partner at Mayer Brown\nMichael Salinger\, Professor at Boston University Questrom School of Business\nKazuki Yoshii\, Associate at Nishimura & Asahi\n\nThis panel explores the legal\, policy\, and economic considerations shaping the U.S. Steel-Nippon Steel merger\, drawing on a mix of perspectives from private practice\, academia\, and policy. The discussion will analyze how legal frameworks intersect with political and economic strategy in evaluating foreign investment. It will also consider the competing policy arguments that shape government decision-making in sensitive cross-border deals. \n\n\nPaving the Way: The Future of U.S.-China Trade Relations (WCC B010)\n03:30 PM – 04:30 PM \n\n\nSusan Thornton\, Senior Fellow at the Yale Law Paul Tsai China Center; former Acting U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (2017-18) \nAmb. Dennis Shea ‘86\, Executive Vice President and chair of the J. Ronald Terwilliger Center for Housing Policy; former Deputy USTR and U.S. Ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO) \nTimothy Stratford ‘81\, Senior Counsel at Covington; former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (2005-10) \nProfessor Mark Wu\, Henry L. Stimson Professor of Law and Director of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies \n\n\nThe U.S. and China are the world’s two largest economies\, constituting nearly half of the global GDP and manufacturing output. They are also each other’s largest trading partners. Yet\, over the past decade\, their trade relationship has faced steep challenges characterised by an ongoing trade war\, intense strategic competition\, and geopolitical tensions. Gathering experts on international trade and policy\, this panel looks into the history and future of U.S.-China trade relations under the current presidential administration\, as well as its implications for law students and the broader Asian legal community interested in practicing in that region. \n \n\n\n\nFrom Comparison to Conversation: Asia’s Role in Global AI Regulation (WCC 1019)\n06:30 PM – 07:30 PM \n\n\n\nAnupam Chander\, Professor of Law and Technology at Georgetown Law\nUrs Gasser\, Chair of Thailand’s AI Policy Panel\nRui Guo\, Visiting Scholar\, HLS East Asian Legal Studies and Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies\n\nDiscussions of AI regulation often revolve around comparisons to a perceived global benchmark\, with the EU AI Act positioned as the leading model. This panel shifts the lens. We explore what can be learned from the wide range of AI governance strategies developing across Asia. Governments in the region are experimenting with diverse regulatory tools\, institutional structures\, and policy priorities that reflect their unique social\, economic\, and technological contexts. By bringing these approaches into conversation\, the panel aims to broaden the global regulatory dialogue and surface insights that may otherwise be overlooked in Eurocentric or single-model comparisons. \n\n\nReception – Stoked Pizza\n08:00 PM – 10:00 PM \n\nCelebrate the close of the Harvard Asia Law Conference II with pizza\, apps\, and drinks! Mingle with fellow participants in speakers with shared interest in Asian legal practice.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/hals-harvard-asia-law-conference-ii/
LOCATION:WCC
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Event,Conference/Symposium
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SUMMARY:HALS: The First Harvard Asia Law Conference
DESCRIPTION:Harvard Asia Law Society (student organization) event announcement: \nJoin Harvard Asia Law Society on April 3rd\, 2025 for the First Harvard Asia Law Conference! The conference will bring together legal practitioners and business leaders who engage in important businesses across East\, South\, and Southeast Asia including hot industries like Korean Entertainment and Semiconductors. Four panels will be held throughout the day and food will be served at each panel. \nSign up here to confirm your spot and for more information about the panels. \n \n  \nConference Agenda:\nCheck-in & Welcome\n9:45 AM – 10:45 AM \nCode and Control: The Shifting Landscape of Social Media and Tech Policy in India\n10:45 AM – 12:00 PM\nWCC 3019\nLight breakfast provided. \nSingapore’s Arbitration Hub: Driving Legal Excellence\n12:30 PM – 1:30 PM\nWCC B010\nLunch provided. \nIntegrated Circuit Disputes: Perspectives from Taiwan’s Semiconductor Industry\n2:00 PM – 3:30 PM\nWCC B010\nLight refreshments provided. \nLegal Practice in K-pop: BTS of Korean Entertainment\n6:00 PM – 7:00 PM\nWCC 1015\nDinner provided. \nReception\n7:15 PM – 9:00 PM\nPainted Burro Harvard Square\nLight refreshments provided.
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SUMMARY:HLS China Law Association\, 2025 China Law Symposium
DESCRIPTION:The Harvard Law School China Law Association (student organization) presents: \n2025 China Law Symposium\nVision for Tomorrow: Law\, Technology\, and Prosperity for a Thriving Global Community\nMonday\, February 10 – Wednesday\, February 12 \nLocation: Harvard Law School\, WCC classrooms \nEvent details on the HLS China Law Association website (will open in a new tab) \nRSVP form (will open in a new tab) \nThis three-day event will feature six engaging panels (with lunch/dinner provided)\, and conclude with a festive Lantern Festival Social. \n \n  \nSCHEDULE OF EVENTS: \nFEBRUARY 10\, 2025\n12:15 – 1:30 PM Navigating Disputes: Global Commerce and Dispute Resolution\nLocation: WCC 2012 \nSpeakers:\nShaoyi Che\, Managing Partner\, YoungZeal LLP\nHuawei Sun\, Senior Counsel\, Zhong Lun Law Firm\nBob Tseng\, Managing Partner\, TWL Law Group\nModerator: Katniss Li\, S.J.D. Candidate \n6:00 – 7:15 PM Chinese Americans and the Law\nLocation: WCC 1015 \nSpeakers:\nWilliam Lee\, Partner\, WilmerHale\nJi Li\, John S. and Marilyn Long Professor of US-China Business and Law\, University of California\, Irvine School of Law\nPatrick Toomey\, Deputy Director\, ACLU National Security Project\nModerator: Michael Tian\, J.D. Candidate ‘25 \n\nFEBRUARY 11\, 2025\n12:15 – 1:30 PM Divorce\, Domestic Violence\, and Gender Inequality in China\nLocation: WCC B010 \nSpeakers:\nXin He\, Professor\, Faculty of Law\, University of Hong Kong\nKe Li\, Associate Professor of Political Science\, John Jay College of Criminal Justice\, City University of New York\nModerator: Selina Chu\, J.D. Candidate ‘26 \n6:00 – 7:15 PM AI\, Technology\, and Cybersecurity\nLocation: WCC 1015 \nSpeakers:\nGilad Abiri\, Associate Professor of Law\, Peking University School of Transnational Law\nDavid Pan\, Partner\, Llinks Law Offices LLP\nDongsheng Zang\, Associate Professor of Law\, University of Washington\nModerator: Kevin Wei\, J.D. Candidate ‘26 \n\nFEBRUARY 12\, 2025\n12:15 – 1:30 PM Antitrust and Innovation in China’s Economy\nLocation: WCC B010 \nSpeakers:\nCarol Xianxiao Liu\, Counsel\, Axinn\, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP\nDaniel Sokol\, Carolyn Craig Franklin Chair in Law and Professor of Law and Business\, USC Gould School of Law and Marshall School of Business\nWentong Zheng\, Professor of Law\, University of Florida\, Levin College of Law\nModerator: Tiffany Chu\, J.D. Candidate ‘26 \n6:00 – 7:15 PM Future of the Chinese Economy\nLocation: WCC 1015 \nSpeakers:\nWilliam Alford\, Jerome A. and Joan L. Cohen Professor of Law\, Harvard Law School\nYasheng Huang\, Epoch Foundation Professor of Global Economics and Management at MIT Sloan School of Management\nBing Xiang\, Founding Dean\, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business\nModerator: Michael Tian\, J.D. Candidate ‘25 \n7:20 – 9:30 PM Lantern Festival Social\nLocation: WCC 1015 \nSponsored by the HLS China Law Association. Co-sponsored by East Asian Legal Studies\, the Center for International Development\, Harvard Asian Pacific American Law Students Association\, HLS Lambda\, Harvard Association for Real Estate and Law\, and HL.ai.
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LOCATION:WCC
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SUMMARY:HLS China Law Association\, 2024 China Law Symposium
DESCRIPTION:HLS China Law Association (student organization) presents: \n2024 China Law Symposium\nLongevity: Building Resilient Bridges\n \nPanels: \nMonday\, February 5\, 2024\n\n12:30-1:30PM (Lunch): Looking Out: China and International Development\nSpeakers:\nNatalie Litchtenstein\nInaugural General Counsel\, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) \nMatthew Erie\nAssociate Professor Modern Chinese Studies\, Oxford University \nTsitsi Musasike\nProfessor of Global Development Policy\, Boston University \nMatt Ferchen\nProfessor of Global Development Policy\, Boston University \nModerator: Michael Yip\nCo-Executive Director\, Young China Watchers \n6:15-7:15 PM (Dinner): Deals\, Litigation\, and the Future of Commerce with China\nSpeakers:\nJern-Fei Ng\nKing’s Counsel & Arbitrator\, Duxton Hill Chambers 7BR \nMiranda So\nCo-Head\, Asia Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP \nLi Ji\nProfessor of U.S.-China Business and Law\, University of California Irvine \nAndrew Foster\nHead of Asia Pacific International Competition\, Skadden\, Arps\, Slate\, Meagher & Flom LLP \nModerator: Michael Yip\nCo-executive Director\, Young China Watchers \n  \nTuesday\, February 6\, 2024\n\n12:30-1:30PM (Lunch): Chinese Diaspora and the Law\nSpeakers:\nEvelyn Hu-Dehart\nProfessor and Director\, Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America\, Brown University \nGabriel Jack Chin\nProfessor of Law\, University of California Davis School of Law \nWilliam Lee\nPartner\, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Darr LLP \nModerator: Michael Tian\nJ.D. Candidate ’25\, Harvard Law School \n6:15-7:15 PM (Dinner): AI and Law in China’s Tech Landscape\nSpeakers:\nAngela Huyue Zhang\nDirector of Centre for Chinese Law\, University of Hong Kong \nGuo Rui\nProfessor of Law and Director at the Center for Social Responsibility and Governance\, Institute of Law and Technology\, Remin University of China\nVisiting Scholar\, Harvard Law School \nKwan Yee Ng\nSenior Program Manager\, Concordia AI \nSihao Huang\nPh.D. Candidate\, University of Oxford \n  \nWednesday\, February 7\, 2024\n\n12:30-1:30PM (Lunch): Intellectual Property in China and Cross-Border Transactions\nSpeakers:\nRon Xu\nCo-Founding Partner\, Sphere Logic Partners \nModerator: Christopher McLaurin\nJ.D. Candidate ’24\, Harvard Law School \n6:15-7:15PM (Dinner): Building Resilient Bridges\nSpeakers:\nGuo Li\nDean\, Peking University Law School \nWilliam Alford\nDirector\, East Asian Legal Studies Program\, Harvard Law School \nModerator: Casey Wong\nJ.D. Candidate ’25\, Harvard Law School \n7:15-9:15PM: Lunar New Year Social\nSponsored by the Harvard Law School China Law Association. Co-sponsored by East Asian Legal Studies\, the Harvard Asia Law Society\, the Harvard International Law Journal\, the Harvard Journal of Law and Technology\, and the Harvard Law and International Development Society.
URL:https://eals.law.harvard.edu/event/2024-china-law-symposium/
LOCATION:WCC
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