March 2015
2015 Alexander Law Prize Award Ceremony
REGISTER ONLINE Martina Vandenberg photograph by Jeff Hutchens The 2015 Katharine & George Alexander Law Prize will be awarded to Martina E. Vandenberg, who is the founder and president of The Human Trafficking Pro Bono Legal Center (HT Pro Bono). Vandenberg established HT Pro Bono in 2012 with generous support from the Open Society Foundations (OSF) Fellowship Program. Prior to becoming an OSF Fellow, Vandenberg served as a partner at Jenner & Block LLP, where she focused on complex commercial…
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2016 Alexander Law Prize Award Ceremony
REGISTER ONLINE The 2016 Katharine & George Alexander Law Prize will be awarded to Maria Foscarinis, founder and executive director of the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, the only national organization that uses the power of the law to end and prevent homelessness in America. Ms. Foscarinis has advocated for solutions to homelessness at the national level since 1985, when she left her career at a major law firm, Sullivan & Cromwell, to become an advocate for homeless…
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Public Interest and Social Justice Law Celebration and Graduation Ceremony
honoring 2016 Public Interest and Social Justice Law Scholars Recognizing: Justice John Paul Stevens Public Interest Fellowships, Public Interest & Social Justice, Fr. Paul Goda, and Mary Emery Summer Grants, Harry and Jean Gluck Social Justice Law Fellowship, Pro Bono Recognition Awards, and Other Achievements Featuring Keynote Speaker The Honorable Miguel Marquez, Sixth District Court of Appeal Graduates Are Welcome to Invite Guests. Please RSVP with the number attending to socialjustice@scu.edu Please call Santa Clara University at (408) 551-1720 or (800) 735-2929(TTY - California…
Find out more »January 2017
Thirteenth Annual Judge William A. Ingram Memorial Symposium
Presented by William A. Ingram Inn American Inns of Court Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA Free of Charge One hour of CLE credit available RSVP HERE - NO LATER THAN JANUARY 5, 2017 Questions: Noelia McKeever nmckeever@scu.edu PROGRAM: 5:45 - 6:45 p.m. Wine and Cheese Reception - Adobe Lodge 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Panel Discussion - Recital Hall, Music and Dance Building Judicial Independence and Accountability: Retention and Recall Campaigns The Judge William A. Ingram Annual…
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2017 Alexander Law Prize Award Ceremony
Reception 5-6 pm Lecture 6-7 pm REGISTER ONLINE The 2017 Katharine & George Alexander Law Prize will be awarded to Paul Hoffman, one of the leading human rights lawyers in the United States. He has been involved in many of the most important cases brought under the Alien Tort Statute (“ATS”), including the cases brought against Ferdinand Marcos and against corporate defendants including Exxon, Chevron, IBM, Ford, and many others. He argued the Sosa v Alvarzez-Machain and Kiobel v Royal…
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2018 Meet the Employers: Preview to Fall Recruitment
REGISTER ONLINE We have connected with several employers and have confirmed that you would welcome a “first look” event to meet students participating in fall recruiting this spring. Our Meet the Employers: Preview to Fall Recruitment event is a great opportunity for firms, corporations, and organizations planning to recruit this fall at Santa Clara Law. It is a chance to gain early access to the Santa Clara Law students who will participate in fall 2018 on-campus interviews. Please join us…
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Reception 5-6 pm Award ceremony 6-7 pm REGISTER ONLINE The 2018 Katharine & George Alexander Law Prize will be awarded to Emily Arnold-Fernández, the Executive Director of Asylum Access, the leading global refugee human rights organization. A reception and an award ceremony will take place on March 28th from 5-7 at the Adobe Lodge. After learning that refugees often spend more than 2 decades in camps, Emily founded Asylum Access in 2005 to create a world where refugees can live…
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2019 Alexander Law Prize Award Ceremony
Reception: 5:30 - 6 pm Award Ceremony: 6-7 pm Location: Adobe Lodge REGISTER ONLINE The 2019 Katharine & George Alexander Law Prize will be awarded to Jessica Jackson J.D. ’11. Jackson is a human rights attorney who began her career representing California death row inmates in post-conviction appeals. She is currently the national director and cofounder, with Van Jones, of DreamCorps #cut50, a bi-partisan national initiative to reduce the prison population by 50 percent. On December 21, 2018, President Trump…
Find out more »March 2022
2022 Katharine & George Alexander Prize Award Ceremony
5:30-6:00 pm: Reception; 6:00 pm -7:00 pm: Program Join us in person - REGISTER ONLINE (event is free of charge, but registration is required). Or watch via Livestream beginning at 6:00 pm. Julia Olson, Founder, Executive Director, and Chief Legal Counsel of Our Children's Trust, has been named the recipient of the 2022 Katharine & George Alexander Law Prize for her groundbreaking contributions to the practice of climate law. Julia has been a trailblazing leader, litigator, and legal strategist in…
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