Symposia and Conference Archive
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In this section you will find event information for BCLBE events completed in 2008 - 2009.
July 30, 2009
"Law, Financial Crisis, and Systemic Risk" with Eric Talley
Alumni and students were invited to attend an evening reception with Professor Eric Talley on Thursday, July 30, at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto. Professor Talley, discussed law and risk regulation as part of his work with the Congressional Oversight Panel assessing the Treasury's bank stress tests.
June 18-20, 2009
BCLBE is co-sponsored the 2009 Conference of The International Society for New Institutional Economics (ISNIE) held at Haas School of Business, June 18-20. Visit http://www.isnie.org/isnie2009.html for additional information.
March 18, 2009
Global Financial & Economic Crisis: What Should the G20 Do?
In April, leaders from the G20 countries that represent 85% of the global economy meet to develop a coordinated response to the worldwide economic and financial collapse. What actions can G20 leaders take to stem the tsunami washing over the world economy? How will these leaders find common solutions to this international disaster? Our distinguished panel of UC Berkeley economists gathered to discuss these questions and identify answers. Panelists included Aaron Edlin (Berkeley Law), Barry Eichengreen (Dept. of Economics), Maurice Obstfeld (Dept. of Economics), Pierre Olivier Gourinchas (Dept. of Economics), Andrew Rose (HAAS School of Business).
You can learn more about The Group of Twenty (G-20) Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors and their upcoming meetings at: http://www.londonsummit.gov.uk/en/
Resources
Video Link
Speaker bios
February 18, 2009
Good Bank Bad Bank: Increasing credit liquidity, stemming foreclosures and supporting the economy
Experts in economics, business, and public policy examined the impact of the Treasury Department's Financial Stability Plan. Supporters say the plan will infuse cash into credit markets and stem foreclosures by expanding financial capital and removing toxic assets. Panelists evaluated pricing strategies for bank assets, proposals to stem foreclosures and the risk the FSP presents to taxpayers.
Resources
Video link
Speaker bios
Financial Stability Plan FactSheet from U.S. Department of the Treasury
December 5-7, 2008
Capital Campus Winter Retreat
The Berkeley Center for Law, Business and the Economy and the Mercatus Center at George Mason University co-hosted a weekend event that provided California policy makers with an academic perspective on today's pressing policy issues. For the past two years, Capital Campus California has provided a forum for Sacramento’s diverse policy making staff to openly discuss issues affecting the state with experienced scholars and each other. The winter retreat was an extension of this model, available to senior level legislative and executive staff in California. It was designed to bridge the gap between academic theory and practice: participants received an in-depth understanding of the interaction of law, economics, and public policy and then reflect on how these lessons could better inform their daily work.
Global Financial Market Turmoil: A Panel Discussion
A panel of distinguished scholars from UC Berkeley analyzed how the financial market meltdown in the Fall of 2008 occurred, evaluated the government’s response, and explained its impact on American households and global markets.
Resources
video link
A Guide to the Financial Bailout Legislation (The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008) by John P. Hunt
Mortgage Credit Market Crisis Leverage, Counterparty Risk, and Asymmetric Information Powerpoint presentation by Prof. Nancy Wallace
September 26, 2008
"Executive Compensation Workshop: Rethinking Pay for Performance"
Executive compensation continues to attract considerable attention, much of it critical, from shareholder activists, the press and Congress. On September 26th, 2008, BCLBE sponsored a half day conference that brought together leading academics and compensation practitioners to help directors explore "out-of-the-box" ways to better tie CEO pay to performance.
Speakers included: Jesse Fried, UC Berkeley School of Law; James E. Kim, Frederic Cook & Co.; Graef "Bud" Crystal, University of California, Berkeley; David Chun, Chief Executive Officer, Equilar; Ira Kay, Practice Director - Compensation Practice, Watson Wyatt Worldwide; Kevin Murphy, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California.
Resources
Agenda
Speaker bios
Publication list
Video link - part I
Video link - part II
September 20, 2008
Alumni Reunion Panel
Financial Market Turmoil
BCBLE sponsored a panel at the Alumni Reunion Weekend event on September 20th. Panelists explored the economic consequences from, and the presidential candidates' responses to, issues arising from recent financial market turmoil, particularly as it might be linked to sub-prime mortgage practices and mortgage back securities.
Panelists included: Ken Taymor, Executive Director of BCLBE; Scott Carey, Chairman of Cornish & Carey Commercial; Paul Hudson, Chairman and ECO, Broadway Federal Bank and Nancy Wallace, Professor, California Chair of Real Estate and Urban Economics, Chair Haas Real Estate Group, Haas School of Business.
To view a video of the panel, follow this link.
The papers presented can be downloaded:
Credit Rating Agencies and the 'Worldwide Credit Crisis': The Limits of Reputation, the Insufficiency of Reform, and a Proposal for Improvement (summary)
Hedge Fund Regulation: The President's Working Group Committees' Best Practices Reports
The SEC's Proposed Rating Agency Rules: Unresolved Conflicts
June 16 - 17, 2008
BCLBE was pleased to co-sponsor the “UC Berkeley Corporate Directors Enterprise 2008 Conference” held at the Center for Executive Development at Haas Business School on June 16-17. The Conference offered directors of public, private and non-profit boards the opportunity to hone their understanding of "best practices" when addressing regulatory, accounting, legal and corporate governance issues facing them and their organizations. BCLBE Faculty Co-director Eric Talley spoke at the Conference on issues relating to corporate governance and liability. Conference Brochure
April 20, 2008
International Outsourcing of the Legal Profession
Co-sponsored with the Institute for Global Challenges and the Law
Outsourcing legal work is becoming increasingly popular among corporate institutions, yet, there has been little public dialog on this controversial development, outside of how to instructions. This full-day event addressed many unanswered questions about legal outsourcing and provided guidance on making informed decisions. The conference featured corporate and law firm counsel with significant experience with outsourcing, legal process outsourcing consultants (LPOs) and law and economics faculty.
April 1 and 3, 2008
Workshops on the Development of the China Domestic Private Equity Industry
The Workshops brought together Chinese and US policy makers, academics, private equity firms, institutional investors, lawyers and accountants to discuss their experience, knowledge and ideas about the growing private equity industry in China and how to best accelerate its healthy development. The summary can be found here.
For the complete Agenda follow these links:
In English
In Chinese
March 20, 2008
FCPA Workshop: Enforcement and Outcomes
The Bancroft Hotel, Berkeley, California
The workshop explored the enforcement of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the impact it has on businesses and the economy and on defining, identifying, addressing, and sanctioning corruption.
Co-sponsored with the Institute for Global Challenges and the Law.
Panelist included: Joyce Y. Smith, Baker & McKenzie LLP; Bruce Karpati, SEC, New York; Richard E. Messick, World Bank; Jeffrey Cottle, BAE Systems; Christopher Edley Jr., UC Berkeley School of Law; Robert Klitgaard, Claremont Graduate University; Charles A. James, Chevron Corporation; Judith A. Miller, Bechtel Group, Inc.