Dean’s State of the Law School
(Recorded: April 10, 2025)

Cornell Law School Women’s Alliance Summit 2025
“Women in Leadership: Leaning In, Out, and Through”
(Recorded March 7, 2025)
Dean’s Welcome and Session 1: “Our Paths to Leadership, from Cornell Law to the Present”
“Leading Through Change and Crisis”
“Lighting Up Your Career Through the Power of Bold Moves”
“Building Your Leadership Chops”

The 20th Annual Alumni Exemplary Public Service Awards
(Recorded: February 27, 2025)

“The Worst Supreme Court Decisions, Ever! (And Related Tales)”
(Recorded: January 21, 2025)
C. Evan Stewart, AB ’74, JD ’77

The (Im)possibility of Immigration Reform Symposium
Dean Ohlin Introduction
Discussion of the Current State of Asylum Law
Immigrants and the Economy
How Immigration Representation Has Changed
Roast of Professor Steve Yale-Loehr
(Various Sessions Recorded: November 8, 2024)
Celebrating the career of Stephen Yale-Loehr, ’AB ’77, JD ’81, Professor of Immigration Law, and his contributions to the field of immigration law.

Loper Bright and the End of Chevron Deference: The Veterans Context
(Recorded: November 12, 2024)
Danielle Bernard, (Moderator) Adjunct Professor of Law, Cornell Law School
Jeffrey J. Rachlinski, Henry Allen Mark Professor of Law, Cornell Law School
Eric Gang, Founding Partner, Gang & Associates
Benjamin Pomerance, Deputy Counsel, NYS Department of Veteran Services

Sovereignty in Action: McGirt v. Oklahoma, and the Future of Tribal Jurisdiction and Resources
(Recorded: October 14, 2024)
Michael Sliger, JD ’08, Federal Indian Law Practicum Adjunct Professor of Law, Cornell Law School
Derril Jordan, JD ’87
Erin Elliott, JD ’24

The Cornell Law School First Amendment Clinic:  On the Front Lines of a Free Press and Free Speech
(Recorded: October 1, 2024)
Mark Jackson, AB ’81, JD ’85, Director of the First Amendment Clinic & Adjunct Professor of Law, Cornell Law School
Heather Murray, JD ’13, Local Journalism Project Managing Attorney & Associate Director, First Amendment Clinic, Cornell Law School
Michael Grygiel, Adjunct Professor of Law, Cornell Law School

The Blockbuster Supreme Court Term That Was and Wasn’t
(Recorded: September 16, 2024)
Michael C. Dorf, Robert S. Stevens Professor of Law, Cornell Law School

Imposter Syndrome: It’s a Real Thing!
(Recorded: September 5, 2024)
Nora Ali, JD ’15
Jennifer Chu, MBA ’19, JD ’20
Ann-Marie Luciano, JD ’01
Rosalind Major, JD ’21
Stacy Walsh, JD ’00, AVP (Moderator)

Generative AI and Copyright: Protection and Infringement of Inputs to and Outputs from the “Black Box”
(Recorded: May 8, 2024)
Dr. Christian E. Mammen, JD ’93

Dean’s State of the Law School
(Recorded: May 1, 2024)

19th Annual Alumni Exemplary Public Service Awards
(Recorded: March 21, 2024)

Cornell Law: Serving Local Military Service Members with Free Legal Services
(Recorded: March 14, 2024)
Joshua Roth, (Moderator) Candidate JD ’24
Danielle E. Bernard, Veterans Law Adjunct Professor, Cornell Law School
James R. Hardwick, Veterans Law Staff Attorney & Adjunct Professor of Law, Cornell Law School
Sammie Lambourne, Candidate, Public Policy ’25
Morgan Landers, Candidate, JD ’25
Amanda Shoemaker, Candidate JD ’24

“Come On, Children” – Kevin Clermont Book Celebration
(Recorded: February 12, 2024)
Kevin Clermont, Robert D. Ziff Professor of Law, Cornell Law School
with Drusilla Pair & Ajena Rogers (direct descendants of George Washington Fields)

The First Amendment and Regulation of Technology & AI
(Recorded: February 8, 2024)
Gautam Hans, Associate Clinical Professor of Law, Cornell Law School

Embracing Excellence: Cornell Law Students on Their Journey to Legal Impact.
(Recorded: January 25, 2024)
Madeleine Bel, Candidate LLM ’24
Carolyn Click, Candidate JD ’24
Patrick George, Candidate JD ’24
Alan Luo, Candidate LLM Tech ’24
Dalton Sousa, Candidate JD ’25
Lisa Vigilante, Candidate JD ’25
Donald Frederico, JD ’79 (Moderator)

The Defamation Machine: Can ChatGPT Commit Defamation?
(Recorded: December 6, 2023)
James Grimmelmann, Tessler Family Professor of Digital & Information Law, Cornell Tech

Board Readiness: Leadership, Service, and Transformation – Corporate Boards
(Recorded: November 28, 2023)
Tim Bixler, JD ’93
Suzanne Brown, JD ’94
Sonya Olds Som, JD ’97
Jacquie Duval, JD ’92 (Moderator)

Board Readiness: Leadership, Service, and Transformation – Non-profit Boards
(Recorded: November 2, 2023)
Paulette Dodson, JD ’87
Allison Harlow Fumai, AB ’99, JD ’02
Lori Katz, JD ’10
Mela Lew, JD ’86
Natalya Johnson, AB ’07, JD ’10 (Moderator)

A Critical Assessment of Recent Trends and Cases from the Supreme Court
(Recorded: September 21, 2023)
Michael C. Dorf, Robert S. Stevens Professor of Law, Cornell Law School

Estate Planning to Die For:® Creative Retirement & Estate Planning Options and Opportunities
(Recorded: June 7, 2023)
Sally Mulhern, JD ’82
Amy Jacobson, Gift Planning Officer, Cornell University

The Man Nobody Knew – Book Talk with C. Evan Stewart
(Recorded: April 24, 2023)
C. Evan Stewart, AB ’74, JD ’77

Cornell Law School Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Summit
(Recorded April 14, 2023)
Welcome and Dean Jens David Ohlin Presentation
Cornell Law Alumni Leadership & DEI
“Investing in DEI: Shaping the Legal Landscape Through Sustainable Strategies”
Fireside Chat with Michelle Whelan
Fireside Chat with CLS Students

Cornell Law School Mary Kennedy Brown Society Women’s Summit
“Women in Entrepreneurship and Leadership”
(Recorded March 10, 2023)
Dean’s Welcome and Muriel Kessler, JD ’48 Recognition
“Cornell Women in Entrepreneurship: A Lawyer’s Perspective”
“In the Business of Being a Woman Lawyer”
“Raising the Bar: Promoting Diversity in Law, Entrepreneurship and Business”
“Diversity and Disruption in Venture Capital”
“Communities & Networking Post-Pandemic”

So, How Are You Going to Afford a Career in Public Service?
(Recorded: February 9, 2023)
Michaela Azemi, (Moderator) Director of Pro Bono Services and Externships, Cornell Law School
Julie Friedman, BS ’88, JD ’93, Managing Attorney/Principal Attorney, NYS Mental Hygiene Legal Service for The Judicial Department
Molly Huffaker, JD ’21, Staff Attorney, Michigan Immigrant Rights Center
Mario Roque, JD ’17, Director of Diversity and Inclusion, University of Rochester
Quinten Steenhuis, JD ’08, Clinical Fellow at Suffolk University Law School

Cornell Law School Faculty: The Life-Blood of Our Community – Past, Present and Future
(Recorded: January 26, 2023)
Celia Bigoness, Clinical Professor of Law, Cornell Law School
James Grimmelmann, Tessler Family Professor of Digital and Information Law, Cornell Law School
Gautam S. Hans, Associate Clinical Professor of Law, Cornell Law School
Sheri Lynn Johnson, James and Mark Flanagan Professor of Law, Cornell Law School
Alexandra Lahav, Professor of Law, Cornell Law School
Winnie Taylor, Professor of Law and Associate Provost, Cornell University emerita

Thinking About a Career in Public Service?
(Recorded: October 21, 2022)
Katherine Ward Feld, MBA ’82, JD ’83, (Moderator) Senior Special Counsel for Investment Companies, Division of Examinations, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Nav Dayanand, LLM `04, Sr. Policy Advisor, Forests and Lands, North America Policy & Government Relations, The Nature Conservancy
Sarah Estabrook, AB ’14, JD ’17, Asylum Officer, USCIS – Newark Asylum Office
Kica Matos, JD ’99, Vice President, Initiatives, Vera Institute of Justice 
Cristina Velez, JD ’02, Legal & Policy Director, ASISTA Immigration Assistance 
Michael Wright, JD ’94, OCDETF Executive Office — U. S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. Acting Director, OCDETF Fusion Center

Navigating the Lateral Market
(Recorded: October 6, 2022)
Ari Diaz, JD `04, Managing Director, Plateral
Maria Fernandez, JD `92, Advisory Consultant, Employment Practices Solutions Inc.

Prenup Postnup Webinar
(Recorded: September 30, 2022)
Stuart Levison, JD `67

Lawyers in a Time of Radical Disagreement
(Recorded: March 30, 2022)
Jens David Ohlin, Allan R. Tessler Dean & Professor of Law, Cornell Law School

Unraveling the Global Pandemic’s Impact on Women
(Recorded: March 25, 2022)
Nancy Wells (Moderator), Senior Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education, College of Human Ecology
Michèle Belot, Professor of Economics, ILR School
Deborah Dinner, Professor of Law, Cornell Law School
Maria Fitzpatrick, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Professor, Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy
Vida Maralani, Interim Director of the Center for the Study of Inequality, Associate Professor of Sociology, College of Arts & Sciences

The 17th Annual Alumni Exemplary Public Service Awards
(Recorded: March 22, 2022)

A Career In-House: Insights from the General Counsel’s Office
(Recorded: March 18, 2022)
Daniel Duval, BS ’99, JD ’02, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Managing Director, Jeffries Finance LLC (Moderator)
Michele Lau, JD ’02, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary, GoDaddy
Andrianne Payson, JD ’00, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Veolia North America
David Robinson, JD ’93, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.

The Promise & Perils of Open Finance
(Recorded: February 17, 2022)
Khandi Sokoni, LLM ’97 (Moderator)
Dan Awrey, Professor of Law, Cornell Law School

Understanding the Nuances of SEC Enforcement Against Lawyers
(Recorded: February 10, 2022)
Diana Liu, JD ’86, Lead Fund and Real Estate Counsel, Exeter (Moderator)
Barry Rashkover, JD ’86, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP

Assessing Biden’s Immigration Changes
(Recorded: January 31, 2022)
Stuart Anderson, Executive Director, National Foundation for American Policy
Stephen Yale-Loehr, AB `77, JD `81, Professor of Immigration Law Practice, Cornell Law School

Facing the Challenges of Retirement Beyond Financial Planning.
(Recorded: December 2, 2021)
Donald R. Frederico, JD `79 (Moderator)
Ida Abbott, Esq, Founder, Ida Abbott Consulting LLC 
Aileen Leventon, JD `77, Principal, Law Strategy Coach

The Impact of Veterans in the Legal Profession.
(Recorded: November 11, 2021)
Logan Kenney, BS `15, JD `21 (Moderator), Law Clerk, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Past-President, Cornell Law Veterans Association Student Organization
Brian L. Cox, Doctoral Candidate Lecturer, Cornell Law School
Military Service: Airborne Infantry Soldier, Combat Camera Operator, Airborne Infantry Officer, and Judge Advocate, U.S. Army
Andrew Hahn Sr., AB `83, JD `86, General Counsel, Hawkins Delafield & Woods LLP
Military Service: Captain, U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps, Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Sarah E. Kreps, Associate Member of the Law Faculty and John L. Wetherill Professor, Department of Government, Cornell University
Military Service: Captain, US Air Force, Hanscom AFB

Diversity on the Bench: Divergent Roads to the Judiciary.
(Recorded: October 27, 2021)
West Overstreet, JD `20 (Moderator), Assistant Law Clerk to Justice Kathy J. King, New York County 
The Honorable Deborah A. James, AB `75, JD `78, Justice, New York State Supreme Court – Civil Branch
The Honorable Andrew J. McDonald, AB `88, Senior Associate Justice, Connecticut Supreme Court
The Honorable Maureen McKee, JD `02, Judge, King County Superior Court, Washington
The Honorable Ramon E. Reyes Jr., BS `88, United States Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

Diversity in the Legal Profession: The Case in Not-for-Profit Attorneys.
(Recorded: October 7, 2021)
Arshi Baig, Candidate JD `23 (Moderator)
Nav Dayanand, LLM `04, Senior Policy Advisor, The Nature Conservancy
Ruth McFarlane, JD `03, Chief Advancement Officer, Ms. Foundation for Women
Cristina Velez, JD `02, Senior Staff Attorney, National Immigration Project National Lawyers Guild

How to Cultivate & Align the Human Performance Skill Sets Needed Now.
(Recorded: September 30, 2021)
Phyllis Weiss Haserot, AB `65, MRP `67, President of Practice, Development Counsel
Deborah A. Skakel, JD `83, Partner, Blank Rome LLP

Artificial intelligence and IP Law: Are Creativity and Invention Inherently Human Activities?
(Recorded: September 23, 2021)
Eric Fastiff, JD `95, Partner, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein (Moderator)
Dr. Christian Mammen, JD `93, Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson

Dissecting Discrimination: The Living Legacy of Migration, Race, and Politics
(Recorded: August 12, 2021)
Stephen Yale-Loehr, AB `77, JD `81, Professor of Immigration Law Practice, Cornell Law School (Moderator)
Gerald Aching, Professor, Co-Director ad Faculty Fellow, College of Arts & Sciences
Shannon Gleeson, Professor of Labor Relations, Law and History, ILR School; Co-Chair of the Migrations Initiative Taskforce, Cornell University
Wendy Wolford, Vice Provost for International Affairs; Robert A. and Ruth E. Polson Professor of Global Development, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

CUeLINKS: Connecting Alumni and Students Across Cornell
(Recorded: April 29, 2021)
Mandy Bennison, MMH ’ 18, Assistant Director, Student & Young Alumni Programs, Cornell University

A Fireside Chat with Anne Lukingbeal and Markeisha Miner: The Women of Cornell Law School from the 1970’s to Present
(Recorded: March 25, 2021)
Anne Lukingbeal, Retired, Dean of Students
Markeisha Miner, Dean of Students

The 16th Annual Alumni Exemplary Public Service Awards
(Recorded: March 18, 2021)

“Unconscious Bias/Threat and Relevance in the Legal Field”
(Recorded: March 4, 2021)
Leslie Richards-Yellen, JD ’84, Director of Global Diversity & Inclusion, Debevoise and Plimpton
Jordan Yellen, JD’15, MBA ’15, Associate, Goodwin Procter

“Estate Planning in 2021: New Challenges, New Opportunities”
(Recorded: February 23, 2021)
David Mulhern, JD ’83, Founding Partner, Mulhern & Scott, PLCC
Sally Mulhern, JD ’82, Founding Partner, Mulhern & Scott, PLCC

A Time of Transition: A Fireside Chat with Eduardo Peñalver and Jens Ohlin
(Recorded: January 28, 2021)
Franci Blassberg, AB ’75, JD ’77, Retired Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Jens Ohlin, Interim Dean and Professor of Law
Eduardo Peñalver, AB ’94, Professor of Law

“Applying Old Laws to New Crimes: Practical and Ethical Considerations”
(Recorded: January 21, 2021)
Seth Berman, JD ’95, Partner, Nutter, McClennen and Fish LLP
Matthew D’Amore, BS ’91, Associate Dean and Professor of Practice, Cornell Tech

“Moving the Needle – What Advancing Diversity in the Law Means for 2020 and Beyond”
(Recorded: December 10, 2020)
Panel program sponsored by the Cornell Black Lawyers Alumni Network
Chisara Ezie-Boncoeur, AB ’09, Senior Associate at Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann
Michael Clarke, JD ’89, Global Chief Compliance Officer, ConvaTec
Sonya Olds Som, JD ’97, Partner, Heidrick & Struggles
Leslie Richards-Yellen, JD ’84, Director of Global Diversity & Inclusion, Debevoise & Plimpton
Laura Wilkinson, MBA ’85, JD ’86, Senior Director and Associate General Counsel, PayPal
Geoffrey Young, JD ’06, Partner and Executive Director of Diverse Recruiting, Reed Smith

“Working from Purpose”
(Recorded: November 19, 2020)
Program sponsored by the Cornell Mark Kennedy Brown Society
Amy Weissman, AB ’86, JD ’92 – Public Private Venture Business Agreements Manager, Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Risa M. Mish, BS ’85, JD ’88, Professor of Practice of Management, Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

“Raising a Seed: The Legal Fundamentals for Startups”
(Recorded: November 18, 2020)
Panel program sponsored by the Cornell Law Young Professionals Network
Tamim Bazzi, LLM ’09, Associate, Cooley LLP
Jennifer Chu, JD ’20, MBA ’20, Incoming Associate, White & Case LLP

“Leading the Charge for Justice”
(Recorded: October 28, 2020)
Program sponsored by the Cornell Prison Education Program and Cornell Law School Honorable
Zellnor Myrie, JD ’16, NY State Senator
Sheri Lynn Johnson, James and Mark Flanagan Professor of Law, Cornell Law School

“Over the Horizon – The Intersection of Business and Law During a Time of Crisis”
(Recorded: October 28, 2020)
Panel program sponsored by the Cornell Network of In-House Lawyers
Michael Brizel, BS ’77, JD ’80, Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer, FreshDirect
Daniel Duval, BS ’99, JD ’02, Chief Legal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, Jefferies Finance LLC and President of the Cornell Network of In-House Lawyers
Douglas Lankler, JD ’90, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Pfizer
Laura Wilkinson, MBA ’85, JD ’86, Senior Director, Associate General Counsel – Global Antitrust, PayPal

“Raising the Diversity and Inclusion Bar: Women of Color in the Law”
(Recorded: October 22, 2020)
Panel program co-sponsored by the Cornell Law School Mary Kennedy Brown Society, Cornell Black Lawyers Alumni Network, Latino Lawyers of Cornell, Cornell Alumni Network of Asia Lawyers and the Native American Lawyers Alumni Network
Nora Ali, JD ’15 – Associate, Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell LLP
Sonya Olds Som, JD ’97 – Partner, Heidrick & Struggles
Claire Chino, JD ’91 – President & CEO, Itochu International Inc
Irene Oria, JD ’99 – Partner, Fisher Broyles
Leslie Richards-Yellen, JD ’84 – Director of Global Diversity & Inclusion, Debevoise & Plimpton
Jenny Champlin, JD ’02 – Associate General Counsel, Edward Jones

“Perspectives on Restructuring and Bankruptcy Trends in a Time of Crisis”
(Recorded: October 8, 2020)
Panel program sponsored by the Cornell Law Young Professionals Networks
Antonio M. Alvarez III, MBA ’91, Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal Europe, Ltd.
Dan T. Moss, JD ’07, Partner, Jones Day
Alexandra Bargoot, JD ’16, Associate, Proskauer Rose LLP

“Our Broken Immigration System and How to Fix it”
(Recorded September 24, 2020 via eCornell)
Stephen Yale-Loehr, AB ’77, JD ’81, Professor of Immigration Law Practice, Cornell Law School

“Women Lawyers: Talking About and Tackling Inequity in a Demanding Profession”
(Recorded: September 24, 2020)
Panel Program co-sponsored by Cornell Law School Mary Kennedy Brown Society
Judy Amorosa, JD ’05, LLM ’05, Assistant US Attorney, US Department of Justice
Colette Pollitt, JD ’00, President, Colette Pollitt, P.C.
Kwamina Thomas Williford, JD 00, Partner, Holland & Knight, LLP
Meghan Berglind, JD ’00 (Moderator), Of Counsel, Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell LLP

“Racism in America: Policing and Incarceration”
(Recorded: September 16, 2020 via eCornell)
Co-Hosted with the College of Arts & Sciences and the American Studies Program.
Panel Program including Joe Margulies, Professor of Law and Government, Cornell Law School

“The Supreme Court 2020: Looking Back and Looking Forward”
(Recorded: September 10, 2020)
Michael C. Dorf, Robert S. Stevens Professor of Law, Cornell Law School

“100 Years Strong – A Woman’s Vote”
(Recorded August 18, 2020)
Panel Program co-sponsored by Cornell Law School Mary Kennedy Brown Society, Cornell Women Advocacy Network and President’s Council of Cornell Women
Jason Beekman, AB ’08, JD ’11, Sr. Director, Business & Legal Affairs, RadicalMedia and Former Finance Director for Congresswoman Sharice Davids JD ’10
Elaine Engst, MA ’72, Archivist Emerita, Cornell University
Ashley Wilson, MPA 07, Director, State and Local Political Campaigns at NGP VAN
Jacquie Duval, JD ’92 (Moderator), Of Counsel, Herrick, Feinstein LLP

“Hot Topics for Start-Ups and Emerging Companies — Navigating Return to Work Issues Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic”
(Recorded August 13, 2020)
Sponsored by Cornell Tech & Cornell Law School
Alison Gabay, BS ’16, Associate, Epstein Becker & Green
Nancy Gunzenhauser Popper, Associate, Epstein Becker & Green
Ian Carleton Schaefer, BS ’01, Member, Epstein Becker & Green
David Weiss, Member, Epstein Becker & Green; Adjunct Professor, Cornell Tech
Marc Vainrib, LLM-Tech ’20, MBA ’21 (Host)

“Debt for Fintechs: Structures, Advantages and Pain Points”
(Recorded August 7, 2020)
Sponsored by Cornell Tech & Cornell Law School
Richard Davis, Partner, Paul Hastings
Irina Marinescu, Associate, Paul Hasting
Chukwuma Okoroafor, LLM-Tech ’20 (Host)

“The Impact of the Coronavirus Crisis on Immigrants and Immigration”
(Recorded July 30, 2020)
Jakki Kelley-Widmer, Associate Clinical Professor of Law (Lawyering), Cornell Law School
Stephen Yale-Loehr, AB ’77, JD ’81, Professor of Immigration Law Practice, Cornell Law School
Camilah Hamideh, Candidate for JD ’22, Cornell Law School

“High Above Cayuga’s Water? Providing Legal Assistance to the Cannabis Industry”
(Recorded July 9, 2020)
W. Bradley Wendel, Edwin H. Woodruff Professor of Law, Cornell Law School