Regulatory Experts Will Examine Regulatory Change Under Obama Administration
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WASHINGTON, DC, February 15, 2010 – American University Washington College of Law will host a conference titled “Regulatory Change Under the Obama Administration” on Feb. 16.
The event is presented by the Administrative Law Review, and will feature panel discussions broken down into sessions on the financial, communications, and environmental sectors, including experts who have worked in the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Federal Communications Commission.
Their comments will provide an update on where these industries stand after a full year of regulatory leadership under President Obama, and what lies ahead for the remainder of his administration.
When: February 16, 2010
9:30 A.M. – 5:15 P.M.
Where: American University Washington College of Law
4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20016, Room 603
Full Schedule:
9:30 am Registration and Coffee
10:00 am Welcome/Introduction
Claudio M. Grossman, Dean, Washington College of Law
Kevin G. Barker, Editor in Chief, Administrative Law Review
10:15 am Opening Keynote Address
The Honorable Cass R. Sunstein, Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget
11:00 am Break
11:10 am Regulatory Change in the Financial Sector
Moderator: Professor Stephen Wermiel, Washington College of Law
Annette L. Nazareth, Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP & former Commissioner, Securities and Exchange Commission
Damon A. Silvers, Member, Congressional Oversight Panel & Associate General Counsel, AFL-CIO
Professor Arthur E. Wilmarth, George Washington University
12:25 pm Lunch/Luncheon Keynote Address
Cornelius M. Kerwin, President, American University & Founder, Center for the Study of Rulemaking
1:25 pm Regulatory Change in the Communications Sector
Moderator: Professor Anthony E. Varona, Washington College of Law
Stuart Benjamin, Distinguished Scholar in Residence, Federal Communications Commission (invited)
Daniel L. Brenner, Partner, Hogan & Hartson LLP
Harold Feld, Legal Director, Public Knowledge
M. Chris Riley, Policy Counsel, Free Press
2:40 pm Break
2:50 pm Regulatory Change in the Environmental Sector
Moderator: Professor William Snape, Washington College of Law
Kyle W. Danish, Partner, Van Ness Feldman
David D. Doniger, Climate Change Policy Director, Natural Resources Defense Council
Professor Rena I. Steinzor, University of Maryland School of Law & President, Center for Progressive Reform
4:05 pm Closing Remarks
4:15 pm Networking Reception