Events

Upcoming Events

2025 Annual Conference on Legal Issues in Social Entrepreneurship and Impact Investing—In the US and Beyond 

Mark your calendars for June 3-4, 2025. 

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2025 Legal Scholars & Educators Convening 

Our next Legal Scholars & Educators Convening will be held on June 5, 2025, following our Annual Conference. Contact grunincenter@gmail.com for more information. 

Past Events

Webinar: Navigating Polarization as a Legal Professional in Impact Investing

Webinar: Navigating Polarization as a Legal Professional in Impact Investing

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This webinar was built on the success of a popular workshop from our 2024 Conference

Webinar: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the Grunin Prize Application and Evaluation Process

Grunin Prize Webinar

 

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Webinar: Exploring the Dynamics of  External  Counsel and In-House Counsel Collaborations in Social Entrepreneurship and Impact Investing:  More than Scribes

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Symposium on Legal Issues in Social Entrepreneurship, Impact Investing and Sustainable Development

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The Symposium on Legal Issues in Social Entrepreneurship, Impact Investing and Sustainable Development was co-hosted with the Journal of Law & Business

The Role of Guiding Principles When Taking a Relational Contractual Approach to Impact Investing Webinar
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Relational Contracting in Advancing Social and Environmental Impact Webinar
Relational Contracting webinar

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Reception & Dinner Celebrating NYU Law Collaboration with Intesa Sanpaol
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NYU School of Law and the Grunin Center for Law and Social Entrepreneurship co-hosted a special reception and dinner (November 16, 2022) in collaboration with Intesa Sanpaolo, one of the leading Italian and European financial institutions. The reception and dinner celebrated their partnership in advancing global research around antitrust laws and compliance policies, impact banks, and the green and circular economy.

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Social Impact and the Law: A Fireside Chat with former Rockefeller Foundation General Counsel Maria Santos Valentin and Professor Deborah Burand
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Deborah Burand, Professor of Clinical Law, introduced Maria Santos Valentin, the Grunin Center's new Distinguished Scholar & Senior Fellow, to the NYU Law School Community. They discussed the role philanthropy plays in catalyzing impact investing and sustainable development in the US and beyond, and how lawyers are shaping these philanthropic initiatives.

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