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

October 18, 2024

Time: 9:30  to 6:00 p.m.

Location: NYU Law School

245 Sullivan St, New York, NY 10012

Furman Hall, Lester Pollack Colloquium Room

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9:30 – 9:45 a.m. Opening Remarks from the Grunin Center and the Journal of Law & Business 

 

9:45 – 10:35 a.m. Presenter 1: Deborah Burand and Anne Tucker 

Legal Literature Review of Social Entrepreneurship and Impact Investing

 

10:35 – 10:45 a.m. Break 

 

10:45 – 11:35 a.m. Presenter 2: Sarah Dadush with commentator David Frydlinger

What the EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive Says About Contracts

 

11:35 – 12:40 p.m. Lunch 

 

12:40 – 1:30 p.m. Presenter 3: John Tyler with commentator Dana Brakman Reiser 

Regulating "Social Entrepreneurship" in the United States: Is There Enough There . . . There? 

 

1:30 – 1:40 p.m. Break 

 

1:40 – 2:30 p.m. Presenter 4: Hans Taparia and Bruce Buchanan with commentator Zephyr Teachout 

Capture, Redesign, Release: A Novel Approach to Reversing Extreme Market Failure

 

2:30 – 2:50 p.m. Coffee Break

 

2:50 – 3:40 p.m. Presenter 5: Nick Smith with commentator Rob Esposito

Regulating by Contract: A Functions-Based Approach to Anti-ESG Laws

 

3:40 – 3:50 p.m. Break

 

3:50 – 4:40 p.m. Presenter 6: Jaime Begara Bretón with commentator Mary Rose Brusewitz

A Policy Approach to Prevent Mission Drift in Equity Impact Investments

 

4:40 – 5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks from Dean Troy McKenzie and Deborah Burand 

 

5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Cocktail Hour: All attendees are welcome to join