2009 National Lawyers Convention Schedule

The Federalist Society's National Lawyers Convention is scheduled for Thursday, November 12 through Saturday, November 14 at the Mayflower Hotel. The theme for this year's convention is "The Federal Government's Economic Role in our Constitutional System." The Annual Dinner will take place the evening of Thursday, November 12 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel.

On-line registration for the 2009 Annual National Lawyers Convention is now closed.

On-site registration will begin Thursday morning at the Mayflower Hotel and run during the hours listed below. You will be able to register for all events at the registration table.

Registration Hours:
Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Last updated on Monday, November 9, at 10:15 a.m.
Updates marked in red.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12

Welcome and Opening Address
9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Grand Ballroom

Hon. Jeff Sessions, U.S. Senate

Showcase Panel I: Redistribution of Wealth
9:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Grand Ballroom

Prof. Richard A. Epstein, James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Visiting Professor of Law, New York University Law School
Mr. Steve Forbes, Chairman and CEO, Forbes Inc. and Editor, Forbes Magazine
Prof. Jed Rubenfeld, Robert R. Slaughter Professor of Law, Yale Law School
Mr. Andrew L. Stern, President, Service Employees International Union
Moderator: Hon. J. Harvie Wilkinson III, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

General Luncheon (Ticketed event)
11:30 a.m. – 1:45 p.m.

Criminal Law: Drug Enforcement Policy
11:30 noon – 1:45 p.m.
East Room

Prof. John S. Baker Jr., Dale E. Bennett Professor of Law, Louisiana State University Law Center
Prof. Mariano-Florentino “Tino” Cuéllar, Special Assistant to the President for Justice and Regulatory Policy, White House Domestic Policy Council
Mr. Aryeh Neier, President, Open Society Institute
Hon. John P. Walters, Executive Vice President, Hudson Institute
Moderator: Hon. Robert P. Young, Jr., Michigan Supreme Court

Intellectual Property: Intellectual Property and Economic Growth
11:30 a.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Chinese Room

Prof. Richard A. Epstein, James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Visiting Professor of Law, New York University Law School
Prof. F. Scott Kieff, The George Washington University Law School
Prof. Michael J. Meurer, Michaels Faculty Research Scholar, Boston University School of Law
Mr. Daniel B. Ravicher, President and Executive Director, Public Patent Foundation
Moderator: Prof. Mark F. Schultz, Associate Professor of Law, Southern Illinois University School of Law

Litigation: The Future of Federal Pre-Emption
11:30 a.m. – 1:45 p.m.
State Room

Dr. Michael S. Greve, John G. Searle Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
Prof. Alan B. Morrison, Lerner Family Associate Dean for Public Interest/Public Service, The George Washington University Law School
Prof. Catherine M. Sharkey, New York University School of Law
Hon. Daniel E. Troy, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, GlaxoSmithKline
Moderator: Hon. William H. Pryor Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

Environmental Law: The Future of Cost-Benefit Analysis in Environmental Policy
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
East and State Rooms

Hon. Susan E. Dudley, Director, George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center
Mr. Michael A. Livermore, Executive Director, New York University School of Law Institute for Policy Integrity
Mr. Daryl L. Joseffer, Partner, King & Spalding
Ms. Lisa E. Heinzerling, Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Moderator: Hon. Stephen F. Williams, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit

Professional Responsibility: The Role of Government Attorneys and the Global War on Terror
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Grand Ballroom

Mr. Miguel A. Estrada, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP
Prof. W. Bradley Wendel, Cornell University Law School
Moderator: Hon. Diane S. Sykes, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit

Civil Rights: Affirmative Action in the Obama Era
3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
East Room and State Room

Ms. Shirley J. Wilcher, Executive Director, American Association for Affirmative Action
Prof. Theodore M. Shaw, Professor of Professional Practice, Columbia University School of Law
Ms. Linda L. Chavez, Chairman, Center for Equal Opportunity
Hon. Peter N. Kirsanow, Commissioner, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Moderator: Hon. Carlos T. Bea, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Federalism: Federalism and the Economic Crisis
3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Grand Ballroom

Dean John C. Eastman, Dean and Donald P. Kennedy Chair in Law, Chapman University School of Law
Prof. Malcolm M. Feeley, Claire Sanders Clements Dean's Chair Professor of Law, University of California Berkeley School of Law, Boalt Hall
Prof. Roderick M. Hills, William T. Comfort, III Professor, New York University School of Law
Prof. Ilya Somin, George Mason University School of Law
Moderator: Hon. Jeffrey S. Sutton, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

Madison Club Reception (Invitation only) BLACK TIE OPTIONAL
6:00 p.m.
Omni Shoreham
2500 Calvert Street, NW

Lawyers Convention Reception (Ticketed event) BLACK TIE OPTIONAL
6:00 p.m.
Omni Shoreham
2500 Calvert Street, NW

Lawyers Convention Annual Dinner (Ticketed event) BLACK TIE OPTIONAL
7:00 p.m.
Omni Shoreham
2500 Calvert Street, NW

Hon. Samuel A. Alito, Jr., U.S. Supreme Court

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13

Constitutional Interpretation & the Bill of Rights
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Grand Ballroom

Presentation: Prof. Burt Neuborne, Inez Milholland Professor of Civil Liberties, Legal Director, Brennan Center for Justice, New York University School of Law
Commentary: Prof. Randy E. Barnett, Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Legal Theory, Georgetown University Law Center
Moderator: Hon. Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Showcase Panel II: Bailouts and the Government as Insurer of Last Resort
10:15 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Grand Ballroom

Hon. C. Boyden Gray, Gray & Schmitz LLP and Former U.S. Ambassador to the European Union
Mr. Maurice R. Greenberg, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, C.V. Starr & Co., Inc.
Dr. Robert D. McTeer, Distinguished Fellow, National Center for Policy Analysis
Hon. Steven Wallman, Chief Executive Officer, Foliofn
Moderator: Hon. Janice Rogers Brown, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit

General Luncheon (Ticketed event)
12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m.

Financial Services: Re-Privatization of the Financial Sector
12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m.
East Room

Mr. John A. Allison, Chairman, BB&T Corporation and Distinguished Professor of Practice, Wake Forest University School of Business
Prof. William Black, Associate Professor of Economics and Law, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law
Mr. Michael Paese, Director of Government Affairs, Goldman Sachs
Mr. Alex J. Pollock, Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
Mr. Andrew J. Redleaf, Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer, Whitebox Advisors LLP
Moderator: Hon. Jerry E. Smith, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Labor: Wall Street, Labor Unions, and the Obama Administration: A New Paradigm for Capital and Labor?
12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m.
Chinese Room

Mr. Harold Meyerson, Editor-at-Large, The American Prospect
Ms. Amity Shlaes, Senior Fellow for Economic History, Council on Foreign Relations
Mr. Damon A. Silvers, Associate General Counsel, American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations
Prof. Todd J. Zywicki, Foundation Professor of Law, George Mason University School of Law
Moderator: Hon. Steven J. Law, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

International: International Law: Agreements Between Sovereigns or World Government?
12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m.
State Room

Mr. François-Henri Briard, Supreme Court Attorney (France), Delaporte, Briard & Trichet
Prof. Oona A. Hathaway, Yale Law School
Hon. Brian H. Hook, former Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs
Prof. Jeremy A. Rabkin, George Mason University School of Law
Ms. Laura M. Olson, Senior Counsel, The Constitution Project
Moderator: Mr. Bret Stephens, Deputy Editorial Page Editor, Foreign Affairs Columnist, The Wall Street Journal

Address
2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Hon. Michael B. Mukasey, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton and Former U.S. Attorney General

Free Speech: The Fairness Doctrine
3:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
State Room

Prof. Thomas W. Hazlett, Professor of Law & Economics, George Mason University
Mr. Seton Motley, Communications Director, Media Research Center
Prof. Jamin Ben Raskin, Director, Law and Government Program, Washington College of Law, American University College of Law
Moderator: Hon. David B. Sentelle, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit

Religious Liberties: Religious Liberty and the Limits of Government Power
3:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Grand Ballroom

Prof. Alan E. Brownstein, Boochever and Bird Chair for the Study and Teaching of Freedom and Equality, University of California, Davis, School of Law
Prof. Ira C. “Chip” Lupu, F. Elwood and Eleanor Davis Professor of Law, The George Washington University Law School
Hon. Michael W. McConnell, Richard and Frances Mallery Professor of Law, Stanford Constitutional Law Center, Stanford Law School
Moderator: Hon. Brett M. Kavanaugh, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit

Barbara K. Olson Memorial Lecture (Ticketed event)
5:15 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
Grand Ballroom

Hon. Douglas H. Ginsburg, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit

Barbara K. Olson Memorial Reception (Ticketed event)
5:45 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
East and State Rooms

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14

Showcase Panel III: Regulation of Financial Institutions
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Grand Ballroom

Hon. Paul S. Atkins, Congressional Oversight Panel and Former U.S. SEC Commissioner
Ms. Stephanie R. Breslow, Partner, Schulte, Roth & Zabel LLP
Dean Paul G. Mahoney, David and Mary Harrison Distinguished Professor of Law, Arnold H. Leon Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law
Hon. Annette L. Nazareth, Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Moderator: Hon. Edith H. Jones, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Administrative Law: Breakdown of the Public-Private Distinction: Implications for the Administrative State
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Chinese Room

Mr. David Berenbaum, Executive Vice President, National Community Reinvestment Coalition
Mr. David G. Leitch, Group Vice President and General Counsel, Ford Motor Company
Prof. J.W. Verret, Assistant Professor of Law, George Mason University School of Law
Prof. David Zaring, Assistant Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Moderator: Hon. Ronald A. Cass, President, Cass & Associates, PC

Corporations: Delaware's New Competition: The Creeping Federalization of American Corporate Law
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
State Room

Prof. Stephen M. Bainbridge, William D. Warren Professor of Law, University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
Mr. Cornish F. Hitchcock, Hitchcock Law Firm PLLC
Mr. David A. Katz, Partner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Prof. Roberta Romano, Oscar M. Ruebhausen Professor of Law and Director, Yale Law School Center for the Study of Corporate Law
Moderator: Hon. Thomas M. Hardiman, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit

Telecommunications: Broadband Policy -- One Year In
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
East Room

Prof. Marvin Ammori, University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law
Hon. Robert M. McDowell, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
Hon. David M. McIntosh, Partner, Mayer Brown Row & Maw, LLP
Hon. Kyle E. McSlarrow, President & CEO, National Cable & Telecommunications Association
Prof. Gigi B. Sohn, President and Founder, Public Knowledge
Moderator: Hon. Jennifer W. Elrod, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

Annual Rosenkranz Debate and Luncheon: Statutory Interpretation
RESOLVED: The United States Constitution Requires Federal Courts to Interpret Statutes as Honest Agents of the Enacting Congress
12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Grand Ballroom

Hon. Guido Calabresi, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Hon. Frank H. Easterbrook, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Moderator: Prof. John F. Manning, Bruce Bromley Professor of Law, Harvard Law School

Showcase Panel IV: Control of the Bureaucracy
2:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
State Room

Prof. Geoffrey P. Miller, Stuyvesant P. Comfort Professor of Law, Director, Center for the Study of Central Banks and Financial Institutions, New York University School of Law
Hon. Harvey L. Pitt, Chief Executive Officer, Management, Kalorama Partners, LLC
Hon. Steven Wallman, Chief Executive Officer, Foliofn
Moderator: Hon. A. Raymond Randolph, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit

Address
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
State Room

Mr. Mark R. Levin, President, Landmark Legal Foundation and Author of Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto

Closing Reception
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Colonial Room

On-line registration for the 2009 Annual National Lawyers Convention is now closed.

On-site registration will begin Thursday morning at the Mayflower Hotel and run during the hours listed below. You will be able to register for all events at the registration table.

Registration Hours:
Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.