Through its curriculum and a variety of speakers and panels, the MSL program regularly tackles hot topics at the intersection of law, business, and tech. We recently had the opportunity to delve into cryptocurrencies and blockchain when Patrick Daugherty (COMM ’78) delivered a special MSL seminar entitled, “Crypto Assets: From Bitcoin & Ethereum to Stablecoins […]
The third speaker in our fall DPELC-MSL Speakers Series was James Larsen, CEO of Datagiene, Inc. Datagiene focuses on “data hygiene” – its goal is to help businesses manage their data in a way that assures compliance with legal requirements and applicable regulation. Datagiene also helps businesses assess data value and streamline data request workflows. […]
This was a fun one! At the final “pop-up” talk of the year, the MSL program welcomed magician Giancarlo Bernini and entertainment lawyer Ray Genco to discuss some wild and cutting edge issues involving how artists and entertainers (including magicians) can own and protect their art. Part of the discussion focused on the unique position […]
MSL students enjoyed a pleasant diversion from their spring classes when they attend a seminar given by Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law LLM alumna, Anna Paglia. The seminar focused on the role that innovation and regulation play in the financial services industry. Ms. Paglia currently manages exchanged-traded funds (ETFs) and indexed businesses at Invesco, […]
Earlier this Spring, the MSL welcomed Graham Siegel, Chief Operating Officer of Unlearn.AI, as a speaker in the spring DPELC-MSL Speaker Series. An alum of the law school, Graham spoke about his experience as an entrepreneur and his current work at Unlearn.AI. Prior to joining Unlearn.AI, Graham founded two healthcare technology startups: SolsonHealth, which developed […]
The MSL program recently hosted its semi-annual Industry Associates Night – our premier professional development and networking event. The goal of this event is to bring in speakers from industries and companies that are relevant to MSL students and relate to the subjects taught in the program – these are often the companies and industries […]
The second installment of the DPELC-MSL Speakers Series featured Northwestern Law alum Tiffany Shepard. Tiffany discussed some of the interesting twists and turns of her career. Please read on: Early years and law school: Tiffany attended Hampton University, an HBCU, in Virginia, before enrolling in the JD program at Northwestern. She knew she didn’t want […]
Bobby Achettu is the founder of Accelerated Growth (AG), a company that provides accounting, finance, and technology services for entrepreneurial organizations to help them drive scalable growth. He and his 90-person team have provided their services to 300+ companies in multiple industries over the past 10 years. Because of his unique vantage point as an […]
The DPELC–MSL Speaker Series kicked-off the Spring semester with Suzanne Klahr, JD, Founding Partner at Mayacamas Partners and adjunct professor here at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. Suzanne is also the Founder of BUILD whose mission is to provide real-world entrepreneurial experience that empowers youth from under-resourced communities to excel in education, lead in […]
The MSL program launched the 2020-2021 academic year with a busy schedule of events. Now, just past the half-way point of the academic year, we wanted to review some key takeaways from the our Fall 2020 events and take a glimpse forward into the planned event line-up for Spring 2021. We start early preparing students […]