For the last DPELC-MSL Speaker Series presentation of the semester, students heard from Jan Reed, JD ’84. Reed is currently a board member of AngioDynamics, Inc., Stepan Co., and Life365, Inc., as well as an adjunct professor here at Northwestern’s Entrepreneurship Law Center. She is also notably the former Senior Vice President, General Counsel & […]
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Megan Kashner on Social Impact
Professor Megan Kashner presented at the DPELC-MSL Speaker Series last Tuesday to a room full of students at the intersection of business and law. Kashner serves as the Director of Social Impact at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management. She is also the founder and CEO of Benevolent, a platform that invites individual givers to fill […]
How Teddy Scott Entered the Industry
Northwestern Law alumnus Teddy Scott joined the DPELC-MSL Speaker Series last week to tell the story of how he went from STEM student to CEO of PharmaCann, LLC. Scott led students through a brief history of the commercial marijuana industry in the United States and then shared an overview of his thirty years of experience. […]
Drew Hinkes Believes in Blockchain
Drew Hinkes has no trouble explaining Blockchain. Mr. Hinkes is co-founder and General Counsel of Athena Blockchain, a start-up investment bank focused on tokenized securities. He’s also an adjunct professor at the NYU Stern Business School and the NYU School of Law, where he co-teaches “Digital Currency, Blockchains, and the Future of the Financial Services […]
Michael Ross Ventures into Legal Tech
Last Tuesday at the DPELC-MSL Speaker Series, students had the chance to hear from Michael Ross, a Northwestern Law alumnus who is now a Product Manager at LexCheck. His work for this pre-Series A start-up is focused on their main products: a Microsoft Word add-in and a web platform, both of which can be used […]
Staff Spotlight: Francesca Bullerman
I joined the Northwestern Law community in October of 2017. I was hired as a Faculty Assistant, supporting ten residential law faculty members and the MSL adjuncts. The best part of my job is knowing that I am a part of this brilliant community of professors, staff and students. My goal is to interact with […]
Staff Spotlight: Jeremy Adler
Hi! I’m Jeremy Adler. I came to the Northwestern MSL team after some time working as a Mechanical Engineer. Much of my professional experience has been in software sales, but most recently, I worked at the Museum of Science and Industry. As for origins, I grew up outside Philadelphia and currently live in Edgewater. As […]
Admitted Students Day
Admitted Students Day is an exciting chance for faculty and staff to meet the incoming cohort and to give them a sense of Law School life. Last month, we had the pleasure of hosting students and their families for a tour of campus, an informational session with staff, and a welcome from our outgoing dean, […]