Lunch with Ylli Dautaj in Bogotá, Colombia. We’re both here teaching intensive courses at Facultad de Derecho | Uniandes and Universidad Externado de Colombia, respectively. Ylli will be a member of Penn State Law’s visiting faculty this coming academic year. Thank you, Stephen Barnes, for connecting us!
This episode of Penn State Dickinson Law’s Profiles in Leadership series features Brandon Biegenzahn, President of McDermott + Bull. He spearheads the strategic development of the firm’s executive search team, partnering with a diverse range of financial services firms, including investment banks, commercial banks, asset managers, and fintech companies.
A corporate attorney by trade, Mr. Biegenzahn has been a frequent guest lecturer on leadership and career development at the University of Michigan – Stephen M. Ross School of Business Executive MBA program and Penn State Dickinson Law.
He discussed the importance of relationships in business, his transition from law to recruiting financial executives, and his unique approach to finding the right fit for clients and candidates. He also shared insights on the “Clearing Conversation,” the benefits of hiring interim executives, and how his firm strategically deploys the Cessna CJ2 it owns. Our conversation also touched on AI’s impact on hiring, the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on non-competes, the challenges hashtag#DEI initiatives face, and the dynamics of international talent versus local markets.
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Enjoyed my conversation with Mike Gang ’77, Chair of the Board of Directors at Post & Schell, P.C., where he is also Principal and Co-Chair of the Firm’s Energy & Utilities Practice Group. Mr. Gang seres on the Leadership Council Advisory Board at Penn State Dickinson Law.
Mr. Gang discussed his role as Chair of the firm, the significance of Pennsylvania as an energy hub, his successful work with state and federal agencies, and his strong connections to Dickinson College, Dickinson Law, and Penn State. He also reflected on why Pennsylvania is central to his work and shared the most important leadership lessons he has learned throughout his career.
Watch the full interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbqJx51c_WY
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Penn State Dickinson Law’s Profiles in Leadership Series: Interview with Crystal West Edwards by Professor Katherine Pearson
Delighted to share the latest installment of our Profiles in Leadership series, featuring an inspiring conversation between Professor Katherine Pearson and Crystal West Edwards, Esq.
You can read Professor Pearson’s reflections on her interview here: https://lnkd.in/gEnEwmcj
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I recently sat down with Bill Kovacic, the doyen of antitrust law. He shared his perspectives on the GW Competition Law Center he founded and the crucial importance of partnerships. We delved into the FTC’s rule against non-competes, its independence and political imperatives, lessons he learned as FTC Chair, and his insights on the antitrust regulation of digital platforms.
We also explored the moderating effect of common law, whether Ireland can fill the “Brexit gap”, and whether US antitrust is becoming more European. Bill shared his thoughts on what’s holding Europe back from growing tech giants, leadership lessons from his time on Capitol Hill, and the question of whether America is on its way down. We capped off the discussion by talking about creating and navigating an international antitrust culture, his mentors, and his hopes and legacy.
Our conversation covers a broad range of critical issues in antitrust law and leadership. Catch the full interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTRc-9zwfpI
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Looking forward to discussing intermediary liability and the Digital Millenium Copyright Act at Practising Law Institute (PLI)’s “Fundamentals of Copyright” seminar next week! Also speaking are Chairperson Ranjini Acharya Eric Goldman Garner Kropp and Eleanor M. Lackman. Together, we will cover the basic copyright law principles, enforcement, new cases, and AI. Join us online or in person at PLI’s San Francisco studio!
Thanks to Kenneth Min Elizabeth Harris and their team for putting the event together.
Penn State Dickinson Law Santa Clara University School of Law Fenwick & West Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
https://www.pli.edu/programs/fundamentals-of-copyright-law-in-the-data-era?t=live&p=386975
Honored to be invited to speak at the inaugural Global Intellectual Property Alliance (GLIPA) Conference held at Georgia State University College of Law.
This conference focuses on the need to work collaboratively to strengthen innovation ecosystems around the world for the benefit of people by promoting increased awareness, regional dialogue, and networking on key IP issues. It aims to build a collaborative, long-term, action-oriented agenda with committed stakeholders, notably public and private sector actors, academia, and others, to bring IP to the hands of everyone around the world.
Elizabeth Lester Gwilym Roberts Micheal Binns, Esq. Maria Cecilia Romoleroux Akiko Kosaka, and I addressed diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts around the world, one of GLIPA’s three pillars. I spoke on the “National Strategy on Inclusive Innovation” the USPTO and U.S. Department of Commerce released earlier this month and highlighted clear and specific ways stakeholders can help students, women, and aliens assimilate into the innovation ecosystem, contribute to the economy, and help address global challenges.
Congratulations to United States Intellectual Property Alliance – USIPA and GLIPA Co-Founder Scott Frank, Nikhil Marathe, and Maria Fernanda Hurtado. Scott also serves on our advisory board at Penn State Dickinson Law’s IP and Innovation Initiative.
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Those featured in the photos include Mariano Municoy Roberte Makowski Daniel Lim Lateef Mtima Valencia Wallace David Kappos Adam Kelly Moraima “Mo” Ivory Maria de Lourdes Vazquez Elizabeth Dougherty Oliver Morris Sherry Knowles Chinwe Ohanele, Esq. Guy Pessach Carlos R. Olarte Stephanie Curcio Ryan Abbott Takuya Izumi Maria del Pilar Troncoso Olabimpe A. A. Paola Cordova Nobu Hiroi Bertin Niyigaba
We celebrated Penn State Dickinson Law’s Class of 2024 Commencement yesterday. The respectful, joyous, touching, and, at times, even lighthearted moments were the result of years, if not decades, of leadership in building a community and culture that would hold together and sail steady even in choppy seas. Hearty congratulations to our students as well as their family and friends! It takes a village. It always has.
Delighted to catch up with Bob Ackerman and Sarah J. Williams. Bob directed the Levin Center at Wayne Law and served as dean of the law school there. He’s rejoined us as a member of our emeriti faculty at Penn State Dickinson Law. Sarah and I had the occasion for a double celebration over ice cream. In addition to receiving news of her promotion from assistant to associate professor this week, it was Sarah’s birthday!
Delighted to meet our alumni at Penn State Dickinson Law’s reception at the 2024 Pennsylvania Bar Association Annual Meeting, held this year at Hershey Lodge. It was great seeing faculty and staff colleagues connect with alumni, sharing stories, and building new bridges.
We were honored to welcome US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Chief Judge Michael Chagares and Temple University – James E. Beasley School of Law Rachel Rebouche as well!
A big thank you to everyone who attended and made this event memorable, as well as to those who worked quietly behind the scenes to ensure its success! #PBA2024 #AlumniReception.
Danielle Conway Robin Langhans, M.Ed. Kelly Rimmer Shaakirrah R. Sanders TaWanda Hunter Stallworth, M. Div. Laura H. Williams