PAST EVENTS
2004-2005FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2005DEAL DAY in New York City Sessions: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM By Invitation FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 2005CORPORATE ROUNDTABLE Sessions: 9:00 AM to 4 :00 PM By Invitation THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2005LAW AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP LECTURE Joseph Gatto "A Swing of the Pendulum: 20 Years in M&A" Lecture: 4:30 to 5:30 PM Open to the Public  THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2005ILE / WHARTON FINANCE SEMINAR Lucian Bebchuk "What Matters in Corporate Governance?" Seminar: 3:00 to 4:30 PM Thursday, March 3, 2005DISTINGUISHED JURIST LECTURE HON. MYRON T. STEELE "Corporate Federalism: Event Horizons in Corporate Governance" Lecture: 4:30 to 5:30 PM Open to the Public 
The Honorable Myron T. Steele is the Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court and a member of the Corporate and Business Litigation Committee of the Business Section and a member of the Judicial Section of the American Bar Association. He is a former Vice Chancellor of the Court of Chancery in Delaware, Resident Judge of Superior Court, Deputy Attorney General, Senate (Delaware) Attorney and Chairman of the Consumer Affairs Board. He has also served as former outside counsel, Board Member and Chairman of the Central Delaware Health Care Corporation. He has presided over major corporate litigation, LLC and limited partner governance disputes and writes frequently on issues of corporate document interpretation and corporate governance. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Attorneys (the first member of the Delaware Judiciary selected) and a former litigation partner in Prickett, Jones & Elliott of Wilmington and Dover, Delaware. As Vice Chancellor and Superior Court Judge, representative trials over which he has presided include the Viacom/Universal Studio dispute over ownership of the USA Television Networks, Painewebber v. Centocor an internal governance dispute in a nationally traded limited partnership, CFLP v. Cantor, et al., a dispute seeking injunctive and contractual remedies between limited partners and a general partner in a closed partnership and the DuPont v. Admiral environmental insurance coverage litigation. Justice Steele has published over 300 opinions disposing of disputes among members of limited liability companies, and limited partnerships, and between shareholders and management of both publicly traded and closed corporations. He served on active duty in the US. Army and retired as a Colonel in the Delaware Army National Guard after serving as a Command and Staff Judge Advocate and Inspector General. He graduated from the University of Virginia, B.A. Foreign Affairs and the University of Virginia's School of Law (1970). He is currently a candidate for the LL.M at the University of Virginia's School of Law (2004). FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2004CORPORATE ROUNDTABLE Sessions: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM By Invitation Tuesday, December 7, 2004CHANCERY COURT PROGRAM Controlling Stockholders Panel Discussion: 4:30 to 6:30 PM Open to the public Moderators Panelists: Tuesday, November 9, 2004CHANCERY COURT PROGRAM Valuation Panel Discussion: 4:30 to 6:30 PM Open to the public Moderators Panelists: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2004ILE / WHARTON FINANCE SEMINAR Paul A. Gompers "Venture Capital Investment Cycles: The Role of Experience and Specialization" Seminar: 3:00 to 4:30 PM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2004DISTINGUISHED JURIST LECTURE HON. E. NORMAN VEASEY "A Twelve-Year Retrospective on Delaware Corporate Jurisprudence and Governance Issues” Lecture: 4:30 to 5:30 PM Open to the Public  The Honorable E. Norman Veasey spoke on his experiences at the helm of the Delaware Supreme Court, 1992-2004, sharing his insights about the Delaware judiciary's significant role in shaping corporate law. This was a special ILE event, designed to honor an individual who served so prominently as the Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court during a critical period in the evolution of corporate law in the United States. During Mr. Veasey's tenure as Chief Justice, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce ranked Delaware's courts first in the nation for three consecutive years for their fair, reasonable and efficient litigation environment. Chief Justice Veasey has also been credited with leading nationwide programs to restore professionalism to the practice of law and adopt best practices in the running of America's courts. He was awarded the Order of the First State by Delaware Governor Ruth Ann Minner, the state's highest honor for meritorious service. E. Norman Veasey earned his LL.B. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1957. From 1957 until he took office as Chief Justice in 1992, Mr. Veasey practiced law with the Wilmington, Delaware, law firm of Richards, Layton and Finger, where he concentrated on business law, corporate transactions, litigation, and counseling. He served at various times as managing partner and the chief executive officer of the firm. Chief Justice Veasey has served as Chief Deputy Attorney General of the State of Delaware and President of the Delaware State Bar Association. He was also Chair of the Section of Business Law of the American Bar Association from 1994 to 1995, and from 1992 to 1993 was the editor of Volume 48 of The Business Lawyer, the section's scholarly legal journal. He also served as President of the Conference of Chief Justices in 2000 and Chair of the ABA Special Committee on the Evaluation of the Rules of Professional Conduct (Ethics 2000).  Chief Justice Veasey is a longtime friend of the Institute for Law and Economics, serving as a member of ILE's Board of Advisors and as a frequent speaker and commentator for ILE programs. Currently, E. Norman Veasey is a senior partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, serving as a strategic advisor to the firm's roster of prominent global clients on a wide range of issues related to mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and litigation. Additionally, he advises on corporate governance issues involving the responsibilities of corporate directors in complex financial transactions and crisis management. |
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