Reunion 2014 Schedule of Events:
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Schedule Overview*
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| Friday, May 16, 2014 | Saturday, May 17, 2014 |
| 12:00 pm Seniors Partners Luncheon | 10:00 am Barnes Foundation |
| 12:00 pm LLM Lunch | 12:00 pm Alumni Author Book Signing |
| 1:45 pm CLE: Working in Government | 12:00 pm Courtyard Picnic |
| 2:00 pm Barnes Foundation | 12:30 pm Tours of Golkin Hall |
| 3:00 pm CLE: Criminal Justice Integrity | 2:00 pm Barnes Foundation |
| 4:15 pm CLE: Art Law | 2:15 pm CLE: Ethics & eDiscovery |
| 4:15 pm CLE: Kilgore: Law & New Media | 6:30 pm Reunion Gala: Cocktail Reception |
| 5:30 pm State of the Law School Address | 7:30 pm Reunion Gala: Class Dinners |
| 6:00 pm Class Cocktail Receptions | |
| 6:00 pm LLM Alumni Meet-up |
*Please note: this schedule is tentative and subject to change.
Friday, May 16, 2014
12:00pm
Senior Partners Luncheon
Penn Law, Haaga Student Lounge (the Goat)
Join Dean Fitts for the 7th Annual Senior Partners Society Luncheon. Meet fellow Penn Law alumni from the classes of 1963 and before, share memories of your time at Penn Law by participating in the Oral History project, and hear how your alma mater is making history at the forefront of legal education today. 
12:00pm
LLM Lunch - Open to All Reunion-Year LLM Alumni and Current LLM Students
Location TBD
Join Associate Dean of Graduate Programs Matt Parker and LLM alumni and current students for a group lunch in Philadelphia to kick off Reunion Weekend 2014!
Note: All interested LLM students and alumni must RSVP separately to Matt Parker at mparker2@law.upenn.edu if you plan on attending (this event is not listed on the general Reunion Weekend 2014 registration page).
1:45pm
CLE Panel Discussion 1:
Working in Government & Impacting Legislation
Alyson Cooke L’89, Majority Counsel, U.S. Senate US Senate Environment & Public Works Committee
Nicole Isaac L’04, Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, Office of the President of the United States of America
Albert Sanders L’04, Counsel, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee
Penn Law, Gittis 213
2:00pm
Barnes Foundation’s new home on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
Price: $20 
3:00pm
CLE Panel Discussion 2:
A Systems Approach to Criminal Justice Integrity: A Look Inside Penn Law’s Newest Research and Policy Hub Focused on Catalyzing Improvements to the U.S. Criminal Justice System
John Hollway C’92, Associate Dean and Executive Director, Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice, University of Pennsylvania Law School
Other presenters TBD
John Hollway will serve as moderator as our multi-person panel of practitioners and scholars engages the audience in a lively discussion of current topics in this field.
Penn Law, Gittis 213
4:15pm
CLE Panel Discussion 3:
Art Law: Litigating Issues from the Barnes Foundation and Beyond
Bruce Merenstein L’98, Partner, Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
Other presenters TBD
Penn Law, Gittis 213
4:15pm
CLE Panel Discussion 4: Penn Law’s Kilgore Society Presents
Entertainment Everywhere: Licensing and Lawyering in the New Media Age
Stephanie Abrutyn L’91, Vice President and Senior Counsel, Litigation,
Home Box Office, Inc.
Julie Fenster L’83, Principal, Office of Julie R. Fenster LLC (advising startups on digital media, technology, e-commerce); former Vice President of Law and Business Affairs, Time Inc. New Media; and former Vice President of Business Affairs and General Counsel, Everyday Health, Inc.
Marni Pedorella L’94, Vice President of Intellectual Property, NBC Universal, Inc.
Michelle Shanahan L’91 Senior Associate General Counsel, National Public Radio
Other presenters TBD
The Annual Kilgore Panel Celebrates
Outstanding Alumnae, Past and Present
130 years ago, Carrie Burnham Kilgore completed her law school studies and graduated as a member of Penn Law’s Class of 1883, establishing herself as our first alumna and one of the first female law school graduates in the country.
Her quests to formally study law, to gain admission to practice, and to earn the trust and respect of her clients and peers demonstrated remarkable tenacity, intelligence, and a passion for the profession. She opened the doors for generations of Penn Law women to do the same, and this panel highlights the career paths and lives of a handful of our many distinguished alumnae over the years who have continued in this spirit.
Penn Law, Gittis 214
5:30pm
State of the Law School Address
Penn Law, Michael A. Fitts Auditorium, Golkin Hall
Join Dean Michael A. Fitts for a Welcome Back and State of the Law School Address. 
Class of 1974 Dinner
Pudlin Residence, Bryn Mawr, PA 
David and Helen Pudlin will be hosting a dinner at their home in Bryn Mawr for the members of the Class of 1974 following the State of the Law School Address by Dean Fitts. Transportation will be provided to and from the Pudlin residence and the law school.
Please contact Jackie Kim at jacg@law.upenn.edu for more information and to RSVP.
6:00-8:00pm
Class Cocktail Receptions
Penn Law, Various Locations
Cocktail receptions for the classes of 1959, 1964, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2004, and 2009. Catch up with classmates and friends over food and drinks. Alumni will be assembled by reunion class at various locations across the law school. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served. 
6:00-8:00pm
LLM Alumni (All Reunion Years) Meet-up at the Class Cocktail Receptions
Penn Law, Location TBD
During the class cocktail receptions, we’ll also have a designated meet-up space for ALL reunion-year LLM alums to mingle with one another over the course of the evening.
Please feel free to move between your class year-specific space and the all-LLM space!
(Note: No need to register separately for this once you’ve registered for your class cocktail reception - just find us in our designated space!)
Saturday, May 17, 2014
10:00am
Barnes Foundation*
Visit the Barnes Foundation’s new home on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
Price: $20
12:00-1:00pm
Penn Law Alumni Author Book Signing
The Clock
In recognition of the many literary accomplishments of our talented and multi-faceted alumni, we are pleased to introduce a new event this reunion, as we highlight some of our recently published alumni authors (see below) with a book signing event.
Stop by and chat with our authors, and pick up some great new books prior to the Picnic!
Facilitated by:
Featuring the following Penn Law authors and titles:
Michael Anderson L’09 - Provoke Not The Children
Sheila Bapat L’07 - Part of the Family?: Nannies, Housekeepers, Caregivers, and the Battle for Domestic Workers’ Rights
Dennis Drabelle L’69 - The Great American Railroad War: How Ambrose Bierce and Frank Norris Took on the Notorious Central Pacific Railroad
Michael Monk L’74 - The Tragedy of Orenthal, Prince of Brentwood
The Hon. E. Norman Veasey L’57 and Christine DiGuglielmo L’03 - Indispensable Counsel: The Chief Legal Officer in the New Reality
Other authors TBD…
12:00-2:00pm
Courtyard Picnic
Penn Law Courtyard
Join your fellow Penn Law alumni and their families for a picnic in the newly renovated courtyard. This is a family friendly event - children’s entertainment and food available on site.
12:30, 1:00, and 1:30pm
Tours of Golkin Hall
Follow one of our current Penn Law student guides on a tour of the recently-completed Golkin Hall, with tours beginning at 12:30, 1:00, and 1:30. Please meet in the Sansom Street Lobby. 
2:00pm
Barnes Foundation*
Visit the Barnes Foundation’s new home on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
Price: $20
2:15pm
CLE Panel Discussion 5:
Ethical Challenges in eDiscovery
Gail Gottehrer L’92, Partner, Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP
Jana Landon L’99, Counsel, and Co-Chair, eDiscovery Team, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
Other Presenters TBD
Ethics credit will be available for this CLE program.
Penn Law, Gittis 213
Reunion Gala: Cocktail Reception & Dinner
Beginning at 6:30pm
The cocktail reception and dinner will be held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Attire for the evening generally ranges from business casual to cocktail. 
6:30pm
Cocktail Reception
Join us for a cocktail reception at the Museum’s Great Hall Staircase to celebrate all class reunions! 
7:30 pm
Class Dinners
Class dinners will be held on the Balcony of the Museum’s Great Hall. 
Reunion attendees will be seated together by class year for the dinner portion of the evening.
All catering at the Museum provided by Stephen Starr’s catering group.
Post-Reunion Gala
Class of 2009 Post-Gala Afterparty
The Class of 2009 has reserved the upstairs bar of London Grill for an afterparty following the Reunion Gala. The restaurant is located in the Fairmount neighborhood. Find more information about London Grill on their website.
*Note: Penn Law has purchased blocks of tickets for our alumni to visit the Barnes Foundation at the time slots designated above. All tickets will be held, and must be picked up, at the Barnes Foundation and not at the Law School.
**Each CLE program will be approved for 1 hour of substantive law credit (and where noted, ethics credit) for Pennsylvania lawyers. Credits may be available in other jurisdictions as well. For each CLE credit, please bring a check made out to the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania in the amount of $25.
