Harvard Association for Law & Business

The Harvard Association for Law & Business (or HALB) is a student organization at Harvard Law School (or HLS) that connects students with business leaders.[1]

Harvard Association for Law & Business
AbbreviationHALB
Formation2006
TypeHarvard Law School student organization
Legal statusNon-Profit
PurposeExploring the intersection of law and business
HeadquartersCambridge, Massachusetts
Location
  • 1585 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138
Region served
United States
Presidents
Amy Aixi Zhang and Nancy Zhu
Websiteorgs.law.harvard.edu/halb/

Overview

HALB hosts panels and events that explore issues in the business world, especially as they intersect with the law. The organization also creates opportunities for members to meet like-minded students and practitioners and supports HLS students who are interested in non-legal business careers.[2]

For instance, 2015-16 President, Alexander Rienzie, hosted fireside chats with Skybridge Capital Founder, Anthony Scaramucci,[3] and former Pfizer CEO, Jeff Kindler,[4] among others. In past years, HALB hosted panels featuring Vinson & Elkins,[5] Burford Capital,[6] Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, The Carlyle Group, Silverwood,[7] K&L Gates,[8] and Sullivan & Cromwell,[9] among many others.

Notable Speakers

Bill Ackman, Stephen Schwarzman, Tony West,[10] Xiqing Gao,[11] Seth Klarman, Paul Singer, Christa Quarles, Alexandra Lebenthal, Gerald Storch, Nigel Travis, Michael Chae, Barry Volpert, Brad Singer, Robert Crowley, Amanda Bradford,[12] Larry Summers, Mitch Julis, Douglas Braunstein, Jane Levine, Howard Brownstein, Kim Koopersmith, Jami Wintz McKeon, Joseph Shenker, Jim Koch, Matt Mallow, Scott Hoffman, John Finley, Hilary Krane, Michelle Rowdy, Tim Murphy, Rob Chesnut, Phil Rothenberg, Louise Pentland, Matt Long, Susanne Clark, Chad Ho, Sydney Brie Schaub, Danforth Townley, Erin Abrams, Jonathan Truppman, Maureen Sherry,[13] Stacy Selig, Munib Islam, Jeff Gramm, Billy Gonzalez, Andrew Kaplan, Lisa Marrone, Kevin Bueller, Alec Stern, Jordan French, Samuel Flax, Suzanne Wilson Connie Matteo, Al Togut, Tom Hardin, Weiwei Hua, Min-Amy Xu, Hao Fu, Josh Ostrovsky ("The Fat Jewish"), etc.

See also

References
  1. "Harvard Law student overcomes abuse and gives back". Boston.com. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  2. "Harvard Association for Law & Business". law.Harvard.edu. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  3. "Give your Harvard degree a smoochy, says Gucci Scaramucci". HLRecord.com. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  4. "Former CEO of Pfizer Jeff Kindler offers insights from a career in law and business". today.law.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
  5. "Harvard Association for Law & Business - Law & Business Symposium 2014". VELaw.com. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  6. "Burford Blog: Harvard Association for Law & Business – Litigation Finance Event". BurfordCapital.com. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  7. "Gary Horowitz speaks on Harvard Association for Law and Business panel". LawyerHerald.com. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  8. "Hedge Funds: A Presentation of Harvard Law School's Office of Career Services and the Harvard Association for Law & Business". KLGates.com. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  9. "External speaking engagements: Harvard Association for Law & Business". SullCrom.com. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
  10. "Harvard Law Official Instagram Page: Elizabeth Ferrie interviews Tony West". Instagram.
  11. "HALB China Trek offers students perspectives on global leadership". today.law.harvard.edu.
  12. "HALB talks dating apps with founder and CEO of "The League"". today.law.harvard.edu.
  13. "A conversation with Maureen Sherry, former managing director at Bear Sterns and best-selling author". YouTube.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.