The NYU Student Animal Legal Defense Fund, with generous support from the Animal Legal Defense Fund and the National Center for Animal Law,
presents a symposium:

Confronting Barriers to the Court Room for Animal Advocates:

Standing, Causes of Action, and Cultural Transitions

Friday, April 14, 2006 NYU Law School

FREE

5 CLE credits available

vegan lunch will be served

Register at www.nyusaldf.org/registration_form.cfm

Top scholars and litigators from around the country will converge at NYU to discuss some of the biggest boundaries facing advocates in their efforts to litigate on behalf on animals.

Panel topics include:

a.. the constant interchange between the legal and popular views of animals
b.. legal standing as it applies to animals and their advocates
c.. legal causes of action available to animal advocates, including common, statutory, and constitutional law
Participants include:

Una Chaudhuri, Professor of English and Drama, New York University

Carter Dillard, Staff Attorney, The Humane Society of the United States

David Favre, Professor of Law, Michigan State University College of Law

Eric Glitzenstein, Partner, Meyer Glitzenstein & Crystal

Dale Jamieson, Professor of Environmental Studies and Philosophy, New York University

Jon Lovvorn, Vice President of Animal Protection Litigation, The Humane Society of the United States

Katherine Meyer, Partner, Meyer Glitzenstein & Crystal

Lanny Sinkin, attorney representing Cetacean Community

Mariann Sullivan, Deputy Chief Appellate Court Attorney of the New York State Appellate Division, First Department

Sonia Waisman, Partner with Morrison & Foerster, LLP; adjunct professor, Loyola Law School

David Wolfson, Partner, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy; adjunct professor, New York University

Make sure to register early to ensure your spot.

If you have any questions, please email law.saldf@nyu.edu.