Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Distinguished Lectures in Business Law

The lecture series, sponsored by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP and directed by Professor Paul B. Miller, brings internationally recognized business law scholars to Queen’s. The Distinguished Lecturers deliver papers of the highest scholarly calibre to engage students, faculty and alumni in discussions on contemporary business law topics.

2010-11 Distinguished Lectures

September 24, 2010 – 1:00 P.M. – MAC 202
“Proxy Access and the Limitations of the SEC Rule-Making Process”
Jill E. Fisch , Perry Golkin Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania School of Law

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October 22, 2010 – 3:00 P.M. – MAC 202
“The Technology of Contracts”
George Triantis , Eli Goldston Professor, Harvard Law School

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November 19, 2010 – 1:00 P.M. – MAC 202
“How to Know a Good Legal System”
Kevin Davis , Beller Family Professor of Business Law, New York University School of Law

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November 29, 2010 – 1:00 P.M. – Mac 004
“Shareholder Ownership and Primacy” Julian Velasco , Associate Professor of Law, Notre Dame Law School

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February 11, 2011 – 1:00 P.M. – Mac 202
“Why Arbitrate: Substantive versus Procedural Theories of Private Judging”
Christopher R. Drahozal, John M. Rounds Professor of Law, University of Kansas School of Law

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Lecture Format

• Each lecture will feature a 60-minute talk by the Distinguished Lecturer, followed by 20 minutes of commentary from a Queen's Law faculty member or a prominent business law practitioner from Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP.
• Each lecture will be followed by a reception hosted by the Faculty and open to all in attendance.

Webcast

The lectures will be available by webcast for viewing by alumni on any computer through RealPlayer at http://streaming.queensu.ca:554/ramgen/broadcast/Osler_Lectures.rm

Viewers may enter the webcast site 15 minutes prior to the start time of the lecture. 

The free download of RealPlayer is available at: http://www.real.com 

Academic Credit

The lecture series is also the basis of LAW-691 Osler Business Law Seminar, an advanced seminar course open to upper-year students and taught by Professor Miller.