Adelphi University Opens New Corporate Social Responsibility Lecture Series with Lecture by Attorney David Boies
Garden City, NY
August 22, 2003
Internationally acclaimed litigator, David Boies will kick off Adelphi University's Hagedorn Lecture Series with a timely lecture on corporate social responsibility on September 9, 2003 at 11:00 AM in the school's Ruth S. Harley University Center. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Widely known for his victory in the Microsoft anti-trust case and for leading Al Gore's ballot recount fight, Mr. Boies has been named Lawyer of the Year by Time Magazine and The National Law Journal and was inducted into Vanity Fair's 1999 Hall of Fame. A formidable courtroom opponent, Mr. Boies has successfully taken on and defended a range of corporate Goliaths in landmark cases involving antitrust violations, copyright infringements, merchandise royalties, and price fixing. In 1999, he broke class action settlement records in forcing seven of the world’s largest drug companies to pay $1.17 billion to settle a price fixing lawsuit. His numerous other high-profile cases have involved such foes and clients as IBM, CBS, Texaco, Sotheby's, Christie's and Napster.
Currently Chairman of Boies, Schiller and Flexner, L.L.P., a 35-lawyer firm he started following a successful 30-year career with Cravath, Swain & Moore, Mr. Boies' latest client roster includes The City of Los Angeles, The New York Yankees, Calvin Klein and Don Imus.
Started in 2003 through a generous contribution from Horace and Amy Hagedorn, Adelphi's annual lectureship series on Corporate Social Responsibility enables the University to invite prominent speakers to address pressing issues of the day. The series fits with the University's overall goal to create a culture of conscience among students, faculty, staff, administrators, and local community members.
About Adelphi: Adelphi University, chartered in 1896, was the first institution of higher education for the liberal arts and sciences on Long Island. Through its schools and programs' The College of Arts and Sciences, the Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, the Honors College, ABLE Program, and the Schools of Business, Education, Nursing and Social Work—the co-educational university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as professional and educational programs for adults. Adelphi University currently enrolls over 7,700 students from 44 states and 60 foreign countries. With its main campus in Garden City and centers in Manhattan, Hauupauge, and Poughkeepsie, the University maintains a commitment to liberal studies in tandem with rigorous professional preparation and active citizenship.
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