Conference 2014 Agenda
The Animal Law Guild Conference 2014 is the inaugural event for the Animal Law Guild. The Conference will feature attorneys who are leaders in the field and have blazed the way for practicing and contributing to animal law in four different sectors: private practice, academia, government, and nonprofit. These trailblazers will discuss the key laws, regulations and case law pertaining to their sector, as well as the various legal strategies used to move the law forward for animals. Speakers will also share their personal stories about how they found a path – or created one if it didn't exist – to change the world for animals through legal advocacy. The Conference is co-presented by the Animal Law Guild and Public Interest Law Department at Loyola Law School.
TRAILBLAZERS OF ANIMAL LAW:
Pathways to Practice and How To Create A Path Where One Doesn’t Exist
Saturday, September 27, 2014
(All conference sessions, registration, and lunch will take place in the Albert H. Girardi Advocacy Center at Loyola Law School’s downtown L.A. campus. The Networking Reception will begin directly after the panels conclude, in the patio area outside of the Girardi Advocacy Center.)
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Registration
Foyer, Girardi Advocacy Center
Click here for a Loyola Law School campus map
11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Introduction
Robinson Courtroom (G102), Girardi Advocacy Center
Nicole Herft, Associate Attorney, Winston & Strawn LLP & Chair, Animal Law Guild
11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Private Practice Trailblazers
Robinson Courtroom (G102), Girardi Advocacy Center
Bruce Wagman, Partner, Schiff Hardin LLP
David Casselman, Principal Trial Partner, Casselman Law Group
Moderator: Nicole Herft, Associate Attorney, Winston & Strawn LLP & Chair, Animal Law Guild
12:30 p.m. – 12:50 p.m. Break and Box Lunch Pickup
12:50 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Academia Trailblazers
Robinson Courtroom (G102), Girardi Advocacy Center
Sonia S. Waisman, Partner, McCloskey Waring & Waisman LLP & Co-Author of first animal law casebook
Sande Buhai, Clinical Professor of Law and Director of Public Interest Department, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Moderator, Sepi Yagoobian, Attorney, Manning Leaver Bruder & Berberich & Vice Chair, Animal Law Guild Conference 2014
1:30 – 1:45 p.m. Break
Foyer, Girardi Advocacy Center
1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Government Trailblazers
Robinson Courtroom (G102), Girardi Advocacy Center
Deborah Knaan, Deputy District Attorney and Supervisor, Animal Cruelty Division at Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office
Tannaz Kouhpainezhad, Deputy Attorney General at California Department of Justice
Jason Insalaco, Attorney at Law & District Director, Assemblyman Mike Gatto
Moderator: Shelley Rizzotti, Attorney at Law & Vice Chair, Animal Law Guild
3:15 – 3:30 p.m. Break
Foyer, Girardi Advocacy Center
3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Nonprofit Trailblazers
Robinson Courtroom (G102), Girardi Advocacy Center
Peter Brandt, Senior Attorney, Farm Animals, Animal Protection Litigation, The Humane Society of the United States
Cheryl Leahy, General Counsel, Compassion Over Killing
Vandhana Bala, General Counsel, Mercy for Animals
David Edward Burke, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder, Expand Animal Rights Now
Moderator, Ryan Gordon, Attorney at Law & Chair, Animal Law Guild Conference 2014
5:30 Closing Remarks
Robinson Courtroom (G102), Girardi Advocacy Center
Shelley Rizzotti, Attorney At Law & Vice Chair, Animal Law Guild
5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Networking Reception
Patio, Girardi Advocacy Center
Pathways to Practice and How To Create A Path Where One Doesn’t Exist
Saturday, September 27, 2014
(All conference sessions, registration, and lunch will take place in the Albert H. Girardi Advocacy Center at Loyola Law School’s downtown L.A. campus. The Networking Reception will begin directly after the panels conclude, in the patio area outside of the Girardi Advocacy Center.)
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Registration
Foyer, Girardi Advocacy Center
Click here for a Loyola Law School campus map
11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Introduction
Robinson Courtroom (G102), Girardi Advocacy Center
Nicole Herft, Associate Attorney, Winston & Strawn LLP & Chair, Animal Law Guild
11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Private Practice Trailblazers
Robinson Courtroom (G102), Girardi Advocacy Center
Bruce Wagman, Partner, Schiff Hardin LLP
David Casselman, Principal Trial Partner, Casselman Law Group
Moderator: Nicole Herft, Associate Attorney, Winston & Strawn LLP & Chair, Animal Law Guild
12:30 p.m. – 12:50 p.m. Break and Box Lunch Pickup
12:50 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Academia Trailblazers
Robinson Courtroom (G102), Girardi Advocacy Center
Sonia S. Waisman, Partner, McCloskey Waring & Waisman LLP & Co-Author of first animal law casebook
Sande Buhai, Clinical Professor of Law and Director of Public Interest Department, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
Moderator, Sepi Yagoobian, Attorney, Manning Leaver Bruder & Berberich & Vice Chair, Animal Law Guild Conference 2014
1:30 – 1:45 p.m. Break
Foyer, Girardi Advocacy Center
1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Government Trailblazers
Robinson Courtroom (G102), Girardi Advocacy Center
Deborah Knaan, Deputy District Attorney and Supervisor, Animal Cruelty Division at Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office
Tannaz Kouhpainezhad, Deputy Attorney General at California Department of Justice
Jason Insalaco, Attorney at Law & District Director, Assemblyman Mike Gatto
Moderator: Shelley Rizzotti, Attorney at Law & Vice Chair, Animal Law Guild
3:15 – 3:30 p.m. Break
Foyer, Girardi Advocacy Center
3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Nonprofit Trailblazers
Robinson Courtroom (G102), Girardi Advocacy Center
Peter Brandt, Senior Attorney, Farm Animals, Animal Protection Litigation, The Humane Society of the United States
Cheryl Leahy, General Counsel, Compassion Over Killing
Vandhana Bala, General Counsel, Mercy for Animals
David Edward Burke, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder, Expand Animal Rights Now
Moderator, Ryan Gordon, Attorney at Law & Chair, Animal Law Guild Conference 2014
5:30 Closing Remarks
Robinson Courtroom (G102), Girardi Advocacy Center
Shelley Rizzotti, Attorney At Law & Vice Chair, Animal Law Guild
5:30 – 7:00 p.m. Networking Reception
Patio, Girardi Advocacy Center