Jewish Law Institute Distinguished Lecture presented by David Nimmer
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Jewish Law Institute Distinguished Lecture presented by David Nimmer
Date/Time(s)
Wednesday, May 02
- 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
Location
Faculty Conference Room/Barristers Dining Room
Description
The Jewish Law Institute presents the Distinguished Lecturer David Nimmer, who will speak on "Jewish Copyright: Hatam Sofer and Beyond."
David Nimmer is of counsel to Irell & Manella LLP in Los Angeles, California. He also serves as Professor from Practice at UCLA School of Law and Distinguished Scholar at the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology. In 2000, he was elected to the American Law Institute.
Since 1985, Prof. Nimmer has authored and updated Nimmer on Copyright, the standard reference treatise in the field, first published in 1963 by his late father, Professor Melville B. Nimmer. The U.S. Supreme Court has cited Nimmer on Copyright on numerous occasions, as has every federal appellate court, countless district and state courts, as well as courts confronting copyright cases in countries across the globe.
Widely recognized as a foremost expert in copyright law, Professor Nimmer was named one of "The 25 Most Influential People in IP" by The American Lawyer. He has also been named the 2018 Copyright Law "Lawyer of the Year" and the 2013 Los Angeles Litigation Intellectual Property "Lawyer of the Year" by The Best Lawyers in America and one of California's "Top 10 Copyright Lawyers" by the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal.
Prof. Nimmer represents clients in the entertainment, publishing and high-technology fields. He received an A.B. with distinction and honors in 1977 from Stanford University and his J.D. in 1980 from Yale Law School, where he served as editor of the Yale Law Journal.
To register for this event, please call (631) 761-7066 or email events@tourolaw.edu.
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