Fall 2017

Briefs

Michigan Law Alumni Reconnect in Rome

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Rome was the backdrop for the European Alumni Reunion, which took place in June and brought together JD, LLM, and SJD alumni, as well as former lecturers, visitors, research scholars, and other friends of the Law School. 

The reunion featured panel discussions on key issues in European and U.S. law, including the future of the U.S. Supreme Court, corruption in sports law, the legal concept of privacy, and European integration. Faculty and alumni participants included Susanne Baer, LLM ’93, a justice on the German Federal Constitutional Court and a William W. Cook Global Law Professor at Michigan Law; Massimo Coccia, LLM ’94, founding partner of Coccia De Angelis Pardo, Rome; Anne Peters, director of the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law and a William W. Cook Global Law Professor at Michigan Law; Katarina Mathernova, LLM ’89, deputy director general at the Directorate General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG NEAR), European Commission; and several Michigan Law faculty members. 

Enzo Moavero Milanesi, former judge at the EU General Court and former Italian minister of European affairs, delivered the keynote address, “The Union at 60: A View from Italy.” Reunion co-organizer Giuseppe Scotti, LLM ’06, says the weekend of discourse and fellowship epitomized the global Michigan Law community. 

“It was an immense pleasure reconnecting with one another, as well as making new friends. The Rome reunion was a special one for us, and we appreciated the quality of the scientific program and the high participation at social events. We hope very much to join with the Michigan Law family again in the future.”—LA

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