A Celebration of the 64th CSW/Beijing+25 and International Women’s Day

Transforming the Future of the Legal Profession through Gender Equality

A Student-Moderated Program and Reception

AGENDA

Conference Welcome: Mimi Tsankov, Adjunct Professor of Law, Fordham Law School

Panel 1           

The Law Society of England and Wales

A Discussion about the June, 2019 report “Advocating for Change: Transforming the Future of the Legal Profession through Greater Gender Equality”

Moderator:  

Donna Frosco, Past President, Federal Bar Association, SDNY Chapter; Partner, Dunnington, Bartholow & Miller

Panelists:

Lizzette Robleto de Howarth, International Programmes Manager, The Law Society of England and Wales

Margaret Taylor, Former Chair American Bar Association, International Law Section, Immigration Committee

Justice Carmen Velasquez, President-Elect, Association of Supreme Court Justices of State of New York; Delegate, National Association of Women Judges

Panel 2

Discussion about the New York State Bar Association's Report "If Not Now, When? Achieving Equality for Women Attorneys in the Courtroom and in ADR”

Moderator:

Donna Frosco, Federal Bar Association, Past President, SDNY Chapter; Partner, Dunnington, Bartholow & Miller

Panelists: Lizzette Robleto de Howarth, International Programmes Manager, The Law Society of England and Wales

Hon. Karen Donohue, King County Superior Court, Washington State; President-Elect for the National Association of Women Judges

Joan Hogarth, Esq., ADR Professional; Former FBA ADR Section National Chair

Closing Remarks: Mimi Tsankov, Adjunct Professor of Law, Fordham Law School

RSVP to MTsankov@Fordham.edu by 5:00 pm on March 11, 2020.

Program Sponsors

Fordham Law School
Federal Bar Association, SDNY Chapter (FBA SDNY)
Federal Bar Association, International Law Section (FBA ILS)
Federal Bar Association, Task Force on Diversity and Inclusion
NGO Committee on the Status of Women/New York (NGO CSW/NY)
International Federation for Peace and Sustainable Development (IFPSD)
Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY)
International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ)
National Association of Women Judges (NAWJ)
Dunnington Bartholow & Miller LLP
International Bar Association (IBA)