Please join the Columbia University community for a bountiful legacy celebrating the life and work of Michael I. Sovern ’53CC, ’55LW President Emeritus of Columbia University and Chancellor Kent Professor of Law, Columbia Law School (1931-2020). A reception will follow.
Welcome and Introduction:
Lee C. Bollinger, President of Columbia University in the City of New York
Moderated by:
George I. Hiltzik, Senior Counsel at Hiltzik Strategies
Program Participants:
Rolando T. Acosta, Presiding Justice of the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department; Trustee of Columbia University
Harold S. Edgar, Julius Silver Professor Emeritus of Law, Science and Technology, Columbia Law School
Jane C. Ginsburg, Morton L. Janklow Professor of Literary and Artistic Property Law, Columbia Law School
Jerry I. Speyer, Chairman of Tishman Speyer Properties, Inc; Chair Emeritus, Trustees of Columbia University
Closing Remarks by:
Gillian Lester, Dean of the Faculty of Law and Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law, Columbia Law School
Please note, Columbia University is a fully vaccinated community. All visitors (except children 5 years and under), including those who enter any campus facility for any period of time, must be fully vaccinated, and show proof of vaccination as part of visitor attestation. The University will not be offering exemptions.
This program will also be livestreamed on Columbia University’s YouTube channel.
