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Harvard Law School Reunions
Classes of 1958, 1968, 1973, 1983, 1998

Past event held: May 1–4, 2008

 

Program

THURSDAY, MAY 1

Welcome Reception and Dinner Honoring Financial Aid Donors and Recipients

All alumni are welcome

FRIDAY, MAY 2

Hospitality Center

Going Global: The International Face and New Curriculum of Harvard Law School

William Alford '77, Henry L. Stimson Professor of Law; Vice Dean for the Graduate Program and International Legal Studies; Director, East Asian Legal Studies (bio)

Rachel Brewster, Assistant Professor of Law (bio)

John F. Cogan, Jr. '52, Of Counsel, Wilmer Hale, LLP (bio)

Jeanne Tai, Assistant Dean for the Graduate Program and International Legal Studies (bio)

Reunion Luncheon

Remarks
Michael Brown '88
, CEO and Co-Founder of City Year, Inc. (City Year website)

Concurrent Discussions (All Classes)

The Intersection of Law and Corporate Governance

Moderator
Robert C. Clark '72
, Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor and Austin Wakeman Scott Professor of Law (bio)

Joseph Bachelder '58, Pay Negotiator, Founder of Law Firm Specializing in Executive Compensation (bio)

H. Rodgin Cohen '68, Chairman, Sullivan and Cromwell LLP (bio)

Brackett B. Denniston III '73, Senior V.P. and General Counsel, General Electric Co. (bio)

William Jemas, Jr. '83, CEO, Marvel Enterprises, Inc. (bio)

Raymond J. McGuire '83, Managing Director and Co-Head, Global Investment Citigroup (bio)

John C. Wilcox '68, Senior VP and Head of Corporate Governance, TIAA-CREF

Human Rights at Harvard Law School

James L. Cavallaro, Clinical Professor of Law, Executive Director, Human Rights Program (bio)

Ryan Goodman, Rita E. Hauser Professor of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Director, Human Rights Program (bio)

About the Human Rights Program

The Fogg Art Museum (info)

Harvard Museum of Natural History: The Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass Models of Plants (info)

Building a Better Society: Alumni and Students Serving the Common Good

Alexander A. Boni-Saenz '08, Elderly Unit, Greater Boston Legal Services; Health and Disability Advocates; ACLU Chicago

Betsy Cavendish, Executive Director, Appleseed (bio)

Douglas I. Foy '73, Former Head, Conservation Law Foundation of New England

Lam Ho '08, President, Harvard Legal Aid Bureau (bio)

Katherine R. Locker '98, former Attorney Director, Children's Services Education Unit, New York City Administration for Children's Services

Roy L. Prosterman '58, Founder, Rural Development Institute (bio)

With additional alumni and student participation

Digital Natives

John G. Palfrey, Jr. '01, Clinical Professor of Law, Executive Director, Berkman Center for Internet & Society (bio) (Berkman website)

Meeting of the Harvard Law School Association

Presiding: Jay H. Hébert '86, President, HLSA

All are invited

Cocktails and Dinner
Pound Hall, 2nd Floor, Ropes—Gray Room

SATURDAY, MAY 3

Continental Breakfast

Concurrent Discussions

A Discussion Led by Arthur Miller

Moderator
Arthur Miller '58
, University Professor, New York University School of Law, (bio)

James E. Causey, 2008 Harvard Nieman Fellow

Scott Harshbarger '68, Senior Counsel, Proskauer Rose LLP; former Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (bio)

Bruce Ramer '58, Senior Partner, Gang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown (Lawyers.com listing)

With additional alumni participation

The Creative Life: Lawyers as Authors and Editors

Moderator
Amy Gutman '93
, Author, "The Anniversary" and "Equivocal Death"

David A. Doheny '58, Author, "David Finley: Quiet Force for America's Arts"

Nancy Geary '90, Author, "Redemption," "Being Mrs. Alcott," "Regrets Only," and "Misfortune" (bio)

Helen Elaine Lee '85, Author, "The Serpent's Gift" and "Water Marked," and Associate Professor, MIT Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies (bio)

Christina Meldrum '01, Author, "Madapple" (bio)

Sabin Willett '83, Author, "Present Value" (bio)

With additional alumni participation

A Conversation with the Dean

Introduction: Peter L. Malkin '58

Elena Kagan '86, Charles Hamilton Houston Professor of Law and Dean of the Faculty of Law (bio)

Reunion Luncheon

Remarks
David Gergen '67
, Public Service Professor, John F. Kennedy School of Government; Director, Center for Public Leadership; Editor-at-Large, U.S. News & World Report; and a Senior Political Analyst, CNN. White House advisor to Presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Clinton. (David Gergen's website)

Class Photographs

1958–Langdell Hall, Main Steps
1968–Austin Hall, Main Steps
1973–Langdell North Steps, facing Holmes Field

Class Photographs

1983–Langdell Hall, Main Steps
1998–Langdell North Steps, facing Holmes Field

Class Symposia

1958–Langdell South, 1st Floor, Kirkland & Ellis Hall
A short discussion on Appleseed and general discussion with classmates

1968–Austin Hall, 1st Floor, Austin East
Forty Years: It was/was not what we expected. What now?

1973–Pound Hall, 2nd Floor, Room 200
Topic to be determined

1983–Langdell North, Vorenberg Classroom
Topic to be determined

1998–Hauser Hall, 1st Floor, Malkin Room 102
Work-Life Balance and Other Issues of Interest to the Class

Class Dinners
Cocktails
Dinner

The Charles Hotel, One Bennett Street, Harvard Square

1958–Charles Ballroom A, 3rd Floor

1968–Charles Ballroom B, 3rd Floor

1973–Pavilion, Brattle Room

1983–Pavilion, Kennedy Room

1998–Pavilion, Longfellow Room

SUNDAY, MAY 4

Farewell Brunch