HLS News June 2002

• Gonzales to Deliver 2002 Class Day Address

  On Wednesday, June 5, White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales will deliver Harvard Law School's 2002 Class Day address. The speech will begin at 2:30 p.m. on the steps of Langdell Hall on the Law School campus. For the first time in the Law School's history, the speech will be webcast live for those unable to attend the event.

• Alford Named Faculty Director of Graduate Program

  Dean Robert Clark has announced that William Alford, the Henry L. Stimson Professor of Law, has been named faculty director of Graduate and International Legal Studies at Harvard Law School. Alford's appointment will be effective on July 1.

• Gonzales Urges Graduates to Pursue Public Service

  Citing the attacks of September 11 in a call to public service, White House Counsel and Harvard Law graduate Alberto Gonzales urged Class of 2002 graduates to consider the responsibilities lawyers have to the Constitution.

• Colloquium Examines Risk-Based Capital Standards

  The Harvard Law School Program on International Financial Systems held a colloquium today that examined risk-based capital standards. Participants explored how capital requirements are currently determined for various financial firms and how they should be determined in the future. The discussion was extremely timely as capital standards are currently under active review by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision which is responsible for setting capital standards for internationally active banks.