La Alianza News

11/12/2009

La Alianza has been very busy this semester as we welcomed the 1Ls to HLS and got going on a new school year.

La Alianza's Fall Salsa Party took place on October 17th, 2009. We had an extraordinary turnout as Harvard students and others from around the Boston area joined us in the Ropes Gray room for one of the biggest events of the year. Take a look at our photos page to see pictures from the event. That same week we had Judge Phil Martinez '82 from the Western District of Texas speak to students about the benefits of judicial clerkships and the path to becoming a judge. We've also had a number of mixers and happy hours with other affinity groups from around the university.

The winter and spring are shaping up to be just as filled with activity as we plan our Spring Conference, set for March 5-7, 2010, and a number of other events for our members and the wider Harvard community. For more information about the conference, please visit the website www.latinoconferenceatharvard.com. For information on other events, take a look at our calendar page.

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Past information:

The Harvard Latino Law and Public Policy conference is a jointly organized program of the Kennedy School of Government's Latino Caucus and La Alianza at Harvard Law School. The conference brings together undergraduate and graduate students, alumni, faculty, and other professionals from the private, public, and non-profit sector to discuss issues of concern to Latinos today.

This year's conference, Nuevas Fronteras: Latino Leadership at the Forefront, will be APRIL 20 - 22, 2006.

Featured Speakers for Nuevas Fronteras: Latino Leadership at the Forefront

* Maria Echaveste (Thursday Keynote Speaker), former deputy chief of staff for President Clinton and lecturer at Boalt Hall Law School, UC Berkeley

* Anna Maria Chavez (Friday Breakfast Speaker), director of intergovernmental affairs, Office of Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano

The objectives of the 9th Annual Harvard Latino Law and Public Policy Conference are:

* to provide conference participants the opportunity to learn from panels featuring renowned personalities active in law, politics, the media, business, community development, and higher education
* to inspire and re-energize students towards careers in public service by highlighting the contributions of Hispanics to American society
* to afford student participants ample opportunities for networking and mentoring activities with fellow students, alumni, and professionals from a wide variety of fields

Registration

Thursday, 5-6pm
Kennedy School of Government
Taubman Building, Rotunda

Friday, 8am
Harvard Law School
Austin Hall, Lobby

Thank you to our Sponsors:

La Alianza Sponsors

Platinum

• Cleary Gottleib Steen & Hamilton LLP
• Clifford Chance LLP
• Covington & Burling
• Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
• Kirkland & Ellis
• Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
• Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

Gold

• Davis Polk & Wardwell

Silver

• Dewey Ballantine LLP
• Latham & Watkins LLP
• Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Bronze

• Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
• Morrison & Foerster LLP
• Vinson & Elkins LLP

Latino Caucus Sponsors

• The Institute of Politics' Forum Office
• Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government
• The Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations
• The Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy
• KSG's Dean's Office
• Center for Public Leadership
• The Harvard COOP
• Kennedy School Student Government

Please direct any questions to alianza[at]law.harvard.edu