{"id":3756,"date":"2014-03-30T21:48:05","date_gmt":"2014-03-31T01:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/hblr\/?p=3756"},"modified":"2016-07-04T21:55:08","modified_gmt":"2016-07-05T01:55:08","slug":"hblr-presents-benefit-corporations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/hblr\/hblr-presents-benefit-corporations\/","title":{"rendered":"HBLR Presents: Benefit Corporations Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thursday, April 3, 10am-4pm at Milstein West, Harvard Law School<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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Interested in social entrepreneurship? Looking to make connections in law and business? Please join the Harvard Business Law Review (HBLR) for our Benefit Corporations conference, as we explore an exciting new area of corporate law. The topic of discussion will be Benefit Corporations, a new type of corporate form that allows for-profit entities to operate for the benefit of society and the environment.<\/p>\n

The event will take place Thursday, April 3rd from 10:00am \u2014 4:00pm at Harvard Law School in Milstein West AB. Panelists include Chief Justice Leo Strine of the Delaware Supreme Court, Neil Blumenthal of Warby Parker, Chad Dickerson of Etsy, and David Musto of the Wharton School of Business, among many others. A continental breakfast and catered lunch will be served.<\/p>\n

All members of the Harvard community are welcome and encouraged to attend.<\/p>\n

Please\u00a0register<\/a>\u00a0as soon as possible to reserve a seat. We hope to see you there!<\/h3>\n

Schedule of Events:<\/p>\n

10:00am \u2013 11:00am \u2014 Breakfast with Welcome from Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court, Former Chancellor of the Court of Chancery Leo Strine<\/p>\n

11:00am \u2013 12:00pm \u2014 Investment Panel<\/p>\n

Lee Fixel \u2013 Partner, Tiger Global Management
\nOmmeed Sathe \u201906 \u2013 Vice President, Global Impact Investing Rating System (GIIRS)
\nDavid Chen \u2013 CEO, Equilibrium Capital
\nDavid Musto \u2013 Professor, Wharton Finance Department<\/p>\n

12:00pm \u2013 1:00pm \u2014 Lunch and Entrepreneur Panel<\/p>\n

Neil Blumenthal, Founder Warby Parker
\nChad Dickerson, CEO Etsy
\nNate Morris, Co-Founder & CEO, Rubicon
\nKyle Garner, CEO New Chapter<\/p>\n

1:00pm \u2013 4:00pm \u2014 Academic Presentations<\/p>\n

Legal Analysis of ERISA and Securities Laws Complications by Anne Tucker
\nHypothetical Corporate Governance Issues by Rick Alexander and Norm Monhait<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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