The Harvard Journal on Legislation hosted its annual symposium on April 9, 2026 in Room 100 of Austin Hall. Keynote speakers included former New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin and former Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Rohit Chopra. We are grateful for Professors Sharon Block and Jim Tierney for their assistance and support. For inquiries about future symposia, please contact [email protected].
10:00 AM | Taking the Fight to the States
Laura Levine, Office of the New York State Attorney General; Yael Shavit, Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General
– with –
Eileen Connor, Project on Predatory Student Lending; Kyra Taylor, National Consumer Law Center; Persis Yu, Protect Borrowers
Coffee served.
11:00 AM | Keynote: Perspective on Public Protection and Private Practice
Former NJ Attorney General Matthew Platkin
12:15 PM | Keynote: Rohit Chopra, Third Director of the CFPB (2021–2025) & Special Advisor to State Attorneys General
Former CFPB Director Rohit Chopra and Professor Sharon Block
Lunch served.
1:30 PM | Lessons at the Frontier of Consumer Protection
Seth Frotman, Towards Justice; Brad Lipton, Roosevelt Institute; Julie Morgan, The Century Foundation
2:45 PM | Reception
Coffee and refreshments served
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