{"id":4716,"date":"2026-03-31T16:06:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T20:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jol\/?page_id=4716"},"modified":"2026-05-24T12:31:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T16:31:17","slug":"2026-symposium-filling-the-breach-states-role-in-protecting-consumers-amid-federal-administrative-and-judicial-pullback","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jol\/2026-symposium-filling-the-breach-states-role-in-protecting-consumers-amid-federal-administrative-and-judicial-pullback\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Symposium: Filling the Breach\u2014States\u2019 Role in Protecting Consumers Amid Federal Administrative and Judicial Pullback"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Harvard Journal on Legislation<\/em> 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 hlsjol@mail.law.harvard.edu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10:00 AM | Taking the Fight to the States<\/strong><\/summary>\n

Laura Levine, Office of the New York State Attorney General; Yael Shavit, Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General
\u2013 with \u2013<\/em>
Eileen Connor, Project on Predatory Student Lending; Kyra Taylor, National Consumer Law Center; Persis Yu, Protect Borrowers
Coffee served<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

11:00 AM | Keynote: Perspective on Public Protection and Private Practice<\/strong><\/summary>\n

Former NJ Attorney General Matthew Platkin<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

12:15 PM | Keynote: Rohit Chopra, Third Director of the CFPB (2021\u20132025) & Special Advisor to State Attorneys General<\/strong><\/strong><\/summary>\n

Former CFPB Director Rohit Chopra and Professor Sharon Block
Lunch served.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

1:30 PM | Lessons at the Frontier of Consumer Protection<\/strong><\/summary>\n

Seth Frotman, Towards Justice; Brad Lipton, Roosevelt Institute; Julie Morgan, The Century Foundation<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

2:45 PM | Reception<\/strong><\/summary>\n

Coffee and refreshments served<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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