PRESENTATION: BUSINESS, HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE INTERNET ON TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2014
Join us for a presentation titled “Business, Human Rights and the Internet” given by Michael Samway on Tuesday, April 15, 2014, from 2:30 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. in the Law Library, D-201.
Michael Samway is an adjunct faculty member at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, where he also leads an initiative on business, human rights and technology. He is also a visiting scholar at NYU’s Stern School of Business, focusing on digital privacy and surveillance issues.
Michael spent ten years at Yahoo! and was a vice president and deputy general counsel, leading Yahoo!’s international legal team and founding Yahoo!’s Business & Human Rights Program. Before joining Yahoo!, he practiced corporate and securities law at White & Case in the Latin America Practice Group. He earned his BSFS/MSFS from GeorgetownUniversity and his JD/LLM in international and comparative law from Duke University School of Law. Michael was also a Fulbright scholar in Chile, and he has published commentary on international business, legal and human rights issues and has testified before Congress on Internet freedom.
“Business, Human Rights and the Internet” is co-sponsored by the Business Law Review, the International Graduate Law Programs, the International Law Society, and the University of Miami Business Ethics Program.