Alan Kaplinsky of Ballard Spahr has asked me to mention that the authors of papers that are selected for the Berkeley Consumer Law Scholars Conference that I posted about yesterday will also be considered to be guests on Ballard Spahr’s weekly podcast program, Consumer Finance Monitor, where Alan would interview them about their papers. Consumer […]
Category Archives: Conferences
We received the following announcement: Save the Date: CLSC 2024 We are pleased to announce the sixth annual Consumer Law Scholars Conference (CLSC), which will be held February 29-March 1, 2024, at Berkeley Law. Save the date! The purpose of the CLSC is to support in-progress scholarship, foster a community of consumer law scholars, and build connections […]
We’ve received the following call for papers. Because recent standing cases like TransUnion and Spokeo have arisen in the context of consumer law and have had such an impact on consumer law, it may be that some readers of the blog have things to contribute. Call for Papers: Join us on September 22 at the […]
We received the following announcement: Automating Bias Symposium Cardozo Law School January 25, 9:30- 4:45 Algorithmic models built using machine learning and large volumes of personal data are increasingly used to target consumers with credit offers, assess consumers’ creditworthiness, price credit, provide debt management advice to consumers, resolve credit disputes, and more generally automate the […]
We received the following call for papers. More information is available here. 18th International Association of Consumer Law Conference (IACL) Topic: Challenges and Unanswered Questions of Consumer Law CALL FOR PAPERS Abstract submission deadline: 16 December 2022 Feedback: 20 February 2023 Guidelines: max. 300 words, 5-7 keywords Dates: Wednesday, 19 July 2023 – Friday, 21 […]
We received the following Call for Papers: The AALS Section of Financial Institutions & Consumer Financial Services will host the first AALS FinReg Conference on November 4, 2022, in person, at the Antonin Scalia Law School, in Arlington, Virginia. This annual workshop brings together scholars focused on financial regulation to present their scholarly works. We […]
The abstract & outline submission deadline for the Consumer Law Scholars Conference has been extended to next Friday, September 23. Please see below for the information we received with submission instructions. Abstracts & Outlines Due September 23 Please consult the conference webpage for more information on the conference format, important dates, and expectations for abstract […]
From the CFP: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is soliciting academic-and policy-focused research on the impact of financial technology (fintech) entities and nonbanks on banking and the markets for lending, deposit-taking, and payment services through August 21, 2022. The OCC will invite authors of selected papers to present to OCC staff […]
by Jeff Sovern Abstracts are due September 16. The conference will be at Berkeley on March 2-3, 2023. More information here. This is always one of the best consumer law conferences of the year so if you have a paper that will be ready to be workshopped next spring, I urge you to submit it.
The submission deadline is August 22 and the conference is December 15-16. More here.