Cardozo Law

IP+IL Distinguished Speakers Series: Steven Rizzi

anne.rodeman@yu.edu — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:37:50 +0000

IP+IL Distinguished Speakers Series: Steven Rizzi anne.rodeman@yu.edu Thu, 09/10/2026 - 09:37

Join Professor Saurabh Vishnubhakat for a conversation with Steven Rizzi, a Principal in the New York office of McKool Smith, where he focuses on patent, trademark, and copyright litigation and intellectual-property counseling. Mr. Rizzi has particular experience hand ling complex disputes involving semiconductor, telecommunications, and pharmaceutical technologies. He is an accomplished trial lawyer who has first-chaired jury and bench trials across the country and litigated before the Federal Circuit and the US ITC.

Room 512

Sep 14, 2026 | 01:00 PM

Sep 14, 2026 | 02:00 PM

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Light refreshments will be served

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Fregine

josephine.tirado@yu.edu — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 17:02:54 +0000

Fregine

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Visiting Faculty

Sheehy

Harold A. Stevens Visiting Assistant Professor of Law

Evidence

Critical Legal Theory

Criminal Law

Anti-discrimination Law

Email

fregine.sheehy@yu.edu

Phone

646-592-6435

Office

Room 514

Fregine Sheehy is the Harold A. Stevens Visiting Assistant Professor at Cardozo School of Law, where she teaches Evidence Law.

Professor Sheehy’s research focuses on evidence, critical legal theory, criminal law, and anti-discrimination law. Her work aims to unveil the immense power of evidence law, and its impacts on marginalized litigants. She is completing her doctoral studies at Osgoode Hall Law School where she examines the operationalization of evidence law in race-based discrimination cases at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. Her doctoral research was generously supported by the Harry W. Arthurs Fellowship and an Ontario Graduate Scholarship.

Professor Sheehy is a bilingual Canadian lawyer. She completed her Master in Laws in Legal Theory at New York University and clerked at the Superior Court of Justice in Ontario. She received her J.D. and her Bachelor of Social Sciences in Sociology from the University of Ottawa.

As part of her doctoral studies Professor Sheehy taught at York University in Toronto. She previously summered at Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, interned at Canada’s Parliament, and worked for Canada’s Senate, where she co-produced an award-winning podcast on law and society. She also worked at NYU’s Center for Human Rights and Global Justice as a junior research scholar.

Criminals or Terrorists? - US Sanctions & Their Impact on Trade With Brazil

fabian.eichentopf@yu.edu — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:22:56 +0000

Criminals or Terrorists? - US Sanctions & Their Impact on Trade With Brazil fabian.eichent… Wed, 09/02/2026 - 15:22

We will discuss the potential effects of the US’ recent designation of Brazilian criminal cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations.

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Sep 22, 2026 | 05:00 PM

Sep 22, 2026 | 07:00 PM

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We will be welcoming Broadfield US LLP partner Daniel Alter and Broadfield Brazil partners Ricardo Inglez de Sousa and Rodrigo Mello to discuss the potential effects of the US’ recent designation of Brazilian criminal cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations on US-Latin American trade relations. There will be food and drinks at the network reception following the panel discussion.

CLE Credit is available for live attendees (1.5 hours).

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Stefen

josephine.tirado@yu.edu — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:46:26 +0000

Stefen

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Faculty

Short

Clinical Assistant Professor of Law

Co-Director of the Civil Rights Clinic

Civil Rights

Prisoners' Rights

Disability Rights

Disability Justice

Public Interest Law

Race and the Law

Prison Abolition

Carceral Abolition

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Email

stefen.short@yu.edu

Phone

646-592-6397

Office

Room 1116

Stefen R. Short is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Law at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law where he co-directs the Civil Rights Clinic. The clinic focuses on the intersection of civil rights and criminal justice and provides representation to individuals and groups whose civil rights have been violated by law enforcement officials. The clinic primarily litigates cases involving police misconduct and the constitutional and statutory rights of prisoners and detainees in federal court.

Professor Short joined Cardozo from the National Center for Law and Economic Justice (NCLEJ), where he served as Special Counsel for Disability Justice Projects, leading the Center’s efforts to protect and advance the rights of people with disabilities impacted by carceral systems. Prior to his work at NCLEJ, Short held leadership roles at Worth Rises and the Prisoners’ Rights Project of The Legal Aid Society, and served as a Staff Attorney at Disability Rights New York. Professor Short has also taught in an adjunct capacity at the City University of New York School of Law and the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. His scholarship and research focuses on carceral ableism and anti-Blackness, the successes and failures of carceral reform movements, and carceral abolition. Professor Short earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from Albany Law School and his undergraduate degree from the State University of New York at Oswego.

Featured Scholarship

Administrative Nullification and the Precarity of Carceral Reform

138 HARV. L. REV. F. 182 (2025) (with Riley Doyle Evans)

New York Tough: 18 Months of Crisis Lawyering to Fight COVID-19 in New York’s Prisons

46 N.Y.U. REV. L. & SOC. CHANGE 416 (2022).

Heyman Center Lunch - Life as an Asset Manager CCO

fabian.eichentopf@yu.edu — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:56:40 +0000

Heyman Center Lunch - Life as an Asset Manager CCO fabian.eichent… Wed, 09/02/2026 - 10:56

Please join us for the first Heyman Center lunch of the semester! Our special guest will be Wendy Modlin.

Wendy K. Modlin is a Partner and Chief Compliance Officer of 26 North, an integrated, multi-asset-class investment platform. Prior to joining 26North, Ms. Modlin served as the Chief Compliance Officer and a member of the Executive Committee at LionTree, an independent investment and merchant bank from 2019-2025. Prior to LionTree, Ms. Modlin served as a senior member of the Compliance team at Apollo Global Management, a global alternative asset manager, from 2008 to 2019. Prior to Apollo, Ms. Modlin worked in private practice at Katten Muchin Rosenman and Tannenbaum Helpern. Ms. Modlin received a BA from Barnard College, Columbia University and a JD from Cardozo School of Law.

Room 512

Sep 16, 2026 | 12:40 PM

Sep 16, 2026 | 02:00 PM

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Katharine

josephine.tirado@yu.edu — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:06:33 +0000

Katharine

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Adjunct Faculty

Bodde

Adjunct Professor of Law

Co-Director of Policy at NYCLU

Gender equality

Reproductive rights

Email

katharine.bodde@yu.edu

Katharine Bodde specializes in gender equality and reproductive rights issues. Prior to joining the NYCLU in 2009, Bodde worked as a legal educator in Cambodia for communities in provincial areas focusing on the legal and extralegal remedies for violations of women’s rights and citizens’ land rights. This work combined her background as a New York City teacher and her commitment to fighting violence and poverty by empowering women.

Bodde has also worked at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and, as a volunteer immigration attorney, has assisted in securing asylum status for recent refugees. She currently teaches a course at Cardozo Law School on Reproductive Rights Law and Justice and is the former Chair of the Sex and Law Committee at the New York City Bar Association. Bodde graduated magna cum laude from Brooklyn Law School with special recognition for her work in international law and women’s rights and her strong commitment to public service.

Manfred J.

josephine.tirado@yu.edu — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:59:18 +0000

Manfred J.

josephine.tira… Thu, 08/27/2026 - 15:59

Adjunct Faculty

Gabriel

Adjunct Professor of Law

Partner in Holland & Knight's New York Office

Manfred Gabriel is an attorney in Holland & Knight's New York office who leads the firm's Legal Support Services organization. In this role, Mr. Gabriel oversees Holland & Knight's comprehensive and integrated eDiscovery and fact-finding unit, which assists clients in managing the risks and costs of eDiscovery by leveraging advanced technology and workflows. In addition, he provides clients with a wide range of services from enterprise-level eDiscovery management to delivery on large, complex eDiscovery projects. He has assisted clients in:

responding to litigation eDiscovery requests, including data identification and collection, data processing and hosting, and structuring document reviews, quality control and document productions
advanced eDiscovery workflows, with a particular focus on technology-assisted review or predictive coding, statistical sampling and statistical process control, as well as streamlining and integrating the various aspects of complex eDiscovery projects
data privacy and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), especially for international companies active in the U.S.
litigation readiness, litigation holds and data preservation
sophisticated fact development to minimize the risk in litigation while strengthening the client's case

As an ant

itrust attorney, Mr. Gabriel has successfully assisted clients in responding to large, fast-paced regulatory requests. He has worked with Fortune 1000 companies in several industries, including high-tech, transportation, pharmaceuticals and financial services. Mr. Gabriel has testified as a 30(b)(6) witness on eDiscovery process and data spoliation issues.

In addition, Mr. Gabriel teaches eDiscovery at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York.

Prior to joini

ng Holland & Knight, Mr. Gabriel led the managed-review offering for a multinational professional services network. In addition, he led global engagements (including time in India to lead a team of 70) in eDiscovery, contract intelligence and litigation readiness. Mr. Gabriel also consulted on data privacy and cross-border discovery, including GDPR and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).

Education

Columbia Law School, J.D.
Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Second State Exam (Bar admission equivalent)
Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, First State Exam (J.D. equivalent)

Intro to US Law Exam

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Sep 14, 2026 | 04:00 PM

Sep 14, 2026 | 06:30 PM

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Amelia

kaitlyn.hart@yu.edu — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:05:53 +0000

Amelia

kaitlyn.hart@yu.edu Mon, 08/24/2026 - 12:05

Staff

Valentin

Assistant Registrar

Email

amelia.valentin@yu.edu

Phone

646-592-6280

Office

Room 1034

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Office of the Registrar

The Final Mile of Mediation

kaitlyn.hart@yu.edu — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:53:27 +0000

The Final Mile of Mediation kaitlyn.hart@yu.edu Mon, 08/17/2026 - 16:53

This program will address cutting-edge issues facing mediators in achieving and preserving negotiated settlements. Attendees will receive practical guidance for assisting parties in consummating resolution of their disputes while adhering to ethical canons of particular relevance in mediation and avoiding common pitfalls that can derail settlement.

Jacob Burns Moot Court Room

Sep 29, 2026 | 05:00 PM

Sep 29, 2026 | 06:30 PM

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Through a series of practical and ethical scenarios, the panelists will explore how mediators should respond when a party asks what the settlement number should be; whether and when to use tools such as bracketing, decision trees, reframing of issues, or mediator opinions; and whether it is appropriate to speak with a party’s counsel outside the client’s presence, or with a party outside counsel’s presence. The discussion will also address difficult moments in the mediation process, including how to respond when a party directs the mediator to tell the other side that it is not negotiating in good faith, or when a party privately states, toward the end of a frustrating day, that it selected the mediator because it expected the mediator to expose the other party’s weaknesses.

Once the parties reach a settlement in principle, additional issues may arise. This program will examine whether a mediator should insist that the parties sign a memorandum of understanding before concluding the mediation, whether the mediator should draft or otherwise participate in preparing the parties’ settlement agreement, and whether the mediator should agree to resolve disputes arising under the settlement agreement.

Moderator:

Tracey Frisch, AAA Division Vice President

Faculty:

Neal Eiseman, AAA Arbitrator and Mediator

Rich Silberberg, AAA Arbitrator and Mediator

Robyn Weinstein, Professor of Practice

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IP+IL Distinguished Speakers Series: Steven Rizzi

Fregine

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Criminals or Terrorists? - US Sanctions & Their Impact on Trade With Brazil

Stefen

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Heyman Center Lunch - Life as an Asset Manager CCO

Katharine

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Manfred J.

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Amelia

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The Final Mile of Mediation