The Comparative Research in Law & Political Economy Network (Osgoode) and CCGES are pleased to co-present the 2008 Pierre Genest Distinguished Lecture by Professor David Trubek, Voss-Vascom Professor of Law and Senior Fellow at the Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE), University of Wisconsin Law School.

Professor Trubek’s main interests are in socio-legal studies and global political economy. He has written on law and development, the legal profession, civil litigation, EU law and policy, new governance, critical legal studies, transnational regulation, and social theory. Professor Trubek has helped develop and manage numerous academic projects and institutions in law and international studies. He has been active in the Law and Society Association and was a founder of the Conference on Critical Legal Studies. He was the founding Director of the UW-Law School’s Institute for Legal Studies and from 1989-2001 served as the UW-Madison’s Dean of International Studies and Director of the International Institute. Professor Trubek has taught at Yale and Harvard Law Schools and the Catholic University Law School of Rio de Janeiro.

Time: 12:40 – 2:30 pm
Location: Room 206 Osgoode

Light refreshments will be served.