The William H. Rehnquist Center on the Constitutional Structures of Government cordially invites all to “Trump's Eligibility for Reelection: What Will the Supreme Court Decide?,” a conversation between Professor Edward B. Foley and Professor Andrew Coan.  

The February 5th event will run from 12:15-1:15 p.m., and will take place in-person in Room 164 at the College of Law. The conversation will be livestreamed for those unable to attend in person. A grab-and-go lunch will be provided after the event for onsite attendees.

About Edward B. Foley

Edward B. Foley is the Charles W. Ebersold and Florence Whitcomb Ebersold Chair in Constitutional Law and director of the election law program at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. He is a current Guggenheim Fellow and, for the Spring 2024 term, a Distinguished Visitor at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law. Among his many publications is “Presidential Elections and Majority Rule” (2020), which explores the long-forgotten philosophical premises underlying the post-Twelfth Amendment Electoral College. The second edition of his seminal book, “Ballot Battles: The History of Disputed Elections in the United States,” will be released in spring 2024.

The new season has begun for the popular annual series hosted by the Business Law Program and moderated by Professor Bob Mundheim. In these informal conversations, national leaders in business and law relate their experiences in and perspectives about corporate governance, markets, ethics and career development. This series is free and open to members of the UA community.

The series will be on Mondays from noon to 1:15 p.m. (unless noted otherwise below) in Room 237 (Faculty Lounge) at the College of Law. Space is limited. Please email sawalker@arizona.edu to reserve your spot.

January 22: Byron Boston

This past Monday, the series got off to an impressive start with Byron Boston. Byron is CEO and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Dynex Capital, a leading Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) with more than $5 billion in managed assets. Previously, he held several executive leadership positions in real estate finance, asset management and investment banking, successfully building two public companies. Before becoming an entrepreneur, he served as vice president and co-manager of Freddie Mac and held positions dealing with mortgage-backed and pass-through securities at global financial institutions including Lehman Brothers and CS First Boston.

January 29: Edward Rock

The Martin Lipton Professor of Law at NYU Law, Edward Rock’s main areas of teaching and research are corporate law and corporate governance. He has written about poison pills, politics and corporate law, hedge funds, corporate voting, proxy access, corporate federalism and mergers and acquisitions, among other things. He is also the director of NYU’s Institute for Corporate Governance & Finance and the Reporter for the American Law Institute’s Restatement of the Law of Corporate Governance.

Wednesday, February 21, 3:00 p.m.: Bob Hoyt

Bob Hoyt is Group Chief Legal Officer of HSBC Holdings PLC. He also served as Group General Counsel at Barclays PLC, overseeing global engagement with regulators and policymakers, as well as all legal issues at the bank and as General Counsel and Chief Regulatory Affairs Officer for PNC Financial Services Group. Between 2006 and 2009, he served as General Counsel and a Senior Policy Advisor to Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. He also served as Special Assistant and Associate Counsel to U.S. President George W. Bush.

March 11: Simon M. Lorne

Simon Lorne serves as the vice chairman and chief legal officer at Millennium Management, LLC, overseeing its compliance, legal, regulatory and internal audit functions. Previously, Mr. Lorne served as a partner at Munger, Tolles & Olson; a managing director at Salomon Brothers, where he served as global head of Internal Audit; and general counsel at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He is a member of the American Law Institute and serves as an Adviser to the Restatement of the Law of Corporate Governance.

March 18: Eric F. Grossman

Eric F. Grossman is Morgan Stanley’s Chief Legal Officer and Chief Administrative Officer and a member of the firm’s operating and management committees. As Chief Administrative Officer he is responsible for Community Affairs, Corporate Affairs, Global Sustainable Finance and the Multicultural Client Strategy Group. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in 2006 as global head of litigation, he was a partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell.

April 8: John J. Cannon III

John Cannon is a senior member of the Compensation, Governance and ERISA Group and co-chair of Shearman & Sterling’s Corporate Governance Advisory Group. He focuses on all aspects of compensation and benefits, including ERISA and corporate, securities, bankruptcy, employment and tax laws. He has extensive experience in executive compensation and corporate governance matters, Dodd-Frank and Sarbanes-Oxley, and the compensation issues raised in the mergers and acquisitions context.

April 15: Peter M. Mundheim

Peter Mundheim is a managing director and counsel of Stone Point Capital, a private equity firm based in Greenwich, Conn., that makes investments in the financial services industry. Prior to joining Stone Point, he was a corporate attorney at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton in New York City, where his practice focused on mergers and acquisitions. He has served on the board of directors of many Stone Point portfolio companies, including Auction.com, PURE Insurance, Rialto Capital Management, SitusAMC and ZC Sterling. 

Join us for the inaugural Law Alumni Weekend at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law. All alumni are invited to attend, and we will hold special celebrations for the reunion classes ending in 3, 4, 8 and 9.

We look forward to welcoming you back to Tucson and to campus to participate in this new tradition of connection and memories!

Visit law.arizona.edu/alumni-weekend to view the weekend’s schedule and register for events.

For questions, connect with the Alumni & Development Office at 520-621-8430 or alumni@law.arizona.edu.