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DePaul joins the Grant Park Conservancy.

Benjamin AlbaCIPLIT Faculty Member Benjamin Alba, who serves as the Chairman of the Grant Park Conservancy Board, recently announced that DePaul University -- through its Office of Community, Government, and International Affairs -- has joined the Conservancy as a corporate board member. DePaul joins Columbia College Chicago, Roosevelt University, and Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies as the newest and most prominent educational institution on the board. Other corporate members include BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois and The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association.

Inspired by the successful Central Park Conservancy in New York, the Grant Park Conservancy was founded in 2002 to promote an appreciation for "Chicago's Front Yard" and address issues affecting the cultural, business, educational, and residential sectors of the Grant Park community. Even prior to joining, DePaul presented its study about the development of the Chicago Loop as a major college town at a Conservancy-sponsored community meeting in 2005.

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CIPLIT and DePaul alumnus to serve as U.S. Patent and Trademark Office deputy chief of staff

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director David Kappos recently announced that DePaul law alumnus Azam Khan will serve as the deputy chief of staff in the Office of the Under Secretary and Director.
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DePaul unites brightest in field at 11th Annual Intellectual Property Scholars Conference

On August 11 and 12, DePaul’s Center for Intellectual Property Law & Information Technology (CIPLIT®) hosted the 11th Annual Intellectual Property Scholars Conference (IPSC), uniting the brightest minds in intellectual property under the rapidly expanding virtual umbrella of copyright and shared information laws.
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Professor Gerstenblith to lead President Obama’s Cultural Property Advisory Committeer

DePaul College of Law Distinguished Research Professor Patty Gerstenblith, director of the Center for Art, Museum & Cultural Heritage Law, has been selected to chair President Barack Obama’s Cultural Property Advisory Committee (CPAC). The committee, which falls under the U.S. Department of State, assists the United States in implementing the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property.
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Arts Law Colloquium Series with Jane Levine

On September 21, 2011, Jane A. Levine, Worldwide Director of Compliance for Sotheby’s, discussd her typical day as the director of compliance and senior vice president for the world's fourth oldest auction house. Ms. Levine shared her experiences on issues such as consignments, enforcement relating to the art and cultural heritage regulation, investigating breaches, monitoring compliance, the auction process and anti-money laundering in the art and auction market.

For more information please visit the CIPLIT Arts Law Colloquium website

To view the video of this discussion, please click here.