Announcement: Getting it Right: Government's Role in Housing and Economic Development

                           GETTING IT RIGHT:
         GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IN HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

                  BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL SPARER SYMPOSIUM

                         Friday, March 27, 2009
                             9:30 am-4:30 pm

              Co-sponsored by the Edward V. Sparer Public
            Interest Law Fellowship Program and the Journal
                           of Law and Policy

                   RSVP:  http://www.brooklaw.edu/rsvp


      OVERVIEW:

      Historically, all levels of government have taken an active
      role in housing and economic development. As the federal
      government undergoes a change in administrations during the
      worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, this
      conference will take a fresh look at two of the key roles
      that government plays in this arena. The two morning panels
      will evaluate the role of federal and state governments in
      housing finance, especially in light of the ongoing crisis.
      The two afternoon panels will explore local government
      innovations in the economic development sector. Panelists
      will explain and evaluate how government's role is changing
      in response to this new political and financial
      environment. Papers from the symposium will be published in
      the Journal of Law and Policy.

      RSVP:  http://www.brooklaw.edu/rsvp


      LOCATION:

      Brooklyn Law School
      250 Joralemon Street
      Brooklyn, NY 11201

      CLE credits are available (see web site for information).


      ABOUT THE SPARER PROGRAM:

      The Edward V. Sparer Public Interest Law Fellowship Program
      honors the late Ed Sparer, Professor of Law and Social
      Welfare at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and a
      1959 graduate of Brooklyn Law School. Established in 1985,
      the program inspires Brooklyn Law School students to work
      for justice and provide legal services to under-represented
      constituencies, and also fosters a strong public interest
      community at Brooklyn Law School. Directed by Professor
      Elizabeth M. Schneider, Rose L. Hoffer Professor of Law,
      the program provides Sparer Fellows with paid summer
      internships and sponsors programs and symposia on public
      interest law.


      AGENDA:

      Friday, March 27, 2009 - 9:30 am-4:30 pm

      9:00 am  Registration and Continental Breakfast

      9:30 am  Welcoming Remarks:

      Dean Joan G. Wexler
      Dean and Professor of Law Joseph Crea
      Brooklyn Law School

      Elizabeth M. Schneider
      Professor of Law Rose L. Hoffer
      Brooklyn Law School

      9:45 am  The Future of Federal Housing Finance Policy

      Moderator:
      David Reiss, Associate Professor of Law
      Brooklyn Law School

      Speakers:
      Anthony B. Sanders
      Bob Herberger Chair of Arizona Heritage
      Professor of Finance and Real Estate
      W.P. Carey School of Business
      Arizona State University

      Thomas H. Stanton
      Fellow, National Academy of Public Administration

      Peter J. Wallison
      Arthur F. Burns Fellow in Financial Policy Studies
      American Enterprise Institute

      11:00 am Break

      11:15 am Stopping the Next Subprime Crisis

      Moderator:
      Arlo Monell Chase
      Senior Vice President for Policy Initiatives
      New York State Housing Finance Agency/SONYMA
      Adjunct Professor of Law
      Brooklyn Law School

      Speakers:
      Vicki L. Been, Elihu Root
      Professor of Law, New York University School of Law;
      Director, Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy

      Linda E. Fisher, Professor of Law
      Seton Hall Law School, for Social Justice

      Winnie F. Taylor
      Professor of Law
      Brooklyn Law School

      12:30 pm Luncheon and Keynote Address

      Seth W. Pinsky, President
      New York City Economic Development Corporation

      1:45 pm  Community Input in Megadevelopments

      Moderator:
      Aliza B. Kaplan, Instructor of Law
      Brooklyn Law School

      Speakers:
      Ben Beach, Staff Attorney
      Community Benefits Law Center
      Lecturer in Law
      UCLA School of Law

      Patricia A. Jones, Chair
      Manhattan Community Board #9

      Patricia E. Salkin
      Raymond and Ella Smith Distinguished Professor of Law
      Associate Dean, and Director, Government Law Center,
      Albany Law School

      3:00 pm  Break

      3:15 pm  Local Government Innovations in Economic Development

      Moderator:
      Debra A. Bechtel, Associate Professor of Clinical Law,
      Brooklyn Law School

      Speakers:
      Ira S. Goldenberg, Partner, Goldenberg & Selker, LLP;
      Professor of Law
      Brooklyn Law School

      Meredith J. Jones, General Counsel
      New York City Economic Development Corporation

      Leonard M. Wasserman, Chief, Economic Development
      Division, New York Law Department; Adjunct Professor of
      Law
      Brooklyn Law School

      4:30 pm  Reception
Posted 1/29/09