Ethics and ‘‘ ‘‘Government Lawyering in Current Times

2017-2018 Howard Lichtenstein Distinguished Professorship in Legal Ethics Lecture

delivered by Richard Painter S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, University of Minnesota Law School

Monday, February 26 12:10-1 p.m. S i d n e y R . S i b e n a n d W a l t e r S i b e n Moot Courtroom, Room 308

RICHARD W. PAINTER is the The New York Times, The Washington Post THE HOWARD LICHTENSTEIN DISTINGUISHED S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate and Los Angeles Times, and he has been PROFESSORSHIP was established in 1989 to Law at the University of Minnesota interviewed several times on government remember Howard Lichtenstein, an outstanding Law School. From 2005 to 2007, he was and corporate ethics by national lawyer with a genuine interest in legal education the chief White House ethics lawyer news organizations. Painter is a board and the training and development of young in the Administration of President member and vice chair of Citizens for lawyers. During his 44 years of practice, his primary George W. Bush. His book, Getting the Responsibility and Ethics in Washington concentration was in the field of labor law. As a senior Government America Deserves: How (CREW), which recently filed suit against partner at the law firm Proskauer Rose Goetz & Ethics Reform Can Make a Difference President Trump for violating the Mendelsohn (now known as Proskauer Rose LLP), he was published by Oxford University Foreign Emoluments Clause of the U.S. was considered an authority on administrative law. Press in January 2009. Painter has Constitution. In addition, Mr. Lichtenstein was a strong advocate written op-eds on government ethics for improving the teaching of legal ethics. The for numerous publications, including professorship is currently held by Ellen Yaroshefsky.