/palmer/news_events/news/ Geoffrey H. Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship & the Law - News Archive en-us Tues, 31 Jan 2012 12:03:00 -0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss OmniUpdate (OU Publish) http://law.pepperdine.edu/news-events/news/2012/01/entrepreneurs-journey.htm The third annual "Entrepreneur's Journey" brought key experts in the areas of entrepreneurship and law to Pepperdine to address students on the elements of starting a business. Jannette Jauregui <jannette.jauregui@pepperdine.edu> Tues, 31 Jan 2012 12:03:00 -0800 http://law.pepperdine.edu/news-events/news/2011/03/panel.htm Pepperdine's Geoffrey H. Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law presented a panel discussion titled B-Lab: Harnessing the Power of Business to Solve Social and Environmental Problems on Thursday, March 3 in the Mendenhall Appellate Courtroom. Emily Di Frisco <emily.difrisco@pepperdine.edu> Thu, 3 Mar 2011 08:31:00 -0800 http://law.pepperdine.edu/news-events/news/2010/11/microfinance.htm The Geoffrey H. Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law launched its Microfinance Program in partnership with the Union Rescue Mission, on November 15, 2011. The Microfinance Program, which was dedicated in 2007 by Dr. Muhammad Yunus, will begin by supporting 12 individuals who are also residents of the Union Rescue Mission in downtown Los Angeles. Emily Di Frisco <emily.difrisco@pepperdine.edu> Fri, 12 Nov 2010 14:00:00 -0800 http://law.pepperdine.edu/news-events/news/2009/10/palmer-center-hosts-tshibaka.htm Pepperdine University's Geoffrey H. Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law hosted a lecture with A.T. Tshibaka, CEO of Opportunity International on the topic of Microfinance: Giving the Poor a Working Chance, on October 27, 2009. Emily Di Frisco <emily.difrisco@pepperdine.edu> Wed, 21 Oct 2009 9:36:08 -0800 http://law.pepperdine.edu/news-events/news/2010/09/giving.htm Pepperdine's Geoffrey H. Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law hosted an innovative giving conference entitled, "Mobile Giving Demystified," from September 27-28, 2009. Co-hosted with the Innogive Foundation and the Graziadio School of Business and Management, the conference aimed to teach participants about the latest in mobile giving tools and strategies that can enhance the reach and relevance of non-profits both large and small. Emily Di Frisco <emily.difrisco@pepperdine.edu> Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:30:00 -0800 http://law.pepperdine.edu/palmer/news-events/news/2009/03-foley.htm Pepperdine's Geoffrey H. Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law hosted the third installment of the Foley Lectureship Series: Leaders in Law and Business. The lecture featured David Leitch, general counsel and group vice president of Ford Motor Company, on March 13, 2009 Emily Di Frisco <emily.difrisco@pepperdine.edu> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:17:55 -0700 http://law.pepperdine.edu/palmer/news-events/news/2009/02-palmer.htm Capitalism works best when a profitable business takes its success and channels it towards helping others. The Geoffrey H. Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law explored this concept in a panel discussion titled, "Social Responsibility: Entrepreneurs, Organizations and Corporations Affecting Innovations that Improve Society," on February 5, 2009 at the School of Law. Emily Di Frisco <emily.difrisco@pepperdine.edu> Thu, 5 Feb 2009 09:28:56 -0800 http://law.pepperdine.edu/palmer/news-events/news/2008/10-revolutionphotos.htm The Geoffrey H. Palmer Center for Entrepeneurship and the Law hosted its second Revolution Through Social Enterprise Conference on September 12, 2008 in Malibu, CA. View the Conference Photos. Emily Di Frisco <emily.difrisco@pepperdine.edu> Mon, 6 Oct 2008 11:34:50 -0800 http://law.pepperdine.edu/palmer/news-events/news/2007/11-nazar.htm During his third year of law school, Jason Nazar ('07) traded evenings in the library for late nights on the phone with a firm in India. Often up and working from midnight to 4 a.m., Jason labored long hours to bring an idea to fruition: Docstoc (www.docstoc.com), a You Tube-like Web site that places literally thousands of business and legal documents at your fingertips. Philipp Suchan <philipp.suchan@pepperdine.edu> Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:32:16 -0800 http://law.pepperdine.edu/palmer/news-events/news/2007/06-jkerr.htm Janet Kerr (SC '75; SOL '78) has been a member of the law faculty since 1983. Twice honored as a Luckman Distinguished Teaching Fellow, she also served as associate dean of academics (1987-90), in which role she helped establish the school's first joint degree program: the JD/MBA. She currently dedicates herself to students as professor of law and the executive director of the Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law. Pepperdine People sat down with Professor Kerr to ask her a few questions. Philipp Suchan <philipp.suchan@pepperdine.edu> Fri, 1 Jun 2007 11:25:26 -0800 http://law.pepperdine.edu/palmer/news-events/news/2007/02-yunus.htm Jay Milbrandt, Amadea Goresh, and Ian Davis will be working with Dr. Muhammad Yunus, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and recipient of the Palmer Center's Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award, this summer at Grameen Bank in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Philipp Suchan <philipp.suchan@pepperdine.edu> Thu, 1 Feb 2007 10:10:03 -0800 http://law.pepperdine.edu/palmer/news-events/news/2007/02-nelson.htm Pepperdine University School of Law Dean Kenneth W. Starr has announced that Grant S. Nelson will join the School of Law faculty as the William H. Rehnquist Professor of Law, beginning August 1, 2007. Philipp Suchan <philipp.suchan@pepperdine.edu> Thu, 1 Feb 2007 10:10:03 -0800 http://law.pepperdine.edu/palmer/news-events/news/2006/12-mazur.htm When Yelizaveta (Lisa) Mazur entered Pepperdine School of Law, she was unsure whether the path toward the standard juris doctorate was right for her. Philipp Suchan <philipp.suchan@pepperdine.edu> Fri, 1 Dec 2006 15:16:12 -0800 http://law.pepperdine.edu/palmer/news-events/news/2006/11-poverty.htm Eradicating poverty worldwide often seems like an impossible task. Statistics show that about half the world -- nearly three billion people -- live on less than two dollars a day. Philipp Suchan <philipp.suchan@pepperdine.edu> Wed, 1 Nov 2006 15:12:00 -0800