<p>Widener University Delaware Law School is pleased to announce <a href="http://www.bu.edu/law/profile/david-h-webber/">Professor David H. Webber</a> of Boston University School of Law will serve as the school&rsquo;s 2016 annual visiting scholar in residence in corporate and business law.</p>
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<p>Webber will give the lecture &ldquo;Rethinking &lsquo;Political&rsquo; Considerations in Investment&rdquo; on Monday, Sept. 12 at 4 p.m. at The Wilmington Club, 1103 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del. Attorneys from Delaware and Pennsylvania who attend will be eligible for one substantive continuing legal education credit. New Jersey attorneys may self-report for credit with a Delaware Law certificate of attendance. There is no cost to register and business attire is required for attendance.<br /> </p>
<p>Webber&rsquo;s talk is presented by <a href="{staticroot}">Delaware Law School</a>, the Ruby R. Vale Foundation and <a href="http://www.delawarecounselgroup.com/">The Delaware Counsel Group LLP</a>, Attorneys at Law, a Wilmington-based law firm that advises nationally and internationally on Delaware corporate and alternative-entity transactions.</p>
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<p>For more information, or to register, contact Carol Perrupato at 302.477.2178 or <a href="mailto:caperrupato@widener.edu">caperrupato@widener.edu</a>.</p>
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<p>The school&rsquo;s <a href="ipl://103//W10=">Institute of Delaware Corporate and Business Law</a> strives to serve as a forum for interaction between business law scholarship and practice. The institute maintains that the law profits from actively engaging lawyers, judges, legislators and scholars who practice, study and define it. Institute Director and Ruby R. Vale Professor of Corporate and Business Law Lawrence A. Hamermesh said the school is looking forward to the events.</p>
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<p>&ldquo;Our scholar in residence program was designed to create a forum for scholarly interaction between the Delaware bench and bar and younger law professors who are establishing solid reputations in corporate and business law,&rdquo; Hamermesh said. &ldquo;This program has created strong bonds between our speakers and the Delaware legal community. We look forward to hearing Professor Webber&rsquo;s scholarly insights, and hope to enrich his work with feedback.&rdquo;</p>
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<p>Delaware Law is grateful to Delaware Counsel Group, LLP and Ellisa Habbart, founding partner, for its support of this event. The firm has supported the program since its inception.<br /> <br /> </p>
<p>Webber is a leading expert on securities and investment law. His research on shareholder activism, corporate governance and shareholder litigation has frequently been cited by courts and academics. His work is increasingly focused on the intersection of politics and investment. Public pension and labor union funds, sovereign wealth funds, foundations, and socially responsible investors are increasingly using their shareholder power to pursue ends not traditionally pursued by investors. As the size and power of such investors continues to grow in the 21<sup>st</sup> century, they will change the way markets and companies operate, challenging traditional legal constraints on investor behavior. Webber will address some of these issues at the event, and in a forthcoming book, to be published by Harvard University Press.</p>
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<p>The Delaware Counsel Group LLP is a Wilmington-based law firm that advises nationally and internationally on the Delaware aspects of corporate and alternative-entity transactions.</p>
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<p>Widener University is a metropolitan university that connects curricula to social issues through civic engagement. Dynamic teaching, active scholarship, personal attention, applied leadership, and experiential learning are key components of the Widener experience.&nbsp; Its Delaware Law School is the First State&rsquo;s only law school, providing juris doctor, legal graduate and paralegal degree programs with an emphasis on developing legal professionals who reflect the Delaware Way and its traditions of civility, integrity and mutual respect. The school offers signature programs in corporate and business law, environmental law, family health law and policy, and trial advocacy. Widener University is proud to be tobacco free. Visit delawarelaw.widener.edu for more information.</p>
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<p>&nbsp;Contact: Mary Allen, public relations officer</p>
<p>302.477.2175 or mallen@widener.edu</p>
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