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2026 Chicago-Kent Law Review Online Live Symposium<\/h2>\n
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Symposium Editor<\/h3>\n

James Fallows Tierney<\/strong>, Chicago-Kent College of Law
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Chicago\u2013Kent College of Law
\nFebruary 20, 2026 | 10:00 am – 12:45 pm (CST)
\nContact: Colleen Christensen | cchristensen@hawk.illinoistech.edu<\/p>\n

This symposium examines how law structures power, wealth creation, and accountability in modern financial markets. Rather than treating markets as neutral sites of exchange, the contributions interrogate the legal, institutional, and political arrangements that determine who captures value, who bears risk, and whose interests are prioritized when market norms collide with democratic governance and the rule of law. Across securities regulation, corporate governance, venture finance, and accounting and audit regimes, the symposium foregrounds law\u2019s constitutive role in shaping financial capitalism itself. Several contributions revisit foundational questions in securities law and property theory, including whether existing regulatory frameworks legitimize wealth extraction under the guise of neutrality, efficiency, or innovation. Others explore the concentration of economic and political power\u2014from venture-backed wealth accumulation to corporatized populism and the challenges posed by charismatic firm leadership\u2014to ask how legal institutions respond when market actors test the limits of legal constraint. The symposium also addresses the fragility of regulatory independence and professional gatekeeping in financial markets, highlighting the stakes of political influence over enforcement, disclosure, and materiality standards. Taken together, these essays reveal finance as a contested governance project rather than a technical domain, raising urgent questions about institutional design, democratic legitimacy, and the capacity of law to discipline markets that increasingly shape social and political life. By situating contemporary financial practices within broader debates about power, ideology, and institutional integrity, the symposium aims to advance a richer account of how law can\u2014and should\u2014respond to the realities of twenty-first-century capitalism.<\/p>\n

The Symposium is free. Please register here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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You may self-apply for CLE credit in a state of your choice; however, please note that approval is not guaranteed.<\/p>\n

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Schedule<\/h2>\n

Friday, February 20, 2026 | 10:00 am \u2013 12:45 pm | On Zoom<\/h3>\n
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10:00 am – 10:10 am: Welcome Remarks
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10:10 am \u2013 10:30 am<\/td>\nJames Fallows Tierney<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:30 am \u2013 10:50 am<\/td>\nJayme Herschkopf<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:50 am \u2013 11:10 am<\/td>\nBenjamin Edwards<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:10 am \u2013 11:20 am<\/td>\nOpen Discussion and Q&A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
11:20 am – 11:30 am: Break<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
11:30 am \u2013 11:50 am<\/td>\nKatharine Jackson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:50 am \u2013 12:10 pm<\/td>\nTodd Phillips<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:10 pm \u2013 12:30 pm<\/td>\nOpen Discussion and Q&A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:30 pm \u2013 12:45 pm<\/td>\nConcluding remarks and Thanks<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
12:45 pm: Concluding Remarks<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n
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Presenters<\/h2>\n

Benjamin Edwards<\/a>, Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Research, William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n
Jayme Herschkopf<\/a>, Securities and Exchange Commission<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n
Katharine Jackson<\/a>, Associate Professor of Law, University of Cincinnati College of Law<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n
Todd Phillips<\/a>, Assistant Professor, Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n
James Fallows Tierney<\/a>, Assistant Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Tech<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n
Emily Winston<\/a>, Associate Professor of Law, Joseph F. Rice School of Law, University of South Carolina\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n
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