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Keynote Speaker – 2026 Annual Conference

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The Academy is pleased to announce that Michael Ciresi will serve as the keynote speaker at our conference lunch on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Minneapolis. Mr. Ciresi brings a distinguished legal career spanning corporate representation and plaintiff advocacy at the highest levels of the profession. Mr. Ciresi served as lead counsel on landmark cases including the Minnesota tobacco litigation, the Bhopal gas disaster litigation, and major intellectual property disputes involving Fortune 500 companies. His unique perspective bridges both sides of complex litigation, having represented individuals, corporations, and governmental entities throughout his career. As founder of Ciresi Conlin, LLC, in 2015, he secured nearly $12 billion in verdicts, awards, and settlements for clients across product liability, intellectual property, and commercial litigation matters. Previously, he was named partner and Chairman of the Executive Board at Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, LLP, for 43 years.

His professional excellence has earned consistent recognition, including being the only lawyer named “Top Ten Minnesota Super Lawyer” every year since the award’s inception, twice named among the “Ten of the Nation’s Top Trial Lawyers” by the National Law Journal, and recognized as one of the “100 Most Influential Lawyers in America.” He holds memberships in the American Board of Trial Advocates, American College of Trial Lawyers, Inner Circle of Advocates, and International Academy of Trial Lawyers.

Beyond his legal practice, Mr. Ciresi demonstrates deep commitment to community service. He founded and chairs the Ciresi Walburn Foundation for Children, which has awarded over $23 million in grants to improve Minnesota children’s lives, particularly in pre-K through 12 education. His extensive board service includes educational institutions, arts organizations, and children’s healthcare facilities.

Technology Section announces its annual Online Colloquium, Friday, Jan 31, 2025

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ALSB Friends,

The Technology Section is happy to announce that its annual Online Colloquium will occur on Friday, January 31, 2025 (11 a.m. – 1:15 EST, via Zoom).  The Colloquium is a wonderful opportunity to learn about emerging tech regulation and for authors to receive in-depth feedback on their work before the spring submission cycle. 

If you would like your tech-focused paper (broadly defined) to be considered, you must be a member of the Technology Section. If you are not currently a member, don’t worry—it’s easy to join! Please contact Jehan El-Jourbagy (jehan.eljourbagy@alsb.org).

To submit a paper, send a 1–2-page detailed abstract and your CV to Abbey Stemler (astemler@iu.edu) no later than Friday, December 6.  If accepted, you must commit to submitting your Colloquium-ready paper by Friday, December 20.

Submissions from junior faculty are strongly encouraged.

Please reach out to Abbey (astemler@iu.edu) if you have any questions.

Abbey Stemler & Lindsay Sain Jones
Co-Chairs, Technology Section
Academy of Legal Studies in Business

ABLJ Call for Reviewers!

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Dear Colleagues:  


The ABLJ editorial board thanks its hardworking, dedicated reviewers. You are the foundation of the Journal’s peer-review process, a process that undergirds its success as a premier outlet for legal scholarship. We thank you for your service to your ALSB colleagues and to the broader community of legal scholars!

As we continue to see an increase in submissions to the Journal, we are looking to expand the Journal’s pool of reviewers. Please help us by volunteering to review! We welcome reviewers across all topics, with a particular need for reviewers with expertise in corporate law, corporate governance, banking, financial regulation, and employment law.

If you are interested in reviewing for the ABLJ and believe you are not already on our reviewer list, please e-mail Ruth Jebe, the Managing Editor, at: ruthjebe@boisestate.edu. Include your preferred e-mail address as well as your list of subject area expertise (e.g., securities law, intellectual property law, employment law, ethics, contracts, business organizations, empirical legal studies, etc.).

If you have reviewed for us in the past but haven’t received an article in the past couple of years, please contact us to confirm your continued interest to serve as a reviewer.

We greatly appreciate the support and contributions of our esteemed ALSB membership.

Best wishes for a successful fall semester!  

Ruth Jebe

Members Highlight DC Conference

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Long-time ALSB member Robert Bird, Professor of Business Law at the University of Connecticut, and newcomer Sameer Somal, CEO of Blue Ocean Global Technology and Co-Founder of Girl Power Talk, teamed up to write a feature on ALSB’s Centennial Conference in Washington DC. 


Click here to check it out

New England Summer 2025: Providence

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We look forward to seeing everyone at next year’s annual conference in Providence, Rhode Island. We’re mixing business with pleasure at our opening reception on the patio and at our social event, featuring handcrafted cocktails at a stunning rooftop bar overlooking the city. Experience Providence’s rich history through an optional Crime and Food tour of Federal Hill, where you’ll discover the neighborhood’s fascinating mob ties while sampling local cuisine. The Graduate Providence puts you steps from the city’s best restaurants, historic sites, and cultural attractions. Mark your calendars for July 28-August 1, 2025, and don’t miss this chance to network and learn in one of America’s most charming historic cities.

ALSB Partners with RRBM

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The ALSB Executive Committee has voted to join as an institutional partner the Responsible Research in Business and Management group. [ cf. website at https://www.rrbm.network/] As its webpage notes:

“Responsible Research for Business and Management (RRBM) is dedicated to inspiring, encouraging, and supporting credible and useful research in the business and management disciplines.

It is a virtual organization initially developed by a group of 24 leading scholars in 5 disciplines at 23 university-based business schools in 10 countries and now joined by a much larger community. We have support from many partners, including AACSB, EFMD, PRME, Aspen Institute‘s Business and Society Program, GRLI, and many business schools worldwide.”

RRBM’s seven principles are as follows and dovetail nicely with the ALSB’s mission and values statement:

Principles

  1. Service to Society
  2. Valuing Both Basic and Applied Contributions
  3. Valuing Plurality and Multidisciplinary Collaboration
  4. Sound Methodology
  5. Stakeholder Involvement
  6. Impact on Stakeholders
  7. Broad Dissemination

Call for Articles for AACSB’s “Insights”

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Did you know that the ALSB is an instiututonal member as an association of AACSB. Our liasion is Janine Hiller and she sits on the ALSB Executive Committee. Here is thee latest from the AACSB. We encourage you to visit the AACSB website at https://www.aacsb.edu/.

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Dear AACSB Community,

We’re currently welcoming article submissions for our AACSB Insights thought leadership platform. We continue to receive many excellent contributions from the member community and want to share our calendar of editorial themes for upcoming months, which is regularly updated online at www.aacsb.edu/insights/articles/submissions/editorial-calendar.

In particular, we’d love to receive submissions for July through October that convey your perspectives, highlight your school’s experiences or initiatives, or share best practices, with relevance to the broader business education and business communities. We also encourage collaborative contributions and welcome voices from your business communities:

  • July | Career Pathways: Jobs of the Future. From disruptive technologies like AI to calls for greater societal impact to a hastened shift into cyberspace, business is experiencing unprecedented change. How are these realities manifesting in the job market, and what competencies will learners need to thrive in it? (Submissions due by June 1.) 
  • August | Societal Impact: Entrepreneurial Mindset. How can business schools create innovation ecosystems that help existing and aspiring business leaders realize their business dreams, while positively impacting society? (Submissions due by July 3.)
  • September | Learning and Development: Timely Curriculum and Credentials. As the shelf life of certain skills continues to shorten, how can business schools anticipate evolving business needs and expeditiously release learning solutions-for future and current leaders-that are of verifiable quality? (Submissions due by August 1.)
  • October | Accreditation: Knowledge (Co)Creation. How are business schools redefining research priorities that attract, empower, and reward faculty whose scholarship addresses society’s pressing challenges and results in actionable insights that advance industries? (Submissions due by September 1.)


Please see our full submission guidelines and do not hesitate to reach out to us with questions at editor@aacsb.edu. Also feel free to reply to me directly. We look forward to hearing from you!