Events

Mon. 10/4, 12:10 p.m.	SJI Monday: Ending Police and Prison Violence Practitioner-in-Residence Omavi Shukur, Scholar-in-Residence Derecka Purnell, and Professor Bernard Harcourt discuss their work to end police and prison violence at the Initiative for a Just Society, a program of the Columbia Center for Contemporary Critical Thought. Register here
Tues. 10/5, 8:15 - 9:15 a.m.	Dean Lester's Grab-and-Go Breakfast Drop by Revson Plaza to chat with Dean Gillian Lester while grabbing breakfast on your way to class or to study. No RSVP needed.
Tues. 10/5, 12:10 p.m.	Introduction to the Clerkships Peer Mentor Program Webinar ID: 942 0078 6003; Passcode: 807528
Tues. 10/5, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.	Alice! Health Promotion Health and Wellness Workshop Each Tuesday in October, we will be giving away free fuzzy footwear (socks) to attendees of these workshops. Please view the flyer for details about specific workshops and to sign up.
Weds. Oct. 6, 12:10 p.m.	International Study Online Info Session Learn about Columbia Law School’s Semester Abroad, Global Alliance and International Dual Degree Programs. The application for study abroad will be available online from February 1 to March 1, 2022. Please RSVP for Zoom info.
Weds. 10/13, 12:10 p.m.	Lawyers, Community & Impact The first session of this year's series will feature Professor Jed Purdy speaking about his new book. The Q&A will be moderated by Professor Olatunde Johnson. Additional details to follow.
Thurs. 10/14, 12:30 p.m.	Reuben Mark Organizational Leadership Series The Reuben Mark Initiative for Organizational Character and Leadership hosts Dara Richardson-Heron, former chief patient officer of Pfizer, in conversation with Adam Bryant, senior advisor to the Reuben Mark Initiative. Register here.

Alum Spotlight: Joshua Simmons '10

Intellectual property for Joshua Simmons ’10 is serious business—and fun and games. On the credenza of his midtown Manhattan office, with its sweeping views of Brooklyn and Queens, he keeps an antique pack of Lawson’s Patent Game, Base Ball With Cards, the earliest known baseball card game ever produced, patented in 1884. On the walls, he has original drawings of Daredevil, his favorite Marvel Comics superhero. 

“You may not know this, but Daredevil is a Columbia Law School graduate, a blind Catholic who lives in Hell’s Kitchen,” he says. “Daredevil may fight crime in the streets, but his alter ego, Matt Murdoch, has litigated cases all the way to the Supreme Court—often struggling with questions of the law and justice. I’ve collected a huge amount of Daredevil art because I think he is a fascinating character, and I love the Columbia Law School connection.”

Simmons began practicing IP law in 2010, when he joined Kirkland & Ellis; he became a partner in 2016. Law 360 has named him a Top Attorney Under 40 in media and entertainment, and Chambers and Partners has included him on its list of leading copyright, trademark, and trade secret lawyers.

“IP is fascinating and never boring,” he says. “Every case is so wildly different.” Read more about Joshua Simmons.

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