Events

Upcoming 202526 Events

Please visit Past Events for recordings.

Technology and National Security Lawyering: A Conversation with John Dermody

Monday, Nov. 3, 2025 | 12 – 1 p.m. | King Hall, Room 1301 | In-Person Only

John Dermody
John Dermody

John Dermody is the Deputy Chief Counsel for the CHIPS Program Office at the Department of Commerce, which is responsible for providing $39 billion in incentives to support the US semiconductor industry. Before joining Commerce, John was a Counsel at O’Melveny & Myers, where he litigated false claims act cases and advised on national security, cybersecurity, data privacy, and federal grant administration issues. He previously served as a Deputy Legal Advisor for the National Security Council, where he advised the National Security Advisor, the White House Counsel, and the White House Chief of Staff on matters related to cybersecurity, intelligence activities, infrastructure protection, disaster response, and border and transportation security, among other issues. He also served in the General Counsel Offices of the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense.

Co-sponsored with the Center for International Law and Policy. Lunch provided.

 

Kyung Sin Park
Professor Kyung Sin Park

Kyung Sin Park, Professor of Law at Korea University Law School and Co-founder and Director of Open Net

Monday, Jan. 26, 2026 | 12 – 1 p.m. | King Hall, Room 1301

 

 

Please enjoy photos and recordings from our Fall 2025 Speaker Series.

Peter Lee, Jérôme De Cooman, Didier Mattivi
Professor Jérôme De Cooman (pictured with CILS Director, Professor Peter Lee and University of Liège Director Didier Mattivi), Fairness in the European Union Artificial Intelligence Act
Peter Lee and Elaine K. Kim
Elaine K. Kim (pictured with Professor Peter Lee), Ideas and Expression — What Really Is Free and What Isn’t? Observations from Entertainment Litigation (no recording)