Gambling with Deceptive Trade Practices: Not a Worthwhile Bet
2024-10-16 12:20 - 13:20 (America/New_York) | WCC 1023
Gambling with Deceptive Trade Practices: Not a Worthwhile Bet
Wednesday, October 16 @ 12:20pm — WCC 1023
Join Burns Charest for a conversation about two proposed class action lawsuits filed against online gaming marketers Avia Games and Papaya Games for deceptive trade practices. The gaming companies cheat consumers by telling them that they’re playing games of skill against other humans, but in reality they’re using bots and keeping the winnings for themselves. Lunch from Sweetgreen will be served. Please RSVP here.

You're Invited: Burns Charest Networking Dinner!
2024-10-16 17:30 - 19:30 | Harvest, 44 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
You’re Invited: Burns Charest Networking Dinner!
Wednesday, October 16 — 5:30pm — @ Harvest (Restaurant)
Burns Charest (BC) is a plaintiff-side litigation firm with offices in Dallas, New Orleans, and Washington D.C. It was founded in 2015, and in its nine-year history, has achieved stunning results in major antitrust, data privacy, toxic tort, and commercial litigation cases. Among other exciting work, BC is currently spearheading critical litigation against pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors, and pharmacies charged with the wrongful marketing, distribution, and dispensation of opioids. BC lawyers have been honored by nearly all relevant attorney-ratings platforms, including Texas Lawyer, American Antitrust Institute, American Law Institute, Chambers and Partners, National Law Journal, Benchmark Litigation, and Lawdragon. RSVP to Hannah Crowe (hcrowe@burnscharest.com) by Friday, October 11, 2024. Because this is a reservation, please only RSVP if you’re sure you can make it.

Law & Social Change Dinner
2024-10-16 17:30 - 19:30 | Student Org Room
Join the Law & Social Change Program of Study for their fall community gathering. Meet other students interested in using law as a tool for social change, form community, and eat dinner! RSVP here!

Wrongly Accused of Terrorism and Drug Trafficking: A Case Study of One U.S. Navy Official’s Battle
2024-10-17 12:15 - 13:15 | WCC 1023
Wrongly Accused of Terrorism and Drug Trafficking: A Case Study of One U.S. Navy Official’s Battle
Berger Montague will discuss the firm’s recent success in a Fair Credit Reporting Act case involving allegations that class members were wrongly flagged as potential terrorists and drug traffickers and were denied access to credit as a result. The lead plaintiff in the case, Mr. Fernandez, was denied a mortgage after he was reported as a potential match for a drug trafficker, even though he had a different age, name, and date of birth than the suspected trafficker. He was also a cybersecurity official in the U.S. Navy with a Top Secret clearance.
WCC 1023. Lunch provided! RSVP here.

Lunch Talk w/ Antitrust Appellate Litigator Matt Summers
2024-10-31 12:30 - 13:15 | WCC 1015
Join HLSAA and HPLA for a career discussion and talk on developments in antitrust law with HLS alumnus (and founder of HLSAA!) Matt Summers.
After graduating from HLS, Matt clerked for the First Circuit. He now is an antitrust attorney at the plaintiff firm Berger Montague in their appeals practice. Please RSVP below!

Fall 2024 Application Social Drop-Ins
2024-11-10 10:00 - 12:00 | WCC 1010 and 1015
November 10 & November 17, 2024 — 10am-12pm (both days)
Feeling lost about applying to summer Public Interest internships? Want to start working on applications but feeling too overwhelmed with course work? Want advice from 2Ls or 3Ls who have similar interests or even just a space to work on your applications in community for an hour or two? Join WLA, Lambda, First Class, BLSA, APALSA, SALSA, La Alianza, Harvard Plaintiffs’ Law Association, and LEAP for our application social drop in! Come to either or both events on Sunday November 10th and November 17th from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM to work on your applications in community! All students (1Ls, 2Ls, and 3Ls) are welcome! RSVP here for food!

The Value of Incorporating in Delaware, a Conversation with Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP
2024-11-12 12:15 - 13:00 | WCC 1019
The Value of Incorporating in Delaware, a Conversation with Labaton Keller Sucharow LLP
Moderated by HLS/HBS Professor Guhan Subramanian
RSVP Required. Lunch Provided

Block and Leviton Lunch Talk – Wrestling With the WWE: Uncovering Investment Fraud & Securities Law Violations Within World Wrestling Entertainment
2024-11-14 12:15 - 13:15 | WCC 2004
Wrestling With the WWE: Uncovering Investment Fraud & Securities Law Violations Within World Wrestling Entertainment
Block & Leviton is representing stockholders against World Wide Wrestling Entertainment, alleging illegal investment practices in its $21.4 billion dollar merger with Ultimate Fighting Championship. This case also involves allegations of sexual misconduct: plaintiffs state that without the merger, Vince McMahon would no longer have continued in his role as WWE CEO, after repeated sexual misconduct allegations. Kimberly Evans, of Block & Leviton stated: “All of the claims in this litigation stem from one thing: Vince McMahon’s pervasive sexual misconduct against many women in the WWE organization for several years.” This case showcases renowned plaintiff firm Block & Leviton’s commitment to litigating both claims of sexual misconduct and securities fraud issues. Block & Leviton attorneys will discuss this case, how a law firm becomes lead counsel for high profile litigation, and the plaintiffs’ bar in general.
WCC 2004

Fall 2024 Application Social Drop-Ins
2024-11-17 10:00 - 12:00 | WCC 3018 and 3019
November 10 (WCC 1010 and 1015) & November 17, 2024 (WCC 3018 and 2019) — 10am-12pm (both days)
Feeling lost about applying to summer Public Interest internships? Want to start working on applications but feeling too overwhelmed with course work? Want advice from 2Ls or 3Ls who have similar interests or even just a space to work on your applications in community for an hour or two? Join WLA, Lambda, First Class, BLSA, APALSA, SALSA, La Alianza, Harvard Plaintiffs’ Law Association, and LEAP for our application social drop in! Come to either or both events on Sunday November 10th and November 17th from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM to work on your applications in community! All students (1Ls, 2Ls, and 3Ls) are welcome! RSVP here for food!

1L Summer Job Search Panel with HPLA Board Members
2024-11-18 12:20 - 13:20 | WCC 1010
November 18th @ Lunch: 1L Summer Job Search Panel with HPLA Board Members
Join current HPLA 2Ls for a panel to answer all 1L summer job-related questions! RSVP here for lunch (please!)
WCC 1010

1L Summer Job Fair
2024-12-02 18:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
December 2nd (Evening): 1L Summer Job Fair
ZOOM
Join our job fair to connect with attorneys from plaintiff-side firms around the country to learn about their summer associate and/or full time associate positions. Afterwards, you are encouraged to apply to firms directly, using your contacts and information from the fair. You will also be given the opportunity to submit your resume to prospective employers. RSVP here.
Not just for 1Ls! 2Ls & 3Ls are welcome to join and connect with firms, drop resumes, and connect about 2L summer & full time associate positions as well.

December 4th (Evening): HPLA Elections
2024-12-04 18:00 - 20:00
December 4th (Evening): HPLA Elections
If you receive these emails and you’re an HLS student, you’re eligible to run for a board position! We encourage all members to join, regardless of whether they want to run for a position or whether they’re there to case their votes. Stay tuned for more information.

Lunch Talk with Walkup Melodia
2025-02-26 12:20 - 13:20
Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2025 — 12:20pm-1:20pm — WCC 3019
Join Walkup Melodia for a conversation focused on client acquisition and the process of working with individual, non-corporate clients. The discussion will also cover the business development aspects of plaintiffs’ law. Flour will be provided! RSVP here.

Plaintiff-Side Office Hours
2025-02-26 14:00 - 17:00
Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025 — 2pm-5pm — WCC 3034
Want to dig deeper into plaintiff’s side practice? Have questions about partnership structures at plaintiff-side firms? About finding your niche? About the business side of plaintiffs’ practice? Or anything else better-suited for a short meeting? Join Spencer Pahlke for office hours to answer any more in-depth questions you have plaintiffs’ practice. In addition to his catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death practice at Walkup Melodia in San Francisco, Spencer held the founding summit for the NPLA, is the founder of For the Plaintiff, and has mentored many dozens of aspiring plaintiff’s attorneys.
No need to make an appointment, this is a drop-in event. Free Coffee provided!

Law Firm Panel - Transitioning from Big Law to Plaintiffs' Law
2025-03-11 12:30 - 13:30
WCC 2009 @ Lunch
Join attorneys from Cohen Milstein, Hausfeld, and Morgan & Morgan for insights about what it’s like to transition from big law to plaintiff-side work.
Felipe’s will be served for lunch. Please RSVP here so that we can order enough food!

Donut & Coffee "Office Hours" with Cohen Milstein and Morgan & Morgan Lawyers
2025-03-11 15:00 - 17:00
WCC 1057 @ 3pm-5pm
Drop-in to chat with attorneys Aaron Zimmerman from Morgan & Morgan and Alexandra Gray from Cohen Milstein for office hours and ask questions about transitioning from Big Law to the Plaintiffs’ Law, and about the Plaintiffs’ Bar in general. Coffee and donuts will be provided!

Student Panel - Fall Course Selection
2025-03-25 12:30 - 13:30
WCC 1019 @ Lunch
Join HPLA 2Ls and 3Ls for a conversation about fall course selection.
Lunch will be provided! Please RSVP here.

Vigorous Public Interest Law Day
2025-04-01 12:00 - 20:30
12pm-4pm: Langdell North
5:30pm-8:30pm: Milstein East
Harvard Plaintiffs’ Law Association invites you to attend: Vigorous Public Interest Law Day with opening remarks by Ralph Nader (HLS’58). The program will feature highly relevant presentations and group discussions with some of the nation’s most courageous public interest lawyers including Sam Levine HLS’12, Bruce Fein HLS’72, Robert Weissman HLS’95, Joan Claybrook, and Pete Davis HLS’18, to name a few. Lunch from Felipe’s will be provided for the afternoon session, and light bites will be provided in the evening.

Law Firm Panel - Diversity in the Plaintiffs' Bar
2025-04-08 12:30 - 13:30
Join attorneys from Kanner & Whiteley, Equity Litigation Group, Anapol Weiss, and Kessler Topaz for a panel on diversity in the plaintiffs’ bar. Lunch will be served. To ensure we order enough food, please RSVP!

HPLA Panel: 2L Summer Job Search
2025-04-10 12:30 - 13:30
12:20pm — WCC 1010
Join HPLA 2Ls and 3Ls for a presentation and Q&A about finding a job in plaintiffs’ law for 2L summer. Submit your questions here! Lunch will be served. To ensure we order enough food, please RSVP.

Advice I wish I had: The Case for Pursuing a Career as a Plaintiffs' Lawyer
2025-04-15 12:30 - 13:30
12:30pm — WCC 2004
Join us for a lunch talk and for a happy hour with Bill Reid of Reid Collins Tsai, a leading plaintiff-side boutique specializing in business and financial litigation. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP here.
Happy hour logistics forthcoming.

What is Plaintiffs' Law?
2025-09-22 12:20 - 2025-10-06 13:20
September 22 @ 12:20pm –– Room TBD
1Ls! Before we started at HLS, many of us in HPLA didn’t know what plaintiff-side law (aka plaintiffs’ law) was. If you’re in that bucket and interested in learning more, please join us for our first event of the year: What is Plaintiffs’ Law? And if you were born knowing you want to practice plaintiff-side work, we are excited to share how HPLA can support you!
We’ll talk about plaintiff-side work (spoiler alert: it’s great) and how HPLA supports HLS students on the road to plaintiff-side litigation. Plus, we’ll be giving out some merch (first come first served). We hope to see you there! Bring your friends. RSVP here for lunch.

Fighting Bullies: The Case for a Career in Plaintiffs’ Law
2025-09-25 17:30 - 18:30
Tues. Oct. 7, 2025 @ 5:30pm-6:30pm –– WCC 1010
Drawing on three decades of experience holding powerful wrongdoers accountable, Bill will share lessons from landmark victories and settlements worth billions. A leading voice for the plaintiffs’ bar, he has successfully litigated cases involving business torts, fraud, and complex financial transactions.
Dinner will be provided! Free copies of Fighting Bullies will be available while supplies last. RSVP here!

HPLA Member Happy Hour
2025-09-25 18:00 - 19:00
September 25 @ 6pm –– HLS Pub
All HPLA members are invited to the first HPLA member happy hour of the year @ the HLS pub on Thursday, Sept. 25 (right after LRW). There will be snacks and HPLA will provide drink tickets. See you there! RSVP here.

The Retrievals: A Conversation with Kelly Fitzpatrick and John Koskoff
2025-09-30 12:30 - 2025-10-02 13:30
Thurs. Oct. 2 @ Lunch –– WCC 2012
Join Kelly Fitzpatrick and Josh Koskoff to talk about their civil law case against Yale New Haven Hospital on behalf of Yale Fertility Center patients who were harmed in the story told in The Retrievals, a five-part podcast hosted by author and “This American Life” editor Susan Burton.
“The Retrievals” tells the story of a dozen women who underwent egg retrieval procedures at the Yale Fertility Center. For months they complained of severe pain. But nobody caught on to exactly what was wrong, until one day when an anesthesiologist noticed a loose cap on a vial of fentanyl. Soon the truth was revealed: a nurse at the clinic had been stealing the pain medication and replacing it with saline. Eventually the nurse has her own story, about her own pain, that she tells to the court. And then there is the story of how this all could have happened at the Yale clinic in the first place. “The Retrievals” is about the patients who say their pain was dismissed, a nurse who was hiding something, and the institution that failed to protect its patients.”
Lunch will be provided!

Your Money or Your Life: Antitrust and Healthcare
2025-10-21 12:30 - 13:30
Tues. Oct. 28, 2025 @ Lunch — WCC 1023
Competition in healthcare is not like competition in most other industries. Those who pay (typically the insurance companies) don’t choose the products or services being purchased. And those who choose (typically the doctors and patients) don’t pay most of the cost. This, among other unique features of the healthcare industry, creates a market that can be manipulated by institutions with market power.
What, if anything, can the antitrust laws do to fix that?
Join attorneys from Berger Montague to find out.
Lunch provided. RSPV here.

Lunch Talk with Walkup Melodia
2025-11-04 12:30 - 2025-11-12 13:30
Weds. Nov. 12, 2025 @ Lunch — WCC 2019
Topic TBD, but sure to delight! RSVP here.

Happy Hour with Spencer Pahlke of Walkup Melodia
2025-11-04 18:00 - 2025-11-12 20:00
Weds. Nov. 12, 2025 @ 6pm–8pm — The Hourly Oyster House
Spencer Pahlke is a leading plaintiff-side litigator and mentor to many students interested in plaintiff-side work. He’s the brain behind the For the Plaintiff Program and one of the forces of the Law Student Amicus Brief in support of Perkins Coie last year when Perkins sued the Trump administration. We strongly encourage all students interested in plaintiff-side law to join us for some nibbles, a drink, and great connections. RSVP here to ensure we order enough bites.

The Role of Plaintiffs' Lawyers in Protecting Artists and Authors in the Age of AI
2026-02-25 12:30 - 13:30
When: Wednesday, February 25 during the lunch block
Where: WCC 2009
What: Join Jacob Miller, HLS ‘20, an associate in Lieff Cabraser’s New York office, for a discussion about his representation of a class of writers and copyright holders in Bartz v. Anthropic. This case resulted in a preliminarily-approved $1.5 billion settlement—the largest copyright settlement in history—pending final approval in April 2026. Jacob represents consumers, authors, and artists in cutting-edge litigation as a member of the plaintiffs’ bar. Any recording of the event is prohibited. Lunch will be served!
RSVP: here!

How's Life As A Plaintiffs' Attorney?
2026-03-05 12:30 - 13:30
When: Thursday, March 5 during the lunch block
Where: WCC 1015
What: Join Warren Postman, Managing Partner of leading plaintiffs’ firm Keller Postman and HLS alumnus, for a practical, real-world overview of plaintiff-side practice. Warren has helped build Keller Postman’s arbitration practice, which resolves the claims of consumers and employees subject to forced arbitration clauses. The discussion will cover what it’s like to represent plaintiffs across different models, including mass torts, class actions, mass arbitration, and personal injury, and how these practices differ in day-to-day work, strategy, and career paths. Lunch will be served!
RSVP: here!
