You Can't Sue Me (Here)! Questions of Jurisdiction in a Global Marketplace

Ten years into the Internet Age, doing business over the Internet is still raising questions of personal jurisdiction. Individuals buying and selling over the Internet are finding themselves hauled into a court a thousand miles away. Businesses are being sued for libel across the globe. Foreign hackers are facing extradition orders calling them to account for their crimes. Courts around the world come to different jurisdictional conclusions - even when supposedly applying the same standards. Where will you be sued tomorrow and what can you do about it?

Featuring:

Mark Chandler '81, General Counsel, Cisco Systems, Inc.

Jon Sobel, Sr. Vice President, General Counsel, Yahoo! Inc.

Ronald Katz, Partner, Manatt, Phelps, & Phillips, LLP

Jay Monahan, Vice President and Deputy Counsel for Litigation and Intellectual Property, eBay, Inc.

Moderated by:

Paul Goldstein, Stella W. and Ira S. Lillick Professor of Law, Stanford Law School

6:30 p.m. Private pre-event reception for Stanford Law School alumni, summer associates, newly admitted students, and Stanford Center for E-Commerce guests. Hosted by Douglas A. Tanner, JD/MBA '77 (AB '75), and Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP. Co-sponsored by the Stanford Law Society of Silicon Valley and the Stanford Center for E-Commerce (Stanford Program in Law, Science & Technology). Fisher Conference Center, Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center

7:30 p.m. Panel discussion, co-sponsored by the Stanford Law Society of Silicon Valley, the Stanford Center for E-Commerce, and The Churchill Club. McCaw Hall, Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center