Michele DeStefano

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Michele DeStefano
Associate Professor of Law
J.D. 2002, Harvard Law School
B.A. 1991, Dartmouth College

Telephone: 305-284-2411   |   Office: G284
E-mail: mdestefano@law.miami.edu
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SSRN   |   LawWithoutWalls™

July 2013

The Impact/future of automation on legal services
Panelist, Boston Legal Tech and Innovation Meetup at Suffolk University

June 2013

Eversheds 2013 Peer Review Award Finalist for Collaboration with LawWithoutWalls

June 2013

Beyond Benchmarking? How Should Law and Corporate Compliance Intersect
Speaker, Fordham Law School Second Legal Ethics Shmooze

May 2013

Miami Law Recognized as Top 12 Teaching Legal Practice Technology by ABA

April 2013

Claim Funders and Commercial Claim Holders: A Common Interest or a Common Problem?
Speaker, Clifford Symposium DePaul University

March 2013

Innovating in Teams: The Practice and Theory of Creativity
Lecturer, with David Wilkins, Harvard Law School Exec Ed
Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA

March 2013

Solving the Legal Crisis: Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Presenter, with Renee Knake, Stanford
Stanford Law School, Stanford, CA

February 2013

The Future of Corporate Compliance
Lecturer, IE Lawyers Management Executive Education Program
Online (with IE Madrid, Spain)

February 2013

THE LEGAL NETWORK: Lawyers Embracing Social Networking
Key Note Speaker with Michael Bossone Miami Law Review
University of Miami School of Law, Miami, FL

January 2013

Creating a New Universe: A Virtual Gateway to Learning and Connecting Across the Globe
Presenter and Panelist with Michael Bossone, AALS,
New Orleans, LA

December 2012

When Outsiders Invest in Law Suits, An Ethical Debate on this Growing Trend
Speaker, With Tony Sebok, DRI
New York, New York

November 2012

Commercial Claim Funders, Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen or Stone Soup?
Guest Lecturer, Harvard Law School, David Wilkins' Legal Profession Course
Cambridge, MA

November 2012

Beyond Benchmarking: How Should Law and Corporate Compliance Intersect?
Speaker, Harvard Law School, Program on the legal profession Speakers Series
Cambridge, MA

July 2012

What Skills Does LawWithoutWalls Hone?
Panelist, International Legal Ethics Conference
Banff, Canada

July 2012

Legal Ethics and Regulation Education around the Globe
Panelist, International Legal Ethics Conference
Banff, Canada

July 2012

Lawyer Independence
Panelist, International Legal Ethics Conference
Banff, Canada

June 2012

Virtual Third Places
Presenter, Law Tech Camp
London, UK

April 2012

Comparative and International Perspectives on Professionalism
Commentator, The Law: Business or Profession? The Continuing Relevance of Julius Henry Cohen for the Practice of Law in the Twenty-First Century
Fordham Law School, New York, New York

April 2012

When Outsiders Invest in Lawsuits – An Ethical Debate on This Growing Trend in Litigation,
Panelist, DRI The Voice of the Defense Bar
Chicago, IL

April 2012

Best Practices and Ethical Considerations in Corporate Compliance
Panelist, Corporate Compliance Conference: Managing Practitioner Risks in a Complex Global Environment
Fordham Law School, New York, NY

March 2012

Perspectives on Ethical, Social, and Moral Issues in Financing Litigation
Panelist, Commercial Litigation Funding and Investment 2012
New York, NY

February 2012

Lawyers' Management Program: The Future of Compliance in Large Publicly Traded Corporations
IE Law School Executive Education
Online

February 2012

Ethical Issues in International Litigation: Fee Sharing, Suit Financing
Panelist, 10th Annual International Litigation and Arbitration Conference (ILAC)
Miami, Florida

January 2012

Selected based on a call for papers Competition: The "New" Corporate Governance and Compliance
Key Presenter, AALS Business Section
Washington D.C.

January 2012

Busting Out Scholarship: Becoming Relevant Outside the Legal Academy with Non-Traditional Scholarship
Panelist, AALS
Washington D.C.

January 2012, January 2011, January 2010

Problem Solving Course: The Case of the Antibacterial Toys and Writing a Press Release
Co-Teacher with David Wilkins for 2 days to 80 1Ls

November 2011

Outside Influence On Lawyers: To Many Cooks in the Kitchen or Stone Soup?
Presenter, Florida State University
Tallahasee, FL

November 2011

Outside Influence On Lawyers: To Many Cooks in the Kitchen or Stone Soup?
Presenter, University of Miami
Miami, FL

November 2011

LawWithoutWalls
Key Presenter, Citizens Board Membership Meeting
University of Miami, Miami FL

November 2011

The Government's Unofficial Stance on Compliance Departments: To Comply or Not To Comply? Guest Speaker, In-House Club Working Breakfast, Iberian Lawyer
Miami, Florida

November 2011

Alternative Litigation Funding: Current Status and Issues in the US, UK, and Australia
Panelist, Master Class, Ibeiran Lawyer
Miami, Florida

November 2011

The Government's Unofficial Stance on Compliance Departments: To Comply or Not To Comply?
Panelist and Presenter, PLI
New York, NY

October 2011

LawWithoutWalls
College of Law Practice Management, Futures Conference Chicago IL
University of Miami, Miami

October 2011

Active Third Party Litigation Funding: To Many Cooks in the Kitchen or Stone Soup?
Presenter, Fordham Law School
New York, NY

October 2011

Innovaction Award

September 2011

The Government's Unofficial Stance on Compliance Departments: To Comply or Not To Comply?
KeyNote and Co-Chair of Event, Corporate Counsel Summit
Law Vegas, NV

September 2011

Developing and Negotiating Alternative Fee Arrangements that Will Save You Money and Time
Moderator and Co-Chair of event, Corporate Counsel Summit
Law Vegas, NV

June 2011

The "new" Third Party Funding of International Arbitration Claims: Similarities and Differences from Funding Litigation Claims, Products, Services, Issues, Recent Jurisprudence, and Status
Panelist, Third Party Funding of International Arbitration Claims: The Newest "New New Thing"
Fordham Law School, New York, NY

June 2011

LawWithoutWalls
College of Arts and Sciences
University of Miami, Miami

May 2011

The Government's Unofficial Stance on Compliance Departments: To Comply or Not To Comply?
Law and Society Conference
San Francisco, CA

May 2011

Crisis War room – General Counsel's Role in Shaping the PR Strategy
Moderator, Inside Counsel Magazine's 11th Annual Super Conference
Chicago, IL

May 2011

LawWithoutWalls
Board of Trustees
University of Miami, Miami

April 2011

LawWithoutWalls: Year in Review
FutureEd 3: New Business Models for U.S. and Global Legal Education
New York Law School, New York, NY

November 2010

Hiring Teams, Firms and Lawyers: Evidence of the Evolving Relationships in the Corporate Legal Market
Legal Theory Workshop
University of Miami, School of Law, Miami, FL

October 2010

LawWithoutWalls
FutureEd 2: Making Global Lawyers for the 21st Century
Harvard Law School, Cambridge MA

October 2010

Ethical Pitfalls In An Unethical World
Panel participant on crime-fraud exception to the attorney-client privilege in the civil context, the corporate attorney-client privilege and third-party consultants, and ethical lessons from the Lehman Brothers report
Turn Around Management Association Annual Convention, Orlando, FL

July 2010

The Government's Unofficial Stance on Compliance Departments: To Comply or Not To Comply?
International Legal Ethics Conference
Stanford Law School, Palo Alto, CA

June 2010

The Year in Review in Confidentiality and Attorney-Client Privilege
ABA's 2010 National Conference on Professional Responsibility
Seattle, WA

May 2010

Hiring Teams from Rivals: Theory and Evidence on the Evolving Relationships in the Corporate Legal Market
Law and Society Conference
Chicago, IL

May 2010

The Eclipse of Evidentiary-Based Fact-finding and its Unintended Consequences
Law and Society Conference
Chicago, IL

April 2010

Advocacy in the Court of Public Opinion Part II: How Far Should Corporate Lawyers Go?
Legal Theory Workshop
University of Miami, School of Law, Miami, FL

March 2010

Hiring Teams from Rivals: Theory and Evidence on the Evolving Relationships in the Corporate Legal Market
Developing Business: Effective Strategies for Building Profiles, Networks, and Client Relationships PLI
New York

March 2010

Hiring Teams from Rivals: Theory and Evidence on the Evolving Relationships in the Corporate Legal Market
Law Firm Evolution: Brave New World or Business as Usual Conference
Georgetown Law Center, Washington D.C.

January 2010

Fraud Perpetrated by Law Firms: What is the Lawyer's Duty to Report
University of Miami School of Law Ethics and Professional Responsibility Program Panel on Lawyers and Professionalism: The Rothstein Scandal/Saga and Beyond
University of Miami, School of Law, Miami, FL

November 2009

Advocacy in the Court of Public Opinion Part II: How Far Should Corporate Lawyers Go?
Florida Legal Scholarship Forum
Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport, FL

March 2009

Advocacy in the Court of Public Opinion: Broadening the Role of Corporate Attorneys
Program on the Legal Profession Workshop
Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA

March 2009

Advocacy in the Court of Public Opinion: Broadening the Role of Corporate Attorneys
Symposium: Empirical Research on the Legal Profession
Georgetown Law School, Washington D.C.

August 2008

Corporate Lawyers' Use of Third Party Consultants in Internal Investigations
Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers 2008 Annual Meeting
Fordham Law School, New York, NY

May 2008

The Corporate Attorney-Client Privilege: Third Rate Doctrine for Third Party Consultants
The ABA Center for Professional Responsibility, 34th National Conference on Professional Responsibility
Scholarship Roundtable, Boston, MA

May 2008

Placing Law, Annual Meeting of the Law and Society Association and the Canadian Law and Society Association
Drivers of Contemporary Law Firm Culture
Montreal, Canada

April 2008

Program on the Legal Profession Workshop
Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA

October 2007

International Exchange Symposium with Stockholm Law School
Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA

November 2004; August 2005; April 2007

Guest Lecturer on Ethics and LRW
Vermont Law School
Lectured regarding oral argument, memorandum writing, and ethics to 80 third-year law students as part of Professor Jennifer B. Sargent's Legal Profession and Judicial Externship classes

Awards and Honors

Paper on Compliance selected by AALS Business Section as part of a Call for Papers Competition

LawWithoutWalls Selected to be topic in KeyNote presentation at AALS about Legal Education 2012

InnovAction Award 2011

Awarded by the College of Law Practice Management, an honorary world-wide organization that recognizes innovation in the delivery of legal services and education. The InnovAction Award has been given in the past to internationally renowned legal organizations that developed innovative programs like Axiom Legal and DLA Piper. This is the first time that law school initiative was recognized.