Speaking Engagement

Legal Update

Blank Rome senior counsel Hon. Timothy K. Lewis will serve as a panel moderator at the 2023 Eradicate Hate Global Summit, being held September 27 through 29, 2023 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 

ABOUT THE SUMMIT

The Eradicate Hate Global Summit is the most comprehensive anti-hate conference in the world. It unites experts and leaders from around the globe, who are dedicated to eradicating all forms of hate-fueled violence. The purpose of the Summit is to provide a unique, multidisciplinary forum to share ideas and build working relationships to drive the development and deployment of effective approaches to reduce hate-fueled violence.

Judge Lewis, who is Treasurer for the Summit, will moderate the “Plenary 2.3 Legal Update” session, which will take place on Thursday, September 28, from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m.

ABOUT THE SESSION

The legal system was active over the last year, and this panel provides updates on those major cases, including from those who tried them.

• Moderator: Timothy Lewis, Eradicate Hate Global Summit; Blank Rome
• Daniel Kramer, Paul Weiss
• Justin Herdman, Jones Day
• Licha Nyiendo, Human Rights First
• James Felte, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Dept. of Justice

The Summit will also include breakout sessions and evening film showings, along with keynote presentations by Alejandro N. Mayorkas (Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security), Neil Potts (Vice President of Public Policy, Meta), Tom Nichols (Author and Staff Writer, The Atlantic), Jeff Pegues (Chief National Affairs & Justice Correspondent, CBS News), and H.E. Ahmed AlMansoori (Founder, Crossroads of Civilizations Museum; Founder, First Holocaust Memorial Gallery in the Arabic & Islamic World; Board Member & Head of Museums Committee, International Council of Museums UAE; Former Member, UAE Federal National Council).

For more information, please visit the event webpage.