NewswireToday - /newswire/ - New York, NY, United States, 12/19/2008 - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia will headline, The Institute of American and Talmudic Law’s (IAT Law) Midwinter Conference, entitled, “The Right to Privacy and Individual Liberties – From Ancient Times to the Cyberspace Age,” on Wednesday.

The Institute of American and Talmudic Law (IAT Law) is holding its Midwinter Conference on the subject of privacy rights. The Conference is being hosted at the law offices of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP (Manhattan Office). It will explore ancient and modern ideas about privacy rights and will discuss the lessons to be learned for today’s technological age.

Unique, to IAT Law, Talmudic scholars will also explore whether there are similar ideas in Judaic law, as well as, how the Judaic legal code views privacy rights.
In addition to Justice Scalia, the event will feature many of the country’s top legal minds and privacy experts, taking part in an exciting day-long program. Confirmed speakers include Supreme Court litigator Nathan Lewin of Lewin & Lewin PC; privacy and technology expert Jules Polonetsky; attorney Barry I. Slotnick, of Buchanan Ingersol; NYU professor of law Helen Nissenbaum; George Washington University Professor of Law Jeffery Rosen, Philip Rosen, partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges; Suzanne Stern of Cardozo Law and Rabbi Shlomo Yaffe, dean of IAT Law.

The Institute of American and Talmudic Law (iatlaw.org), is a New York City based non-profit organization that provides continuing legal education CLE to attorneys and other professionals, and is an affiliate of Chabad-Lubavitch of Midtown Manhattan (NY). IAT Law is known throughout the field of continuing legal education as one of the top providers of ground-breaking programs on a wide range of topics through the careful contrasting of American and Talmudic Law.

The Talmudic legal system has a 3,300 year old history which remains vibrant and is still applicable to the latest cultural, economic, and technological trends. There are many areas of potential cross pollination that have heretofore been unavailable or inaccessible to the contemporary legal community. IAT Law makes these resources available through live and online continuing legal education seminars.

The seminar will comprise a continental breakfast and buffet lunch. Special group rates and rates are available for non-attorneys are available.

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