An audience with leading litigator, Prof. Alan Dershowitz

Esteemed American lawyer, academic and dynamic speaker, Professor Alan Dershowitz will present at an exclusive event in Auckland next month.

Proudly presented by MinterEllisonRuddWatts and the Raye Freedman Trust, the one-off lecture will explore the erosion of civil liberties in ‘liberal’ societies and examine how extremism is undermining law.

A scholar of United States constitutional law and criminal law, and a leading defender of civil liberties, Professor Dershowitz spent most of his career at Harvard Law School where he became the youngest full professor of law in its history. He held the Felix Frankfurter professorship there from 1993 until his retirement in December 2013. Today he is a regular CNN and Fox News contributor and political analyst.

Dershowitz was involved in several legal cases, and is a commentator on the Arab-Israeli conflict. As a criminal appellate lawyer, he won 13 of the 15 murder and attempted murder cases he handled, and has represented a series of celebrity clients, including Mike Tyson, Patty Hearst, and Jim Bakker. His most notable cases include his role in overturning the conviction of Claus von Bülow for the attempted murder of his wife, and as the appellate adviser for the defense in the OJ Simpson murder trial in 1995.

A political liberal, Professor Dershowitz has authored a number of books about politics and law, including the best-selling The Case for Israel.

Don't miss this opportunity to hear from one of America's pre-eminent legal minds.

What: An audience with leading litigator Professor Alan Dershowitz

Where: Fisher & Paykel Lecture Theatre, Owen Glenn Building, University of Auckland, 12 Grafton Road, Auckland

When: 6pm - 7pm, Wednesday 14 February (registration opens at 5.45pm)

Click here to reserve your seat at this free event.

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