Regularly during the school year, the Dean hosts roundtable discussions with prominent guests who have utilized their law degrees in a variety of nontraditional ways. Over lunch with a small group of students, guests speak autobiographically about their work experiences, sharing valuable insight about how they found their chosen path. Please note that the roundtables are informal and off-the-record.
George Weiss ’68, who will be the Dean’s guest on Thursday, October 2nd, is Founder and CEO of Beechtree Capital, LLC. Mr. Weiss is also an accomplished attorney, entrepreneur, board member and venture capitalist with over 40 years of senior management and venture and private equity investing experience. He has been a company founder, officer and board member as well as a senior advisor to top-level executives in high-growth industries around the world. His investment and management expertise has contributed to the growth of numerous new or emerging companies in developing industries.
Prior to launching Beechtree Capital, Mr. Weiss practiced corporate law with the New York City firm of Rubin, Baum, Levin, Constant & Friedman, where he became a senior partner and member of the firm’s management committee. Through merger, the firm is now the primary New York office of SNR Denton, the 25th largest law firm in the world.
The Dean’s roundtables are open to 18 interested NYU School of Law JD and graduate students. In order to achieve a representational mix of students, we will designate a proportionate number of seats to JD students and graduate students, respectively, to be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. The roundtables will begin at 12:30 P.M. in Snow Dining Room. If you would like to attend a roundtable, please sign up in advance by emailing Alexandria Trempe at lexi.trempe@nyu.edu. Please indicate whether you are a JD or graduate student, and whether you have any dietary restrictions.