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ECO Career Events
Major to Major (M2M) Career Coaching Day (Sponsored by the ECO) (Friday, August 30th 2024, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm EDT)
When: Friday, August 30th 2024, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm EDT
Location: Newcomb Hall, Ballroom, Newcomb Hall (Student Center), Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA
Prospective Economics Majors! Economics Majors! Visit with studentswho interned with the employers listed below during summer 2024! They will be in Newcomb Hall's Ballroom from 10 am - 1pm on Friday, August 30. Register here to reserve your spot. The student internship employers span industries and sectors. This event will foster casual, informal conversations that may help you as you conduct research about employers, prepare for upcoming resume drop deadlines and conversations with employers/alumni. Students will have the opportunity to practice their pitches in this low-stakes setting. Dress is casual. ***Please note that the Career Coaches are not serving as hiring representatives for their past employers. They are working independently to help fellow majors and College students.*** See the link below to see the employers, industries, and job functions represented by our coaches. Coaches may be scheduled for 1-3 hour slots. (Link will be listed here by 8/23) DRESS IS CASUAL. Coaches interned at or Studied abroad at: Atlantic Union BankBaltimore RavensBank of AmericaBates White ConsultingCapital OneCitiDC AdvisoryDeloitteDentsu InternationalDiversified Energy CompanyEdgeworth EconomicsEvergreen Services GroupEYFederal Reserve BoardFederal Reserve Board of GovernorsFOX SportsFTI ConsultingGoldman SachsJ.P. Morgan ChaseJPMorgan Chase & Co.LazardMcKinsey & CompanyOrleans District Attorney’s OfficeRaymond JanesRed Cell PartnersSakesThe Nature ConservancyUVA in OxfordWells Fargo
https://virginia.joinhandshake.com/events/1548271/share_previewBusiness Lawyers, What Do They Do? UVA Law [Sponsored by the ECO] & UVA (Monday, September 23rd 2024, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDT)
When: Monday, September 23rd 2024, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDT
Location: Newcomb Hall, South Meeting Room, Newcomb Hall (Student Center), Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA
Meet UVA Law Professor, Econ alum, and Corporate Attorney, Pete Lyons, as he unravels the mystery of what corporate lawyers do, and how you can decide which area may be the best fit for you! Pete will discuss litigation, anit-trust, mergers and acquisitions and more. Peter D. Lyons is senior counsel in the New York office of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, whose practice focuses on U.S. and cross-border public and private mergers and acquisitions. He served as U.S. managing partner for four years and global co-head of the corporate group.Pete received his BA in Economics from UVA and his JD from Georgetown.Lunch will be provided.Lyons represents leading U.S. and global companies in acquisitions and sales of public and private companies, asset acquisition and disposition transactions and joint ventures. He advises clients across a range of sectors, including financial services, healthcare, biotechnology, telecommunications and transportation. He has been recognized as a top M&A attorney in the U.S. by in-house counsel and peers in Expert Guides: Best of the Best and recommended as a leading M&A practitioner by many publications, including Chambers & Partners.He currently serves on the board of directors of American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. He is a member of the faculty and planning committee of the Tulane Corporate Law Institute and the board of editors of The M&A Lawyer. This event is a part of Pre-Law Week. Consider attending one of our other programs:
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