Administrator of BP and Sept. 11th Victim-Compensation Funds to Speak at Penn Law School Today
WHO: Kenneth Feinberg
WHAT: “Unconventional Responses to Unique Catastrophies”
WHEN: Oct. 12, 2010, 4:30 p.m.
WHERE: University of Pennsylvania Law School 3400 Chestnut St.
Kenneth Feinberg will discuss how the law can be applied to provide unconventional responses to national tragedies.
Feinberg is the administrator of the $20 billion BP oil spill compensation fund. In 2009, he oversaw compensation for executives at firms that received federal bailout funds. Also, he was the special master for the federal September 11th victim compensation fund.
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