TikTok:

Navigating Global Challenges at the Intersection of Law, Technology, and Governance

Penn APALSA’s 24th Annual Conference

Saturday, February 15, 2025

Panel One: TikTok and the Global Marketplace: Mergers, Innovation, and Corporate Governance. Speakers include Yuan He, associate at Cleary Gottlieb Stein & Hamilton LLP; Yunhui (Howard) He, associate at JunHe; Professor Ji Li at UC Irvine School of Law; Isabella (Xu) Zhang, S.J.D. Candidate, University of Virginia School of Law; Jonathan Zhou, partner at Freshfields.

Panel Two: TikTok on Trial: Data Privacy, Regulation, and National Security. Speakers include Matt Nguyen, associate Cooley LLP; Professor Joseph Thai at ​University of Oklahoma College of Law; Professor Christopher Yoo at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. ​

Register Here 

Note: Speaker list may not reflect attendance on day of the conference

This program has been approved for a total of 4.0 Substantive CLE credits for Pennsylvania lawyers. CLE credit may be available in other jurisdictions as well. Attendees seeking CLE credit must register for CLE credit via the online CLE registration link and make a payment via cash or check made payable to “The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania” on the day of the event in the amount of $160.00 ($80.00 public interest/non-profit attorneys). In order to receive the appropriate amount of credit, evaluation forms must be completed.

APALSA is the largest student-run organization at Penn Law.  As an academic, cultural, and social group, APALSA invests in the professional and personal development of its members. We also hope to make strong contributions to Penn Law, APA, and larger legal communities.  As a group, APALSA strives to shape Asian America in the legal field by preparing its members for well-rounded and successful legal careers.

Due to the generous support of the law school and the legal community, the conference is FREE for all attendees.
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Our annual conference, which will take place in February 2025, is the cornerstone of our efforts to develop a vibrant and diverse community at Penn.  Each year we attract over 200 students from top law schools across the country including Penn, Columbia, Yale, NYU, Virginia, Georgetown, Michigan, Duke, Cornell, and many more.  In addition, numerous distinguished speakers and leading legal practitioners attend our conference as keynote speakers and panelists.  Our conference features an employer reception with dedicated spaces for sponsoring
law firms to connect with student attendees, as well as events and dinners for our top sponsors.

Please feel free to reach out to us at conference@pennlaw.upenn.edu with any questions you may have and continue to check back in with this page as we finalize the details of the event.

ADDRESS & DIRECTIONS

Penn Law
​3501 Sansom St. (on Sansom Street, between 34th and 36th Streets)
​Philadelphia, PA 19104