TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Jill E. Fisch, Alpin J. Cameron professor of law and director of the Fordham Center for Corporate, Securities and Financial Law at Fordham University School of Law, will present a Meador Lecture on Fiduciaries on Thursday, Oct. 20, at 2 p.m. in the Moot Courtroom of The University of Alabama School of Law.

The title of the lecture is “The Analyst as Fiduciary: A Misguided Quest for Analyst Independence?”

Fisch received her B.A. from Cornell University (1982) and J.D. from the Yale Law School (1985). She previously was associated with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton and worked at the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice. She is a member of the American Law Institute, American Law and Economics Association, Institute for Law and Economic Policy, and serves as chair of the Association of American Law Schools Section on Business Associations.

Fisch is the author of numerous articles, including “Vultures or Vanguards? The Role of Litigation in Sovereign Debt Restructuring” (Emory Law Journal, 2004) and “How to Fix Wall Street: A Voucher Financing Proposal for Securities Intermediaries” (Yale Law Journal, 2003).

Because issues of trust and responsibility permeate many legal settings, fiduciaries – those held to special standards of accountability – play a critical role in facilitating the operation of legal systems. Sometimes these fiduciaries are individuals while other times they may be government bodies, other entities, or even whole societies. Both of these scholars bring a unique perspective on the role of fiduciaries, and the fiduciary obligation, in their respective fields.

The “Fiduciaries” lecture series brings leading scholars in the field to the UA School of Law to discuss the role of fiduciaries, and the fiduciary obligation, in their respective fields.

On April 6, 2006, John H. Langbein of the Yale Law School will deliver the final Meador Lecture on Fiduciaries.

The series is part of the Daniel J. Meador Lecture Series, which was established in 1994 to honor the UA Law School’s former professor and dean. Meador, a member of the Law School class of 1951 and professor emeritus at the University Of Virginia School Of Law, delivered the inaugural lecture.