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Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law, and Public Policy

Established in 2011 with a visionary gift from Richard Paul Richman, JD '72, MBA '73, the Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law, and Public Policy at Columbia University is a joint venture of Columbia’s Business and Law Schools.

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About the Richman Center

The goal of the Richman Center is to foster collaboration among Columbia University’s distinguished business and legal scholars in order to generate curricular innovations and advanced research that has the potential to inform public policy as well as the theory and practice of business and law.

In pursuing this goal, the center promotes broad-ranging dialogue with alumni and other leaders from industry, government, media, and academia—all of whom can provide unique insights and expertise.

Mission

Established in 2011 with a visionary gift from Richard Paul Richman, JD '72, MBA '73, the Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law, and Public Policy at Columbia University is a joint venture of Columbia's Business and Law Schools. The Richman Center promotes evidence-based public policy and fosters dialogue and debate on emerging policy questions where business and markets intersect with the law.

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AI Startup Challenge

AI Startup Challenge: Future of Finance

Exploring the Transformative Impact of AI

*** APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FRIDAY, FEB 7 by 11:59 P.M.

Do you believe artificial intelligence has the power to tackle some of the toughest business challenges? Here’s your chance to pursue your idea and bring it to fruition. The AI Startup Challenge: Future of Finance is calling innovative thinkers, problem-solvers, and aspiring student entrepreneurs to pitch forward-thinking startup ideas that leverage AI to revolutionize and unlock opportunities in the finance industry.

This competition challenges current graduate degree students at Columbia University, Cornell Tech, and The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania ("Wharton") to harness the transformative power of AI to create innovative solutions within the finance industry.

You’ll have the opportunity to network with experts and other entrepreneurs, refine your idea, and pitch to a panel of VCs for $35k in cash prizes. 

** JUST ADDED: Finalists also have the chance to present their startup ideas at a later date to a panel of investors from Motive Partners to receive feedback/input. Motive Partners is a next-generation investment firm focused on technology enabled companies that power the financial services industry.

The AI Startup Challenge is hosted by the Digital Future Initiative and Lang Entrepreneurship Center at Columbia Business School, and the Richman Center for Business, Law, and Public Policy at Columbia Business School and Columbia Law School.

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JD/MBA Program

The Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law, and Public Policy supports Columbia University’s JD/MBA program, offered jointly by Columbia Business School and Columbia Law School.

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Public Lecture Series

The Public Lecture Series aims to bridge theory and practice by inviting distinguished practitioners and policy makers to share their perspective and engage in active dialogue on social, political, and economic issues.

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Conferences and Forums

The Richman Center sponsors invitation-only conferences and symposia that address emerging issues at the intersection of business and law. Invited participants include academics, policymakers, attorneys, industry members and journalists.

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The Richard Paul Richman Center
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In the News

The Federalist Society

Arthur N. Rupe Debate: Is the Wealth Tax Constitutional?

The Federalist Society hosts Professor David Schizer and Yale Law School's Professor Akhil Reed on a panel moderated by Corinne Snow from Vinson & Elkins.

Mentioned Faculty

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David Schizer

Co-Director
Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law, and Public Policy at Columbia University
Dean Emeritus and Harvey R. Miller Professor of Law
Columbia Law School
Wall Street Journal
May 25, 2024

Civil Rights and Antisemitism at Columbia University

In December, Columbia impaneled a Task Force on Antisemitism. It’s a classic bureaucratic response to a crisis—other Ivies have done the same—but one of the panel’s three co-chairmen, David Schizer, speaks of the problem with clarity and force.

Mentioned Faculty

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David Schizer

Co-Director
Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law, and Public Policy at Columbia University
Dean Emeritus and Harvey R. Miller Professor of Law
Columbia Law School
CNN

Opinion: To combat antisemitism, start by following the law

Read the compelling op-ed by David Schizer, Dean Emeritus at Columbia Law School and Co-Director of the Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law, and Public Policy. In this piece, Professor Schizer discusses the rise of antisemitism at Columbia University and outlines the proactive steps the university is taking to combat it.

Mentioned Faculty

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David Schizer

Co-Director
Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law, and Public Policy at Columbia University
Dean Emeritus and Harvey R. Miller Professor of Law
Columbia Law School
Tax Analysts
October 4, 2023

Debating the Global Minimum Tax

As a global minimum tax attracts growing support around the world, discussion about it continues to unfold in the United States. Our panel, which included Dean Emeritus and Columbia Law School Professor David Schizer, thoroughly examined this multifaceted and controversial issue -- discussing the pros and cons of such a tax and encompassing the perspectives of both legislators and industry leaders. 

Mentioned Faculty

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David Schizer

Co-Director
Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law, and Public Policy at Columbia University
Dean Emeritus and Harvey R. Miller Professor of Law
Columbia Law School
The Washington Post
August 21, 2023

The Supreme Court should bless the Purdue Pharma settlement

Edward Morrison is a law professor at Columbia University and a member of the National Bankruptcy Conference and a director of Columbia’s Richman Center for Business, Law and Public Policy.

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Wall Street Journal
July 2, 2023

Biden and the OECD’s Taxation Without Representation

Congress refused to enact the Pillar 2 agreement that requires all countries to tax large corporations.

Mentioned Faculty

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David Schizer

Co-Director
Richard Paul Richman Center for Business, Law, and Public Policy at Columbia University
Dean Emeritus and Harvey R. Miller Professor of Law
Columbia Law School

Watch Now: Columbia University’s Response to Antisemitism

Livestream

On Wednesday, April 17, Richman Center Co-Director David M. Schizer joined Columbia University President Shafik, and Board of Trustees Chairs David Greenwald and Claire Shipman to testify before the House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce. The panel discussed the increasing incidents of antisemitism on Columbia's campus and explored effective measures to address this serious issue.

His opening statement begins at 36:15. 

Watch Now: Richman Center Co-Director David M. Schizer Addresses the Ways & Means Tax Subcommittee

Livestream

David's Schizer's statement can be found at 2:42:55. In addition, he answered questions during the following times:

  • 2:56:20
  • 3:05:02
  • 3:39:09

In addition to the video of the hearing, his written testimony can be found here.

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