Join the Asian American Scholar Forum (AASF) for an urgent Know Your Rights webinar focused on the intersection of criminal law, research security, and higher education—specifically addressing the mounting concerns facing Asian American professors and scientists who are facing increasing scrutiny and investigations, raising concerns about the return of the China Initiative and the environment of fear it cultivated. Moreover, international students, postgrads, and researchers are also facing increasing scrutiny with efforts to halt all Chinese student visas, preventing graduate students from conducting research, and targeting their participation in STEM fields. This session will empower scholars, faculty, students, and researchers with vital legal knowledge and we encourage you to register today.

Speaker Robert Fisher, an attorney and law partner, will break down your rights, what’s at stake, and how to navigate this evolving landscape. He will share his unique expertise that tackles how higher education, research, and normal academic activities have increasingly become criminalized and the ways in which the research community may be impacted as a result. This is a must-attend event for anyone impacted by or concerned about the growing scrutiny of scholars, scientists, and researchers in the United States.

GUEST SPEAKER
Rob Fisher | Partner/Practice Group Leader, Government Investigations & White Collar Defense | Nixon Peabody LLP
Rob Fisher, a partner at Nixon Peabody LLP in its Boston office, is a Chambers USA ranked trial lawyer and former Assistant United States Attorney who represents clients facing bet-the-company litigation and internal and government investigations or charges brought by agencies such as the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and the various state attorneys general. He serves as practice group leader for the firm’s Government Investigations & White Collar Defense practice, which is a Chambers Band One practice and was recently honored as a New England Litigation Department of the Year for the second year in a row.