The University of Miami Law Review will host “From the Board Room to the Court Room: The Evolving Legal Status of Corporate Crime,” featuring Robert S. Bennett as the keynote speaker. Bennett is a partner at Hogan Lovells and has represented corporate clients, including Enron, as well as notable politicians such as former President Bill Clinton and Senator John McCain.

The 2011 University of Miami Law Review Symposium will take place on Friday, February 18, from 12 to 5 p.m. and Saturday, February 19, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Storer Auditorium at the School of Business Administration.

The symposium will be devoted to current topics in corporate law and compliance, such as health care fraud, white-collar crime, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and the criminalization of corporate behavior. Prominent local practitioners, including Eric Bustillo, regional chair of the SEC, and nationally renowned scholars, including Jennifer Arlen from NYU Law, John Coates from Harvard Law, Vik Khanna from Michigan Law, and Bill Black from UMKC Law, are among the panelists.

Sponsored by the UM School of Law, the symposium is free and attendees may earn seven Continuing Legal Education credits from the event. Lunch will be provided on Friday and Saturday. For more information, including panel descriptions and schedules, or to reserve your space, click here or call 305-284-2464.

Chien-Ping Ko, professor and head of the Section of Neurobiology in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Southern California, will present “Synapse-Glia Interactions in the Neuromuscular System” on Friday, February 18 at 1 p.m. at the Lois Pope LIFE Center, seventh-floor Apex Auditorium.

Have a canine valentine? The Pre-Veterinary Society is hosting its first Valentine’s Day Dog Wash. Come to The Rock on Friday, February 18 between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. and treat your furry friend to a free wash. Dogs will get a free Valentine bandana as well as a goody bag. There is no charge, but all donations are appreciated and go directly to the Humane Society of Greater Miami. Please RSVP to Kelly at [email protected] or call 630-364-8712.

Images of life and daily activities in Haitian communities will be the focus of a special exhibition in February at the University of Miami’s Wynwood Project Space.

Presented by UM’s Department of Art and Art History, “Haiti FotoKonbit: Third Vernacular Photography” will feature photographs taken by Haitians in their home country and Miami.

The exhibition runs from February 8-25 at Wynwood Project Space, 2200A NW 2nd Avenue, Miami, with an opening reception on Saturday, February 12 from 6 to 10 p.m.

FotoKonbit is a movement created to engage and empower Haitians to tell their own stories and document their communities through photography.

Inspired by the Creole word “konbit,” which can be defined as the coming together of similar talents in an effort toward a common goal, FotoKonbit educators use their skills as photographers, educators, and artists to impact the lives of their participants and the public through photography. By partnering with established Haitian grassroots organizations in Haiti and in the Haitian Diaspora, FotoKonbit is uniquely positioned to inspire hope through creative expression and provide Haitians with the opportunity to document their reality and share it with the largest possible audience.

A full schedule of exhibitions can be viewed at www.as.miami.edu/art. For more information about the exhibition or Wynwood Project Space, call 305-284-2543 or e-mail [email protected].

Robin Holder's "Descending Into the Valley of the Kings"

The Department of Art and Art History and Africana Studies will present “Atum Energy: Channeling Kemetic Metaphysics,” an art exhibition celebrating Black History Month.

The show, curated by international art curator Ludlow Bailey, will run from February 1 to 28 at UM’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Gallery, 1210 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables campus. The exhibition is free and open to the public. A special opening reception will be held on Friday, February 11, from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

The exhibition will feature the works of African-American artists Robin Holder and Kerry Stuart Coppin, Haitian-American artists Asser Saint-Val and Nzingah, Jamaican-American artist Kristie Stephenson, and black British artist Everton Wright.

Bailey has curated shows in Europe, the Caribbean, and the United States. He has lived in Egypt and travelled extensively in Africa. A lifelong student of Egyptology and metaphysics, he holds degrees from both Brown and Columbia Universities. Bailey currently resides on St. Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands.