On April 7-8, Professor Kochan participated as a discussant at a roundtable of 20 select and invited property scholars on the issue of “The Expansion of Liability Under Public Nuisance,” sponsored by the Searle Center at Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois.

On April 4, Professor Kochan participated in a conference of international law scholars at the Indiana University-Bloomington School of Law. The panel he spoke on was entitled: “The Relationship of Individuals to Customary International Law Formation.” His presentation title was “The Temptation Toward an International Tapestry of Torts: Why the Judicial Process Should Not Be Available For Every and Any Aggrieved Individual.”

Professor Kochan gave a speech on “Global Markets and International Law” at the Indiana University-Indianapolis School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana.