Conference on the Theory of Agency Relationships
April 24 & 25, 2026
Education Building 1111 (401 E. Peltason Dr, Irvine, CA 92697)
Schedule
April 24
9:30 – 10:00 | Welcome Reception
10:00 – 10:05 | Opening Remarks
10:05 – 11:45 | Richard Brooks - Authority and Power in Agency Law | Gregory Keating - Agency and Answerability: Wrongs to Third Persons | Rachel Leow - Agency in the Law: Definitions, Concepts, and Complications
11:45 – 1:00 | Lunch
1:00 – 2:20 | Deborah DeMott - Theoretical Moorings for Agency Law? | Paul Miller - Two Concepts of Legal Agency
2:20 – 2:35 | Coffee Break
2:35 – 4:15 | Margaret Gilbert - Representation’s Ubiquity | Jeffrey Helmreich - Fragmented Agency: on the Clashing Roles of Group Members | Amy Sepinwall - “Let Us Be Lovers, We’ll Marry Our Fortunes Together”: In Defense of Conjugal Liability
7:00 – 9:00 | Dinner - Solstice Kitchen & Bar 18555 Jamboree Rd, Irvine, CA 92612
April 25
10:00 – 11:40 | Christopher Kutz - Contract, Agency, and Subintentional Collaboration | Jennifer Lackey
Coerced Narrative Continuity and Legitimacy in the U.S. Criminal Legal System | Wendy Salkin
Not Quite Agency Relationships
11:40 – 11:55 | Coffee Break
11:55 – 1:15 | Andrew Gold - The Loyalty-Centered Prerogative | Nikolas Kirby - Agential Loyalty
1:15 – 2:15 | Lunch