NCBA - National Cooperative Business Association

07/02/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/02/2024 09:28

This Week on Everything Co-op: Julian Hill offers Insights on Governance, Contracts, Regulatory Compliance, and Solidarity Law

Make sure to tune into WOL 1450 AM, 95.9 FM, and the WOL Livestream on July 4, at 10:30 AM ET for "Everything Co-op," hosted by Vernon Oakes. This week, Vernon will interview Julian Hill, an abolitionist and lawyer, specializing in the solidarity economy. They will explore key insights from Julian's experience working with cooperatives, collectives, nonprofits, and small businesses

Julian Hill is an assistant professor at Georgia State University College of Law. Hill is a teacher, lifelong learner, community organizer, artist, and attorney who knows that the world we deserve, though both possible and necessary, is not inevitable. Hill regularly advises worker cooperatives, collectives, nonprofits, and small businesses on various matters, including governance, contracts, regulatory compliance, and corporate law matters.

Hill also partners with community-based organizations to co-facilitate political education and co-develop policies and campaigns. They have facilitated workshops, both in English and Spanish, on worker cooperatives and the solidarity economy with Law 4 Black Lives, the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives, Democracy at Work Institute, the New York City Network of Worker Cooperatives, and the Federation of Southern Cooperatives, among others. They have prepared and delivered testimony before both the New York State Assembly and the New York City Council on issues facing worker cooperatives and small businesses in New York. Hill is licensed to practice law in Georgia, New York, and Washington, D.C.