Northwestern Law professor Zachary Clopton awarded Civil Justice Scholarship Award
NORTHWESTERN PRITZKER SCHOOL OF LAW — Zachary Clopton, professor of law, was named the recipient of the 2020 Civil Justice Scholarship Award from the Pound Civil Justice Institute. Clopton was presented with the award during the Pounds Fellow reception, held during the winter convention of the American Association for Justice in New Orleans, on February 9.
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PENN STATE DICKINSON LAW — Danielle M. Conway, dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law, Penn State Dickinson Law, was named to Lawyers of Color’s Power List by the Lawyers of Color Foundation—a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting diversity in the legal profession and advancing democracy and equality in marginalized communities. The Power List recognizes the…
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PEPPERDINE CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Barry P. McDonald spoke at the Defense Research Institute Environmental and Toxic Torts Law Conference on “How the Changing Composition of the Supreme Court is Likely to Affect Environmental and Toxic Tort Jurisprudence.” The conference took place on February 19-21 in Phoenix, Arizona.
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UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO — After nine years as Dean of University of San Diego (USD) School of Law, Stephen C. Ferruolo has announced his plans to step down as dean of the law school in the summer of 2020. Dean Ferruolo will continue his role as a tenured member of the law school faculty, concentrating…
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SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Starting next semester, Santa Clara Law students can expect to see an even more globally diverse campus as the Law School and the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente (“ITESO”) have signed a new exchange agreement that will open up exciting opportunities for law students and faculty…
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STANFORD LAW SCHOOL — On today’s Lawyer 2 Lawyer, host Craig Williams is joined by Deborah L. Rhode, the Ernest W. McFarland Professor of Law and the director of the Center on the Legal Profession at Stanford Law School, and Scott Cummings, the Robert Henigson Professor of Legal Ethics and professor of law at UCLA School of Law, as they explore…
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WILLIAM & MARY LAW SCHOOL — Professors Darian M. Ibrahim and Kevin S. Haeberle of William & Mary Law School have both had articles selected for republication in the Securities Law Review. Published by Thompson Reuters, the Securities Law Review typically selects the top eight to ten articles of the year in the securities area, as determined…
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UNIVERSITY OF AKRON — Akron Law Professor Mark F. Schultz was one of eight experts on internet copyright law to testify before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Intellectual Property on Feb. 11 in the first of several hearings intended to lay the groundwork to modernize the influential and controversial 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
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ALBANY LAW SCHOOL — The Government Law Center at Albany Law School has released the first four publications in its explainer series on Aging and Disability Law for state and local policy makers. The Government Law Center Aging and Disability Explainer Series is designed to help policymakers and others understand the complex laws relating to older adults…
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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON COLLEGE OF LAW — The conference, sponsored by the AU Center for Latin American & Latino Studies, AUWCL, and the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), addressed the best interest standard, which has served to safeguard the well-being of children in the U.S. for over a century, regardless of immigration status.
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