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Richard W. Story, U.S. District Court judge for the Northern District of Georgia, will deliver the keynote address at Georgia Law’s Commencement May 19. At this year’s ceremony, approximately 230 students will be receiving the juris doctor degree. Additionally, 10 master of laws candidates, who have completed one year of graduate legal study, will be recognized. |
Georgia Law recently finished as one of the top four teams in the country at the American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition and placed as one of the top 10 teams in the world at the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot. Representing Georgia Law at these tournaments were second-year law students Emily A. Cook, Nneka A. Egwuatu and Rory A. Weeks, and third-year law students Melissa L. Bailey, Jennifer L. Case and Hillary L. Chinigo, respectively.
Congratulations to third-year law student Emmanuel Azih for advancing to the fourth and final round of the 2012 Next Top Entrepreneur competition. He and his partner finished among the top five entries, out of more than 50, for their business idea "CarFetcher" during April.
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School of Law graduation festivities for the Class of 2012 will begin Friday, May 18th with a cocktail reception at the Tate Center. This event is for members of the graduating class and their friends and family, and is sponsored by the school's alumni association. Preregistration for the reception is required. The following day, May 19th, the law school will hold its commencement ceremony on the North Campus Quadrangle beginning at 10:00 a.m. In the event of rain, the ceremony will be moved to Stegeman Coliseum. |
The Dean Rusk Center was established in 1977 to expand the scope of international law and policy initiatives at the University of Georgia School of Law. Today, the Rusk Center, which is housed in Rusk Hall on UGA’s North Campus, provides a forum for collaboration and debate on issues of global importance, administers international education programs, and sponsors law school outreach to diverse partners around the world.
