Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:

Sibley Professor in Corporate and Business Law Larry D. Thompson has been elected to the American Law Institute's Council, effective June 9, 2021. The council "determines projects and activities to be undertaken by the ALI and approves the work as representing the position of the institute," which is considered "the leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law."

Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in an Associated Press article regarding opioid litigation. The article titled "Setting the Stage for Thousands of Opioid Lawsuits, Potentially Years of Litigation" was published 5/17/21.

Associate Professor Laura Phillips Sawyer presented "Jurisdiction Beyond Our Borders: U.S. v. Alcoa and the Extraterritorial Reach of American Antitrust" at the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division during May.

Associate Dean and Martin Chair of Law Andrea L. Dennis presented on "How the US and UK state criminalise Rap and how to combat it" at the Black Lives Matter Event Series hosted by the Garden Court Chambers Criminal Defence Team during May.

Brock Associate Professor in Professional Responsibility Nathan S. Chapman presented "Qualified Immunity and the Rule of Law" at the University of Chicago Law School during May.