Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
The Community Health Law Partnership Clinic obtained legal immigration status and work authorization for a client pursuant to the Violence Against Women Act in late October. The case will now proceed to adjudication of the client's application for permanent residence. Working under the supervision of Clinic Director Jason A. Cade, clinic students involved with this case included second-year student Paige Medley and recent law school 2020 graduates Andrea G. Aldana, Stroud F. Baker and William D. Ortiz in addition to 2019 alumnus Roger C. Grantham Jr.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch and her work in the field of mass torts were featured as part of UGA's Great Commitments series, which is dedicated to research that is changing lives. The profile was written by Leonor Sierra and published 11/12/20.
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues presented on SPACs, direct listings, traditional IPOs, impacts on M&A markets, and considerations for venture-backed companies as part of the University of California Berkeley's Berkeley Boosts program titled "IPO Choice."
Assistant Professor Lindsey Simon's article "Bankruptcy Grifters" was selected by the Association of American Law Schools as an honorable mention in its 2021 Scholarly Papers Competition. There were more than 60 entries in this year's competition. The award will be officially presented during the AALS Annual Meeting to be held virtually in January.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West's article "Favoring the Press" (106 California Law Review 91 (2018)) was cited by the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon in the case Index Newspapers v. City of Portland regarding federal law enforcement officer actions during demonstrations concerning journalists and legal observers.