Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Associate Dean & Cleveland Distinguished Chair Nathan S. Chapman and his research were featured by The New York Times regarding recent First Amendment legislation. The article titled "Defying Precedent in Ten Commandments Case" was written by Adam Liptak and published 9/10/26.
Alston Chair in Corporate Law Anne M. Tucker published “The Form & Function of Boilerplate in Mutual Fund Disclosures” (with S. Navarro Smelcer and Y. Xia) in 22 New York University Journal of Law & Business 627 (2026).
The School of Law regrets to share the news of the passing of John L. Douglas on September 3, 2026, at the age of 75. He taught at the University of Georgia School of Law as an adjunct professor in the areas of banking law and mergers and acquisitions for several years. He was also a member of the school's Board of Visitors. Douglas earned his law degree magna cum laude in 1977 from UGA, where he served as the notes editor of the Georgia Law Review and was inducted into the Order of the Coif. In 2019, his family established the Douglas Family Student Support Fund, which benefits law students with spouses and/or families.
Chaffin Chair in Fiduciary Law Victoria J. Haneman was featured by Bloomberg regarding estate planning practices. The article titled "Epstein Tax Advice, Payments Focus of Apollo’s Leon Black’s House Deposition" was written by Dylan Sloan, Tom Maloney and Francesca Maglione and was published 9/3/26.
Hosch Professor & Community Health Law Partnership Clinic Director Jason A. Cade published “The U Visa at 25: Legislative Missteps, Bureaucratic Neglect, and Geographic Roulette” in 101 New York University Law Review Online 161 (2026).