Stembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law Christopher Bruner presented "Private Power and Public Good: Harnessing the Corporation for a Sustainable Future" at the University of the Witwatersrand School of Law in Johannesburg, South Africa, during February. Bruner is currently writing a book on this subject, for which he is conducting research at Witwatersrand.
Hosch Associate Professor Jason Cade presented on a panel titled "Where are We Now? Unpacking Migration's Present" at the inaugural interdisciplinary Immigration Theory Workshop: "Imagining Migration After Populism," held at the University of Houston Law Center during February.
Woodruff Chair in International Law and Faculty Co-Director of the Dean Rusk International Law Center Diane Marie Amann was one of 12 scholars from around the globe who participated in a roundtable focusing on Justice in Extreme Cases: Criminal Law Theory Meets International Criminal Law, a forthcoming Cambridge University Press title by Professor Darryl Robinson of Queen's University in Ontario. Contributions to the roundtable will be published in a forthcoming issue of the Temple International and Comparative Law Journal.
First Amendment Clinic Director and Clinical Assistant Professor Clare R. Norins presented on the panel "Under Attack: Assault on the First Amendment and an Open, Free and Unfettered Press" at the Georgia Press Institute's Training for Collegiate Print Journalists during February.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson published Carlson's Guide to Evidence Authentication: Essential Foundations for Georgia Advocates (Carlson on Evidence, 2020) (with M. Carlson).
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in The Washington Post regarding the role of bankruptcy in multidistrict opioid litigation. The article titled "Drug Manufacturer Mallinckrodt to pay $1.6 billion to settle opioid claims" was written by Katie Zezima and Katie Mettler and published 2/25/20.
Seven School of Law professors have been elected to serve, or are currently serving, on the executive committees of Association of American Law Schools Sections. They are: Cleveland Distinguished Chair of Legal Ethics and Professionalism & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lonnie T. Brown Jr. with the Professional Responsibility Section, Martin Chair Andrea L. Dennis with the Minority Groups Section, Associate Professor Matthew I. Hall with the Federal Courts Section, Associate Professor Fazal R. Khan with the Law, Medicine and Health Care Section, Hosch Professor Lori A. Ringhand with the Constitutional Law Section, University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues with the Securities Regulation Section and Associate Dean for Faculty Development & Kirbo Chair Elizabeth Weeks with the Associate Deans for Academic Affairs and Research Section.
Metadata Services Librarian Rachel S. Evans presented "Apps for Actionable Workflows: Tools to Stay In the Loop and On Top of Tasks" as part of the online conference "Work Smarter, Not Harder: Innovating Technical Services Workflows" managed by the Amigos Library Services organization.
Metadata Services Librarian Rachel S. Evans presented her favorite web-based applications and smartphone apps at the Atlanta Law Librarians Association meeting at the DeKalb County Courthouse Law Library (with G. Kalim).
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein presented "The US Internal Revenue Service Gig Economy Tax Center" at the meeting of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's Technical Advisory Group to Working Party No. 9 on Consumption Taxes in Paris during February.
Student Services Librarian Geraldine Kalim presented her favorite web-based applications and smartphone apps at the Atlanta Law Librarians Association meeting at the DeKalb County Courthouse Law Library (with R. Evans).
Hosch Associate Professor Kent Barnett presented his forthcoming Duke Law Journal article "Regulating Impartiality in Agency Adjudication" at the journal's 50th Annual Administrative Law Symposium during February.
Congratulations to third-year students Eleanor "Nora" Brogan and W. Coleman "Cole" McFerren for placing second in the Duke Law Interscholastic Transactional Law Competition. They were scored on their drafting and negotiation skills on behalf of sellers in a complex stock purchase transaction. One judge described the pair as a "powerhouse."
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Salon.com regarding the role Daubert hearings play in mass tort litigation. The article titled "Where science enters the courtroom, the Daubert name looms large" was written by Peter Andrey Smith and published 2/23/20.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in Crain's Cleveland Business regarding a new offer in a proposed settlement in the opioid litigation. The article titled "McKesson dangles $1 billion legal fund to boost opioid deal" was published 2/21/20.
The School of Law's First Amendment Clinic was featured in the Daily Report regarding it seeking to hire its first legal fellow. The article titled "Help Wanted: JD With Passion for First Amendment Law" was written by Katheryn Tucker and published 2/20/20.
Associate Dean for Clinical Programs and Experiential Learning Eleanor Crosby Lanier was featured on UGA Today regarding her role in establishing Athens Access to Justice. The article titled "Students use technology to improve 'access to justice'" was written by Aaron Hale and published 2/20/20.
Congratulations to third-year students William D. Ortiz and Sarah C. Rosenhoover for finishing as finalists in the regional rounds of the National Trial Competition. Ortiz was also given an award for the best opening statement. Many thanks to those who helped the team to prepare including 2014 alumnus Jeremy B. Dailey, who served as the pair's coach.
Assistant Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding DeKalb County's superintendent search. The article titled "DeKalb Schools officials tight-lipped on any leadership search info" was written by Marlon A. Walker and published 2/19/20.
The UGA School of Law was recently ranked number 1 in the nation for bar passage based on a report focusing on the delta between a school's first-time passage rate and the overall first-time passage rate for the state, which is an approach that helps to control for variations in overall passage rates across states.