Associate Dean, University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues published "Inequity in Equities: SPACs and the Expansion of the Retail Market" in 49 Brigham Young University Law Review 1395 (2024) (with M. Stegemoller).
During its inaugural year of operation, the Land Conservation Clinic provided 3,200+ hours of service to 13 clients ranging from land trusts, state and national conservation organizations, and government agencies. Law students and ecology graduate students collaborated to advance land conservation in Georgia, which included incorporating a new land trust that serves the Lake Lanier region, drafting several conservation easements across Georgia, crafting deed restrictions for a land trust-owned preserve and helping to host a wetlands protection workshop.
Clinical Assistant Professor & Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Melissa D. Redmon was featured in The Current regarding the Jackie Johnson case. The article titled "‘Judge’s hands are tied’: Jackie Johnson case turns 3 years old with no trial date set" was written by Jake Shore and published 8/28/24.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West was featured in The Washington Post regarding a new trial for Sarah Palin. The article titled "Sarah Palin wins bid for new defamation trial against New York Times" was written by Laura Wagner and published 8/28/24. The article was republished by other media outlets.
The School of Law proudly welcomes Victoria J. Haneman, who will serve as the Verner F. Chaffin Visiting Distinguished Professor of Fiduciary Law. She will teach Emerging Issues in Trusts, Estates, and Wealth Preservation.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Law.com regarding the Tom Girardi trial. The article titled "Critical Mass With Law.com’s Amanda Bronstad: Tom Girardi’s Secretaries, Housekeeper and Neurologist Testify at Criminal Trial; Could 3rd Circuit’s Preemption Ruling Put Monsanto’s Roundup Before SCOTUS?" was written by Amanda Bronstad and published 8/21/24.
Hosch Professor & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lori A. Ringhand was featured on Georgia Public Broadcasting regarding recent rule changes passed by the Georgia State Elections Board. The segment titled "What kind of rules can the Georgia Election Board make?" was hosted by Peter Biello and published 8/26/24.
Congratulations to Andrea L. Dennis and Usha R. Rodrigues for being named associate deans at the School of Law. Dennis will oversee academic affairs and student life, while Rodrigues will support the school's faculty in pursuit of world-class scholarship and extramural funding.
Congratulations to the four School of Law faculty members who have been promoted or awarded new titles. Professor Nathan S. Chapman now holds the Cleveland Distinguished Chair of Law, Veteran Legal Clinic Director Alexander W. Scherr is now a full Clinical Professor, First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins is now a Clinical Associate Professor and Instruction and Faculty Services Librarian Savanna Nolan now holds the rank of Law Librarian III.
The School of Law is pleased to welcome four new professors this fall. Prof. Pamela Foohey will teach Bankruptcy, Secured Transactions and a Bankruptcy Practice Seminar; Asst. Prof. Assaf Harpaz will teach Federal Income Tax and Taxation of Business Enterprises; Asst. Prof. Desirée LeClercq will teach International Trade and Workers Rights, International Labor Law, International Law and U.S. Labor Law; and Asst. Prof. Meighan Parker will teach The Law of American Health Care and Torts.
Assistant Professor Desirée LeClercq presented "Enforcement of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Rapid Response Mechanism" at the Law and Society Association Annual Meeting in Denver.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson's book Carlson on Evidence (with M. Carlson) was recently cited by the Georgia Supreme Court in Garrison v. State regarding expert witness standards. This citation brings the total to 76 times that this text has been used by Georgia appellate courts to resolve evidentiary issues.
Assistant Professor Thomas E. Kadri was featured in The Baffler magazine regarding internet access regulation. The article titled "Crimes of the Future" was written by T.M. Brown and published 8/16/24.
Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge and third-year student Anna E. Gowen published "Law school has become unaffordable. At UGA, we are trying to change that" in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on 8/16/24.
Stembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law Christopher M. Bruner published “Managing Fraud Risk in the Age of AI” in Fraud and Risk in Commercial Law (P.S. Davies and H. Tjio eds.) (Hart Publishing, 2024).
Clinical Associate Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins was featured on FOX 5 Atlanta regarding Georgia's Open Meetings Act. The segment titled "Did College Park break the law by handcuffing, barring residents from public meeting?" was reported by Rob DiRienzo and aired 8/12/24.
Georgia Athletic Association Professor David E. Shipley published "Another Round for Petrella v. MGM, Laches, and Raging Bull: Resolving the Circuit Split Over Copyright’s Statute of Limitations" in 31 Journal of Intellectual Property Law 174 (2024).
Assistant Professor Desirée LeClercq presented "Enforcement of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Rapid Response Mechanism" at the 2nd Annual Trade and Public Policy Network Conference in Oxford, England.
Assistant Professor Assaf Harpaz presented "Global Tax Wars and the Shift to Source-Based Taxation" at the Junior International Law Scholars Association summer workshop during August.
Authentic partnerships and connections provide an important foundation for everything we do at the School of Law. A perfect example is the recent coming together of the UGA Foundation and graduates and friends to increase scholarship support for our student body, including the creation of four new funds, according to School of Law Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge. For the law school, it meant 15 new commitments – valued at $750,000 – that will benefit hundreds of students in the years to come.