The University of Georgia School of Law is pleased to announce the establishment of the Justice Robert Benham Scholars Program Fund, an endowed fund that will support those who have overcome significant adversity and who have a demonstrated connection with or intent to return to and serve rural or legally underserved communities. This fund – named for retired Georgia Supreme Court Justice Robert Benham who became the law school’s second African-American graduate in 1970 – provides permanent funding for the school’s scholars program named in the jurist’s honor.
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured on Bloomberg regarding special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) being considered investment companies. The article titled "SPAC Suit Leads to SPARCs" was written by Matt Levine and published 8/23/21.
Hosch Professor Emeritus Thomas A. Eaton published "Self-Defense to Cyber Force: Combatting the Notion of 'Scale and Effect'" in 36 American University International Law Review 697 (2021).
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured in The New York Times regarding her research relating to special purpose acquisition companies and their investors redeeming their shares. The "SPACs' redeeming qualities" story was published as part of the article titled "Big Tech and the Taliban" and was published 8/19/21.
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured on Bloomberg regarding special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) being considered investment companies. The article titled "Ackman SPAC hit with investor suit questioning its legality" was written by Bre Bradham and Scott Deveau and was published 8/17/21.
Alumnus Joey M. Loudermilk and his wife, Ramona, have established a premier scholarship to honor former Associate Dean Paul M. Kurtz at the University of Georgia School of Law. Distinguished Law Fellowships provide some of the school’s brightest students unparalleled offerings while they earn their law degrees. In addition to financial aid, students receive an educational experience that may include domestic and international externships, guided research experiences as well as opportunities to meet some of the country’s top legal, business and government leaders.
Congratulations to the eight School of Law faculty members who have earned new titles. They are: Joseph S. Miller, who was awarded the Ernest P. Rogers Chair of Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition Law; Logan E. Sawyer III, who was promoted to the rank of full professor and named a J. Alton Hosch Professor of Law; Elizabeth Taxel, who now serves as a clinical assistant professor and director of the Criminal Defense Practicum; Rob McNiff, who has been named a clinical assistant professor; and Anna White Howard, who has become a full-time instructor. Additionally, the Alexander Campbell King Law Library's Stephen Wolfson has been named the associate director for research and copyright services, and Rachel Evans and Geraldine Kalim have been promoted to Librarian II.
The School of Law is pleased to welcome two new faculty members this fall – Assistant Professors Zohra Ahmed and Adam D. Orford. Ahmed will teach Criminal Procedure, Criminal Law and a seminar titled Crime and Punishment, while Orford will teach Environmental Law, Renewal Energy Law and Policy, and a Climate Law seminar.
Wilner/UGA Foundation Professor in International Law Harlan G. Cohen published "Are We (Americans) All International Realists Now?" in Whither the West? Concepts on International Law in Europe and the United States (C. Giorgetti and G. Verdirame, eds.) (Cambridge University Press, 2021).
Associate Professor Matthew I. Hall published "Cocurricular Learning in Management Education: Lessons From Legal Education’s Use of Student-Edited Journals" in the Journal of Management Education (2021) (with M. Theeke).
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in a Reuters article regarding findings from her survey of multidistrict litigation women plaintiffs involving personal injury cases. The article titled "First-ever survey of MDL plaintiffs suggests deep flaws in mass tort system" was written by Alison Frankel and published 8/9/21.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in a Reuters article regarding the impact of a cap on attorney fees related to an opioid litigation settlement. The article titled "Lawyers' fees from $26 bln opioid settlement capped at 15%, judge rules" was written by Nate Raymond and published 8/9/21.
Metadata Services and Special Collections Librarian Rachel Evans presented "Beyond Scholarship: Innovative Institutional Repository Collections" (with S. Nolan), "Cool Tools Cafe: Website Change Detection Tools," "Prescient Privacy at Play: A Spectrum of Terminology and Tools for Administering and Teaching Legal Technology" (with J. Tubinis) and "Tour of the Buckland Museum of Witchcraft & Magick" as part of the 2021 American Association of Law Libraries conference during July.
Rising second-year student Frank G. Lumpkin IV was featured in the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer regarding his work on the proposed Interstate 14 that would connect west Texas to Augusta, Georgia. The article titled "New interstate connecting Columbus, Macon one step closer to reality with this bill" was written by Nick Wooten and published 8/5/21.
Instruction and Faculty Services Librarian Savanna Nolan presented "Beyond Scholarship: Innovative Institutional Repository Collections" (with R. Evans) as part of the 2021 American Association of Law Libraries conference during July.
Information Technology Librarian Jason Tubinis presented "Prescient Privacy at Play: A Spectrum of Terminology and Tools for Administering and Teaching Legal Technology" (with R. Evans) as part of the 2021 American Association of Law Libraries conference during July.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch published "MDL Revolution" in 96 New York University Law Review 1 (2021) (with A.R. Gluck).
Assistant Professor Thomas E. Kadri's chapter "Cy Près Settlements in Privacy Class Actions" published in Class Actions in Privacy Law (Routledge, 2020) was republished in Spanish in 2 Revista Jurídica Austral 33 (2021).
Hosch Professor & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lori A. Ringhand presented on "Reorganizing, Restructuring, and Reforming the Federal Courts" at the 2021 Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Conference during July.
Associate Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in Brazil's Folha de S.Paulo regarding the U.S. government's efforts to regulate vaccine misinformation and disinformation. The article titled "Governo Biden abre guerra contra redes sociais por causa da avalanche de notícias falsas sobre vacina" was written by Patricia Campos Mello and published 7/31/21.