University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues presented on special purpose acquisition companies as part of the University of Texas School of Law's Business Law Colloquium during April.
A longtime immigrant client of two School of Law clinics recently became a U.S. citizen after years of advocacy. The earliest work with the client was undertaken by the Jane W. Wilson Family Justice Clinic, which secured a 12-month family violence protective order and a negotiated resolution giving the client exclusive possession of the marital residence and a vehicle, sole child custody and child support. The client was then referred to the Community Health Law Partnership Clinic, which initially helped her retain permanent residency through the Violence Against Women Act and later represented her in a successful naturalization application.
The School of Law's 35th Edith House Lecture was featured on NPR's "All Things Considered" regarding lecturer Ketanji Brown Jackson and her nomination for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The segment titled "Ketanji Brown Jackson, Hot Supreme Court Prospect, Faces Senate Judiciary Committee" was reported by Nina Totenberg and aired 4/27/21.
Assistant Professor Thomas E. Kadri presented on his Utah Law Review article "Networks of Empathy" at the TriCounty Technical College during April.
Employment statistics for the Class of 2020 place the School of Law at 8th in the nation for federal clerkships and 16th for jobs requiring bar passage or where a J.D. is considered an advantage, according to Law.com. Statistics are based on employment 10 months after graduation and underscore the first-rate training our students receive, which will help them become future leaders for state and society.
Director of Information Technology Jim Henneberger was featured on UGA Today as part of the university's Unsung Hero series. The article titled "Adapting technology to serve students during the pandemic" was written by Jill Hamilton and published 4/25/21.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West's research with the University of Utah's RonNell Anderson Jones on the U.S. Supreme Court's characterizations of the press was featured on CNN's "Reliable Sources." The segment titled "How anti-media rhetoric finds its way into judicial opinions" aired 4/25/21.
Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann was featured in The Jewish News of Northern California regarding International Military Tribunal archives and her forthcoming book regarding professional women at the Nuremberg trials. The article titled "Stanford begins work on massive digital archive of Nuremberg documents" was written by Robert Nagler Miller and published 4/22/21.
The law school's Community Health Law Partnership Clinic and First Amendment Clinic - together with four other clinics from Harvard, Columbia, Texas A&M and Boston universities - were recognized for their work representing women who allegedly endured abusive gynecological treatments and medical neglect while in the custody of U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement as well as retaliation for speaking out about that and other abuse. The Clinical Legal Education Association established the Award for Excellence in a Public Interest Case or Project to "honor and recognize a case or project that truly contributes to the public good."
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein presented on "The Existing Legal Instruments for the International Exchange of Information" at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Global Workshop on Implementing a Comprehensive Valued Added Tax/Goods and Services Tax Digital Strategy during April.
Congratulations to the law school's Business Law Clinic for receiving the State Bar of Georgia's 2020 A Business Commitment Award presented by the bar's Access to Justice Committee and Pro Bono Resource Center. The honor recognizes the clinic for "its extensive business law services to the nonprofit community in Georgia, particularly in the challenging economic climate of the COVID-19 pandemic." Associate Clinical Professor Willow Tracy serves as the clinic's director.
Congratulations to third-year students M. Paige Finley and Peyton R. Stuart for receiving the State Bar of Georgia's 2020 Law School Excellence Award presented by the bar's Access to Justice Committee and Pro Bono Resource Center. The honor recognizes law students who have "excelled in participation in support of a civil pro bono or legal aid program" or have "been instrumental in the development of a civil pro bono program satisfying previously unmet civil needs or extended services to underserved segments of the population."
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding Bayer AG's Roundup litigation strategy. The article titled "Bayer Deal Pays Roundup Plaintiff to Keep Fighting It in Court" was written by Joel Rosenblatt and published 4/21/21.
Associate Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in Variety regarding the Biden administration's agenda relating to tech industry issues. The article titled "How Much Should Tech Giants Fear the Biden Administration?" was written by Kevin Tran and published 4/20/21.
Assistant Professor Thomas E. Kadri presented "Platform Federalism" as part of the University of Arkansas School of Law's faculty workshop series during April.
Associate Professor Fazal R. Khan was featured on WUGA-FM's "Athens News Matters" regarding a vaccine passports. The segment titled "Vaccine Passports" was reported by Alexia Ridley and Devon Zwald and aired 4/16/21.
The Appellate Litigation Clinic recently won a case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit relating to a Fair Housing Act issue in the case Webb v. United States Veterans Initiative. The clinic was appointed as amicus curiae on behalf of Webb, a disabled military veteran who claimed that U.S. Vets had deprived him of preferred housing based on his sex. Judge David S. Tatel wrote the opinion and said: "We appointed counsel to appear as amicus curiae in support of Webb and appreciate the outstanding efforts by appointed counsel and the student counsel who argued the case." Third-year student Mollie M. Fiero presented oral argument, and third-year student Jason N. Sigalos helped write the brief. The victory was covered by Bloomberg Law in the article titled "Homeless Veteran Can Sue Nonprofit for Bias in Housing Placement." It was written by Bernie Pazanowski and published 4/16/21.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in a Reuters article regarding future opioid trials and settlements. The article titled "Drug Companies to Face First Opioid Trial Following Pandemic Delays" was written by Nate Raymond and Brendan Pierson and was published 4/16/21. The article appeared in U.S. News & World Report and the Insurance Journal, among other places.
Congratulations to first-year students Katherine E. Hoffecker and Justin W. Tilghman and to all of the other participants who made the 2021 First-year Moot Court Competition such a great success. On Friday, the final round was judged by UGA President Jere W. Morehead, Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge and University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues. Hoffecker was named champion and Tilghman finished as finalist. Hoffecker also received the Morehead Moot Court Award.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West's research was featured in The New York Times regarding the U.S. Supreme Court and its references to the press. The article titled "The Supreme Court's Increasingly Dim View of the News Media" was written by Adam Liptak and published 4/19/21.