Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Sibley Professor in Corporate and Business Law Larry D. Thompson was featured on Law.com regarding his receipt of the National Law Journal's lifetime achievement award and his thoughts on the legal profession. The article titled "The Legal Profession Is 'More Than Just a Way to Make Money. It's a Calling.'" was written by Andrew Goudsward and published 12/7/21.
Director of the Law Library Emerita Carol A. Watson was presented with the 2022 Outstanding Service and Contributions to the Profession Award by the Association of American Law Schools Law Libraries and Legal Information Section.
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured in The Boston Globe regarding special purpose acquisition companies. The article titled "Donald Trump's meme investment: No product? No revenue? No Problem" was written by Larry Eddleman and published 12/10/21.
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured in Mother Jones regarding private investment in public equity funding and special purpose acquisition companies. The article titled "Who Poured $1 Billion Into Trump's Media Empire? We Might Never Know." was written by Russ Choma and published 12/9/21.
Associate Dean & Community Health Law Partnership Clinic Director Jason A. Cade recently published a report, coauthored with Project South, that details local law enforcement collaboration with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina from 2016 to 2018. The report titled "Escalating Jailhouse Immigration Enforcement" revealed an increase in the issuance of ICE detainers across the three states during the period in question, among other findings.