Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues presented on "How Should SPACs Be Treated Going Forward (IPOs, Mergers, or Distinctly Different?)" at the Fordham University Journal of Corporate & Financial Law Symposium during October.
Information Technology Librarian Jason Tubinis published "On the Ground: Real-World Solutions: Taking the Best from a Bad Situation" in 26.2 AALL Spectrum 32 (2021) (with R. Evans).
Clinical Assistant Professor & Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Melissa D. Redmon was featured in the Washington Post regarding the increase in public focus on the justice system and its decision-makers. The article titled "Ahmaud Arbery's Killing in Georgia Puts an Unusually Bright Spotlight on Prosecutor Accountability" was written by Hannah Knowles and Mark Berman and was published 10/27/21. This article was reprinted by the Philadelphia Tribune and other media outlets.
Sibley Professor in Corporate and Business Law Larry D. Thompson has received the National Law Journal's 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award. The publication's annual awards honor "those attorneys and judges who have made a remarkable difference in the legal profession - whether in shaping the law, achieving outsized results for their clients, being an outstanding jurist or assisting those in need of legal services."
Cleveland Distinguished Chair of Legal Ethics and Professionalism & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lonnie T. Brown Jr. published "To Respond or Not To Respond? Confidentiality and Defending Against Online Critics” in 27 Georgia Bar Journal 16 (2021).