Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Smith Professor Hillel Y. Levin presented "Using Public Nuisance Litigation to Address Industry Misconduct: Common Law Statutes, Delegation Doctrine and Systems Theory" at the 30th Annual Clifford Symposium on Tort Law and Social Policy hosted at DePaul University College of Law during June (with T. Lytton).
Wilson Associate Professor in Business Law Laura Phillips-Sawyer presented "Reassessing Vertical Restraints: How Global Value Chains Have Rewritten the Boundaries of the Firm" at the Rethinking Economic Regulation conference held at King's College London during July.
Assistant Professor Assaf Harpaz was featured in Newsweek regarding the impact of eliminating the federal income tax by creating an "all tariff policy." The article titled "Trump Tax Plans: What Could Happen" was written by Aliss Higham and published 7/22/24.
Clinical Assistant Professor & Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Melissa D. Redmon was featured in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations cases and jury selection. The article titled "Fani Willis’ marquee cases against Donald Trump and Young Thug are thrown into chaos" was written by Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman and was published 7/20/24. The article was republished by other media outlets.
Associate Dean, University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was invited to join the academic advisory board of the Institute for Law and Economic Policy. The ILEP is a nonprofit organization that seeks to preserve and improve investor and consumer access to the civil justice system by conducting public policy research and organizing symposia on topics such as class actions, securities law, corporate governance and consumer protection.