Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:

Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives & Alston Associate Chair in Corporate Law Mehrsa Baradaran was featured on Kitco News regarding the Democratic Party's focus on financial inclusion measures. The article titled "Democrats push financial inclusion as 2020 election race heats up" was written by Michelle Price and published 3/22/19.

Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives & Alston Associate Chair in Corporate Law Mehrsa Baradaran was featured in Bloomberg Law regarding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's advisory board makeup under new Director Kathleen Kraninger. The article titled "CFPB's new director is amplifying role of agency advisory boards" was written by Lydia Beyoud and published 3/22/19.

Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein presented "The Challenges of Collecting Taxes on Digital Trade: VAT/GST and Beyond" at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's Global Forum on VAT in Melbourne, Australia, during March.

Hosch Associate Professor Kent Barnett was featured in Law 360 regarding Administrative Law Judge Cameron Elliot's decision to leave the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The article titled "SEC Judge At Heart Of Lucia Proceedings Leaving Agency" was written by Rachel Graf and published 3/20/19.

Carter Chair in Tort and Insurance Law Michael L. Wells presented as part of the University of Tennessee College of Law's Faculty Colloquium Series during March.