Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson's book Carlson on Evidence (with M. Carlson) was recently cited by the Georgia Court of Appeals in the case Baker v. Cuthbertson to explain the standard for measuring prejudice in a civil case when a party claims prejudicial evidence was used against them at trial. This citation brings the total to 78 times that this text has been used by Georgia appellate courts to resolve evidentiary issues.
Assistant Professor Assaf Harpaz was selected as a laureate at the Journal of International Economic Law Junior Faculty Forum, where he presented “Global Tax Wars and the Shift to Source-Based Taxation” during September.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson's book Carlson on Evidence (with M. Carlson) was recently cited by the Georgia Supreme Court in Gallegos-Munoz v. State regarding the right to cross examine a witness about prior falsehoods authored by the witness. This citation brings the total to 77 times that this text has been used by Georgia appellate courts to resolve evidentiary issues.
Professor Pamela Foohey presented her research at the American Bankruptcy Law Journal symposium titled "The Role of Bankruptcy Law in the US Legal System" held as part of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judge’s annual meeting during September.
Associate Dean, University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured on Bloomberg regarding the buying and selling of stock shares. The article titled "Trump can cash in his slumping stock now. But he promised not to" was written by Bailey Lipschultz and published 9/19/24. The article was republished by other media outlets.