Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein's article titled "State Taxation of Electronic Commerce" (52 Tax Law Review 425 (1997)) was quoted by the Virginia Supreme Court in its opinion in the case The Corporate Executive Board Co. v. Virginia Department of Taxation.
Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge and third-year student Amanda Newton published "SCOTUS Loves Arbitration? - It's Not That Simple" in the Daily Report on 2/14/19.
Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Gregg D. Polsky was featured on Yahoo Finance regarding the taxation of stock buybacks and dividends. The article titled "Rubio wants 'preference' for corporate reinvestment over stock buybacks" was written by Brian Cheung and published 2/13/19.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West was featured The National Law Journal regarding U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Jr.'s comments regarding First Amendment jurisprudence. The article titled "Roberts Declares Himself First Amendment's "Most Aggressive Defender' at SCOTUS" was written by Tony Mauro and published 2/13/19.
Hosch Associate Professor Kent Barnett was featured in Bloomberg Law regarding his thoughts on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's payday lending rule rollback. The article titled "CFPB Could Be Prepped for Wrong Payday Fight" was written by Evan Weinberger and published 2/12/19.