Assistant Professor Assaf Harpaz presented “Global Tax Wars in the Digital Era” (forthcoming in the American University Law Review) virtually as part of the international business transactions lecture series at the University of Virginia during September.
For the 12th consecutive year, University of Georgia School of Law graduates have led the state in the Georgia bar exam passage rate. UGA Law graduates who sat for the July 2025 exam posted the highest rate for first-time takers among the state’s law schools and exceeded the overall passage rate by more than 6%.
During the 2024-25 academic year, approximately 425 School of Law students enrolled or re-enrolled in one of the school's 18 clinic/externship programs and cumulatively engaged in nearly 82,000 service-learning hours. More than 27,000 of those hours occurred under the direct supervision of law school faculty members directing in-house clinical programs – all of which provide access to justice services for underserved communities and individuals.
Associate Professor Thomas E. Kadri was featured on Atlanta's 11Alive regarding privacy concerns and public security cameras. The segment titled "Growing surveillance program tests balance between privacy and policing in Atlanta" was hosted by Zach Merchant and aired 9/28/25.
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 regarding the nature of attorney-client privilege in Royal Texas LLC v. Cajun Global LLC. This citation brings the total to 83 times that this text has been used by Georgia appellate courts to resolve evidentiary issues.
Assistant Professor Assaf Harpaz presented “Artificial Intelligence and Taxation’s Goals” as part of a tax colloquium at the University of Florida Levin College of Law during September.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding product liability lawsuits. The article “Tylenol Maker Kenvue Faces Mounting Crisis After Trump Blast” was written by Redd Brown and Jef Feeley and published 9/24/25. The article has been republished by other outlets.
Wilson Associate Professor in Business Law Laura Phillips-Sawyer was a featured reviewer of Richard Langlois' The Corporation and the Twentieth Century: The History of American Business Enterprise in the article “Roundtable Review” in 26 Enterprise & Society (2025).
Stembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law Christopher M. Bruner presented “Corporate Sustainability and Anti-ESG Backlash” as keynote address at the SMART Network Symposium titled “Sustainability is (Still) Possible! Governing Market Actors for a Safe and Just Space” during September in Italy. The symposium was co-sponsored by the Department of Law and the Department of Economics and Statistics at the University of Turin.
Assistant Professor Assaf Harpaz published “UN Tax Negotiations: North-South Tensions and the Challenge of Institutional Legitimacy” in 8 Caribbean Tax Law Journal 14 (2025).
Stembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law Christopher M. Bruner presented “Value Chain Due Diligence and Populist Politics” during September in Turin, Italy. The seminar was co-hosted by the Department of Law and the Department of Economics and Statistics at the University of Turin.
Hosch Professor & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lori A. Ringhand presented “Misrepresentation” as part of the panel titled “Districting and Democracy” at the 2025 Florida State University Election Law Conference during September.
Post Professor Pamela Foohey was featured on CNN regarding the differences between subprime auto loans and subprime mortgages. The article titled "A major subprime auto lender just went belly up. It won’t be like subprime mortgage lenders sparking the Great Recession" was written by Chris Isidore and published 9/12/25.
Lecturer Sherrie L. Hines was featured in the Athens Banner-Herald regarding laws concerning the illegal sale of pets in Georgia. The article titled "Protecting pups: Georgia law impacts the sale of dogs and cats in parking lots and flea markets" was written by Wayne Ford and published 9/15/25.
In its ongoing effort to redefine what it means to be a great national public law school, the School of Law is pleased to share that 100% of first-generation college graduates and military veterans enrolled in its Juris Doctor program are receiving scholarships for the fifth straight year. Last fall, the minimum award was raised to a one-quarter scholarship. This effort is supported by a range of funds focused on these two cohorts. Key catalytic donors include 1982 alumna Kathelen V. Amos and the Daniel P. Amos Family Foundation, 1980 alumnus E. David Hart Jr. and the Hart Family Foundation, and 1977 alumnus James E. “Jim” Butler Jr.
Chaffin Chair of Fiduciary Law Victoria J. Haneman presented “The Politics of Impermanence” as part of the Perspectives on the Development and Enactment of Tax Policy Conference at the Centre for Tax Law at the University of Cambridge.
Assistant Professor John B. Meixner Jr. presented “The New Lawlessness in Sentencing” as part of the criminal justice, American policing and incarceration New Scholars Workshop at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools 2025 Annual Meeting.
Congratulations to second-year student Emily Whitest for receiving a fellowship to attend the Food Law Student Leadership Summit at Harvard Law School in October. The summit is a premier conference for students who are passionate about improving the food and agricultural systems that impact society. This year’s summit is titled Food and Democracy: From Policy to Plate.
The Appellate Litigation Clinic won a case before the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Class of 2025 graduates Garfield A. McIntyre Jr. and Taylor L. Stablein presented oral argument during May in N’Jai v. U.S. Department of Education. Former students Allison J. Fine (J.D.’24), E. Hope Garrison (J.D.’24) and Robert G. “Rob” Wedge (J.D.’24) previously argued this issue before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, which certified it to the D.C. Court of Appeals.
Assistant Professor Desirée LeClercq organized a transnational conference of U.S., Mexican and Canadian labor unions and leaders in Mexico City to discuss lessons learned and future strategies and initiatives under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.