Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in Bloomberg regarding her thoughts on tribunal lotteries. The article titled "Lottery Will Pick Court to Hear Biden Shot-or-Test Challenges" was written by Robert Iafolla and published 11/5/21.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Law360 regarding her thoughts on lawsuits related to the opioid crisis. The article titled "5 Takeaways From Drugmakers' Win in Calif. Opioid Trial" was written by Emily Field and Cara Salvatore and published 11/4/21.
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured on Univision regarding her thoughts on special purpose acquisition companies. The article titled "Trump could face federal scrutiny over new social media venture, experts say" was written by David C. Adams and published 11/7/21.
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues participated in a panel discussion titled "Current and Future State of the Market" at the SPAC Opportunity Summit during November.
Brock Associate Professor in Professional Responsibility Nathan S. Chapman was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding a recent federal court decision involving religion and LGBT discrimination claims. The article titled "Texas Ruling Opens Route for Religious Carveouts to LGBT Rights" was written by Paige Smith and Robert Iafolla and was published 11/3/21.
Associate Dean for International Programs & Post Professor Melissa J. "MJ" Durkee moderated and presented on a panel titled “Outsourcing International Responsibility” at International Law Weekend, which was organized by the American Branch of the International Law Association and held during October. Her talk addressed how international law assigns responsibility in the context of privatization and state-owned entities.
The School of Law is pleased to share that 100% of the first-generation college graduates and military veterans enrolled in its Juris Doctor program are receiving scholarship aid. First-generation students are supported by more than 12 scholarship funds including the First-Start Scholars Program and student veterans benefit from the Butler Commitment.
Assistant Professor Thomas E. Kadri published Tort Law: Cases & Critique (2021). This open-access casebook was made possible through a University of Georgia Provost Affordable Course Materials Grant. Third-year student Courtney M. Hogan and second-year student Noah C. Nix contributed to the text as well as Administrative Associate Sarah Burns and Research & Copyright Services Librarian Stephen Wolfson.
Awardees and initiates were recognized at the university’s annual Tucker Dorsey Blue Key Awards Banquet on Oct. 15 at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel. Among the honorees were 2014 graduate David B. Dove with the Blue Key Young Alumnus Award and first-year law student Frank Lumpkin IV with the Russell Student Leadership Award.
Metadata Services & Special Collections Librarian Rachel Evans presented "Totally Tubular: Carving Out Your Best Content with DCX" at the Digital Commons North American Conference during October (with M. Biondo and A. Connolly). The presentation showcased the new digital exhibits repository platform with several examples from the UGA School of Law's special collections, and it included a live workshop for attendees to begin building their own IR digital exhibits.
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured in CFO Dive regarding a special purpose acquisition company deal involving Donald Trump. The article titled "Trump SPAC partner might have violated SEC curb on pre-IPO planning" was written by Robert Freedman and published 11/1/21.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson was featured in the Daily Beast regarding the Ahmaud Arbery case. The article titled "How Ahmaud Arbery's Accused Murderers Could Still Get Off" was written by Pilar Melendez and published 11/1/21. It was reprinted on Yahoo! News.
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured in The New York Times regarding a special purpose acquisition company deal involving Donald Trump. The article titled "Trump's $300 million SPAC deal may have skirted securities laws" was written by David Enrich, Matthew Goldstein and Lauren Hirsch and was published 10/29/21. It was reprinted in The Seattle Times and the Honolulu Star Advertiser.
Congratulations to third-year students Alexandria H. Clarke, Donavan C. Juleus and Bradley R. "Brad" Spinner who finished the Burton D. Wechsler National First Amendment Moot Court Competition as national quarterfinalists.
Brock Associate Professor in Professional Responsibility Nathan S. Chapman published "Tech Pluralism" in First Things (Nov. 2021).
Metadata Services and Special Collections Librarian Rachel Evans published "On the Ground: Real-World Solutions: Taking the Best from a Bad Situation" in 26.2 AALL Spectrum 32 (2021) (with J. Tubinis).
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues presented on "How Should SPACs Be Treated Going Forward (IPOs, Mergers, or Distinctly Different?)" at the Fordham University Journal of Corporate & Financial Law Symposium during October.
Information Technology Librarian Jason Tubinis published "On the Ground: Real-World Solutions: Taking the Best from a Bad Situation" in 26.2 AALL Spectrum 32 (2021) (with R. Evans).
The University of Georgia School of Law defeated the University of Florida College of Law in the 2021 Florida/Georgia-Hulsey/Gambrell Moot Court Competition. Representing the School of Law in the moot court competition were third-year law students Olivia B. Landrum and Roya Naghepour. This year's win adds to UGA's outstanding performances, bringing its overall tournament record to 26-11-2 and recording its fourth straight victory!
Clinical Assistant Professor & Prosecutorial Justice Program Director Melissa D. Redmon was featured in the Washington Post regarding the increase in public focus on the justice system and its decision-makers. The article titled "Ahmaud Arbery's Killing in Georgia Puts an Unusually Bright Spotlight on Prosecutor Accountability" was written by Hannah Knowles and Mark Berman and was published 10/27/21. This article was reprinted by the Philadelphia Tribune and other media outlets.