Assistant Professor Lindsey Simon was featured in The New York Times regarding the trusts associated with Purdue Pharma's proposed opioid settlement. The article titled "Judge Clears Purdue Pharma's Restructuring Plan for Vote by Thousands of Claimants" was written by Jan Hoffman and Mary Williams Walsh and was published 5/27/21.
The School of Law is pleased to announce the 100% success rate of its first-time takers of the 2021 February Georgia bar exam and congratulates its graduates on this achievement during a very trying time. "This outstanding result contributes to the University of Georgia School of Law's vision to be the best return on investment in legal education," School of Law Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge said. "Our bar exam preparation working group, led by Assistant Dean Tony Waller, connects with all of our students as they prepare to sit for the bar through a variety of initiatives like bar prep stipends and our Bar Exam Success Teams. Passing the bar is an important first step for our students as they embark on their careers to become future leaders for state and society. The entire law school community - including faculty, staff and fellow Law Dawgs - is committed to their success."
Congratulations to 2021 graduate Raneem Ashrawi for receiving an Equal Justice Works Fellowship, which is considered one of the most prestigious and competitive post-graduate legal fellowships in the country. As an EJW Fellow, she will advocate for Georgia youth with behavioral and mental health needs by advancing their access to the preventive care and reasonable accommodations to which they are entitled under federal law.
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding her testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship and Capital Markets titled "Going Public: SPACs, Direct Listings, Public Offerings, and the Need for Investor Protections." The article titled "Treasury Picks in Senate Panel's Spotlight" was written by Colleen Murphy and published 5/25/21.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Law 360 regarding opioid litigation strategy. The article titled "Drugmakers Throw Purdue Under Bus In Opioid Trial Gamble" was written by Jeff Overley and published 5/21/21.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch's article "MDL Revolution," forthcoming in the New York University Law Review (with A.R. Gluck), was reviewed by Allan Erbsen in JOTWELL (May 20, 2021). In the review titled "Procedural Evolution in Multidistrict Litigation," Erbsen writes Burch and Gluck are advancing MDL literature by "constructing an insightful account of how MDL common law evolves and a thoughtful assessment of the norms that should shape this evolution."
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship and Capital Markets titled "Going Public: SPACs, Direct Listings, Public Offerings, and the Need for Investor Protections" on 5/24/21. This subcommittee is part of the U.S. House's Committee on Financial Services.
Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold D. Melton will deliver the University of Georgia School of Law's 2021 Commencement address May 22 in Stegeman Coliseum, with social distancing measures in place. Approximately 215 students will be eligible to participate in this year's ceremony for Juris Doctor (J.D.), Master of Laws (LL.M.) and Master in the Study of Law (M.S.L) candidates. The ticketed event will start at 10 a.m. with social distancing measures and the university's Clear Bag Policy in effect.
Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Gregg D. Polsky published "Does Tax Matter? Evidence on Executive Compensation After 162(M)'s Repeal" in 26 Stanford Journal of Law, Business & Finance 1 (2021).
Congratulations to third-year student Patrick D. Testa for receiving a Clinical Legal Education Association Outstanding Clinic Student Award for his "excellence in clinic fieldwork" and "exceptionally thoughtful, self-reflective participation in an accompanying clinic seminar." Testa participated in the school's Veterans Legal Clinic for three semesters.
Congratulations to third-year student Nneka I. Ewulonu for being selected for an Equal Justice Works 2021 Regional Public Interest Award. Chosen from 75 applications, Ewulonu is one of eight students recognized for their exemplary commitment to public interest law and pro bono work.
Congratulations to Associate Professor Laura Phillips Sawyer, who teaches courses in UGA's Terry College of Business, for receiving the Nourse Outstanding MBA Teacher Award for the MBA elective curriculum. Selected by graduating full-time MBA students, this honor recognizes stimulating classroom instruction, positive interaction with students and overall contribution to the full-time MBA experience.
A free virtual legal clinic for Georgia veterans will happen on Saturday, June 5, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Veterans in Northwest Georgia can access the clinic in person in Dalton, Georgia. Veterans from other parts of the state can connect by webcam or telephone. The Georgia Veterans Outreach Project offers legal advice on issues important to veterans. These include veterans and military benefits, as well as consumer, family, housing and other civil issues. Veterans must register in advance.
Sibley Professor in Corporate and Business Law Larry D. Thompson has been elected to the American Law Institute's Council, effective June 9, 2021. The council "determines projects and activities to be undertaken by the ALI and approves the work as representing the position of the institute," which is considered "the leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law."
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in an Associated Press article regarding opioid litigation. The article titled "Setting the Stage for Thousands of Opioid Lawsuits, Potentially Years of Litigation" was published 5/17/21.
Associate Professor Laura Phillips Sawyer presented "Jurisdiction Beyond Our Borders: U.S. v. Alcoa and the Extraterritorial Reach of American Antitrust" at the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division during May.
Associate Dean and Martin Chair of Law Andrea L. Dennis presented on "How the US and UK state criminalise Rap and how to combat it" at the Black Lives Matter Event Series hosted by the Garden Court Chambers Criminal Defence Team during May.
Brock Associate Professor in Professional Responsibility Nathan S. Chapman presented "Qualified Immunity and the Rule of Law" at the University of Chicago Law School during May.
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein's treatise State Taxation was quoted by the Maine Supreme Court in Somerset Telephone Co. v. State Tax Assessor (April 29, 2021).
Wilner/UGA Foundation Professor in International Law Harlan G. Cohen presented "The Sociology of WTO Precedent" at the Tel Aviv University International Law Workshop during May.