Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Clinical Assistant Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins was featured in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding the banning of books in Georgia public schools. The article titled "Book disputes land suburban Atlanta school district in court" was written by Ty Tagami and published 8/18/22.
Callaway Chair of Law Emeritus Ronald L. Carlson was featured in The Washington Post regarding the latest legal developments relating to the grand jury investigating the 2020 election. The article titled "Giuliani appears before Georgia grand jury in election probe" was written by Matthew Brown and Tom Hamburger and was published 8/17/22. It was republished by other media outlets across the country.
Associate Professor Lindsey Simon was featured in a Reuters article regarding multidistrict/bankruptcy litigation relating to 3M earplugs and veterans. The article titled "3M earplug MDL judge adds to bankruptcy's tangles with injunction order" was written by Alison Frankel and published 8/17/22.
Interim UGA Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured on Bloomberg Law regarding the future of special purpose acquisition companies. The article titled "SPAC King Palihapitiya Goes Silent With His Empire Shriveling" was written by Baily Lipschultz and published 8/16/22. The article was republished by other media outlets like Yahoo!
Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Gregg D. Polsky's Yale Journal on Regulation article "Taxing Buybacks" (with D.J. Hemel) was featured in Mother Jones. The article titled "Biden's IRA Targets a Corporate Tactic for Amassing Wealth and Avoiding Taxes. Will it Work?" was written by Hannah Levintova and published 8/12/22.