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The School of Law regrets to share news of the passing of Walter Ray Phillips on November 8, 2023, at the age of 91. He retired from the law school in 2000 after 27 years as a member of the faculty. During his tenure, he served as acting dean in 1976 and associate dean from 1975 to 1983, and he held the Talmadge and Lumpkin professorships. He has been described as a master teacher and scholar, a pillar of the law school and a gentleman in every sense of the word. Phillips is survived by his two daughters, Bonnie Koryn and Lee Evans, and two grandchildren, Rachel Good and Luke Evans. Please be sure to keep the Phillips family in your thoughts and prayers during this sorrowful time.
Dean Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge was selected for inclusion in National Jurist's Most Influential People in Legal Education list, which includes those who are "major forces in shaping legal education." The list was published 1/5/24.
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 in the case Cross v. State regarding the issue of eyewitness identification in an armed robbery. This citation brings the total to 69 times that this text has been used by Georgia appellate courts to resolve evidentiary issues. Notably, another of Carlson's coauthored texts Evidence: Materials for an Age of Science and Statutes was also cited in the opinion.
Stembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law Christopher M. Bruner published a book review of Innovating Business for Sustainability: Regulatory Approaches in the Anthropocene (B. Sjåfjell, C. Liao and A. Argyrou eds) in 12 Cambridge International Law Journal 337 (2023).
University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured in a Bloomberg article regarding special purpose acquisition companies. The article titled "SPAC Mania's Ugly End Yields $436 Billion of Investor Losses" was written by Amelia Pollard and Johnathan Randles and was published 12/27/23.