Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Joseph S. Miller, the holder of the Rogers Chair of Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition Law, has been elected to the American Law Institute. The ALI is "the leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize and otherwise improve the law." The ALI's members work to "influence the development of the law in both existing and emerging areas," collaborate with other "eminent lawyers, judges and academics," give back to the legal profession and "contribute to the public good."
Associate Professor Laura Phillips Sawyer published "Voting Trusts and Antitrust: Rethinking the Role of Shareholder Litigation in Public Regulation, from the 1880s to the 1930s" in 39 Law and History Review 569 (2021) (with N.R. Lamoreaux).
Brock Associate Professor in Professional Responsibility Nathan S. Chapman was featured in The Augusta Chronicle regarding defamation cases. The article titled "Local radio host Austin Rhodes sued for defamation by Evans resident" was written by Abraham Kenmore and published 12/20/21.
The First Amendment Clinic was featured in the Towns County Herald regarding its Director Clare R. Norins and Legal Fellow Lindsey M. Floyd partnering with the Georgia First Amendment Foundation to lead training on Georgia’s Open Records Act and Open Meetings Act for a broad cross-section of town and county law enforcement and government officials. The article titled "Training focuses on improving public access to government" was written by Shawn Jarrard and published 12/22/21.
Assistant Professor Lindsey Simon was featured on NPR regarding the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy opioid settlement. The segment titled "Judge rejects Purdue Pharma's opioid settlement that would protect Sackler family" was hosted by Steve Inskeep and aired 12/17/21.