Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in The Economist regarding the latest opioid litigation developments. The article titled "American lawmen are going after Opioids Inc" was published 10/31/20.
Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Gregg D. Polsky was featured in Politico regarding the carried interest tax loophole. The article titled "Susan Collins backed down from a fight with private equity. Now they're underwriting her reelection" was written by Theodoric Meyer and Justin Elliott and published 10/29/20. The article also appeared on several media outlets across the country.
The University of Georgia School of Law defeated the University of Florida School of Law in the 2020 Florida/Georgia-Hulsey/Gambrell Moot Court Competition. Representing the School of Law in the moot court competition were third-year law students Jason Sigalos and Anre Washington. This year's win adds to UGA's outstanding performances, bringing its tournament record to 25-11-2.
Dean Rusk International Law Center Interim Director & Hosch Professor Lori A. Ringhand presented at the Transatlantic Chamber of Commerce event titled "A Beginners Guide to the US Election," which was hosted by the Birmingham City University's Centre for American Legal Studies located in the United Kingdom.
Woodruff Chair in International Law Diane Marie Amann presented on "Children and the Women, Peace and Security Agenda" at an event virtually hosted by the Transitional Justice Institute at the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland. The presentation was her contribution to a year-long series on women, peace and security titled "WPS@20: Reflecting on Twenty Years of Women, Peace and Security at the UN Security Council."
The School of Law was featured in the Jacksonville Daily Record regarding the annual Florida/Georgia-Hulsey/Gambrell Moot Court Competition being held virtually this year at 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 30. The competition will be livestreamed on the Smith Hulsey & Busey YouTube channel and via Facebook Live. The article was written by Max Marbut and published 10/28/20.
Hosch Professor Julian A. Cook III presented on "Race, Class, Policing, and the Constitution" as part of a George Washington Law Review Symposium titled "Addressing the Crisis in Policing Today: Race, Masculinity, and Police Use of Force in America" held in October.
Congratulations to third-year students Taylor E. Pernini and Jake A. Shapiro for winning the Best Respondent Brief Award and finishing as semifinalists in the 11th Billings, Exum & Frye National Moot Court Competition. A second UGA team comprised of third-year students Emily Hanson and Chandler Brooks also represented the law school in this tournament that fielded 48 teams. Advocacy Director Kellie Casey said both teams' excellent performance resulted from dedicated faculty members and alumni/alumnae who helped to prepare them, including faculty member Anna White Howard. A special thanks also goes to the law firm Epps, Holloway, DeLoach & Hoipkemier for hosting our teams for the virtual competition due to previously scheduled campus wide IT network maintenance and for their ongoing support of the school's advocacy program.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West presented on "Zoom Justice and the Future of Court Access" as part of the Yale Law School Information Society Project conference titled "Access and Accountability 2020: Lessons of the Current Moment" during October.
Post Professor Melissa J. "MJ" Durkee presented on "Business Engagement in Global Governance: Boon or Peril?" as part of an expert roundtable at International Law Weekend 2020. Organized by the International Law Association, the conference's theme was "International Law in Challenging Times."
Second-year student Ashleigh Rasheed-Britt was featured on UGA Today regarding the strengths and challenges of in-person and hybrid classes this semester. The article titled "Students adjust to classes during COVID-19, Hybrid schedules provide flexibility in class and at home" was written by Krista Richmond and published 10/22/20.
Second-year student Hannah Sbaity was featured on UGA Today regarding her participation in the UGA Idea Accelerator Demo Day, which seeks to help students take the next step with their business ideas. She pitched her business Peachy Pockets. The article titled "Thryftship lands $2500 UGA Idea Accelerator prize" was written by J. Merritt Melancon and published 10/23/20.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch presented on how to improve the multidistrict litigation system as part of the New York University Center on Civil Justice's "MDLs and Class Actions" program during October.
Cleveland Distinguished Chair of Legal Ethics and Professionalism & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lonnie T. Brown Jr. 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 was featured on Wall Street Journal Video regarding an antitrust lawsuit against Google. The segment titled "Justice Department to Sue Google for Alleged Anticompetitive Conduct" was published 10/20/20.
Dr. Monica Bell, who serves as an associate professor of law and sociology at Yale University, will serve as the 118th Sibley Lecturer on Nov. 11. Bell specializes in criminal justice, welfare law, housing, race and the law, qualitative research methods, and law and sociology. The title of her talk is "The Case for Racism Response Funds: A Collective Response to Racist Acts" and is based on an op-ed she published this summer. Please be sure to RSVP to Nikko.Terry@uga.edu by November 9 to receive a Zoom link prior to the event.
Cleveland Distinguished Chair of Legal Ethics and Professionalism & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lonnie T. Brown Jr. presented "Civil Unrest and the Role of the Attorney General: A Comparison of Ramsey Clark to William Barr" as a part of a virtual symposium hosted by the Mercer Law Review titled "Ethics, Professionalism, and the Role of the Attorney General of the United States: Lessons from History."
Ian L. Kecskes was named Best Overall Advocate and Amelia Welch Ortiz received an Outstanding Advocate Award at The 2020 All Star Bracket Challenge. The pair teamed up with fellow third-year students Janay S. Alexander and Ayman Tartir to compete in the virtual mock trial tournament featuring 64 law schools from across the country. As a group, the students finished fifth in their region. Alumnus Jeremy B. Dailey (J.D.'14) served as the volunteer alumni coach.
Through the Mediation Practicum, third-year law student Allison "Allie" Evans and second-year students Hiance M. Castro Guerrero and Marissa G. Hill are helping to create an online mediation program for the State Court of Athens-Clarke County. Judge Charles E. Auslander III (J.D.'97) asked the Mediation Practicum to assist Georgia's 10th Judicial District ADR Program with the virtual delivery of services. Since practicum students receive training to become approved mediators with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution and have had success with remote dispute resolutions in the Savannah area, they were ideal candidates to assist the local court, according to practicum supervisor Rob McNiff. "Many parties are finding that virtual mediations provide greater and safer access to an important process for resolving their cases," McNiff said.
As the month celebrating Latinx heritage draws to a close, the University of Georgia School of Law recently held a virtual portrait unveiling for Luis Aguilar, a 1979 graduate of the law school whose service on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission helped lead the country out of the economic upheaval of the 2008 recession. Aguilar immigrated to the United States as a child refugee from Cuba and describes himself as "the product of the generosity of the American people and the opportunities offered by the United States." He served as a commissioner with the Securities and Exchange Commission from 2008 to 2015 - making Aguilar the eighth longest-serving commissioner in SEC history as well as only the third individual to have been nominated by two U.S. presidents from different political parties.