Stembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law Christopher Bruner presented on "Development of Financial Services in a Globalising Financial World" at a conference on Financial Services Law and Regulation in Singapore during February. The event was hosted by the Centre for Banking & Finance Law at the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law. Bruner also participated in a reflections panel concluding the conference.
Rogers Chair of Law Camilla E. Watson published "The Future of Lower Income Students in Higher Education: Rethinking the Pell Program and Federal Tax Incentives" in 45 Florida State University Law Review 1107 (2018).
Wilner/UGA Foundation Professor in International Law Harlan G. Cohen published "Fragmentation" in Concepts for International Law: Contributions to Disciplinary Thought (J. d'Aspremont and S. Singh, eds.) (Edward Elgar, 2019).
Hosch Professor Lori A. Ringhand presented on public law limitations to defamation law as part of the University of Aberdeen's workshop titled "Reform of EU Law on Defamation" during March.
Congratulations to third-year students Joseph Natt and Meryl See who won the inaugural Magnolia Cup, a transactional law negotiation competition hosted by the University of Mississippi this month. See was also presented with the Professionalism Award. A second team comprised of second-year students Andrew J. "Andy" Klemm and Savannah B. Phinney finished with the second highest score of the tournament.
Assistant Professor Lindsey Simon was featured in STAT regarding how assets are spilt among creditors when a company files for bankruptcy. The article titled "If Purdue Pharma declares bankruptcy, what would it mean for lawsuits against the opioid manufacturer?" was written by Andrew Joseph and published 3/4/19.
Congratulations to third-year student Lyddy O'Brien for being named the best oralist of the U.S. South Regional of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. The full team - comprised of second-year students Samuel L. "Sam" Hatcher, Andrew K. "Drew" Heddin and Hanna C. Karimipour - finished as quarterfinalists and brought home the fourth best brief award. Additionally, Hedin was named sixth best oralist of the tournament. Third-year student Allison Gowens served as student coach. The Jessup competition is the world's largest moot court tournament, with participants from over 680 law schools in 100 countries and jurisdictions.
Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Gregg D. Polsky published "Explaining Choice-of-Entity Decisions by Silicon Valley Start-Ups" in 70 Hastings Law Journal (409) 2019.
Usha R. Rodrigues has been named University Professor, an honor bestowed on faculty members who have made a significant impact on the University of Georgia beyond their normal academic responsibilities. Rodrigues has expanded curricular and experiential learning opportunities for students while also fostering a culture of women's leadership at UGA and the broader academy.
Associate Professor Jason A. Cade presented on the consequences of enforcement policies at the southern border for asylum-seekers and other migrants at the 2019 Emory International Law Review Symposium titled "Continued Relevance and Challenges of the 1951 Refugee Convention on Global, Regional, and Local Levels" during February.
Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Gregg D. Polsky published "There's a Problem With Buybacks, but It's Not What Senators Think" in 162 Tax Notes 765 (2019) (with D.J. Hemel).
Associate Dean for Faculty Development & Hosch Professor Elizabeth Weeks presented on a local government opioid cost study as part of the panel "Statewide Health" at the Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Conference.
Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Gregg D. Polsky published "Taxing Litigation: Federal Tax Concerns of Personal Injury Plaintiffs and Their Lawyers" in 22 Florida Tax Review 120 (2018).
Professor Emeritus Donald E. Wilkes Jr. was featured on MuckRock regarding his thoughts on police use of Tasers. The article titled "A close look at police use of Tasers in Massachusetts" was written by Chris Frarone, Curtis Waltman, Daysia Tolentino, Celine Garcia, Annika Home and Andrew Stanton and published 2/27/19.
Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues has published "Law and the Blockchain" in 107 Iowa Law Review 679 (2019).
Hosch Professor Lori A. Ringhand presented on "Regulating Campaign Spending in the Age of the Internet" at the University of Aberdeen during February.
Associate Dean for Faculty Development & Hosch Professor Elizabeth Weeks presented on "Rethinking the Role of Civil Litigation in Response to the Opioid Crisis" at "The Opioid Crisis: Rethinking Policy and Law" conference hosted by American University's Washington College of Law and School of Public Affairs during February.
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives & Alston Associate Chair in Corporate Law Mehrsa Baradaran presented on her book The Color of Money as well as spoke on the "State of the Black Economy/Black Wealth" as part of the 22nd Annual Wall Street Project Economic Summit titled "400 Years Later: Closing the Wealth Gap, Expanding Opportunity" during February.
Assistant Professor Jonathan Peters was featured in The Colorado Independent regarding Colorado police agencies encrypting their radio communications. The article titled "Media: Denver police want to block radio chatter from the public - but not selected new outlets?" was written by Corey Hutchins and published 2/22/19.
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West was featured on National Public Radio's "Weekend Edition" regarding the landmark New York Times Co. v. Sullivan decision. The show titled "Revisiting 'New York Times Co. v. Sullivan'" aired 2/24/19. She was interviewed by Lulu Garcia-Navarro.