Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch presented her book The Pain Brokers: How Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors Fuel America’s Lawsuit Factory (Atria/One Signal Publishers, 2026) at the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law during April.
Wilson Associate Professor in Business Law Laura Phillips-Sawyer presented as part of the panel titled “Antitrust in a Deglobalizing World” at the Penn Carey Law Antitrust Association annual symposium titled “Antitrust at an Inflection Point: Remedies, Regulation, and the New Political Economy” hosted by the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School in Philadelphia during April.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by VoyageATL regarding her new book, The Pain Brokers: How Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors Fuel America’s Lawsuit Factory (Atria/One Signal Publishers, 2026). The article titled “Life & Work with Elizabeth Chamblee Burch of Athens, Georgia” was published 4/15/26.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch presented her book The Pain Brokers: How Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors Fuel America’s Lawsuit Factory (Atria/One Signal Publishers, 2026) at the Vanderbilt University Law School during April.
Hosch Professor & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lori A. Ringhand presented “Reconsidering Congruence and Proportionality” as part of the panel titled “Voting Rights in the Twenty-First Century” at the 2026 Florida State University Election Law Center Spring Conference in Washington, D.C., during April.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by KFMG regarding her new book, The Pain Brokers: How Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors Fuel America’s Lawsuit Factory (Atria/One Signal Publishers, 2026). The segment aired as part of “The Culture Buzz” hosted by John Busbee and broadcast 4/1/26.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch presented her book The Pain Brokers: How Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors Fuel America’s Lawsuit Factory (Atria/One Signal Publishers, 2026) at the Georgetown University Law Center during March.
Chaffin Chair in Fiduciary Law Victoria J. Haneman was featured by Bloomberg Tax regarding recent tax litigation. The article titled "Congress’ Power in Focus with Distilling Circuit Split; BGOV Tax" was written by James Matheson, Chris Cioffi and Erin Slowey and was published 4/23/26.
Hosch Professor & Community Health Law Partnership Clinic Director Jason A. Cade was featured by NBC News regarding Board of Immigrations Appeals decisions. The article titled “A teen and her family fled torture in Congo to resettle in Maine, but then ICE showed up” was written by Daniella Silva and published 4/25/26.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by Bloomberg regarding recent Bayer pesticide litigation. The article titled “Supreme Court Weighs Bayer Appeal of ‘Failure-to-Warn’ Roundup Lawsuits” was written by Jef Feeley, Greg Stohr and Sonja Wind and was published 4/26/26. This article has been reprinted by other outlets including the Miami Herald.
Assistant Professor Desirée LeClercq and third-year law student N’Guessan C. “Clément” Kouame published “Modern Slavery Thriving in the Shadows of West Africa: Why Coubaly v. Cargill Furthers Legal Barriers to Labor Rights Accountability” in 12 International Labor Rights Case Law 77 (2026).
Post Professor Pamela Foohey presented her co-authored book Debt’s Grip: Risk and Consumer Bankruptcy (University of California Press, 2025) at a conference centered around the book. The program was organized by Osgoode Hall Law School at York University and held during April.
Congratulations to undergraduate student Ilana Perras for being selected as one of UGA’s Top 100 student employees of the year. She has worked in the Alexander Campbell King Law Library for two years and was recognized at a university-wide luncheon during April.
Congratulations to third-year student Gabriel “Gabe” Murphy who won the grand prize on “The 1% Club,” a logic-based game show where contestants vie for a prize by trying to answer questions that only one percent of the population can answer. The episode, which aired on April 13, 2026, can be found at: https://www.hulu.com/watch/dc12ccf1-6f4c-4b9a-a0fc-d48ff14d6261.
Stembler Family Distinguished Professor in Business Law Christopher M. Bruner presented a keynote address at the Inaugural Corporate Securities Regulation Conference hosted by the Department of Commercial Law of the University of Cape Town (South Africa) Faculty of Law in April.
Hosch Professor & Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor Lori A. Ringhand presented virtually as part of the Safeguarding Democracy Project webinar panel titled “Can and Will Courts Ensure Free and Fair Elections?” hosted by UCLA School of Law during April.
Post Professor Pamela Foohey presented her co-authored book Debt’s Grip: Risk and Consumer Bankruptcy (University of California Press, 2025) virtually as part of the FJI Spring Author Series at the Flaschner Judicial Institute during April.
Talmadge Chair Peter B. “Bo” Rutledge presented “Arbitration and Peace” at The London School of Economics Law School during March.
Congratulations to second-year law students Emma R. Hopkins, Jacob S. Levy, Lionel A. Rubio and Nathan C. Whisamore, along with third-year student Morgan E. Pfohl, who finished in the top half of the international tier of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition held at the end of March in Washington, D.C. The team was coached by third-year student F. Marion Kronauge, alumni coach Caleb Grant (J.D.’23) and Associate Director of the Dean Rusk International Law Center Taher Benany.
The First Amendment Clinic recently argued Avid Bookshop v. Taylor before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Second-year student Carly J. Judenberg and First Amendment Clinic Law Fellow Christina Lee presented the case. Third-year student Frank L.O. Easterlin contributed to the briefing. The case is being litigated under the supervision of Clinical Associate Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director Clare R. Norins.