This summer, 12 students are studying abroad as part of the Dean Rusk International Law Center’s Global Governance Summer School with 11 of the participants being part of the School of Law’s J.D. program. The focus of this year’s for-credit program, operated in partnership with the Leuven Centre for Global Governance, is comparative environmental law and sustainability. Site visits will include NATO, the European Council, the International Court of Justice, the Permanent Court of Arbitration, and a number of other law firms, NGOs, international courts, and embassies.
Congratulations to Research Services Librarian Brandy Ellis on receiving the AALL/LexisNexis Call for Papers Award from the American Association of Law Libraries for her co-authored paper “Generative Artificial Intelligence: A Primer for Sounding Smart at Company Cocktail Parties” (with J. Tubinis). The award seeks to honor “scholarship of interest to the profession of law librarianship.”
Congratulations to Law and Technology Librarian Jason Tubinis on receiving the AALL/LexisNexis Call for Papers Award from the American Association of Law Libraries for his co-authored paper “Generative Artificial Intelligence: A Primer for Sounding Smart at Company Cocktail Parties” (with B. Ellis). The award seeks to honor “scholarship of interest to the profession of law librarianship.”
This summer, 19 School of Law students are gaining global practice experience with the Global Externships Overseas program through the school’s Dean Rusk International Law Center. They will enhance their legal studies by working in a variety of private and public legal settings with placements based in Asia, the South Pacific, Europe, and the Americas.
Congratulations to Foreign and International Law Librarian Anne Burnett for receiving the Hall of Fame Award from the American Association of Law Libraries, honoring her contributions to the profession and her proven track record of excellence in her career as “noteworthy, substantial, and long-standing.”
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by KPFA 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 titled “Book Week” aired as part of “The Ralph Nader Radio Hour” hosted by Ralph Nader and broadcast 5/4/26.
Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein published a revised edition of his treatise, State Taxation vols. I-III, 3d ed. (Thomson Reuters, 2026) (co-authored with his late father J. Hellerstein and A. Appleby).
Chief of Staff Lara Pulliam was featured in Columns regarding her role building relationships at the School of Law. The article titled "UGA Law School chief of staff is all about relationships" was written by Allison Mawn and published 5/1/26.
Associate Professor Thomas E. Kadri published “Brokering Safety” (co-authored with C. Sharma & S. Adler) in 114 California Law Review 479 (2026).
Wilson Associate Professor in Business Law Laura Phillips-Sawyer presented “Power Moves: How Law and Public Policy Reshaped the Late-Twentieth-Century U.S. Firm” at a conference titled “Antitrust, Regulation, and the Democratization of the Economy” hosted by the Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society at the University of Chicago during April.
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.