The Community Health Law Partnership Clinic recently helped two clients with their preliminary approval for U Visas, which provide a path to lawful status for noncitizens who are the victims of serious crime and are helpful to law enforcement in the investigation or prosecution. According to Jason A. Cade, the clinic's director and holder of a Hosch Associate Professorship, when the statutory backlog is cleared the clients will have full U status. Current Community HeLP Clinic students James C. Berrigan and Lisa C. Garcia marshaled the evidence needed to achieve this successful outcome for both clients.

Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch and her book Mass Tort Deals were featured in the Corporate Crime Reporter. The article titled "Georgia Law Professor Elizabeth Chamblee Burch on Mass Tort Deals" was published 2/4/2020.

Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in Germany's Handelsblatt regarding Bayer AG's Roundup litigation. The article titled "Bayer before glyphosate agreement - this is what the expensive plan looks like" was written by Bert Frondhoff and Katharina Kort and published 1/30/20.

Congratulations to third-year students Adeline Kenerly Lambert, Justin C. Van Orsdol and Spencer D. Woody who finished as national finalists in the prestigious Hunton Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Championship. The trio also won a best brief award. This invitation-only tournament is for the top 16 moot court programs from law schools across the country based on performances from the previous academic year.

The School of Law is pleased to announce recent gifts benefitting first-generation college grads and veterans. The First-Start Scholars Program, created by a lead gift of $3 million from 1982 alumna Kathelen V. Amos and the Daniel P. Amos Family Foundation, will support first-generation students with a partial-tuition scholarship as well as a professional development stipend. Additionally renowned trial attorney and 1977 law school alumnus James E. "Jim" Butler Jr. made a charitable pledge to create a newly endowed fund guaranteeing that every veteran attending the law school will receive financial support.

Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured on Haaretz regarding ongoing litigation relating to Bayer AG's Roundup. The article titled "Q&A - What Are the Obstacles to Bayer Settling Roundup Lawsuits" was written by Tina Bellon and published 1/31/20.

Georgia Athletic Association Professor David E. Shipley was featured in Arkansas Business regarding copyright infringement relating to the design of the Saracen Casino. The article titled "Marlon Blackwell Says Saracen Casino Design Was Hijacked" was written by Mark Friedman and published 2/3/20.

The University of Georgia School of Law will host the 32nd Annual Red Clay Conference Feb. 21. "Overcoming Toxic Relationships" is the title of the daylong event, which will address coal ash disposal, brownfield redevelopment in Georgia and PFAS in drinking water. The Peter Appel Lecture will be delivered by environmental activist Lois Gibbs, who is known for her work with New York's Love Canal. Registration for the conference is required, and lunch will be provided. The event is free for members of the UGA community. For attorneys seeking four continuing legal education credits, the cost is $60. The fee for all other entrants is $12.

Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein co-chaired two panels titled "Taxable Persons and Related Issues in VAT Law" and "Taxable Transactions in VAT Law" at the Court of Justice of the European Union: Recent VAT Case Law Conference at the Vienna University of Economics and Business during January.

Distinguished Research Professor & Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus Walter Hellerstein served as a panelist for the "Fundamental Principles and VAT" session at the Court of Justice of the European Union: Recent VAT Case Law Conference at the Vienna University of Economics and Business during January.

The School of Law's innovative mentorship program has connected more than 700 law students with four-person support teams since its start in 2016. The mentor teams consist of upper-level law students, faculty members, career development officers and alumni/alumnae/professional mentors. The program is quite flexible as mentors and mentees are encouraged to find the communication style and frequency that works best for them. The law school also hosts a few events each year for students and mentors to meet face-to-face.

University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues published "Financial Contracting with the Crowd" in 69 Emory Law Journal 397 (2019).

Renowned scholars and leaders in government, global affairs, the sciences, humanities and several other fields will visit the University of Georgia this semester as part of the spring 2020 Signature Lecture series. Signature Lectures highlight speakers noted for their broad, multidisciplinary appeal and compelling bodies of work. Many of the lectures are supported by endowments, while others honor notable figures and milestones in the university's history. School of Law graduates Georgia Supreme Justice Robert Benham (J.D.'70) and University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel (J.D.'93) are among the 2020 lecturers.

Hosch Associate Professor Kent Barnett published "Due Process for Article III - Rethinking Murray's Lessee" in 26 George Mason Law Review 677 (2019).

Metadata Services Librarian Rachel S. Evans, Access Services Manager Marie R. Mize and Information Technology Librarian Jason Tubinis published "UGA's Alexander Campbell King Law Library: Phasing in Inclusive Usability Testing" in 40 Computers in Libraries 19 (2020).

Georgia Athletic Association Professor David E. Shipley published "Code Revision Commission v. Public.Resource.Org and The Fight Over Copyright Protection for Annotations and Commentary" in 54 Georgia Law Review 111 (2020).

Wilner/UGA Foundation Professor in International Law Harlan G. Cohen participated in the "Changing Concepts of International Economic Security and the Law" roundtable at the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting during January.

The School of Law will host a discussion of the recently published book Rap on Trial: Race, Lyrics and Guilt in America, which was co-authored by Andrea L. Dennis, the holder of the law school's John Byrd Martin Chair of Law. The discussion will be held Jan. 30 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Larry Walker Room of Dean Rusk Hall. Published by The New Press, Rap on Trial examines the use of "rap lyrics as criminal evidence to convict and incarcerate young men of color" based on hundreds of court cases from across the country.

By many accounts Phyllis A. Kravitch was a trailblazer. She entered the practice of law in 1944 when female attorneys were few and far between. She built her reputation at her father's law firm, becoming the first woman Savannah Bar Association president in the mid-1970s, the first woman elected as a Georgia Superior Court judge in 1976 and the third woman to serve our nation as a U.S. Circuit Court judge in 1979. Her service on the U.S. Courts of Appeals lasted almost four decades. As a permanent tribute, more than 40 of her former judicial clerks created the Judge Phyllis A. Kravitch Scholarship Fund at the University of Georgia School of Law.

University Professor & Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law Usha Rodrigues was featured on UGA Today regarding her service on UGA's Innovation District Faculty Advisory Council, which provides input on programming, resources and support for research commercialization and university-industry engagement.