October 11, 2022
Banke Olagbegi-Oloba, a fall 2022 Affiliated Scholar at The Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR), presented at the AALS ADR Section’s Works-In-Progress (WIP) Conference. The Conference, held from October 6-8 at the University of Oregon in Eugene, was hosted by the Law School’s Appropriate…
October 6, 2022
The UC Law SF tax law concentration class of 2022 gathered for a graduation and awards ceremony in May. By the time they finish law school, most UC Law SF tax law concentration students already have jobs lined up. Emma Li, JD ’22, was offered a…
September 29, 2022
The Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) emphasizes experiential learning, including clinical education, which helps students develop professional skills that will be important in their daily work as lawyers and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) professionals. CNDR also has a long history of international impact, with State Department…
September 15, 2022
CEALS is honored to announce the appointment of alumnus Jeff Layman as an Affiliated Scholar. Mr. Layman is currently deputy general counsel for Venture Global LNG. He has over 25 years of experience advising on cross-border business transactions in China, and he recently returned to the US after practicing for 17 years…
September 2, 2022
Professor Ming Hsu Chen — an expert on race, immigration, and citizenship – has launched a new center at UC Law SF this fall that will pursue groundbreaking research on equality issues and collaborate with other scholars and academic institutions. Chen, who previously founded the Immigration and…
August 24, 2022
The podcast Contraindicated is now available on Spotify, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Stitcher. A new podcast launched by UC Law SF looks at issues of health inequity – from the Britney Spears conservatorship to trauma at the border, to how implicit bias can affect mortality in Black mothers.
August 17, 2022
UC Law SF CNDR Director HIro Aragaki wants to expand the center’s global reach and broaden its connections with legal scholars and real-world practitioners. For nearly two decades, UC Law SF has been home to a top-rated dispute resolution program that offers cutting-edge classes, hosts an award-winning negotiation…
August 3, 2022
David Casarrubias ’18 teaches appellate advocacy at UC Law SF and works as an associate at Hanson Bridgett LLP. Less than five years out of law school, David Casarrubias ’18 has successfully represented a diverse mix of clients – from asylum seekers to cannabis companies, to public transportation…
July 25, 2022
A new program at UC Law SF lets appellate lawyers test run oral arguments for appeals court hearings and receive valuable feedback from experts. Appellate attorneys preparing for oral argument can now moot their cases before a panel of expert appellate lawyers and law professors, thanks to a…
July 18, 2022
UC Law SF law students Sasha Madani J.D. ’23, Rebecca Siegel, J.D. ’22, and Christoph Keese LL.M. ’22, pitched tech startup ideas to a panel of experts at LexLab’s DemoDay competition in April 2022. For the last five years, the UC Law SF LexLab has…
July 14, 2022
The Asian Law & Society Association (ALSA), the Japanese Association of the Sociology of Law (JASL), and CRN33 of the Law & Society Association jointly organized a panel to celebrate CEALS Senior Director Setsuo Miyazawa. Professor Miyazawa was the recipient of both the Stan Wheeler Mentorship Award and the Legacy…
July 11, 2022
A new study by the Center for WorkLife Law finds bias likely makes it harder for women and people of color to rank highly on a prestigious wealth advisors list. An influential list that many people use to pick who will manage their money appears to favor white…