UC Law SF showcased its quality of alumni events in Southern California on cutting-edge legal issues with a discussion on the topic of “MeToo Movement: The Corporate Fall Out,” featuring two prominent alumni representing distinct interests in the bankruptcy litigation of the notorious Weinstein Company case. The many alumni in…
THE FACULTY BUZZ: Professor David Levine shed light on a number of interesting legal questions this month. First: Is it legal to pick a roommate based on astrological sign? Professor Levine spoke to The Guardian about the question in response to a housing inquiry that went viral after an…
It took roughly two decades, but earlier this spring the implementation of the settlement of Holocaust-era class actions against Swiss banks was completed. The final step was the issuance of the special master’s final report on the settlement process. The voluminous document highlights the significant role…
UC Law SF students recently scored a major victory. 3Ls Laura Anderson and Miranda Rowley argued their way to a fourth national championship in the 2018-19 academic year for UC Law SF Moot Court, with a win at the 34th Annual Dean Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Competition late last…
THE FACULTY BUZZ: “You have this one man right there in Sonoma, and by luck of the draw his case has the potential to move the needle,” said Professor David Levine in an article from the Press Democrat on the weed killer Roundup case. (http://bit.ly/2VkFU5c) – Professor Levine…
UC Law SF announced the creation of a new scholarly journal, aimed at the discussion of criminal law, incarceration and the criminal justice system. The new journal, called the Hastings Journal of Crime and Punishment, will examine this area of the law from a unique perspective. Its executive board…
When UC Law SF’s new academic building opens for business in 2020, it will be more than just a building where students go to listen to lectures. Its completion will mark the first phase in the law school’s comprehensive vision to expand and update its academic, student life and residential…
THE FACULTY BUZZ: “This is the most complicated and difficult decision environment I’ve ever seen for a bankruptcy case,” said Professor Jared Ellias (@jared_ellias) in a New York Times article on Pacific Gas & Electric’s bankruptcy filing. https://nyti.ms/2S4Dd52 Professor Ellias was quoted again in an Associated Press article…
Previous Slide Next Slide A Who’s Who list of state tax law experts, students, faculty, staff and alumni gathered on Thursday, Feb. 28 to formally welcome UC Law SF’s Center on Tax Law during the center’s inaugural reception. Attendees gathered at…
“Work hard and be your authentic self.” That short, simple sentence echoed in the ears of UC Law SF College of the Law’s 2018 graduating class. The inspirational line was delivered by Clinical Professor Mai Linh Spencer, whose commitment to teaching and inspiring students has been recognized with the…
When she was a junior at UC Irvine, Victoria Ayeni read An Expendable Man in a course called “Miscarriages of Justice.” The book tells the story of Earl Washington, Jr., an intellectually disabled black man wrongly convicted of the rape and murder of a white woman in Virginia. He spent…
Hometown: Tucson, AZ (Go Wildcats!) Undergraduate Degree: B.S. in Journalism with a minor in Political Science Career Interest: Through the Early Interview Program (EIP) at UC Law SF, I received an offer from Reed Smith for a Summer Associate position in Los Angeles. I am particularly interested in their Life Sciences and…