June 24, 2022
Thalia González Professor Thalia González González joins Hastings after working at Georgetown University Law Center as a Senior Scholar in the Center on Poverty and Inequality and as the Madeline N. McKinnie Professor of Politics at Occidental College. She is an expert in restorative and transformative justice, including how restorative…
June 24, 2022
Ming Hsu Chen Professor Ming Chen Chen is a familiar face at Hastings after serving as a visiting professor during the 2021-2022 school year and now joins the permanent faculty. She will become the Professor and Harry & Lillian Hastings Research Chair and a Professor of Law. Her…
June 24, 2022
Hiro Aragaki Professor Hiro Aragaki Aragaki is a specialist in alternative dispute resolution who is particularly interested in the intersection of contract law and civil procedure. He worked at Hastings as an adjunct professor nearly 20 years ago so, in his words, “the law school has always been…
May 30, 2022
After a two year hiatus, this year’s Public Interest Celebration took place on May 20, 2022 on the UC Law SF campus, with some attending virtually. Faculty, staff, students, and their friends and family, joined together to recognize students who made tremendous impacts on the community through their work in…
April 5, 2022
Some law students got hands-on experience helping asylum seekers at the border during spring break. Seven UC Law SF law students spent their spring break at the US-Mexico border, visiting shelters for migrants and assisted Haitian asylum seekers by sharing information about asylum laws and processing steps. The…
March 29, 2022
UC Law SF Professor Scott Dodson Every 1L student in law school has to take a course on Civil Procedure. And many say it’s dense and complicated, and, for some students, even boring—unless it happens to be taught by UC Law SF Professor Scott Dodson. Dodson, who was…
March 18, 2022
Professor Joan Williams, left, and Emtrain CEO Janine Yancey ’92, right. Want to lower incidences of bias and harassment in the workplace? It all starts with respect. Those were some of the findings of a research report conducted in partnership between the UC Law SF Center for…
February 1, 2022
The Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (CNDR) says goodbye to it’s longtime Director. Emerita Clinical Professor and Former CNDR Director Sheila Purcell Emerita Clinical Professor, and now former Director of CNDR, Sheila Purcell retired on January 31, 2022, after almost 10…
February 1, 2022
“Whenever there is a blockbuster drug, there are disputes about who owns it, who owns variations of it, who owns it for how long, and in what context,” Professor Robin Feldman told CNBC News in their story about COVID vaccines and how patent disputes…
December 7, 2021
When Mario Ernesto Lopez was named UC Law SF’s inaugural Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives this past August, he was undaunted by the fact that the position came without a roadmap. “I’ve always done things a little bit differently,” Lopez says, grinning. Since 2016, he’s brought what coworkers…
November 28, 2021
Publications Paul Belonick, Constitutional Law: Blockchain’s Challenge for the Fourth Amendment,” The Judges’ Book (2021). Abe Cable, Corporate Law: Does Trados Matter?,” The Judges’ Book (2021). Ming Hsu Chen, “The Political (Mis)Representation of Immigrants in the Census,” 96 New…
November 19, 2021
Earlier this fall, UC Law SF welcomed 16 affiliated and visiting scholars from around the world. This talented group of practitioners, professors, and subject matter experts contribute to the college’s vibrant intellectual community and enhance the work of its centers of excellence. “Affiliated and visiting scholars associated with our centers…