November 19, 2019
“When I compete in these races, I can’t see a single sign or aid station without thinking about the sponsorship agreement we drafted to go along with that.” Jennifer Gottschalk ’16 began the 2019 IRONMAN® 70.3® World Championships…
November 13, 2019
As lawmakers in Washington, D.C. grapple with how best to move forward with impeachment proceedings against President Trump, UC Law SF students packed the room to hear a panel of professors share the historical underpinnings and theorize about how the proceedings may play out. “The framers of the Constitution could…
November 1, 2019
UC Law SF joins San Francisco in mourning the passing of Burk “Buck” Delventhal ’69, a scholar, professor, city servant and one of the sharpest legal minds in California. Called the “heart and soul of the governmental side of the city,” Delventhal, who spent 49 years in the San Francisco…
Publications Scott Dodson, “Leading Cases,” 9 International Journal of Procedural Law 146 (2019) Chimène Keitner & Scott Dodson, “Jam v. International Finance Corp.,” 113 American Journal of International Law 805 (2019) Works Accepted Jodi Short, “The Politics of Regulatory Enforcement and Compliance: Theorizing and Operationalizing Political Influences,” Regulation &…
Robin Feldman UC Law SF Professor Robin Feldman’s op-ed, “Why the cancer ‘moonshot’ has been so disappointing,” was published in The Washington Post. In the op-ed, Feldman argues pharmaceutical companies pour resources into “orphan drugs” rather than making a concerted effort to cure cancer. The result, she…
Dubal. UC Law SF Professor Veena Dubal’s op-ed, “Let’s follow California’s lead and regulate companies like Uber,” was published in the Guardian. “AB5, however, does not reflect a stark legal shift, as its detractors have argued. Rather, the law standardizes the legal test for…
September 19, 2019
UC Law SF Emeritus Lecturer Richard Zitrin is set to receive the California Lawyers Association’s 2019 Harry B. Sondheim Professional Responsibility Award for his contributions to the field of legal ethics. Zitrin is only the fourth lawyer to receive the award. Established in 2010, the…
UC Law SF Professor Veena Dubal spoke with the New York Times about Assembly Bill 5 (AB5), a landmark bill that will require gig economy companies like Uber and Lyft to treat workers as employees, not like independent contractors. When asked about potential actions taken by…
UC Law SF Professor Jared A. Ellias was quoted extensively in a Sept. 5 Wall Street Journal article titled, “PG&E, Insys Bankruptcies Stumble in Bids for Bonuses, Severance.” “In both of these decisions, bankruptcy judges are policing the edges of what debtors are allowed to do…
Phil Ginsburg ’93 has one of the more enviable – and difficult – positions in the City and County of San Francisco. As general manager of the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, Ginsburg manages roughly 15 percent of the city’s total land. It’s a job…
July 2, 2019
In June 2019, eight new members were unanimously elected by their peers to join the Alumni Association Board of Governors at UC Law SF. This cohort of passionate and engaged individuals are committed to advancing the goals of the association by fostering a supportive and energized alumni community. Every member…
June 25, 2019
UC Law SF Professor Tim Greaney spoke before a Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights about ways competition in health care markets can be improved. Greaney told the Senate Committee on Wednesday, June 12 that “it is especially appropriate that this subcommittee…