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What’s inside the 2011 issue: A cover profile of Sheila Birnbaum ’65, products liability defense specialist and the new special master of the September 11th fund; torts: "the system everyone loves to hate”; a faculty and alumni panel debate WikiLeaks; look who's teaching at NYU Law; a eulogy for Dean Emeritus Norman Redlich (LL.M. '55); and more.
2/10/12
Eleanor Fox discusses the European Competition Model at the European Competition Forum in Brussels
2/9/12
35th annual Public Interest Legal Career Fair draws record numbers
2/8/12
David Boies (LL.M. '67) and Theodore Olson prevail again in federal court in same-sex marriage case
2/7/12
Samuel Estreicher is co-counsel for amicus brief in major Supreme Court human rights case
2/7/12
Corporate Crime Reporter features Jennifer Arlen’s analysis of Organizational Sentencing Guidelines
2/6/12
Annual gospel music celebration honors the late Derrick Bell (VIDEO)
2/5/12
James Silkenat (LL.M. '78) nominated as 137th president of the American Bar Association
2/3/12
Leaders in Public Interest Series panel compares roles of public defender and prosecutor
2/2/12
Five NYU Law students join Justice Department through Attorney General's Honors Program
2/2/12
Judge Jonathan Lippman ’68 accepts the William Brennan Award for Outstanding Jurist from the NYSACDL
1/31/12
The NYSBA honors Bennett Liebman ’74 with 2012 Award for Excellence in Public Service
1/31/12
Barry Friedman discusses United States v. Jones in a New York Times op-ed
1/30/12
Jenny Rivera ’85 receives the 2012 Diversity Trailblazer Lifetime Achievement Award from the NYSBA
1/27/12
Winston Ma (M.C.J. ’98) focuses on Chinese modernization in Hauser Annual Dinner speech
1/26/12
Conference brings rising antitrust scholars to NYU Law to present cutting-edge research
1/17/12
President Ma Ying-jeou (LL.M. ’76) wins re-election in Taiwan
1/17/12
NYU Law releases employment data for recent graduates
1/12/12
NYU Law mourns Professor of Law Emeritus John D. Johnston Jr.
1/9/12
Richard Stewart moderates panel in Abu Dhabi on reduction of greenhouse gases
1/6/12
Burt Neuborne and Brennan Center file amicus brief in major human rights case before Supreme Court
1/5/12
Judge Robert Carter, leader in the legal battle against racial segregation, dies at 94
12/29/11
The New York Times calls Judge Arthur J. Gonzalez "A Judge Who Reshaped the Corporate Landscape"
12/23/11
The Green Bag honors Richard Pildes for exemplary legal writing
12/22/11
NYU School of Law and University of Chile School of Law to become global partners
12/16/11
Invited by the court, CACL executive director Anthony Barkow argues before the Second Circuit
12/16/11
Institute of Judicial Administration event brings Russian delegation to NYU Law
12/13/11
Governor Cuomo appoints Mitra Hormozi ’95 to the new Joint Commission on Public Ethics
12/13/11
Alexa Rosenbloom ’10 and Peter Barker-Huelster ’12 selected as 2012 Skadden Fellows
12/9/11
Theodor Meron's new book celebrated at Law School event
12/8/11
German Supreme Court cites paper by Franco Ferrari in conflict of laws ruling
12/8/11
John P. Steines Jr. (LL.M. ’78) named new author of renowned corporate tax treatise
12/6/11
A law school gathering celebrates Richard Epstein's latest book
11/23/11
At 2011 Gelatt Dialogue, law scholars examine 100 years of justice in China
11/22/11
Philip Alston discusses the Convention on the Rights of the Child in UNICEF podcast series (AUDIO)
11/22/11
Ronald Dworkin receives honorary law doctorate from University of Buenos Aires
11/21/11
Lawrence Kaplan gives 2011 Tikvah Public Lecture on Jewish laws of mourning
11/21/11
Milbank Tweed Forum panelists consider "post-racial" America (VIDEO)
11/21/11
The Emilio Mignone Lecture explores justice and development in the Arab Spring (VIDEO)
11/17/11
South Asian Bar Association of Toronto names Sujit Choudhry Practitioner of the Year (VIDEO)
11/17/11
David Kamin '09 to join NYU Law faculty in 2012
11/16/11
Bickel & Brewer Institute holds inaugural national symposium
11/16/11
James Jacobs receives the 2011 IASOC Distinguished Scholar Award
11/15/11
Menachem Mautner speaks on Israeli law and politics at the 2011 Gruss Lecture
11/14/11
Two cases handled by Bryan Stevenson’s public interest law firm now on Supreme Court docket
11/11/11
Symposium on legal needs of transgender community explores multiple aspects of trans experience
11/10/11
In Hayek Lecture, Judge Robert Smith defines the "Hayekian" judge (VIDEO)
11/9/11
Derrick Bell, 1930-2011, Remembered
11/8/11
Lauren Burke ’09 hired as first in-house attorney at the NYAWC
11/7/11
Simon Chesterman appointed the new dean of National University of Singapore Faculty of Law
11/4/11
AnBryce scholars organize NYU Law participation in New York Cares Day
11/4/11
Epstein, Hills, Sharkey, and Judge Robert Smith weigh in on National Meat v. Harris (VIDEO)
11/4/11
Health and environmental consequences of “factory farms”
11/2/11
Jerome Cohen and Sharon Hom '80 testify before Congress on the plight of Chen Guangcheng
11/2/11
Two events celebrate the life and lasting influence of Derrick Bell
10/31/11
Anthony Thompson wins EL Award for tri-state area's most outstanding Latinos
10/28/11
National politics and sovereignty are topics of two International Law events
10/27/11
New York State Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman '68 calls for major civil legal services effort (VIDEO)
10/26/11
Richard Epstein squares off with economists on Obama’s Jobs Plan
10/26/11
The NYU Journal of Law & Business presents a discussion on challenges faced by in-house counsel
10/25/11
Panelists discuss the challenges of offender reentry at the Milbank Tweed Forum (VIDEO)
10/24/11
Theodor Meron is elected president of the International Criminal Tribune for the former Yugoslavia
10/24/11
Ira Belkin ’82 is named executive director of the U.S.-Asia Law Institute
10/21/11
Judge Robert Katzmann of the Second Circuit discusses statutory interpretation in Madison Lecture
10/20/11
Beth Simmons and Eric Posner discuss human rights treaties at Rubin Symposium (VIDEO)
10/18/11
CCR attorney Sunita Patel discusses racial profiling and stops-and-frisks
10/18/11
Tort reform is the focus at the October 12 Milbank Tweed Forum
10/17/11
A celebration and discussion mark the demise of “don’t ask, don’t’ tell”
10/17/11
Katherine B. Forrest '90 and Former Alexander Fellow Alison Nathan confirmed to federal bench
10/14/11
Richard and Jane Stewart's new book diagnoses U.S. nuclear waste policy failures
10/13/11
Deborah Ellis '82 and three others from NYU Law community honored at White House
10/13/11
Theodor Meron discusses accomplishments and future of international tribunals
10/12/11
Warren Sinsheimer (LL.M. ’57) honored with Judge Edward Weinfeld Award
10/10/11
Influential gay rights expert Paula Ettelbrick, an adjunct professor at NYU Law, dies at 56
10/10/11
Samuel Rascoff moderates Forum with CLS Scholar-in-Residence Michael Leiter and ACLU’s Jameel Jaffer
10/10/11
Louis Menendez (LL.M. ’76) is sworn in as an Alaska Superior Court Judge
10/6/11
In Memoriam: Derrick Bell, 1930 - 2011
10/4/11
Director of Tax Policy at the OECD gives Tillinghast Lecture; a tribute to James Eustice
10/3/11
NYU, French climate ambassador hold climate policy roundtable
9/30/11
Institute for Justice honors Richard Epstein with inaugural "Champion of the Constitution Award"
9/29/11
President of European Council appears at Law School for "transatlantic dialogue."
9/29/11
Nobel Prize winner Elinor Ostrom delivers keynote at conference on cultural commons
9/28/11
President of Cyprus discusses his divided nation
9/26/11
Gordon Brown discusses worldwide economic troubles
9/26/11
Colleague lauds the late Sarah Woo's scholarship
9/22/11
Public Interest Lecture Series features Marieke Wierda (LL.M. ’97) of the ICTJ (VIDEO)
9/22/11
Margaret Lemos '01 joins Duke Law faculty
9/16/11
Catherine Sharkey briefs Congressional staff on federalism and preemption
9/14/11
Federal Trade Commissioner Julie Brill '85 delivers Abrams Lecture (VIDEO)
9/14/11
Eyal Benvenisti and Jürgen Basedow join Institute of International Law
9/14/11
Sebastian Omlor (LL.M. '12) wins international notary law prize
9/14/11
James Jacobs's latest book, Breaking the Devil's Pact, is honored at a Law School reception
9/8/11
Furman Center launches major subsidized housing online database
9/8/11
Chelsea Rosenthal '12 explores legal profession's role in Holocaust
9/7/11
New translation of Oscar Chase's book appears in Spanish
9/6/11
Adam Samaha to join ranks of NYU Law faculty in fall of 2012
9/6/11
In memoriam: Harry Subin, Professor of Law Emeritus
8/29/11
Renovated 22 Washington Square North installs green wall and receives LEED certification
8/25/11
David Garland's provocative book has garnered more plaudits
8/24/11
For newly arrived LL.M. students from abroad, an unvarnished view of the U.S. civil justice system
8/19/11
NYU Law among top three partner-generating schools nationwide, according to study
8/11/11
Jeremy Waldron is elected a Fellow of the British Academy
7/27/11
Amedeo Arena (LL.M. '10) wins award for article on E.U. law
7/22/11
CHRGJ releases pioneering report about counterterrorism's impact on women and sexual minorities
7/21/11
NYU Law mourns the untimely death of Sarah Woo
7/12/11
Work of Philip Alston provides major basis for landmark ruling by Europe’s top human rights court
7/11/11
Sara Zier '10 wins Soros Justice Fellowship
7/8/11
CHRGJ helps launch new website devoted to human rights impact of business activities
7/8/11
In memoriam: Howard L. Greenberger '54, professor emeritus
7/6/11
Sujit Choudhry to join NYU Law faculty
6/28/11
Rush Atkinson '10 publishes article on Fourth Amendment in Georgetown Law Journal
6/28/11
Brennan Center publishes new book on government regulation of campaign finance
6/23/11
Clayton Gillette publishes new book
6/21/11
Deputy Labor Secretary Seth Harris '90 gives keynote at NYU Law's 64th annual Conference on Labor
6/17/11
Richard Pildes considers 60-Day Clock provision of the War Powers Resolution
6/14/11
Remembering Dean Emeritus Norman Redlich (LL.M. '55)
6/13/11
AILA Presents Professor Nancy Morawetz with the 2011 Elmer Fried Excellence Award
6/10/11
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano discusses counterterrorism challenges (VIDEO)
6/10/11
International Tax Program forms Practice Council
6/8/11
Robert Bauer to become Senior Fellow and Adjunct Professor
6/8/11
Eric Schwartz '85 named dean of the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs
6/7/11
Oren Bar-Gill receives American Law Institute's Young Scholars Medal (VIDEO)
6/6/11
Adam Cox to join NYU Law faculty
6/2/11
Immigrant Rights Clinic secures permanent residency for Bangladeshi man after seven-year battle
5/31/11
Philip Weiser '94 named dean of the University of Colorado Law School
5/26/11
Kenji Yoshino elected to Harvard University's Board of Overseers
5/24/11
NYU Law Convocation speakers include top corporate lawyer and world leader
5/23/11
Three days, three lectures: Jeremy Waldron delivers Hamlyn Lectures in England
5/18/11
Gráinne de Búrca to join NYU Law faculty
5/13/11
CHRGJ releases report on farmer suicides, human rights, and agrarian crisis in India
5/12/11
Healy Lecture examines punitive damages in maritime law (VIDEO)
5/11/11
Jeffrey Fagan discusses “Profiling and Consent” at the Hoffinger Criminal Justice Forum
5/11/11
Jerome Bruner's seminal book on education celebrated at 50th anniversary event
5/10/11
Senior Emile Noël Fellows Armin von Bogdandy and Franz Mayer discuss E.U. government model (VIDEO)
5/9/11
Three NYU Law students receive Peggy Browning Fellowships to pursue public interest labor law work
5/5/11
Alina Das '05 to be assistant professor of clinical law
5/5/11
Institute for Policy Integrity co-hosts event on economic incentives and conservation (VIDEO)
5/4/11
Brennan Center for Justice examines accountability after Citizens United
5/4/11
Bryan Stevenson wins major Ford Foundation award for work on social issues
5/3/11
CHRGJ examines accountability for rendition and secret detention through litigation in Africa
4/29/11
John Wood '11 publishes article on major environmental case just as it reaches Supreme Court
4/28/11
Law School honored for work with public-service organization
4/28/11
Geoffrey Miller's new book examines structural roots of financial crisis
4/27/11
Law School mourns passing of James Eustice
4/26/11
Andrew Herman ’10 wins human rights writing competition
4/25/11
Ezekiel Emanuel's class gives students firsthand glimpse into health care reform
4/25/11
Karen Bradshaw to be Law School’s inaugural Koch-Searle research fellow
4/25/11
David Deng '10 and Sylwia Wewiora '11 present at International Conference on Global Land Grabbing
4/25/11
Smita Narula presents research at Princeton and Yale conferences
4/20/11
Joint Straus/Tikvah Fellow Gary Anderson examines religion and charity in Gruss Lecture (VIDEO)
4/20/11
Marcel Kahan and Geoffrey Miller elected fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
4/19/11
NYU Law's Order of the Coif chapter inducts Thomas Brome '67 as honorary member
4/18/11
Federal circuit judges hear student arguments in final Marden Moot Court round
4/18/11
NYU School of Law beats Columbia for the third year in a row in tenth annual Deans' Cup
4/18/11
In podcast interview, Norman Dorsen recalls highlights of half-century at NYU Law (AUDIO)
4/15/11
Samuel Estreicher and Jerome Cohen hold a discussion on human rights in China (VIDEO)
4/14/11
Immigrant Rights Clinic wins cases for lawful permanent residents facing deportation
4/14/11
Koscuisko-Morizet and experts discuss mobilizing international finance to combat climate change
4/12/11
Eleanor Fox profiled in Global Competition Review
4/12/11
Catherine Sharkey is awarded a fellowship by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
4/12/11
A busy spring for the Center on the Administration of Criminal Law
4/11/11
Former Fritz Alexander Fellow Alison Nathan nominated for the U.S. District Court by President Obama
4/11/11
New NYU Law graduates to embark on wide range of public interest fellowships
4/8/11
Colleagues offer tributes to Joakim Dungel, (LL.M. ’07), killed in Afghanistan
4/8/11
Michael Danilack (LL.M. '90) gives KPMG lecture
4/7/11
Annual Survey of American Law honors Cass Sunstein
4/6/11
NYU Law Revue riffs on West Side Story
4/6/11
Symposium for 25th anniversary of committee on women in New York courts includes Gloria Steinem
4/5/11
Jerome Skolnick's criminology scholarship honored at Hoffinger Criminal Justice Forum (VIDEO)
4/4/11
Robert Howse wins Global Policy Journal’s Best Article Prize for 2010
4/1/11
Sally Katzen gives students a Washington insider's view of how regulations are made
3/31/11
Richard Epstein wins Bradley Prize
3/30/11
One hundred years later, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire is remembered
3/25/11
Forum focuses on legal and journalistic ramifications of WikiLeaks (VIDEO)
3/24/11
Obama's chief counterterrorism adviser and U.S. representative address Brennan Center symposium
3/23/11
Judge Denny Chin highlights historic Asian-American trials in Korematsu Lecture
3/21/11
New book by Peter Guber '67 (LL.M. '68) examines power of storytelling
3/21/11
Charlie Sheen inspires Hays Fellow Eli Northrup's hip-hop alter ego
3/21/11
Jeremy Waldron testifies before U.K. Parliament committee about human rights issue
3/18/11
Clarence B. Jones discusses new book at Brennan Center for Justice
3/15/11
Center for Transnational Litigation and Commercial Law holds its second annual conference in Verona
3/15/11
Family Defense Clinic follows case all the way to Supreme Court
3/14/11
Journal of Law and Liberty symposium examines whether law can survive its own language
3/14/11
President Obama nominates Jon Leibowitz '84 and Paul Piquado '99
3/11/11
Students answer Barry Friedman's call to help prepare amicus brief for health care reform suits
3/11/11
Verdict handed down in French criminal libel trial of Joseph Weiler
3/11/11
Law Women honor State Department attorney Christina Sanford '00 (VIDEO)
3/9/11
Forum looks at what makes urban areas work (VIDEO)
3/9/11
Kevin Huffman '98 is named Tennessee's education commissioner
3/8/11
NYU School of Law and UCLA School of Law launch joint annual tax policy conference
3/8/11
José Alvarez joins Institute for Transnational Arbitration's Academic Council
3/3/11
Joseph Weiler examines trial of Jesus in three-part lecture
3/2/11
Stephen Gillers '68 wins ABA professional responsibility award
3/2/11
Climate change lawsuits are the focus of NYU Law Forum (VIDEO)
3/1/11
Neil Barofsky ’95 to join NYU Law as senior fellow
2/28/11
Ryan Bubb addresses causes of mortgage crisis at NYU/Penn Conference on Law and Finance
2/25/11
Judge Patricia Wald takes part in a timely review of tyrants’ trials
2/24/11
Fifty years later, a discussion of "Freedom Riders"
2/22/11
NYU Law to host 17th annual Public Service Auction February 24
2/22/11
Social injustices of Hurricane Katrina take center stage at NYU Law student event (VIDEO)
2/22/11
Forum panelists peer into the future for big law firms
2/22/11
Executive LL.M. in Taxation can now be completed entirely online
2/18/11
Ryan Goodman admitted to Council on Foreign Relations
2/18/11
Arthur Miller named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire
2/18/11
Samuel Rascoff testifies before Senate committee on report about Fort Hood shooting
2/18/11
Oren Bar-Gill is one of the first recipients of a new American Law Institute award
2/17/11
Mohamed ElBaradei (LL.M. '71, J.S.D. '74, LL.D. '04) emerges as opposition leader in Egypt
2/16/11
Senators Tom Daschle and Trent Lott discuss Congress, past, present, and future (VIDEO)
2/16/11
Cynthia Estlund testifies before Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions
2/15/11
Eleanor Fox and Harry First host Global Administrative Law Competition Project workshop
2/15/11
Public Interest Law Center holds 34th annual career fair
2/15/11
Alan Houseman '68 delivers Leaders in Public Interest lecture on ending poverty (VIDEO)
2/15/11
David Garland's book on death penalty wins PROSE Award
2/15/11
Forum panelists discuss the Supreme Court and its current docket (VIDEO)
2/14/11
Richard Epstein and Bruce Kuhlik, Merck's general counsel, co-teach food and drug law course