NYU Law Magazine 2016

NYU’s Center for Cybersecurity is shaping public discourse and policy and training attorneys for the jobs of tomorrow. 

NYU Law faculty and alumni examine how an incoming White House administration could impact climate change policy.

AnBryce Scholar Damaris Hernández ’07 became the first Latina partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore—as the program awarded its 100th scholarship.

With groundbreaking scholarship and innovative teaching methods, NYU’s corporate and securities law faculty blend the best of theory and practice.

Despite a devastating skiing accident, mergers and acquisitions expert Nancy Lieberman LLM ’81 is a force to be reckoned with. 

Barry Friedman and his team at the Policing Project are fostering greater engagement between law enforcement and those they serve.

Hollywood power lawyer Matthew Johnson ’93 takes over as president of the Los Angeles Police Commission.  

Stephanie Toti ’03 takes the fight against Texas’s restrictive abortion laws to the Supreme Court.

Peggy Cooper Davis is honored with the University’s 2015-16 Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Faculty Award. 

New York University welcomes renowned chemist Andrew Hamilton as the 16th president of the university. 

Remembering Jerome Bruner, Beatrice Silverstein Frank, Marie Garibaldi, Judith Kaye, and Lester Pollack.

Led by Professor Stephen Choi, NYU Law students develop the Securities Enforcement Empirical Database.

The NYU Law students leading the Suspension Representation Project are working to take on the school-to-prison pipeline.  

Iván Espinoza-Madrigal ’05, executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice, is OUTLaw’s Alumnus of the Year. 

Law Women recognizes Nancy Duff Campbell ’68 for her work in the civil rights, poverty and welfare, and women’s rights movements. 

The Women of Color Collective honors Judge Doris Ling-Cohan ’79 with the 2016 Woman of Distinction Award.  

In the face of a historical drought, Felicia Marcus ’83 leads the fight to conserve California’s water.  

Michigan Supreme Court Justice Bridget McCormack ’91 still draws on lessons she learned as a student in NYU Law’s clinics.  

After seven years with the US Department of State, Ajani Husbands ’17 pursues his public service interests as a Root-Tilden-Kern scholar. 

Emily New ’16 joins the Orleans Public Defenders to advocate for the rights of criminal defendants as a staff attorney with the Orleans Public Defenders. 

NYU Law’s Moot Court Board editors hone their research and writing skills to create the problems that other law schools want. 

Professor Jason Schultz reports on his experience as senior advisor on intellectual property and innovation in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. 

Meetup General Counsel David Pashman ’97 shows and tells how to be a lawyer for a tech startup. 

Dean Garfield ’94, president and CEO of the Information Technology Industry Council, represents the interests of the technology sector.  

Edward Rock, a prolific scholar of corporate law, is welcomed to the NYU Law community. 

Faculty Briefs
Student Briefs
BALSA Dinner
Honoring Latinas
Alumni Briefs
Cyber Lawyer Boris Segal

Mervyn King considers the future of banking and the global economy. 

In her new book, Erin Murphy investigates how the criminal justice system misuses genetic identification. 

Kim Taylor-Thompson advocates for a bright-line rule to keep juvenile offenders out of adult courts.

In his latest book, Jeremy Waldron argues for the importance of focusing on real-world institutions in political theory.

Nancy Morawetz ’81 challenges false assumptions about the US immigration system. 

Roderick Hills Jr. proposes comprehensive planning to fight “NIMBYism” and increase affordable housing.

Alina Das ’05 seeks fairness for convicted criminals in the immigration system. 

Samuel Rascoff sparks debate with his argument for greater presidential oversight of intelligence gathering.

Gráinne de Búrca examines how the European Court of Justice is dealing with anti-discrimination laws.

Professors find fatal flaws in a body of work on takeovers and corporate governance.

Katherine Strandburg investigates why physicians don’t patent medical procedures—and what that means for patent law.

Linda Silberman tracks the evolving, and often confusing, Supreme Court decisions on jurisdiction. 

In his new book, David Garland asserts the necessity of the welfare state. 

Plenty of people call for increasing taxes on the wealthy. David Kamin ’09 looks at how to do it effectively.

Peggy Cooper Davis examines the history of the conflict between individual rights and the Confederate narrative at the Supreme Court.

Professorial Publications
Award-Winning Scholarship 

At the Law School, Justice Sonia Sotomayor reflects on civil juries and is honored by the Annual Survey of American Law.

During her NYU Law visit, Justice Elena Kagan provides an inside glimpse of a newly post-Scalia Supreme Court. 

Panelists discuss how the Black Lives Matter movement might benefit from an international human rights framework.

A conference examines the roles of prosecutors, police, and the community in use-of-force cases. 

The Forum on Law, Culture & Society celebrates its 10th anniversary. 

US Senator Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota delivers the Abrams Public Service Lecture. 

US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island calls for preserving the civil jury trial. 

The Milbank Tweed Forum’s weekly panels bring multidisciplinary thought leaders to NYU Law. 

The Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement hosts major discussions on corporate liability.

Judge Jenny Rivera ’85 highlights Latino civil rights victories and challenges.

Judge Pamela Chen of the Eastern District of New York focuses on race-conscious school admissions.

At the Law Alumni Association Luncheon, Christopher Meade ’96 recalls his Treasury Department service. 

Roberta Kaplan, who successfully argued the DOMA case, discusses her personal connection to it at the LAA Lecture.

NYU Law’s Leadership Mindset series draws successful leaders to offer pointers to future lawyers.

For 20 years, the Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy has influenced policymakers by collecting crucial data.

The Bernstein Institute for Human Rights conference considers problems of human rights and predictive policing.

Expert panelists analyze a central legal question raised by Uber and its ilk.

Sherrilyn Ifill ’87 spotlights Brown v. Board of Education’s crucial shortcoming.

The Center on Law and Security’s symposium focuses on transnational approaches to governing intelligence.

A conference seeks solutions to the plight of Americans unable to afford civil legal representation.

Chief Concerns 
Chuck Schumer Chats
Hayek Lecture
Tillinghast Lecture
Brennan Lecture
Deans' Cup
Madison Lecture
NYU/KPMG Lecture

At convocation, graduating JD, LLM, and JSD students hear from Vanita Gupta ’01 and Francis Daniels LLM ’86, ’87. 

Members of the class of 2016 pose for hooding photos with family members who are fellow NYU Law graduates.

Members of the class of 2016 share where they are going and what they are proud to have done. 

Scholarship recipients in the class of 2016 pose for hooding photos with the donors of their scholarships. 

At the annual Scholarship Reception, students mingle and meet with the donors who are making their journeys possible.

The Public Service Benefit honors NYU Law’s commitment to public service with a night of board games and fun. 

Every year, NYU Law students write and perform a musical production celebrating and poking fun at Law School life. 

NYU’s Furman for Real Estate and Urban Policy marks its 20th anniversary this year. 

NYU Law’s tax faculty and alumni celebrate dual anniversaries for the Graduate Tax Program and the International Tax Program. 

Twelve classes from 1956 to 2011 return to the Law School for a weekend that includes academic classes, dining, and dancing. 

At the Hauser Global Law School Program’s Annual Dinner, Ambassador David O’Sullivan discusses Europe’s response to the refugee crisis.

The Black, Latino, Asian Pacific American Law Alumni Association (BLAPA) becomes the Law Alumni of Color Association (LACA). 

NYU President Emeritus John Sexton receives the Judge Edward Weinfeld Award at this year’s Weinfeld gala, held at the Museum of Modern Art. 

An NYU Law conference hosted in Barcelona addresses the ongoing refugee crisis and its national security implications.

Throwback Ball
A Book Party