Robert Jackson to become director of NYU Law Jacobson Leadership Program in Law and Business

June 17, 2022

NYU LAW — Robert Jackson Jr., Pierrepont Family Professor of Law, will become director of the Jacobson Leadership Program in Law and Business on September 1, Dean Trevor Morrison announced today. Professor of Law Helen Scott and Professor of Practice and Distinguished Scholar in Residence Gerald Rosenfeld, who were among the program’s founders, will step down as co-directors while continuing

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UIC Law names Gary Friedlander interim director of IP Center

June 17, 2022

UIC LAW — Effective July 1, Gary Friedlander (JD 1987), Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel – International with TransUnion, will assume leadership of UIC Law’s Center for Intellectual Property, Information & Technology Law. The IP Center has been a leader in intellectual property legal education since its inception in 1940.

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UIC Law to add UC Irvine Law professor Claire Johnson Raba to the faculty

June 17, 2022

UIC LAW — The University of Illinois Chicago School of Law (UIC Law) is proud to welcome Professor Claire Johnson Raba to the law school’s faculty. Professor Johnson Raba will join UIC Law in Fall 2022 as a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Law. A consumer law expert and access-to-justice advocate, Professor Johnson Raba joins UIC

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Pace Law adds James Toomey to the faculty

June 17, 2022

PACE UNIVERSITY ELISABETH HAUB SCHOOL OF LAW — The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University is pleased to announce that James Toomey will join its faculty in Fall 2022 as a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Law. Professor Toomey is currently a Climenko Fellow and Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School.

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Bradley J. Lingo named dean of Regent Law

June 16, 2022

REGENT UNIVERSITY — Regent University School of Law has received a reaffirmation of accreditation from the American Bar Association. Regent Law is also welcoming a new dean this month.

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Pepperdine Law announces new faculty members for 2022-23 academic year

May 31, 2022

PEPPERDINE CARUSO SCHOOL OF LAW — Pepperdine Caruso Law is pleased to welcome four new faculty members joining us in August,  whose teaching and research focus on areas of law including the Second Amendment, the treatment of marginalized populations, criminal law, and tax law. Included in this distinguished group are tenure-track faculty and our first

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UIC Law adds UC Irvine Law professor Claire Johnson to the faculty

May 31, 2022

UIC LAW — The University of Illinois Chicago School of Law (UIC Law) is proud to welcome Professor Claire Johnson Raba to the law school’s faculty. Professor Johnson Raba will join UIC Law in Fall 2022 as a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Law.

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Professor Thomas Mayo named interim dean of SMU Dedman Law

May 31, 2022

SMU NEWS — Thomas Mayo, a nationally recognized authority on medical ethics, award-winning law professor, and community servant, has been named interim dean of SMU’s Dedman School of Law.

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UCLA Law dean Jennifer Mnookin named Chancellor of University of Wisconsin-Madison

May 25, 2022

UCLA — Dean Mnookin’s last day at UCLA will be August 3. We will appoint an interim dean for UCLA School of Law in the weeks ahead, as well as launch a national search for her successor.

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In Memoriam: José Bahamonde-González

May 24, 2022

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND — The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law community mourns the passing of José Bahamonde-González, who died May 15. In his more than 20 years at the law school, Bahamonde-González mentored hundreds of students in various roles, including 16 years as associate dean for administrative affairs and student services, and seven

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