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Q&A With Phoebe Kasdin: Inaugural Still She Rises Fellow Heads to Tulsa

… Phoebe Kasdin '18 came to UCLA School of Law with an unwavering commitment to help those who are … experiences into one position. Immediately prior to law school I was working in a prison in Milwaukee, helping …

Nonprofit Nation: Horwitz Steers Restatement of Charities to Final Approval

… From left: American Law Institute director Richard Revesz, associate reporter … Fremont-Smith. Culminating years of work led by UCLA School of Law professor Jill Horwitz, on May 20 the American …  and learn about the substantive law of charities. In the course, students gained experience in writing and revising …

Rising Up: Juvenile justice advocate Frankie Guzman reaches new heights

… Frankie Guzman reaches new heights by Joshua Rich UCLA Law alumnus Frankie Guzman, right, and rapper Common lobby at … system and preserving the potential of at-risk youth, UCLA School of Law alumnus Frankie Guzman travels nearly non-stop … surprising.” ‘When he spoke, the room stood still’ Of course, Guzman’s time at UCLA Law — “the best three years of …

‘A noble calling’: Q&A with Dean Michael Waterstone

… Michael Waterstone began his term as the 10th dean of UCLA School of Law. The moment marked a change in leadership at the law … of investment and excitement around UCLA School of Law. Of course, your investment in the UCLA community goes back many …

Announcing the UCLA Emmett Institute's STOP Methane Project

… of remote-sensed methane emissions data and analysis. (Of course, all errors are our own.) We will regularly update … Parson is Dan and Rae Emmett Professor of Environmental Law at UCLA School of Law and Faculty Director, Emmett Institute on …

Mnookin Is Named Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison

… Dean Jennifer L. Mnookin (photo by Max S. Gerber) UCLA School of Law Dean Jennifer L. Mnookin has been selected to serve as … increase in the opportunities available to the law school’s students and the continued excellence of its program …

Alumna Shiu-Ming Cheer goes above and beyond for immigration justice

… Shiu-Ming Cheer ’00 made her way to the halls of UCLA Law, she was already involved in the pursuit of social … UCLA Law from 2000 to 2001 and as a former advisor of the school’s Immigrants’ Rights Policy Clinic from 2017 to 2019. … activists] who pushed through and made it happen.” Of course, working to advance a cause that is often politicized …

Transactional Teams Take Top Prizes in Elite Competitions

… Burton ’20 won the Interscholastic Transactional Law Competition. UCLA School of Law’s  Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and … Wertlieb, an expert in transactional law who teaches the course Life Cycle of a Business: From Start-up to Sale. A …

Ziffren Center Hosts One Year Out

… Center for Media, Entertainment, Technology and Sports Law  hosted its third annual One Year Out panel on September … Vafa of DLA Piper. Graham Fenton '20, co-president of the school's Entertainment Law Association, served as moderator. … internships, and especially at your first job after law school, you gain a lot of learning from experience, like …

Intellectual Property: Professors on the peers who inspired them

… the mammoth Restatement (Third) of Torts for the American Law Institute.” Richard Hasen on Gary Schwartz “Jerry López’ … egoless co-author; a tireless contributor to UCLA, the law school, and his community; an invaluable dispenser of wisdom … his eye, glorified in making creative puns. … He was, of course, also a first-class legal scholar who made the field …