UCLA Law professor Jennifer Chacón moderates a panel featuring Kevin Johnson of UC Davis School of Law, Amada Armenta of UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, Ana Muñiz of UC Irvine School of Social Ecology and Julia Mendoza of Stanford Law School.
L to R: UCLA Law professor Jennifer Chacón moderates a panel featuring Kevin Johnson of UC Davis School of Law, Amada Armenta of UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, Ana Muñiz of UC Irvine School of Social Ecology and Julia Mendoza of Stanford Law School

The criminal justice system’s impact on Latina and Latino people in Southern California and across the nation was the focus of the annual UCLA Law Review symposium at UCLA School of Law on Feb. 8.

Professor Eric Zolt

UCLA School of Law has established the Eric M. Zolt Chair in Tax Law and Policy in tribute to Professor Eric Zolt’s enormous contributions to the school and field of tax law.

Nina Zolt, professor Zolt’s sister, with Lowell Milken ’73, Zolt and Dean Jennifer Mnookin. 

 

 

Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein of Jordan delivers the keynote address at “Critical Perspectives on Race and Human Rights: Transnational Re-Imaginings” on March 8.
Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein of Jordan delivers the keynote address at “Critical Perspectives on Race and Human Rights: Transnational Re-Imaginings” on March 8.

More than 150 leaders in human rights, critical race theory and third world approaches to international law convened at UCLA School of Law on March 8 for the symposium “Critical Perspectives on Race and Human Rights: Transnational Re-Imaginings.”

Puerto Rico

Amid a long-running financial crisis aggravated by recession and the ravages of hurricanes Maria and Irma, Puerto Rico and its bondholders have reached a deal that will bring billions of dollars of relief to the island’s economy, thanks in substantial part to two UCLA School of Law professors.

Daniel Bussel and Kenneth Klee were appointed in 2016 to advise on a complex and hotly contested restructuring of $18 billion in bond debt and a related tussle over Puerto Rico’s sales tax.

Leading industry insiders convened at the 2019 UCLA Entertainment Symposium, a signature event of UCLA Law, ranked as the top entertainment law school for six consecutive years.
Leading industry insiders convened at the 2019 UCLA Entertainment Symposium, a signature event of UCLA Law, ranked as the top entertainment law school for six consecutive years.

UCLA School of Law has been named the No. 1 entertainment law school in America for a sixth straight year by The Hollywood Reporter.

In total, 20 alumni of UCLA Law appeared on The Hollywood Reporter’s 2019 lists of Power Lawyers and legends in entertainment law.

Five alumni ranked as legal legends: John Branca ’75, Melanie Cook ’78 and Kenneth Ziffren ’65 of Ziffren Brittenham; Kenneth Kleinberg ’67 of Kleinberg Lange Cuddy & Carlo; and Schuyler Moore ’81 of Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger.

Program on Understanding Law, Science and Evidence

The Program on Understanding Law, Science and Evidence at UCLA Law (PULSE) has launched a platform to publish and promote cutting-edge scholarship on law and policy governing artificial intelligence.

UCLA School of Law alumnus Andrei Iancu ’96

Distinguished UCLA School of Law alumnus Andrei Iancu ’96 returned on Feb. 22 to offer an inside look from the highest reaches of the federal government into the most pressing issues in patent law.

A longtime patent-law lecturer at UCLA Law and former managing partner of Irell & Manella, Iancu was confirmed as Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in early 2018. As the head of the USPTO, he oversees one of the primary federal agencies that govern intellectual property rights.

Adam Sullins '99, Steve Greenberg '77, Jeffrey Moorad and Ahmad Nassar discuss integrity in sports gambling at "All Bets Are On" on Feb. 8.
L to R: Adam Sullins '99, Steve Greenberg '77, Jeffrey Moorad and Ahmad Nassar discuss integrity in sports gambling at "All Bets Are On" on Feb. 8.

Rapid developments in the sports-betting industry following a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision were the focus of a conference featuring prominent sports agents, executives and attorneys on Feb. 8 at UCLA School of Law.

The event, “All Bets Are On,” was the latest convening of the In Series, sponsored by UCLA Law’s Ziffren Center for Media, Entertainment, Technology and Sports Law.  

UCLA Law professor Beth Colgan (right) celebrates with her parents, Steve and Sue, at the presentation of the 2019 Rutter Award for Excellence in Teaching.
UCLA Law professor Beth Colgan (right) celebrates with her parents, Steve and Sue, at the presentation of the 2019 Rutter Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Professor Beth Colgan became the 42nd winner of UCLA School of Law’s highest faculty honor, the Rutter Award for Excellence in Teaching, at a ceremony on April 22.

The award, founded in 1979 by famed legal publisher William Rutter, is presented annually to leading legal educators at five top California law schools.

Stuart Biegel

Stuart Biegel, a longtime member of the faculty at the UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies and UCLA School of Law died on April 3. He was 73.

A renowned expert in the fields of education law and technology law, Biegel focused his scholarship and teaching on the intersection of technology, privacy and disability rights in both K-12 and higher education.

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