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Two-dozen of the world’s foremost counter-piracy experts will gather at an international conference at �Ӱ���Ƶ School of Law to analyze novel, front-line legal options and challenges in the fight against maritime piracy. The law school will host “End Game! An International C...

When Maxwell J. Mehlman joined the faculty of the �Ӱ���Ƶ School of Law in 1984, the last science class he’d taken was a high school biology course—a fact that stands true today, even as Mehlman is one of the most renowned experts on health law and bioethics. His accomplishm...

Paul Giannelli, the Albert J. Weatherhead III and Richard W. Weatherhead Professor in the �Ӱ���Ƶ School of Law, has been selected to receive the National Italian American Bar Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Giannelli, also a Distinguished University Professor, has...

Peter Gerhart, professor of law, recently published an article for the �Ӱ���Ƶ Law Review’s fracking symposium. The article, titled “Recognizing the Shared Ownership of Subsurface Resources,” was co-authored with alumnus Bobby Cheren. In addition, Gerhart recorded a podcast discussing ...

As the federal government works to implement the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), also known as “Obamacare,” a �Ӱ���Ƶ School of Law professor warned Congress the IRS may not be complying with the law’s provisions concerning tax credits. Professor Jonathan...

Jessie Hill, associate dean for Faculty Development and Research, presented her paper, “Anatomy of the Reasonable Observer,” at the Annual Law and Religion Roundtable at Stanford University Law School in June. She also presented another paper, “The Unreasonable Critique of the Reasonable Observer,”...

Martha Woodmansee, professor of English and law, recently presented her paper, titled "The Author Function in the Era of the Entertainment Franchise." Her presentation took place in late June at a Sage Handbook of Intellectual Property symposium, hosted by the University of Durham’s Institute of Ad...

Edward (“Ted”) A. Mearns Jr., professor emeritus of law, died July 3. Mearns served on �Ӱ���Ƶ School of Law faculty from 1974 to 1988 and was a professor emeritus of law since his retirement. He also served as vice dean of the School of Medicine and as acting provost during...

Timothy Webster, assistant professor of law, received the Dean's Distinguished Service Award for, among other things, negotiating partnership agreements with a dozen law schools on three continents. Webster was given the award this May....

Tim Webster, assistant professor of law, gave talks on China's World Trade Organization compliance at various forums. He presented at faculty workshops at the University of Kansas, Wayne State University and Loyola University–Chicago, where he also debated professor (and WTO Appellate Body nominee)...