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January 02, 2013
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Samantak Ghosh ’13 Wins Award for Paper on Patent Doctrine
Ghosh warns that the Supreme Court’s reformulation of the natural phenomenon doctrine could have a jarring impact on health care costs.
December 21, 2012
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War Crimes Expert Is Human Rights Center's New Executive Director
Alexa Koenig, the center’s interim director for the past six months, has applied her legal and empirical research skills to fight for human rights worldwide.
December 19, 2012
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East Bay Community Law Center Launches ‘Fund for the Future’
The $1 million campaign will provide seed money for a permanent in-house postgraduate fellowship and dramatically improve the center’s client services.
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2012 Holiday Reading List
The Berkeley Law library’s annual holiday reading list offers a genre-spanning compilation of books: from entries by high-profile authors Christopher Hitchens and Doris Kearns Goodwin to whimsical children’s books and Professor Robert Berring’s “detective fiction guilty pleasures.” Historic, romantic, comedic, or classic, the list has something for all.
Renata Hesse ’90 to Lead U.S. Antitrust Division >>
Renata Hesse ’90 has been named acting head of the U.S. Justice Department’s Antitrust Division. She previously led the department’s Networks and Technology Enforcement Section, but left to become partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati’s Washington, D.C. office. Hesse returned to the agency in March 2012 as special adviser for civil enforcement and deputy assistant attorney general for criminal and civil operations. Last year, while at Wilson Sonsini, she oversaw a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) review of AT&T’s $39 billion bid to buy T-Mobile. FCC and Justice Department opposition forced the companies to abandon the deal. (12/21/12)
Elena Cardona '85 Takes Top Post in Santa Fe >>
Santa Fe, New Mexico recently hired Elena Cardona '85 as its new full-time public defender. The Santa Fe City Council voted in August to create the full-time position for its Municipal Court, a marked departure from the city's longstanding practice of contracting for public defender services. Previously, Cardona handled felony cases for the New Mexico Public Defender Department, which takes on about 70,000 cases each year. Cardona's work included representing clients through appeal and post-conviction proceedings. (12/5/12)
Orrick Names Mitchell Zuklie '96 as Chair-Elect >>
The global law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has chosen Mitchell Zuklie '96 to become its chairman in January 2014. Zuklie’s selection capped an 18-month process in which Orrick's nominating committee obtained direct input from its 370 partners. Zuklie leads Orrick's Corporate Business Unit and is one of the country’s leading advisers to entrepreneurs, technology companies, and the venture capital community. As a student, he won Berkeley Law's Young Alumni Award in 2011 and served as editor-in-chief of the California Law Review. (11/30/12)
Video: Christina Swarns of the NAACP
Christina Swarns is the director of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund's Criminal Justice Project. She spoke on "Post-Racial America: The View from Death Row" at a recent Henderson Center Rutch Chance Lecture. Watch here »
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The fair use doctrine allows limited use of copyrighted material, but artists are wary of its inherent uncertainty and the harsh penalties for copyright infringement. Professor Peter Menell proposes a fee-shifting solution that clarifies usage rights and offers incentives to resolve disputes quickly.
A new study by Professor Justin McCrary suggests that U.S. cities may want to hire more cops. McCrary found that every dollar spent on police reduces victimization costs by about $1.60. The data also show that police are more effective at reducing violent crime than property crime.
The 2011 America Invents Act (AIA) revamped some key rules in the U.S. patent system. In Priority and Novelty Under the AIA, Professor Robert Merges describes the seismic shift from “first-to-invent” to “first-to-file” and helps patent applicants navigate the new legal landscape.
- Endgame for the death penalty in California is "well under way," writes law professor Franklin Zimring in an op-ed. (San Francisco Chronicle)
- Rapid spread of smartphones has made it harder for users to monitor the flow of personal information, says Berkeley Law's Chris Hoofnagle. (Washington Post)
- Law & tax professor Alan Auerbach would cut deductions first, not raise taxes, in fiscal cliff battle. But it depends. (New York Times)