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Dear Friends, We're celebrating a lot at Boalt this spring, and with good reason! The addition of two stellar professors to our faculty with more to announce in the coming weeks, student milestones like the 35th anniversary of Ecology Law Quarterly and moot court victories, and moving up in the latest rankings from U.S. News & World Report—all are causes for good cheer! And, of course, we're excited about the upcoming Citation Award Dinner on May 5, where we pay tribute to three of Boalt's finest. On a somber note, we mourn the loss of Caleb Foote, Elizabeth Josselyn Boalt Professor of Law, Emeritus and G. William Miller '52. Both dedicated and esteemed members of our community will be greatly missed, and we extend our condolences to their families and friends.
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Visitors like Gillian Lester and Eric Talley are simply too sensational to let go. We're ecstatic that these two gifted scholars and educators have agreed to give up prominent faculty positions in Southern California to join us. Lester, a distinguished employment law expert, and Talley, a leading authority in corporations and law and economics, are visiting professors here for the 2005-06 year. They come from UCLA School of Law and USC Law School, respectively, and will officially become Boalt professors on July 1. Lester's research, which focuses on the regulation of employment, involves such topics as trade secrets, paid family leave and the unemployment insurance system. Talley's principal subject areas are corporate and commercial law, securities law, law and economics, corporate finance, and empirical methods in the law. Professor Philip Frickey, the Alexander F. and May T. Morrison Professor of Law and chair of the faculty appointments committee, said Lester's work "is pathbreaking and agenda-setting; she is nationally recognized as an intellectual leader." Lester will be joining as a co-author in the 4th edition of the leading casebook Employment Law: Cases and Materials (with Willborn, Schwab and Burton). Talley will continue to co-direct our Berkeley Center for Law, Business and the Economy (BCLBE). Professor Jesse Fried, who also serves as BCLBE's faculty co-director, said, "Eric Talley is one of the brightest stars in the field of corporate law, one of the few academics who is able to combine doctrinal expertise with sophisticated empirical skills." Clearly, Lester and Talley epitomize the top legal scholars and teachers we seek to recruit as we expand the size and breadth of our world-class, but undersized, faculty corps. Read more. In Memoriam: Caleb Foote, Leading Family and Criminal Law Scholar "He was one of the nation's preeminent scholars and teachers in both family law and criminal law," said Dean Christopher Edley in a message to the Boalt community. Foote joined the Boalt faculty in 1965, specializing in criminal justice and constitutional law issues until his retirement in 1987. He was a prominent advocate for bail reform, and was widely recognized for his 1966 book Studies on Bail. Foote was also the author of a leading casebook on family law and wrote The Culture of the University: Governance and Education, a report of the Student-Faculty Study Commission on University Governance, on which he served as co-chair. In 1983, Foote received the prestigious UC Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award for teaching excellence. Born and raised in New England, Foote earned his undergraduate degree from Harvard University in 1939 and a master's in economics from Columbia University two years later. His interest in law grew out of his experience as a conscientious objector during World War II. Foote received an LL.B. in 1950 from the University of Pennsylvania, and began his teaching career as an associate law professor at the University of Nebraska. Foote returned to the University of Pennsylvania in 1956 as a professor of law and worked there for nine years prior to coming to Boalt. Foote is survived by his wife, Hope, and their five children, Robert, Heather, Andrew, Ethan and David. He spent his final years in the Point Reyes area of California. Ecology Law Quarterly Turns 35!
ELQ sponsors an Environmental Career Conference and promotes writing and publication through its alumni organization and the Ecology Law Research Institute in addition to the journal. The most recent issue contains a feature by Michael Bhargava '06, 2005 Harmon Prize winner: "Of Otters and Orcas: Marine Mammals and Legal Regimes in the North Pacific." To make a reservation for the April 14 celebration, visit the Guest Event Registration page. Women's Association Throws a Party for a Cause
Katherine McCormick '07, a BHWA board member who chaired the event, was delighted with the outcome. "I think it’s a really great way for Boalt students to interact outside the classroom and support people doing good work over the summer," she explained. The proceeds enable Boalt students to pursue summer fellowships focused on women’s causes. The BHWA awarded the very first fellowship in 2000 to honor Professor Herma Hill Kay and her pioneering role in the field of women's rights. This year, BHWA members plan to award up to five fellowships of $4,000 each, along with three "top-off" grants of $1,000 each for students receiving the Boalt Hall Summer Fellowship. Three law firms have generously offered to underwrite full fellowships: Sullivan & Cromwell; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. In addition, the following law firms lent their support to the Barrister's Ball: Steefel, Levitt & Weiss; Reed Smith; Allen Matkins Leck Gamble & Mallory; O’Melveny & Myers; Sullivan & Cromwell; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; Roisman Henel; Perkins Coie; and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Here's a rundown of last year's three fellowship recipients and the innovative projects they undertook on behalf of women in this country and abroad. Carole Vigne '07, who received the Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Herma Hill Kay Fellowship, worked at the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law with immigrant women who are survivors of domestic abuse. Herma Hill Kay Fellowship recipient Tabitha Lundberg '07 advocated for greater marriage equality for same-sex couples with the National Center for Lesbian Rights. Lorri Anne Carrozza '07, who received the Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Herma Hill Kay Fellowship, traveled to Afghanistan to study the growing impact of female politicians on that country’s family and civil society laws. Students Win Big in Moot Court In late March, a five-member team was preparing to travel to Washington, D.C., for the finals of the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. Jacqueline Beaumont '07, Sharla Draemel '07, Nikoo Nikoomanesh ’07, Jason Richardson '07 and Sarah Simmons '07 advanced after placing first in the western region contest in February. Moot court is an increasingly popular pursuit among our students. This year, some 50 2L and 3Ls are competing on 14 separate teams—and continue to finish at the top of their competitions. "We've had a lot of success," said William Fernholz, director of Moot Court Programs. And the explanation is simple: "It’s because we’ve got brilliant students who are really preparing well." The Main Reading Room Gets a '50s Facelift "We wanted to restore it, not make a flashy new room," explained Kathleen Vanden Heuvel '86, director of the Garret W. McEnerney Law Library. Time had taken a toll on a space long considered the jewel of Boalt’s 55-year-old home. A favorite spot for quiet study (and an occasional snooze), the reading room needed an overall facelift to return to its handsome, understated splendor. It was also woefully short on electrical outlets and other upgrades needed to keep pace with a new technological age. Renovations started last summer. Workers reconditioned the room's exotic wood paneling, ripped up the tattered carpeting and laid down a floor made of sound-muffling cork. Though reopened late last fall, the reading room recently received the final touches with the delivery of furnishings reminiscent of its bygone days. "It looks like an old-fashioned university library, except for the laptops, of course," said Vanden Heuvel. See the renovation photo notebook. Boalt Moves Up in U.S. News & World Report Rankings The U.S. News & World Report analyzes 180 accredited law schools and bases its rankings on such factors as reputation, selectivity, job placement success, bar passage rates and faculty resources. The school's intellectual property law program is again ranked first in the nation, and its international law program is ninth among the top international law programs in the country, based on ratings by faculty who teach in the field. In addition, Boalt tied with Stanford University for being the most diverse "top 10" ranked law school in the nation. The complete rankings are available at www.usnews.com.
McClain Advises Vietnam University Faculty in Hanoi Jesse Choper Brings a Bit of Boalt to SoCal Discover Cal is a lecture series designed to bring the UC Berkeley educational experience to Cal alumni in Southern California through lectures featuring Berkeley faculty. For further details and registration information, please visit the Discover Cal website. Conference Spotlights Issues Facing State Stem Cell Research More than 200 people gathered for panel discussions on topics including intellectual property rights for materials generated by stem cell research, recouping California's investment, the political process, and the protection of egg donors. Participants agreed there was a need to ensure as much public access as possible to intellectual property produced as part of the state-backed research, particularly with respect to non-patentable material such as databases and scientific findings and articles.
3L Awarded Substantial Antitrust Writing Prize The prize was presented at a March 28 reception in the Washington, D.C., offices of Jones Day. Phil Proger, head of the firm's global antitrust practice, said Harvey's work posed "some interesting new approaches to antitrust analysis." Harvey’s paper, "Anticompetitive Social Norms as Antitrust Violations," will appear in a forthcoming issue of the California Law Review. Harvey discusses how social norms or practices often have the structure of agreements and would violate the Sherman Act's antitrust provisions if they restrain trade. The yearly competition honors the career of Swope, a former Jones Day partner and U.S. Department of Justice antitrust official, and his contribution to modern antitrust practice. The prize seeks to recognize young lawyers who have demonstrated an ability to apply practical analysis to antitrust problems.
Boalt Mourns Loss of G. William Miller ’52 Miller was a generous and lifelong supporter of Boalt Hall, serving on the school’s recently formed Campaign Cabinet. As national chairman of the Distinguished Professors Project in 1986, he was instrumental in raising $1.2 million to endow chairs honoring Boalt professors. Miller received the 1979 Citation Award, the Boalt Hall Alumni Association’s highest honor, and the UC Berkeley Foundation Trustee’s Citation in 1987. He was deeply committed to efforts that would promote peace and world justice and was the guiding force behind plans for the innovative Center on Global Challenges & the Law at Boalt. A native of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, Miller grew up in Borger, Texas, later graduating from the Coast Guard Academy in 1945. He spent four years as a line officer in the Pacific and Far East, where he met and married Ariadna Rogojarsky. He graduated from Boalt with high honors in 1952 and considered his legal education one of the key turning points in a life that was filled with tremendous accomplishment and outstanding pubic service. Miller began his legal career at the Wall Street firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore, and in 1956, joined a textile manufacturing company which he transformed into the aerospace conglomerate Textron, ultimately serving as chief executive officer. Miller was widely known for his leadership in the Carter administration, where he served as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board from March 1978 to August 1979, and for 17 months as treasury secretary, succeeding W. Michael Blumenthal. Miller later joined Federated Department Stores as chief executive officer from 1990 until 1992. At the time of his death, Miller was chairman of G. William Miller & Co., a private merchant banking firm in Washington, D.C. In addition to his wife, Miller is survived by three sisters: Catherine Spiller and Myra Fowler of Amarillo, Texas, and Mabel Wade, of Bedford, Virginia; and two brothers, Othneil and Dee, both of Amarillo. Obituaries appeared in The New York Times and The Washington Post. At Miller’s request, there were no funeral or memorial services. Alums Seek Release of Woman Convicted of Murdering Her Abuser
Class of 2006 Campaign on an Awesome Pace Q. Can I Give Boalt A Life Insurance Policy? A. Yes! Life insurance may offer an attractive way to make a major gift to Boalt Hall. There are several ways to give life insurance: Donate a Paid-Up, or Partially Paid, Policy Buy a New Policy Give a Single Premium Policy Add a Beneficiary Our experienced staff would be happy to provide you with additional information about making a planned gift to Boalt Hall, including a gift of life insurance. Please call Stefanie Bernay at 510.643.9277 or email sbernay@law.berkeley.edu.
Alumni Chapter Events Alums will gather in Contra Costa County for a first-of-its-kind East Bay chapter event on Wednesday, April 26. Come mingle, network and celebrate at this reception at Youngman Ericsson & Low in Walnut Creek. This gathering is a terrific opportunity to connect with fellow grads who live and work in the Contra Costa County area. Corporate Governance in East Asia: Culture, Psychology, Economics and Law
May 4-5, 2006 Is there something "different" about East Asian culture and psychology that means that any attempt to reform corporate governance through the adoption of Western norms is destined to fail? Or is the notion of "difference" simply an excuse for corruption and lack of transparency? And then again, do East Asian culture and psychology hold strengths for corporate governance that wait to be discovered? In a unique but essential dialogue, psychologists, economists, legal scholars and practitioners from the West, China and Korea will debate these questions and propose solutions at Corporate Governance in East Asia: Culture, Psychology, Economics and Law. Keynote speakers include a senior advisor to the World Bank and co-founder of the Global Corporate Governance Academic Network, Stijn Claessens, and psychologist Richard Nisbett, author of The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners think Differently…and Why. For anyone trying to conduct business or simply understand East Asian cultures, this conference will provide an unparalleled depth and breadth of insights. Eleven hours of MCLE credit are available. For more information and to register, visit the conference website. Honoring the Leadership and Legacy of Professor Herma Hill KayThe Boalt Hall Alumni Association, Boalt Hall Women’s Association and Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law & Justice honor Barbara Nachtrieb Armstrong Professor of Law Herma Hill Kay on Wednesday, April 19, from 5 to 7 pm in Boalt's Goldberg Room. Alumni, faculty, students and friends are invited to celebrate the publication launch of Kay’s oral history project. As you know, she wrote laws, effected change and made history. Now hear what made her our beloved teacher, renowned scholar and acclaimed first-female dean of Boalt. The winners of this year's Herma Hill Kay Summer Fellowships will also be announced. Special thanks to Elizabeth Cabraser ’78 and Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP for making this celebration possible. Please RSVP by April 13. Sports Agent Greg Genske '98 Lends his Talent to Boalt The talk will take place from 12:45 to 1:45 pm in the Goldberg Room, and is sponsored by the Career Development Office and the Sports and Entertainment Law Society. Alumni are invited to attend; please RSVP to rsvp@law.berkeley.edu or 510.643.6673.
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Caleb Foote, Elizabeth Josselyn Boalt Professor of Law, Emeritus, passed away in Santa Rosa, California, in March following a brief hospital stay. He would have celebrated his 89th birthday on March 26.
Gloria Flora, a 22-year veteran of the U.S. Forest Service who gained national renown for her efforts to protect public lands, will be the featured speaker at the Ecology Law Quarterly’s (
You probably remember the place all too well. Maybe it was a second home of sorts. And now, with the arrival of classic desk lamps, tuxedo-style chairs and other sleek furnishings, the retro makeover of Boalt’s Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Main Reading Room is complete. Apart from the 2006-vintage students tapping away on laptops, the expansive room sports its original '50s look.
Leading academic, business and government experts discussed how California's stem cell initiative could ensure that California provides the leading model for other jurisdictions engaged in stem cell research at a three-day conference at Boalt Hall in March. The conference was devoted to examining the legal and policy questions facing California in the wake of Proposition 71, which allocated $3 billion to human embryonic stem cell research over the next 10 years.
The conference was organized to address evolving issues and newly proposed regulations that will govern intellectual property and ethics associated with human embryonic stem cell research in California. The program reflected the multidisciplinary nature of its sponsors including the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology; Berkeley Center for Law, Business and the Economy; Berkeley Technology Law Journal; and Travers Program on Ethics and Government Accountability.
On Thursday, April 13, sports agent Greg Genske '98 will come to Boalt to share his expertise in the field of sports management. Genske is a partner with Legacy Sports Group, a Newport Beach firm originally founded by football agent Leigh Steinberg '73 and baseball agent Jeff Moorad as Steinberg and Moorad. Legacy Sports Group represents over 40 Major Leaque Baseball players, including Shawn Green, Mark Kotsay, Manny Ramirez and Darin Erstad, and National Football League players Ed Reed, Bubba Franks and Cedric Benson.
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