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• Desiree Ramirez ’09 Receives Francine Diaz Memorial Award (6/8/2009)
  
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• Media Advisory: Impact of Key Environmental Law Decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court 6/29/2009
• Media Advisory: Teleconference on national health care reform with UC Berkeley law and policy experts 6/16/2009
• Press Release: Economists get call from Washington to join Obama team 6/2/2009
• Media Advisory: California Supreme Court Expected to Rule Tuesday on Prop. 8 Gay Marriage Ban 5/26/2009
• Media Advisory: Berkeley Law Clinic Reps Colombian Murder Victim 4/21/2009
• Media Advisory: Symposium celebrates Professor Philip Frickey’s lifetime of work 4/21/2009
• Press Release: New report details how to create a public health insurance option 4/8/2009
• Media Advisory: Berkeley Law releases new report that describes how to create public health insurance plan 4/7/2009

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In Brief

Jawwad S. Khawaja '75 Joins Supreme Court of Pakistan

Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja, who earned his LL.M. from Berkeley Law in 1975, has been appointed to the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Khawaja served on the Lahore High Court for eight years before resigning in protest during Pakistan’s 2007 constitutional crisis. He then joined the Lahore University of Management Science faculty as head of its Law and Policy Department.

An expert on constitutional law, legal reform and policy, and commercial laws, Khawaja has decided many cases involving issues of first impression. Several of his judgments have been reported in law journals and are included in Pakistani law curriculums. His research on improving Pakistan’s quality of justice has targeted institutional reforms to deliver prompt and inexpensive redress to litigants, and gathering accurate data from court records to ascertain causes for delay in deciding cases. (6/26/09)

James McManis '67 Named President of the Boalt Hall Alumni Association

James McManis '67 has succeeded Nan Joesten '97 as president of the Boalt Hall Hall Alumni Association. Jim has been a member of the alumni board since 2002, and among his many leadership roles on campus, he served previously as chair of the reunion campaigns (2007) and chair of the Boalt Hall Fund (2005). New members to the BHAA Board of Directors include Greg Broome '90, Gail Dolton '86, Hector Huezo '08, John Kuo '88, Mark Lubin '77, Jay Shafran '63, Gail Title '70, Diane Yu '77 and Mitchell Zuklie '96. (6/25/09)

Thai Judges Visit Berkeley Law

The Judiciary of Thailand is sending 35 judges to Berkeley Law from June 8th to 19th to study consumer protection laws. They are taking a customized course designed and taught by Professor Kenneth Bamberger as part of the International Program for Judicial Studies. The program, organized and run by the Miller Institute for Global Challenges and the Law, strives to increase the knowledge and experience of judiciaries worldwide, thereby promoting the rule of law. For more information on the International Program for Judicial Studies, visit the Miller Institute's website: http://law.berkeley.edu/mgcl.htm. (6/10/09)

Robert Barr Named Top IP Specialist

Berkeley Center for Law and Technology Executive Director Robert Barr has been named one of Intellectual Asset Management's IAM 250. The magazine's list identified "individuals who are regarded as world class IP strategists by their peers." This is the first time the magazine has compiled a list of top of IP specialists. (6/10/09)

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