SCOTUS struck down a Calif. ruling that had allowed out-of-state plaintiffs to sue Bristol-Myers Squibb for injuries from its drug Plavix. Justice Sotomayor dissented from the 8-1 decision, citing an […]
Justice Cites Bradt’s Brief
Berkeley Law’s Magazine
From tech titan David Estrada ’93 to new dean Erwin Chemerinsky to the Human Rights Investigations Lab, Transcript magazine reveals how Berkeley Law routinely breaks new ground. Arriving this week, […]
ABA Honors Paterson ’75
Eva Paterson ’75 won the ABA’s John Minor Wisdom Public Service and Professionalism Award, which honors those who improve the quality of justice and ensure the legal system’s accessibility. Paterson […]
Medal-Worthy Work
Professor Robert Cooter recently won the Ronald H. Coase Medal for advancing economic understanding of law and related areas of public policy and regulation. Bestowed every other year by the […]
An Enduring Legacy
The New Yorker recently profiled the remarkable life of Pauli Murray (LL.M. ’45). An orphan at 13, she became a leading activist, lawyer, labor organizer, and the first black female […]
Commencement 2017
Congratulations to Berkeley Law Class of 2017! Graduates celebrated at a Greek Theatre ceremony on 5/12, along with families, friends, and the law school community. Guest speaker Lt. Gov. Gavin […]
Law Students Honored
Berkeley Law’s International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) recently received a Chancellor’s Award for Public Service. Part of the school’s Student-Initiated Legal Services Projects, IRAP won the Student Group-Civic Engagement category […]
Faculty Service Award
David Lieberman is one of just two winners of the 2017 Berkeley Faculty Service Award, which honors a UC Academic Senate Berkeley Division member for outstanding service to the campus […]
Raiding the Corporation
The Atlantic magazine’s latest issue heralds the “corporate-raiding adventure” of Berkeley Law’s Steven Davidoff Solomon and his USD colleague Frank Partnoy. Mimicking activist hedge funds, the co-authors invested in a […]
Antitrust Winner
Professor Daniel Rubinfeld won a 2017 Antitrust Writing Award from Concurrences, a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to national and European Union competition laws. Chosen by a jury of practitioners, enforcers, and scholars, […]