Spotlights

Forbes magazine named Joe Mornin ’15 to its annual “30 Under 30 for Law and Policy” list. Mornin is the founding CEO of BestLaw, which improves and streamlines legal research. He created the free platform “to make life easier for lawyers, students, and other legal researchers.” Mornin, a former software engineer who has worked for […]

The Association of American Law Schools honored Herma Hill Kay on Jan. 7 with the Triennial Award for Lifetime Service to Legal Education and the Law. A Berkeley Law professor since 1960 and the school’s dean from 1992 to 2000, Kay is a pioneering scholar in family law and conflict of laws. She was the […]

Six alums who work across the south for the Southern Poverty Law Center reunited during a recent two-day negotiations training in Montgomery, Ala. Sara Rich ’11 and Naomi Tsu ’05 are immigration attorneys in the center’s Atlanta, Ga. office; Jackie Aranda Orsorno ’15 (mass incarceration) and Valentina Restrepo ’14 (mass incarceration, economic justice) are law […]

Former Berkeley Law Prof. David Caron ’83 has been named to the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal in The Hague. Caron will serve as one of three U.S. judges on the nine-member tribunal, which was established in 1981 to resolve economic claims arising from Iran’s Islamic revolution. Caron taught here for 25 years before becoming dean of […]

UC Berkeley and UCLA law schools have released a new report calling on California to increase its biofuel production. The project is one in a series by lead author Ethan Elkind, associate dir. of the Climate Change Initiative at CLEE and UCLA. Elkind, now at the UN climate talks, says local biofuel production can help […]

The Samuelson clinic has just released a guide for writers explaining the nuances of open access. The guide, written by co-authors Lexi Rubow ’15, Rachael Shen ’16, and Brianna Schofield ’12 provides real-life strategies for authors eager to expand their readership. The educational handbook is the second volume produced for the nonprofit Authors Alliance.

The American Musicological Society has awarded Carla Shapreau and co-authors the prestigious 2015 Claude V. Palisca Award for their work on the Ferrell-Vogüé Machaut Manuscript. Shapreau’s section pertains to the Nazi-era looting and restitution of a rare decorated medieval codex containing works by Guillaume de Machaut, a renowned composer of the Middle Ages.

Congratulations to Madisson Goorman ’18 and teammate Lucy Hakobyan of the Haas Business School on winning the Board of Advocates 2015 Halloum Competition. The annual event combines teams of law and MBA students who analyze and negotiate complex transactions. The judges, including attorneys and business professionals, rank teams based on preparation, teamwork, and outcome. Photo: Lucy […]

The American Law Institute (ALI) has elected Christopher Hoofnagle and Peter Menell as two of its newest members. A highly selective process, members are nominated by peers, assessed internally, and elected by the ALI Council. They include highly regarded judges, lawyers, and law professors known for their “exceptional professional achievement” and interest in improving the […]

Chief Judge Robert Katzmann of the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals will talk about his book, Judging Statutes, on Nov. 3 with Professor Andrew Bradt. Judge Katzmann, who has won many awards for his public service and legal writing, argues that judges need to look beyond individual statutes to the legislative record behind the […]