Brandy Drinnon

Susanna Rychlak grew up with the law. Her father, Ron Rychlak ‘83, is a law professor at the University of Mississippi, where Susanna earned her undergraduate degree as a Croft Institute Scholar. During undergrad she also worked at a law firm in Oxford, gaining exposure to litigation and real estate… Read More

Having studied law in both the United Kingdom, and in France, Sebastien Pepin was already on course for a career in international law when he joined Vanderbilt’s LL.M. program. Born in the U.K., Pepin studied in both England and France, his father’s native country, from Haute Savoie, while growing up. Read More

When Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s death made headlines in January 2016, Ben Raker wrote a column for the Vanderbilt Hustler, the university’s student newspaper, offering a law student’s perspective on the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. “Scalia’s opinions were often colorful and easy to… Read More

"“We chose faculty heads who excel at meeting students where they are, intellectually and interpersonally,” said Ingram Commons Dean Vanessa Beasley. Read More

Law and Economics graduate, Caroline Cecot (JD/PhD’14), has accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Law at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School starting in 2017-2018. Cecot is currently the 2016-2017 Legal Fellow at the Institute for Policy Integrity at New York University School of… Read More

Law & Economics student, Jean Y. Xiao, has been admitted to candidacy for the Ph.D. Her dissertation is titled, “An Empirical Examination of Consumer Litigation Funding.” Ms. Xiao’s committee chair is Professor Paige Marta Skiba. Professors… Read More

J.D./Ph.D. candidate in Law and Economics, Elissa Philip Gentry, successfully defended her dissertation, “Safety and Effectiveness: The FDA’s Approach to Risk in Prescription Medication.” After six years of study, Gentry will graduate with both her J.D. and her Ph.D. in Law and Economics at Commencement in May. Gentry’s… Read More

J.D./Ph.D. candidate in Law and Economics, Henri Rautonen, successfully defended his dissertation, “Mandatory Labeling: Changes in Consumer and Producer Behavior.” After six years of study, Rautonen will graduate with both his J.D. and his Ph.D. in Law and Economics at Commencement in May. Rautonen’s advisor… Read More

Barsky's book has been shortlisted for the Socio-Legal Studies Association’s 2016 Hart Socio-Legal Book Prize. Read More