Alumni
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James Danly ’13 confirmed as commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Danly previously served as general counsel at FERC, where he supervised a legal staff of 200. Read MoreMar. 20, 2020
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JETLaw 2020 Symposium features law and technology scholar Lawrence Lessig as keynote speaker.
The day-long symposium sponsored by the Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law is titled “Spheres of Influence: Examining the Interplay of Technology and the Law,” and features panel discussion on how technology influences courtrooms, elections and regulatory compliance. Read MoreFeb. 17, 2020
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VLS Office of Public Interest partners with Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors to offer immigration intake clinics
Twelve students are providing more than 420 hours of pro bono legal work through Woodbine Immigration Intake Clinics scheduled throughout the academic year at a local church. Read MoreFeb. 14, 2020
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Chandler Ray ’21 and Abigail Wood ’21 win 2020 Bass Berry & Sims Moot Court Competition.
Michael Clark ’21 and Ty Trejo ’21 were finalists. The round was argued before federal appellate Judges Cheryl Ann Krause of the Third Circuit, James C. Ho of the Fifth Circuit and Amy J. St. Eve of the Seventh Circuit. Read MoreFeb. 12, 2020
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Paper by Ramon Ryan ’21 identifies enforcement gap in regulations governing environmental impact of satellites
Ryan’s paper, which will appear in the Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law, suggests that the FCC’s approval of SpaceX’s Starlink Mega Constellation may have been unlawful because the agency failed to consider the impact of satellites on the night sky. The paper was reported on by Scientific American, Business Insider and Futurism. Read MoreJan. 27, 2020
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Former law professor Bruce E. Gagnon dead at age 78
Gagnon taught at Vanderbilt Law School from 1967-70 and then moved to Anchorage, Alaska, where he spent the remainder of his career practicing law. Read MoreJan. 27, 2020
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Reunion 2019 final results are in!
James P. Danly ’13 has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as a commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Danly is one of five FERC commissioners, who are nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate. Danly previously served since 2017 as general counsel for FERC, where he directed… Read MoreJan. 21, 2020
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Darby Dickerson ’88 is president of the Association of American Law Schools
Dickerson is the dean of UIC John Marshall Law School in Chicago. She was inducted into her one-year term as AALS president during the association's annual meeting in Washington, D.C. in January. Read MoreJan. 13, 2020
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Ray Lui LLM’11 named to China Business Law Journal A-List
Liu is a partner with Dorsey in Beijing, where he focuses on cross-border dispute resolution, U.S. litigation, interanitonal and foreign-related arbitration, and trade and compliance matters. He is licensed to practice in New York. Read MoreJan. 7, 2020
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Retired federal Judge John T. Nixon ’60 dead at 86
Judge Nixon was appointed to a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee by President Jimmy Carter and served as the court's chief judge from 1991 to 1998. Read MoreJan. 2, 2020