Vanderbilt Law News
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Yesha Yadav discusses the arrest of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried in CNN International interview
Financial regulation expert Yadav discusses the federal charges against former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, who faces an eight-count criminal indictment that includes charges of fraud and conspiracy and violating campaign finance laws in the wake of the collapse of his cryptocurrency empire, with CNN International news anchor Rosemary Church. Read MoreDec. 16, 2022
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Antitrust expert Rebecca Allensworth featured in Yahoo Finance Live discussion of FTC’s actions to rein in Big Tech
While antitrust restrictions typically address companies who are direct competitors, "There is increasing recognition not just at the FTC but also in policy circles that vertical relationships between Big Tech companies can also be really damaging to consumers," Allensworth says. She and Charlotte Slaiman, competition policy director at Public Knowledge, discuss the potential impacts of FTC Chairman Lina Khan's actions to address anticompetitive conduct and other concerns raised by the size and influence of Google, Meta, Apple, Amazon and Microsoft. Read MoreDec. 15, 2022
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Yesha Yadav discusses the cryptocurrency meltdown with Jeanne Hruska on the Broken Law podcast
Yadav's most recent paper, "Toward a Public-Private Oversight Model for Cryptocurrency Markets," makes a case for mandating self-regulation of crypto-exchanges as a first step toward reforming both the exchanges and cryptocurrency itself. She discusses various types of cryptocurrency and why cryptocurrencies have proven challenging to regulate in this interview with podcast host Hruska, who is senior adviser for communications and strategy with the American Constitution Society. Read MoreDec. 7, 2022
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Lauren Sudeall to Join Vanderbilt Law Faculty in summer 2023
Sudeall’s scholarship focuses on constitutional law, criminal procedure and access to justice. She is currently a professor at the Georgia State University College of Law, where she is the founding faculty director of the Center for Access to Justice. Read MoreNov. 28, 2022
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Chris Guthrie to chair search committee for the next dean of Owen Graduate School of Management
The committee includes two members of the law faculty: Yesha Yadav, Milton R. Underwood Professor of Law and Professor of Management, and Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs Tracey George (ex-officio), who is the Charles B. Cox III and Lucy D. Cox Family Professor of Law and Liberty. The committee, which also includes Owen alumni and Vanderbilt faculty from multiple disciplines, will conduct a national search to replace M. Eric Johnson, who will step down as Owen’s dean on June 30, 2023. Read MoreNov. 2, 2022
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Yesha Yadav discusses treasury market turmoil and offers reform solutions on David Beckworth’s Macro Musings podcast
Yadav's research focuses on banking and financial regulation, securities regulation, the law of money and payment systems. She and podcast host Beckworth also discuss the future of central bank digital currency in the U.S., the recent economic crisis in the U.K., and more. Read MoreOct. 31, 2022
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Justin Driver, Robert R. Slaughter Professor at Yale Law, delivers the Victor S. Johnson Lecture Oct. 26
Professor Driver teaches and writes in the area of constitutional law. He is the author of the award-winning book, The Schoolhouse Gate: Public Education, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for the American Mind, which was selected as a Washington Post Notable Book of the Year and an Editors’ Choice of The New York Times Book Review. Read MoreOct. 26, 2022
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Ellen Wright Clayton to co-lead ethics core of $104 million National Institutes of Health Bridge to Artificial Intelligence research initiative
The four-year Bridge to Artificial Intelligence program, or Bridge2AI, is designed to accelerate use of machine learning and artificial intelligence in biomedical and behavioral research. A team of VUMC researchers led by Clayton and VUMC Professor of Biomedical Informatics Bradley Malin will lead and comprise the greater part of an AI research ethics core for Bridge2AI. Clayton is a bioethicist whose research has focused on genomic privacy. She is a professor of law and professor of health policy and the Craig-Weaver Professor of Pediatrics at the Vanderbilt School of Medicine. Read MoreSep. 26, 2022