Vanderbilt Law News
-
Erin O’Hara O’Connor named dean of Florida State University College of Law
O’Connor has served on Vanderbilt’s law faculty since 2001, including as associate dean for academic affairs. Read MoreJun. 1, 2016
-
Co-authored research by Joni Hersch and Jennifer Shinall addressing women re-entering the workforce attracts international media attention
For women re-entering workforce, sharing personal information may get you hired. Read MoreMay. 31, 2016
-
Research by Randall Thomas and 3 colleagues featured in NYT’s Dealbook
Steven Davidoff Solomon's column about shareholder appraisal rights discusses a just-released study, "Reforming the Delaware Appraisal Statute to Address Appraisal Arbitrage: Will It Be Successful?", by Vanderbilt's Randall Thomas with Wei Jiang and Danging Mei of Columbia University and Tao Li of the University of Warwick. Read MoreMay. 25, 2016
-
Interview with Darren Robbins ’93 featured in Litigation Daily
Robbins is interviewed by Litigation Daily's Jenna Greene about his work at Robbins Geller, which includes securities, antitrust, M&A, consumer, insurance, employment and other class actions. Read MoreMay. 23, 2016
-
Study by Joni Hersch and Jennifer Shinall finds women re-entering the workforce are better off explaining career gaps
Study by Hersch and Shinall to be published in the Pennsylvania Law Review indicates employers prefer that women explain resume gaps. Read MoreMay. 19, 2016
-
A Child Care Gap in the Résumé: Whether to Explain or Not
Erin O’Hara O’Connor, Vanderbilt’s Milton R. Underwood Professor of Law, has been named dean of the Florida State University College of Law. Since joining Vanderbilt’s law faculty in 2001, O’Connor served as director of the Law and Human Behavior Program from 2007 to 2010 and… Read MoreMay. 19, 2016
-
4 VLS faculty on NIH-funded team studying “genetic privacy”
Ellen Wright Clayton will co-direct research team that also includes Milton R. Underwood Professor of Law Chris Slobogin, associate professor Sarah Igo and adjunct law professor Lydia Jones. Read MoreMay. 18, 2016
-
Nathan Walsh ’16 named Vanderbilt Law’s first George Barrett Fellow
Walsh will advocate for homeless students with disabilities as a fellow with Disability Rights Tennessee. Read MoreMay. 17, 2016
-
Calvin Cohen ’16 and Alex Nunn ’16 share 2016 Nagareda Prize for best scholarly papers in litigation and dispute resolution
Cohen’s paper addresses the inconsistent application of state sovereign immunity claims to federal rules; Nunn’s applied the perspective of due process to the use of “naked statistical evidence.” Read MoreMay. 13, 2016
-
23 graduates honored with academic and citizenship awards at Commencement
Lauren Messonnier Meyers received the 2016 Founders Medal for First Honors. Read MoreMay. 13, 2016