Vanderbilt Law News
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JETLaw Symposium Jan. 24 addresses patent eligibility
The day-long symposium, “Patents 202: Eligibility from Computer Code to Genetic Codes,” examines the interaction of Section 101, and patent eligibility of software and DNA. Read MoreJan. 22, 2014
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Law professor Daniel Sharfstein named Robert Penn Warren Faculty Fellow for 2014-15
Sharfstein will be one of 10 faculty fellows focusing on public scholarship in the humanities. Read MoreJan. 20, 2014
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Chris Guthrie appointed to second term as dean of Vanderbilt Law School
Guthrie's second five-year term as dean will start July 1, 2014. Read MoreJan. 20, 2014
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Al Dotson Jr. '87 to be appointed to Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans
Dotson is a partner of Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod and chairman emeritus of 100 Black Men of America Inc. Read MoreJan. 17, 2014
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Two firms headed by Vanderbilt Law alumni among Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For”
Alston & Bird, headed by Richard Hays ’86, and Baker Donelson, headed by Ben Adams ’81, both praised for collegial work environment. Read MoreJan. 17, 2014
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Kenneth W. Mack is MLK speaker for Vanderbilt Law School
Chief Judge Randall Rader of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will deliver the keynote address at the Journal of Technology and Entertainment Law’s 2014 symposium at Vanderbilt Law School on Friday, January 24. The day-long symposium,… Read MoreJan. 7, 2014
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Tennessee Supreme Court Justice William C. Koch Jr. '72 announces retirement and appointment as dean of Nashville School of Law
Justice Koch will step down from the bench and join NSL as dean in July 2014. Read MoreDec. 19, 2013
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Tennessee Supreme Court Justice William C. Koch Jr. ’72 announces retirement and appointment as dean of Nashville School of Law
Justice Koch will step down from the bench and join NSL as dean in July 2014. Read MoreDec. 19, 2013
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Taylor Owings ’13 wins ABA’s Gellhorn-Sargentich Essay Competition
Owings' winning entry was her Vanderbilt Law Review Note addressing “When Antitrust Law Should Protect a Low-Cost Competitor." Read MoreDec. 17, 2013
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Henry Strickland ’83 appointed dean of Cumberland School of Law
Chief Judge Randall Rader of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will deliver the keynote address at the Journal of Technology and Entertainment Law’s 2014 symposium at Vanderbilt Law School on Friday, January 24. The day-long symposium,… Read MoreDec. 16, 2013