L&B News And Events
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Seventy-five Vanderbilt Law students working as interns for government and nonprofit legal employers this summer
VLS students are working for government and nonprofit legal employers in 15 states, Washington, D.C., and The Hague, Netherlands during summer 2022. Read MoreJun. 14, 2022
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Morgan Ricks quoted in Guardian coverage of Elon Musk’s efforts to walk away from Twitter deal
Ricks says that Musk’s comments about fake accounts on Twitter are "an irrelevant sideshow" in Musk's efforts to walk away from his Twitter takeover deal. "Nothing that has happened so far comes anywhere close to a material adverse effect," Ricks told The Guardian. Read MoreMay. 19, 2022
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Chris Giancarlo ’84 named Chevalier in the National Order of Merit by French government
Seventy-five Vanderbilt Law students are working as legal interns in 15 states, Washington, D.C., and The Hague, Netherlands this summer. The students receive stipend support or earn course credit for their unpaid legal work with federal and state government agencies, in the chambers of federal and state judges, in the… Read MoreMay. 19, 2022
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Profile: Chase Pritchett, Class of 2022
Pritchett will join the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice through the Attorney General's Honors Program. Read MoreApr. 27, 2022
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Yesha Yadav’s article, “The Failed Regulation of U.S. Treasury Markets,” selected as one of the Best Corporate and Securities Articles of 2021
Yadav’s article was published in the Columbia Law Review. Eleven articles were recognized by the Corporate Practice Commentator from among more than 400 articles for recognition as the best articles published in legal journals addressing topics in corporate and securities law. Read MoreApr. 26, 2022
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Student Profile: Thomas Hildebrand, Class of 2022
Helen Strong Curry International Legal Scholar Read MoreApr. 5, 2022
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Yesha Yadav quoted in report about crytocurrency traders’ response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Yadav told CBS MoneyWatch that "it's unlikely Russia can use crypto to evade sanctions" because the blockchain cannot convert cryptocurrency into rubles fast enough to prop up an economy the size of Russia's. Yadav is an expert in international financial regulation. Read MoreMar. 8, 2022
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Khalil Bryant, Class of 2022, named Distinguished Law Student for the Sixth Circuit by American College of Bankruptcy
To qualify for this prestigious award, students must be nominated by a College member or a professor or dean of their law school. Nominees undergo a rigorous evaluation process that includes interviews, submission of written materials and a review of the candidate’s academic standing by members of the ACB council. Read MoreMar. 4, 2022
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Paul Edelman retires from Vanderbilt faculty, takes emeritus status
Edelman was a professor of mathematics and a professor of law. His legal scholarship focused on law and public choice, addressing systems for shareholder voting, apportionment of Congressional seats, judicial decision-making, and distributing attorneys’ fees in complex litigation. Read MoreFeb. 17, 2022