Apr. 18, 2019—VLS students join a massive effort to support the appeals of thousands of low-income Kentuckians who lost their Social Security disability benefits due to attorney misconduct.
Apr. 18, 2019—By Scotty Mann Fall 2018 was an exciting time at VLS. Reunion set a new fundraising record for the law school, with more than 70 hard-working volunteers raising over $4 million dollars to support our great faculty and students. Among the highlights, members of the Class of 1973 endowed the Sam Bartholomew Leadership Award to...
Apr. 18, 2019—This edition of Vanderbilt Law highlights our Law and Business Program and its outstanding faculty, including Randall Thomas, the John S. Beasley II Professor of Law and Business.
Apr. 18, 2019—Editor Grace Renshaw Contributing Writers Rebecca Beyer, Heidi Hall, Nancy Wise, Amy Wolf Design and Art Direction Tim Kovick and Mary Alice Bernal, Corporate Design Photography Susan Adcock, Sandy Campbell, Daniel Dubois, Steve Green, Joe Howell, Anne Rayner, John Russell, Susan Urmy, Terry Wyatt Editorial Contributors Matt Anderson, Eileen Cunningham, Brandy Drinnon, Mary Kate Erb,...
Apr. 18, 2019—Edward K. Cheng, Hess Professor of Law, develops a method for detecting and correcting case publication bias.
Apr. 18, 2019—Professors Morgan Ricks, Yesha Yadav and Gary Brown on what, if anything, we learned from the 2008 financial crisis.
Apr. 18, 2019—Clarke’s provocative scholarship pushes the frontiers of equality law while maintaining a practical focus on the impact of all forms of discrimination on the everyday lives of Americans.
Apr. 18, 2019—A new immigration law clinic gives Vanderbilt students hands-on experience assisting immigrants facing deportation.
Apr. 18, 2019—Approximately a third of Vanderbilt’s J.D. class each year earns a second credential through Vanderbilt’s successful Law and Business Program.
Jul. 25, 2018—Editor Grace Renshaw Director of Donor and Alumni Strategies Ryan Underwood Contributing Writers Heidi Hall, Glenn Peoples (MBA ’08), Nancy Wise, Amy Wolf Design and Art Direction Tim Kovick, Corporate Design Photography Sandy Campbell, Daniel Dubois, Steve Green, Joe Howell, Anne Rayner, John Russell, Susan Urmy, Terry Wyatt Editorial Contributors Matt Anderson, Eileen Cunningham, Brandy...
Jul. 25, 2018—U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor’s April 3 Sims Lecture was an intimate and inspirational chat with VLS students, whom she emphatically tasked to live “with integrity” and leave the world “a slightly better place than you found it.” Sotomayor, who has served as an associate justice on the Supreme Court since her appointment by President...
Jul. 25, 2018—By Glenn Peoples (MBA ’08) Mitch Glazier still has a purist’s view of the law after more than two decades in Washington, D.C. “It’s a civilized way to try to win a fight,” he says from his office a few blocks east of the White House. Ironically, Glazier represents the recorded music business, an industry...
Jul. 25, 2018—Congratulations, Class of 2018! At Commencement 2018, 178 graduates received their J.D.’s and 60 foreign attorneys received their LL.M. degrees. Two graduates—Scott DeAngelis and Danielle Drago—received both a J.D. and a Ph.D. in law and economics. Seven graduates earned a J.D./M.S.F., and one graduate earned a J.D./M.Div. Ingrid Wuerth, who holds the Helen Strong Curry...
Jul. 25, 2018—With the 2017–18 fiscal year behind us, I’m delighted to report that the law school has had its most successful overall fundraising year in history. I will share some of the highlights below, and we will be featuring several of these gifts and their impact on our shared work at the law school in future...
Jul. 25, 2018—Bob Reder is enjoying his second legal career as a professor of the practice of law at Vanderbilt, where he receives high praise from his students for bringing a “real world” perspective into the classroom. Reder joined Vanderbilt’s law faculty soon after retiring from Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy in New York City in 2011....
Jul. 25, 2018—Connie Clark was appointed to the Tennessee Supreme Court in September 2005 and then re-elected to full eight-year terms in 2006 and 2014. When Clark was elected to a two-year term as chief justice in 2010, she became the second woman in Tennessee history to serve in that role. Clark relished the fact that she...
Jul. 25, 2018—By Grace Renshaw Sean Seymore was destined to study patent law. He applied for his first patent at age 8, after he received a chemistry set for his birthday and made something he thought was unique. “I wrote President Carter a letter describing what I did and asked him to give me a patent,” he...
Jul. 25, 2018—By Grace Renshaw Daniel Gervais and Joe Fishman agree that Williams v. Gaye, a long-running case challenging a copyright infringement claim brought by the estate of the late singer-songwriter Marvin Gaye against performers Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke, has created more problems than it solves. Both scholars are amply qualified to critique the jury verdict...
Jul. 25, 2018—This edition of Vanderbilt Law focuses on intellectual property law from the perspectives of several exceptional faculty and alumni. Mitch Glazier ’91, president of the Recording Industry Association of America, who is featured on our cover, has watched the incredible evolution of music copyright since the advent of the internet era. Our copyright experts, Milton...
Jan. 29, 2018—Editor Grace Renshaw Contributing Editor Seth Robertson Contributing Writers Heidi Hall, Jim Patterson, Amy Wolf Design and Art Direction Tim Kovick, Corporate Design Photography Susan Adcock, Sandy Campbell, Daniel Dubois, Steve Green, Joe Howell, Anne Rayner, John Russell, Susan Urmy, Terry Wyatt Editorial Assistants Matt Anderson, Eileen Cunningham, Brandy Drinnon, Mary Kate Erb, Rachael Phillips,...
Jan. 29, 2018—I hope your 2018 is off to a wonderful start. Since we follow an academic calendar, we kick off our new fundraising year on July 1. I am pleased to report that at the Dec. 31 midpoint of the year, we have received a ringing vote of confidence from our donors. As I write this,...
Jan. 26, 2018—VLS alumni shared good memories in great company at Reunion 2017 Vanderbilt Law School welcomed back graduates from class years ending in 2 and 7 for Reunion 2017 festivities Oct. 6–7. Alumni and guests enjoyed attending the Friday evening cocktail reception and individual class parties Saturday night. Thanks for making Reunion a big success! Photos...
Jan. 26, 2018—Three Vanderbilt Law School faculty were appointed to endowed chairs in fall 2017. By Grace Renshaw Research by Matt Anderson Daniel Gervais, Milton R. Underwood Chair in Law Daniel Gervais had a big year in 2017. An expert in international intellectual property law, he released an important book, (Re)Structuring Copyright, proposing an overhaul of international...
Jan. 26, 2018—A former Patrick Wilson Scholar, Finley has established the Sara J. Finley Law and Business Scholarship for students seeking careers in corporate law. By Seth Robertson Sara Finley had every reason to feel optimistic about her future in fall 1982. She had just started law school at Vanderbilt, having graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the...
Jan. 26, 2018—Q&A: Gerard Stranch ’03 talks about his work on the plaintiffs’ steering committee for U.S. v. Volkswagen after regulators discovered the company’s ‘clean diesel’ cars were designed to fool emissions tests. Interview by Grace Renshaw The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency made headlines in September 2015 when it announced its discovery that Volkswagen had installed so-called...
