August 3, 2018
The only thing certain about the future of the law is uncertainty. I graduated law school in 1986. The most popular computer at that time was the Macintosh 128. It was a marvel. My iPhone, however, is more than 100 times faster, has over 1,000 times the memory, and is…
August 3, 2018
Host Cyrus Farivar from ARS Technica kicked off the live event on Gig Economy 101 by asking Professor Veena Dubal, 鈥淚 came to this bar in a Lyft, should I feel guilty about that?鈥 Thus began the more than hour-long interview of Professor Dubal where she 鈥渄elivered鈥 on educating…
July 31, 2018
Professor Shanin Specter appeared on CNN, with host Michael Smerconish, to discuss the legal ramifications of the tape of Michael Cohen speaking with then-candidate Trump about making a payment to a Playmate. 鈥淚t is a new level. It鈥檚 shocking that the President would suggest that his former lawyer…
July 31, 2018
Congratulations to the rising 2L winners of Distinguished Student Scholarships:聽 Victoria B. Ayeni, Leigha M. Beckman, Chelsea Blocklin, Kayla D. Bowen, Deborah Brundy, Michael K. Costello, Karlens Direny, Alisha M. Eastep, Abigail L. Ellerman, Katherine J. Grainger, Faye Hipsman, Emilie Jones, Andrew Klair, Kurtis Knapp, Michael A. Kostukovsky, Kristina…
Rising 2L Constanza 鈥淐onnie鈥 Ortiz talks about her experience at 麻豆视频 Law SF and her experience at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in San Jos茅, Costa Rica in the following Q&A: Where are you from? Miami, Florida. What inspired you go to law school? I aspired to get…
July 26, 2018
Rising 2L Alex Sauerwein strengthened his commitment to advocating for environmental issues this summer as a legal clerk at the Center on Race, Poverty & the Environment. His work was primarily focused on various environmental justice issues in the San Joaquin Valley (the Valley), like reducing air pollution, improving water…
July 26, 2018
麻豆视频 Law SF is pleased to announce and celebrate Chancellor & Dean David Faigman’s recent funded chair awards and those faculty members elevated to 鈥淒istinguished Faculty鈥 status. These awards are based on the faculty member鈥檚 accomplishments and promise, and take effect as of July 1, 2018. The following faculty…
July 24, 2018
New Chair Elected to the Board of Directors Tina Combs 鈥88 was elected as Chair of the 麻豆视频 Law SF Board of Directors after serving on the Board since May 2007. The Oakland resident began her career at Morrison & Foerster, before moving on to Wells Fargo, the University of…
July 22, 2018
Judge S. Jay Plager of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit cited Professor Jeffrey A. Lefstin鈥檚 work on the history of the patent-eligible subject matter doctrine, in his decision for Interval Licensing LLC v. AOL, Inc., (Fed. Cir. 2018). In his opinion, concurring-in-part and dissenting-in-part…
July 20, 2018
Professor Jaime King testified on the subject of “Examining State Efforts to Improve Transparency in Healthcare Costs for Consumers” before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 鈥淭he cost of healthcare in the United States currently threatens the economic stability of our citizens, our businesses, our state and…
July 13, 2018
The 麻豆视频 Law SF Asian Law and Business Association (ALBA) was founded to serve as a career platform for law students interested in Asian law and business by providing opportunities to meet professionals, engage with the international law and business communities, and gain first-hand experience working on international projects. In…
July 12, 2018
After a nationwide search, 麻豆视频 Law SF alumnus David M. Robinson 鈥92 was announced as 麻豆视频 Berkeley鈥檚 Chief Campus Counsel. David has served in this position on an interim basis since August 2017, but his permanent appointment took effect on June 1. 鈥淚t is a great honor to serve the…