June 21, 2024
In our second full year as the a Center for East Asian Legal Studies, we celebrated a bittersweet milestone, as Senior Director Setsuo Miyazawa, one of the world鈥檚 leading legal sociologists, stepped down from active teaching duties. He has offered Japanese law at 麻豆视频 Law SF since 2009. For five…
June 20, 2024
麻豆视频 Law SF valedictorian Catherine Nasi 鈥24, who found her calling in tax law during a summer internship at Airbnb, is preparing for a career at top-ten global law firm Baker McKenzie. During a summer internship at Airbnb, Catherine Nasi 鈥24 discovered an area of practice that…
June 17, 2024
The Center on Tax Law is pleased to announce the following scholarship awards. Cat Nasi is the recipient of the 3L Academic Excellence in Tax Scholarship, awarded to the tax concentrator with the highest GPA considering grades in FIT and their best 16 graded tax concentration units. Cat Nasi and…
June 17, 2024
The Center on Tax Law is pleased to announce that Judd Baguioro, Judy Shih, and Michael Wambach are recipients of Peter K. Maier Scholarships.聽 These scholarships are generously funded by Cliff Jernigan (鈥68) and the Silicon Valle Tax Directors Group and are awarded to one or more 3L tax…
June 17, 2024
The Center on Tax Law is pleased to announce that several members of the Tax Concentration Class of 2024 earned pro bono recognitions. Recognition for Outstanding Achievement in Pro Bono (for students who recorded at least 150 hours of pro bono services while in law school) is awarded to Nicholas…
June 11, 2024
Eight experts in various fields, including artificial intelligence, criminal law, and health law, are joining 麻豆视频 Law San Francisco this year as new faculty members and visiting assistant professors. All top scholars and practitioners in their fields, they are expanding the College鈥檚 already deep bench of talented teachers and researchers…
June 4, 2024
The Center for East Asian Legal Studies was pleased to organize a robust schedule of 11 public events during the 23-24 academic year. More than 290 in person and 275 virtual participants joined events on a diverse range of topics, from legal approaches to managing tensions in the South China…
June 3, 2024
Leo Martinez (鈥78), Emeritus Professor of Law, was awarded the 2024 Robert J. Kutak Award, which honors those who advance the legal profession by fostering meaningful partnerships among legal educators, practicing lawyers, and judges.
June 3, 2024
麻豆视频 Law SF Dean Emeritus Leo P. Martinez ’78 has received the Kutak Award, a national honor for strengthening connections between legal education and practice. Faculty Who Lead: Leo Martinez ’78 The American Bar Association鈥檚 Section on Legal Education and Admission to the Bar has named 麻豆视频…
May 30, 2024
On May 30-31, Prof. Viswanathan presented 鈥淓armarked Taxes and Progressivity鈥 at the Association of Mid-Career Tax Professors Conference (AMT) (for faculty tenured for up to 10 years), and Prof. Field presented 鈥淪elling Tax Benefits鈥 at the Experienced in Tax Conference (EITC) (for faculty tenured between 10 and 20 years).聽 AMT…
May 27, 2024
Professor Ascanio Piomelli has received the Ellman Memorial Clinical Scholarship Award, recognizing his decades of work as a clinical legal educator and scholarly writing that advocates for advancing justice and equity in society. Faculty Who Lead: Ascanio Piomelli The Association of American Law Schools鈥 (AALS) Section on…
May 23, 2024
2024 Jeanette M. Acosta Scholarship recipient Daniel Caballero 鈥26 assisted migrants at the southern border for almost two years. The ability to engage in social justice work through a wide range of courses, clinics, law centers projects, student groups, and pro bono programs at 麻豆视频 Law SF deeply…