We’re down on LL1 and LL2 in the fancy, newish part of the law school. Our Director is Kathleen Vanden Heuvel who you can find in Rm. 216 near the Dean’s Office. Our Associate Directors are Marci Hoffman and Michael Levy. Marci is also the Foreign and International Law expert while Michael teaches Advanced Legal […]
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Sonia Katyal has been selected to participate in the inaugural Berkeley Faculty Leadership Academy in Spring 2019. The Academy is “intended for tenured faculty who are interested in developing skills and knowledge for leadership on the Berkeley campus.” To celebrate world refugee day on June 20, Katerina Linos and her research group launched the web […]
Professor Robert Cooter honored at the Berkeley Law Citation Award Celebration
Bob Cooter received the Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award at the Citation Award Celebration last month. Alumni Noel Nellis ’66 and Quyen Ta ’03 received the Citation Award and the Young Alumni Award, respectively. When Dean Erwin Chemerinsky presented the award to Professor Cooter, he declared that, “If there was a Hall of Fame for law […]
Prof. Nancy Lemon’s new book
The fifth edition of Nancy Lemon’s seminal textbook, Domestic Violence Law, has been published by West Academic Publishing. Nancy’s expertise in the field includes creating and teaching the first law school class on the subject beginning in 1988 here at Berkeley Law. The book covers many topics in 17 chapters, including the US legal system’s […]
A New Phase
Our wonderful CFO, Drew Knab, will be leaving at the end of December to become the Associate Vice Chancellor for Financial and Business Services at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. This is a significant career advance for Drew and also allows him to be closer to his family in the Chicago area. Drew has done a terrific job as our CFO […]
Comings & Goings
This time of year generates many opportunities to reflect on all we are thankful for and to give thanks. For the Berkeley Law HR team, it’s also a time of change. For the past six years, Stephanie Tang has been an outstanding member of our team. Those who have worked closely with her know how […]
Welcome Wagon
A shout-out to the “Welcome Wagon” idea and the committee. I was pleasantly surprised to be contacted by Farrah Fanara, office manager in the clinical program, explaining that she had been paired with me. We met last week and, double-surprise, the law school paid for our coffee and gifted me with a Zeb card. I […]
Berkeley Law Board Gaming Group
Do you destroy at Dominion? Concuss at Catan? Terrify at Ticket to Ride? Then, please, calm down. Do you like these games? Other board games? Want to hang out with people who like board games? Then join us! We play during lunch hours and after work at whatever times fit into people’s schedules. Our mailing […]
Medieval Character Sighted in Registrar’s Office
On October 31, Trick-or-Treaters descended upon the law school, and many were decorated in fanciful costumes. If you happened into the Registrar’s Office, you may have encountered the medieval personality, an unnamed Halloween reveler, with a remarkable resemblance to Edwin Bish. Rumor has it Edwin was the designer and tailor of this elaborate outfit. This […]
Baby Theo Arrives!
Jordan Diamond and Alex Vargas became proud parents last month, welcoming Theo Thomas Vargas into the world. He was born at 8.5 pounds, hitting the charts at 21″ and with a full mop of hair. The new family is settled in at home, and they are all well and very happy. Submitted by: Anonymous