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sujatha baliga L'99 Talks About Her Law School Experience

Earlier this fall, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced that restorative justice attorney sujatha baliga L’99 was chosen as a MacArthur Fellow and winner of a $625,000 award.

news — 11-25-2019

Penn Law Professor Coglianese Elected to ALI

Coglianese specializes in the study of regulation and regulatory processes, with an emphasis on the empirical evaluation of alternative regulatory strategies.

news — 11-21-2019

New Era Discoveries, News, Stories of Impact

A Message From Dean Ted Ruger

Dean Ruger addresses concerns over the short form version of the Law School's name after the historic $125M gift from the W.P. Carey Foundation.

news - 11-18-2019 - News

The Center for Technology, Innovation and Competition (CTIC) has secured a $350,000 grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to provide a basis for evidence-based decision-making regarding the economics of digital services.

stories — 11-12-2019

Penn Law Is Now University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

The W. P. Carey Foundation, one of the leading supporters of educational institutions, has given Penn the largest gift ever to a law school: $125 million.

news — 11-08-2019

CERL Welcomes New Board Member

General Joseph Votel, who retired from his 39-year military career in March 2019, has joined CERL’s Executive Board.

stories — 11-04-2019

Penn Law's Inaugural First Generation Fellows

Penn Law’s First Generation Professionals (FGP) Fellowship aims to break down real and perceived barriers to ease students’ paths into law school and the legal profession.

stories - 10-24-2019 - Access and Opportunity, News, Stories of Impact

Six Penn Law Students Publish Investigation On Access To Justice In The Gambia

The report is based on the preliminary findings on access to justice and transitional justice in The Gambia following the authoritarian rule of Yahya Jammeh.

stories — 10-18-2019

The Clinton/Parker Suite and Wellness Week at Penn Law

Penn Law organized a Fall Wellness Week October 7-10, coinciding with the ABA's Law School Mental Health Day on October 10. The week culminated in the opening of the Clinton/Parker Wellness Suite.

news — 10-09-2019

Penn Law Announces New "Future Of The Profession Initiative"

The Initiative will examine new ways law schools can adopt a holistic vision for the formation of lawyers - both during law school and throughout their careers.

stories — 10-08-2019

Law School Adds New Faculty For The 2019-2020 Academic Year

Three members were added to the faculty for 2019-2020, in addition to six professors that joined between 2016 and 2018.

news - 10-02-2019 - News, Transformative Thinkers

Penn Law Alumna sujatha baliga L'99 Receives MacArthur "Genius Grant"

baliga was honored for her work as the director of the Restorative Justice Project at Impact Justice in Oakland, California.

news — 09-26-2019

News, Stories of Impact, Transformative Thinkers

Assoc. Dean de Silva de Alwis Co-Authors First Phase of Sustainable Development Study

She has co-authored a study with U.N. Under-Secretary General and Executive Director of U.N. Women Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka on leadership in sustainable development.

news — 09-10-2019

Four Penn Law Professors Awarded Major Grants in Support of Research

Profs. Tom Baker, Sarah Barringer Gordon, Allison Hoffman, and Paul Heaton have each been awarded grants in support of their vital research and scholarship.

news — 09-03-2019

Meet The JD Class of 2022

The class contains 250 students chosen from a pool of more than 6,400 applicants.

news - 08-29-2019 - News

Two Penn Law Students Win Diversity Scholarships From Morgan Lewis Foundation

Esther Kang L’21 WG’21 and Bhavin Shah L’21 have been awarded Diversity Scholarships by the Morgan Lewis Foundation.

news — 08-07-2019

Penn Law LLM Class of 2020

On July 26, Penn Law welcomed 126 students from over 30 countries into the LLM Class of 2020, the largest LLM class the Law School has ever enrolled.

news — 07-29-2019

Louis J. Capozzi III L'19 Selected For Supreme Court Clerkship

Recent Penn Law graduate Louis J. Capozzi III L’19 has been selected as a clerk for Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch of the Supreme Court of the United States.

stories — 07-11-2019

Garrison Todd L'18 MBE'18 Pursues Environmental Protection Through Catalyst Fellowship

Garrison Todd L’18, MBE’18 has joined Advocates for the West as a Catalyst Fellow, and through his work there he has engaged deeply with some of today’s most pressing issues in environmental law.

news - 07-08-2019 - News

Justin Prelogar L'20 Shares His Experience Working at the ICC

In the summer of 2018, Justin was one of three interns in the Office of the Director for the Division of External Operations at the International Criminal Court.

stories — 06-27-2019

Marissa Boyers Bluestine Joins Quattrone Center As Assistant Director

Bluestine joins the Quattrone Center after a decade leading the Pennsylvania Innocence Project, a non-profit dedicating to securing exoneration for individuals wrongfully convicted of crimes.

stories — 06-19-2019

Ariana Brill L'19 Awarded 2019 Equal Justice Works Fellowship

As a fellow, Brill will work to improve outcomes for court-involved youth in Harlem, New York.

news — 06-13-2019

Eric Johnson L'05 Elected Mayor of Dallas, TX

Johnson won the election by roughly 15 percentage points. He will be inaugurated on June 17.

stories - 06-10-2019 - Investing in Leaders, News

Penn Law Recognized As A Leader In Law And Technology

Under the umbrella of the Center for Technology, Innovation & Competition (CTIC), Penn Law rose from number 16 to a tie for number 8 in the 2020 U.S. News & World Report law school specialty rankings.

stories — 06-03-2019

Penn Law Celebrates 30 Years of Public Service

In the three decades since the start of the Public Interest Program, nearly 7,000 students have provided more than 600,000 hours of pro bono service with over 350 community partners across the country and around the globe.

news — 05-28-2019

New Era Discoveries, News, Pathways to Public Service

Four Penn Law Students Receive CTIC Summer Public Interest Fellowships

Sanjay Jolly L'21, Roger Li L'21, Myles Lynch L'20, and Anna Sheu L'21 will work in internships in public interest or government organizations that focus on technology, intellectual property, cyber law, and related fields.

stories — 05-23-2019

Penn Law Commencement 2019

On May 20, over 390 students graduated from Penn Law with a degree - JD, LLM, SJD, or Master in Law (ML).

news - 05-20-2019 - News

Penn Law Hosted Bestselling Author Elyn Saks

In an April 18 talk titled "Schizophrenia and I: Making Peace with Mental Illness," Prof. Saks, a law professor, described her efforts to craft a good life in the face of her prognosis.

news — 05-15-2019

Penn Law Students Reached Quarter-Finals In Williams Institute Moot Court Competition

The competition is the only moot court in the country focusing exclusively on legal issues related to sexual orientation and gender identity.

stories — 05-09-2019

Penn Law Faculty, Law Review Top Best Corporate And Securities Articles List

Professors Jill Fisch, Jonah Gelbach, and Jonathan Klick were among the faculty whose research was recognized by The Corporate Practice Commentator.

news — 05-02-2019

Penn Law Launches MOOCs On Intellectual Property And Regulatory Compliance

These eight new massive open online courses (MOOCs) will bring legal education to learners far beyond the traditional pool of J.D., LLM, and ML candidates.

stories - 04-29-2019 - Access and Opportunity, News

ACS Names Two Penn Law Students Next Generation Leaders

The American Constitution Society (ACS) has selected Allison Person L'20 and Jon Gould L'19 as Next Generation Leaders.

stories — 04-25-2019

Access and Opportunity, News

Penn Law Signs MOU With Hebrew University Of Jerusalem

The Memorandum of Understanding enables faculty exchanges, student exchanges, and collaborative scholarly opportunities between the two universities.

stories — 04-18-2019

2019 Penn Law Commencement Address

Kalpana Kotagal L'05 is a co-creator of the innovative "Inclusion Rider" that has helped reform Hollywood hiring practices.

news — 04-12-2019

Legal Intelligencer Recognizes Penn Law Alumni For Professional Excellence

Nine Penn Law alumni are among the winners of awards for 2019.

news - 04-11-2019 - News

Radhika Saxena LLM'19 Awarded 2019-20 Arthur C. Helton Fellowship

The postgraduate Helton fellowship will help support Saxena during next year during her tenure as the International Legal Fellow with Women Enabled International.

news — 04-01-2019

News, Stories of Impact

Penn Law Federalist Society Wins 2019 Benjamin Franklin Chapter of the Year Award

The student group received the award at Penn Law on March 20 during the chapter’s annual symposium.

news — 03-26-2019

Why I Give - Osagie Imasogie GL'85 and Seth Plattus L'86

In this video, the Campaign Co-Chairs for the Power of Penn Law campaign - Osagie Imasogie GL'85 and Seth Plattus L'86 - share their reasons for supporting the Law School.

news — 03-26-2019

Quattrone Center Named As Part Of Arnold Ventures' New Partnership For Pretrial Justice

Penn Law’s Quattrone Center has joined the National Partnership for Pretrial Justice, a group of more than 30 research, technical assistance, policy, and advocacy organizations.

stories - 03-19-2019 - New Era Discoveries, News

Penn Law To Partner With U.S. Army War College For Exercise

Penn Law will host a unique, two-day international strategic crisis and negotiation exercise on March 15 and 16.

stories — 03-14-2019

Penn Law #1 In The Country For New Grads' Employment Outcomes in 2020: U.S. News

Penn Law is once again the number one law school in the country for employment outcomes, according to the 2020 U.S. News & World Report rankings of law schools.

news — 03-14-2019

Access and Opportunity, News

Penn Law's Outreach Program Helps Prepare Diverse College Students To Apply To Law School

In partnership with Penn Law’s expanding Inclusion and Engagement Initiatives, the Outreach Program is growing, with the goal of expanding participating undergraduate schools and increasing law student participation.

stories — 03-11-2019

Prof. Roberts To Deliver Keynote Address at Rutgers-Newark Commencement

University of Pennsylvania Law School professor Dorothy Roberts will deliver the keynote address at the university’s 2019 commencement ceremony on May 22.

news - 02-26-2019 - News, Transformative Thinkers

Penn Law Creates Tailored Program For First Generation Students

The Penn Law First Generation Fellows program is open to those who are among the first in their families to attend graduate or professional school.

stories — 02-25-2019

Access and Opportunity, News, Stories of Impact

Penn Law, Temple, and Drexel Jointly Offer Course on Future of Criminal Justice Reform

Students at Penn Law, Temple, and Drexel will learn how to work toward an end to mass incarceration and how to incorporate policy into their advocacy.

stories — 02-12-2019

Prof. Robinson Appointed To National Academy of Sciences Committee on Law and Justice

Robinson is the Colin S. Diver Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

news — 02-11-2019

Prof. Coglianese Appointed to National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Coglianese will contribute to a project examining and reviewing the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement’s (BSEE) Offshore Oil and Gas Operations Inspection Program.

news - 02-04-2019 - News, Transformative Thinkers

Penn Law Receives Gifts Totaling $5.7 Million

The University of Pennsylvania Law School has received a group of gifts totaling $5.7 million to expand access to legal education and foster innovative scholarship and teaching by renowned legal academics.

news — 01-28-2019

Steven Mills L'19 And Greta Wiessner L'19 Win 2019 Keedy Cup

The four finalists argued New Prime, Inc. v. Oliveira, a pending Supreme Court case testing whether a court or an arbitrator is the appropriate body to decide whether the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) applies to a contract.

stories — 01-25-2019

Access and Opportunity, News

New Video Series Examines How Penn Law Students Thrive

Each video features an individual student and explores the unique ways they have learned to thrive during their time at Penn Law.

stories — 01-23-2019

Rulli To Receive Award From American Association of Law Schools

Prof. Rulli will receive the prestigious Father Robert Drinan Award of the Association of American Law Schools Section on Pro Bono and Public Service Opportunities.

news - 01-02-2019 - News, Pathways to Public Service

Penn Law Appoints Praveen Kosuri To Lead Clinical Programs

In his new role, Kosuri will assume responsibility for the oversight and development of Penn Law’s longstanding clinical program, the Gittis Center for Clinical Legal Studies.

news — 12-20-2018

Quattrone Center Partners With Baltimore To Learn From Wrongful Conviction

The Center and the city seek to learn from a comprehensive root cause analysis report on the case of Malcolm J. Bryant.

stories — 12-20-2018

Product By Former Clinic Client Named Among Best Inventions Of The Year

Lia Diagnostics, Inc., worked with the Detkin Intellectual Property and Technology Legal Clinic in 2015 to patent its innovative new paper pregnancy test.

stories — 12-14-2018

Hot Topics In Antitrust

On December 5th, the Center for Technology, Innovation, and Competition and the Leo Model Foundation Government and Public Affairs Initiative hosted a panel on recent antitrust legislation.

stories - 12-07-2018 - New Era Discoveries, News

Penn Law Hosts Annual Dinner For Model Foundation GSPAI

Penn Law held its annual dinner recognizing students involved in the Leo Model Foundation Government Service & Public Affairs Initiative.

news — 12-05-2018

Penn Law Announces 2018-2019 Leo Model Foundation GSPAI Visiting Policy Fellows

This year’s Visiting Policy Fellows are Sozi Pedro Tulante, Ilana Eisenstein L’04, and Joshua Wright.

news — 12-03-2018

Penn Law To Launch Unique Pilot Program For Attorney Well-Being Into Curriculum

This curricular module will expose students to the latest data about risks to health and career satisfaction among practicing lawyers, and equip them with tools to promote awareness and well-being in their future careers.

news — 11-29-2018

EDPA U.S. Attorney William McSwain Gives Veterans Week Keynote Address

McSwain delivered the keynote address at Penn Law about the importance of military values and civil civic discourse.

stories - 11-15-2018 - Investing in Leaders, News

ILE Hosts Lecture on Emergence of IP as Global Currency

Penn Law’s Institute for Law and Economics hosted a Law and Entrepreneurship Lecture featuring Osagie Imasogie LLM’85, Senior Managing Partner at PIPV Capital.

stories — 11-14-2018

CERL Launches Blog on National Security, International Conflict, and Governance

The blog will feature writing by CERL fellows, interns, staff, and board members, along with CERL conference participants and other guest experts.

news — 11-13-2018

Penn Law Hosts 2nd Annual Veterans Week

Veterans Week is a week of programming to engage and inform the Law School community about the experiences of veterans in the legal profession and to honor veterans for their service.

news — 11-12-2018

Penn Law Convenes Global Diplomats for Discussion on International Conflicts

On November 9, a panel of global diplomats gathered at Penn Law to discuss the topics of international conflict resolution and ethics in negotiation.

stories - 11-12-2018 - Investing in Leaders, News

John Legend C'99 Moderates Panel at Penn Law

The panel discussed the new Opportunity Zone tax incentive established by Congress in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

news — 11-08-2018

Penn Law Alumni Win Federal and State Offices in 2018 Elections

Law School alumni won elections in Pennsylvania, Colorado, and Texas.

news — 11-07-2018

Maya Wiley Discusses Racial and Gender Politics At Annual Higginbotham Lecture

Wiley spoke at Penn Law’s annual Honorable A. Leon Higginbotham Lecture about gender and racial injustice in the current American political landscape.

news — 11-07-2018

Former National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster Delivers 2018 Haaga Lecture

McMaster delivered this year’s Paul G. Haaga, Jr. Lecture in Law, Government, and Public Policy on the threat Russian new generation warfare poses to the free world.

news - 11-02-2018 - News

Penn Law Hosts Discussions on Women in Corporate Leadership

Brande Stellings came to Penn Law to share her perspective on her experience as a woman in the corporate workplace, and why female leadership on corporate boards is more important than ever.

news — 10-25-2018

Law School Adds New Faculty, Fellows For 2018-2019 Academic Year

The Law School continues to expand its full-time faculty and has welcomed several new academic fellows.

news — 10-22-2018

Gordon Receives Arrington-Prucha Prize From Western History Association

Sarah Barringer Gordon is a recipient of the Arrington-Prucha Prize for her article, “Fatal Convergence in the Kingdom of God: The Mountain Meadows Massacre in American History.”

news — 10-19-2018

Penn Law Alumni Society Celebrates Distinguished Graduates At 2018 Awards Ceremony

On October 18, 2018, the Penn Law Alumni Society honored distinguished alumni for their professional accomplishments and service to the Law School.

events - October 18, 2018 - Events, News, Pathways to Public Service

ILE Event with SEC Chair Jay Clayton L'93 and Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Hon. Leo Strine, Jr. L'88

On October 4, Penn’s Institute for Law and Economics (ILE) hosted a conversation on the present and future of corporate governance.

events — October 4, 2018

Events, News

American Constitution Society And Federalist Society Co-Sponsor Panel On Social Justice And The First Amendment

On October 1, Penn Law hosted a panel of leading First Amendment lawyers and thinkers for a wide-ranging discussion that grappled with complex questions at the intersection of the First Amendment and social justice.

news — 10-02-2018

Penn Law Welcomes Sherrilyn Ifill As Honorary Fellow During Public Interest Week

The Toll Public Interest Center's 11th Annual Public Interest Week featured preeminent civil rights lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill as its 2018 Honorary Fellow-in-Residence.

news — 10-01-2018

Competitive CTIC Scholarship Available to Joint Degree Law & Tech Students

Penn Law and the Center for Technology, Innovation, and Competition (CTIC) are pleased to announce the fourth year of the CTIC Interdisciplinary Scholarship Program.

stories - 09-27-2018 - Access and Opportunity, News

Victory At The Third Circuit

Through Penn Law’s Federal Appellate Externship, Judah Bellin L’18 recently won a victory in the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals that will have long-ranging implications for future cases by incarcerated litigants.

stories — 09-24-2018

Access and Opportunity, News, Stories of Impact

Growing Master in Law Program Begins Fifth Year

This fall Penn Law welcomes 56 students to its Master in Law (ML) degree program

stories — 09-10-2018

Meet the JD Class of 2021

Penn Law welcomed the 251 students that make up the JD Class of 2021.

news — 08-30-2018

Penn Law LLM Class of 2019

The new class features 116 students from 29 countries.

news - 07-26-2018 - News

Penn Law’s Quattrone Center appoints new advisers to Advisory Board

The Quattrone Center announced the appointments of Kimberly Foxx, State’s Attorney for Cook County, Illinois and Ty Stiklorius C’97 WG’03, co-founder of #FREEAMERICA, to the Center’s Board.

stories — 07-12-2018

Explore How Penn Law's Global Presence is Shaping International Law and Policy in The Global Affairs Review

The Global Affairs Review showcases Penn Law's leadership in, and connections to, new global developments in the area of law, policy, and practice.

news — 07-11-2018

Access and Opportunity, News, Pathways to Public Service

CTIC Summer Public Interest Fellowships awarded to two Penn Law students

Penn Law and the Center for Technology, Innovation & Competition have awarded the CTIC Summer Public Interest Fellowships to Christina Chen L’20 and Vivek Kembaiyan L’20.

stories — 07-09-2018

Penn Law to Accept GRE, GMAT In Pilot Program, In Addition to Accepting LSAT

Beginning fall 2018, all applicants to the University of Pennsylvania Law School’s JD degree program will have the option to take the LSAT, GRE, or GMAT admissions tests.

news - 06-04-2018 - News

Penn Law signs agreement with London School of Economics and Political Science Law Department

Starting this fall, Penn Law students can study abroad at the London School of Economics.

stories — 05-30-2018

Access and Opportunity, Investing in Leaders, News

Campaign Kick-Off Celebration - April 11, 2018

Penn Law held an event with students, faculty, and staff to kick off the "Power of Penn Law."

news — 05-25-2018

Six Penn Law Faculty Receive 2017-18 Teaching Awards

Profs. Dorothy Roberts, Allison Hoffman, David Hoffman, David Skeel, Howard Langer, and Peter Leckman all recognized for their teaching efforts in 2017-18.

news — 05-11-2018

Penn Law Commencement 2018

242 students received the JD degree, 116 students from more than 35 countries receiving the LLM, one student received an LLCM, and 14 students receiving the ML.

news - 05-11-2018 - News

CHOP Announces Expansion of Multi-Partner Medical Legal Partnership

CHOP announces the expansion of its Multi-Partner Medical Legal Partnership (MLP), a collaboration between the Hospital and Penn Law's Interdisciplinary Child Advocacy Clinic.

stories — 04-24-2018

Penn Law team wins Williams Institute Moot Court Competition

On April 13, Penn Law students Jesse McGleughlin L’20, Ian Wahrenbrock L’19, and Andrew Wilson L’19 won the the Williams Institute Moot Court Competition.

news — 04-13-2018

Celebrating Ten Years at the Cutting Edge of Law and Technology

CTIC celebrates ten years at the cutting edge of law and technology.

stories — 04-12-2018

News, Pathways to Public Service, Stories of Impact

Kelly McLaughlin named as Director of the Carey JD/MBA program

Kelly McLaughlin was named as Director of the Carey JD/MBA program.

stories - 04-06-2018 - Investing in Leaders, News

Patrick A. Berry L'18 Wins Award Honoring Community Service

Penn Law student Patrick A. Berry L’18 was named the recipient of the Samuel T. Gomez Award.

news — 03-19-2018

Jack Heyburn L’18 and Teresa Akkara L’18 win 2018 Keedy Cup

Jack Heyburn L’18 and Teresa Akkara L’18 won this year’s Edwin R. Keedy Cup, Penn Law’s internal moot court competition. Paul Quincy L’18 was named Best Oralist.

news — 01-26-2018