For Lakers CEO Jeanie Buss, success is equal parts passion and experience 'The most important woman in sports' visited Chapman University for a conversation about sports leadership
Throughout her decades-spanning career, Jeanie Buss has worn a lot of hats. She has been the owner of a roller hockey team (the Los Angeles Blades), the president of an arena (The Forum), and currently, the chief executive officer of one of the most successful NBA teams of all time, the Los Angeles Lakers. She
CLEO EDGE Award win celebrates Fowler School of Law’s commitment to diversity
It’s one thing to talk about diversity and inclusion. It’s another to put in the work and show results. So, when the Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law was recently honored with a CLEO EDGE Award for Greater Equality, it was an acknowledgment of how “diversity” is much more than just a buzzword
Fowler School of Law Alumnus Appointed to the Los Angeles Superior Court
Hon. Timothy Weiner (LL.M. ’10) wants Chapman University’s Dale E. Fowler School of Law students to keep an open mind and learn as much as possible about the area of law in which they’re interested. And students would be wise to heed his advice — because after all, it worked for him. Weiner was just
Diverse and Accomplished Class Reflects Momentum of Fowler School of Law
The newest students at Chapman University’s Dale E. Fowler School of Law are the most diverse class in the law school’s history. They also are among the most highly qualified, with a median LSAT score of 157 and a median undergraduate GPA of 3.42, key measures of student preparedness that are rising at Fowler year after
Fowler School of Law Alumna Among Forbes’ ‘World’s Most Powerful’ Sports Agents Diana Day (J.D. '07) focuses on athletes' brands.
Photographed on the sidelines with NBA star James Harden, Diana Day (J.D. ’07) occasionally has been confused by gossip-hungry fans for a girlfriend. That is part of the background of sexist assumptions Day has overcome in a high-trajectory career negotiating contracts for professional athletes: Last year, she became the first woman cited by Forbes as
Lakers General Manager Rob Pelinka Speaks at 2018 Entertainment and Sports Law Symposium Former agent's road to NBA included law school.
The path that leads to the office of the general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers is not one that anyone could plot or plan. That includes Rob Pelinka, the man who sits behind the desk. “There are 30 GMs in the world in the NBA. So 30 divided by the number of people in
Chapman Dialogue: Examining the Flint Water Crisis Michigan Special Assistant Attorney General Noah Hall
The Flint water crisis, linked to more than a dozen deaths and devastating health consequences for many residents of the Michigan city, raises fundamental questions about governance and justice, Michigan Special Assistant Attorney General Noah Hall told an audience Feb. 8 at the first Chapman Dialogue lecture of 2018 at the Dale E. Fowler School of
Kennedys Make New $1 Million Gift to Fowler Law School
The Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law has received a $1 million gift from Sherry and Parker Kennedy. Park Kennedy is currently the chair of the Fowler School of Law’s Board of Advisors and vice chair of the University’s Board of Trustees. He also serves as chairman of First American Financial Corporation. The
Chapman Law Review Symposium 2018 Proponents of SEZs seek to seize opportunities
From the glittering skyscrapers of Dubai to the bustling commerce of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, special zones that operate under different economic rules than the areas around them are a familiar global phenomenon. Yet new types of these generally duty-free zones are emerging, creating dramatic experiments in government that inspired the
Fowler alumni sworn in to California bar Graduates exceed overall first-time pass rate again
A group of 101 alumni of the Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law passed the most recent California bar exam, with many returning to campus for a formal swearing-in ceremony Dec. 4 in Memorial Hall. The state oath was administered by Orange County Superior Court Judge Layne H. Melzer, and the federal oath