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The Orange County Business Journal recently published an article highlighting Chapman University School of Laws’s new Business Law Emphasis Program. The program is directed by Dean Campbell and was launched with the help of its advisory board. Chapman is the only law school in the country with a former top 10 business school dean.

“The business advisory board consists of general counsels of companies in various industries. Members include Susan Myers of Hyundai Capital America Inc. in Irvine, Ray Weston of the Irvine-based Taco Bell Corp., David Cohen of Anaheim-based Angels Baseball LLP, Terry Theologides of Irvine-based CoreLogic Inc., and others.”

“Our goal is to focus on companies that can provide advice and also let students visit and get internships,” Campbell said. “These folks are in a good position to give good advice.”

This Business Law Emphasis Program is designed not only to enable students to practice law on behalf of companies and trade associations, but also to illustrate how they may utilize their legal knowledge to contribute to the entrepreneurship and prosperity of a business.

“Bridging academia and business can be especially helpful to students with the ultimate goal of becoming a general counsel, Campbell said.”

“Michael Baroni, general counsel of Newport Beach-based Palace Entertainment Holdings LLC, is active as a mentor to Chapman students interested in entertainment law. He has provided internships in the past and continues to keep in touch with students.”