Professor Bishop Publishes Book on Corporate Law
Lionel Sawyer & Collins has released Professor Keith Bishop’s new book about Nevada corporate law. Professor Bishop’s latest treatise, Bishop & Zucker on Nevada Corporations and Limited Liability Companies (Lionel Sawyer & Collins), reflects the substantial changes the Nevada legislature has made to corporate statutes.
Student Awarded Equal Access Justice Scholarship
Congratulations to 2L Whitney Stefko, who was awarded the Equal Access to Justice Scholarship at the national Association of Women Judges midyear conference. The scholarship is sponsored by Morrison & Forester, LLP.
Chapman Competition Team Goes to National Finals
Chapman ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition team of Kelly Manley, Tom Nolin, and Jon Mason will be taking Chapman to the national finals of that competition for the first time since 2008. The Chapman team made it to one of the largest and most prestigious moot court competitions in the country, with over 200 teams
Chapman Students Place in International Mediation Competition
Seven Chapman Law students received recognition in a London mediation competition hosted by BPP Law School and sponsored by the International Academy for Alternate Dispute Resolution. Over 110 competitors from 23 law schools from four continents comprised the 34 teams that participated in the competition. In the individual awards, Scott McIntyre was second in the
Professor Rotunda Invited to Symposium on Libya
According to National Review Online, Professor Ronald Rotunda was invited as one of seven experts to weigh in on whether the U.S. involvement in Libya is constitutional, in a NRO Symposium entitled, “We Do Declare: Libya and the United States Constitution.” About President Obama’s role, Professor said,” it is easier to run for president than
Professor Cianciarulo Discusses Immigration Policy
Professor Marisa Cianciarulo appeared on KCET-TV’s “SOCAL CONNECTED” to discuss federal immigration policy. “I think it’s an extremely complex and difficult problem and it’s not one we are likely to see a solution to in the near future, in large part because it is so much tied to economy,” Professor Cianciarulo said at one point
Professor Eggert Quoted in Article on Goldman Sachs
The Financial Times quoted Professor Kurt Eggert in an article about Goldman Sachs attempting to sell a mortgage servicing operation. “There is an inherent conflict when a bank that is betting on the housing market owns a company that can affect the default rates of the loans underlying that market,” Professor Kurt Eggert said. Read
Chapman's AMVETS Legal Clinic Featured in Article
The Chapman AMVETS Legal Clinic was featured in the Centre Daily Times in an article entitled, “AMVETS’ Pro Bono Legal Clinic Fills Veteran Need.” The article discussed the recent $500,000 grant by AMVETS for pro bono legal aid for veterans helped by AMVETS Legal Clinic. The article highlighted the involvement of Chapman Law students. “Our
Chapman Professors to Present at Law & Society Association Event
The Law & Society Association Annual Meeting will include presentations by Professor Deepa Badrinarayana, Professor Katherine Darmer, Professor Bobby Dexter, Professor Larry Rosenthal, Professor John Tehranian, and Professor Ernesto Hernández- López. This exciting international conference, which hosts inter-disciplinary and legal scholars interested in the place of law in social, political, economic and cultural life, will
Dean Eastman to Speak at Chapman Federalist Society Conference
Former Dean Eastman and former Clinton Acting Solicitor General Walter Dellinger will speak at Chapman Federalist Society national electronic press conference, “The President’s Duty to Enforce”. Former Dean Eastman will discuss the Attorney General’s duty to defend statutes and initiatives with which he disagrees. This topic has recently come under intense scrutiny, following then-California Attorney