Lakers General Manager Rob Pelinka Speaks at 2018 Entertainment and Sports Law Symposium
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
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 Parker Kennedy on behalf of the Kennedy Family. 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
Chapman Law Review Symposium 2018
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
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
Fowler faculty join Gorsuch at convention of Federalist Society
Three faculty members from the Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law were featured at a November conference headlined by Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch. John Eastman, Ph.D., Henry Salvatori professor of law and community service, Donald Kochan, associate dean for research and faculty development and Parker S. Kennedy professor in law, and Ronald
Chapman Law Mediation Clinics Receive Ninth Circuit ADR Education Award
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law’s mediation clinics received the 2017 Ninth Circuit Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Education Award, presented by the Ninth Circuit ADR Committee at a ceremony in the law school’s appellate courtroom on Thursday, November 9, 2017. ADR Committee Chair, Andrew P. Gordon, U.S. District Judge of the United States
Chapman Law Alumna Serves as VP and General Counsel of Global Testing, Inspection, and Certification Company
As one of the law school’s earliest graduates, Heather Bush (JD ’99) sometimes marvels at where her law degree has taken her. A member of Chapman University School of Law’s second graduating class, she moved to Florida after law school and began her job search. She landed a position in construction defect defense, where she
Life After Hate Co-Founder Presents Keynote Address at Diversity & Social Justice Forum Symposium
Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law’s student-run Diversity and Social Justice Forum hosted its third-annual symposium titled “Changing Institutions, Disappearing Protections” on Friday, November 3, 2017. The event focused on civil rights, immigration, and health care reform and featured a keynote presentation by Co-founder and Executive Director of Life After Hate, Inc. Sammy
Chapman Law 2L Clerks with Major League Baseball Players Association
Through astute personal networking and support from the law school’s Career Services Office, Hallie Lindsey (JD ’19) secured a position as a law clerk for the Major League Baseball Players Association’s Business Affairs Department in New York City this summer. Lindsey, who is eager to work in the area of sports law after graduation, handled