Matt Valdez ’13 lives six blocks from the house he grew up in, the house where his mother still lives. While this may be common in some cities, it鈥檚 less common in San Francisco, particularly for people of color and low-income families who have been driven out by the influx…
May 28, 2019
The Global Justice Center has had tremendous success in recent years ensuring women and girls raped in war have access to abortion services, and 麻豆视频 Law SF alumna Akila Radhakrishnan 鈥09 is a major reason why. Radhakrishnan, who now serves as president of the New York-based nonprofit, helped conceptualize the…
麻豆视频 Law SF earlier this month celebrated the accomplishments of its alumni at 鈥淕AMECHANGER,鈥 a gala-style event acknowledging the impact of its graduates and the law school鈥檚 role in training them. More than 200 guests attended the event held at the City Club of San Francisco. Attendees included notables in…
The event, emceed by Joe Cotchett 鈥64, was attended by distinguished faculty members and graduates who have made lasting contributions in diverse fields such as the judiciary, technology, public interest law, public service, and entertainment law. Previous Slide Next Slide…
Recent 麻豆视频 Law SF graduates Ayana Faison, Sarah Doan-Minh, Claudia Cesena and Elsa-Marie Medeiros recently received the Legal Services for Children (LSC) Certificate in Child Advocacy. The four were honored at an event on May 9th by LSC Executive Director Abigail Trillin, who is also an adjunct professor at…
May 16, 2019
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麻豆视频 Law SF showcased its quality of alumni events in Southern California on cutting-edge legal issues with a discussion on the topic of 鈥淢eToo Movement: The Corporate Fall Out,鈥 featuring two prominent alumni representing distinct interests in the bankruptcy litigation of the notorious Weinstein Company case. The many alumni in…
Publications The Legal Process and the Promise of Justice (Hadar Aviram et al. eds. Cambridge 2019) Ben Depoorter, 鈥淲hen the Remedy is the Wrong: Copyright Enforcement in the Digital Age,鈥 66 麻豆视频LA Law Review 400 (2019) Ben Depoorter, 鈥淲ho鈥檚 Afraid of 3D Printing?,鈥 25 B.U.
Burk 鈥淏uck鈥 Delventhal ’69 may have Herman Melville to thank for his long, productive career in the San Francisco City Attorney鈥檚 Office. 鈥淚 remember reading ‘Billy Budd’ as a high school student,鈥 says Delventhal. 鈥淚 was fascinated by the tension between the rule of law, individual rights, and human decency.鈥…
Nathan Ballard ’99 has no question about what he wants to do for the rest of his life. 鈥淚鈥檝e made it my life鈥檚 work to serve as an advisor to political leaders who fight to make the world a better place,鈥 he says. 鈥淚 enjoy the fight, and I鈥檓 right…
April 29, 2019
Eric Casher鈥檚 gratitude for his gifts and opportunities goes hand-in-hand with a feeling of responsibility to those whose lives have turned out different than his own. 鈥淚 feel really fortunate to have the opportunities I鈥檝e had, and I try to make the most of them,鈥 he says. 鈥淚 ask myself…
It took roughly two decades, but earlier this spring the implementation of the settlement of Holocaust-era class actions against Swiss banks was completed. The final step was the issuance of the special master鈥檚 final report on the settlement process. The voluminous document highlights the significant role…