SCHOOL NEWS

King Hall Partners with DFEH on Discrimination Law Program

Wine Law Conference Draws Praise

Professor Lee Speaks at Intellectual Property Workshops in Kenya

Dean Johnson, Professor Chin Speak at Arizona Bar Convention

King Hall Faculty Participate in AALS Workshop on 'Women Rethinking Equality'

Professor Frank Appointed to Fish and Game Review Commission

Judy Janes, Marissa Andrea Publish on Open Access in The Recorder

Professors Florey, Ventry Granted Tenure

Dean Johnson Comments on Strauss-Kahn Accuser for Telegraph

Professor Bjorklund Speaks at Stanford Conference

Professor Chander to Lead California International Law Center
at King Hall

The California International Law Center at King Hall (CILC) has a new
Director: Professor Anupam Chander, a nationally recognized scholar
whose research focuses on the law of globalization and digitization,
international law, cyber law, and corporate law. "Given California's
increasing importance as a player on the world stage, it is critical that
we engage globalization in a scholarly manner," said Chander.

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Nancy Krop ’87: Public Interest Law to Believe In

Nancy Krop ’87 has taken on a wide variety of cases over the course
of more than two decades of practicing civil rights and employment
law in the San Francisco Bay Area, but they all have one thing in
common: “I only take cases I really believe in,” she said.  “Usually,
I’m looking for a wrong that needs to be righted.”

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King Hall Students and Recent Graduates Land
Prestigious Fellowships

UC Davis School of Law students and recent graduates have been
selected for prestigious fellowships in California and across the
country and globe, working with the White House, the Sierra Club,
the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Ethiopia,
Equal Justice Works, and others.

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King Hall Partners with DFEH on Discrimination Law

UC Davis School of Law has entered into a partnership with the
California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) to
establish a new employment discrimination law program.  "This
collaboration is a great opportunity for UC Davis law students to work
on employment discrimination cases," said Dean Kevin R. Johnson. 

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Progress Continues in King Hall Renovation

Construction crews are making rapid progress in the effort to upgrade
the “old” King Hall to complement the new, state-of-the-art expansion
wing, which opened to faculty and students last fall.  Private support
for the project is still needed as the Law School seeks to raise more
than $2 million to bring significant improvements to classrooms, study
areas, the student lounge, student organization offices, the Mabie
Law Library, and other facilities in the “old” King Hall.

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Wednesday, July 27
Alumni Lunch in Los Angeles

Thursday, August 11
Alumni Lunch in Las Vegas and Reception in Reno, NV

Tuesday, August 30
CILC Presents: International Court of Justice Judge Joan Donoghue

Thursday, September 1
CILC Presents: Professor David Caron

Thursday, September 1
UC Davis vs. Arizona State Football Game

Thursday, September 8
Capitol Reception

Thursday, September 15
Annual State Bar Meeting Reception

Saturday, September 24
UC Davis vs. Hawai’i Football Game

Saturday, October 22
2011 Milestone Reunions

Monika Kalra Varma '00 Named Director of D.C. Bar
Pro Bono Program

Pamela Lakey '94 Featured in The Recorder

Peter Offenbacher '80 Wins William O. Douglas Award

Alan Fujimoto '84 Appointed Secretary General, Inter-Pacific Bar

Judge David Rosenberg '74 Appointed to TCPJAC

Jay Carlisle '69 Speaks on Ethics to New York Bar

Michael Reitzell '01 Receives Pro Bono Award

Thales Teixeira '07 Named Legal General Manager for Vale

Anne Stausboll '84 Comments on CalPERS for SF Chronicle

Judge Trena Burger-Plavan '78 to Receive CAPITAL Award

More King Hall News…

All,

Below is the final designed draft of the July 2011 eBrief for your review. The two pending links for football alumni events will be added before this is mailed out. Feedback is appreciated.

-sam