News Archive

Filter News by Year

News Topic

Series

Professor Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

April 24, 2024

University of Virginia School of Law professor Mitu Gulati has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, an honorary society and research center that dates back to the American Revolution.

Faculty

Law & Business

International and Comparative Law

Professor Looks at Apple Antitrust Suit Implications

March 25, 2024

Professor Thomas Nachbar of the University of Virginia School of Law offers insights on the possible implications of the Department of Justice’s lawsuit against Apple.

Alum Helps Tesla Shareholders Challenge Musk Pay Package

March 15, 2024

David Tejtel, a 2007 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, helped successfully challenge Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package in February.

Alumni

Private-Sector Careers

Law & Business

Could ESG Investing Be at a Turning Point? Professors Weigh In on ‘Common Law’

March 12, 2024

On the latest “Common Law,” University of Virginia School of Law professors Quinn Curtis and Paul Mahoney discuss the future of ESG investing and whether funds focusing on environmental, social and governance issues can live up to their promises.

Faculty

Law & Business

Scholarship and Research

Environmental Law

Chiles, Woods Win ECVC Transactional Law Competition

February 28, 2024

Second-year students Chloe Chiles and Toni Woods won the ECVC Transactional Law Competition at the University of Virginia School of Law on Feb. 23.

Law & Business

Events

Experiential Learning

Student Life

NFL Executive Dasha Smith ’98 Will Serve as Graduation Speaker

February 23, 2024

Alumna Dasha Smith, executive vice president and chief administrative officer for the NFL, has been selected as graduation speaker by the Class of 2024 at the University of Virginia School of Law.

Alumni

Careers

Law & Business

Students Grow Piece of UVA Law’s Endowment Through Rivanna Investments

February 21, 2024

Rivanna Investments offers University of Virginia School of Law students a unique opportunity to confront common investor issues and learn more about the corporate world.

Law & Business

Student Life

Experiential Learning

Illustration of Tesla cybertruck in Texas regalia

Professor Looks at Why Tesla May Settle in Texas, While X Found Its Spot in Nevada

February 15, 2024

After Elon Musk’s public spat with Delaware courts, University of Virginia School of Law professor Michal Barzuza has a theory for why Musk wants to incorporate Tesla in Texas instead of Nevada, the management-friendly state where his company X is incorporated.

Faculty

Law & Business

Scholarship and Research

Ruth Mason, EU Court of Justice President Deliver Lectures at New Max Planck Institute Hub

January 25, 2024

University of Virginia School of Law Professor Ruth Mason and Koen Lenaerts, president of the Court of Justice of the European Union, helped kick off the newly established Max Planck Hub Fiscal and Social State and its lecture series “The Future of the Fiscal State and the Social State in the European Union.”

Tax

Faculty

Scholarship and Research

International and Comparative Law

Law & Business

A One-Man Sports Group

January 22, 2024

Over the past four decades, hundreds of professional, collegiate and amateur athletes have hired Donald Jackson, a 1990 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, to represent them in disputes from NCAA compliance issues to contracts, family law matters and beyond.

Alumni

Private-Sector Careers

Law & Business

Catching Up With Alumni

January 19, 2024

Four alumni — Maggie Birkel ’19, Billy Easley ’13, Kristina Yost ’08 and Peter Bowden ’98 — discuss the paths their careers have taken 5, 10, 15 and 25 years after graduating from the University of Virginia School of Law.

Private-Sector Careers

Law & Business

Law and Technology

What Does This Year of Strikes Signal for Unions Going Forward? Verkerke Weighs In on UAW-Ford Agreement

October 27, 2023

University of Virginia School of Law professor J.H. “Rip” Verkerke explains the UAW-Ford agreement and what it may mean for the future of unions after a year of notable strikes.

Faculty

Faculty Q&A

Law & Business

‘Retirement Guardrails’ Offers New Perspective on 401(k) Problems

October 10, 2023

Employees need more guardrails to help them avoid making poor choices on their retirement accounts, argues University of Virginia law professor Quinn Curtis in a new book with Yale law professor Ian Ayres.

Law & Business

Faculty

Scholarship and Research

Empirical Legal Studies

Judges Teach Classes on Navigating Courtrooms, Legal Rules

October 5, 2023

Eleven judges will be teaching classes during the 2023-24 academic year at the University of Virginia School of Law.

Academics and Curriculum

Legal Theory and Jurisprudence

Supreme Court and Appellate Litigation

Professor Kenneth Abraham To Receive AALS’ Highest Award in Torts Field

September 15, 2023

Professor Kenneth Abraham of the University of Virginia School of Law will receive the 2024 Prosser Award from the Association of American Law Schools’ Section on Torts and Compensation Systems, an award recognizing lifetime contributions to the field of tort law.

Faculty

Law & Business

Scholarship and Research

Hwang Co-Authors New Corporate Law Casebook To Appeal to Gen Z Students

September 6, 2023

University of Virginia School of Law professor Cathy Hwang curated her new co-authored casebook, “Business Associations: A Modern Approach,” with help from students who were tasked with finding culturally relevant cases to appeal to Gen Z students.

Faculty

Law & Business

Scholarship and Research

Eight Alumni Among ‘Rising Stars’ for 2023

August 25, 2023

Eight alumni of the University of Virginia School of Law were named among Law360’s Rising Stars of 2023 for their accomplishments as attorneys in the past year.

Law & Business

Alumni

Careers

Private-Sector Careers

In Memoriam: Venture Capitalist John W. Glynn Jr. ’65 Endowed Law & Business Program

August 2, 2023

John W. Glynn Jr. ’65, who died July 26, was a venture capitalist who tirelessly served his alma mater, the University of Virginia School of Law, and inspired the school’s Law & Business Program.

Alumni

Law & Business

Catching Up With Alumni

July 13, 2023

Four alumni — Shirin Baradaran ’18, Nick Matich ’13, John Cooper ’08 and Patricia Tolliver Giles ’98 — discuss the paths their careers have taken 5, 10, 15 and 25 years after graduating from the University of Virginia School of Law.

Private-Sector Careers

Public Service

UVA Lawyer

New Courses This Fall Examine Law’s Role in Changing World

July 6, 2023

New courses offered this fall at the University of Virginia School of Law include Climate and Debt, Contemporary Challenges in Military Justice and Empirical Legal Studies.

Academics and Curriculum

Empirical Legal Studies

Faculty

International and Comparative Law

Law & Business