News Archive

Filter News by Year

News Topic

Series

Dana Weekes

Dana Weekes ’09 Named BLSA Alumni Spotlight Award Recipient

April 22, 2019

The Black Law Students Association at the University of Virginia School of Law named Dana Weekes ’09, a managing director at Arnold & Porter, recipient of the BLSA Alumni Spotlight Award. She talked to UVA Law about her career and offered advice for law students.

Law School News

February 07, 2019

Alumni at the University of Virginia School of Law report on what they are doing five, 10, 15 and 25 years out of law school.

January 25, 2019

Daniel Richardson

2018 Grad With Highest GPA Shares His Secrets

October 11, 2018

Talking out his legal education proved to be a winning formula for Daniel Richardson, who earned the highest GPA in the Class of 2018 at the University of Virginia School of Law.

Academics and Curriculum

Clint Broden

Clint Broden ’90, Texas Lawyer of the Year, Unraveled Truth in Twin Peaks Massacre

September 11, 2018

Clint Broden ’90 was named a Texas lawyer of the year this summer for his part in unraveling some of the truth in a 2015 biker shootout.

David Hyman

Hooked on Netflix? David Hyman ’93 Is Too.

August 16, 2018

David Hyman ’93, counsel at Netflix, will address the Class of 2021 on Monday. In anticipation, he answered a few questions about his role in the company’s meteoric rise.

Law School News

William Charron

Alumnus Spearheads New Art Arbitration Court

July 23, 2018

William Charron ’98, a University of Virginia School of Law alumnus, explains how he came to found the Court of Arbitration for Art in Europe.

Intellectual Property

‘I Represent All the Students and This Is What I Want’

July 09, 2018

Linda Gordon Howard ’73, the first black student and the first female student to become the law school’s student council president, talks to Jianne McDonald ’19 about her career.

May 30, 2018

Jay Jones

Alumnus Follows Family Legacy Into Public Service

January 17, 2018

Jay Jones ’15, the youngest member of the Virginia House of Delegates, discusses his time at UVA Law, his family’s legacy of public service and what millennials can contribute to politics.

Tim Phillips

The Last Word: Tim Phillips '97

November 7, 2017

Tim Phillips '97 is general counsel and assistant secretary of The American Cancer Society Inc. and the American Cancer Society, Cancer Action Network Inc.

Adam Sorensen

How He Did It: 2017 Grad With Highest GPA Shares His Secrets

October 17, 2017

Adam Sorensen earned the Faculty Award for Academic Excellence for graduating with the highest GPA in the Class of 2017. He recently shared some of his secrets for academic and early-career success. The Northwestern University summa cum laude graduate is now clerking for Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson

Academics and Curriculum

Zane Memeger

Catching Up With Former U.S. Attorney Zane Memeger ’91

August 18, 2017

Zane Memeger, former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and current partner at Morgan Lewis, will deliver the annual orientation lecture to students at the University of Virginia School of Law on Aug. 21. Memeger is a 1991 graduate of the Law School who, while a federal

Catching Up With Former U.S. Attorney Zane Memeger ’91

August 18, 2017

Georgia Man, David Saunders, Kalere Coleman, Michael Wu

5/10/15/25: Life After Law School

July 7, 2017

UVA Lawyer catches up with what alumni are doing 5, 10, 15 and 25 years out of law school.

5/10/15/25: Life After Law School

July 07, 2017

UVA Lawyer catches up with what alumni are doing 5, 10, 15 and 25 years out of law school.

June 16, 2017

J. Warren Gorrell Jr. '79 is CEO emeritus and partner at Hogan Lovells, former chairman of Hogan & Hartson (now Hogan Lovells), and former co-CEO of Hogan Lovells. Describe the job you just retired from and what you liked about it. I just retired from practicing law (client work); I remain involved

Adrienne Penta

A Seat at the Table

June 2, 2017

Adrienne Penta, senior vice president and executive director of the Brown Brothers Harriman Center for Women & Wealth and a 2003 graduate of UVA Law, shared her philosophies on wealth-building in a UVA Lawyer Q&A.

A Seat at the Table

June 02, 2017

Adrienne Penta, senior vice president and executive director of the Brown Brothers Harriman Center for Women & Wealth and a 2003 graduate of UVA Law, shared her philosophies on wealth-building in a UVA Lawyer Q&A.

Catherine Keating

Meet Commonfund CEO Catherine M. Keating ’87, UVA Law’s Commencement Speaker

May 15, 2017

During her career, Catherine M. Keating, a 1987 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, has been in charge of hundreds of billions of dollars in investment assets for clients. That's "billions" with a "b." The current president and CEO of the asset management firm Commonfund, whose