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Accolades: UVA Law No. 2 in Employment Outcomes

July 25, 2022

Members of the University of Virginia School of Law community have recently been singled out for excellence. Among the accolades, UVA was ranked No. 2 in Above the Law’s annual law school rankings and Professor Cynthia Nicoletti won an award for her scholarship.

Empirical Legal Studies

International and Comparative Law

Law and Technology

Legal Theory and Jurisprudence

Scholarship and Research

Podcast guests

‘Common Law’: Fighting Racial Discrimination in Our Digital Lives

July 21, 2022

Privacy expert Anita L. Allen discusses her framework for stopping surveillance, scamming and exclusion in Black Americans’ digital lives in the latest episode of “Common Law,” a podcast of the University of Virginia School of Law.

Law and Technology

Scholarship and Research

Podcast guests

‘Common Law’: Why Privacy Matters

June 23, 2022

Privacy rules should help citizens counter powerful companies that are mining their data and seeking to influence them, says scholar Neil Richards on the latest episode of “Common Law,” a podcast of the University of Virginia School of Law.

First Amendment

Law and Technology

Scholarship and Research

Amanda Huang and Kristina Lorch

Public Service Fellowships Benefit Dozens of UVA Law Students, Grads

June 21, 2022

University of Virginia School of Law public service fellowships are funding students’ and graduates’ work nationwide.

Experiential Learning

Law and Technology

Making Connections in the Cloud

June 15, 2022

Edna Conway ’82, a University of Virginia School of Law alumna, is responsible for the security, resiliency and governance of the cloud infrastructure and supply chain upon which Microsoft’s cloud business operates.

Law and Technology

Kristen Eichensehr and Cathy Hwang

Professors To Present Paper at Harvard/Yale/Stanford Junior Faculty Forum

May 5, 2022

A paper co-authored by Professors Kristen Eichensehr and Cathy Hwang of the University of Virginia School of Law has been accepted to the 2022 Harvard/Yale/Stanford Junior Faculty Forum.

Law and Technology

National Security Law

Scholarship and Research

Faculty Q&A: Will Twitter Takeover Happen — Or Is It Musk Ado About Nothing?

April 15, 2022

Tesla founder Elon Musk has put money on the table in a bid to acquire Twitter, but has he shown all his cards? University of Virginia School of Law professor Cathy Hwang, a mergers and acquisitions expert, explains.

Law and Technology

Elizabeth A. Rowe

Intellectual Property Expert Elizabeth Rowe To Join Faculty

April 13, 2022

Elizabeth A. Rowe, an internationally renowned expert in intellectual property and trade secrets, will join the University of Virginia School of Law faculty in the fall.

Intellectual Property

Law and Technology

Scholarship and Research

Gabriele Josephs

A ‘Drive To Fix’ Real Problems Motivates 1L To Pursue Law Degree

April 11, 2022

Gabriele Josephs, a first-year student at the University of Virginia School of Law, discusses his LawTech Center fellowship and what he learned while interning for lawmakers.

Law and Technology

UVA Law faculty

Conflict in Ukraine Suggests Turning Point for International Cooperation, Professors Say

April 8, 2022

From sanctions to war crimes, professors at the University of Virginia School of Law discuss the conflict in Ukraine and what it could mean for the international order.

International and Comparative Law

Law and Technology

National Security Law

UVA Law School

Accolades: UVA Law No. 2 in Alumni at Top Firms

February 14, 2022

The University of Virginia School of Law has the second-highest percentage of recent alumni working at the 10 highest-grossing U.S. law firms, among other recent accolades for the Law School community.

First Amendment

International and Comparative Law

Law and Technology

National Security Law

Scholarship and Research

CyberInsecurity

November 10, 2021

Alumni and faculty of the University of Virginia School of Law are working to solve many of the high-level problems created by cyber intrusions.

International and Comparative Law

Law and Technology

National Security Law

Web of lines connecting people

New LawTech Center To Focus on Data, Online Policy

September 23, 2021

A new center at the University of Virginia School of Law will provide a platform to discuss online protections.

Academics and Curriculum

Law and Technology

National Security Law

Lois Shepherd

An Eye on the Ethics of Human Research

August 9, 2021

Professor Lois Shepherd of the University of Virginia School of Law discusses her work on a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services advisory committee exploring human research.

Law and Technology

Building Muscle Memory

June 28, 2021

Elizabeth Tuan ’13, a partner at Los Angeles-based Irell & Manella, has won big patent litigation verdicts, yet has also fought for the small consumer in her pro bono work.

Intellectual Property

Law and Technology

Private-Sector Careers

Rebecca Weitzel

Completing a Cyber Puzzle

March 17, 2021

Rebecca Weitzel ’22, a student at the University of Virginia School of Law, discusses her interest in tech law as editor-in-chief of the Virginia Journal of Law & Technology.

Law and Technology

National Security Law

Cathy Hwang

Why Everything We Thought We Knew About Corporate Governance Is Wrong

March 12, 2021

A new study co-authored by University of Virginia School of Law professor Cathy Hwang is upending nearly two decades of influential scholarship on how corporations are governed and valued.

Law and Technology

Scholarship and Research

Danielle Citron

At Cutting Edge of Free Speech, Citron Advocates for Reform

February 15, 2021

Professor Danielle K. Citron of the University of Virginia School of Law has been working to stamp out how internet companies profit from destructive activity — like so-called “revenge porn” or cyberstalking — for more than a decade. She discusses the movement to reform how such companies handle harmful content.

Constitutional Law

First Amendment

Law and Technology

Scholarship and Research

Deborah Hellman

‘Common Law’ Explores Bias in Algorithms

February 9, 2021

In the latest “Common Law” episode, University of Virginia School of Law professor Deborah Hellman explores how bias can compound injustice through algorithms that shape our daily lives.

Constitutional Law

Law and Technology

Law School News

Thomas Nachbar teaches Innovation in the Public Interest

New Course Proposes Solutions to Pentagon’s Problems

April 20, 2020

University of Virginia School of Law students are helping the Pentagon tackle emerging national security challenges in a new UVA multidisciplinary course.

Academics and Curriculum

International and Comparative Law

Law and Technology

National Security Law