Volume 40, No. 2 – Summer 2018
Features
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Nine Lessons from Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan
US Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan doesn’t often get away from her work in the nation’s capital to visit university campuses, so her visit to University of Wisconsin Law School was special.…
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Sweet Success
Whether in the courtroom or in her chocolate shop, Syovata Edari is finding success on her own terms. An accomplished trial lawyer, Syovata “Vata” Edari ’01 never expected to become a full-time…
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Better, but not good enough: Women still are few and far between on corporate boards
Op-Ed by Professor Yaron Nili A year ago, State Street Advisors, one of the largest institutional investors in the country, commissioned the “Fearless Girl” statue as a symbol of increased attention by…
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Two employment attorneys discuss workplace discrimination lawyering
Wisconsin attorneys Peter Fox ’01 and Rebecca Salawdeh ’96 have spent their careers representing plaintiffs in workplace disputes. In a presentation to law students, they shared a few lessons on litigating sexual…
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#MeToo Advocate Debra Katz ’84: Empowering Stories, Changing Lives
In the weeks following the Harvey Weinstein scandal, the hashtag #MeToo exploded on social media channels, as millions of women used it to share their stories of sexual harassment. Considered a watershed…
Dean’s View
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Dean’s View
Our Law School transforms lives. I say that all the time, as I travel around the country and meet our alumni, talk with prospective students, and engage with my partners here on…
The Last Word
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The Last Word: The Honorable Samuel R. C. Crowfoot ’12
Samuel Crowfoot, who grew up in the Siksika Blackfoot reservation in Alberta, Canada, knew from a young age that he wanted to be a lawyer and improve life for Native tribes. Just…
In Memoriam
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In Memoriam – Volume 40.1
UW Law School mourns the loss of Professors Marygold “Margo” Melli and Cheryl Rosen Weston, and shares these remembrances.
Alumni Life
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Perfect Day: Seattle, Washington
For 2010 graduate Alex Oh, the Emerald City is the perfect place to call home. Intellectual property lawyer by day and vintner by night, Oh is fully immersed in Seattle life. Here’s…
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Congratulations, Class of 2018!
On May 11, 2018, UW Law School honored the Class of 2018 at its annual hooding ceremony. The graduating class selected the Honorable Louis B. Butler Jr. to present the keynote address…
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Alumni Activities: In the News
Seep Paliwal ’15 Receives Outstanding Young Lawyer Award From Wisconsin State Bar The Young Lawyers Division of the Wisconsin State Bar honored Seep Paliwal with the outstanding young lawyer award for her…
News & Notes
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News & Notes: In Brief
Cristina Bordé was named one of 2018’s “Women to Watch” by Brava magazine. Bordé was recognized for launching the Wisconsin Latino Exoneration Program. Housed within the Wisconsin Innocence Project, the program provides…
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In Focus: What’s the scoop?
In honor of our 150th anniversary, UW Law School will introduce its very own ice cream flavor in 2018. We asked members of our Law School family to propose the flavors, the…
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Alexandra Huneeus to serve as foreign expert jurist on Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace
Professor Alexandra Huneeus, a leading authority on human rights law in Latin America, will soon put her expertise into action through a peace court in Colombia. Huneeus was one of ten foreign…
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Tonya Brito named Visiting Scholar at Russell Sage Foundation
UW Law School Professor Tonya Brito is one of fifteen researchers appointed to the Russell Sage Foundation’s Visiting Scholars program for the 2018–19 academic year. Working from the foundation headquarters in New…
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Mitra Sharafi wins four awards to write history of Indian law and forensics
UW Law School Professor Mitra Sharafi has won four separate awards to pursue her research on the legal history of South Asia. Sharafi will use the opportunities to work on her latest…
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Remembering Civil Rights Icon Vel Phillips ’51
The University of Wisconsin–Madison community is mourning the loss of UW Law alumna and civil-rights leader Vel Phillips. She passed away in April at the age of 94. “Throughout her life Vel…
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Constitutional law scholar David Schwartz selected for UW research chair
The debate over US federalism—how the national and state governments share power—is as old as the Constitution. These days, it’s a debate mired in redstate and blue-state politics, says constitutional law scholar…
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Herman Goldstein wins international Stockholm Prize in Criminology
Herman Goldstein, professor emeritus at University of Wisconsin Law School, received the 2018 Stockholm Prize in Criminology for his decades of scholarship on policing, Stockholm University announced. The international prize recognizes excellence…
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Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic director selected for new business law fellowship
Anne Smith, director of the University of Wisconsin Law School’s Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic, has been chosen as the inaugural recipient of the Kinnie Smith Rowe Faculty Fellowship in Business Law. (Anne…
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Miriam Seifter receives UW–Madison’s Distinguished Teaching Award
Law professor Miriam Seifter says her teaching philosophy is twofold. “First, law school should be empowering, not deflating. I want my classes to be a place where students find their voices rather…