Dec. 13, 2024

Professor Gamage Presents on Virtual Panel

Professor David Gamage presented on a panel for Independent Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation (ICRICT) virtually. The panel was called, “Taxing the rich: a protocol on taxing the high-net-worth individuals [ chaired by Jayati Ghosh].”

Dec. 12, 2024

Professor Shruti Rana featured on “The Real Lawyer” podcast

Shruti Rana, professor of law and assistant provost for strategic faculty initiatives, was featured on three episodes of “The Real Lawyer” podcast discussing her career path, advice to law students, and her recent legal research. From “The Real Lawyer” website: Episode One: In this episode, Shruti shares her incredible insights into the intersections of law, global governance, and human rights, and her experiences breaking barriers in the legal field.Join us as we dive deep into Shruti’s story, her advice for aspiring legal professionals, and hervision for the future of the law. This is a conversation you don’t want…

Dec. 11, 2024

Professor Boyack’s work reviewed in blogs

Professor Andrea Boyack had two of her forthcoming articles reviewed in law blogs in recent weeks: Her forthcoming article, “Abuse of Contract: Boilerplate Erasure of Consumer Counterparty Rights” was blogged about on ContractsProf Blog here: https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/contractsprof_blog/2024/06/teaching-assistants-andrea-boyack-on-abuse-of-contract.html Her forthcoming article, “Just Consumer Financial Protection: Prevention or Cure” was profiled by NC Bankruptcy Expert here: https://ncbankruptcyexpert.com/2024/11/22/law-review-boyack-andrea-j-just-consumer-financial-protection-prevention-or-cure-august…

Dec. 10, 2024

Professor Gouzoules quoted in Bloomberg Law

Professor Alexander Gouzoules was quoted in a story in Bloomberg Law on X (i.e. Twitter) attempting to block the sale of Alex Jones’s social media accounts in the Infowars bankruptcy. The bankruptcy system largely relies on nonbankruptcy law to determine property rights, but that doesn’t mean the estate can sell that interest, said Alexander Gouzoules, a professor at the University of Missouri School of Law focused on law and bankruptcy. “Restrictions on the transfer of property don’t necessarily vanish just because an interest in that property became…

Dec. 9, 2024

Professor David Gamage presents at Penn conference

Professor David Gamage presented at the University of Pennsylvania Tax Discrimination Conference on Dec. 6-7.

Dec. 6, 2024

Professor Boyack’s research featured on podcast

Professor Andrea Boyack was recently a guest on a podcast discussing her forthcoming article, “Abuse of Contract: Boilerplate Erasure of Consumer Counterparty Rights.” The Consumer Finance Monitor podcast episode examines Professor Boyack’s research and discusses two separate consumer contract initiatives. To listen to the episode, visit: https://www.ballardspahr.com/insights/blogs/2024/11/podcast-an-empirical-study-of-boilerplate-in-consumer-contracts…

Nov. 25, 2024

Dean Sperino provides employment law training this fall

In October, Sandra Sperino, associate dean for research and faculty development, traveled to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland to provide training about employment discrimination law at the Titus Employment Law Seminar. In November, Sandra Sperino provided CLE at the Boone County Bar Association’s monthly meeting. She discussed new issues in employment discrimination law.

Nov. 21, 2024

Dean Sperino publishes article in the Texas Law Review

Sandra Sperino, associate dean for research and faculty development and the Elwood L. Thomas Missouri Endowed Professor of Law, this fall published an article, “Bostock and the Forgotten EEOC” in the Texas Law Review. On June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court issued a historic opinion. In Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, the SCOTUS formally recognized that federal discrimination law prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The Supreme Court barely mentioned the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency charged with enforcing federal discrimination law. In her article, Dean Sperino argues that…

Nov. 18, 2024

Professor Ryan Vacca presents at University of Iowa conference

On Nov. 15, Professor Ryan Vacca presented on the costs associated with trade secret investigations at the Iowa Intellectual Property Law Association’s annual meeting. The meeting was held at the University of Iowa.

Nov. 15, 2024

David Gamage’s article profiled in Jotwell

Professor David Gamage, along with coauthors Brian Galle and Darien Shanske, had their article, Money Moves: Taxing the Wealthy at the State Level, profiled in the JOTWELL law blog by Kent Schenkel in a piece titled Practical Considerations for State Taxation of Wealth. To view the full profile, visit: https://trustest.jotwell.com/practical-considerations-for-state-taxation-of-wealth/…