Professor Doug Abrams’ latest book, Effective Legal Writing: A Guide for Students and Practitioners was published by West Academic.
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Professor Freyermuth Inducted as Fellow of the American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers
Professor Wilson Freyermuth was inducted as a new Fellow of the American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers at its annual meeting in New Orleans on April 8. The American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers is a professional organization dedicated to promoting the field of commercial finance law through education, legislative reform and the recognition of distinguished practitioners, jurists and academics.…
Law School Center Secures Grant to Study Reasoning in Arbitration
The law school’s nationally-recognized Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution was recently awarded a $25,000 grant from the AAA-ICDR Foundation (the charitable arm of the American Arbitration Association and the International Center for Dispute Resolution) to study arbitral reasoning in various contexts and in comparison to judicial reasoning. The project, “Reasoning in International Commercial Arbitration: Comparisons Across the Common…
Professor Writes Article on Alternative Facts and the Post-Truth Society
Professor S.I. Strong recently wrote an article discussing the concept of “alternative facts,” a term that has became synonymous with a willingness to persevere with a particular belief either in complete ignorance of or with a total disregard for reality. The increasing incidence of alternative facts in the popular and political arena creates a critical conundrum for anyone interested in…
School of Law Names New Dean: Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky to Join Law School on July 1
Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky, currently the associate dean for graduate and non-J.D. programs at the University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law, has been appointed as the 17th dean of the University of Missouri School of Law. She will join the law school officially on July 1. “I am thrilled and honored to join Mizzou Law as it continues…
Professor Schmitz Appointed as ABA Section Liaison to UN Commission
Professor Amy Schmitz was recently appointed as a co-liaison for the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of International Law to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), for a one-year term ending August 10, 2018. As a liaison, she will serve as the section’s ambassador to the UNCITRAL. As a liaison officer, Professor Schmitz will submit reports that…
Professor Strong Wins International Book Award
Professor S.I. Strong recently won the Global Legal Skills Book Award 2017 for Comparative Law for Spanish-English Speaking Lawyers: Legal Cultures, Legal Terms and Legal Practices / Derecho comparado para abogados anglo- e hispanoparlantes: Culturas jurídicas, términos jurídicos y prácticas jurídicas (Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. 2016), which she co-wrote with Katia Fach Gómez of the Universidad de Zaragoza and Laura…
Members of Mizzou Law Community Recognized with Women’s Justice Awards
Missouri Lawyers Media recently announced the honorees for its 19th Annual Women’s Justice Awards. Thirteen members of the Mizzou Law community will be recognized at the awards ceremony, to be held on April 27 in St. Louis. They are: Woman of the Year Patricia A. Breckenridge, ’78 Public Service Practitioner Award Cynthia J. Hyde, ’87 Public Official Award Terry Daley…
Professor Lietzan Files Amicus Brief with U.S. Supreme Court in Patent Case
Professor Lietzan recently filed an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court, in a closely-watched case involving patent litigation under the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA). The appellate court concluded that biosimilar applicants may elect not to comply with the information exchange provisions laid out in the statute, effectively opting out of the statutory premarket patent litigation…
Professor Diamond Presents on BYOD and E-Discovery
The Knowledge Group invited Professor Randy Diamond to speak at a webinar, “BYOD in eDiscovery: Managing Risks and Ensuring Best Practices in 2017.” Professor Diamond provided an overview of BYOD (“bring your own device”) programs and policies and a case law update, including two recent BYOD cases. The California Supreme Court in City of San Jose v. Superior Court (Cal.…