Living in his home of Johannesburg, South Africa, Sentebale Makara, ’11, is enjoying a flourishing career as the director at the law firm Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa. He specializes in construction, engineering, mining and energy disputes with experience in arbitration procedures and alternative dispute resolution. Makara attributes much of his success to his time at Mizzou Law, where he…
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LLM Alumnus Spotlight — Jose Rodriguez
Nearly a decade ago, Jose Dario Rodriguez, LLM ’15, realized the importance of commercial relations and the need to use alternative mechanisms for dispute resolution. Now serving as legal counsel of international contractor China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd. in Panama, Rodriguez credits his move to Columbia, Missouri to learn at one of the top dispute resolution centers in the world…
Mizzou Law Professor Participates in Panel on Presidential Pardons
Frank Bowman, the Floyd R. Gibson Missouri Endowed Professor of Law at Mizzou Law, participated in a panel on the future of the presidential pardon power at Ohio State University in September. The panel: “Set the stage for the two subsequent panels about the future of presidential pardoning, by asking basic questions about the role of a regular pardon process…
Prof. David Mitchell Honored with the Spurgeon Smithson Award by the Missouri Bar Foundation
S. David Mitchell, the Ruth L. Hulston Professor of Law and co-director of the Michael A. Middleton Center for Race, Citizenship and Justice, was one of three people honored with the 2021 Spurgeon Smithson Award by the Missouri Bar Foundation. Established in 1976, the Spurgeon Smithson Awards recognize judges, law teachers, and/or lawyers who have provided outstanding services toward the increase and…
Two Mizzou Law Alumna Honored by the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
Lace Cline, ’15, and Tamar Hodges, ’17, were honored in September by the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis with Young Lawyers Division (YLD) Awards of Merit. The YLD program is an opportunity for local young lawyer organizations affiliated with the ABA Young Lawyers Division to submit their best projects for evaluation and recognition by a jury of their peers.…
Dean Lidsky to Speak at Yale
Mizzou Law Dean Lyrissa Lidsky is due to speak at the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic symposium Access & Accountability 2021: Time to Seize the Day? at Yale University on Oct. 1. Dean Lidsky will participate in a panel titled “Defamation as an Accountability Tool.” This panel will: “explore the extent to which the problem of disinformation is exacerbated…
Prof. Lietzen named Best Lawyer in America in FDA and Biotechnology & Life Sciences Law
Professor Erika Lietzan has again been named a “Best Lawyer in America” in both FDA Law and Biotechnology & Life Sciences. This marks the eighth year in a row for FDA Law and the fourteenth year in a row for Biotechnology Law. The Best Lawyers honor is meant to identify the top 5 percent of attorneys in the United States,…
2021 Mizzou Law Open House
Monday, September 13th 12:00-2:00 PM Hulston Hall Courtroom Mizzou Campus Register Here: https://missouri.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8p1GZ035sf31qJ0 For students interested in law school and hosted by the Mizzou Law Admissions Office, this open house will start with a brief presentation about Mizzou Law and a Q&A session hosted by the admissions staff. Following that is a panel discussion with current law students and the…
Director of the Mizzou Law Innocence Clinic Earns Missouri Bar Award for Appellate Advocacy
Emily Danker-Feldman, the director of the Innocence Clinic at Mizzou Law, was one of three lawyers recognized with the 2021 David J. Dixon Appellate Advocacy Award. This award was created by The Missouri Bar Foundation to recognize outstanding achievement in appellate practice by young lawyers practicing in the state. From the Missouri Bar: “Danker-Feldman’s dedication to her work is evident…
Mizzou Law Invites Prospective Students to Visit MINK Law Day 2021
MINK Law Day is an opportunity for students considering law school to speak with Mizzou Law representatives as well as law school representatives from the 10 law schools in Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska & Kansas (MINK) and more than 50 law schools from across the country! We encourage you to attend MINK to learn what law schools are looking for in…