Dec. 16, 2024

Professor Lietzan participates in Biopharma Roundtable

On Nov. 22, Professor Erika Lietzan traveled to Washington, D.C. to participate in a “Biopharma Roundtable” hosted by the Center for Intellectual Property x Innovation Policy (C-IP2) at the George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School.  This small invitation-only roundtable brought together a group of experts in economics and business, health policy and management, and intellectual property, as well as representatives of industry, and others, to discuss biopharmaceutical intellectual property policy issues, recent scholarship on those issues, and gaps in the scholarship.  Professor Lietzan is a senior scholar with C-IP2 and currently also serves as a distinguished commentator…

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. 10, 2024

Alumni Spotlight — Meet Arsenio Mims

By Anna Sago In between his successful three years at Mizzou Law, where he served as the first Black editor-in-chief of any law journal (the Journal of Environmental and Sustainability Law), and his acceptance of a federal clerkship, Arsenio Mims was facing a difficult two months. Despite his success as a student, he had just become a full-time single parent of his son and his younger brother, and he was unable to begin employment at his clerkship until Sept. 1. But he also needed to put food on the table. “I went to [Mizzou Law financial aid adviser Jeff Turnbull’s]…

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. 9, 2024

Veterans Clinic Attorney Quoted in Bloomberg Law

Katie Becker, a staff attorney with the Mizzou Law Veterans Clinic, authored the brief. Katie Becker, a staff attorney in the Mizzou Law Veterans Clinic, was quoted last week in an article in Bloomberg Law about a current U.S. Supreme Court case regarding veterans benefits. Becker authored an amicus brief submitted by the clinic in the case Feliciano vs. Department of Transportation. . This landmark case addresses the entitlement of federal employee reservists to differential pay during active-duty service in a national emergency. To read Becker’s quote and the full Bloomberg Law article, visit: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/reservists-pay-case-puts-spotlight-on-financial-cost-of-service.

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.