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Two of our faculty spoke at the Central States Legal Writing Conference at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. Prof. Alissa Bauer analyzed legal writing textbooks to see how they teach the rule support section. Prof. Irene Ten Cate tackled: Are we teaching law students or training future lawyers?
September 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Two of our faculty spoke at the Central States Legal Writing Conference at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. Prof. Alissa Bauer analyzed legal writing textbooks to see how they teach the rule support section. Prof. Irene Ten Cate tackled: Are we teaching law students or training future lawyers?
📣 Brooklyn Law School proudly recognizes Jeffrey D. Forchelli ’69, who has been named Trustee Emeritus in honor of his decades of distinguished service.
💡Read more about his remarkable contributions and family legacy: www.brooklaw.edu/news-and-eve...
💡Read more about his remarkable contributions and family legacy: www.brooklaw.edu/news-and-eve...
September 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
📣 Brooklyn Law School proudly recognizes Jeffrey D. Forchelli ’69, who has been named Trustee Emeritus in honor of his decades of distinguished service.
💡Read more about his remarkable contributions and family legacy: www.brooklaw.edu/news-and-eve...
💡Read more about his remarkable contributions and family legacy: www.brooklaw.edu/news-and-eve...
Francis J. Aquila '83, Chair of Brooklyn Law School’s Board of Trustees, discusses with The American Lawyer a potential M&A boom and the impact interest rates can have in the dealmaking equation:
www.law.com/americanlawy...
www.law.com/americanlawy...
September 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Francis J. Aquila '83, Chair of Brooklyn Law School’s Board of Trustees, discusses with The American Lawyer a potential M&A boom and the impact interest rates can have in the dealmaking equation:
www.law.com/americanlawy...
www.law.com/americanlawy...
The Center for Urban Business Entrepreneurship (CUBE) will host a panel of experts from venture capital, government affairs, politics, & law on Sept. 29 to discuss how to navigate New York City and State’s notoriously complex regulatory landscape.
Register: www.brooklaw.edu/news-and-eve...
Register: www.brooklaw.edu/news-and-eve...
September 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The Center for Urban Business Entrepreneurship (CUBE) will host a panel of experts from venture capital, government affairs, politics, & law on Sept. 29 to discuss how to navigate New York City and State’s notoriously complex regulatory landscape.
Register: www.brooklaw.edu/news-and-eve...
Register: www.brooklaw.edu/news-and-eve...
Join us for the 2025 Hon. I. Leo Glasser Lecture, "A More Perfect Union."
Wed., Oct. 8, 2025, 4 to 6 pm
at the Jack B. Weinstein Ceremonial Courtroom, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn
RSVP online by Sept. 29, 2025: www.brooklaw.edu/news-and-eve...
Wed., Oct. 8, 2025, 4 to 6 pm
at the Jack B. Weinstein Ceremonial Courtroom, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn
RSVP online by Sept. 29, 2025: www.brooklaw.edu/news-and-eve...
September 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Join us for the 2025 Hon. I. Leo Glasser Lecture, "A More Perfect Union."
Wed., Oct. 8, 2025, 4 to 6 pm
at the Jack B. Weinstein Ceremonial Courtroom, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn
RSVP online by Sept. 29, 2025: www.brooklaw.edu/news-and-eve...
Wed., Oct. 8, 2025, 4 to 6 pm
at the Jack B. Weinstein Ceremonial Courtroom, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn
RSVP online by Sept. 29, 2025: www.brooklaw.edu/news-and-eve...
Professor Jodi Balsam spoke with Law360 for an article that explores how, even as more pro sports franchise owners commit significant private funds to new stadiums, public money remains a critical—and often contested—factor in getting these projects built.
Read More: www.law360.com/construction...
Read More: www.law360.com/construction...
September 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Professor Jodi Balsam spoke with Law360 for an article that explores how, even as more pro sports franchise owners commit significant private funds to new stadiums, public money remains a critical—and often contested—factor in getting these projects built.
Read More: www.law360.com/construction...
Read More: www.law360.com/construction...
You are invited to the International Business Law Symposium, “The New International Economic (Dis)Order.”
Fri., Oct. 10
9:00 AM to 5:45 PM
RSVP 10/3: www.brooklaw.edu/news-and-eve...
Sponsor: Dennis J. Block Center for the Study of International Business Law.
8.5 CLE credits in the NY State.
Fri., Oct. 10
9:00 AM to 5:45 PM
RSVP 10/3: www.brooklaw.edu/news-and-eve...
Sponsor: Dennis J. Block Center for the Study of International Business Law.
8.5 CLE credits in the NY State.
September 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM
You are invited to the International Business Law Symposium, “The New International Economic (Dis)Order.”
Fri., Oct. 10
9:00 AM to 5:45 PM
RSVP 10/3: www.brooklaw.edu/news-and-eve...
Sponsor: Dennis J. Block Center for the Study of International Business Law.
8.5 CLE credits in the NY State.
Fri., Oct. 10
9:00 AM to 5:45 PM
RSVP 10/3: www.brooklaw.edu/news-and-eve...
Sponsor: Dennis J. Block Center for the Study of International Business Law.
8.5 CLE credits in the NY State.
Professor Sarah Haan spoke with Bloomberg Law about the ongoing legal and political efforts to regulate proxy advisory firms such as ISS and Glass Lewis.
Read more: news.bloomberglaw.com/esg/proxy-ad...
Read more: news.bloomberglaw.com/esg/proxy-ad...
September 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Professor Sarah Haan spoke with Bloomberg Law about the ongoing legal and political efforts to regulate proxy advisory firms such as ISS and Glass Lewis.
Read more: news.bloomberglaw.com/esg/proxy-ad...
Read more: news.bloomberglaw.com/esg/proxy-ad...
You are invited to the International Business Law Symposium, “The New International Economic (Dis)Order.”
Fri., Oct. 10
9:00 AM to 5:45 PM
RSVP 10/3: go.brooklaw.edu/webmail/1041...
Sponsor: Dennis J. Block Center for the Study of International Business Law.
8.5 CLE credits in the NY State.
Fri., Oct. 10
9:00 AM to 5:45 PM
RSVP 10/3: go.brooklaw.edu/webmail/1041...
Sponsor: Dennis J. Block Center for the Study of International Business Law.
8.5 CLE credits in the NY State.
September 5, 2025 at 1:29 PM
You are invited to the International Business Law Symposium, “The New International Economic (Dis)Order.”
Fri., Oct. 10
9:00 AM to 5:45 PM
RSVP 10/3: go.brooklaw.edu/webmail/1041...
Sponsor: Dennis J. Block Center for the Study of International Business Law.
8.5 CLE credits in the NY State.
Fri., Oct. 10
9:00 AM to 5:45 PM
RSVP 10/3: go.brooklaw.edu/webmail/1041...
Sponsor: Dennis J. Block Center for the Study of International Business Law.
8.5 CLE credits in the NY State.
Prof. Stratos Pahis’ article, “Are Investment Treaties Redundant? Evidence from Investor-State Disputes,” is now live on ICSID Review website. Pahis challenges assumptions on the importance of investment treaties & their role in shaping international law.
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September 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Prof. Stratos Pahis’ article, “Are Investment Treaties Redundant? Evidence from Investor-State Disputes,” is now live on ICSID Review website. Pahis challenges assumptions on the importance of investment treaties & their role in shaping international law.
academic.oup.com/icsidreview/...
academic.oup.com/icsidreview/...
Congrats to our criminal law faculty & alumni working in the field as prosecutors & defense attorneys! A new national ranking of “The Best Law Schools for Public Service,” published in preLaw Magazine, placed Brooklyn Law at No. 2 in criminal law.
www.brooklaw.edu/news-and-eve...
www.brooklaw.edu/news-and-eve...
August 26, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Congrats to our criminal law faculty & alumni working in the field as prosecutors & defense attorneys! A new national ranking of “The Best Law Schools for Public Service,” published in preLaw Magazine, placed Brooklyn Law at No. 2 in criminal law.
www.brooklaw.edu/news-and-eve...
www.brooklaw.edu/news-and-eve...
A new chapter begins! Tonight’s Convocation 2025 at EDNY in Brooklyn is a celebratory welcome for our newest students as they take their first steps toward becoming lawyers.
More highlights to come tomorrow!
More highlights to come tomorrow!
August 19, 2025 at 12:24 AM
A new chapter begins! Tonight’s Convocation 2025 at EDNY in Brooklyn is a celebratory welcome for our newest students as they take their first steps toward becoming lawyers.
More highlights to come tomorrow!
More highlights to come tomorrow!
Prof. Richard Winchester leads a research project at The Murphy Institute (Tulane University) with 15 Murphy students. They are building a database to support scholarly projects focusing on housing segregation, the racial wealth gap, and related topics.
murphy.tulane.edu/building-dat...
murphy.tulane.edu/building-dat...
August 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Prof. Richard Winchester leads a research project at The Murphy Institute (Tulane University) with 15 Murphy students. They are building a database to support scholarly projects focusing on housing segregation, the racial wealth gap, and related topics.
murphy.tulane.edu/building-dat...
murphy.tulane.edu/building-dat...
Aissatou Barry, Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the Housing Justice Clinic, shared insights with U.S. News & World Report on protecting homeowners from title theft.
money.usnews.com/loans/mortga...
money.usnews.com/loans/mortga...
August 11, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Aissatou Barry, Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the Housing Justice Clinic, shared insights with U.S. News & World Report on protecting homeowners from title theft.
money.usnews.com/loans/mortga...
money.usnews.com/loans/mortga...
Professor Alice Ristroph was quoted in a New York Times Opinion piece about the role that the Supreme Court’s embrace of the “unitary executive” theory has played in advancing President Trump’s agenda.
Read more: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/o...
Read more: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/o...
August 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Professor Alice Ristroph was quoted in a New York Times Opinion piece about the role that the Supreme Court’s embrace of the “unitary executive” theory has played in advancing President Trump’s agenda.
Read more: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/o...
Read more: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/o...
Congratulations to the Law School’s 1901 Distinguished Research Professor of Law Neil Cohen, who has been appointed to the NYS Commission on Uniform State Laws by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Read the story: www.brooklaw.edu/news-and-eve...
Read the story: www.brooklaw.edu/news-and-eve...
August 5, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Congratulations to the Law School’s 1901 Distinguished Research Professor of Law Neil Cohen, who has been appointed to the NYS Commission on Uniform State Laws by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Read the story: www.brooklaw.edu/news-and-eve...
Read the story: www.brooklaw.edu/news-and-eve...
The Brooklyn Law School community mourns the death of Professor Emeritus John J. “Jack” Meehan, a beloved teacher and colleague at the Law School for 50 years, until his retirement in 1993. He died at age 100.
www.brooklaw.edu/news-and-eve...
www.brooklaw.edu/news-and-eve...
August 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The Brooklyn Law School community mourns the death of Professor Emeritus John J. “Jack” Meehan, a beloved teacher and colleague at the Law School for 50 years, until his retirement in 1993. He died at age 100.
www.brooklaw.edu/news-and-eve...
www.brooklaw.edu/news-and-eve...
Professor Amy Gajda offered insight into the legal legacy of the landmark Hulk Hogan sex tape lawsuit in a recent article that appeared in multiple news outlets, examining how the trial reshaped the boundaries between press freedom and personal privacy.
Article: apnews.com/article/hulk...
Article: apnews.com/article/hulk...
July 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Professor Amy Gajda offered insight into the legal legacy of the landmark Hulk Hogan sex tape lawsuit in a recent article that appeared in multiple news outlets, examining how the trial reshaped the boundaries between press freedom and personal privacy.
Article: apnews.com/article/hulk...
Article: apnews.com/article/hulk...
Professor Alexis Hoag-Fordjour delivered a keynote address at last week’s annual Nancy Bergeson Ardent Advocate Lecture Series in Portland, Oregon.
🎥 Remarks begin @ 9:00 mark: youtu.be/Lq-OHxzYPbA?...
🎥 Remarks begin @ 9:00 mark: youtu.be/Lq-OHxzYPbA?...
July 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Professor Alexis Hoag-Fordjour delivered a keynote address at last week’s annual Nancy Bergeson Ardent Advocate Lecture Series in Portland, Oregon.
🎥 Remarks begin @ 9:00 mark: youtu.be/Lq-OHxzYPbA?...
🎥 Remarks begin @ 9:00 mark: youtu.be/Lq-OHxzYPbA?...
Congratulations to Cohl Love ’22, trial attorney at Kirkland & Ellis, on receiving the American Bar Association’s On the Rise – Top 40 Young Lawyers Award.
www.americanbar.org/groups/young...
www.americanbar.org/groups/young...
July 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Congratulations to Cohl Love ’22, trial attorney at Kirkland & Ellis, on receiving the American Bar Association’s On the Rise – Top 40 Young Lawyers Award.
www.americanbar.org/groups/young...
www.americanbar.org/groups/young...
As we count down to the bar exam, Brooklyn Law School’s 10-week, alumni-supported Summer Bar Prep Initiative is going strong.
We’re wishing all our bar takers the very best on exam day—you’ve got this!
Story: www.brooklaw.edu/news-and-eve...
We’re wishing all our bar takers the very best on exam day—you’ve got this!
Story: www.brooklaw.edu/news-and-eve...
July 23, 2025 at 9:42 PM
As we count down to the bar exam, Brooklyn Law School’s 10-week, alumni-supported Summer Bar Prep Initiative is going strong.
We’re wishing all our bar takers the very best on exam day—you’ve got this!
Story: www.brooklaw.edu/news-and-eve...
We’re wishing all our bar takers the very best on exam day—you’ve got this!
Story: www.brooklaw.edu/news-and-eve...
Our next BLS Summer 2025 Student Spotlight is Samantha Beigelman ’26, who is an SEC Scholars Summer Intern with the Division of Enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C., assisting attorneys in investigating potential violations of federal securities laws.
July 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Our next BLS Summer 2025 Student Spotlight is Samantha Beigelman ’26, who is an SEC Scholars Summer Intern with the Division of Enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C., assisting attorneys in investigating potential violations of federal securities laws.
Brittany Persson ’07, Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the Library, co-presented “Hot Topics in Library Operations” at the 2025 AALL Annual Meeting & Conference in Portland, OR. The session explored complex and timely issues in law library operations. [First photo: Persson, 2nd from left]
July 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Brittany Persson ’07, Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the Library, co-presented “Hot Topics in Library Operations” at the 2025 AALL Annual Meeting & Conference in Portland, OR. The session explored complex and timely issues in law library operations. [First photo: Persson, 2nd from left]
Professors Joy Kanwar and Alissa Bauer represented Brooklyn Law School at the Association of Legal Writing Directors Biennial Conference, held at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law.
July 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Professors Joy Kanwar and Alissa Bauer represented Brooklyn Law School at the Association of Legal Writing Directors Biennial Conference, held at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law.
Congratulations to Professor Jocelyn Simonson, who has been elected as a new member of the American Law Institute (ALI), the leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law.
www.brooklaw.edu/news-and-eve...
www.brooklaw.edu/news-and-eve...
July 18, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Congratulations to Professor Jocelyn Simonson, who has been elected as a new member of the American Law Institute (ALI), the leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law.
www.brooklaw.edu/news-and-eve...
www.brooklaw.edu/news-and-eve...