Professors Kaaryn Gustafson, Ari Ezra Waldman and Kelley Fong Receive 2024 Law and Society Association Awards |
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Three members of UC Irvine's faculty were honored at the Law and Society Association’s 2024 Annual Awards on June 6, 2024, in Denver, Colorado. Professor of Law Kaaryn Gustafson (pictured left) won the Ronald Pipkin Service Award; Professor of Law Ari Ezra Waldman (pictured middle) co-won the Law and Society Association Article Prize; and Assistant Professor of Sociology Kelley Fong (pictured right) co-won the Herbert Jacob Book Prize. UC Irvine was the only university to have this many faculty honored at this year’s ceremony, underscoring the university’s interdisciplinary excellence and deep commitment to socio-legal scholarship and service.
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After nearly 10 years as an actor, casting director, and producer in Chicago, Kanomé graduated from UC Irvine Law and moved to a new stage: the courtroom. This summer, she will relocate to New York City to work in the litigation practice group at Fenwick & West.
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UC Irvine School of Law's acclaimed Immigrant Rights Clinic, directed by Professor Annie Lai, joined co-counsel ACLU SoCal, the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, the Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice, and Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, in a successful motion for summary judgment in the federal class action lawsuit, Kidd v. Mayorkas, vacating ICE's unconstitutional practice of "knock and talks" to conduct home arrests.
"This is a win not only for the organizational plaintiffs in this case but for the courageous individuals who stepped forward to tell their stories and the community as a whole," said Annie Lai, Clinical Professor of Law and Co-Associate Dean for Experiential Learning at UC Irvine School of Law. "We were honored to be a part of the broad coalition that challenged ICE's illegal home arrest practices."
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UCI Libraries invite you to celebrate Pride Month. Learn about key LGBTQ+ milestones and figures at UC Irvine, in Orange County, and beyond. Explore research guides and archival collections that document key political, social, and cultural movements. Also enjoy books, films, and art created by LGBTQ+ artists. Most material is open to the public and all are free to UCI students, staff and faculty.
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Professor Ji Seon Song has been named a Hellman Fellow for 2024-25. Funding from the fellowship will support her research focused on “Crisis Policing.” Hellman Fellowships are bestowed annually to support research by promising assistant professors at UC Irvine.
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The K-Law Forum explored "Contemporary Issues in Korean Law and Comparative Perspectives," and featured a keynote closing address by Judge Richard Lee. The Law School entered into a collaborative agreement with the Korea Legislative Research Institute and welcomed President Han and a distinguished delegation from KLRI.
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Professor Swethaa Ballakrishnen and co-author Suryapratim Roy, Assistant Professor of Law at Trinity College Dublin, have been awarded a Law and Society Association Global Collaboration Grant for their research project, “Law & the Interloper: Comparative Projects and the Potential of Queer Theory.”
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During the two-year fellowship, Sandra will serve as a staff attorney at Open Door Legal and Abby will serve as a staff attorney at Immigrant Defenders Law Center, providing high-quality legal assistance to low-income immigrants in complex immigration matters.
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Prof. Mikkor will serve a three-year term on the Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD) board beginning August 1, 2024. ALWD is one of the preeminent organizations dedicated to the advancement of lawyering skills teaching and scholarship.
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UC Irvine School of Law's Criminal Justice Clinic, directed by Professor Katie Tinto, was honored with the 2024 Community Partner of the Year Award from Public Law Center at its annual Volunteers for Justice Awards Dinner on Tuesday, June 11 in recognition of post-conviction successes the clinic secured for PLC’s clients who are victims of trafficking.
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In the profile, Christina, who serves as general counsel at Lanvin Group, shares what she loves about her job, the impact mentors had on her career ambitions, and her breaking-the-glass-ceiling moment becoming the Orange County Bar Association's first Filipino-American president.
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UC Irvine's schools of Law and Social Sciences have established a collaboration to offer UCI Social Sciences students access to an accelerated Bachelor's/Juris Doctor degree pathway at UC Irvine, along with scholarship funds.
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Faculty News: Professor Christopher Whytock Awarded Best Publication Prize from Berkeley Law’s Civil Justice Research Initiative
Prof. Whytock, along with co-authors William Dodge (UC Davis) and Maggie Gardner (Cornell Law), received the Best Publication Prize from Berkeley Law’s Civil Justice Research Initiative for their article, “The Many State Doctrines of Forum Non Conveniens,” published in the February 2023 issue of the Duke Law Journal. The award was presented at the Berkeley Law Reception of the Law and Society Association's Annual Meeting.
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UCI Law faculty are top scholars, educators and active leaders in a vast array of fields. Read the latest about UCI Law's faculty, including recent scholarship, conferences and influential leadership across the world.
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Prof. Veena Dubal was quoted in the Los Angeles Times about potential consequences if the California Supreme Court upholds Prop. 22. READ
Prof. David Kaye wrote an op-ed in The New York Times about the International Criminal Court’s recent actions and the principle that basic rules of international humanitarian law apply to all. READ
Prof. Dalié Jiménez commented in KERA News about industry groups forum-shopping and judge-shopping in Texas federal courts to push back consumer protections. READ
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Several UC Irvine School of Law alumni were featured in the latest issue of OC Lawyer Magazine:
Christina Zabat-Fran '12, Orange County Bar Association President, wrote a piece (“For the Love of Long Tables”) in which she highlights Tommy McClain '13.
Mimi Ahn '14, President of the Orange County Korean American Bar Association, and Trey Wilson '18, President of the Thurgood Marshall Bar Association, were featured in "Who's Who in the OCBA: The Affiliate Bars."
Desirae Hutchison '14 and Honieh Udenka '17 were noted in "Seventieth Anniversary of Brown Event Commemorates a Turning Point in American Jurisprudence."
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Desirae Hutchison '14 will be recognized as Judge of the Year by the Orange County Women Lawyers Association at their 48th Annual Gala.
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Summer Socials!
Join the UCI Law Alumni Association and UCI Anteaters in Law for an exciting series of casual, after-work networking socials taking place in various cities across the country this summer.
June 20 » Orange County
July 11 » New York City
July 26 » Sacramento
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June 22 » Juneteenth Freedom Celebration
The City of Irvine invites the community to its third annual Juneteenth Freedom Celebration, presented by BIPOC Orange County. UC Irvine's Office of Inclusive Excellence and Paul Merage School of Business are proud founding partners of this free event that welcomes the public to learn about Black culture as well as the history and significance of Juneteenth through interactive activities, local organizations, and live performances. (Details)
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June 29 » Orange County Bar Association Artificial Intelligence Symposium
UCI Law is hosting the Orange County Bar Association's symposium on artificial intelligence! The schedule includes a morning group session on "Law in the Age of Artificial Intelligence," followed by breakout sessions covering various topics related to AI and law, a lunch break with vendor table visits, and afternoon sessions focusing on ethics, deepfake security, and combating biases in AI. (Details)
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July 2 » 14th Annual Supreme Court Term in Review
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Unique to UC Irvine Law, the UCI Law in NYC summer program is a 10-week series of educational and social events offered to students who are interested in exploring career paths in New York, our alumni in the New York City area, incoming students, and Anteaters in Law. This is our fifth annual summer program, and program director, Professor Josh Blank, has planned exciting events! So far this summer, the program has included a trip to the Museum of the City of New York, and a Virtual Roundtable with Sriram Krishnamurthy, Wilson Sonsini (Employee Benefits and Compensation).
Upcoming UCI Law in NYC summer events include:
» June 18, 12-1:00 p.m. (EDT)
Virtual Roundtable with Josh Himmelstern, Paul Weiss (Corporate)
» June 25, 12-1:00 p.m. (EDT)
Virtual Roundtable with Kyoolee Park, Mayer Brown (Tax)
» June 27, 3-5:00 p.m. (EDT)
New York Historical Society
» July 11, 12-1:00 p.m. (EDT)
Virtual Roundtable with Paniz Arab, Gibson Dunn (Corporate)
» July 14, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (EDT)
Museum of Broadway
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September 14 » UCI Law Alumni Reunion
Save the date! This year's alumni reunion will celebrate the classes of 2014 and 2019. (More details to follow)
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