UCLA Law Magazine 2007

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UCLALAW:FACULTY NEWAPPOINTMENTS; VISITING;INRESIDENCE; SCHOLARSHIPAND ACTIVITIES

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Withthisissueofthe UCLALawMagazine wecelebratetwonewacademicprogramsat UCLASchoolofLaw.Threeyearsago,IaskedKenZiffren’65,co-chairofourBoardof Advisors,adjunctprofessoratUCLALawandentertainmentlawyerextraordinaire,to chairafaculty/alumniworkinggrouptocreateanewentertainmentlawprogramthat wouldbuildonthelegacyoftheonecreatedbyMelNimmermanydecadesago.Asthe articlesinthesepagesmakeclear,thisefforthasbeenextraordinarilysuccessful.Today, UCLASchoolofLaw’sEntertainmentandMediaLawandPolicyProgramisthebest programofitskindinthenation.AsIcrossthecountrymeetingwithprospectivestudents, IhearoverandoveragainthattheyhavechosentocometoWestwoodbecausethisis theplacetobeiftheywanttobecomeentertainmentlawyersorentrepreneurs.

Importantly,thisprogrammixesthetheoreticalwiththepractical.Ourentertainment andmediafacultycomprisesomeoftheleadingtheoristsinthelawofcopyright,patents, communicationsandtheFirstAmendment.Theyarejoinedbytheforemost entertainmentlawpractitionersinthenation,whobringinvaluableinsightsabouthow thelawplaysoutinrealdealsandcourtcases.Addtothisincrediblemixturesuch distinguishedvisitinglecturersandprofessorsasMichaelEisner,andyoucanseewhythe programissorichandexciting.

Readon,andyoualsowilllearnaboutournewLawandPhilosophyProgram.Ourschool hasledthewayinapplyingphilosophicalinsightstothestudyoflaweversinceHerbMorris wasjointlyappointedintheDepartmentofPhilosophyandUCLASchoolofLaw.Today, UCLALawhas11memberswithadvanceddegreesinphilosophyorpoliticaltheory.Our newprogram,ledbyProfessorSeanaShiffrin,willincludeaspecializationinlawand philosophy,aswellasajointJ.D./Ph.Dprogram.Iamconfidentthatourprogramwill quicklybecomeoneofthetopprogramsnationwideandwillhelplaunchthecareersof generationsoflegalacademics.

TheseareonlysomeoftheexcitingdevelopmentsoccurringatUCLASchoolofLaw.The pasttwoissuesofthemagazinehighlightedourextraordinaryprograminBusinessLaw andPolicyandtheEpsteinPrograminPublicInterestLawandPolicy.Futureissueswill bringyoudetailsaboutotherareasofexcellence.Ihopetheywillmakeyouproudofyour almamaterandabitjealousofthestudentswhogettotakepartinthewonderfulmixof programs,eventsandclassesatUCLASchoolofLaw.Ifthisis,infact,thecase,pleaseview themanydifferentopportunitiesatourwebsite(www.law.ucla.edu),thencomejoinin thefunandintellectualstimulationthisyearinWestwood.

DEANMICHAELH SCHILL

Faculty-NewAppointments

JOHNMANUELdeFIGUEIREDO

JointAppointment—ProfessorofLawandAssociateProfessorofManagement

Arisingstarinthefieldoflawandeconomics,JohndeFigueiredowontheGeorgeRobbinsAssistant ProfessorTeachingAwardatUCLAAndersonSchoolofManagementin2006andtheProfessorofthe YearAwardin2007fortheeveningMBAProgramatAnderson.“Hisrecentappointmenttothelawschool addstothenationalreputationoftheLawandEconomicsCenterandenhancesitsinterdisciplinary character,”saidViceDeanandProfessorStevenBank.“HealreadyhascreatedsynergieswithAnderson throughhisroleasco-organizerofthenewLaw,EconomicsandOrganizationsWorkshopthatisjointly sponsoredbythelawschoolandtheAndersonSchool.”

DeFigueiredo’sresearchexamineshowfirmsusepoliticalinfluence,regulatorylobbying,strategic litigationandother“non-market”strategiestoenhancecompetitiveperformance.Currently,heis investigatingcorporatelegislativeand regulatorylobbyingbehaviorintelecommunications,healthcare andotherhightechnologyindustries.Hisotherinterestsincludethemanagementoftechnologyandthemanagementofnon-profits.

Forhismostrecentarticle,“AcademicEarmarksandtheReturnstoLobbying,”publishedinthe JournalofLawandEconomics,deFigueiredoandBrianSilverman conductedastatisticalanalysistoestimatethereturnsoflobbyingbyuniversities.Inadditiontoappearinginthetoplawandeconomicjournals,deFigueiredo’s workisintegratedintohiscourses.He teachesacourseinstrategicmanagementandherecentlyhasdevelopedandtaughtanew,electivecourseoncorporate non-marketstrategy,introducingtechniquestocompanyexecutivesonmanagingthemedia,activists,governmentandinternationalbodiestoachievethe objectivesofthecorporation.

DeFigueiredotravelsextensively;just thispastyearhegavepresentationsattheWorldBankinTokyo,WashingtonUniversityinSt.Louis,Academyof Management,StanfordUniversity,EmpiricalLegalStudiesandtheMitsubishiBank FoundationNewPerspectivesinManagementConferenceinTokyo.He previouslytaughtattheWoodrowWilsonSchoolatPrincetonandtheSloanSchoolofManagementattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,wherehe won theExcellenceinTeachingAwardforMBAteaching.AresearchfellowattheNationalBureauofEconomicResearch,LawandEconomicsProgramsince1999, hewasalsoaJohnM.OlinVisitingSeniorFellowinLawandEconomicsatHarvardLawSchoolfrom2002-’05.

Priortojoiningacademia,deFigueiredowasastrategicmanagementconsultantatMonitorCompany,whereheservedonateamofconsultantsthatstarted thecompany’sSpanishpracticeandMadridoffice.DeFigueiredoholdsaPh.D.inBusinessandPublicPolicyfromUCBerkeley,aM.Sc.fromtheLondonSchool ofEconomicsandanA.B.fromHarvardUniversity.

BARBARAHERMAN

JointAppointment—ProfessorofLawandGriffinProfessorofPhilosophy

AdistinguishedmoralphilosopherandleadinginterpreteroftheethicsofGermanphilosopherImmanuel Kant,BarbaraHerman’sinterestinKantbeganwithafootnotemorethan30yearsago.Asagraduate studentinhistoryatHarvard,shecameacrossremarksbyKantthathistoryshouldbetoldforpedagogical reasons.Shefoundtheideatobeatoddswithhismoralphilosophy.Intrigued,Hermanaddedafootnote toherprospectusforherdissertation,butsoonrealizedthatshehadstumbleduponwhatwouldbecome herlife’swork.

ThetransitionfromthinkingasahistoriantothinkingasaphilosophercameeasilyforHermanbecauseshe discoveredshehadbeen doingitallalong.“Imagine,”shedescribed,“youhavebeenhummingtunesyour wholelifeandyoucometofindoutthereisaworldofmusicthatenablesyoutodeploy,useandexercise yourvoice.”

In1992,UCLApersuadedHermantoleavetheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia,whereshehadtaughtfortheprecedingdecade,tojoinourpreeminent philosophydepartment.Overtheyears,HermanhasbeenactivelyinvolvedwithUCLASchoolofLaw,andhernewappointmentformalizesthisrelationship.“We areextremelyexcitedthatBarbaraHermanhasjoinedourfaculty,”saidDeanMichaelH.Schill.“AlongwithSeanaShiffrinandMarkGreenberg,BarbaraHerman willbeakeyfigureinmakingourlawandphilosophyprogramthebestinthenation.”AsHermanshared,“Theprogramwillfosteraninterdisciplinaryapproach tothelawandhopefullybeatrackofinterestforstudentswhoretaintheirliberalartsbackgroundandhavetheoreticalinterests.”

Hermanhasproducedanimpressivebreadthofscholarshiponmoralphilosophy,includingmorethantwodozenarticlesandsixbooks.Inhermostrecent book, MoralLiteracy,shedrawsonKanttoaddresstimelessissuesinethicaltheoryaswellas issuesarisingfrommorecurrentmoralproblems,suchasobligations todistantneed.Asareaderofgreattexts,Herman’sgoalisnottoreviseKantbuttoexploretheissuesandaskthequestionsthathedidnotconsider.Whereas moreorthodoxKantianthoughtinsistsonseparatingdualisms,Hermanstressesthecontinuitiesandinterconnectedqualityofdesireandreason,judgmentand principle.

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BARBARAHERMAN

Speakingmorebroadly,Hermansaid,“I’mmoreinterestedinthemiddlespace.Ratherthanimmersemyselfinwhatwasthecase,Iwantthetoolsforusing moralphilosophytogeneratetheoryfromthebottomup.”Oneofhercurrentprojectsisstudyingtherelativeautonomyoforganizationswithinlarger institutionstomakeclaimsandlegislateontheirbehalf,forexample,religiouslyrundaycarecenters.Arespectedteacherandscholar,BarbaraHermanisa welcomeadditiontotheUCLALawfaculty.

NAOMILAMOREAUX

ProfessorofEconomics&HistoryandProfessorofLaw

NaomiLamoreaux,ahighlyregardedeconomichistorian,beganhereducationasamathematicsmajorat theUniversityofWisconsinduringtheVietnamWar.Shesoonbegantofeelthatmathematicswastoo removedfromtheeventsoftheday—thepolitical,socialandeconomichappeningsthatwere permanentlyreshapingtheworld.Itwasthisrealizationthatturnedherattentiontothestudyofhistory. UponenteringadoctoralprogramatJohns HopkinsUniversity,Lamoreauxbegantostudyeconomics andhistorysothatshecouldsystematicallyresearchthelong-runeffectsofreal-worldevents.

Adedicatedscholar,Lamoreauxdescribedherapproachtoeconomicsandhistorybynoting,“Itis incumbentonusalwaystoworrythattheexplanationswehavearetheresultofourownprejudicesor whatwasgoingonwiththedata.Wemustthinkveryseriouslyaboutwhattherangeofexplanationsmight be;wemustexamineissuessystematically.”

Lamoreauxtaughtfor14yearsatBrownUniversitybeforecomingtosunnyCaliforniawhereshewasinitiallyappointedasaprofessorofeconomicsandhistory. Overtheyearsshehastaughtcoursesonalllevels,fromthegeneralAmericanHistorySurveytograduatecoursesinEconomics.Someofherfavoritecourses includetheHistoryofAmericanEnterpriseandtheHistoryofTechnology.

DescribedbyProfessorStevenBankas“oneofthecountry’sleadingeconomichistorians,”Lamoreaux’sresearchontheformationandfinancingofbusiness organizationsiscuttingedge.Shehasauthoredmorethan50influentialarticlesinthefieldandseveralimportantbooks,including TheGreatMergerMovement inAmericanBusiness and InsiderLending:Banks,PersonalConnectionsandEconomicDevelopmentinIndustrialNewEngland

Lamoreauxdescribedthelawandeconomicsliteratureas“veryexciting,”but notedthat“someofittendstobeabitshortsighted;itdoesnotlookatthehistorical roots.”CollaborationwithLamoreauxcanonlyservetoprovidegreaterdepthtothecutting-edgeresearchbeingdoneinthefieldatUCLALaw.AsProfessor Zoltnoted,“Naomiisaterrificadditiontothelawschoolcommunity.Overtheyears,severalofushaveworkedwithNaomiinaninformalcapacity.This isa greatopportunitytoformalizetherelationship.”

DOUGLASLICHTMAN ProfessorofLaw

“It’sanawkwardpositiontobeapassionatebelieverinthemiddleground,”DouglasLichtmansaid,“butit’s exactlywhereIwanttobe.”Asoneofthecountry’stoplawandintellectualproperty(IP)scholars, LichtmanisknownasacentristinIPcircles.“HeisneitheracopyrightIPmaximalistnoroneofthenew waveofcopyrightminimalists,”saidUCLASchoolofLawProfessorEugeneVolokh.Instead,Lichtmanis tryingtoforgeconsensusbetweenmediacompaniesand fair-use/consumer-rightsadvocates.

LichtmanjoinsUCLALaw’salreadypreeminentfacultyincopyright,entertainmentandFirstAmendment lawfromatenuredteachingpostattheUniversityofChicagoLawSchool.“OurlossisUCLA’sgain,”said UniversityofChicagoLawSchoolDeanSaulLevmore.“Itisnothingshortofaterrificcoup.”

MovingtoLosAngeleswasanaturalforLichtman.Asheexplained,thecity“offerstremendousnewopportunitiestointeractwiththeentertainmentindustry andworkwiththereal-worldexecutiveswhoareshapingmoderncopyright andentertainmentlaw.”JustthispastMarch,LichtmanjoinedViacom’slegalteam suingGoogleovertheYouTubevideo-sharingwebsiteitowns.“Thedecisiontojointhefightwasatoughoneformebecause,likemanypeople,Iamexcitedby thepromiseofuser-generatedvideo,”saidLichtman.“Thatsaid,YouTubehasbeen,throughoutitsexistence,ahavenforcopyrightinfringement.”Lookingto strikeabalancebetweendiscouragingwillfulinfringementandencouragingtechnologicalinnovation,Lichtmanadded,“Copyrightcourts,inshort,mustwield scalpels,notaxes.”

AtUCLALaw,Lichtmanwillcontinuetointegratetheoryandpractice. Heplanstolaunchacenteronintellectualpropertythisfallthatwillbegeared toabroad spectrumofstakeholders.“Mostintellectualpropertycenterstodayfocusonacademicprojectsliketrainingfuturefacultymembersandsponsoringlawreview articles.That’sgreat,butit’snotwhatIwanttobuild,”hesaid.

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DOUGLASLICHTMAN

DeanMichaelH.SchillsaidLichtman’sgoalistobridgethegapbetweenthepolarizedviewsofintellectualproperty,withrespecttoentertainmentlawin particular.AccordingtoSchill,“DougLichtmanproposestoestablishauniqueandimportantcenteratUCLA.Thisinstitutionwillbeanhonestbrokerbetween advocatesandtheindustry.ThereisnobetterplaceonearthtodothisthanLosAngeles.”

SaidLichtman:“Iwanttocreateapublic-facingcenterandtargetaudiencesthatarethedecision-makers—notsolelyintheacademicworld,butpeoplelike reporters,staffersinCongressandjudges.”Thecenter’sfirstprojectwillbringtogetherreporterswithtopofficialsfromcompanieslikeMicrosoft,Googleand Yahootodiscusscurrentcases,suchasthecopyrightinfringementcaseagainstYouTube.

LichtmangraduatedinthemidstoftheInternetboomfromYaleLawSchoolin1997. “Thetimingwasimpeccable,”hesaid.“Icameoutoflawschoolwhenso manyofthesetechnologyissueswereattheforefront.Peoplewereinterestedinwhatpeoplethoughtabouthownewtechnologychangesintellectualproperty law.”

Althoughhelooksevenyoungerthanhis35years,Lichtmanhasamassedanenviableportfolioofpathbreakinglegalscholarship.Articlesonintellectualproperty, lawandtechnologyhaveappearedinthe YaleLawJournal, HarvardJournalofLawandTechnology and SupremeCourtEconomicReview.Heco-authoredthe casebook TelecommunicationsLawandPolicy andistheeditorof TheJournalofLaw&Economics.Healsoregularlyworkswiththemassmedia,offering commentarytonewsorganizations,includingCNN,NPRand TheWallStreetJournal.In2005,Lichtmanco-wroteanamicusbriefintheUnitedStatesSupreme Courtcase MGMv.Grokster.StudentsatUCLALawwillbeintroducedtoLichtmanthisfallinacourseonPatentLawandaseminaronlaw&technology.

GARYA.ORFIELD

JointAppointment—ProfessorofEducation,Law,PoliticalScienceandUrbanPlanning

UCLAproudlywelcomestothefacultyGaryOrfield,theleadingscholarintheUnitedStatesoncivilrights andeducation.Inadditiontoholdingajointappointmentineducation,law,politicalscienceandurban planning,OrfieldhasmovedhisrenownedCivilRightsProjectfromHarvardUniversitytoUCLA,wherehe hopestobuilduponitsestablishedmissionofresearchandadvocacyformultiracialcivilrightsissuesand tofocusonissuesofcriticalimportancetotheWestandSouthwest,includingimmigrationandlanguage discrimination.

“IhavebeenofferedanextraordinaryopportunitytocontinuetoexpandtheworkoftheCivilRights ProjectatUCLA,inasettingofgreatinterestforthefutureofracerelationsandcivilrights,”Orfieldwrote tocolleagueswhenheleftHarvard.

Co-foundedbyOrfieldin1996,therenamedCivilRightsProject/ProyectoDerechosCivileswillworkactivelywithnon-English-languagemediatoreachabroader populationandwillreleasereportsinSpanishaswellasEnglish.TheCenterhasemergedovertheyearsasarespectedandleadingforceinthedebateover educationreform,influencingnationaldiscussionsthroughdozensofconferencesandhundredsofstudiesandreportsontopicsincludingsegregation,student diversity,schooldisciplineandspecialeducation.Orfieldservesasco-directorwithhiswife,UCLAProfessorPatriciaGàndara,whoisherselfan internationally recognizedscholarinthefieldofminoritylanguageinstructionandLatinoeducation.

HavinggrownupinMinneapolisataveryprogressivetimewithrisingpoliticalleaderssuchasHubertHumphreyandWalterMondale,Orfieldhaslongbeen interestedinissuesofsocialjustice.During hisgraduatestudiesattheUniversityofChicagointhemid1960s,hewasdrivenbytheidea,hesaid,“thatresearch shouldbeaboutandforsomething,andnotmerelystatisticalinformation.”Hebeganstudyingdesegregation,andhisdissertationbecamehisfirstbook, ReconstructionofSouthernEducation,chroniclingtheendingoflegallyimposedsegregationinSouthernschools.“NooneknowsmorethanGaryaboutthe causesandconsequencesofracialdisparitiesineducation,”saidUCLALawProfessorGaryBlasi.“Noonehasdonemoreintheworldofpublicpolicy,whether throughcompellingpublicationsorexpertcourttestimony,toadvancethevisionof Brownv.BoardofEducation ofpubliceducationavailabletoallonequal terms.”

OrfieldrecentlywaselectedamemberoftheprestigiousNationalAcademyofEducation.Healsowasawardedthe2007SocialJusticeinEducationAward by theAmericanEducationalResearchAssociationfor“workwhichhashadaprofoundimpactondemonstratingthecriticalroleofeducationresearchin supportingsocialjustice.”Inadditiontohisscholarlywork,hehasbeenactivelyinvolvedinthedevelopmentofgovernmentalpolicy,havingbeencalledtogive testimonyinseveraldozencivilrightssuits bybothU.S. DepartmentofJusticeandbymanycivilrights,legalservicesandeducationalorganizations.Onerecent appearancewasinconnectionwiththe Gruther and Gratz casesbeforetheSupremeCourt,inwhichheaddressedissuesofaffirmativeaction.

GARYA ORFIELD

Faculty-VisitingProfessors

MICHAELDORFF

VisitingProfessorofLaw

Akeenandimpartialobserverof corporatelaw,VisitingProfessor MichaelDorffsaid,“Weshouldn’t acceptthelawunquestioningly.We shouldlookatitcritically.”After graduating magnacumlaude from HarvardLawSchoolin1996,Dorff servedasclerkforJudgeLevinH. CampbelloftheU.S.CourtofAppeals fortheFirstCircuit.Hebeganhis careerinprivatepracticeasa litigationassociateprimarilyhandlingcontractdisputes,andin2000hejoined thefacultyatRutgersUniversitySchoolofLawatCamden.

DorffreturnedtohisnativeLosAngelesuponhisappointmentat SouthwesternLawSchoolin2003.Hismissionistodemystifycorporatelaw anddemonstratehow“corporationsreallytick.”In2006,Dorffwasappointed associatedeanforresearch.Hispublicationshavefocusedonavarietyof issuesincorporatelaw,includingpolicydistinctionsbetweentortandcontract claims,corporatesuccessorliabilityandnon-competeagreementsandthe philosophicalandmoralunderpinningsofwelfareeconomics.Studentsat UCLASchoolofLawwillhavetheopportunitytolearnfromDorffinhis SecuritiesRegulationcoursescheduledfortheupcomingspringsemester.

MICHAELA.HELLER VisitingProfessorofLaw

RenownedpropertyscholarMichael Helleriswidelyknownforhaving coinedthephrase“Tragedyofthe Anticommons”inhislandmarkpiece inthe HarvardLawReview.Heis visitingfromColumbiaLawSchool whereheteachescoursesinproperty, landuse,realestateandinternational lawanddevelopment,andwherehe servedasthevicedeanforresearch.

Hisforthcomingbook, TheMissing Market:WhyMorePropertyMeansLessProsperity,drawsoneveryday experiencestoshowhowpropertyrightsmattermuchmorethanpeoplemay realize.Hellerrecentlyco-edited CorporateGovernanceLessonsfrom TransitionEconomyReforms,acollectionofessaysthatusespost-socialist economicexperiencetoilluminatethefundamentalsofcorporate governance.

HellerwasafellowattheCenter forAdvancedStudyintheBehavioralSciences in2004-’05andhasextensiveteachingexperience,includinghavingbeen awardedtheL.HartWrightAwardforExcellenceinTeachingattheUniversity ofMichiganLawSchool.Inadditiontohisexperienceinlegalacademia,hehas beenatermmemberoftheCouncilonForeignRelations,hasco-directed corporategovernanceresearch attheUniversityofMichiganBusiness School’sWilliamDavidsonInstituteandhasworkedattheWorldBankonpostsocialistproperty-lawtransition.HellerclerkedforTheHonorableJamesR. Browning,NinthCircuitCourtofAppeals,andisagraduateofStanfordLaw SchoolandHarvardCollege.

DOUGLASA.KYSAR VisitingProfessorofLaw

VisitingfromCornellUniversityLaw School,DougKysarisquickly emergingastheleading environmentallawscholarofhis generation.Hisresearchfocuseson torts,internationalenvironmental law,riskregulation,consumerlawand professionalresponsibility.He graduatedmagnacumlaudein1998 fromHarvardLawSchool,wherehe receivedtheSearsPrize.Following lawschool,KysarclerkedforTheHonorableWilliamG.Young,chiefjudgefor theU.S.DistrictCourtofMassachusetts.BeforejoiningthefacultyatCornell UniversityLawSchoolin2001,KysarpracticedwithFoley,Hoag,&EliotLLPin Boston.HeisamemberscholaroftheCenterforProgressiveRegulationand hasbeenavisitingprofessoratHarvardLawSchool,YaleLawSchoolanda visitingscholarattheUniversitatPompeuFabrainBarcelona,Spain.

Kysarhasco-authoredthreeforthcomingbooks: TheTortsProcess, EnvironmentalPolicyandLaw and EconomicsofEnvironmentalLaw.He currentlyisundercontracttowrite Ecologic:Complexity,Cognition,andOur EnvironmentalFuture.Inoneofhisrecentarticles,“DidNEPADrownNew Orleans?TheLevees,theBlameGame,andtheHazardsofHindsight,”Kysar providesananalysisofhowandwhyHurricaneKatrinaovercametheNew Orleansleveesystem.ManyotherarticlesbyKysarhaveappearedinsuch professionaljournalsasthe HarvardLawReview, LandUse&Environmental LawReview andthe UniversityofChicagoLawReview.Twoofhispieceshave alsobeenselectedforpresentationintheenvironmentallawcategoryatthe Stanford-YaleJuniorFacultyForum.Thisfall,KysaristeachingTortstofirstyearstudentsatUCLASchoolofLaw.

DAVIDP.LEONARD VisitingProfessorofLaw

UCLASchoolofLawalumnusDavid Leonard’77isvisitingfromLoyola LawSchoolLosAngelestoteach Evidencethisspring.Arespected instructorwithnearly30yearsof experience,Leonardsaid,“Ithinkof thelawschoolasthelegalequivalent ofasciencelaboratory.We participateinaprocessofinquiryand feedback,seekingapproachesto problemsthateludeeasysolutions. Because‘real-world’legalproblemsseldomhaveclearanswers,theworkwedo intheclassroompreparesusforthedifficult,intellectualchallengespresented bythelaw.”

Inadditiontoco-authoringthecasebook Evidence:AStructuredApproach, Leonard’sscholarshipfocusesonfederalprivileges,admissibilityandthe character-evidenceprohibition.Hisforthcomingarticle,“TheLegacyof Old Chief andtheDefinitionofRelevantEvidence,”examinestherelativelymore demandingrelevancestandardunderCalifornialawand,inparticular,

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DAVIDLEONARD

considersitseffectonuncharged,misconductevidenceforcriminal defendants.

Leonardisamemberoftheeditorialboardof CriminalJustice,aleadingpeerreviewedjournaloncriminallaw,andfrequentlyservesasapanelistdiscussing contemporarylegalissues.Aftergraduating fromUCLALaw,hepracticedwith theinternationallyrespectedlawfirmMorrison&FoersterinLosAngeles. From1979-’81,heservedasalecturer-in-lawatUCLALawandlatertaughtat IndianaUniversitySchoolofLawbeforejoiningLoyolafacultyin1990.

GERALDP.LÓPEZ

VisitingProfessorofLaw

GeraldLópezisaprofessorofclinical lawanddirectoroftheCenterfor CommunityProblemSolvingatNYU SchoolofLaw.Hecurrentlyteachesa workshopatUCLASchoolofLaw focusedonidentifyingandmeeting thechallengesofre-entryforpeople whoreturnfromjails,prisonsand youthfacilities.

Formorethantwodecades,López hasbeenthenation’sleadingtheoristonlawyeringasproblemsolving.Hehas developedandchampionedthe“rebelliousvision”ofprogressivepracticeand istheauthorof RebelliousLawyering—perhapsthemostinfluentialbookever writtenaboutprogressivelawpracticeandcommunityproblemsolving.He isoneofthecountry’sleadingon-the-groundpractitionersof,andadvocates for,comprehensiveandcoordinatedlegalproblemsolvinginlow-income,of colorandimmigrantcommunities.Inearlierappointments,heco-foundedthe PrograminPublicInterestLawandPolicyatUCLAandtheLawyeringforSocial ChangeProgramatStanfordUniversity—amongthenation’sfirstsequenced curriculainpublicinterestwork.

Lópezhasbeenhonoredwithmanycommunity,civilrightsandteaching awards.Hespeaksacrossthenation,conductstrainingsessionsandwrites regularlyaboutproblem-solvingpractices,raceandculture,economic development,prisonreentry,healthcare,immigration,legaleducationand emergingsocial,economicandpoliticalissues.

HIROSHIMOTOMURA VisitingProfessorofLaw

Oneofthemosthighlyregarded scholarsofimmigrationand citizenshiplaw,HiroshiMotomura willvisitthisfallfromtheUniversityof NorthCarolina,ChapelHill,wherehe istheKenanDistinguishedProfessor ofLaw.Motomuraisaco-authorof thewidelyusedcasebook ImmigrationandCitizenship:Process andPolicy andanewcasebook, ForcedMigration:LawandPolicy.He recentlywasfeaturedin TheNewYorkTimes editorialsection,which

extensivelyreferencedhisnewbook AmericansinWaiting,thewinnerofthe 2006PSPAwardfromtheAssociationofAmericanPublishers.

Authorofmorethan40influentialarticlesandreviewsonimmigrationand citizenship,Motomurahasbeenpublishedinprestigiousjournalsandlaw reviewssuchasthe StanfordLawReview, CornellLawReview and Columbia LawReview.Inadditiontohisacademicpursuits,hehastestifiedasan immigrationexpertin theU.S.Congress,hasservedasco-counselora volunteerconsultantinseveralcasesin theU.S.SupremeCourtandthefederal appealscourts,andisoneoftheco-foundersoftheRockyMountain ImmigrationAdvocacyNetwork(RMIAN).ProfessorMotomurawillteach ImmigrationLawthisfallatUCLASchoolofLaw.

JAMESTOMKOVICZ VisitingProfessorofLaw

Ahighlyrespectedvoiceinthefieldof constitutionalcriminalprocedure, JamesTomokoviczwilljoinUCLA SchoolofLawasavisitingprofessor fromtheUniversityofIowaCollegeof Law.A1976graduateofUCLALaw, Tomkoviczhasauthoredfiveamicus curiaebriefsincasesbeforethe SupremeCourtonbehalfofthe AmericanCivilLibertiesUnionandthe NationalAssociationofCriminal DefenseLawyers.Hehaswrittenextensivelyontherighttocounsel,including thechapter“AgainsttheTide:Rehnquist’sEffortstoCurtailExpansionofthe RighttoCounsel”in TheRehnquistLegacy.Heco-authoredwithWelshWhite thecasebook CriminalProcedure:ConstitutionalConstraintsUpon InvestigationandProof

TomkoviczclerkedforTheHonorableEdwardJ.Schwartz,chiefjudgeofthe U.S. DistrictCourtfortheSouthernDistrictofCalifornia,andforThe HonorableJohnM.Ferren,associatejudgeoftheDistrictCourtofColumbia CourtofAppeals.Followinghisclerkships,hewasanattorneywiththe AppellateSectionoftheLandsDivisionoftheDepartmentofJusticein Washington,D.C.HehasbeenawardedtheUniversity-WideCollegiate TeachingAward,andin2006wasnominatedfortheMarionL.HuitAwardfor excellenceinteaching.TomkoviczwillbeteachingConstitutionalCriminal ProcedurethisspringatUCLALaw.

FRANKK.UPHAM

VisitingProfessorofLaw

AnexpertinEastAsianlawand society,FrankUphamvisitsfromthe NewYorkUniversitySchoolofLaw. Upham’sscholarshipprimarily focusesonJapan,includinghisbook, LawandSocialChangeinPostwar Japan,thestandardreferencework onthesocialandpoliticalroleoflawin contemporaryJapan.Morerecently,

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hehasbegunresearchingandwritingaboutChineselawandsociety,andthe roleoflawinsocialandpoliticaldevelopmentmoregenerally.Uphamvisits fromNewYorkUniversitySchoolofLaw,whereheservedasfacultydirector oftheHauserGlobalLawSchoolProgramfrom1997-2002andfoundedthe GlobalPublicServiceLawProjectin1999.TheProjectworkstofoster professionalnetworksforactivistandpublicinterestlawyersthroughoutthe worldbybringingupto15lawyersfromthedevelopingworldtoNYUeachyear.

Uphamhasspentconsiderabletimeworkingintheregion.From1967-’70,he taughtintheDepartmentofWesternLanguagesatTunghaiUniversityin Taichung,Taiwan,andcoveredthewarinVietnam,CambodiaandLaosasa

FacultyinResidence

JENNIFERARLEN

FacultyinResidence

ProfessorJenniferArlenisarespected authorityonmedicalmalpractice,corporate liability(includingcorporatecrime)and corporategovernance.Arlenalsohaswritten onexperimentaleconomics.Herarticle, “Torts,ExpertiseandAuthority:Liabilityof PhysiciansandManagedCareOrganizations,” co-authoredwithW.BentleyMacLeod,was publishedintheprestigious RANDJournalof Economics.PriortojoiningthefacultyofNYUSchoolofLaw,shewasa ProfessorofLawandBusinessattheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniaLaw School,wheresheservedasafoundingdirectoroftheUSCCenterinLaw, EconomicsandOrganization.

ProfessorArlenreceivedherJ.D.andaPh.D.ineconomicsfromNewYork University.AtNYUsheteachestorts,corporations,businesscrimeand securities-fraudlitigation.ShehasbeenavisitingprofessoratHarvardLaw School,YaleLawSchoolandtheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnology;andwasan OlinFellowatBerkeleyLawSchool.ShebeganteachinglawatEmoryLaw SchoolandclerkedforTheHonorablePhyllisKravitchofthe U.S.Courtof AppealsfortheEleventhCircuit.

JODYFREEMAN

FacultyinResidence

JodyFreemanisaformerUCLASchoolofLaw professor.Duringher10yearsatUCLALaw, shereceivedtheRutterAwardforExcellence inTeachingandwasvotedProfessorofthe Yearbystudentsin2001.Nowaprofessorat HarvardLawSchool,sheisanexpertin environmentalandadministrativelawand servesasdirectoroftheHarvardLawSchool EnvironmentalLawProgram.Herscholarship focusesonissuesofprivatization,governance,regulatoryinnovationand institutionaldesign.Sherecentlyauthoredanamicusbriefonbehalfof

freelancejournalist.SincegraduatingfromHarvardLawin1974,hehas returnedtoAsiaasaJapanFoundationFellowandVisitingScholaratDoshisha Universityin1977,aResearchFellowoftheJapanSocietyforthePromotion ofScienceatSophiaUniversityin1986andavisitingprofessoratTsinghua UniversityinBeijingin2003.

UphamwillbeteachingLaw&DevelopmentatUCLALawinthespring.

MadeleineAlbrightin Massachusettsv.EPA,theglobalwarmingcasedecided bytheU.S. SupremeCourtthisyear.

Inadditiontoco-authoringaleadingcasebookinenvironmentallaw,Freeman haswrittenmanyinfluentialarticlesforacademicandlegaljournals.In2004 and2006,piecesshewrotewereselectedforthetop10environmentalarticles listinthe JournalofLandUseandEnvironmentalLaw.Anothermonograph byFreemanwasselectedbytheAmericanBarAssociation’sSectionon AdministrativeLawandRegulatoryPracticeasthesinglebestarticleinthe nationonadministrativelawin2001.In2006,shechairedtheExecutive CommitteeonAdministrativeLawfortheAssociationofAmericanLaw Schools.Herwritingshavebeentranslated intoseverallanguages,anda collectionofherpaperswillbepublishedinChinain2007.

BERNADETTEMEYLER

FacultyinResidence

AnassistantprofessoratCornellUniversity LawSchool,BernadetteMeyler’svaried researchandteachinginterestsfocusonthe intersectionsbetweenconstitutionallawand commonlaw,BritishandAmericanlegal history,lawandliteratureandlawandreligion. Followinghergraduationwithdistinction fromStanfordLawSchoolin2003,she clerkedforTheHonorableRobertA. KatzmannoftheUnitedStatesCourtofAppealsfortheSecondCircuit.Meyler earnedherPh.D.inEnglishfromUCIrvinelastyear,whereshereceiveda MellonFellowshipinHumanisticStudiesandaChancellor’sFellowship.Her articleshaveappearedinnumerousjournals,includingthe StanfordLaw Review; BostonCollegeLawReview; GeorgetownImmigrationLawJournal; Diacritics; StudiesinLaw, PoliticsandSociety and LegalEthics.Shecurrentlyis workingontwobookmanuscripts: TowardsaCommonLawOriginalism and TheatersofPardoning:SovereigntyandJudgmentfromShakespearetoKant Inadditiontoheracademicscholarship,Meylerplaysviolin,hasareading knowledgeofGermanandisfluentinFrench,LatinandGreek.

JODYFREEMAN

BERNADETTEMEYLER

JENNIFERARLEN

RecentFacultyScholarshipandActivities

KHALEDABOUELFADL

OmarandAzmeraldaAlfiProfessorofLaw

KhaledAbouElFadlreceivedthe2007University ofOsloHumanRightsAward,theLislandLeo EitingerPrizeforHumanRights,whichisgiven annuallytoapersonwhohasbeencommittedto humanrightsissues.Healsogavealectureat SyracuseUniversitytitled,“CanWeBeBeautifulin anUglyWorld?TheGreatTheftandtheMuslim Imperative”andlecturedon“Extremismand Islam”attheHammerForumPublicLectureSeries inJanuary.Hegavethekeynotespeech, “IslamophobiaandtheMuslimImperative,”atthe MuslimStudentAssociationSpringConferenceat theUniversityofIllinoisinApril.

PUBLICATIONS

“TheUniqueandInternationalandtheImperative ofDiscourse,” ChicagoJournalofInternational Law (2007).

“TheChallengeofHumanRights,”OxfordAmnesty Lectures2006Bookon WaronTerror (2007).

STEPHENBAINBRIDGE

WilliamD.WarrenProfessorofLaw

StephenBainbridge’sarticle,“DirectorPrimacy andShareholderDisempowerment,”inthe HarvardLawReview wasselectedasoneofthe10 bestcorporateandsecuritieslawarticlesof2006. Lastfall,Bainbridgedeliveredthekeynotespeech attheWesternDiocesanAttorneysAssociation’s RoundtableDiscussiononCanonLawandCivilLaw ConsiderationsinDiocesanRestructuring.Other appearancesthisyearinclude:“DirectorPrimacy,” TheForumforCorporateDirectors’ThirdAnnual Directors’Institute,and“TheCompleteGuideto Sarbanes-Oxley,”beforeboththeStateBarof NevadaandtheManhattanInstitute.Inaddition, heservedasapanelistatanotherManhattan Institutediscussionon“TheFutureofWallStreet.”

PUBLICATIONS

TheCompleteGuidetoSarbanes-Oxley: UnderstandingHowSarbanes-OxleyAffectsYour Business. AdamsBusiness(2007).

BusinessAssociations:Agency,Partnerships,LLCs, andCorporations—StatutesandRules (coeditors:WilliamA.KleinandJ.MarkRamseyer). FoundationPress(2007).

Agency,Partnerships,andLimitedLiabilityEntities: CasesandMaterialsonUnincorporatedBusiness Associations (co-editors:WilliamA.KleinandJ. MarkRamseyer).2nded.FoundationPress: (2006).

“TheScopeoftheSEC’sAuthorityOver ShareholderVotingRights,” Engage (June2007).

“Sarbanes-Oxley:LegislatinginHaste,Repentingin Leisure,”2 CorporateGovernanceLawReview 6996(2006).

“Unocalat20:DirectorPrimacyinCorporate Takeovers,”31 DelawareJournalofCorporateLaw 769(2006).

StephenM.Bainbridge&AaronH.Cole,“The Bishop’sAlterEgo:EnterpriseLiabilityandthe CatholicPriestSexAbuseScandal,”46 Journalof CatholicLegalStudies 65(2007).

STEVENBANK ViceDeanandProfessorofLaw

StevenBank’spaper,“TaxandtheSeparationof OwnershipandControl,”hasbeeninhighdemand thisyear,withpresentationstotheWorkshopon TaxandCorporateGovernanceinMunich,the HausmanTaxPolicyWorkshopandWorkshopon LawandEconomicsatUniversityofToronto,the FacultyWorkshopatGeorgeWashington UniversitySchoolofLawandattheCriticalTax TheoryConferenceatUCLASchoolofLaw.

PUBLICATIONS

“DoesDividendPolicyHaveaPoliticalDimension? TheBritishCase,”5 CESifoDICEReport:AJournal ofInstitutionalComparisons 33(2007).

“EntityTheoryasMythintheCorporateExciseTax of1909,”in StudiesintheHistoryofTaxLaw,Vol.II, (editedbyJohnTiley)HartPublishing(2007).

“DividendsandTaxPolicyintheLongRun,”2007 UniversityofIllinoisLawReview 533(2007).

“ACapitalLock-InTheoryoftheCorporateIncome Tax,”94 GeorgetownLawJournal 889(2006), reprintedin MonthlyDigestofTaxArticles 35(Jan. 2007)and CorporatePracticeCommentator 647 (Vol.48,No.3,Fall2006).

JACKBEARD ProfessorialLecturer

InMarch,JackBeardgaveamediabriefingonthe MilitaryCommissionsActandInternationalLawat theNationalPressClub.Healsopresented“The NuclearNonproliferationRegimeandNuclear Realities:RepairorReassessment?”attheannual meetingoftheAmericanSocietyofInternational Law.

PUBLICATIONS

“TheGenevaBoomerang:theMilitary CommissionsActof2006and U.S.Counterterror Operations,”101 AmericanJournalofInternational Law 56(2007).

“TheShortcomingsofIndeterminacyinArms ControlRegimes:theCaseoftheBiological WeaponsConvention,” AmericanJournalof AmericanLaw (forthcoming,April2007).

KHALEDABOUELFADL

STEPHENBAINBRIDGE

STEVENBANK

JACKBEARD PAULBERGMAN

PAULBERGMAN

ProfessorofLawEmeritus

InOsakathispastOctober,PaulBergman presentedtwopapersatasymposiumentitled, “RaisingGoodLawyers:TheJapaneseLawSchool IdealandSimulation-BasedClinicalEducation.”He alsotaughtclassesaspartofaFrenchComparative LawProgramatCezanneUniversityinFrancein April.Drawingfromhisbook, ReelJustice:The CourtroomGoestotheMovies,hespoketothe LosAngelesCountyBarSectiononEnvironmental Law,theInnerCircleofAdvocatesgroupof DistinguishedLitigatorsinSeattle,theUCLA FacultyEmeritiDinnerMeeting,SantaClaraLaw School,theNewMexicoBarAssociationandthe UCLAEntertainmentLawSymposium.

PUBLICATIONS

ReelJustice:TheCourtroomGoestotheMovies (withMichaelAsimow).2nded.KansasCity: AndrewsandMcMeel(2006).

RepresentYourselfinCourt:HowtoPrepareand TryaWinningCase (withSaraBermanBarrett) (editedbyMaryRandolphandRalphWarner).6th ed.NoloPress(2007).

CriminalLawHandbook:KnowYourRights, SurvivetheSystem (withSaraBerman-Barrett). 9thed.(2007).

Evidence—Law&Practice (withStevenI.Friedland andAndrewE.Taslitz).3rded.LexisNexis(2007).

DAVIDBINDER

ProfessorofLaw

DavidBinderaddressedtheUCLANational ConferenceonInterviewingandCounselingon approachesforhelpingstudentsrecognizeand probeclients’conclusorystatementsand statementscontainingharmfulevidence.Healso

briefedtheLosAngelesPoliceDepartmentInternal AffairsDetectivesaboutapproachesand techniquesforrecognizingandprobing conclusorystatementsmadebypoliceofficers underinvestigation.

PUBLICATIONS

“ADepositionsCourse:TacklingtheChallengeof TeachingforProfessionalSkillsTransfer,”13 Clinical LawReview 871(2007).

GARYBLASI

ProfessorofLaw

TheCaliforniaLegislatureheardtestimonythis yearfromGaryBlasiregardinghomelessnessin California.Inaddition,Blasi,associatedirectorof theUCLAInstituteforResearchonLaborand Employment,testifiedbeforetheLosAngelesCity Councilonthetaxiindustry.Hewasappointedto theBoardofDirectorsofInnerCityLawCenterand chaireditsStrategicPlanningCommittee,along withchairingacommitteeoftheBoardof DirectorsoftheLegalAidFoundationofLos Angeles.

PUBLICATIONS

“SystemJustificationTheoryandResearch: ImplicationsforLaw,LegalAdvocacyandSocial Justice”(withJohnJost),94 CaliforniaLawReview 1119(2006).

“DrivingPoor:TaxiDriversandtheRegulationof theTaxiIndustryinLosAngeles,”(withJacqueline Leavittand2006FactInvestigationClinic students).MonographpublishedbytheUCLA InstituteforResearchonLaborandEmployment (2006).

TAIMIEBRYANT

ProfessorofLaw

PUBLICATIONS

“Trauma,Law,andAdvocacyforAnimals,”1Journal ofAnimalLawandEthics 63-138(2006).

“AnimalsUnmodified,”2006 UniversityofChicago LegalForum 137-194(2006).

“MythicNonviolence,”2 JournalofAnimalLaw 1-13 (2006).

“SimilarityorDifferenceasaBasisforJustice:Must AnimalsbelikeHumanstobeLegallyProtected fromHumans?,”70LawandContemporary Problems 207-254(2007).

DANBUSSELL

ProfessorofLaw

PUBLICATIONS

ContractLawandItsApplication (withArthur Rosett).7thed.NewYork:FoundationPress (2007).

Bankruptcy (withWilliamWarren).7thed.New York:FoundationPress(2006).

DEVONCARBADO

ProfessorofLaw

TherecipientoftheUniversityDistinguished TeachingAwardfor2006-’07,DevonCarbado completedhisserviceasvicedeanthisyear.Hewas alsoapresenteronproblemsincriticalracetheory atthePaulRobesonConferenceatColumbiaLaw School,andhegavethekeynotespeech,“What ExactlyisRacialDiscrimination?”attheLawand SocietyConferencein2006.Othernoteworthy presentationsinclude“WorkingIdentity”ata facultyworkshopatWashingtonandLee UniversityLawSchoolinFebruaryand“The

ImportanceofDiversityandAffirmativeActionin HigherEducation”atVassarCollegeinSeptember.

PUBLICATIONS

“Foreword:MakingMakeupMatter”(with CatherineFishandMituGulati),14 DukeJournalof GenderLaw&Policy (forthcoming,2007).

“LootorFind:FactorFrame”(withCherylHarris), in HurricaneKatrina 87-110(2006).

“MakeupandWomenatWork,”(withMituGulati andGowriRamachandran),42 HarvardCivil Rights—CivilLibertiesLawReview (forthcoming, 2006).

ANNCARLSON

ProfessorofLaw

Lastfall,AnnCarlsonpresented“StateResponses toClimateChange”attheUCLAPublicPolicy Program’sConferenceonGlobalEnergyand ClimateChange.Shealsopresented“NinthCircuit andSupremeCourtEnvironmentalDecisions”at theStateBarofCalifornia’sAnnualConferenceon EnvironmentalLaw.Amongherotherspeaking engagementswere:“CopingwithGlobal Warming,”theUCLAEvanFrankelLawandPolicy Conference,and“IterativeFederalismandClimate Change,”attheClimateChangeConferenceatthe UniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.Carlsonwasa commentatoratthePropertyWorksinProgress conferenceattheUniversityofColoradoinJune. Shealsoorganizedandservedasseniorfaculty commentatorattheBoalt–Harvard–UCLAJunior FacultyEnvironmentalScholarConferenceat HarvardLawSchool,alsoinJune.

PUBLICATIONS

“HeatWaves,GlobalWarming&Mitigation,” Issues inLegalScholarship,CatastrophicRisks: Prevention,CompensationandRecovery (2007).

SCOTTCUMMINGS

ActingProfessorofLaw

ScottCummingspresented“The InternationalizationofPublicInterestLaw”atthe BoaltHallSchoolofLawFacultyColloquiumin October,andattheLawandSocietyAssociation’s 2007AnnualMeetinginBerlininJuly.Other presentationsincluded“LawintheLabor Movement’sChallengetoWal-Mart:ACaseStudy oftheInglewoodSiteFight,”and“Lawand CommunityEconomicJusticeinthe21stCentury: CreatingaVisionofTransformativeJustice”tothe CaliforniaLawReview&CenterforSocialJustice Symposium.

PUBLICATIONS

“TheInternationalizationofPublicInterestLaw,” 57 DukeLawJournal (forthcoming2007).

“LawintheLaborMovement’sChallengetoWalMart:ACaseStudyoftheInglewoodSiteFight,”95 CaliforniaLawReview (forthcoming2007).

“CriticalLegalConsciousnessinAction,”120 HarvardLawReview F.39(2007).

“Global-LocalLinkagesintheCommunity EconomicDevelopmentField,inProgressive Lawyering,GlobalizationandMarkets:Rethinking IdeologyandStrategy” (editedbyClareDalton). WilliamS.Hein&Co.(2007)

DAVIDDOLINKO ProfessorofLaw

PUBLICATIONS

“SomeNaïveThoughtsAboutJusticeandMercy,” 4 OhioStateJournalofCriminalLaw 349(Spring 2007).

SHARONDOLOVICH ProfessorofLaw

InDecember,SharonDolovichtestifiedon“Labor IssuesandtheProblemofPrisonRape”beforethe NationalPrisonRapeEliminationCommission. Dolovichiscurrentlyconductingresearchinthe LosAngelesCountyJail’sK-11unit,whichistheonly ofitskindinthecountry,thatsegregatesgaymale andtransgenderedprisonersfromthegeneral prisonpopulation.

PUBLICATIONS

“HowPrivatizationThinks”(editedbyJody FreemanandMarthaMinow), ThePathof Privatization, HarvardUniversityPress, (forthcoming).

STEPHENGARDBAUM

ProfessorofLaw

“LimitingConstitutionalRights”providedthe themeforStephenGardbaum’spresentationsto theStanfordLawSchoolLegalStudiesWorkshop, theUniversityofTexasLawSchoolConstitutional andLegalTheoryColloquiumandtheUCLASchool ofLawFacultyColloquium.Hewasalsoa commentatoratSt.LouisUniversitySchoolof Law’sChildressLectureandpresented“Stateand ComparativeConstitutionalLawPerspectivesona PossiblePost-RoeWorld.”

PUBLICATIONS

“LimitingConstitutionalRights,”54 UCLALaw Review 789(2007).

“StateandComparativeConstitutionalLaw PerspectivesonaPossiblePost-RoeWorld,”51 St. LouisUniversityLawJournal 685(2007).

“TheBreadthversustheDepthofCongress’s CommercePower”(editedbyRichardEpsteinand MichaelGreve),in FederalPreemption:States’ Powers,NationalInterests,AEIPress(2007).

ANNCARLSON SCOTTCUMMINGS

DAVIDDOLINKO

SHARONDOLOVICH

STEPHENGARDBAUM

“Wherethe(State)ActionIs,”4 International JournalofConstitutionalLaw 760(2006).

CAROLEGOLDBERG

ProfessorofLaw

CaroleGoldbergwasappointedasaJusticeofthe HualapaiCourtofAppealsandwasawarded (togetherwithDuaneChampagneandKevin Washburn)a$1.47milliongrantfromtheNational InstituteofJusticetoconductaresearchproject ontheadministrationofcriminaljusticeinIndian country.Shegaveapresentationontribalcourts inCaliforniatotheCaliforniaFederal-StateJudicial Council,inadditiontospeakingontopics surroundingPublicLaw280ataTribal/State JurisdictionSymposiumsponsoredbythe NationalJudicialCouncilandattheannualmeeting oftheCaliforniaIndianLawAssociation.Other presentationsincluded:“TheGrowthofIndianLaw Programs”attheUniversityofNewMexicoLaw School,“The(University)PoliticsofRepatriation underNAGPRA”and“What’sNextforNative AmericanandIndigenousStudies?”atameeting hostedbyNativeAmericanStudiesatthe UniversityofOklahoma.

PUBLICATIONS

AmericanIndianLaw:NativeNationsandthe FederalSystem (withRobertN.Clintonand RebeccaTsosie).5thed.LexisNexis(2007).

“CritiqueByComparisoninFederalIndianLaw,”82 NorthDakotaLawReview 719-740(2006).

MARKGREENBERG

ActingProfessorofLawandAssistantProfessorofPhilosophy

MarkGreenbergwasawardedaDonaldD. HarringtonFacultyFellowshipattheUniversityof Texas,Austin.Inaddition,hereceivedthe2007 BergerMemorialPrizeforthebestarticlein PhilosophyofLawpublishedin2004and2005,

awardedbyAmericanPhilosophicalAssociationin spring2007forthearticle,“HowFactsMakeLaw,” whichwasdiscussedattheAmericanPhilosophical Association’sannualPacificDivisionmeetingin April.HewasacommenterattheSociedad FilosoficaIberoAmericana(SOFIA)conferencein Mexicoandco-hostofacolloquiumon constitutionalandlegaltheoryattheUniversityof Texas(UT),Austin.

PUBLICATIONS

“HartianPositivismandNormativeFacts:How FactsMakeLawII,”in ExploringLaw’sEmpire (editedbyScottHershovitz)OxfordUniversity Press(forthcoming,2006).

“OnPracticesandtheLaw,”12 LegalTheory 113 (2006).

“ConceptualRoleSemantics”(withGilbert Harman),in OxfordHandbookofPhilosophyof Language (editedbyErnieLeporeandBarrySmith) OxfordUniversityPress(2006).

JOELHANDLER

RichardC.MaxwellProfessorofLaw;ProfessorofPolicyStudies, SchoolofPublicPolicyandSocialResearch

JoelHandlerparticipatedintheSocialJusticein PracticeconferenceatUniversityCollegeinDublin, Ireland,inJuly,presenting“Citizenship,Social ExclusionandWorkfare:MythandCeremony.”He presentedapaperon“WorkandtheFamily”atUT Austin’s“GenderandLabor:What’sWorking” conferenceinOctober.Hispaper,“TheSpreadof Workfare:Activation,Devolution,Privatization, andtheChangingStatusofCitizenship,”wasa highlightinseveralvenues:UTAustin,theArizona StateSchoolofJusticeandSocialInquiryandthe MaisondesSciencesdel’HommeinFrance.Healso traveledtoTel-AvivLawSchooltopresent“Work andtheLow-WageLaborMarket:Mothersand Children.”

PUBLICATIONS

BlameWelfare,IgnorePovertyandInequality (with Y.Hasenfeld),CambridgeUniversityPress(2007).

“Onwelfarereform’shollowvictory,”135 Daedalus 114-117(2006).

“TheFailureofWorkfare:AnotherReasonforBasic IncomeGuarantee”(withA.SheelyBabcock),in BasicIncomeSecurity (2006).

“EndingWelfareasWeKnowIt:WelfareReformin theUnitedStates,”in AdministeringWelfare Reform:InternationalTransformationsinWelfare Governance (editedbyPaulHenman&Menno Fenger)PolicyPress(2006).

“WelfareReformandDeform”(withDanielle Seiden),in LawandClassinAmerica:TrendsSince theColdWar (editedbyPaulCarringtonandTrina Jones),NYUPress(2006).

“ActivationPoliciesandtheEuropeanSocial Model,”in UnwrappingtheEuropeanSocialModel (editedbyAmparoSerranoPascual&Maria Jepsen),EuropeanTradeUnionInstitute,Policy Press(2006).

CHERYLHARRIS ProfessorofLaw

CherylHarriswasthekeynotespeakerata conferenceonSomerset’sCaseinGloucester, England,discussingthecomplexlegacyof Somerset’sCase,andwasalsothekeynotespeaker attheAustralianCriticalRaceandWhiteness StudiesAssociation’sannualconferenceon“The BorderPoliticsofWhiteness.”Herpaper, “WhitenessintheNewMillenium,”consideredthe impactofglobalizationandothercontemporary developmentsonracialdynamics.InMarch,she wasapresenteratthesymposiumonthe150th AnniversaryoftheDredScottCase,“Enforced Belonging:Race,NationandCitizenshipfromDred

CAROLEGOLDBERG

MARKGREENBERG

JOELHANDLER

CHERYLHARRIS

ScotttotheFourteenthAmendment,”sponsored byWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louis.Laterthat month,shedeliveredthekeynotespeechatthe UniversityofCalifornia,Irvine,AfricanAmerican StudiesConference,“DredScott:Citizenship,the Human,andthePoliticalA/EffectofRacial Blackness.”

SEANHECHT

ExecutiveDirector,EnvironmentalLawCenter

SeanHecht,chairoftheEnvironmentalLaw SectionoftheStateBarofCaliforniafor2006-’07, wasco-organizerofaMarchworkshop,Preparing GreenLawyersforPracticeinaChanging Environment,attheAmericanBarAssociation ConferenceonEnvironmentalLawinColorado.In theworkshop,environmentallawteachersand practitionersdiscussedhowlawschoolsare succeedingatgivingnewlawyersthetoolsthey needtopracticeenvironmentallaw.Thepaper Hechtco-authoredonthesubjectreceivedaBest PaperAwardfortheconference.InApril,Hecht gavethekeynoteaddressonregulatingcarbon dioxideemissionsattheannualmeetingofthe SouthernCaliforniaAssociationofLawLibraries. Hepresentedthelunchaddress,“California’s LatestHotTopic:HowGlobalWarming RegulationsandLitigationMayImpactYour Business,”attheTwenty-ThirdAnnualSeminaron HazardousWasteManagementandtheLaw.

PUBLICATIONS

“EnvironmentalLawTeachers’Perspectiveson PreparingNewLawyersforPractice”(withA. AmosandJ.Weis),ConferenceProceedings,ABA SectionofEnvironment,Energy,andResources 36thAnnualConferenceonEnvironmentalLaw 289(2007).

“LimitingLiabilityintheGreenhouse:Insurance Risk-ManagementStrategiesintheContextof GlobalClimateChange”(withC.RossandE.Mills), 43 StanfordJournalofInternationalLaw 251 (forthcoming,2007)and26 Stanford EnvironmentalLawJournal 251(2007).

JERRYKANG

ProfessorofLaw

JerryKangreceivedtheRutterAwardfor ExcellenceinTeachingfromtheUCLASchoolof LawandtheWorldTechnologyNetworkAwardfor Lawin2006,inadditiontobeingelectedtothe AmericanLawInstitute.Hegavefourlecturesin Seoul,Korea,inMaytothelawdepartmentsof SungkyungkwanUniversity,KoreaUniversityand SeoulNationalUniversity,aswellastoKT(Korea Telecom),SKT(SouthKoreaTelecom)andKISDI (anagencyoftheMinistryofCommunication).He servedasapaneliston“NextGeneration Discrimination:CantheLawAddressUnintended andSubtleBias?”attheAmericanConstitution SocietyNationalConventioninJune.Amonghis otherlecturesandpresentationswere:“Fair Measures:ABehavioralRealistRevisionof ‘AffirmativeAction,’”atColumbiaLawSchool’s LegalTheoryWorkshop;“TragedyoftheCyclops,” theComputing2016Symposium,Computer ScienceTechnologyBoardattheNational AcademyofSciencesinWashington,D.C.,and CapitalUniversityLawSchoolinColumbus; “BehavioralRealism:AFutureHistoryofImplicit BiasandtheLaw,”totheOhioStateUniversity CenterforInterdisciplinaryLawandPolicyStudies. Inaddition,hepresentedpapersattheUnblinking: VisualPrivacyconferenceatUCBerkeleyandatthe SiliconFlatironsConferenceattheUniversityof ColoradoSchoolofLaw.

PUBLICATIONS

“FairMeasures:ABehavioralRealistRevisionof AffirmativeAction”(withMahzarinBanaji),94 CaliforniaLawReview 1063-1118(2006).

“ImplicitSocialCognitionandtheLaw”(with KristinLaneandMahzarinBanaji)in AnnualReview ofLawandSocialScience (forthcoming,2007).

“TheStoryof Hirabayashiv.UnitedStates:Dodging Responsibility,”in RaceStories (editedbyDevon CarbadoandRachelMoran)(forthcoming,2007).

“Race.netneutrality,” JournalofHighTechLaw (forthcoming,2007).

KENKLEE ProfessorofLaw

TheDailyJournal namedKenKleeoneof California’sTop100Lawyersin2006,while Los AngelesMagazine citedhimasa“LosAngeles CountyTop10SuperLawyer.”InMarch,Klee discussed“DebatingInter-CreditorAgreements: ValuationandControlIssues,”onapanelatan AmericanBankruptcyInstituteconference.InMay, heparticipatedonthepanel“WhatWill ReorganizationandRestructuringLookLikeinthe ComingYears?”attheCaliforniaBankruptcy Forum’s19thAnnualConference.Heparticipated intheInternationalInsolvencyInstitute’sSeventh AnnualInternationalInsolvencyConference, whereheservedonapanelthatdiscussed “UnderstandingDerivatives:DissectingComplex FinancialInstruments.”

PUBLICATIONS

BusinessReorganizationinBankruptcy:Casesand Materials (withMarkScarberry,etal.).3rdedition. Thomson/West(2006).

SEANHECHT

“TheBankruptcyAbusePreventionandConsumer ProtectionActof2005–BusinessBankruptcy Amendments”(withBrendtC.Butler),38 Uniform CommercialCodeLawJournal 301-71(2006).

RUSSELLKOROBKIN

ProfessorofLaw

RussellKorobkinwasnamedthethirdannual “DistinguishedScholar-in-Residence”atthe CenterfortheInterdisciplinaryStudyofConflict andDisputeResolutionatCaseWesternReserve UniversityLawSchool,wherehewillgivetwo lecturesinOctober2007.Overthecourseofthe pastyearhepresentedthesepapers:“Predicting SuccessinSettlementNegotiations:An ExperimentalAnalysis,”attheCecilD.Branstetter LitigationandDisputeResolutionProgram WorkshopatVanderbilt;“WhoWinsat Settlement?”attheUCLAAndersonSchoolof BusinessBehavioralDecisionTheoryWorkshop andatUCLASchoolofLaw;“BuyingandSelling TissuesforStemCellResearch,”UCLACenterfor SocietyandGeneticsWorkshop;theUniversityof MichiganLawSchoolLawandEconomics WorkshopandHarvardLawSchoolHealthPolicy Workshop.

PUBLICATIONS

“StemCellResearchandtheCloningWars,”18 StanfordLawandPolicyReview 161(2007).

“AutonomyandInformedConsentinBiomedical Research,”54 UCLALawReview 605(2007).

“BuyingandSellingTissuesforStemCell Research,”49 ArizonaLawReview 45(2007).

“No-Compensationv.Pro-Compensation:Default RulesforTissueSales,”40 JournalofHealthand Law 1(2007).

“EmbryonicHistrionics:ACriticalAssessmentof theBushStemCellPolicyandtheCongressional Alternative,”47 JurimetricsJournal 1(2006).

“FiveTacticsforIncreasingYourBargainingPower,” Negotiation 9:12(December,2006).

MAXIMOLANGER

ActingProfessorofLaw

MaximoLangerwasappointedamemberofthe EditorialBoardof NewCriminalLawReview,apeer reviewedjournalpublishedbyUniversityof CaliforniaPress.Hispaper,“TheRiseofthe ManagerialJudginginInternationalCriminalLaw,” wasselectedasthebestpaperinthePublic InternationalLawcategoryattheStanford-Yale JuniorFacultyForum,2006.Hepresented“Why DoCodesTravel?ThreeThesesonDiffusionand theWaveofCriminalProcedureReformsinLatin America”attheLatinAmericanLawWorkshopat theWhitneyR.HarrisInstituteforGlobalStudiesat WashingtonUniversity,theThirdAnnualCriminal JusticeRoundtableatYaleLawSchool,theBoalt HallLawSchoolFacultyColloquiumatUCBerkeley andattheLoyolaLawSchoolFacultyColloquium.

PUBLICATIONS

GlobalPerspectivesonCriminalProcedure (with CarolSteiker),OxfordUniversityPress (forthcoming,2009).

Crime,ProcedureandEvidenceinaComparative andInternationalContext:EssaysinHonourto MirjanDamaska (editedbyJohnJackson,Maximo LangerandPeterTillers),HartPublishing (forthcoming,2008).

“RevolutioninLatinAmericanCriminalProcedure: DiffusionofLegalIdeasfromthePeriphery,”55 AmericanJournalofComparativeLaw (forthcoming,October2007).

“RethinkingPleaBargaining:ThePracticeand ReformofProsecutorialAdjudicationinAmerican CriminalProcedure,”34 AmericanJournalof CriminalLaw 223(2006).

GIALEE

ActingProfessorofLaw

GiaLeepresentedpapersattheCardozoLaw SchoolFacultyWorkshopandattheLawand SocietyAssociation’sBerlinMeeting.

PUBLICATIONS

“ThePresident’sSecrets,” GeorgeWashingtonLaw Review (forthcoming2007).

DOUGLASLICHTMAN ProfessorofLaw

InNovember,DouglasLichtmandeliveredapaper, “DiscouragingPatentHoldoutsthrough ReciprocalCommitment,”atNorthwestern UniversitySchoolofLaw’sLaw&Economics Colloquium.Otherpaperpresentationsduringthe yearincluded:“AligningPatentPresumptionswith theRealityofPatentReview,”theHamilton FoundationForumonPromotingOpportunityand GrowthThroughScience,Technology,and Innovation;“DefendingFRANDPricing,”theLECG workshopon TheIntersectionofIntellectual PropertyRightsandAntitrustLaw;and“Rethinking thePresumptionofPatentValidity,”GeorgeMason UniversitySchoolofLawconferenceonRegulation ofInnovationandEconomicGrowth.

PUBLICATIONS

“Viacomv.YouTube,” IPMagazine (Summer2007).

“IrreparableBenefits,”116 YaleLawJournal 1285 (2007).

RUSSELLKOROBKIN

MAXIMOLANGER GIALEE

DOUGLASLICHTMAN

LYNNLOPUCKI

SecurityPacificBankProfessorofLaw

The BuffaloLawReview’s July2006issuewas devotedtoasymposiumonLynnLoPucki’sbook CourtingFailure?TheEffectsofVenueChoiceon BigBankruptcies.LoPuckialsoservedastheBruce W.NicholsVisitingProfessorofLawattheHarvard LawSchoolinfall2006.InOctober,hepresenteda workshoponRiseoftheFinancialAdvisors:An EmpiricalStudyoftheDivisionofProfessionalFees inLargeBankruptciesatVanderbiltLawSchooland atRogerWilliamsLawSchool.

PUBLICATIONS

StrategiesforCreditorsinBankruptcyProceedings (withChristopherR.Mirick).5thedition.Aspen Publishing(2007).

“DelawareBankruptcy:FailureintheAscendancy,” 73 UniversityofChicagoLawReview 1387(Fall 2006).

“TheSpearingToolFilingSystemDisaster,”68 Ohio StateLawJournal 281(2007).

DANIELLOWENSTEIN

ProfessorofLaw

DanielLowensteinappearedthispastJanuaryata conferencesponsoredbytheByronWhiteCenter oftheUniversityofColoradoLawSchoolinDenver andpresented,“BallotInitiativesandthe RepublicanPrinciple.”

PUBLICATIONS

“CompetitionandCompetitivenessinAmerican Elections,”DanielH.Lowenstein,reviewingMichael P.McDonaldandJohnSamples,eds., The MarketplaceofDemocracy:ElectoralCompetition andAmericanPolitics ElectionLawJournal, Volume6,Number3,(2007).

JENNIFERMNOOKIN ViceDeanandProfessorofLaw

“PolygraphInterrogation,ScientificTheory,and ScientificEvidence”formedthetopicforJennifer Mnookin’spresentationtoFordhamLawSchoolin January.Thatsamemonth,sheparticipatedina symposiumonGraphicandVisualRepresentations ofEvidenceandInferenceinLegalSettingsat CardozoLawSchool.InMarch,sheservedasa panelistatACross-DisciplinaryLookatScientific TruthsymposiumatBrooklynLawSchool, followingthatwithaninvitedpresentationon fingerprintingattheNationalInstituteofJustice AnnualConferenceinJuly.Mnookinalsogave papersattheCrawfordandBeyond:Revisitedin DialoguesymposiumatBrooklynLawSchool,and asymposiumonJudges,EvidenceandExpertiseat VillanovaSchoolofLaw.

PUBLICATIONS

“Peoplev.Castro:ChallengingtheForensicUseof DNAEvidence,”in EvidenceStories (Richard Lempert,Ed.,2006).

“BifurcationandtheLawofEvidence,”155 UniversityofPennsylvaniaLawReviewPennumbra 134(2006).

“ExpertEvidenceandtheConfrontationClause after Crawfordv.Washington,”15JournalofLaw andPolicy 791(forthcoming,2007).

“TheValidityofLatentFingerprintIdentification: ConfessionsofaFingerprintingModerate,” JournalofLaw,ProbabilityandRisk (forthcoming, 2007).

“IdealizingScienceandDemonizingExperts:An IntellectualHistoryofExpertEvidence,” Villanova LawReview (forthcoming,2007).

ALBERTMOORE

ProfessorofLaw

PUBLICATIONS

“ADepositionsCourse:TacklingtheChallengeof TeachingforProfessionalSkillsTransfer,”13 Clinical LawReview 871(2007).

GRANTNELSON

ProfessorofLawEmeritus

GrantNelsonpresentedthepaper,“Festschriftfor DaleA.Whitman”attheUniversityofMissouriColumbiainApril.

PUBLICATIONS

RealEstateTransfer,FinanceandDevelopment (withDaleA.Whitman).7thed.St.Paul:West Group(2006).

RealEstateFinanceLaw (withDaleA.Whitman). 5thed.St.Paul:WestPublishing(2007).

“TheForeclosurePurchasebytheEquityHolder: ShouldMoralityandFairnessTrumpNormal PriorityRules?” MissouriLawReview (Fall2007).

NEILNETANEL

ProfessorofLaw

NeilNetaneladdressedtheDigitalBroadband MigrationConferenceattheUniversityof ColoradoinFebruarywithhispaper,“DigitalRights ManagementandMobilePhoneCarriers.”InJune, hediscussed“MaharamofPaduav.Giustiniani;the Sixteenth-CenturyOriginsoftheJewishLawof Copyright”attheUniversityofHoustonLaw Center.

PUBLICATIONS

“MaharamofPaduav.Giustiniani;theSixteenthCenturyOriginsoftheJewishLawofCopyright,” 44 HoustonLawReview (forthcoming,2007).

DANIELLOWENSTEIN

JENNIFERMNOOKIN

ALMOOREGRANTNELSON

LYNNLOPUCKI

“TemptationsoftheWalledGarden:DigitalRights ManagementandMobilePhoneCarriers,”6 JournalonTelecommunications&High TechnologyLaw (forthcoming,2007).

FRANCESOLSEN

ProfessorofLaw

Domesticviolenceissuesformedthesubjectsof twopapersFrancesOlsenpresentedinArgentina inDecember.ShereturnedtothatcountryinApril toaddressaconferenceonwomenjudgeswithher paper,“ThePoliticsofAskingWhetherWomen JudgesJudgeDifferently.”Olsenalsotraveledto NorwaytodeliveralectureonCivilDisobedience toFosenFolkehoegskoleinRissa,thenreturned thereinJulytodeliverapaperon“TheUsesof HumanRightsStrategiestoAdvancetheRoleand StatusofWomenbyNon-Governmental Organizations(NGOs)inEthiopia”totheEthiopian StudiesConference.

KALRAUSTIALA

Professor,UCLASchoolofLawandUCLAInternationalInstitute; Director,UCLARonaldW.BurkleCenterforInternational Relations

In2007,KalRaustialawasappointeddirectorofthe RonaldW.BurkleCenterforInternationalRelations atUCLA.Hepresented“Extraterritorialityand ExecutivePower,”attheRANDCorporationand “UnbundlingTerritorialityinAmericanLaw”at PrincetonUniversityinJanuary.Lastfall,he presented“TheEvolutionofExtraterritoriality”at theUniversityofBritishColumbia.

PUBLICATIONS

“TheGlobalStruggleOverGeographicIndications” (withStephenR.Munzer),18 EuropeanJournalof InternationalLaw (forthcoming,2007).

“DensityandConflictinInternationalIntellectual PropertyLaw:ACommentonTowardsaHuman RightsApproachtoIntellectualProperty,” UCDavis LawReview (2006).

“WhereIPIsn’t”(withChrisSprigman), Virginia LawReviewinBrief (Jan.22,2007).

“ThePiracyParadox:ThePuzzlingIrrelevanceof IntellectualPropertyinFashionDesign”(withChris Sprigman),92 VirginiaLawReview 1687(December 2006).

RUSSELLROBINSON

ActingProfessorofLaw

PUBLICATIONS

“CastingandCaste-ing:ReconcilingArtistic FreedomandAntidiscriminationNorms,”95 CaliforniaLawReview 1(2007).

“UncoveringCovering,” NorthwesternLawReview Vol.101(2007).

MICHAELH.SCHILL

DeanandProfessorofLaw

Overthepastyear,DeanSchillhasappearedon severalpanelsdiscussingissuesrelatingtohousing andgovernmentregulation.Inaddition,inJanuary hemoderatedandspokeatapanelon“TheFuture ofPublicLawSchools”attheAnnualMeetingof theAssociationofAmericanLawSchoolsin Washington,D.C.

PUBLICATIONS

Property (withJesseDukeminier,JamesKrierand GregAlexander)6thed.(2006).

“TheCondominium-CooperativePuzzle”(with IoanVoicuandJonathanMiller), JournalofLegal Studies (forthcoming2008).

“ReflectingonNewYorkCity’sHousingPolicy:1987 to2004”(withJerilynPerine),in Neighbourhood Renewal&HousingMarkets:Community EngagementintheUS&UK,(HarrisBeider)ed., BlackwellPublishing2007.

SEANASHIFFRIN

ProfessorofLawandProfessorofPhilosophy

Shiffrindiscussed“CommercialSpeech,Market DynamicsandMorality”atLoyolaLawSchoolin February,thenparticipatedintheHarvardLaw School/Petrie-FlomCenterConferenceon ReengineeringHumanBiologyinMarch.Shewasa discussantattheHarvardMedicalSchool ConferenceonResponsibilityforHealthEthical IssuesinAprilandattheUniversidadTorcuato diTellaSchoolofLaw’sConferenceonLawand PhilosophyinBuenosAiresinJune.

PUBLICATIONS

“TheDivergenceofContractandPromise,”120 HarvardLawReview 708(2007).

“AreCreditCardLateFeesUnconstitutional?”15 William&MaryBillofRightsJournal 1-44(2006).

KIRKSTARK

ProfessorofLaw

TheCaliforniaAssembly’sHumanServices CommitteeheardtestimonyinAprilfromKirk Starkonlegislationbasedonhisarticle“Should CaliforniaAdoptanEarnedIncomeTaxCredit?”He alsogaveapaperataUniversityofMinnesota conferenceon“TheFutureofTaxShelters,”in additiontopresentinghispaper“RichStates,Poor States:AmericanFederalismandthePoliticsof FiscalEqualization”atUCLA.

NEILNETANEL FRANCESOLSEN

KALRAUSTIALA

RUSSELLROBINSONMICHAELH SCHILL

PUBLICATIONS

“StateTaxSheltersand U.S.FiscalFederalism,”26 VirginiaTaxReview (2007).

RICHARDSTEINBERG ProfessorofLaw

RichardSteinbergspokeatDukeUniversityLaw CenterinFebruaryon“NegotiateorLitigate? EffectsofWTOJudicialDelegationonU.S.Trade Politics.”Hepresented“TheFormation, Transformation,andDeformationofTrading States”atGeorgetownUniversityLawCenter InternationalLegalTheoryColloquium,alongwith “TheEvolutionofReciprocity”attheUniversityof MinnesotaSchoolofLawand“Powerand InstitutionalDesign”atPrincetonUniversity.In addition,hediscussed“What’sWrong WithU.S. InternationalLawScholarship”attheJoint MeetingoftheAmericanSocietyofInternational LawandtheAssociationofAmericanLawSchools inCanada.

PUBLICATIONS

InternationalLawandInternationalRelations (editedbyBethSimmonsandRichardH. Steinberg)CambridgeUniversityPress(2007).

“PowerandCooperationinInternational EnvironmentalLaw,”in ResearchHandbookin InternationalEconomicLaw (editedbyAndrewT. GuzmanandAlanO.Sykes)Cheltenham,UK: EdwardElgar(forthcoming,2007).

LARASTEMPLE

DirectorofGraduateStudies

PUBLICATIONS

“HBO’sOZandtheFightAgainstPrisonerRape: ChroniclesfromtheFrontLine,”in ThirdWave FeminismandTelevision:JanePutsItinaBox,I.B. Tauris(2007).

KATHERINESTONE ProfessorofLaw

KatherineStonewaschosenasaUniversityof CaliforniaCenterforAmericanPublicPolicyFellow in2007.Lastfall,shespokeon“AFatalMis-Match: Employer-CentricBenefitsinaBoundaryless Workplace,”atthe12thAnnualLewis&Clark BusinessForum’sConferenceonTheAgingofthe Baby-BoomersandAmerica’sChanging RetirementSystem.Shealsoparticipatedinthe 18thWorldCongressonLabour&SocialSecurity LawinParisinSeptemberandontheUnited Nation’sCommitteeofExpertsMeetingonDecent WorkinOctober.Stonediscussed“TheMissing Link:LaborFlexibilityandTradeLiberalization,”at theSocietyfortheStudyofSocio-Economics AnnualMeetinginCopenhageninJune.

PUBLICATIONS

“AFatalMis-Match:Employer-CentricBenefitsina BoundarylessWorkplace,”11 Lewis&ClarkLaw Review 451-80(2007).

“RevisitingtheAt-WillDoctrine:ImposedTerms, ImpliedTerms,andtheNormativeWorldofthe Workplace,”36 IndustrialLawJournal 84(2007).

“ANewLaborLawforaNewWorldofWork:The CaseforaComparative-TransnationalApproach,” 28 ComparativeLaborLaw&PolicyJournal 565-81 (2007).

“Flexibilization,Globalization,andPrivatization: ThreeChallengestoLabourRightsinOurTime,”43 OsgoodeHallLawJournal 77(2006).

“RethinkingLabourLaw:EmploymentProtections forBoundarylessWorkers,”in Boundariesand FrontiersofLabourLaw (editedbyGuyDavidov andBrianLanguille),HartPublishing(2006).

LYNNSTOUT

PaulHastingsProfessorofCorporateandSecuritiesLaw

Thisspring,LynnStoutpresented“Specific InvestmentandCorporateLaw”attheUCLA AndersonSchoolAccountingWorkshopSeries, theHarvardBusinessSchoolLCAFaculty Workshop,theUCBerkeleyHaasBusinessSchool andtheGeorgetownUniversityBusinessSchool. Shealsopresentedapaperon“TakingConscience Seriously”attheClaremontUniversityCenterfor Neuroeconomics,SymposiumonMoralMarkets. Otherpresentationsinclude“Firms,Contractsand Regulation”attheGruterInstitute’sAnnual Conferenceand“TheChangingNatureofthe Firm”attheAspenIdeasFestival,Programon BusinessandSociety.

PUBLICATIONS

“Other-RegardingPreferencesandSocialNorms,” in NormsandtheLaw (JohnM.Drobak,ed.) CambridgeUniversityPress(2006).

“TheMythicalBenefitsofShareholderControl,”93 VirginiaLawReview 789(2007).

“SpecificInvestmentandCorporateLaw”(with MargaretBlair),7 EuropeanBusinessOrganization LawReview 473(2006).

“SpecificInvestment:ExplainingAnomaliesin CorporateLaw”(withMargaretBlair)31 Journalof CorporateLaw 719(2006).

EUGENEVOLOKH

GaryT.SchwartzProfessorofLaw

EugeneVolokhreceivedthe2006Dukeminier Awardforhisarticle,“Same-SexMarriageand SlipperySlopes,”33HofstraL.Rev.155(2005).He alsodeliveredtheFriedrichA.vonHayekLecture inLawatNewYorkUniversityinMarchandserved asaMediaFellowattheHooverInstitutionat StanfordinMay.

RICHARDSTEINBERG

LARASTEMPLE

KATHERINESTONE

LYNNSTOUT

KIRKSTARK

PUBLICATIONS

“MedicalSelf-Defense,ProhibitedExperimental Therapies,andPaymentforOrgans,”120 Harvard LawReview 1813(2007).

“StateConstitutionalProvisionsSecuringtheRight ToDefendLife,”11 TexasReviewofLawandPolitics 399(2007).

“StateConstitutionalRightstoKeepandBear Arms,”11 TexasReviewofLawandPolitics 191 (2007).

“LawReviews,theInternet,andPreventingand CorrectingErrors,” YaleLawJournalPocketPart (Sept.6,2006).

AcademicLegalWriting:LawReviewArticles, StudentNotes,SeminarPapers,andGettingon LawReview,FoundationPress(2007).

ADAMWINKLER

ActingProfessorofLaw

InOctober,AdamWinklergavetheopeninglecture attheCorporationsandtheFirstAmendment: ExaminingtheHealthofDemocracyconference hostedbytheCenteronCorporations,Law,and SocietyatSeattleUniversitySchoolofLaw.In February,Winklerpresented“FreeSpeech Federalism”ataUniversityofPennsylvania conferenceonPositiveApproachesto ConstitutionalLaw,and“TheFederalGovernment asaSpecialConstitutional’Niche’inAffirmative ActionCases”atUCLASchoolofLaw.Other presentationsincluded“The’Death’of Confidentialityandthe’New’Ethical ResponsibilitiesofCorporateLawyers”atthe EleventhAnnualEthicsSymposiumhostedbythe StateBarofCalifornia;“The’New’Problemof Discrimination:SpeechandReligionversus Equality,”theAnti-DefamationLeagueofLos Angeles;“Gonzalesv.Carhart:NationalandLocal

ImplicationsoftheSupremeCourt’sUpholdingof theFederalPartialBirthAbortionAct,”Planned ParenthoodLosAngeles.

PUBLICATIONS

“ScrutinizingtheSecondAmendment,”105 MichiganLawReview 683(2007).

“FundamentallyWrongAboutFundamental Rights,”23 ConstitutionalCommentary 227(2006).

“FatalinTheoryandStrictinFact:AnEmpirical AnalysisofStrictScrutinyintheFederalCourts,”59 VanderbiltLawReview 793(2006).

“TheReasonableRighttoBearArms,”17 Stanford Law&PolicyReview 597(2006).

“TheFederalGovernmentasaConstitutional NicheinAffirmativeActionCases,”54 UCLALaw Review 1931(2007).

STEPHENYEAZELL

DavidG.PriceandDallasP.PriceProfessorofLaw

StephenYeazellwaschosenasoneofonlytwo UCLAFacultyResearchLecturers,anhonor conferredbytheAcademicSenatetorecognize distinguishedresearch.Hedeliveredthe102nd FacultyResearchLecture,“What’sNotWrong WiththeCivilLitigationSystem—AndWhatIs”in April.

PUBLICATIONS

FederalRulesofCivilProcedure;WithSelected Statutes,Cases,andotherMaterials.NewYork,NY: AspenPublishers(2007).

“SocializingLaw,PrivatizingLaw,Monopolizing Law,AccessingLaw”39 LoyolaLawReview 691-717 (2006).

NOAHZATZ ActingProfessorofLaw

Overthepastyear,NoahZatzfocusedlargelyon prisonissuesinhisspeeches,whichincluded: “PrisonLaborersasStatutoryEmployees”atSeton HallEmployment&LaborLawScholars’Forum, “PrisonLabor,EmploymentRelationshipsand EconomicExchange,”theUniversityofChicago’s CrimeandPunishmentWorkshop;and“Working attheBoundariesofMarkets:PrisonLaborand EmploymentLaw,”theAmericanBarFoundation. AlsoinMarch,hespokeon“Workingatthe BoundariesofMarkets:EmploymentLawandPaid Non-MarketWork”attheUCBerkeleyBoaltHall SchoolofLaw.

PUBLICATIONS

“WhatWelfareRequiresFromWork,”54 UCLALaw Review 373(2006).

KENZIFFREN AdjunctProfessorofLaw

KenZiffrenwasselectedEntertainmentLawyerof theYearfor2006–’07bytheBeverlyHillsBar Association.ThegaladinnerwasheldattheRegent BeverlyWilshire.Inaddition, HollywoodReporter, ESQ. magazinenamedhimasaTop100Power LawyerinLitigationfor2007.

EUGENEVOLOKH ADAMWINKLER

STEPHENYEAZELL NOAHZATZ KENZIFFREN

That’sEntertainment...Law

BYDAVIDGREENWALD

Likeyoungactorswhoarescramblingto getnoticed,youngattorneys,too,can haveatoughtimebreakingintoHollywood.Traditionally,itcouldtakeyearsto getsomuchasatoeinthedooratamajorentertainmentfirmorstudio.But notsofor MatthewBilinsky’06.Inthelingooftheindustry,hemightbecalledan “overnightsensation.”

OnlyalittlemorethanayearoutofUCLASchoolofLawandBilinskysnaggedthebrass ring,landingacovetedexecutivepositionwithanup-and-comingindependent productionstudiothatisontracktobecomeamajorplayerwithsuchfilmsas Crash and TheIllusionist

Thesecrettohissuccess?“UCLAdefinitelygavemealegup,”Bilinskysaysfromhis WilshireBoulevardofficeinthebusinessandlegalaffairsdivisionoftheYariFilmGroup. “ThishasalwaysbeenthepathI’veseenformyself,andthenameandthereputationof UCLAanditsEntertainmentandMediaLawandPolicyProgramlendsaddedvalueto myresumeandpedigree,anditprovidesmewiththetoolstospeakthelanguageof theindustry.Thathelpedtodistinguishmefromotherattorneysatthesamestagein theircareers,oreventhosewithmoreexperience.”

WhileUCLALawhasofferedclassesintheentertainmentfieldfordecades—goingbackto thedaysofthelate MelvilleB.Nimmer andhisgroundbreakingEntertainmentLaw course—Bilinskyisspeakingofaprogramthatisonlyacoupleofyearsold.Launchedin 2005,thecomprehensiveEntertainmentandMediaLawandPolicyProgramenrichesandaugmentsthe curricularofferingsoftheEntertainmentLawSpecialization.Thefocusoftheprogramis,asitsname implies,multifaceted:Itisnotjustaboutthebusinessofentertainmentorthepracticeofentertainment law;rather,itisaboutallsortsofmediaandintellectualproperty,aswellasaboutpolicyandculturein whatisoneofthemostdynamicsegmentsoftheeconomyinthecountry.

ThequalityofUCLA’sentertainmentofferingswasamajorfactorthatdrewBilinskytoWestwood,aswas theschool’sproximitytotheheartoftheentertainmentindustryandtheopportunitiesthatofferedto meetandnetworkwithmajorplayersinthefield.Theprogram’sstrength,hesays,inadditiontostellar studiesinimportanttheory,isinitspracticalnature.“Thecoursesintheentertainmentprogramfocuson contemporaryissuesandchallengeyoutosolvepracticalproblemsthatyouwouldotherwiseencounter onlyinanupper-levelseminarorworkshop,”Bilinskysays.

Establishingtheentertainmentlawprogramwasatoppriorityfor DeanMichaelH.Schill whenhe arrivedatUCLAin2004fromNYU.“WhenIwascontactedaboutbecomingthedean,Ithoughtthatthis schoolmusthavethebestentertainmentlawprograminthecountry.ButwhenIlooked,Isawthatthere wasnoentertainmentprogram.Fromthatdayforward,IknewthatifIweretobecomedean,thatwould beoneofthefirstgoalsIwouldseektoachieve,”hesays.

DeanSchillappointedafaculty/alumnicommitteetolaythegroundwork fortheprogram.WithinonemonthofarrivinginLosAngeles,manyofthe piecesalreadywereinplace—“Wehadsomeofthegreatestfaculty membersinintellectualpropertyandFirstAmendmentinthenation.We alsohadcoursesinentertainmentlawthatwerebeingtaughtbysomeof thebestpractitionersinthiscity,”DeanSchillsays—“butwhatwasmissing wastheformalstructuretotieeverythingtogether.”

Heappointed KenZiffren’65 tochairthecommittee.Thenationally respectedattorney,whoisknownasThePopeofHollywoodandisamong thepreeminententertainmentlawyersintheUnitedStates,isthecofoundingpartnerofthepowerhouseentertainmentfirmZiffren, Brittenham,Branca,Fischer,Gilbert-Lurie,Stiffelman,Cook,Johnson, Lande&WolfLLP.“Wesatdownoverasix-monthperiodandcameupwith aprogramwethinkisunique,”Ziffrensaysofthecommittee’swork.“Wecheckedoutotherlawschools andfoundnothingofthisnature.”

Inthespringof2005, DavidR.Ginsburg’76,whoservedasamemberofthecommitteeandhadenjoyed anearly30-yearcareerintheindustryasalawpartner,producerandfilmexecutive,joinedtheschoolas executivedirectoroftheEntertainmentandMediaLawandPolicyProgramandasalecturerinlaw. Togetherwiththefacultyadvisorycommittee,Ginsburgpreparedadraftcurriculumandprogram proposal,whichtheschool’sfacultyunanimouslyapproved.Itincludesaminimumofsevencoursesfor J.D.sandfiveforLL.M.s,selectedfromabroadmenuofpotentialclasses,aswellasaresearchpaperorlaw reviewarticleonarelevanttopicinentertainmentlaw.Thefirstgroupofthreestudentstocompletethe programrequirementsweregraduatedin2006(includingBilinsky),andstudentsinthefirstfulltwo-year cyclesinceinceptiongraduatedthisyear:fiveLL.M.s andsevenJ.D.s.Inthe2006-’07academicyearthere wereabout25second-andthird-yearstudentsaswellassevenLL.M.students,saysGinsburg.Numbers forthe2007-’08yearareupagainsignificantly—sixLL.M.sand43J.D.s.Whiletheprogram’sformal curricularspecializationonlycommencesinthesecondyearoflawschool,interestedfirst-yearstudents areencouragedtodeclaretheirparticipationinordertoattendguest-speakerpresentationsandto volunteerattheannualsymposium.

MELVILLEB NIMMER

DAVIDGINSBURG ’76

KENZIFFREN

Theschool’sliteratureboaststhattheprogram“isthemostcomprehensive,advancedand innovativeapproachtothestudyofentertainmentandmedialawinthecountry,”andthat studentswhofulfillitsrequirementshaveasolidgroundinginthelaw,custom,theoryandpolicy thatgovernthemotionpicture,television,musicandotherindustriesinvolvedincreativeandartistic pursuits. ProfessorNeilW.Netanel,oneofthenation’sforemostauthoritiesincopyrightlaw,certainly believesthatisthecase.“Whilesomeschoolsmayhaveexcellentprogramsincertainareas,nonehasthe combinationofessentialelementsthatUCLAenjoys:exceptionalprogramsacrosstheboard,ahighly accomplishedandinternationallyrecognizedfacultythatdoesleading-edgescholarshipandalocationin theheartoftheindustry,”Netanelsays.AddtothatthefactthatUCLAhasbothfilmandmanagement schoolstosupplementthelawprogramwithgraduate-levelcoursesfromthebusinessandcreativesides oftheindustry,andthecombinationisunparalleled.

“UCLAhasrecognizedtheimportanceofintellectualpropertyandtheentertainmentlawareatothe developmentoflegalscholarshipandpractice,makingthisthe premierprograminthecountry,”says ShelleyPresser’73,seniorvicepresidentanddeputygeneralcounselofWarnerBros.Entertainment Inc.

Herecallsthattherewerefewcoursesdesignedfortheentertainmentfieldwhenhewasastudentat UCLA.Butthelandscapeoftheindustryhaschangeddramaticallyinthreedecades,andnowthereisa pressingneedforsuchprograms:“Theindustryismuchbiggerthanitwasinthe1970s,andmuchmore prominentintheLosAngeleslegalmarket,” hesays.Therearenewbusinessesandareas ofentertainmentpracticethatdidn’texist whenhewasastudent.“Thevideo/DVD businesshadnotstarted,cableTVwasjust gettingstarted,theconsumer-products businesswassmall,theInternetwasyears awayfromdevelopmentfortheconsumer, andcomplicatedfinancingofmotion pictureswaseithernon-existentorvery rare,”Pressersays.Perchedasitisatthe epicenteroftheindustry,UCLAisinaunique positiontotakeonthesecomplexissues.

“WORKINGWITHTHEACTIVEANDHIGHLYACCOMPLISHEDSTUDENTS ATUCLALAWGIVESMETHEOPPORTUNITYTOREFUELAND RECALIBRATEMYOWNVIEWSOFTHEINDUSTRY. ITISINCREDIBLY FULFILLINGTOHEARSTUDENTS’ THOUGHTSANDIDEAS, WHILEALSO GIVINGTHEMSOMEOFTHEADVICEANDTOOLSTHEYNEEDTOHELP THEMACCOMPLISHTHEIRCAREERGOALS.”

KENZIFFREN

ProfessorDougLichtman,oneofthenation’spreeminentscholarsinintellectualpropertylaw,came toUCLAthisyearfromtheUniversityofChicagospecificallytomeetthatchallenge.HejoinedtheUCLA LawfacultyinJulytocreateanintellectualpropertycenterthatwillhelptoestablishtheentertainment lawprogramasaninstitutionalhonestbrokerforthelegalwarsaffectingHollywoodand,inDeanSchill’s words,“bridgethegapbetweenthepolarizedviewsofintellectualproperty,withrespecttoentertainment lawinparticular.”

LichtmanisexcitedaboutworkingandteachinginUCLA’sprogram.WhileLosAngelesiswellknownfor itsroleinproducingentertainmentcontent,“Whatisoftenoverlookedisthefactthatmuchofthedealmakingandlegalanalysisbehindthatcontentalsohappensrighthere,”Lichtmansays.“Weareworking hardtoharnessthoseadvantagesbyinvitingindustryleaderstoteachasadjunctfacultyorguestlecturers, andbyreachingouttoindustryalumniforadviceandinformationabouttopicsandtrendsthatstudents needtounderstand.”

SaysZiffren,whohastaughtatUCLALawasanadjunctprofessorsince1998,“Workingwiththeactive andhighlyaccomplishedstudentsatUCLALawgivesmetheopportunitytorefuelandrecalibratemy ownviewsoftheindustry.Itisincrediblyfulfillingtohearstudents’thoughtsandideas,whilealsogiving themsomeoftheadviceandtoolstheyneedtohelpthemaccomplishtheircareergoals.”

PROFESSORNEILNETANEL

PROFESSORDOUGLASLICHTMAN

Atthesametime,Lichtmansays,theprogramrecognizesthattraditionalsubjectsrightlybelong inanentertainmentlawcurriculum.Programselsewheremightshunsubjectslikepatentlaw andpricingstrategy,butUCLAtakessignificantstepstowardbroadeningitsscope. “Entertainmentlawtodayis,bynecessity,morecomprehensivethanitwas.TheexecutivesatFoxorWB must,everyday,confrontnovelstrategicquestionsabouthowtobestshowcasetheirofferingsandhow besttostructurelong-runtechnologydeals.Wearecommittedtoproducinggraduateswhocanbring freshideasintothoseconversations,whileatthesametimeparticipatinginmorefamiliarones,”hesays.

ThomasZegganeLL.M.’07 camefromFrancetoenrollin UCLALawanditsentertainmentprogram.“Ipursuedthe EntertainmentandMediaLawandPolicyProgrammindful thatUCLAoffersthebestpossibleexposuretothe entertainmentindustry,”hesays.Anothersignificant strengthoftheprogram,headds,isitsextracurricular offeringslikethevariousspeakerseries—thereisa LunchtimeSpeakerSeriesandanEntertainment Roundtable—andsymposiathatpresentkeyplayerswithin theindustry.“Theopportunitytomeetandtalkwith MichaelEisner orwith ClintEastwood ortohavealunch discussionwithlegalheadsofthestudiosisnotsomething thateverylawschoolcanoffer,”hesays.

Theprogramisyoungandgrowing,addingnewcoursesliketrademarkandmusic-industrylawanda seminarinentertainmentlawresearchandwriting,Ginsburgsays.Inaddition,thereareplanstoexpand internshipsandexternshipsinstudio,networkandunionarenas.Highlyspecializedcourseshavebeen addedandarebeingtaughtbyveteran,expertpractitionerslike KenZiffren, SchylerM.Moore’81, JaneShayWald and GaryStiffelman’79

Internshipsareakeycomponentoftheprogram.For JoseTrejoJ.D.’08, theyprovidedhimwithasolidlearningfoundation.“WhenIstartedmy summerasanAcademyofTelevisionArtsandSciencesintern,Ifeltreadyto tackletheconcepts,legaleseandproblemswithwhichIwasfacedfromthe firstday,”Trejosays.“Ihadtheconfidencetojumpintohighgearthemoment myinternshipbegan,a confidencethatwould havebeendifficultto obtainhaditnotbeen fortheintensive trainingIreceivedin myclasses.”

Andthatpreparationis,afterall,whatthe entertainmentlawprogramisallabout.Whileit maynotbepossibleforanyeducationalexperience tofullysimulateandprepareastudentfortherigors ofworkinginthelegalprofession,“UCLA’sprogram doesprovideasolidgroundinginthelegalissues andvocabularyoftheentertainmentindustry,”says Bilinsky,therecentlymintedYariFilmGroup executive.“Exposuretotheseuniqueissuesand terms,whichhaveaparticularrelevancetothe entertainmentindustryandthepracticeof entertainmentlaw,isamustifyouaretoprepare yourselfforacareerinthisfield.”

THOMASZEGGANE

JOSETREJO

DAVIDR.GINSBURG

DavidR.Ginsburgistheexecutivedirectorofthe EntertainmentandMediaLawandPolicyProgram. Hisdistinguishedcareerincludeshelpingtobuild theEntertainmentDepartmentatthe internationallawfirmofSidley&AustinLLPasa foundingpartner,testifyingasanexpertwitnessin federalandstatelitigationonbehalfofmajorfilm studiosandservingasajudgeprotemofthe BeverlyHillsMunicipalCourt.Inthemotionpicture industry,hewasanindependentproducerand executiveandmostrecentlythepresidentof ArtisanPicturesandexecutivevice-presidentof ArtisanEntertainment,aleadingindependent productioncompanypriortoitsacquisitionby Lionsgatein2003.Amanofvariedinterestsand talents,GinsburgnotonlyteachesEntertainment Lawandaseminaronentertainmentlawresearch andwritingatUCLASchoolofLaw,buthasalso beennominatedforfourEmmy®Awards.

MARKGRADY

In2004,UCLASchoolofLawwelcomedMark Gradybacktoitsfacultyasprofessoroflawandthe directoroftheUCLACenterforLawand Economics.Grady,a1973UCLALawgraduate,has heldpostdoctoralfellowshipsinlawand economicsattheUniversityofChicagoLawSchool andtheYaleLawSchool,andwasafounding trusteeoftheAmericanLawandEconomics Association.Hisresearchinterestsinclude antitrustandintellectualproperty.Gradyhas publishedandeditedinfluentialbooksandarticles formorethan20years,beginningwith“Regulating InformationAdvertisingOverview”in TheFederal TradeCommissionSince1970:EconomicAnalysis andBureaucraticBehavior (1981)andcontinuing with TheLawandEconomicsofCybersecurity, CambridgeUniversityPress(2005),withco-editor FrancescoParisi.Gradyhasservedasanadvisorto

theReaganandClintonadministrations,anddean oftheGeorgeMasonLawSchool.AtUCLAhe teachesAntitrustandIntellectualProperty.

JERRYKANG

The2007recipientoftheRutterAwardfor ExcellenceinTeaching,ProfessorJerryKang’s researchinterestsincluderace,communications andcivilprocedure.Kangisamodern-day Renaissancemanwhoseaccomplishmentsrange fromhavingclerkedforJudgeWilliamA.Norrisof theU.S.CourtofAppealsfortheNinthCircuit,to holdingablacksashintheKoreanmartialartHwa RangDo,tohelpingdevelopcyberspacepolicyat theNationalTelecommunicationsandInformation Administration.Inadditiontopublishingmany articlesininfluentiallegaljournals,suchasthe UCLA,StanfordandHarvardlawreviews,heisthe authorofaleadingtextbook, CommunicationsLaw &Policy:CasesandMaterials.Heteachesseveral coursesatUCLALaw.Amongthemostpopularare CommunicationsLawandPolicyandhisseminar oncyberlawandinformationprivacy.

DOUGLASLICHTMAN

DouglasLichtmanjoinsthefacultyofUCLASchool ofLawthisyearasaprofessoroflaw,bringingina freshwaveofinnovativeideas,economicexpertise andspecializedknowledgeinthefieldsof intellectualpropertyandtelecommunications regulation.Lichtman’sresearchisvaried,witha particularinterestinthewaysinwhichtechnology willalter,challengeandredefinetraditionallegal codes.Aprominentscholar,heisaneditorofthe JournalofLaw&Economics andco-authorof TelecommunicationsLawandPolicy,atextbook exploringfederalregulationofbroadcastandcable television,radio,telephonyandcableInternet. Lichtmanrecentlypublishedamuch-discussed articleentitled“TheCaseAgainstYouTube”and

hasjoinedtheViacomteamsuingYouTubeand Google.Thisfall,inadditiontostartinganew centeronintellectualproperty,hewillteachPatent Lawandaseminaronlawandtechnology.

SCHUYLERMOORE

SchuylerMooreliterallywrotethebookonshow business,fittinglytitled TheBiz:theBasicBusiness, LegalandFinancialAspectsoftheFilmIndustry Moorealsohaspublishedabookontaxlawentitled TaxationoftheEntertainmentIndustry andhas writtenseveralarticlesinthefield.Heisapartnerin theCorporateEntertainmentDepartmentatthe LosAngelesofficeofStroock&Stroock&Lavan and,accordingto Variety,is“wellknownforhis traffic-stoppingpronouncementsaboutthestate oftheentertainmentbusiness.”In1981,he graduatedfirstinhisclassatUCLALawandnow teachesEntertainmentLawandMotionPicture FinancingTransactions.Additionally,heoftenis calledupontosharehisexpertiseregardingthe entertainmentindustrywithbusinessstudentsat theUCLAAndersonSchoolofManagement.

NEILW.NETANEL

NeilW.Netanelisinternationallyrecognizedasan expertintheareasofcopyright,therightof publicity,digitalmediaandinternational intellectualproperty.SincejoiningtheUCLA SchoolofLawfacultyinfallof2004,Netanelhas taughtmanycoursesinthefieldofintellectual property,includingtwoseminarsfocusingon entertainmentandmedia.Inadditiontoservingas ofcounselatFulbright&JaworskiLLP,wherehe advisesclientsonavarietyofcomplexintellectual propertyissues,hehaspublishedmorethan20 articles(manyanthologizedinbooks),including “ImposeaNoncommercialUseLevytoAllowFree Peer-to-PeerFileSharing”inthe HarvardJournal ofLaw&Technology and“LocatingCopyright

DAVIDGINSBURG MARKGRADY JERRYKANG

DOUGLICHTMAN

SCHUYLERMOORE

WithintheFirstAmendmentSkein”inthe Stanford LawReview.PriortocomingtoUCLALaw,Netanel practicedforsevenyearsinTel-Aviv,Israel,where herepresentedIsrael’sfirstcabletelevision operator.

DAVIDNIMMER

Intellectualpropertyspecialistanddistinguished scholarDavidNimmerisaprofessorfrompractice andofcounseltoIrell&ManellaLLPinLosAngeles. Inadditiontorepresentingclientsinthe entertainment,publishingandhigh-technology fields,Nimmerupdatesandrevises Nimmeron Copyright,thepreeminenttreatiseinthefield,first publishedin1963byhisfather.AtUCLALaw, Nimmerteachesadvancedseminarsoncopyright, pendingcopyrightlegislation,entertainmentand media.Inthebroadercommunity,Nimmerhasled in-houseseminarsoncopyrightaroundtheworld, includinglecturesforthelegalstaffsofTurner BroadcastinginAtlanta,TimesMirrorinNewYork andtheCopyrightSocietyofJapaninTokyo.An authorofseveralleadingarticlesondomesticand internationalcopyright,hisworkshaverecently beencompiledintoananthologybyKluwer Internationalentitled Copyright:SacredText, TechnologyandtheDMCA

RUSSELLK.ROBINSON

AnactingprofessoratUCLALawsince2004, RussellK.Robinsonfocuseshisscholarshiponlaw andpsychology,antidiscriminationlawandmedia andentertainmentlaw.Inadditiontoteaching coursesoncontractsandraceandsexuality, Robinsonrecentlyledaseminaroncontemporary issuesinentertainmentandmedialaw.Priorto practicingentertainmentlawatthefirmofAkin, Gump,Strauss,HauerandFeldLLPinLosAngeles, RobinsonclerkedforJudgeDorothyNelsonofthe

U.S.Courtof AppealsfortheNinthCircuitandfor JusticeStephenBreyeroftheU.S.SupremeCourt. Quicklyemergingasapreeminentscholar, Robinsonrecentlypublished“Castingand Caste-ing:ReconcilingArtisticFreedomand AntidiscriminationNorms”inthe CaliforniaLaw Review and“IntheCaseof Lylev.WarnerBrothers Television:ABriefAmicusCuriae”inthe UCLA EntertainmentLawReview

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Widelyregardedastheleadinglegalphilosopherof hergeneration,SeanaShiffrinholdsjoint appointmentsintheUCLADepartmentof PhilosophyandUCLASchoolofLaw.Sherecently wasappointedfacultydirectorofthenewLawand Philosophyprogram,servesasanassociateeditor of PhilosophyandPublicAffairs andisonthe advisoryboardof LegalTheory.Herwriting includesinfluentialworkontheFirstAmendment andthetheoreticalunderpinningsofthelawof intellectualproperty.Ofhervariedscholarship, importantworksinclude“TheDivergenceof ContractandPromise”inthe HarvardLawReview and“LockeanTheoriesofIntellectualProperty”in NewEssaysinthePoliticalTheoryofProperty ShiffrinteachesseveralcoursesatUCLALaw, includingContracts,acoursefocusingonissuesin legaltheoryrelatedtofreedomofspeechanda legaltheoryworkshop.

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EugeneVolokh,theGaryT.SchwartzProfessorof Law,isoneoftheforemostlegalscholarsofhis generation.Hehaspublishedmorethan45law reviewarticlesandmorethan75op-edpiecesona rangeoflegalissues,includingtheFirst Amendment,cyberspacelawandcopyright. Volokhistheco-authorofthenoteworthyweb

blog“TheVolokhConspiracy,”andfrequentlyis calleduponbyCNNandothermediaoutletsto providecommentaryoncontemporarytopicsin thelaw.Publicationsinthefieldofintellectual propertyinclude:“FreedomofSpeechandthe RightofPublicity”inthe HoustonLawReview and “SovereignImmunityandIntellectualProperty”in the SouthernCaliforniaLawReview.AtUCLA SchoolofLaw,Volokhteachesseveralcourses, includingCopyrightandConstitutionalLawII,and servesasadedicatedmentortoanyandallin searchofadvice.

KENZIFFREN

KenZiffrenisnotsimplyaleadingentertainment lawyer:heistheleadingentertainmentlawyerin thenation.Describedby Variety as“theelder statesmanoftheentertainmentbar,”heisa foundingpartnerofthepowerfulfirmZiffren, Brittenham,Branca,Fischer,Gilbert-Lurie, Stiffelman,Cook,Johnson,LandeandWolfLLP, whichhashadaroleinalmosteverymajormovie, televisionshow,musicrecordingorentertainment transactionsinceitsinception.Asonewriter phrasedZiffren’svariedexperience,“Ziffrenhas focusedonthecosmictransactionsthatkeepthe industrymoving.”Healsoisco-chairoftheUCLA SchoolofLawBoardofAdvisors,chairofthe EntertainmentandMediaLawandPolicyProgram andheadstheUCLALawCampaignCabinet. StudentsatUCLALawhavetheopportunityto benefitfromhisexpertiseinZiffren’sNetwork TelevisionandMotionPictureDistributionclasses.

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UCLASchoolofLaw’sEntertainmentLaw Programmayberelativelyyoung,butthe Westwoodcampushasfordecadesofferedarich andvariedmenuofentertainment-oriented classes.

Firstundertheguidanceoflegendarycopyright andentertainmentlawauthority Professor MelvilleB.Nimmer,whoinauguratedUCLA Law’sEntertainmentLawcourseandtaughthere for23yearsuntilhisdeathin1985attheageof62, thenunderothers’leadership,UCLAhastrained generationsofentertainment,mediaand intellectualpropertypractitionerswhohave distinguishedthemselvesasindustry counsel,studioandagencyexecutives,artists’ representativesandlitigators.Whileitisnot possibletomentionthemall,herearesomeof thestandouts.

AmongUCLALawalumnicurrentlyworkinginthe entertainmentfieldaresomeofHollywood’s heaviesthitters.Thecareerof StaceySnider’85 madethefairy-taleleapfrommailroomto

boardroomwithherfirstentertainmentjobinthe mailroomoftheTriadArtiststalentagencybeing followedbyaquickclimbupexecutiverungsat severalstudios.In2006,shetookthetopjobas CEOofDreamWorksSKGafternearlyadecadeat Universalthatincludedsevenyearsaschairman andCEO.NearbyinBurbankis BruceRosenblum ’82,whoispresidentofWarnerBros.Television Group,whereheisresponsibleforgrowingthe

entireWarnerBros.portfoliooftelevision businesses,includingworldwideproductionand distribution,aswellasbroadcasting.Rosenblum hadbeenwithWarnerBros.19yearsbeforebeing elevatedtopresidentofthenewlyformed TelevisionGroupin2005.Heplayedavitalroleas oneofthefoundersoftheWBNetwork.Alsoat WarnerBros.is ShelleyPresser’73,seniorvice presidentanddeputygeneralcounselofWB EntertainmentInc.

Ontheothersideofthehillresides BethBerke ’79,whoisexecutivevicepresidentandchief administrativeofficerforSonyPictures EntertainmentinCulverCity.Beforebecoming CAO,BerkeworkedinthelegaldivisionofSony Pictures,risingtothepostofexecutivevice presidentanddeputygeneralcounsel,servingas chiefcounselforColumbiaPicturesandheadof theinternationalandcorporatelegalgroupsfor SonyPictures.Inhisroleasexecutivevicepresident andgeneralmanagerofA&E, RobertDeBitetto ’81 managesaportfolioofcablepropertiesthat includesA&ETelevisionNetwork,TheBiography ChannelandtheCrime&InvestigationNetwork. BeforejoiningA&Ein2003asseniorvicepresident forProgramming,DeBitettowasanexecutivewith theTNTNetwork.Earlierthisyear, BruceTobey ’84 joinedCBSFeatureFilms—thetheatricalfilm divisionofCBS—asCOO,overseeingallfinancial, legalandbusinessaffairs.BeforemovingtoCBS, TobeywasexecutivevicepresidentofParamount PictureGroupand,afterleavingParamountin 2005,hasbeenaconsultantforseveralfilm productions.Healsohasservedasexecutivevice presidentofViacomEntertainmentGroup.

RaeSanchini’87 isanotherUCLASchoolofLaw alumoccupyingentertainment-industry boardrooms.SheispresidentofLightstorm EntertainmentInc.,theproductioncompanyof directorJamesCameron,andhasreceived producer’screditsonsuchfilmsas Titanic, True Lies and Solaris GlennWhitehead’78 isthe seniorvicepresidentforBusinessAffairsand ProductionforHBOFilms,while Jeffrey Freedman’93 isexecutivevicepresidentof BusinessAffairsandOperationsatParamount

Vantage.FreedmanisanactivementortoUCLA LawstudentsandalongtimememberoftheUCLA EntertainmentSymposiumAdvisoryCommittee. OveratDisneyABCCableNetworksGroupis FrederickKuperberg’66,whoisexecutivevice presidentforBusinessandLegalAffairsofDisney ABCCableNetworksGroup.Kuperbergoversees alllegalandbusinessaffairsforproperties includingABCFamily,DisneyChannel,ToonDisney andSOAPnet,andspearheadsnegotiationsforthe channels’programmingeffortsandaffiliate contracts,aswellasnewmediaandbroadband activities. LoisScali’86 isexecutivevicepresident andgeneralcounselofPixarAnimationStudios. ShejoinedthestudiofromIrell&ManellaLLP, whereshewasapartnerfor10yearsanddirected thefirm’sentertainmentgroup.

UCLAHASTRAINED GENERATIONSOF ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIAAND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PRACTITIONERSWHO HAVEDISTINGUISHED THEMSELVESAS INDUSTRYCOUNSEL, STUDIOANDAGENCY EXECUTIVES,ARTISTS’ REPRESENTATIVES ANDLITIGATORS.

AtUniversalMusicGroup, DavidRing’89 was promotedinJuneofthisyearfromseniorvice presidenttoexecutivevicepresidentofBusiness DevelopmentandBusinessAffairsofUMG’seLabs, whichisresponsibleforhandlingthe company’selectroniccommerceinitiative, Internetexploitation,andnewtechnologybusiness opportunitiesworldwide.AlsoatUniversalMusic is BruceResnikoff’82,whoispresidentof

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UniversalMusicEnterprises(UME).Hiscompany overseesthemarketingoftheentiremusiccatalog foralllabelswithintheUniversalMusicGroup, includingInterscope,Geffen,A&M,Universal, Motown,IslandandDefJamRecords.Hejoined Universalin1983asassociatedirectorofbusiness andlegalaffairsforMCARecords.Heestablished UMEin1999afterthemergerof Universal/Polygram. MichaelHelfant’83 served untilMarch2007aspresidentandCOOofMarvel Studiosandisanindependentfilmandvideo producer.Hisexecutiveproducercreditsinclude TheIncredibleHulk andtheupcoming IronMan. HelfantisalsoamemberoftheUCLA EntertainmentSymposiumAdvisoryCommittee.

Helpingtorepresenttheartistswhofeedintothe entertainmententerprisesareahostofUCLA alumniinprominentpositionswithinsomeofthe mostimportanttalentagenciesintheUnited States.AschairmanofUnitedTalentAgency, Jim Berkus’72 hasanimpressiveclientlistthat includesthelikesofJamesGandolfini,Harold Ramis,MichaelLawrence,JamesCaan,Joeland EthanCoen,andHarrisonFord. RobertBroder ’65 becamevicechairmanofInternationalCreative Management(ICM)in2006afterICMacquired BroderWebbChervinSilbermannAgency,the companyhehelpedtofoundin1978torepresent manyofthetelevisionindustry’sleadingwriters, directorsandproducers.AlsoatICMis Pamela Brockie’75,seniorvicepresidentinchargeof overseeingtheagency’sMotionPictureBusiness AffairsDepartmentinLosAngeles.Priortojoining ICM,shewasanattorneyinthelegaldepartmentof

UniversalStudios.Brockiealsoisamemberofthe UCLAEntertainmentSymposiumAdvisory Committee.OveratCreativeArtistsAgency(CAA), SheldonSroloff’76 headstheTheatricalMotion PicturesBusinessAffairsDivision.Hehasbeenwith CAAsince1983;priortothathewasassistant generalcounselatMetro-Goldwyn-Meyer.In additiontohisworkwithCAA,Sroloffisvice presidentoftheAssociationofTalentAgents.

Therearemanyalumsworkinginfirms representingentertainmentclientsandlitigating industryissues. RobertOffer’92 represents actressAngelinaJolie,amongotheryoung,highprofilecelebrities. DailyVariety calledhisboutique firm,SloaneOfferWeberandDernLLP,“oneofthe youngestandhottestinthebiz.”Beforehelpingto foundthefirmin2002,OfferworkedatBloom HergottDiemerandCookLLP. Nancy Newhouse-Porter’78 hasrepresented animatorsresponsibleforworkonsuchfilmsas ToyStory, ToyStory2, Shrek, IceAge and Monsters, Inc.SheisaprincipalinthefirmofNewhouse PorterHubbardPC.

Aformerco-presidentandCOOofSonyPictures Entertainment, RobertJ.Wynne’67 nowisa senioradvisorfortheEntertainmentandPractice GroupofSheppardMullinRichter&HamptonLLP inCenturyCity.Heisjoinedatthefirmby Louis Meisinger’67,whoinhisnearly40-yearcareer, hasfocusedoncomplexbusinessand entertainmentlitigationmatters,andhasincluded representationofclientsinvolvedincopyright, intellectualproperty,publicityandprivacy,and

idea-submissiondisputes.Meisingerhasbeena toplegaladvisortotheWaltDisneyCo.formany yearsandservedasgeneralcounsel.Asthe longtimemotionpicturecounselfor Cruise/WagnerProductions, KennethKleinberg ’67 andhisfirm,KleinbergLopezLangeCuddyEdel &KleinLLP,wereinstrumentalinhelpingto

relaunchUnitedArtists.Healsoisresponsiblefor helpingtobringthe HarryPotter seriestothebig screen,negotiatingauthorJ.K.Rowling’sdealswith WarnerBros.Colleaguesknow RuthFisher’80, ofGibsonDunn&Crutcher,asashrewddealmaker. Hermostrecentpactshaveincludeda23-picture, $400-millionfilm-financingprojectwithGoldman SachsandLionsgate,andUniversalStudio’s restructuringofitsjointventurewithParamount forinternationaltheatricaldistribution.

Earlierthisyear, E.BarryHaldeman’69 brought hisextensiveentertainmentexperience—

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includingfiveyearsasexecutivevicepresidentof Business&LegalAffairsforParamountPictures— toJeffer,Mangels,Butler&MarmaroLLPbyjoining thefirmasofcounsel.Inhismanyyearsofpractice, Haldeman,afoundingmemberoftheUCLA EntertainmentSymposium,hasrepresented AcademyAward–winningactors,directors, writers,authors,independentfilmsand productioncompanies.Specializingin entertainment-transactionlawandrepresentation ofmotionpicture,television,theaterandliterary talent, MichaelGendler’80 isco-founderof Gendler&KellyinBeverlyHills.Hisclientsinclude Sopranos creatorDavidChase, 24 creatorJoel SurnowandDavidE.Kelley,thegeniusbehind L.A. Law, AllyMcBeal and BostonLegal.Gendleralso representssuperstaractorsMerylStreepand SteveMartin,aswellasdirectorsRobMarshall, GarryMarshallandNoraEphron. John Frankenheimer’73 isatopmusiclawyerandcochairofthelawfirmofLoeb&LoebLLP.His

practicestraddlesbothinstitutionalandtalent clients,andincludesmusicartistslikeDianaRoss andVinceGill,aswellassuchindustrybusiness playersasBertelsmannandFrontLine Management.Recentdealshaveincluded Bertelsmann’ssaleofBMGMusicPublishingand theacquisition,for$3.6billion,ofWarnerMusic GroupbyanentityledbyEdgarBronfmanJr.

OtherUCLAalumshavetakenadifferentpathwith theircareersintheentertainmentindustry. Karen Mack’75 isaGoldenGlobe–winningfilmand televisionproducerwholastyearteamedwith former LosAngelesTimes reporterJennifer Kaufmantopublishheracclaimedfirstnovel,

JosephR.Taylor’87,ofLiner,Yankelevitz SunshineandRegenstreifLLP,isalitigation attorneywhohasrepresentedabroadarrayof entertainment-industryclients,includingwriters, directors,producers,actors,recordingartists, radioandtelevisionbroadcasters,rightsholders, studio–andproduction–companyexecutives,and independentanddistributioncompanies.Aname partnerinLeopold,Petrich&Smith, LouisP. Petrich’65 hasrepresentedsuchclientsas DreamWorks,MGM,ParamountPictures,Sony, TwentiethCentury-FoxFilmCorp.,Universal StudiosandtheMotionPictureAssociationof America.HecurrentlyisdefendingdirectorJudd Aptow,UniversalStudiosandNBCUniversalina lawsuitfiledbyaCanadianwomanwhoassertsthat thepremiseofthecomedyfilm KnockedUp was stolenfromabookshewroteaboutherown experiences.Petrichalsohasbeeninvolvedin defendingSachaBaronCohen—thecreatorof Borat—againstlawsuitsfilednationwideagainst theactorandTwentiethCentury-Foxbyunwitting participantsinBaronCohen’s Borat movie.Last year, DaleF.Kinsella’74 brokeawayfrom GreenbergGluskerFieldsClamanMachtinger& KinsellatoformanewlitigationboutiqueinSanta Monica,KinsellaWeitzmanIserKump&Aldisert LLP.Hisclientshaveincludedbothindividualtalent —SeanConnery,RichardDreyfus,NicoleKidman, JenniferLopez,SeanPenn,JuliaRobertsandJames Woods—andstudios,suchasDreamWorksand Universal. SchuylerMoore’81,ofStroock& Stroock&LavanLLP,continuestoteachatUCLA SchoolofLawasanadjunctprofessor,andtowrite –hismust-readforfilmmakers, TheBiz,isinitsthird edition.Herecentlyrepresentedshareholdersof SummitEntertainmentinits$1-billionrelaunchas astudioandshepherdedtheformationofanItalian filmfundforproductionofEnglish-languagefilms inItalyforEndgameEntertainment.

LiteracyandLonginginL.A.,whichTheNewYork Timescalled“appealinglyoffbeat.” BarbaraBoyle ’60 camehometoUCLAin2003asprofessorand chairoftheDepartmentofFilm,Televisionand DigitalMediaintheUCLASchoolofTheater,Film andTelevision.BeforereturningtoUCLA,Boyle waspresidentoffilmandtelevisionproducer ValhallaMotionPicturesandwasco-founderand presidentofSovereignPictures,whichco-financed anddistributedsuchfilmsas MyLeftFoot, Cinema Paradiso, ReversalofFortune and The Commitments.Shebeganhercareerasa corporatecounselforindependentproduction anddistributioncompanyAmericanInternational Pictures.

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Amongthethree-dozentoptalentlawyersnamedby TheHollywoodReporter,ESQ. toits2007listof America’s100most-influentialentertainmentattorneys,onefirmdominates.Twentypercentofthose namedtothe“talent”roster—20percent!—arepartnersinthepowerhouseentertainmentfirmof Ziffren,Brittenham,Branca,Fischer,Gilbert-Lurie,Stiffelman,Cook,Johnson,Lande&WolfLLP.

Infact,thefirstsevenofthefirm’s10namepartners—KenZiffren,HarryM.“Skip”Brittenham,John Branca,SamFischer,CliffGilbert-Lurie,GaryStiffelmanandMelanieCook—madethelist.Asifthatwere notremarkableenough,ALLofthemareBruins:sixasUCLASchoolofLawalums(Ziffren’65,Brittenham ’70,Branca’75,Fischer’82,Stiffelman’79andCook’78),sevencountingGilbert-Lurie,whospenthisthird yearatUCLALaw,wherehemethiswife,LeslieGilbert-Lurie’85.“IliketocallitTheUCLAFirm,”saysUCLA SchoolofLawDeanMichaelH.Schill,onlyhalfjokingly.

Inadditiontothenamepartners,thereareotherUCLALawalumsamongthefirm’smembersand partners:StevenH.Burkow’78,David Byrnes’93andStephenB.Espinoza’96.

Fewotherentertainmentlawfirmsinthenationevencomeclosetomatchingthehigh-wattagecloutof thisCenturyCitydynamo.WithaclientlistthatboastssuchHollywoodA-listersasactorsTomHanks, HarrisonFord,BruceWillis,CatherineZeta-Jones,SachaBaronCohen,SteveCarell,HughLaurie,Jay Leno,WilliamPetersen,TonyShalhoubandMatt Damon;musicclientsincludingYoYoMa,singers Shakira,JustinTimberlake,KellyClarkson, Eminem,BritneySpearsandAliciaKeys;androck actslikeKorn,AerosmithandMaroon5—notto mentionaBlackberry’s–worthofinstantly recognizabledirectors,producers,writers,studio heads,independentmusiclabelsandcorporate clientslikeLibertyMediaGroup,DreamWorks SKG,Veoh,StrategicDataCorp.andSeagateTechnologies—ZiffrenBrittenhamiswidelyregardedasthe mostpowerfulentertainmentshopinthecountry,ifnottheworld.

OfBranca,who,asateenageropenedwithhisbandfortheDoors, establishedthefirm’smusicpractice,andhadMichaelJacksonasbest manandLittleRichardasministerathiswedding,Lawdragongushed, “Thislegendarylawyer’sclientsfilltheRockandRollHallofFame”— 29inductees,arecord.ItanointedZiffren“aTinseltownvisionary.”

Soit’shardlyunusualthatthepartnersshowupon“bestof”or“mostinfluential”or“who’swho”rollcalls. Ithappensquiteregularly,oftenaccompaniedbyprosethatissuggestiveof DailyVariety or TheHollywood Reporter.Inits2005inaugurallistingof“TheLawdragon500:LeadingLawyersinAmerica,”thelegalresourceswebsiteLawdragon.com,forexample, wroteofBrittenham,“TheTinseltownflyfisher (Brittenhamisanavid,globe-trottingfisherman)catchesthehotclientsandsnagsthebigdeals.”Of Branca,who,asateenager,openedwithhisbandforTheDoors,establishedthefirm’smusicpracticeand hadMichaelJacksonasbestmanandLittleRichardasministerathiswedding,Lawdragongushed,“This legendarylawyer’sclientsfilltheRockandRollHallofFame”—29inductees,arecord.ItanointedZiffren “aTinseltownvisionary.”

NotonlyisZiffrenBrittenhamthealphafirminapracticefieldpopulatedwithbigdogs,italsohasthedistinctionofhavingwhatis perhapsthelongestnameofanyfirminthecountry.PeterLattman,whowrites TheWallStreetJournalLawBlog,invitedreaders torespondiftheyknewofanynamethatwaslonger.ThatwasinJanuary.Thusfar,Lattmansays,“Nobody’scomeupwithone,” thoughhethinkshemighthavereceivedasubmissionofafirmwithmoreletters,ifnotactualnames,initsname.

“We’reameritocracy,andwhenpeopledeservetherecognitionofhavingtheirnamesonthemasthead,thenwedoit,”responded Ziffren,thefirm’spatriarchalco-founder,whoisknownasThePopeofHollywoodandhasbeencalledaSolomonamongtalent lawyersforhiscalmandwisdom,inasubsequentcolumn.(ZiffreniscreditedwithresolvingtheWriter’sGuildstrikein1988.)“We havealotofgreatpeople,andwewanttoadvertisethat,inasense.”

Advertiseinitsname,perhaps,butinmostotherwaysthefirmmaintainsalowprofilethatisnotableinacommunitypropelledby publicityandbuzz.There’snoevidentsignageonZiffrenBrittenham’sCenturyParkWestbuilding,thefirmhasnowebsite,the receptionistanswersthephonewith“lawfirm”anditspartnersrarelygiveinterviews.“Itisourclientswhoarethestars,”says Branca,towhichStiffelmanadds,“Nogoodcancomeofself-promotion.Hubrisisarealitythatweintheentertainmentindustries witnesseveryday.”

KenZiffrenandSkipBrittenhamlaunchedtheirfirmin1978afteramutualfriendintroducedthem.Bothweregrowingantsyatthe firmswheretheyworkedandwantedtostrikeoutontheirown.Thegoalofthepartnerswastocreateanewkindofentertainment firmthatinitiateddealsratherthanjustdrawingupcontractsafterstudiolawyershadalreadymadetheagreement,andtheyoften arecreditedwithinventingtheentertainmenttransactionboutiqueasitexiststoday.“We wantedthreethings:tohavealotoffun,to avoidclientswewouldn’tbeproudtorepresent andtoencourageclientstobe entrepreneurial,”Ziffrenrecalledina2006 articleinthe LosAngelesDailyJournal

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“Wedon’tbogdowninminutia.Wefocusonthe importantpointsforourclients...there’snohysteria orunnecessarydrama.”

Ziffren—aUCLALawAlumnusoftheYear,co-chairoftheUCLALawBoardofAdvisorsandanadjunctprofessorsince1998—came fromalawyerlyfamily.Hisfather’sHollywoodfirmrepresentedCharltonHestonandNatalieWood,andhismotherwasalawyer, too.ButZiffrendidn’taspiretobecomeanattorneyhimself;hisplanwastoattendgraduateschoolinphilosophy,but,ashetoldthe DailyJournal,hisparentsconvincedhimenrollinginlawschoolwouldreducehischancesofbeingdrafted. Asitturnedout,heloved it:Hebecameeditor-in-chiefof UCLALawReview,graduatedwithhonorsandclerked forU.S. ChiefJusticeEarlWarren(heworked onthe1966Mirandadecision).Brittenhamalsodidn’tstartoutwantingtopracticelaw.HiscareergoalwastobeanAirForcepilot likehisfather.Aneyeinjurywhileatthe U.S.Air ForceAcademyshortlybeforegraduationaffectedhisvisionandforcedhimto changedirection,andhedecidedtopursuelaw.Nowrankedby Forbes (2001)asoneofthehighest-paidentertainmentlawyersin thecountry,he’salsooneofHollywood’smostardentenvironmentalists,servingformorethanadecadeontheboardof ConservationInternationalandhelpingtoraisemorethan$700millionforbiodiversityconservation.

Thefirmhasfilledoutintheinterveningyears.Branca—whostruggledinhighschoolandwiththedirectionofhislifebefore returningtocollegeandultimatelydecidingtopursueacareerinlaw—joinedZiffrenBrittenhamin’79toestablishitsmusic practice.“IwantedtopracticeinanareaIwaspassionateabout,andIthoughtthefirmwasthemostinterestingentertainment firminexistence,”hesays.“Itwasthe rightplacetobuildanelitemusicpractice.”

Liketheotherpartners,Fischer,themanagingpartner,bringsauniqueperspectivetothefirm.Hetookayearoffbeforeenrolling atUCLALawtoworkasaproductionassistantonsuchfilmsas RagingBull, RockyII and TermsofEndearment,aswellason The Simpsons.“Mylimitedexperiencepriortolawschoolpiquedmyinterestinthemotionpicturebusiness,”andhisUCLAexperience exposedhimtothevibrancyoftheindustry.“Iwantedtobeapartofitasanattorney,”hesays.“Beingapartofateamthatrepresents talentoracompanyatthebeginning,andbeingapartoftheirultimatesuccess,isaterrificfeeling.”ClientandproducerJamesL.

BrookssaysofFischerin TheHollywoodReporter’s Top-100 listing:“HehasfoundaweirdwaytogetsuccessfulinHollywood andmaybeitwillcatchon:Heisenormouslyfairanddecent.In thecourseofdoinghisbusiness,hemakesitabetterbusiness; andinthecourseofconductinghislife,hemakesthisabetter town.”

ItseemsthatnoneoftheUCLALaw–alumnipartnersinZiffren Brittenhamoriginallyhadlawinmindasacareerpath.Stiffelman waspremedasanundergraduateandthenenrolledincinema attheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia“asawaytokillsome time.”Acourseatthefilmschooltaughtbyanentertainment attorneychangedhismind,however.Theinstructorsuggested toStiffelmanthathetrylawschool,“whichhadneveroccurred tome,”hesays.Butoncehegotstarted,“allIconsidereddoing wasentertainmentlaw.”

Likewise,Cook,whojoinedthefirmin2002after24yearsin entertainmentpracticeandisconsideredtobethemost prominentfemaledealmakerinHollywood,wasadancemajor incollege.“Ilikecreativepeople,sogoingintotheentertainment fieldwasanaturalthingformetodo,”shesays.

Cookbroughtalongclientlistofmarqueetalentwithherto ZiffrenBrittenham.Shesays,withoutnamingnames,thatsheis sometimesknownforherrosterof“demandingclients.”She adds,“ButIdon’tseethemthatway.Iseemyclientsas passionate,creativepeople,whoaren’tnecessarilytheirown bestadvocates.Itismyjobtocommunicatetheirgoalsand creativewishes,aswellastoachieveexcellentfinancialterms forthem.”

OfZiffrenBrittenham’sextraordinaryabilitytoachieveitsgoals, Cooksays,“Wedon’tbogdowninminutia.Wefocusonthe importantpointsforourclients.”Andinkeepingwiththefirm’s lowprofile,“there’snohysteriaorunnecessarydrama.”

WhileattendanceatUCLALawisnotaprerequisiteandthefirm rarelyhireslawyersrightoutoflawschool,allthepartnersagree thatmatriculationfromUCLASchoolofLawisaplustoany buddingentertainmentlawyer,especiallyifthey’vespecializedin theEntertainmentLawProgram.Itisatestamenttothequality ofUCLALawthatthemostpowerfulentertainmentfirminthe countryhasdrawnsodeeplyfromthepooloftalentflowing fromtheWestwoodcampus.Astheschoolmovesforwardwith itsEntertainmentandMediaLawandPolicyProgram,itwill continuetoreplenishthatpooltomeettheneedsofthiseverchangingindustry.

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NEWLAWANDPHILOSOPHYPROGRAMANNOUNCED

Thisfall,UCLASchoolofLawwilllaunchitsnewest specializationforlawstudentsintheareaofLaw andPhilosophy.Thespecializationtakesadvantage ofthefaculty’sremarkablestrengthanddepthin legalphilosophy,andUCLALaw’scloserelationship totheexceptionalUCLADepartmentof Philosophythattheyplantohaveinplacebynext year.

“Thisnewspecializationwillprovidelawstudents withanopportunitytoworkcloselywithourlegal philosophersandearnadeepertrainingina significantapproachtolaw,enrichingour intellectualcommunity,”saidSeanaShiffrin,faculty director.

Theprogramisdesignedforthosestudentswho wanttosupplementtheirlegalstudiesbyexploring moretheoreticalissuesconcerning thephilosophicalfoundationsoflaw.The specializationwillexposestudentstomaterialon thenatureoflawandlegalsystemsandlegal methodologies,aswellastothetheoretical underpinningsandjustificationsofparticular doctrinalareas,suchasconstitutionallaw,criminal lawandcontract.Studentsneednothaveanyprior backgroundinphilosophytopursuethe specialization,butastronginterestinthesubject isrecommended.

LAWANDPHILOSOPHYFACULTY

UCLASchoolofLawhasatraditionofstrengthin lawandphilosophy.Physicalproximityisnotthe onlywayinwhichthetwoUCLAentitiesmaintain closeties.SinceHerbMorriswasjointlyappointed intheDepartmentofPhilosophyandUCLALaw, threemembersoftheUCLALawfaculty(Mark Greenberg,BarbaraHerman,SeanaShiffrin)have earnedjointappointments,whileMorrismaintains anactivepresence.Threeotherfacultymembers havedoctoratesinphilosophyandatleastfour morehaveadvanceddegreesinrelatedfields. Othersconductresearchthatdrawsonlegal theoryandphilosophy.OurLawandPhilosophy facultyisclearlyoneofthestrongestinthenation. Itincludes:

FACULTYDIRECTOR

TheLawandPhilosophyspecializationforlaw studentsisonlythefirsteffortbyUCLALawto increasethepresenceoflegalphilosophyinthe curriculum.Thisyear,UCLALawandthe DepartmentofPhilosophyalsoinauguratea specializationinlawandphilosophyforgraduate studentsinphilosophy,allowinggraduatestudents totakelawschoolcoursestocomplementtheir theoreticalresearchinethics,politicalphilosophy, philosophyoflanguageandotherrelatedsubjects. Inaddition,bothfacultiesofUCLAhaverecently approvedajointJ.D./Ph.DPrograminLawand Philosophy.

“Weareveryinterestedinincreasingour interdisciplinaryprogramssothatstudentscan trulycapitalizeonourextraordinaryresources,” saidUCLALawDeanMichaelH.Schill.“Thenew LawandPhilosophyspecializationsforlawand graduatestudents,togetherwiththefuture J.D./Ph.Dprogram,willgivestudents unprecedentedopportunitytoexploretheoretical issuesconcerningthephilosophicalfoundationsof law.Thisprogramwillbeinvaluabletoour students,especiallythoseinterestedinattending graduateprogramsorexploringacareerin academia.”

COREFACULTY

SeanaShiffrin,facultydirectoroftheLawand Philosophyprogram,holdsajointappointmentwith UCLALawandtheDepartmentofPhilosophy.Her researchaddressesissuesincontracts,freedomof speech,constitutionallaw,intellectualproperty, criminallaw,tortsandfamilylaw.Shealsoisan associateeditorof PhilosophyandPublicAffairs and ontheadvisoryboardof LegalTheory. Shereceived theFredBergerMemorialPrizeinthePhilosophyof Lawforherarticle“Paternalism,Unconscionability Doctrine,andAccommodation.”ShiffrinholdsaB.A. degreefromBerkeley,aB.Phil.andD.Phil.in philosophyfromOxfordasaMarshallScholar,anda J.D.fromHarvardLawSchool.

DavidDolinko holdsadoctorateinPhilosophyand alawdegreefromUCLA.AtUCLALaw,heteaches variouscoursesandseminarsonsuchtopicsas criminallaw,thestatusofmoralrights,problemsof legalethics,thenatureofpunishmentandthe moralityofcapitalpunishment.Hehaspublished significantresearchintheareaofpunishment, retributivismandthedeathpenalty.In1998,he receivedUCLALaw’sRutterAwardforExcellencein Teaching.

SharonDolovich concentratesherresearchonthe law,policy,andtheoryofprisonsandpunishment.She holdsadoctorateinpoliticaltheoryfromCambridge UniversityandaJ.D.fromHarvardLawSchool.She teachesintheareasofprisonlaw,criminallawand legalethics.

“WORLD’SGREATESTLIVINGJURIST” AHARONBARAKVISITSUCLACAMPUS

FormerPresidentoftheSupremeCourtofIsrael AharonBarak visitedtheUCLAcampus thislastyearandspentconsiderabletimeatUCLASchoolofLaw.Duringhisvisit,hewas awardedthefirst-everUCLAIsraelStudiesAwardbyLosAngelesMayorAntonioVillaraigosa.

Barakiswell-knownforchampioningaproactivejudiciarythatinterpretedIsrael’sBasicLawas itsconstitutionandchallengedKnessetlawsonthatbasis.Becauseofhisstrongstance,his actionshavebeencontroversialinsomequarters.Duringhisterm,theSupremeCourtofIsrael issueddecisionsonthenatureofthestateandtheabilityofboththeKnessetandthePrime Ministertoimplementtheirdecisions.Barakreachedthemandatoryretirementageof70in 2006,leavingtheIsraeliSupremeCourtaverydifferentinstitutionthanwhenhefoundit.

In2006,Barakpublished TheJudgeinaDemocracy,anexaminationofhisjudicialphilosophy, inwhichhesetsforthapowerfulvisionontheroleofajudgeandespousesprinciplesthat shouldguidejudgesinademocraticsocietywhenfacedwithconstitutionalquestionsthat havebroaderimplicationsforsocietyasawhole.

InadditiontomeetingwithActingChancellorAbrams,UCLALawDeanMichaelH.Schilland numerousUCLALawfacultymembers,Barakalsoparticipatedinluncheswithstudentsand thefaculty,andgavetheschool’sNimmerLecturetoacrowdofmorethan300.Hisspeech, entitled“TheRoleofaJudgeinaDemocracyandtheBattleAgainstTerror,”addressedmany oftheissuesfoundinhisrecentwritings,mostnotablytheneedforthejudiciarytogobeyond simpledisputeresolutioninordertoconnectlawwithsocietyandtoprotecttheconstitution anddemocracy.

“Thiswasanextraordinaryopportunityforourstudentsandfacultytohearfirsthandabout judicialprocessandphilosophyfromthemanwhomanycallthegreatestlivingjurist,”said DeanSchill.

StephenGardbaum focuseshisscholarshipon comparativeconstitutionallaw,federalismandthe foundationsofliberallegalandpoliticaltheory.His currentresearchisonthecomparativestructureof constitutionalrights.Heteachescoursesin constitutionallaw,EuropeanUnionlaw,comparative lawandinternationalhumanrights.Gardbaumearned hisPh.D.inpoliticalsciencefromColumbiaUniversity andhislawdegreefromYaleLawSchool.

MarkGreenberg hasajointappointmentwithUCLA LawandtheDepartmentofPhilosophy.Histeaching andresearchcenteroncriminallaw,evidence, philosophyoflaw,philosophyofmindandethics.He receivedtheFredBergerMemorialPrizeinthe PhilosophyofLawforhisarticle,“HowFactsMake Law.”Muchofhisresearchbuildsoffthisparticular articletofocusonflawsinthetheoryoflegal positivism.HewasawardedaMarshallScholarshipto studyatOxfordUniversity,whereheearnedbothhis B.Phil.andD.Phil.inphilosophy.Hereceivedhislaw degreefromtheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.

BarbaraHerman istheGriffinProfessorof PhilosophyattheUCLADepartmentofPhilosophy andaprofessoroflawatUCLALaw.Sheteachesand writesonmoralphilosophy,Kant’sethicsandthe historyofethics,aswellassocialandpolitical

philosophy.Shehaspublishedwidelyinmoral philosophy.Shehastaughtcross-listedcoursesin recentyearsonfeministtheoryinphilosophyandlaw, aswellasonthephilosophicalfoundationsof remedies.SheearnedaB.A.fromCornellUniversity, andanM.A.andPh.D.fromHarvardUniversity.

GiaLee teachesConstitutionalLaw,CivilProcedure andaseminar,SecrecyinLitigation.Herresearch interestsfocusoninformationanddemocratictheory and,inparticular,howlegalregimesgovernaccessto informationandtherebystructurerelationsofsocial andpoliticalpower.SheearnedanA.B.fromHarvard College,anM.Phil.fromtheUniversityofCambridge andaJ.D.fromHarvardLawSchool.

HerbertMorris isanemeritusprofessorwithjoint appointmentswithUCLALawandtheDepartmentof Philosophy.HerecentlytaughtCriminalLawatUCLA LawandaseminarinLaw,LiteratureandMoral Emotions.Anationallyrecognizedphilosopheroflaw, Morrishaslecturedandwrittenwidelyonmoral philosophy.HereceivedhisLL.B.fromYaleUniversity andhisPh.D.inphilosophyfromOxfordUniversity.

StephenMunzer teachescoursesandseminarsin legalphilosophyandbiotechnology.Hestudied philosophyatOxfordUniversityasaRhodesScholar

andearnedhisJ.D.fromYaleLawSchoolin1972.His currentresearchinterestsincludeintellectual property,biotechnology,bodymodificationandstem cellresearchandthelaw.TheAmericanPhilosophical AssociationawardedhimtheDavidBaumgardt MemorialFellowshipfor1997-’98andtheFredBerger MemorialPrizeinthePhilosophyofLawforhisarticle, “Ellicksonon’ChronicMisconduct’inUrbanSpaces: OfPanhandlers,BenchSquattersandDayLaborers.” HereceivedaNationalEndowmentforthe Humanitiesfellowshipin1991.

AffiliatedFacultyatUCLA

TheUCLAfacultymemberslistedbelowalsoengage inteachingandresearchrelatedtotheareasof philosophyandthelaw.

RichardAbel

KhaledAbouElFadl

PeterArenella

TaimieBryant

DevonCarbado

KimberléCrenshaw

JoshuaDienstag

PamelaHieronymi

CherylHarris

A.J.Julius

JerryKang

MaximoLanger

ChristineLittleton

JenniferMnookin

CalvinNormore

FrancesOlsen

KalRaustiala

RussellRobinson

KirkStark

RichardSteinberg

NoahZatz

AHARONBARAK

THREEENDOWEDPROFESSORSHIPSONHORIZON

Nothingismoreimportanttotherecruitmentandretentionofstellarfacultythanendowedprofessorships.Namedacademic chairsaretheultimatesymboloffacultyachievementandimportantinrecognizingourextraordinarilytalentedfaculty.Thanks totheforesightandgenerosityofanumberofdonors,twonewendowedchairshavebeenpledgedtoUCLASchoolofLawand areintheprocessofbeingapproved,andanadditionalnewchairhasbeenjustapprovedbytheUniversityofCaliforniaOffice ofthePresident.

Recognizingtheimportanceofcurrentissuesinenvironmentallegislationandpublicpolicy, aswellasUCLASchoolofLaw’sstrengthanddepthinthisimportantarea, Shirleyand RalphShapiro’58 areestablishinganendowedprofessorshipinenvironmentallaw.The Shapirosaretwoofourmostenduringandgeneroussupporters,havingcontributedmany ofUCLALaw’searliestgifts.Fittingly,thecourtyardbearingtheirnamesisoneofthe community’smostheavilyusedandenjoyedgatheringplaces,servingalternatelyasan invitingoutdoorclassroom,acaféandaconvocationhall.Weanticipateannouncingthe holderofthe ShirleyandRalphShapiroChairinEnvironmentalLaw inthecomingyear.

Thenew RosalindeandArthurGilbertFoundationEndowedChairin CivilRightsandCivilLiberties continuestheGilberts’lifelonghumanitarian andcharitableendeavors.Upontheirdeaths,asubstantialportionofthe Gilberts’fortunewasdonatedto TheRosalindeandArthurGilbertFoundation tosustainthetheirgood work.TheirnoteworthyartcollectionisnowhousedasTheGilbertCollectionatSomersetHouseinLondon,and thenewendowedchairwillexpandUCLASchoolofLaw’sroleinshapingfuturehuman-rightsresearchand legislation.

Therecentlyapproved McDonald/WrightChairinLaw willhonorafacultymemberengagedintheworkofthe WilliamsInstituteonSexualOrientationLawandPublicPolicy. JohnMcDonald and RobWright areinvolvedin localandnationalcharitablegiving,withtheirphilanthropyprimarilyfocusedonseekingfullandequalrightsforall minorities,includingthegayandlesbiancommunity.TheyareparticularlycommittedtotheimportantworkoftheWilliamsInstitute.

NormAbramsReturnsHometotheLawSchool

UCLAActingChancellor NormAbrams concludedhisserviceattheendofJuly,followinga dynamicyearofstrongleadershipcharacterizedby assuredstrategicdecisionmakinganddramatic policyannouncements.AsProfessorAbrams provedbothduringhisChancellorshipand previouslyasInterimDeanofUCLASchoolofLaw, hisappointmentwasanythingbutthatofalame–duckcaretaker.

AbramsjoinedtheUCLALawfacultyin1959,10 yearsaftertheschool’sfounding,andreturnsnow asanemeritusprofessoroflawtoteachandwrite intheareasofcriminalprocedure,evidenceand federalcriminalandterrorismlaw.Hismostrecent book, Anti-TerrorismandCriminalEnforcement, (2nded.,2005),isthefirstcasebooktodeal

comprehensivelywiththerapidlyevolvingfieldof anti-terrorismlawandthecriminalenforcement process.

Abrams’enduringcontributionstoUCLALawand totheuniversityarebeinghonoredinseveral meaningfulways.UCLAisintheprocessof establishingtheNormanAbramsEndowedChair inLawandtheRosenfield-AbramsFellowshipsto beawardedtooutstandingdoctoralstudentsin thehumanitiesandsocialsciences.We congratulateNormAbramsonhissuccessfulterm asActingChancellor,aswellasonhismanyyearsof dedicatedservicetothiscampus,andlookforward tomany,manyyearsofhisengagementwiththe UCLALawcommunityofstudents,faculty, administratorsandalumni.

SHIRLEYANDRALPHSHAPIRO ’58

ROSALINDEANDARTHURGILBERT

ROBWRIGHTANDJOHNMCDONALD

NORMABRAMS

ALUMNIOFTHEYEARAWARDSLUNCHEON

UCLASCHOOLOFLAWRECOGNIZESTWOGREATLEADERS

TheUCLASchoolofLawhonoredtwoofitsmostprominentalumniatthisyear’sAlumnioftheYearAwardsluncheon. DavidJ.Epstein’64 and NelsonC. Rising’67 wererecognizedfortheirachievementsinthefieldoflawandtheircontributionstothegreatercommunity.Thesetwoalumni—trulygiantsintheir chosenfields—drewthelargest-evercrowdtotheannualceremonyatTheCaliforniaClubinLosAngeles.“TheUCLASchoolofLawishonoredtopaytribute tosuchoutstandingalumniwhohaveaccomplishedsomuchandgivenbacktothecommunityandtotheiralmamater,”saidDeanMichaelH.Schill.“David EpsteinandNelsonRisingaretrueleadersinthefield,outstandingattorneys,astutebusinessmen,leadingphilanthropistsandremarkablerolemodelsforour students,alumniandfaculty.”

DavidJ.Epstein

DavidJ.Epstein,adynamicattorney whohasspecializedinunclaimed propertylawforthepast33years, washonoredforPublicand CommunityService.Theawardwas presentedbyhisclosefriend,former CaliforniaGovernorGrayDavis,who acknowledgedEpstein’s pathbreakingcontributionsinthe fieldofunclaimedproperty.

In1984EpsteinfoundedUnclaimed PropertyClearinghouse,which,on behalfofeverystate,auditsbusinessesnationwideforunclaimedfunds owingtoothers.Asadirectresultofhisauditprogram,theStateofCalifornia collectionofunclaimedpropertyincreasedfrom$2milliontomorethan $100millionperyear.Countlessindividualshavehadtheirpropertyreturned tothemthroughEpstein’sefforts.

Epsteinrecentlydonated$5milliontoUCLASchoolofLaw.Inrecognition ofthisgenerousgift,UCLALawnamedtheDavidJ.EpsteinPrograminPublic InterestLawandPolicy.ThegiftalsoestablishestheJaneEpstein ScholarshipsforEducationLawandPolicy,namedforDavidEpstein’swife, alifelongeducator.

NelsonRising

NelsonRising,aprominentreal estatedeveloper,wascelebratedfor ProfessionalAchievement.Risingis thenewlyappointedChairmanofthe GrandAvenueCommitteeand ChairmanofRisingRealtyPartners, LLC,aswellasformerCEOof CatellusDevelopmentCorporation. Hewasintroducedbyhisgood friend,TheHonorableJohnV. Tunney,formerUnitedStates Senator.

Inhisspeech,TunneynotedRising’sprofessionalachievements,alongwith hisstrongcommitmenttohiscommunityandfamily.Risinghasenjoyeda stellarcareerasoneoftheleadingdevelopersinthenation.Hehasbeenvery activeinCaliforniapolitics,servingaschairmanofTomBradley’ssuccessful LosAngelesmayoralcampaignsin1973,1977,and1981andchairmanof Bradley’s1982gubernatorialcampaign.

Herecentlyacceptedtheroleas ChairmanoftheGrandAvenueCommittee, therealestatenegotiatorforandadvisortotheJointPowersAuthorityin theimplementationofthe$2billionGrandAvenueDevelopmentin downtownLosAngeles.

DAVIDEPSTEIN ’64 WITHFORMERCALIFORNIAGOVERNORGRAYDAVIS

NELSONRISING ’67 WITHFORMERU S SENATORJOHNTUNNEY

DAVIDJ EPSTEIN ’64

NELSONRISING ’67

FORMERDISNEYCEO MICHAELEISNERIN RESIDENCEATUCLALAW

MichaelEisner,formerheadofTheWaltDisneyCompanyandoneofthisgeneration’smost influentialcorporateleadersintheentertainmentindustry,spentaweekatUCLASchoolofLaw thispastspringmeetingwithfaculty,teachingthreeclassesandlecturingasadistinguished RegentsLecturer.

Inadditiontohostinganintimateroundtablewithstudents,talkingshopwithfacultyoverlunch andmeetingwithtopexpertsinbusinesslaw,EisnergaveapubliclectureonMarch7,2007.

Eisner’slectureemphasizedtheimportanceofcreativityinbusinessandhowintensive managementcanbringoutthebestinprivatecompanies.

IntroducingEisnertoapackedroom,DeanMichaelH.Schilldescribedthevisionaryas“theman whohashadthemostimpactonentertainmentinmylifetime,”addingthathislifeasayoung adultwasenrichedbymovies“madewiththeEisnerstamponthem.”

MuchofEisner’sspeechfocusedonhisdefinitionof“micromanagement”—creatively attendingtothedetailstoensurethesuccessoftheoverallproduct.Whetherreferringto movieshehadahandincreating,successfulbusinessventuressuchasDisneyCruiseLinesor globalmarketinginitiatives,hetalkedabouthowpayingattentiontotinydetailscangreatly impactthetotalexperience.

EisnersaidhistimeasCEOofDisneywasinvaluableandgavehimincredibleinsightintothe significanceofcreativityinthebusinessworld.

“Creativityneedstohaveasymbioticrelationshipwiththephysicalproduct,”hesaid.

RutterAwardforExcellenceinTeaching

Eachyear,alawprofessoris chosentoreceivetheRutter AwardforExcellencein Teaching,anotherimportant waytorecognizeoneofthe mostsignificantpartsofa facultymember’sjob.This year,theRutterAward SelectionCommitteeselected ProfessorJerryKang

ProfessorKangteachesAsian AmericanJurisprudence, CommunicationsLaw&Policy, andCivilProcedure.Heis knownforhispassionfortechnologyandhisinsistencethathislawstudentsbebothfamiliar andcomfortablewiththecapabilitiesthattechnologyaffordsustoday.Thisisnotthefirsttime hehasbeenrecognizedforhisteachingprowess:UCLASchoolofLawClassof1998namedhim ProfessoroftheYear.

“JerryKanghastouchedmanyofourstudents,makingthembetterlawyersandpeople,”said DeanMichaelH.Schill.

WilliamA.Rutter (Bill)isa creativeentrepreneur.Heis thefatherof Gilbert’s Outlines,conceivingand writingalloftheoriginal summaries.Hecreatedand managedformanyyears theleadingbar-review courseinthestate.He formedthehighly successfulRutterGroup, whichhesoldtoWestPublishingCo.andwhichprovides high-qualityeducationalmaterialsandseminarsfor practicinglawyers.

BillcreatedtheRutterAwardforExcellenceinTeachingwith thebeliefthatuniversitiesmustrewardexcellentteaching astheydocriticalresearch.Establishedin1979,theaward recognizesandrewardsoutstandingcommitmentto teachingatthreelawschools—hisownalmamaterUSC,UC Davis—andhereatUCLA.Thisawardhasbecomenotonly asymbolofrecognitionbutalsoanopportunitytocelebrate oursuccessasoneofthegreatteachingfacultiesinlegal education.

MICHAELEISNER

WILLIAMRUTTER

BARONESSHELENAKENNEDY DISCUSSESTHEWARONTERROR

BaronessHelenaKennedy,BarristeratLaw,wasinresidenceatUCLASchoolofLawthis springasaRegentsLecturer.KennedyisoneofBritain’smostprominentlawyersandhas spenthercareerchampioningcivillibertiesandpromotinghumanrights.Sheisamemberof theDoughtyStreetChambersinLondonandhasbeeninvolvedinnumerousprominenttrials. ShealsoparticipatesintheHouseofLordsonhumanrights,civilliberties,socialjusticeand culturalissues.

AtUCLALaw,theBaronessgaveapubliclectureentitled“Liberty:TheFirstCasualtyinthe WaronTerror.”

Inherdiscussion,shehighlightedmanyoftheaccomplishmentsofpastWestern governmentsintheimprovementofhumanrightsandhowmanytacticstoday,asaresultof thewaronterrorism,areintheprocessoferodingmostofthosehard-earnedprotections. Inparticular,shespokeoftheuseoftorture,renditionandsecretdetentionasimproperways tohandlesuspects.Historically,mostindividualsoriginallyaccusedendupbeingfound innocent,shesaid,whileatthesametime,thoseaccusedindividualsexperiencecomplete disregardfortheirhumanrightsbytheirgovernment.

UsingexamplesfromBritain’spreviousstruggleswithIrishterrorismandgovernmental reactioninthe1970sand1980s,BaronessKennedywasableillustratehowgoverningbodies shouldandshouldnotacttodayagainstsuspectedterrorists.

STUDENTSLEARNCOURTROOMPROWESSIN MOOTCOURTTOURNAMENTS

Eachyear,studentsatUCLASchoolofLawargue mootcourtcasesintheannualRoscoePound Tournament,thefinalinternalcompetitioninthe UCLALawMootCourtProgram.

TakingplaceintheA.BarryCappelloCourtroom, manyofthebestandbrightestofUCLALawargue theircasesinfrontofanesteemedpanelofjudges. PresidingoverthefinalsbenchthisyearwereThe HonorableDannyJ.BoggsfromtheSixthCircuit, TheHonorableMichaelW.McConnelloftheTenth

CircuitandTheHonorableDeanD.Pregersonof theCentralDistrictofCalifornia.

Congratulationstothisyear’swinner, Joshua Schein’08.Finalistsincluded AndrewTreptow ’08, EdgarMartirosyan’08 and Zander Chemers’08.ThelawfirmofKirkland&EllisLLP donatedtheawardmoneyforthetopstudentsin theRoscoePoundTournament,includingthe winner,finalistsandsemi-finalists.

JESSUP INTERNATIONALMOOT COURTCOMPETITION

Thisyear,UCLASchoolofLawwasextremely honoredtohosttheoldest,mostprestigious mootcourtcompetitionintheworld,the PhilipC.JessupInternationalMootCourt Competition.Lawschoolsfrom80countries compete,and29ofthetop30lawschoolsin theU.S.competeonaregularbasis.UCLA Lawcompetesinoneof11U.S.regions.The winnerofeachregionadvancestotheJessup InternationalRounds,tentativelyscheduled tobeheldinBelgiumnextyear.

Thisyear’swinnerwastheCaliforniaWestern SchoolofLawofSanDiego.Therunner–up wasLoyolaLawSchoolofLosAngeles.SemifinalistsincludedLoyolaLawSchool,San FranciscoState,CaliforniaWesternand ArizonaState.

DLAPipersponsoredtheevent.Sherman andSterlingLLPisthenationalsponsor.

BARONESSHELENAKENNEDY

BradBakerandKentBurtonDeliver2007IrvingH.GreenMemorialLecture

The2007IrvingH.GreenMemorialLecturewasdeliveredbyBrad Baker’75andKentBurton’75,principalsintheboutiquelawfirm BakerBurton&Lundy.

Thetwolawyersgaveatalkentitled,“ElPaso/SempraLawsuits— BadGasandOtherAilments,”inwhichtheyexplainedtheissuesat playintherecentantitrustandconspiracycaseinvolving executivesofthreemajorpipelinecompanies.SouthernCalifornia GasCompany,SanDiegoGas&ElectricCompanyandElPaso NaturalGasCompanyformedanillegalagreementofnoncompetitionwhichcontributed,thelecturersexplained,inthis region’sgascrisisof2000and2001.

BakerandBurtonwereinstrumentalinobtainingavictoryinthis case,resultingina$1.7-billiondollarsettlementwithdefendantEl PasoNaturalGas.Thecaseisongoingastotheremaining defendants.

GeneralWesleyClark:IraqWarLegal,NotLegitimate

RetiredGeneralWesleyK.Clark,aseniorfellowattheUCLABurkleCenterfor InternationalRelations,explainedtoapackedUCLASchoolofLawauditorium thispastJanuarythattheUnitedStateshas“squandereditsmantleof legitimacyinthisconflict.”

Can’tthemostpowerfulnationintheworlddeigntospeaktoanaspiring regionalpower?

FromvirtuallyeveryangleofJustWartheory,asarticulatedovercenturiesby Westerntheologiansandphilosophers,the U.S.–led invasionofIraqin2003 wasillegitimate,GeneralWesleyK.Clark(retired)arguedbeforeanaudience ofabout170peopleattheUCLASchoolofLawonJanuary22,2007.About30 otherslistenedtoClarkfromanoverflowroom.Thetalkwasco-sponsoredby UCLALawandtheUCLABurkleCenterforInternationalRelations,whereClark isaseniorfellow.

Despitehiscriticismsofthecurrentadministration’spolicy,Clarkheldthatthe invasionhadbeentechnicallylegalunderboth U.S.and internationallaw,given theOctober2002CongressionalauthorizationofforceandUnitedNations resolutionsonIraq.

U.S.foreignpolicyisnowatan“inflectionpoint,”accordingtoClark,a Democraticpresidentialcandidatein2004.Ontheonehand,Congressmay forthefirsttimemovetorestrainPresidentGeorgeW.Bushbylimitingfunding foranescalationofthewarinIraq.Ontheother,PresidentBushandhis neoconservativepoliticalallieshavesharplyincreasedmilitaryandrhetorical pressureonIran,raisingtheprospect ofa“straightrun”ofneoconservative policies,Clarksaid.InresponsetoaquestionfromaUCLApoliticalscience major,heurgedtheadministrationtoengageIranwithdiplomacy.

“Can’tthemostpowerfulnationintheworlddeigntospeaktoanaspiring regionalpower?”Clarksaidtoapplause.

ThewarinIraqhasfailedvarioustestsoflegitimacyunderJustWartheory, Clarksaid.He saidU.S. actionsandstatements madeclearthatthe invasionwasnottrulya “lastresort”andthat themilitarywasnot sufficientlyconcerned withprotectingIraqi civilians.Thechanging rationalesforthewar, invokedwhenweapons ofmassdestructiondid notmaterialize,showed thatitdidnothavea clearjustification,he said,andtherevelations oftortureandabuseat AbuGhraibprison furtherundercutits legitimacy.Finally,anineffectivelyprosecutedwarinevitablyhasadverse consequencesfortheaffectedpopulationandis“manifestlyunjust”under thetheory,Clarksaid.

ThisarticlewasprovidedbyKevinMatthewsoftheBurkleCenter.

DEANMICHAELH SCHILL (CENTER) WITHBRADBAKER ’75 ANDKENTBURTON ’75

RETIREDGENERALWESLEYK CLARK

LAWSCHOOLBREAKSFUNDRAISINGRECORDS

Respondingto DeanMichaelH.Schill’s recentcalltopreserveandexpandtheexcellenceand accessibilityofUCLASchoolofLaw,alumniandfriendsarecreatinganewtraditionofprivatesupportby dramaticallybreakingpreviousfundraisingrecords.

ThefiscalyearendingJune30th,2007,showedjusthowmuchthestatusquoischanging.The$15million thathasbeenraisedfareclipsedtheprevious$10millionrecord.Theeffortwasgenerouslyhelpedalong bya$5milliondonationfrom DavidJ.Epstein’64,whomadethelargestgifteverbyalivingalumnus,and inwhosehonortheEpsteinPrograminPublicInterestLawandPolicyhasbeennamed.

GiftstotheLawAnnualFundreached$4.2million,ofwhich$1.9millionwasunrestricted,giventomeetthe school’smostpressingneeds.Thesecontributions,madebynearly3,800alumni,representeda participation-in-givingrateof28.5percent,forthefirsttimebringingUCLALaw—thenation’syoungest top-tierlawschool—withinstrikingdistanceofthephilanthropicstandardsofolderpeerschools.

EquallydramaticwastheLawFirmChallenge’s2007RacetotheFinish,inwhichanastounding72percent ofalumniat68participatinglawfirmsmadegiftstotheschool.Asaresult,theLawFirmChallengeis furtherexpandingitshorizonstoincludetheendowmentoffulllawprofessorshipsandscholarshipsinthe namesofcompetingfirms.

PILFAUCTION

The14thAnnualPublicInterestLawFund(PILF)AuctionwasheldonSaturday,March10,2007,inbothsilent–andlive–auctionforms.UCLASchoolof LawProfessors GrantNelson and PaulBergman andalumnus JeffCohen’05 servedasauctioneers,whilemorethan750students,faculty,staffand alumnibidonmorethan350itemsandhelpedPILFreachitsannualfundraisingtargetof$100,000.TheeventwasheldinconjunctionwiththeSecond AnnualPILFOnlineAuctionaweekearlier.

Eachyear,PILF,astudent-runorganization,raisesfundstoprovidesummergrantstothosefirst-andsecond-yearstudentswhoseektopursueotherwise unpaidpublicserviceworkduringthesummer.UndertheguidanceofprogramdirectorCathyMayorkas,andwiththecombinedeffortsofitsstudent boardmembersanditsstudentvolunteers,aswellasthroughthegenerosityoffaculty,alumniandmembersofthelegalcommunity,PILFwasableto providegrantstomorethan150studentsthispastsummer.PILFhopesyou’lljoinusforthiscomingyear’s15thAnnualPILFAuctiononSaturdayevening, March8th,2008.

DAVIDJ EPSTEIN ’64

PROGRAMINBUSINESSLAWANDPOLICY BRINGINGEXPERTSTOGETHER

UCLALAW,ECONOMICSAND ORGANIZATIONSWORKSHOP

PARTNERSHIPBETWEENLAWSCHOOL ANDANDERSON

AnewpartnershipbetweenUCLASchoolofLaw andtheAndersonSchoolofManagementgives businessfacultyfrombothschoolsanopportunity tomeetonceamonthattheUCLALaw,Economics andOrganizationsWorkshop,whichdebutedin spring2007.

Theworkshop—thesuccessortotheBusinessLaw FacultyLunchseries—isajointventurebetween UCLALaw’sBusinessLawProgramandtheCenter forLawandEconomicswiththeAndersonSchool ofManagement.Duringeachsession,afaculty memberpresentsacurrentprojectoranissue. Thegroup’ssmallsizeallowsforinformal discussionandinteractionamongparticipants.

UCLALAWCENTERFOR THESTUDYOFMERGERS ANDACQUISITIONS

TheUCLALawCenterfortheStudyofMergersand AcquisitionsheldanotherseasonofUCLAM&A FirstMondayForumsthisspring.Thefreeevents, heldonceamonthduringthefallandspring semesters,provideavenuefordiscussionof currentM&Aissuesbyattorneys,accountantsand investmentbankersactiveinthatfield.

Themeetingseries,nowinitsthirdyear,is underwrittenbyinternationalinvestmentbank HoulihanLokey.Otherco-sponsorsthisspring wereCooleyGodwardKronishLLP,JPMorgan Chase&Co.andKayeScholerLLP.Meetings typicallyrotateeachmonthbetweenUCLAand downtownLosAngeles,butthissemesterthe forumalsowasheldonceinOrangeCountyand onceinNewYork.

LocationsarerotatedmonthlybetweenUCLALaw andAnderson.

SpeakersfromAndersonthispastyearinclude DavidLewin,DavidAboodyandMarkGarmaise. UCLALawparticipantswere LynnLoPucki, JosephDoherty and KirkStark.Nextsemester, theprogramwillbeexpandedwithvisitsfrom facultyfromotherschools.Thiswillhelpraisethe nationalprofileofthelawandeconomicsprogram atUCLA,aswellasfurtheradvancethegoalof promotinginteractionbetweenUCLALawand Andersonfacultyinteaching,researchandpolicy. Themeetingswereorganizedby MarkGrady, JohndeFigueiredo and StevenBank

“ThecollaborationwithAndersonandtheUCLA SchoolofLawisparticularlyinvaluableaswe continuetogrowourJ.D./M.B.A.programandas thestudyofbusinessandbusinesslawincreasingly overlaps,”saysBank,UCLALawvicedean.

CRITICALTAXTHEORY CONFERENCE

Taxationinvirtualworlds,estatetaxissuesand corporatesocialresponsibilityweresomeofthe topicsdiscussedattheCriticalTaxTheory ConferencehostedbyUCLASchoolofLawon April13thand14th,2007.Theconference,which rotateseachyearamonghostschools,allows participantstoexploreissuesoutsidetherealmof traditionaltaxstudy.

Conferenceattendeesincludedtaxfacultyand graduatestudentsfromschoolsallovertheUnited States.Participantswereabletodiscussworks-inprogressandgetfeedbackfromcolleagues. Shorter“incubator”sessionswereheldforthose whowishedtodiscussresearchprojectsintheir earlystages.UCLALawfaculty StevenBank, Kirk Stark and EricZolt organizedtheevent.

RECENTPUBLICATIONSBYBUSINESSLAWSTUDENTS

Aresearchpaperby DavidMichaels’08 called“NoFraud?NoProblem: OutsideDirectorLiabilityforShelfOfferingsUnderSection11oftheSecurities Actof1933”willbepublishedinthe2007issueof AnnualReviewofBanking& FinancialLaw,BostonUniversity’sbusinesslawjournal.Thepaperwaswritten underthesupervisionofProfessorLynnStout.

“Michael’spaperaddressesacomplexandcutting-edgeproblemofgreat interesttocorporatedirectorsand lawyers,”saysStout,thePaulHastings ProfessorofCorporateandSecuritiesLaw.“It’saveryimpressive accomplishment.”

Otherstudentspublishinginclude LoraCicconi’07,whopublishedanarticle intheMarch19,2007,issueof TaxNotes.Thearticle,“BlamingtheTaxCodefor theBackdatingScandal,”isonthedubiousconnectionSenatorChuckGrassley andothershavetriedtomakebetweenthestock–optionbackdatingscandal andSection162(m)oftheCode. JessicaKornberg’07 willpublish“Section 965:ATraditionalCorporateTaxPolicyEvaluation”inBrighamYoungLaw School’s InternationalLaw&ManagementReview CrystalLyons’08 article, “FittingthePensionProtectionActof2006IntotheDefinedContribution Paradigm,”willbepublishedinthe MarquetteElder’sAdvisor infall2007.All threearticleswerewrittenforSteve Bank’sCorporateTaxPolicySeminar.

CalebBartel’08 willpublishhisarticle“ProfessionalCompensationinBankruptcy:UsingContractLaw PrinciplestoInterpretAmbiguousRetentionOrders”inthefall2007issueof Transactions:TheTennesseeJournalofBusinessLaw.

S.J.Dstudent MiritEyal-Cohen’09 isthewinneroftheCaliforniaSupreme CourtHistoricalSociety’s2007StudentWritingCompetitionforherpaper “PreventiveTaxPolicy:RogerJ.Traynor’sTaxPhilosophy.”Thepaper,whichis abouttheoverlookedtaxcareerofthefamedCaliforniaSupremeCourt JusticeRogerTraynorandtheinfluenceoftaxonhisjurisprudential philosophy,willbepublishedintheSociety’sannualjournal, CaliforniaLegal History

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DAVIDMICHAELS ’08

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UNIVERSITYHONORS

UCLAAcademicSenateAwards

StephenBainbridge EarnsTop10 PublicationHonor

Anarticleby ProfessorStephenBainbridge, theWilliamD.WarrenProfessorofLaw,has beenselectedoneofthe10bestcorporateand securitiesarticlesfor2006.Theselection, “DirectorPrimacyandShareholder Disempowerment,”119 HarvardLawReview 1735(2006),isbaseduponanannualpoll conducted byCorporate Practice Commentator. Thisisthe fourthtime thatProfessor Bainbridgehas receivedthis honor.

STEPHENYEAZELL

Eachyear,theUCLAAcademicSenategivesouttwoawards—oneforteaching,andoneforresearch andscholarship—thatrecognizetheenormousimpactandtalentsofourfaculty.Withthe hundredsofexceptionalscholarsandteachersonthiscampus,theseawardsareamongthemost covetedandmostcelebratedaUCLAfacultymembercanearn.Thisyear,alawprofessorwas namedineachcategory—anextraordinaryhonorforthelawschool.

DavidG.PriceandDallasP.PriceProfessorofLaw StephenYeazell wasawardedtheUCLAFaculty ResearchLectureship.ThispastApril,Yeazelldeliveredthe102ndFacultyResearchLecture,entitled “What’sNotWrongWiththeCivilLitigationSystem—AndWhatIs.”

ProfessorYeazellhasbeenanimportantmemberoftheUCLASchoolofLawfacultysince1975, andisamongthemostrecognizedandreveredteachersouralumnirecall.Indeed,noreunioncan occurwithouttherecountingofatleastoneanecdoteinwhichheisthelead.

Yeazell’sresearchhasfocusedprimarilyonthehistoryandtheoryofprocedure.Hehasearned numerousaccoladesforhisbooksandarticles,whichhaveappearedinsuchjournalsasthe Harvard LawReview , ColumbiaLawReview andthe UCLALawReview ,amongmanyothers.Healsohas receivedtheUniversity’sDistinguishedTeachingAwardandwasthefirstrecipientoftheUCLA Law’sRutterAwardforExcellenceinTeaching.

DEVONCARBADO

ThesecondUCLASchoolofLawprofessor honoredbytheAcademicSenateis Devon Carbado ,whorecentlyservedasthevicedean ofthefaculty.HewasawardedtheUCLA AcademicSenateAwardforDistinguished Teachinginrecognitionofhisextraordinary talentsintheclassroom.Asrecognizedbythe EbyAwardfortheArtofTeaching,Carbadohas earnedquiteareputationforhisteachingskills. HewaselectedProfessoroftheYearbythe UCLALawclassesof2000and2006,andwas namedthe2003recipientoftheRutterAward forExcellenceinTeaching.

Currently,CarbadoteachesConstitutional CriminalProcedure,ConstitutionalLaw,Critical RaceTheoryandCriminalAdjudication.Heis oneoftheforemostscholarsinthenationinthe importantfieldofcriticalracestudies.Eachyear, ProfessorCarbadobringstheinsightsofhis researchtobearinclass.Hereceivesglowing reviewsfromhisstudents,attestingtohisability toenliventheclassroomwithhiswit,energyandknowledge.

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PROFESSORDEVONCARBADO

UCLASchoolofLawispleasedtoannouncethe additionof MelanieCook’78 and Margarita (Maggie)PalauHernandez’85 totheBoard ofAdvisors.

MelanieachievedthedistinctioninApril1997of beingthefirstwomannamed“Entertainment LawyeroftheYear”bythe BeverlyHillsBar Association.Shecurrentlyis apartneratZiffren, Brittenham,Branca,Fischer, Gilbert-Lurie,Stiffelman, Cook,Johnson,Lande& WolfLLP.Sherepresents someofHollywood’s biggestnames,including KeanuReeves,Barry Sonnenfeld,ScottRudin,SamMendes,Christina Ricci,TimBurtonandMimiLeder.

LAWFIRMCHALLENGERAISESSTAKES

TheUCLALawFirmChallengecelebrateditsfifthanniversarythissummer,havinggrownfromfourto 69firmsandfrom31percentto72percentparticipation.FoundingChair JamesD.C.Barrall’75 hasworkedtirelesslytopromotethisinitiativetobringUCLASchoolofLawtothepracticinglegal world.Thegoodwill,cooperationandpalpablebenefitstobothfirmsandUCLALawhavemadethe LawFirmChallengeanexemplartolawschoolsnationwide.

Particularlyimpressiveisthisyear’sgrowthofthe LawFirmChallengetoincludebothannualgivingto theUCLALawFundand,evenmoreambitiously,to buildpermanentendowmentswhichwillultimately fundprofessorships,scholarshipsandprograms.In additiontothePaulHastingsEndowedChairin CorporateandSecuritiesLaw,alreadyfullyfunded directlybythenamedfirm,alumniatthreefirms havemadeleadpersonalgiftstoestablishendowed funds:atGibson,Dunn&CrutcherLLPby Ruth Fisher’80, RobertSerio’85,and WayneSmith ’72;atLatham&WatkinsLLPbyFoundingChair JamesD.C.Barrall’75 and DavidFleming’59; andatO’Melveny&MyersLLPby JohnKappos ’94, RichardParker’74, MarkSamuels’82,and LindaSmith’77.Thecommitmentofthese alumnileadersisvitaltothefutureofUCLALaw,as wellastothesuccessofitspendingcapital campaign.

FurtherexpansionwillbeginthisyearastheLawFirmChallengeincorporatesnewdivisionsforalumni workinginthebusinessandpublicservicesectors.Toenrollyourorganizationinanyofthethree divisions,pleasecontactRebeccaMelville,(310)206-1170,melville@law.ucla.eduorCharlesCannon, (310)794-4188,cannon@law.ucla.edu.

Anactivecommunityleader,Maggiefocusesher involvementonthesupportanddevelopment ofminorityyouthprograms,aswellasadvocacy foroutstanding,value-basedhighereducation. InJune2007,heralma mater,theUniversity ofCalifornia,San Diego,honoredher commitmentby electinghertoits BoardofTrustees. Maggielivesin Pasadenawithher husband,Roland,and theirthreechildren.

Welookforwardtotheircontributionsasthey bringtheirextensivebusiness,legaland communityexperiencetobearintacklingthe challengesfacedbyUCLALaw.

Ifyouare70orolder,haveanIRA,prefertoavoidestatetaxesandwanttomakeagifttoUCLA SchoolofLaw,readon!

ThePensionProtectionActof2006containsatwo-yearIRAcharitable–rolloverprovision thatallowspeopleage70oroldertomaketax-freecharitablegiftsfromtheirtraditionalor RothIRAsandexcludethisamountfromtheiradjustedgrossincomefortheyear. Butyou mustactsoon…thisprovisionexpiresonDecember31st,2007.

Thisspecialprovisionmightbeparticularlyattractivetoalumniwhoseheirswouldbesubject tobothincomeandestatetaxes.

Weencourageyoutoconsultwithyourtaxadvisorifyouhaveanyquestions.Tomakea donation,pleasecontact DonnaColin,DirectorofMajorGifts,UCLASchoolofLaw,at (310)825-3025,colin@law.ucla.edu

MELANIECOOK ’78

LAWFIRMCHALLENGEWINETASTINGWITHPROFESSORSTEVEBAINBRIDGE (LEFT)

31STANNUALENTERTAINMENTSYMPOSIUM “SUPERSTARDEALMAKING”

Aftermorethan30yearsofprovidingpowerbrokersinHollywoodtheopportunityto“talkshop,”the 31stAnnualEntertainmentSymposiumwasUCLASchoolofLaw’smostsuccessfulyet.Morethan600 entertainmentattorneys,studioproductionlawyersandstudentsheardscreenlegend ClintEastwood andothertopHollywoodexecutivesspeakattheeventonSaturday,March3rd,2007,atUCLA’sFreud Playhouse.

Thisparticularsymposium—themostimportantofitskindinthenation—bringstogetherthetop professionalsineveryareaofentertainmentlaw. SponsoredthisyearbyAxiumInternational,the symposiumisacriticalcomponentofthe EntertainmentandMediaLawandPolicyProgram, givingstudentsandfacultyanoccasiontohear aboutissuesfromthepractitionerandindustry perspective.

TheUCLAEntertainmentSymposiumAdvisory Committee,composedofattorneysfromallareas oftheindustry,assistsintheplanningand productionofthisleadingindustrygathering.This year,theAdvisoryCommitteewasco-chairedby DavidBoyle ofRadarPictures, P.JohnBurke of AkinGumpStraussHauer&Feldand MatthewC. Thompson ofStroock&Stroock&Lavan,whose tirelesseffortswereinstrumentaltotheoverall successoftheevent.

Thetheme—“SuperstarDealmaking”—drew panelscoveringsuperstardealsinfeatures, televisionandmusic.Keepingstridewithnew advancementsintheindustryisjustoneimportant aspectofthesymposium.Thisyear,theevent featuredpanelsdealingwithsuchcutting-edge issuesas“NewTechnologyPlatformsand Distribution”and“NewModelsforOldMedia.”

Asalways,thetwo-dayconferencefeaturedcandid discussionsandlivelyexchangesbypanelists representingallaspectsoftheindustry.

Thehighlightwasthekeynotedialoguebetween actor/directorClintEastwoodand TimeMagazine filmcritic RichardSchickel.Introducedby Dama Chasle ofAxiumInternational,premiersponsorof theevent,thetwogentlemendiscussed Eastwood’samazingcareer,hisfilmchoicesandthe changeshehasseeninHollywoodovertheyears.

Aftertheevent,Eastwoodmetwith DeanMichael H.Schill,UCLABoardofAdvisorsco-chair Ken Ziffren andstudentsenrolledintheschool’s EntertainmentandMediaLawandPolicyProgram.

NewsandEvents

AssociateDeanBarbaraVaratretiredfromUCLASchool ofLawinJuneafter36dedicatedyearsofservice.Varat joinedtheschoolasaclerkintheRecordsOfficein1971, typinglawschooltranscriptsandansweringquestionsat theRecordswindow.AfterBarbprogressedthroughall ofthepositionsinRecords,shewaspromotedbyDean BillWarrentoAssistantDeanforStudents.

“Iwaspleasedtoappointhertothatveryimportantoffice inwhichshebecamethefaceoftheLawSchooltoour students,”saysWarren.“Shewashugelysuccessful.She’s honest,fairandfirm,andpeoplelikeher.”

In1995,VaratwasappointedassociatedeanbyDean SusanPrager.Asassociatedean,Barbhandledeverything fromcurriculumtoteachingschedules,andfaculty appointmentstobuildingrenovationprojects.

DeanMichaelH.Schillsays,“Barbhasdonesomuchfor UCLASchoolofLaw.Shewillalwaysbeanimportant memberofourfamilyhere,andhercontributionswillbe longremembered.”

HonoringBarbaraVarat AdministrativeNews

Withtheretirementof AssociateDeanBarbara Varat after36yearsofservice,andattheendof ProfessorDevonCarbado’shighlysuccessfulyear asViceDean, DeanMichaelH.Schill hascreated twonewfacultyadministrativepositionstoserve UCLASchoolofLaw.

ProfessorStevenBank willserveasViceDean forCurriculumandIntellectualLife,wherehewill overseecurriculumandteachingassignments.In addition,manyofUCLALaw’sdepartments—such asStudentAffairs,CareerServices,Academic ProgramsandRecordsandRegistration—will reporttothisnewposition.

ProfessorJenniferMnookin hasbeennamed theViceDeanforFacultyandResearch,whereshe willoverseefacultypromotions,faculty mentorshipandavarietyofprogrammatic initiativesthatariseoutofUCLALaw’sstrategic plan.

ViceDeansBankandMnookinjoinanoutstanding administrativeteamthatincludesAssociateDeans LauraParkerandMyraSaunders,AssistantDeans LizCheadle,BethMoeller,SeanPineandRob SchwartzandChiefFinancialOfficerJohnPower.

StevenBank joinedtheUCLA Lawfacultyin 2002andteaches classesintaxation andtaxpolicy.He hasalsoservedfor thelastacademic yearasthefaculty directorofUCLA Law’sProgramin BusinessLawand Policy,givinghim excellentexperienceashetakesonabroader administrativerole.

Bank’sresearchexploresthetaxationofbusiness entitiesthroughthelensoflegalandbusiness history.Hehaspublishednumerouspathbreaking articlesandchaptersinthefieldsofbusiness taxation,taxpolicyandtaxhistory,andisthecoauthororeditoroftwoforthcomingbooksonthe taxationofbusinessenterprises.Hisresearchand writingshaveearnednumerousaccolades, includingtheD.FrancisBustinOutstanding CommentAwardandtheJohnMinorWisdom AwardforAcademicExcellenceinLegal Scholarship.

JenniferMnookinis oneofthenation’s foremostexperts onevidence,having servedaschairof theAssociationof AmericanLaw SchoolsSectionon Evidenceandasa memberofthe section’sexecutive committee.She wasrecruitedto jointheUCLASchoolofLawfacultylastyearafter servingasprofessoroflawattheUniversityof VirginiaandvisitingprofessoratHarvardLaw School.

Shestudiesandwritesintheareasofevidence theory,expertevidenceandlawandculture,witha particularfocusonlawandfilm.Sheisparticularly interestedintheconnectionsbetweenscience,law andculture,andhercurrentworkfocusesonthe historyofexpertandvisualevidenceinthe Americancourtroom.Amonghermanyareasof expertise,Mnookinisknownforunderliningflaws intoday’sforensic–evidencepractices.Shehas publishedscholarlyarticlesonthattopicinthe VirginiaLawReview andthe YaleJournalofLawand theHumanities,amongothers.Shealsohas publishednumerousopinionpiecesinleading newspaperssuchas TheWashingtonPost,the BostonGlobe,the ChicagoTribune andthe Los AngelesTimes

ProfessorStevenBank

ProfessorJenniferMnookin

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DAVIDGINSBURG, DEVONCARBADO, BARBVARATANDKIRKSTARK

CRITICALRACESTUDIESHOSTSINAUGURALSYMPOSIUM

ColinBailey’02 commented,“Thisisaoneof-a-kindeventthatsurelywillhaveimpactin ourareasofpracticeandrepresentswhythis isthemostuniqueprograminthecountry.I amproudtobeaCRSgraduate.”

CRITICALRACETHEORY: MAPPINGTHEMOVEMENT ACROSSDISCIPLINES

Morethan300peopleattendedtheInauguralSymposiumofUCLASchoolofLaw’sCritical RaceStudies(CRS)PrograminApril200 7:“CriticalRaceTheory:MappingtheMovement AcrossDisciplines.”Thesymposiumfeaturedpanelpresentationsorganizedandmoderated bytheUCLACRSfacultyandconvenedleadingacademictheoristsandpractitionersto explorerace,law,societyandtheirinterconnections.“Thiswasoneofthemostintellectually stimulatingeventsIhaveattendedinmanyyears,”commented HowardWinant,Ph.D a renownedsociologistwhoservedonapanelontheconstructionofracialidentitymoderated by ProfessorDevonCarbado

Thetwo-daysymposiumalsofeaturedafulldayofroundtablesandpanelpresentationsby UCLALawstudentsenrolledintheCRSSpecialization.Itincludedaworkinglunchwithlegal practitioners,academicsandstudentsfrommanydisciplinesanduniversitiesacrossthe country,allinterestedintracingtheevolut ionofCriticalRaceTheoryoverthepast20years anddiscerningitsfuturedirections.UCLALawstudent1L NedBoehme said,“TheCRS SymposiumwasthehighlightofmyschoolyearandconfirmedthatImadetherightchoicein choosingtocometoUCLAtoparticipateinthiscutting-edgeprogram.”Afterthedayof studentpresentations,thefirstannualCRSAlumniReunionReceptionacknowledged graduatesofthisyoungbutthrivingspecialization.CR Salumnusandlegalservicesattorney

Inadditiontothebreadthofscholars convenedtoexplorethelegalimplicationsof unconsciousracism,structuralracismand theintersectionalnatureofracialexclusion, thesymposiumprovidedadepthofanalysis oncurrenteventsrangingfromraceandthe U.S.WaronTerror,raceandHurricane Katrina,andcross-r acialconflictand cooperation.CRSFacultyDirector CherylI. Harris commentedontherareopportunity thatthesymposiumprovidedinconvening thefoundersofanentireschoolofthought toreflectontheevolutionoftheirideas beyondtheirimmediatelegaldomains, callingtheevent“nothingshortofhistoric.”

ThissentimentwasechoedbyGeorgetown LawProfessors CharlesLawrence and MariMatsuda —considered,alongwith UCLALaw ProfessorKimberléCrenshaw , thescholarswhogaverisetothefield.“Iam thankfultotheCRSProgramforthe opportunitytotakestockoftheimpactofmy ownworkinthefieldandtocelebrateour accomplishmentsinhowwethinkandact regardingraceandracism,”saidLawrence, whowasinvitedtoparticipateonapanelon implicitbiasledby JerryKang .Giventhe overwhelminglypositiveresponsetothis year’spresentations,theCRSSymposiumwill becomeapermanentbi-annualeventofthe CRSProgram,ser vingasan important U.S. gatheringonthesubjectsofraceandthelaw.

DEAN’SROUNDTABLE

Eachyear, DeanMichaelH.Schill invitesdistinguishedspeakersandgueststohavelunchwithstudentsinanintimate roundtablesetting.Inthisinformalatmosphere,studentsareabletoaskdirectquestionsaboutcareerchoices,legalissues andlegaleducation.Thisyear’slistofparticipantsisamongourmostillustriousever,including:

AharonBarak:FormerPresidentoftheSupremeCourtof Israel,AharonBarakisalsoprofessoroflawattheHebrew UniversityofJerusalem.Legalscholarshavecalledhimthe “JohnMarshall”ofIsraelandthe“world’sgreatestliving jurist.”In2006,hepublished TheJudgeinaDemocracy,an examinationofhisjudicialphilosophy,inwhichheargues thattheroleofajudge,beyonddisputeresolution,isto connectlawwithsocietyandtoprotecttheconstitutionand democracy.JudgeBarakalsogavetheNimmerLectureat UCLASchoolofLawthisyear.

JonathanF.Chait’72:JonF.Chaithasservedasthe chairman&CEOofHudsonHighlandGroupsincethe companyspunofffromMonsterWorldwide,Inc.inMarch 2003.Drawinguponmorethan16yearsofexperienceinthe recruitmentandstaffingindustries,Chaithassuccessfully repositionedandstrengthenedthecompanyinitsbrief historytoachieveitslong-termgoalofsustainable profitability.HeisamemberofUCLASchoolofLaw’sBoard ofAdvisors.

MichaelEisner:Formorethanfourdecades,Michael Eisnerhasbeenaleaderintheentertainmentindustry.He beganhiscareeratABC,wherehehelpedtakethenetwork fromNo.3toNo.1inprime-time,daytimeandchildrens’ televisionwithsuchlandmarkshowsas HappyDays; Barney Miller; RichMan,PoorMan;and Roots.In1976,hebecame presidentofParamountPictures;eightyearslater,hewas namedchairmanandCEOofTheWaltDisneyCompany.In theensuing21years,hetransformedDisneyfromafilmand theme–parkcompanywith$3billioninenterprisevalueinto aglobalmediaempirevaluedat$60billion.Eisner’s appearanceattheDean’sRoundtablecoincidedwithhis appointmentthisyearasaRegents’Lecturer.

DavidJ.Epstein’64:DavidEpsteinfoundedUnclaimed PropertyClearinghousein1984which,onbehalfofevery state,auditsbusinessesforunclaimedfundsowingtoothers. Asadirectresultofhisauditprogram,theStateofCalifornia collectionofunclaimedpropertyincreasedfrom$2million tomorethan$100millionperyear.Healsohasbeena reportertotheUniformLawCommissionandanadvisorto theUniformLawCommissionDraftingCommittee.He authored EscheatandAbandonedPropertyLaws:Survey andAnalysis andco-authored UnclaimedPropertyLawand ReportingForms.HeservesonUCLASchoolofLaw’sBoard ofAdvisors.

BaronessHelenaKennedy:AmemberoftheDoughty StreetChambersinLondon,HelenaKennedyhasbeen involvedalargenumberofprominentcasesasabarrister. TheseincludetheBrightonBombing,theMichaelBettany espionagetrial,theGuildfordFourappealandthebombing oftheIsraeliembassy.Knownforhersharpwitand passionatestances,shealsoparticipatesintheHouseof Lordsonissuesconcernedwithhumanrights,civilliberties, socialjusticeandculture.Shehasadvocatedonbehalfof numerouscauses,includingthewaronterror,properuseof humangeneticsresearch,rightsofbatteredwomen,rights

ofchildrenandtheimportanceofeducation.Thisyearshe wasaRegentsLectureratUCLALaw.

JosephKornwasser’68:JosephKornwasseristhe chairmanandfounderoftheNationalBankofCaliforniaand aprincipalinKornwasserShoppingCenterProperties.Inthe early’80s,Kornwasserpioneeredthebuildingofbig-box shoppingcentersthroughapartnershipwithSolPriceof PriceClub.Hebuiltmorethan55shoppingcenters nationwide.KornwasserisamemberofUCLASchoolof Law’sBoardofAdvisorsandCampaignCabinet.

MichaelMasin’69:MichaelMasinisaseniorpartnerinthe NewYorkofficeofO’Melveny&MyersLLP,wherehe specializesincorporategovernance,internalinvestigations, corporatecomplianceandstrategiccounselingofcorporate clients.MasinreturnedtothelawfirminFebruary2004after an11-yearabsence.Immediatelypriortohisreturn,hewas vicechairmanandCOOofCitigroupandvicechairmanand presidentofVerizonCommunications.Heservesasco-chair ofUCLASchoolofLaw’sBoardofAdvisorsandamemberof theCampaignCabinet.

VictorB.MacFarlane’78:VictorB.MacFarlaneis managingprincipal,chairmanandCEOofMacFarlane Partners,whichhefoundedin1987toproviderealestate investmentmanagementservicestoinstitutionalinvestors. Underhisleadership,MacFarlanePartnershasbecomeone oftheleadingrealestateinvestment–managementfirmsin theUnitedStates.MacFarlanehas 28yearsofrealestate experience,andhasworkedextensivelyinproperty development,acquisitionsandassetmanagementand portfoliomanagementonbehalfofsomeofthelargest pensionplansandinstitutionsintheU.S.Hecurrentlyisa partnerinLosAngeles’GrandAvenueredevelopment program.

KentRichland’71:KentRichlandhasseentheappellate processfromalmosteveryangle,havingprosecutedcriminal appealsasasupervisingdeputyattorneygeneral,and representedindigentcriminaldefendantsonappealasa supervisingdeputystatepublicdefender.In2006,Kent gainednationalprominenceforhisUnitedStatesSupreme Courtargumentin Marshallv.Marshall,inwhichhe representedthelateAnnaNicoleSmith.Theresulting unanimousopinioninfavorofhisclientestablished importantprinciplesoffederaljurisdiction.Hisachievement wasrecognizedby CaliforniaLawyerMagazine,whichnamed hima“2007CaliforniaLawyeroftheYear.”

DavidSabih’73:DavidSabihistheprincipalofthefirm DavidSabihandAssociatesinCarmel,California,andis consideredtobeoneofthetoppersonalinjurylawyersin California.Hehasrepresentedthousandsofwomenagainst drugmanufacturersforinjuriesresultingfromDalkonShield birthcontroldevices,siliconebreastimplantsandfen-phen weightlosssupplements.Concurrentwithhislegalcareer, Sabihhasmaintainedasuccessfulrealestatecareerwith numerouspropertiesthroughoutCalifornia.

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SAVETHEDATEFORCLASSREUNIONS ONMAY17,2008

Plansarewellunderwayfor REUNIONWEEKEND2008,for“3’sand8’s:”theclasses1953,1958,1963,1968,1973,1978,1983,1988,1993,1998and2003. Pleasejoinintheplanningbyenlistingineithertheplanningorclass–giftcommittee.

Class–GiftCommittees:Contact RebeccaMelville,(310)206-1170,melville@law.ucla.edu.

ReunionPlanningCommittee:Contact KristineWerlinich,(310)206-1766,werlinich@law.ucla.edu.

REUNIONIMAGES2007

ScholarshipReception

Therecent2007UCLASchoolofLawHonorsReceptionbroughttogetherinawonderfuleveningofwarmthandgenerositymanyscholarship–funddonorsand thestudentrecipientsoftheirphilanthropy.Nowafirmlyestablishedtradition,theannualeventprovidesarareopportunityfordonorstobecomemore familiarwiththevariedscholarshipstudentsandtheirfascinatingpathsofstudy,forstudentstoexpresstheirpersonalgratitudeforassistance inaneraof $27,000peryeartuitionandfordonorstoconnectahumanfacetotheirphilanthropy.

WILLIAMSINSTITUTEIMPACTSPOLICY

TheWilliamsInstitute,athinktankatUCLASchoolofLawdedicatedto studyingsexual–orientationlawandpublicpolicy,hosteditsSixthAnnual Updateoncampus.Morethan250peopleturnedoutforthisall-day conferencetohearspeakersandpanelistsexplorethetopic,“WhatCanthe U.S.LearnfromEuropeAboutExtendingMarriagetoSame-SexCouples?”

SirBorisO.Dittrich,formermemberoftheNetherlandsParliamentand authoroftheworld’sfirstlegislationthatallowedgaysandlesbianstomarry, deliveredthekeynotespeech.Attendeesalsoparticipatedinfourpanelson varioustopicssuchasbarrierstohealthcareaccessfortransgenderpeople andtheimpactofprohibitinglesbian,gay,bisexualandtransgenderadoption andfostercare.

ThedayconcludedwiththefinalroundoftheThirdAnnualNationalSexual OrientationLawMootCourtCompetition,theonlyoneofitskindinthe country.Twenty-twoteamsfrom20schoolscompetedinthePreliminary Rounds,heldFebruary10th,2007,atUCLALaw.TeamsfromtheUniversityof ConnecticutSchoolofLawandtheNewYorkUniversitySchoolofLaw advancedtothefinalround,whichwasjudgedbyWashingtonStateSupreme CourtJustices SusanOwens and BarbaraMadsen,andUnitedStatesCourt ofAppealsJudge RaymondFisher (9thCircuit).JusticesOwensandMadsen hadjustrecentlyissuedconflictingopinionsinWashington’ssame-sex–marriagecaseandansweredquestionsfromtheaudienceabouttheiropinions aftertheround.

AttheAnnualWilliamsInstituteReceptionthatevening,morethan300people gatheredtohonorphilanthropists JohnMcDonald and RobWright,and theirgiftof$1milliontoendowachairinsexual-orientationlawatUCLASchool ofLaw.

TheMcDonald/WrightChairofLawisthefirstacademicchairinthecountry focusingonsexual-orientationlawandpublicpolicy.Thechairwillbeheldby amemberofthefacultyofUCLALawwhoisengagedintheworkofthe WilliamsInstitute.

Duringthereception,WilliamsInstituteExecutiveDirector BradSears announcedthatthechairgiftpushedtheWilliamsInstitute’stotalendowment tomorethan$10million,nearingthehalfwaymarkofits$25-million endowmentgoal.SearsalsosaidthattheChairwillattractnewscholarsand encourageyoungerfacultymemberstopursuetheiracademicinterestsin sexual–orientationissues.

Encouragingnewscholarstopursuetheirinterest insexual-orientationlawisoneoftheWilliams Institute’smaingoals.TheInstituteannually offersaLawTeachingFellowshiptoarecentlaw schoolgraduateinterestedinpursuingacareerin thatfield.TheFellowshipprogram,whichlasts oneortwoyears,givesthefellowsthe opportunitytowork withafacultymentor, engageinclassroom teaching,and completeoneor morepublished piecesofscholarshipbeforecontinuingtheir careers.

Thisyear’sfellows, HolningLau and Dean Spade,alreadyhavemadeimpressivestridesin theirteachingcareers:HolningLau,theHarveyS. ShipleyMillerLawTeachingFellow,hassecureda positionasassociateprofessorofLawatHofstraLawSchoolinNewYork, wherehewillalsoruntheirSexualOrientationLawProgram.DeanSpade,who taughtanadvancedseminarinsexual-orientation–lawscholarshipthisspring,

WILLIAMSINSTITUTEFELLOWSHIPPROGRAM

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willcontinuehisfellowshipatHarvardLaw School,teachingTransgenderLawinthe springof2007.

TheWilliamsInstitutealsohasasummer fellowshipprogram,designedtoprovide fundingforlawstudentsinterestedin pursuingasummerinternshipwithan organizationdedicatedtosexual–orientation work.Thisyear, ShawnKravich, a2LatUCLA Law,waschosenfromamongmanyqualified applicantstoreceivefundingtoworkinthe WilliamsInstituteoffice,wherehewillbe researchingandwritingaboutthefiscalimpactofmarriageequalityin variousstates.

Thankstoagenerousgiftfromphilanthropists MikeGleason and DaveKettel, the WilliamsInstitutewasabletoexpandits fellowshipprogramthisyeartooffertwo moresummerfellowshipswitha$5,000 stipendforoutstandinglawstudentswhoplan tospendthesummerworkingwithan organization,scholarorresearchcenter focusedonsexual-orientationlawandpublic policy.Thissummer’sGleasonKettelfellows are DesmundWu,a2LatUCLALaw,and AmandaPearlman,a3LatSandraDay O’ConnorCollegeofLaw.Desmundwill spendthesummerdraftinglegislationand doinglegalresearchasasummerinternat LambdaLegalDefenseandEducationFund, andAmandawillbeworkingattheNational GayandLesbianTaskForce,targetingefforts toincreasethepassageoflocal nondiscriminationanddomestic-partnership ordinances,statewidenondiscriminationand anti-bullyingbills,thefederalEmployment Non-DiscriminationActandtheLocalLaw EnforcementHateCrimesPreventionAct.

FormoreinformationontheWilliams Institute,visitwww.law.ucla.edu/williamsinstitute.

UCLALAWFUNDEXPANDS RECOGNITIONANDBENEFITS

Underthededicatedleadershipof DonnaCoxWells’92,alumnicontributed arecord$4.2milliontotheUCLALawFund,including$1.9milliongivenin unrestrictedgifts.Thealumniparticipationgivingratehitarecord28.5percent.

GiftstotheUCLALawFundsupportthecoreofUCLASchoolofLaw’s excellence,facultyandstudents.Yourunrestrictedgiftisthebestwaytomake ameaningfulimpactonthequalityandlifeoftheschool,andtopreserveand enhancethevalueofyourUCLASchoolofLawdegree.

Didyouknow?

•Onlyone-thirdofUCLALaw’sfundingcomesfromtheStateofCalifornia.

•Annualin-statetuitionismorethan$27,000.

•86percentofourstudentsreceivesomefinancialaid.

•Studentsnowgraduatewithanaveragedebtofmorethan$85,000.

•Endowmentincomeisalawschool’smostimportantbudgetstabilizer.

•UCLALaw’s$60-millionpermanentendowmentisthesmallestbyfarofany top-tierAmericanlawschool.

UCLALawFundgiftshelpus:

•Recruitthenation’sbrighteststudents.

•Attractandretainapreeminentfaculty.

•Preparefutureleadersofthebarandbench.

•Offerfinancialaidthatrewardsachievementandinitiative.

•Enhanceworld-classprograms,clinicsandinstitutes.

•Promotefacultyresearchonthefrontiersofsocialpolicyandlegal scholarship.

Alongwithanewname,theUCLALawFund(formerlyLawAnnualFund) providesadditionalbenefitstothosewhocontribute$2,500+.Themost significantchangeisnewjointrecognitionwiththecampus-wideUCLAFund’s Chancellor’sAssociates.Forthefirsttime,contributionstotheUCLAFundmay bedesignatedtobenefitUCLALaw,andreceivefullbenefitsfromboththeLaw Dean’sCircleandtheChancellor’sAssociates.Alsonewthisyearisaformal givingsocietyhonoringProfessorWilliamWarren,formerdeanandbeloved advisortogenerationsofstudentsandalumni.

UCLALawFund—RecognitionSocieties

Dean’sCircle

(Graduatesofthepastfiveyears)

(peryearoutoflawschool)

Dean’sCirclemembersreceivethefollowingcourtesies:

•Campuslibraryprivileges

•InvitationtotheannualDean’sCircleDinnerandspecialdonorevents throughouttheacademicyear

•Atthe$2,500+level,campus-widerecognitionasaUCLAFundChancellor’s Associate,includingaUCLAdonorparkingpermitandtheoptionto purchasepriorityseatingforBruinathleticevents

Tomakeagiftonline,visitwww.law.ucla.edu/giving.

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THEHONORABLEMARVIND.ROWEN’56 receivedthe2006HumanitarianAwardfromthe CaliforniaJudgesAssociation(CJA)thispast OctoberattheStateBarAnnualConferencein Monterey.Thedistinguishedtributerecognizeda lifetimeofcommunityservice.Heretiredasa sittingjudgefromtheLosAngelesSuperiorCourt inApril2000andhascontinuedtoworkinthe privatealternativedisputeresolutionfieldin affiliationwithJudicateWest.

JudgeRowenwrites,“Ihavecontinuedto contributemytime,knowledge,energyand experiencetomanyworthwhilecommunity institutions,and,therefore,itwasespecially rewardingtohavebeenrecognizedbymyjudicial colleaguesstatewideformycommunityservice (awayfromthebench)sixyearsafterIretired.”

HehaslongbeenactiveintheAnti-Defamation League(ADL),whereheispastpresidentofthe ADLPacificSouthwestRegionalBoard.Heserved nineyearsontheBoardofGovernorsofthe ShrinersHospitalforChildren—LosAngeles, whichhonoredhimasBoardMemberoftheYear in2005.HeisnowaBoardMemberEmeritus. JudgeRowenpresentedhis$250honorarium checkfromtheCJAawardtoShrinersHospital.

RICHARDWULLIGER’56 isontheboardsofthe CaliforniaHistoricalSociety,PacificPalisades DemocraticClubandPacificPalisadesHistorical Society.

JOHNMORIARITY’60 waselectedthisyearas chairmanoftheLosAngelesCountyNarcoticsand DangerousDrugsCommission,servesonSheriff Baca’sBoardofDirectorsforYouth,andis chairmanoftheCalifornia24thAssemblyDistrict MilitaryAcademySelectionBoard.Moriaritywasa colonelintheUnitedStatesArmyReserve,and mostrecentlyservedasmilitarycommanderforall lawcentersintheSouthwesternstatesandasStaff JudgeAdvocateforthe63rdArmyCommand, whichcoversunitsinCalifornia,Arizonaand Nevada.

theoriesaboutKennedy’sassassination.Inhis careerattheLosAngelesCountyDistrict Attorney’soffice,Bugliosisuccessfullyprosecuted 105of106felonyjurytrials,including21murder convictionswithoutasingleloss.Hismostfamous trial,theCharlesMansoncase,becamethebasisof his1974classicwithCurtGentry, HelterSkelter,the biggest–sellingtrue-crimebookinpublishing history.TwoofBugliosi’sothertruecrimebooks— AndtheSeaWillTell and Outrage —alsoreached No.1on TheNewYorkTimes hardcoverbestseller list.NootherAmericantrue–crimewriterhasever hadmorethanonebookachievethisranking.

ReclaimingHistory:TheAssassinationofPresident JohnF.Kennedy,2007,thelatestbookby VINCENTBUGLIOSI’64,laysoutacasein supportoffindings byTheWarren Commissionthat LeeHarveyOswald actedaloneinthe assassinationof JohnF.Kennedy. Bugliosi’s1,600+pagebookcriticizes theconspiracy

A.BARRYCAPPELLO’65 andhissonsraninthe annualSantaBarbaraLawDayRace.Allthe proceedsgototheLegalAidSociety.Cappello& Noëlareregularsponsorsoftheevent.

JohnMoriarity’60

VincentBugliosi’64

BarryCappellowithsons,VinnieandNick

MarvinRowen’56

RIANEEISLER’65 hasjustpublishedanewbook, TheRealWealthofNations:CreatingaCaring Economics.HailedbyArchbishopDesmondTutu as“atemplateforthebetterworldwehavebeen sourgentlyseeking”andbyJaneGoodallas“acall foraction,” TheRealWealthofNations proposesa newapproachtoeconomicsthatgivesvisibilityand valuetothemostessentialhumanwork:thework ofcaringforpeopleandplanet.Eislerswitched fromlawtowritingashermainactivityin1977and hassincewrittennumerousbooks,includingher internationalbestseller, TheChaliceandTheBlade: OurHistory,OurFuture,nowin22languages, includingmostEuropeanlanguagesandChinese, Russian,Korean,Hebrew,JapaneseandArabic.She writes,“Mylegaltraininghasbeeninvaluableformy research,asmyfocusisonpatterns,andlearning torecognizepatternsiskeytoalegaleducation.”

Eisler’sotherbooksincludetheaward-winning The PowerofPartnership and Tomorrow’sChildren,as wellas SacredPleasure,areexaminationof sexualityandspirituality,and Women,Men,andthe GlobalQualityofLife,whichstatistically documentsthekeyroleofthestatusofwomenina nation’sgeneralqualityoflife.Eislerhaskeynoted conferencesworldwideinvenuesthathave includedGermanyattheinvitationofProfessor RitaSuessmuth,PresidentoftheBundestag(the GermanParliament)andDanielGoeudevert(Chair ofVolkswagenInternational);Colombia,atthe invitationoftheMayorofBogota;andtheCzech Republic,attheinvitationofVaclavHavel (PresidentoftheCzechRepublic).Herpioneering workinhumanrightsexpandedthefocusof

internationalorganizationstoincludetherightsof womenandchildren.Herresearchonsystemic culturaltransformationhashadanimpactonmany fields,includinghistory,sociology,economics, psychologyandeducation.Sheistheauthorof morethan200essaysandarticlesinsuchdiverse publicationsas BehavioralScience, Futures, PoliticalPsychology, TheUNESCOCourier, Brain andMind, HumanRightsQuarterly, The InternationalJournalofWomen’sStudies andthe WorldEncyclopediaofPeace.Sheispresidentof theCenterforPartnershipStudies (www.partnershipway.org),dedicatedtoresearch andeducation,andco-founderoftheSpiritual AlliancetoStopIntimateViolence(SAIV), www.saiv.net.Herwebsiteiswww.rianeeisler.com.

EDWARDPOLL’65 announcesthepublication of DisasterPreparedness&RecoveryPlanningfor LawFirms:ALawBiz®SpecialReport.Thisisthe thirdinaseriesofreportsontopicsofpracticaland majorimportancetotheeffectiveandprofitable managementofthebusinessoflaw.Itoffers guidelinesonhowlawyersandlawfirmscan preparetominimizethedebilitatingimpactthat disastersofallkindscanhaveontheirlawpractices andclients.Edisaleadingauthorityinthefieldof law–practicemanagementandtheprincipalof LawBiz®ManagementCo.,afirmthatconsults withandcoacheslawyersandlawfirmsthroughout theUnitedStates,England,AustraliaandMexico.

DANSIMON’65 wasavisitingprofessoratthe InstituteofPrivateLaw,Yekaterinburg,Russia,and

theUralsStateAcademyofLaw,wherehetaught coursesinInternationalInsurance&Reinsurance Law.Hehaswrittenanumberofarticlesonvarious insuranceandreinsuranceissues.Heliveswithhis wife,Patricia,onaranchintheSantaYnezValley.

THEHONORABLEMICHAELMARCUS’67 has beenelectedtoathree-yeartermontheBoardof GovernorsoftheCaliforniaStateBarAssociation. MarcusisamediatorandarbitratorwithADR Services,Inc.inLosAngeles.

TheOrangeCountyFather’sDayCouncilandthe AmericanDiabetesAssociationrecentlyhonored JEFFREYR.MATSEN’67 withthe2007Father oftheYearAward.Oneofthecountry’sleading estate–planningandbusinesstransactional attorneys,MatsenisapartneratBohm,Matsen, Kegel&Aguilera,LLP.Hewasoneoffour outstandingfathershonoredatanawardsdinner onMay31st,2007,attheHyattRegencyIrvine. Matsenhasbeenchosenfortwoconsecutiveyears by WorthMagazine asoneofthenation’s“Top100 Attorneys.”Hehasalsobeendesignatedasa

RianeEisler’65

EdwardPoll’65

TheHonorableMichaelMarcus’67

JeffreyR.Matsen67

photobyMichaelCollopy

“SuperLawyer”by LosAngelesMagazine andhas earnedthehighestrating—AV—bytheMartindaleHubbellPeerReviewRatingService,“atestament tothefactthatalawyer’speersrankhim...atthe highestlevelofprofessionalexcellence.”

1970s

CURTISA.COLE’71 isacertifiedspecialistin appellatelawbytheBoardofLegalSpecialization. Hisfirm,ColePedrozaLLP,isinPasadena.

ROGERH.HOWARD’71 hasbeennamedasone ofSouthernCalifornia’s“SuperLawyers”by Law& PoliticsMagazine,apublicationthatrecognizesthe top5percentofallSouthernCaliforniaLawyers eachyear.HowardisanattorneywithLosAngeles–basedfirmChristensen,Glaser,Fink,Jacobs,Weil &Shapiro,LLP.

RICHARDGILCHRIST’71 waspromotedto presidentofTheIrvineCompany’sofficedivision. Priortothatheservedaspresidentandco-chief executiveofMaguireProperties,whereheoversaw significantgrowthinthecompany’sportfolio,both throughacquisitionsanddevelopment.Healso spearheadedMaguire’ssuccessfulIPOin2003.At theIrvineCompany,Gilchristoverseestheoffice

division’sleasing,operations,marketingand financefunctions,aswellassignificant developmentactivity,whichincludesthe constructionoftwohigh–riseofficebuildingsat theIrvineSpectrumCenter.Founderofoneofthe premierboutiquerealestatefirmsinLosAngeles, heisalsochairmanoftheBoardofTrusteesat WhittierCollege,hisundergraduatealmamater.

THEHONORABLEJONMAYEDA’71 recently retiredasLosAngeles CountySuperiorCourt Judge.Heservednearly 25yearsonthebench, includingatermas presidingjudgeofthe LosAngelesMunicipal Court.JudgeMayeda wasselectedtothebenchin1981,whenGovernor JerryBrownappointedtheeight-yearveteranof theLosAngelesCityAttorney’sOfficetotheLos AngelesMunicipalCourt.

retiredascampuscounselfor theUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego.Sherecently marriedRobertDynes,presidentoftheUniversity ofCaliforniasystem.

JOSHUADRESSLER’73 hasbeenawardedthe UniversityDistinguishedScholarawardfor2007. HeholdstheFrankR.StrongChairinLawatthe MichaelE.MoritzCollegeofLaw,TheOhioState University.Twoyearsearlier,Dresslerreceivedthe honorofgivingtheUniversityDistinguished LecturefortheOSUandColumbus,Ohio, JoshuaDressler’73

ANNPARODE’71

TheHonorableJonMayeda’71

RichardGilchrist’71

AnnParode’71

CurtisCole’71

community.Perhapsmoreimportantly,heisnow theecstaticgrandfatherofLucyBelleandMaya ShoshanaDressler.Althoughtheyareonlytwo andoneyearsoldrespectively,heisensuringthat theybecomeLosAngelesDodgerfansand appreciateSandyKoufaxandVinceScully.

THEHONORABLECRAIGKAMANSKY’73

, afterserving21yearsasaSuperiorCourtjudgein SanBernardinoCounty,writestotheUCLALaw communitythathe“retiredJanuary1st,2006.Iam nowaprivatejudge/mediator/arbitratorwith InlandValleyArbitrationandMediationServices.I resideinBreainnorthOrangeCounty.”

KENNETHROSS’73 wasrecentlyselectedasone oftheworld’sleadingproduct–liabilitylawyersby ExpertGuides,apublicationofEuromoney InstitutionalInvestor.Heisoneofonly284lawyers inthe U.S.and 479intheworldselectedforthis

guide.Rosspracticesintheareaofproductsafety andproduct–liabilitypreventionatBowmanand BrookeLLPinMinneapolis,Minnesota.

Entertainmentlawyer PETERLOPEZ’74 has beenappointedtotheStateAthleticCommission. Thegovernor’sofficenamedLopezandfour otherstothecommission,whichregulates professionalboxinginthestate.Lopezhasbeena partnerintheCenturyCityfirmofKleinberg, Lopez,Lange,Cuddy,EdelandKleinsince1997,and waspreviouslyapartnerinMitchell,Silberbergand KnuppLLP.

RANDYVISSER’74 recentlyjoinedthefirm Sheppard, Mullin,Richter& HamptonLLPin theirLosAngeles officeinthe firm’srealestate, construction, environmental andland–use practicegroups.

VisserpreviouslywasatMorganLewis&Bockius LLP.

RICHARDRUBEN’75 joinedtheIrvineofficeof JonesDayLLPaspartnerinthelitigationpractice group.Rubenpreviouslywasglobalco-chairofthe litigationpracticeatPillsburyWinthropShaw PittmanLLP.

TheJudicialCounciloftheNinthCircuithasnamed U.S.BankruptcyJudge MEREDITHA.JURY’76 tothecircuit’sBankruptcyAppellatePanel.The Riverside–basedjudge,who hasservedontheU.S. BankruptcyCourtfortheCentralDistrictof Californiasince1997,beganhernewposton August1st,2007foraseven-yearterm.Priortoher judicialcareer,JurypracticedwiththeRiverside

firmofBestBest&KriegerLLP,whichshejoinedin 1976uponheradmissiontotheStateBarof California.

TERRYD.AVCHEN’77 hasbeennamedasoneof SouthernCalifornia’s“SuperLawyers”by Law& PoliticsMagazine.Avchenisanattorneywiththe LosAngeles–basedfirmChristensen,Glaser,Fink, Jacobs,Weil&Shapiro,LLP.

STANLEYWOLF’77 recentlyjoinedSchiffHardin LLPintheirWashington,D.C.,office.Wolf concentrateshispracticeonISOdevelopment, particularlythedevelopmentofISO-NE.Headvises variousparticipantsintheelectricityandnatural–gas–andoil-pipelineindustriesconcerningthe impactofregulatorymeasurestoincrease competitionandrestructuretheindustry.Healso hasextensiveexperienceincorporatemergers, bankruptcyissues,oil-pipelineandnatural–gas certificatematters.

TheImpactFund,alegalfoundation,hasadded BARBARAENLOEHADSELL’78 toitsBoardof Directors.

MARKA.KULLER’78 resignedhispartnershipat McKeeNelsonLLPtopursuehisdreamofopening whathehopeswillbeWashington,D.C.’s,premier winebarandrestaurant.As TheLegalTimes reports:

KennethRoss’73

RandyVisser’74

MarkKuller’78

“Youwon’tfindMarkKullerthesedaysatthe Washington,D.C.,lawofficesofMcKeeNelson, wherehewasapartneruntilMarchandnowisof counsel.Kullerspendsmostofhiswakinghours acrosstownamidconstructionrubbleatthe cornerof8thandGstreetsNorthwest.There,heis buildinghisdream,calledProof—whathehopes willbeD.C.’spremierwine-centricrestaurantand winebar....

Heis6feet,6inchestall,itturnsout,buthasa larger-than-lifepresenceinthisplace.Helooksand actsthepartofarestaurantrisk-taker,notatax attorney,andhehastheswaggerandNewYorkCity mouthofTonyBourdain,thechefandauthorof ’KitchenConfidential.’

“Asmanyreadersknow,Markistheco-authorof twoleadingtaxtreatises: FederalTaxationof PartnershipsandPartners (WG&L)and Federal TaxationofDebtInstruments (Aspen).After graduatingfromUCLASchoolofLawin1978,he workedattheIRSinavarietyofpositions(including specialassistanttothechiefcounsel).Hejoined King&Spaldingin1986andMcKeeNelsonLLPin 1999.”

PAULWALDAU ’78 iscurrently Directorofthe CenterforAnimals andPublicPolicyat TuftsUniversity’s CummingsSchool ofVeterinary Medicineandin spring2008,willagainbetheBarkerLecturerat HarvardLawSchool.

MICHAELMCKEE’79 waspromotedinJuneto thepostofchiefexecutiveofficerofTheIrvine Company,responsibleforallthecompany’sday-todayoperations.HejoinedtheIrvineCompanyin 1994fromLatham&WatkinsLLP.Nowsecondin command,hewasformerlychiefoperatingofficer, chieflegalofficerandchieffinancialofficer.The IrvineCompanyownsaboutone-fifthofOrange County’stotallandareaaswellasotherproperties throughoutCalifornia.Theirflagshipproperties includetheNewportCenterofficecomplexand FashionIslandmallinNewportBeach,theIrvine Spectrumshoppingandentertainmentcenterand theMarketPlaceinTustin.Aspecialistinrealestate investmenttrustsandpublicofferings,McKeelives intheEmeraldBay.

DREWPAULY’79 isstillactivelylitigatingat Greenwald,Pauly,Foster&MillerinSantaMonica. HeservesontheLosAngelesAdvisoryBoardof FacingHistoryandOurselves,andwasrecently appointedtotheBoardofTrusteesofTheMirman SchoolforGiftedChildren.

HUGOZIA’79 recentlymovedfromthe Washington,D.C.,toSanFrancisco.Heissenior counselatMinamiTamakiLLP.

1980s

DENNISDIAZ’80 recentlyjoinedDavisWright TremaineLLPinitsLosAngelesofficewhereheis apartnerinthefirm’snationalhealthlawpractice group.Previouslyhewasapartneratthefirm SonnenscheinNath&RosenthalLLP.

Patentattorney, KATHERINEL.McDANIEL’80 recentlyjoinedFulwiderPatton.Shepreviously wasatBryanCave.

JAMESHAM’81 isproudtoannouncethe openingofhisnewlawoffice,JamesHamLegal, specializinginnegotiationandlitigation,renewable andnew-technology–energyprojects,public policyanalysisandadvocacy,legalethics,feeand billingdisputes,malpracticeandpartnership disputes.HamformerlywasapartneratArnold& PorterLLP.

MichaelMcKee’79

PaulWaldu’78

DrewPauley’79

KatherineMcDaniel’80

HugoZia’79

JEFFREYLAWSON’81,apartnerwiththeSilicon ValleyLawGroupinSanJose,hasbeenpromoted toBrigadierGeneralintheAirNationalGuard.He iscurrentlytheassistanttotheAirMobility Commandjudgeadvocateandoverseesthelegal operationsof40AirNationalGuardWings assignedtoAirMobilityCommand.

CATHRYNS.GAWNE’82 hasjoinedHopkins& Carleyasacorporatesecuritiesattorney.Gawne joinstheHopkins&CarleyCorporate,Tax& BusinessTransactionsDepartmentwith25yearsof corporateandsecuritiesexperience.Gawne’s practiceemphasizessecuritiesandcorporatelaw foremerginggrowthcompaniesacrossabroad rangeofindustries,includingwireless-and portable–informationtechnologies,alternative energy,telecommunications,biotechnologyand software,aswellasbrick-and-mortarindustries suchasautomotive,organicpersonal-care products,miningandretail.

Inarecentsurveyby Law&PoliticsMagazine, JEFFREYP.MOLEVER’82,founderofThe MoleverLawFirm,wasnamedinthetopfive percentofMinnesotaattorneysintheareaof estateplanning&probate.Thefindingsare publishedintheAugust2007issuesof Minnesota Law&Politics, Minneapolis/St.PaulMagazine and TwinCitiesBusiness.Jeffreyisextremelyproudof havingearnedsuchhighesteemfromhis colleaguesandbeingnamed“SuperLawyer”fora secondconsecutiveyear.

RONALDBAKER’83 recentlyjoinedMokCapital Management,aregisteredinvestmentadviser founded10yearsagobyStanMok.

CLAREBRONOWSKI’83 hasbeennamedasone ofSouthernCalifornia’s“SuperLawyers”by Law& PoliticsMagazine initsannualrecognitionofthe topfivepercentofallSouthernCalifornialawyers. BronowskiisanattorneywithLosAngeles–based firmChristensen,Glaser,Fink,Jacobs,Weil& Shapiro,LLP.

ALICIAROSENBERG’83 wasappointedasa FederalmagistratejudgefortheUnitedStates DistrictCourt,CentralDistrict.

BRETTJ.COHEN’85,apartnerintheLos AngelesofficeofChristensen,Glaser,Fink,Jacobs, Weil&Shapiro,LLP,wasrecentlyrecognizedby Law&PoliticsMagazine asa“SuperLawyer”—one ofthetopfivepercentofallSouthernCalifornia

attorneys.Cohenservesasfirmrepresentativein theUCLALawFirmChallenge.

LAWRENCEEBINER’85 recentlyjoinedthefirm ofHolmeRoberts&OwenLLPintheLosAngeles officeasapartnerandmemberofthelitigation practicegroup.Ebinerisaseasonedtriallawyer whofocusesoncomplexbusiness,energy,real estateandintellectualpropertylitigationinfederal andstatecourts.PriortojoiningHolmeRoberts& OwenLLP,hewasattheOrangeCountyofficeof Morrison&FoersterLLP.

MARGARITA(MAGGIE)PALAUHERNANDEZ ’85 begancyclingthisyearandparticipatedinthe LosAngelesMarathonbikerace.InAugust,shewill beraisingfundstofightcancerbycompetinginthe Pan-MassachusettsChallenge,a192-mileracefrom Sturbridge,Connecticut,toProvincetown,Rhode Island.HernandezlivesinPasadenawithher husband,Roland,andtheirthreechildren.

JeffreyMolever’82

JeffreyBreinholt’88

JeffreyLawson’81

MaggiePalauHernandez’85

CathrynGawne’82

BrettCohen’85

CAROLYNC.JORDAN’86 hasbeennamedas oneofSouthernCalifornia’s“SuperLawyers”by Law&PoliticsMagazine initsannualrecognitionof thetopfivepercentofallSouthernCalifornia Lawyers.JordanisanattorneywithLosAngeles–basedfirmChristensen,Glaser,Fink,Jacobs,Weil &Shapiro,LLP.

SCOTTCAMPBELL’87 isapartnerwithBest Best&KriegerLLP,specializinginthe representationofgovernmententities.Hewas instrumentalintheopeningofthefirm’sLos AngelesofficeandservesasPresidentofSt.Anne’s Foundation,whichprovidesfinancialassistancein St.Anne’smaternityhome.St.Anne’sprovides housingandservicesforat-riskpregnantor parentingteenagewomen.Campbelllivesin Westwoodwithhiswife,Melissa,andtwochildren.

HALLIEMcFADDEN’87 announcedthe formationoftheMcFadden&StuartPLClawfirm inChattanooga,Tennessee.Thenewfirmwill specializeincriminaldefenselawandrealestate litigation.

BOBRODEN’87 andhiswife,Sherry,havelivedin theBayAreasincehisgraduationfromlawschool. SherryistheexecutivedirectoroftheCalifornia First5Association,andBobisinhisfourthyearas associategeneralcounselatPixarAnimation StudiosinEmeryville.TheyliveinNorthBerkeley withtheirdaughter,Nattie,whoisabouttoenter herjunioryearofhighschool.

NABILL.ABU-ASSAL’88 hasbeennamedasone ofSouthernCalifornia’s“SuperLawyers”by Law& PoliticsMagazine’s annualrecognitionofthetop fivepercentofallSouthernCaliforniaLawyers. Abu-AssalisanattorneywithLosAngeles–based firmChristensen,Glaser,Fink,Jacobs,Weil& Shapiro,LLP.

JEFFREYBREINHOLT’88 joinedInternational AssessmentandStrategyCenterasaseniorfellow anddirectorofNationalSecurityLaw.UntilJune 2007,Breinholtservedasdeputychiefofthe CounterterrorismSectionatthe U.S. Department ofJustice.Shortlyafter9/11,Breinholtwas appointedheadoftheDepartmentofJustice’s terrorist-financing–enforcementprogram,and helpedfoundaspecialFBIunitdevotedto investigating U.S.–basedfundraisingby internationalterroristorganizations.Healso managedateamoffinancialprosecutorswithinthe CounterterrorismSectiondedicatedto prosecutingmaterial-supportcrimes.In2003he washonoredwiththeAttorneyGeneral’sAward forExcellenceinFurtheringtheInterests ofU.S. NationalSecurityforhisworkincraftingcreative legaltheoriesthatresultedintheinitiationof severalimportantprosecutionsintheaftermathof 9/11.Awhite-collar–fraudspecialist,Breinholt joinedtheJusticeDepartmentin1990withtheTax Divisionandspentsixyearsasaspecialassistant U.S.attorneyintheDistrictofUtahbeforejoining theCounterterrorismSectionin1997.Heisa frequentlectureronlawenforcementand intelligencetopics.Heistheauthorofseveral articlesandtwobooks, Counterterrorism Enforcement:ALawyer’sGuide (DOJOfficeof LegalEducation,2004),and TaxingTerrorism, FromAlCaponetoAlQaida:FightingViolence ThroughFinancialRegulation (2007).AtIASC, Breinholtrunsaprogramdesignedtofostera

broaderunderstandingoftheroleoflawyersinU.S counterterrorismoperationsthroughpublic commentary,bookreviewsandthedevelopment andpresentationofinteractiveterrorism scenariostolawschools,lawenforcementgroups andlegal-practitioneraudiences.

InJuneof2007 MELPOWELL’88 washonored withtheUnitedChambersofCommerceoftheSan FernandoValley’s2007SmallBusinessoftheYear AwardforShermanOaks,California,representing Pre-PaidLegalServices,Inc.

1990s

HollandandKnightLLPhaspromoted SUSAN BOOTH’91 toleaderofthefirm’sWestCoastreal estatepracticegroup.

MelPowell’88withpartnerYokoMatsui

JeffreyBreinholt’88

BRYANBIESTERFELD’93,ashareholderinthe full-serviceColoradolawfirmRobinsonWaters& O’DorisioSPC,hasbeenelectedtotheBoardof TrusteesofTheCommunityFoundationServing BoulderCounty.TheCommunityFoundation, whichmanagesavarietyoffundsestablishedby families,individualsandcorporations,makes grantstovariouscommunityorganizationsand workstoimprovequalityoflifeinBoulderCounty whilebuildingacultureofgiving.Biesterfeld counselsbusinessorganizationsandtheirowners withbusinessandrealestatetransactions,raising capital,mergersandacquisitionsandestate planning.Priortohis14yearsoflegalexperience, Biesterfeldworkedinfinanceandmanagementfor Conoco,Inc.

MICHELLEFLORES’93 isanewshareholderwith GreenbergTraurigLLP.

GREGGZUCKER’93 wasrecentlyelevatedto partneratDLAPiperLLP.

PETERHAVEN’94 recentlyleftMusick,Peeler& GarrettLLPandiscurrentlyinsolopractice.Haven istheattorneyfortheGoldmanfamilyandrecently appearedwithRonandKimGoldman(thefather andsister,respectively,ofmurdervictimRon Goldman)todiscusstheauctionofthepublishing rightstoOJSimpson’scancelledbookentitled, IfI DidIt

.Peterrecentlyappearedon LarryKingLive andhasbeenworkingdiligentlyasanadvocatefor andcounseltotheGoldmanfamily.

MICHAELL.MEEKS’94 recentlyjoinedPepper HamiltonLLPasapartnerintheCommercial LitigationPracticeGroupintheirOrangeCounty, California,office.Meeksfocuseshispracticeon commerciallitigation,intellectualproperty litigation,business-dissolutiondisputesand insolvencylitigation.

ROBYNPOLASHUK’94 isanewshareholder withGreenbergTraurigLLP.

BRETTESIMON ’94,acorporate partnerinSheppard MullinLLP’sLos Angelesoffice,was recognizedby The Deal editorsasone ofthebestthirtysomethingdealmakersinthe countryinthefeature“FacesoftheMiddle Market,”publishedonApril23rd,2007.

TheBoardofTrusteesfortheLosAngeles CommunityCollegeDistrictannouncedithas appointed ANGELAJ.REDDOCK’95 tofillthe seatvacatedbyMichaelWaxman.Shecurrentlyis apartnerinthefirmofCarroll,Burdick& McDonoughLLP.

GREGROMERO’95 recentlyrelocatedwithhis wifeandtwochildrenfromDubaitoBuenosAires asvicepresident-legalaffairsforOccidentalOiland GasCorporation’soperationsinArgentinaand Bolivia.

JUDGERODSHELTON’95 waselectedtoSan DiegoSuperiorCourtbenchonNovember7th, 2006.HewasthefirstAfrican-Americanattorney andtheyoungestattorneytowinacountywide

BretteSimon’94

RodShelton’95

BrianBiesterfeld’93

MichelleFlores’93

PeterHaven’94

judicialelectioninSanDiego.OnJanuary8th, 2007,atage36,JudgeSheltonwassworninasthe youngestSanDiegoSuperiorCourtjudge.He currentlypresidesovertheDomesticViolence Court.PriortobecomingaSuperiorCourtjudge, JudgeSheltonwasadeputydistrictattorneyinSan Diegofrom1999-2007,wherehetriedserious cases,includingmurderandrape.Hislasttwoyears asaprosecutorwerespentinthegangprosecution unit.Beforebecomingaprosecutor,hewasa deputypublicdefenderinSanDiegofrom19951999.JudgeSheltonisapastpresidentoftheEarl B.GilliamBarAssociation(theAfrican-American BarAssociationinSanDiego)andamemberofthe CaliforniaAssociationofBlackLawyers.Heis marriedtoDeannaShelton,andtheyhavethree children.

ELLIOTTKLEINBERG’96 hasbeennamedCOO oftherevampedUnitedArtists.Kleinbergwill overseethestudio’slegal,financialandbusiness affairs,andreporttoUACEOPaulaWagner. Kleinbergbeganhislegalcareerin1996atthelaw firmofKleinbergLopezLangeCuddyEdel&Klein, ofwhichhisfather, KENNETHKLEINBERG’67, alsoaUCLALawalumnus,isafoundingpartner. Sincethen,hehascreatedarosterofpowerhouse clients,includingCruise/WagnerProductions,Jack Nicholson,J.K.Rowling,VillageRoadshowPictures, theRollingStones,MickJagger,JaggedFilms,Peter Fonda,Sogecine,MaloofEntertainmentand MandalayResortGroup.

BILLLEE’96 marriedSarahGoreinJuly,2007.Lee isfoundingpartnerofWestCoastHoldings,a privateinvestmentfirm.In1996,heco-founded Remarq,acompanyspecializinginoutsourced messageboardsandNNTPservices.Beforeits acquisitionbyCriticalPathinMarch2000,the companydevelopedhigh-volumemessaging platformsforsitesincludingeBay,Sun,Novelland Amazonandraisedover$43millioninventureand debtfinancing.

McNutt&Litteneker,LLPispleasedtoannounce that MICHAELSWEET’96 hasjoinedthefirmas apartner.Sweethasmorethan10yearsof experiencepracticinglawandspecializesingeneral civillitigation,includingcomplexcommercial litigation,restructuringandinsolvency,and electionlaw.Hehasbroughtfivejurytrialsto verdictandlecturesextensivelyintheNorthern CaliforniaBayArea.Heisalsoanactivememberof hiscommunityand,in2006,wasnamedan “outstandingvolunteer”bytheBarAssociationof SanFrancisco.

SUSANALKER’97 recentlyjoinedReedSmith LLPaspartner.AlkerformerlywaswithO’Melveny &MyersLLP.

KAFID.BLUMENFIELD’97 hasbeennamed chiefexecutiveofficerand executivedirectorof LibertyHillFoundation,oneofthenation’smost admiredsocialchangefoundations.Sheassumed hernewpostonApril16th,2007.For30years, LibertyHillhasbroughttogetherdiverse communitiesinpartnershiptoforgelasting solutionstopovertyandinequality.

TheClaremontInstituterecentlyannouncedthat KEITHCARLSON’97 wasselectedasoneoftheir 2007LincolnFellows.Carlsonisfounderand seniorpartneratthelawfirmofCarlson& Jayakumar,wherehespecializesinemployment andhealthcareissues.Hehasspecializedin litigationintheareasoftradesecrets,unfair competition,wage-and-hourclaims,business litigation,regulatorytakingsandeminentdomain. CarlsonhasbeenactiveinSouthernCalifornia politicsforthelast10years,andwaselected TreasureroftheCaliforniaRepublicanPartyin 2006.

TheClaremontInstituteLincolnFellowshipsare offeredtoprofessionalsservingelectedofficialsor appointedpolicy-makersinthefederal government,aswellasstaffmembersofnational politicalparties,non-profitinstitutionsthat researchandpublishonpublicpolicyand constitutionalissues,andpoliticaleditorialistsin themedia.TheLincolnFellowshipprogrambegan in1996andnowhasover70alumni.Theseinclude seniorstaffofthe U.S. HouseofRepresentatives andtheU.S.Senate,WhiteHousestaffandspeech writersandsenioradvisors innumerousU.S. Departmentsandagencies.

RANDALLCLEMENT’97 wasnamedpartnerat Sheppard,Mullin,Richter&HamptonLLPinCosta Mesa.

TERIPHAN’97 wasnamedpartneratLiner YankelevitzSunshine&RegenstreifLLP.

CYNTHIAREED’97 recentlyleftHellerEhrman LLPandjoinedPublicCounselintheirConsumer LawProject.

TeriPhan’97

MichaelSweet’96

KafiBlumenfield’97

AIMEECONTRERAS-CAMUA’98 recently madepartneratSidleyAustinLLP.

SANDRAFUJIYAMA’98 wasnamedpartnerat SidleyAustinLLP.

VALERIEHO’98 isanewshareholderwith GreenbergTraurigLLP.

PETER MASAITIS’98 recentlymade partneratWeston BenshoofLLP.

ROBSTONE ’98 waselevated topartnerat SidleyAustinLLP.

TRACEYBRODERICK’99 isthecreatorand editorofanewInternetblog,inthiscase.com, whichpublishesreal-lifestoriesoftheAmerican legalsystem.

GEORGECOLINDRES’99 recentlyjoined McDermottWill&EmeryLLPintheSanDiego office.

KELLYKRIEBS’99 recentlymadepartnerat SidleyAustinLLP.

Pahl&McCayannouncedtheappointmentof SERVANDOR.SANDOVAL’99 topartner. Sandovalspecializesin employmentlaw andcommerciallitigation,andhasextensive

experienceinall facetsofemploymentlaw,including counselingclients onday-to-day employment issues,conducting investigationsand defendingclaims.Hisknowledgeofemployment mattersgiveshimauniqueperspectiveforhis successfullitigationpractice.Sandovalalsohas extensiveexperienceandknowledgeinbusiness andcommerciallitigation.

KIMBERLYYANG’99 recentlyjoinedtheLeague ofWomenVotersofLosAngelesasadministrative director.

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JAMESCOLLISON’00 recentlybecametheAsia RegionalPatentManagerforRouse&Co. International,basedintheassociatedHongKong officeofYu&Partners.

CHADR.FITZGERALD’01 joinedthefirmof KinsellaWeitzmanIserKump&AldisertLLP. PreviouslyhewasintheBusinessandLegalAffairs DepartmentatUniversalPictures.Inboth entertainmentandbusinessdisputesandin transactions,hehasextensiveexperience representingtalent,distributionandproduction entities,agenciesandcorporateclients.

RANDALLHEGARTY’01 recentlystartedatwo tofour-yearexpatriateassignmentinLondonwith BarclaysGlobalInvestors.Hewillbeworkingin BGI’sEuropeanLegalGroupasabusinesslawyer andprincipal.JoiningHegartyonhisassignment arehiswife,Andrea,andtheirchildren,Jackson,3, andAnnabelle,1.

HANSKEELING’01 aftergraduatinglawschool workedforSullivan&CromwellLLP,practicing M&AandSecuritieslaw,andworkingonsomeof theveryhighestprofilefinancialtransactionsofthe times.Afterseveralyearsintraditionallawpractice, hecametorealizethatthefieldwasnotforhimin thelongterm.Hedecidedtofollowedhisheart, startingasurf/adventuresportsresortinBrazil calledNexusSurf(www.nexussurf.com). Fortunatelythisgambleworkedoutwonderfully, andhiscompanyhashadgreatsuccess.Theyhave beenfeaturedin ForbesTraveler asa“top10luxury surf”destination,listedintheworld’stop10best surfresorts(notbadafterlessthantwoyears!)and appearedinvariousotherpublicationssuchas RivieraMagazine

MARIAD. (MARTINEZ) MATHUS’01 marriedJoshua CharlesMathus onMarch18th, 2007.Martinez isinherfifthyear asacareerlaw clerkforTheHonorableSarahSharerCurleyatthe U.S. BankruptcyCourtinPhoenix,Arizona.

PeterMasaitis’98

TraceyBroderick’99

ServandoSandoval’99

KimberlyYang’99

HansKeeling’01

JoshuaandMariaMathus’01

DAN’01 and CAROLINE’01PALUMBO welcometheirnewbaby,Connor.

PATRICKO’SHAUGHNESSY’01 hasmoved fromWashington,D.C.,wherehewaspracticingat thefirmofRobins,Kaplan,Miller&CiresiLLP,to theOhioAttorneyGeneral’sOfficeinColumbus, OhiotoworkintheareaofAntitrustLaw.

DEBORAHYIM’01 recentlyjoinedthe U.S.Attorney’soffice asanas sistant U.S. attorney.

CHRISBAILEYGATES’02 recently movedtoLondon andisworkingfortheBritishlawfirmNortonRose.

JESSICA FREEDSON’02 recentlygavebirth tohersecondchild, RowanAllen.Her daughter,Amara Kay,isnowthree yearsold.Freedson continuestowork forHaynesand BooneLLPin Houston,Texas.

JONATHANP.STEINSAPIR’02 joinsthe boutiquelitigationfirmKinsellaWeitzmanIser Kump&AldisertLLP.HepreviouslywasintheLos AngelesofficeofIrell&Manella.Steinsapircomes tothefirmwithabackgroundinawidearrayof intellectualpropertymatters,particularlyinpatent andcopyrightdisputes.

LEIBLERNER’03 hasopenedhisownlawfirm concentratingonbusinessbankruptcyand commerciallitigation.HisofficeisinthemidWilshiredistrictofLosAngeles.

Forthethirdconsecutiveyear, VICKISTEINER ’03 hasbeennameda“SouthernCaliforniaRising Star”by LosAngelesMagazine.Herpracticeareas areintellectualpropertyandanimalprotectionlaw atCollum&SteinerLLP.

HollywoodStudiosInternationalCEOSteven Saxtonrecentlyannouncedthat JASON MELLERSTIG’04 hasbeenhiredtojointhe HollywoodStudiosInternationalteamasthevice presidentofBusinessAffairs.Mellerstigwillserve asvicepresident,businessaffairsandsecretaryof HollywoodStudiosInternational.Hestartedinthe businessasacameraman,andhasproducedand directedseveralindependentfilms.Hehasserved intheBusinessandLegalAffairsdepartmentsof Carsey-Werner(“That70sShow”),TheYariFilm Group(“Crash,”“TheIllusionist”),I.L.Films,Fox, ABCandMGM.Priortostartinginthe entertainmentbusiness,Jasonworkedasapark rangerinAlaska,HawaiiandFlorida,assisteda memberofCongressandaRhodeIslandState Assemblyman,andservedtheUnitedNations SecretariatinNewYorkCity.Heisacommercial pilotandcertifiedflightinstructor,withratingsin multi-engineaircraft,gliders,seaplanesand helicopters.Heenjoyswatchingfalconsinflight andpilotinghisprivateaircrafttomeetingsacross theWesternstates.

ALEXANDRIA(DOMINGUEZ)MIHALCIK’04 recentlymarriedJayMihalcikandmovedtogreater Washington,D.C.,whereshecontinuestoworkfor JonesDayLLP.

JOHNNEUMARK’04 hasjoinedthefirmof Wachtell,Lipton,Rosen&Katz.Neumark previouslywasatthefirmofSimpsonThacher& BartlettLLP.

JONATHANM.YAGHOUBZADEH’06 recently joinedQuatemanLLP,alawfirmspecializingin corporate,financeandrealestatelaw. Yaghoubzadehhasaspecialinterestinrealestate andfinance,withagoaltospecializeinallaspects ofmajorrealestatetransactionsandcorporate matters.Throughbothhislaw-clerkingexperience withtheLosAngelesCityAttorney’sOffice,Land UseDivisionandhisexperiencewithprivatelaw firms,hehasbecomeanexpertinzoning ordinances,constructionlaw,premisesliability, agencylaw,insurancelaw,realestatelaw,business litigationandcontractlaw.

JayandAlexandriaMihalcik

DanPalumbo’01andCarolinePalumbo’01andbabyConnor

DeborahYim’01

TheFreedsonfamily

JOHNC.McCARTHY’52 diedinJuly2007after astellarlegalcareerthatincludedhispioneering workonbehalfofemployeerightsasafounding memberoftheCaliforniaEmploymentLawyers Association.JohnwasamemberofUCLASchool ofLaw’sfirstgraduatingclass.Amonghismany achievements,hetriedthefirstcaseintheUnited Statestoajuryverdictforwrongfulterminationin violationofpublicpolicy,followingtheCalifornia SupremeCourt’slandmarkdecisionin Tamenyv. ARCO thatpermittedsuchclaims.In1988,he represented37blackjackdealerstowina$38millionverdictagainsttheLasVegasHilton—the largestcivilverdictthatyearbyaCalifornialawyer.

KENNETHE.KULZICK’56 diedJune30th,2007. KennethpracticedentertainmentlawattheLillick Lawfirmfor29years,andthenstartedhisown mediaandbusinesslawfirm.Hisclientsincluded GeorgeLucasandStevenSpielberg,Warren Beatty,ShirleyMacLaine,CherandTheSmothers Brothers.In1994,heretiredfrompractice. Previouslyheservedasanassistant U.S.attorney andintheKoreanWar.Heissurvivedbyhiswifeof 58years,Patricia,andtheirdaughter,Kate.

FrancesMcQuadeworkedatUCLASchoolofLaw from1949to1982.Duringhertenuresheworked herwayupfromsecretarytoassistantdean.She trulywasoneofthepioneersofUCLALawandwas integraltothesuccessithasachieved.

FranwasthefirstemployeeofUCLALaw,initially workingasthesecretaryofthefoundingDean,L. DaleCoffman.BytheendofherUCLAcareer,she hadrisentothepositionofassistantdeanfor administration,inchargeofallstaffemployeesand UCLALawfinances.

Butshewasmorethanthat.

SHERWINMEMEL’54

GERALDMcCLUSKEY’55

PAULPOSNER’55

JOSEPHCANTY’66

TERRYROSALES’75

RODNEYMILLS’82

Duringthelongandhighlysuccessfuldeanshipof RichardMaxwell,shebecameanimportant memberoftheexecutiveteamthatgoverned UCLALaw.Heradvicewassoughtonallnonacademicpolicydecisions;herknowledgeofthe campusbureaucracywasinvaluable.Assistant deanscameandwent,butFranstayedon,giving thecontinuitytheyoungschoolbadlyneeded.

Forwomentobecometop-levelexecutivestoday iscommonplace,butthiswasmuchlessso45years ago,anditwasastruggleforhertogainrecognition forheradministrativetalents.Franwasapersonof highethicalandmoralstandards,andshedidnot hesitatetoholdotherstothosestandards;shewas notaboveinformingnewdeansonhowtheschool shouldberun.

AsDickMaxwelloncesaid,“Franwasagreat administrator,butshewasn’tstrongoninflating theegosofdeans.”WiththedeathofFrances McQuade,UCLALawhaslostoneofthelastofthe pioneerswhoshapedthehighlysuccessfulcourse ofourschool.

WilliamWarren,DeanEmeritus UCLASchoolofLaw

Remembering FrancesMcQuade

In1958,Iwasgiven24hourstodecideifIwaswilling toserveastheactingdeanofUCLASchoolofLaw. AsIconsideredtheproposal,Itookstockofthe importantassetsavailabletosustainmeinthis enterprise,includingthemanyfinefacultyandstaff members.

OneofthelatterwasFrancesMcQuade.Shewas thenadministrativeassistanttothevisitingdeanat UCLALaw,AlbertHarnooftheUniversityofIllinois. ShehadbeenatUCLALawsinceitsinception,and Ihadworkedwithheronvariousprojects.Ifeltthat withherhelpinnavigatingtherocksandshoalsof administrationintheUniversityofCalifornia,I couldsurviveayearinthepostIwasbeingaskedto undertake.

Elevenyearslater,Iwentbacktofull-timeteaching andscholarship,butFrancescontinuedasan essentialpartofsucceedingadministrations.She wasbythattimeanassistantdeanandhad supplementedherintricateknowledgeof universityadministrationbysamplingthe substanceoflegaleducationinseveralfirst-year courses.Shewasinvolvedineveryaspectofthelife oftheschool,includinginmytimeourinfantsteps infundraising.Shehadlittlepatiencewithstupidity butcouldbeverydiplomaticintalkingoneoutof committingit.IrecallsuggestingtoherthatIcould operatefortheyearIwastoservefrommyfaculty officeandnothavetobotherwithamoveintothe officeofthedean.Shenotedquietlythatthat wouldnotwork.Idonotrecallevergettingbad advicefromFrances.Ihavethankedherintheyears sinceIcompletedthemostdifficultprofessional assignmentofmylife,butwhateverIsaid,itwasn’t enough.

RichardC.Maxwell,DeanEmeritus UCLASchoolofLaw

FrancesMcQuade

ProfessorofLawEmeritusBenjaminAaron,oneof themostbelovedandhighly-regardedmembersof theUCLASchoolofLawfamily,passedawayon August25th,attheageof91.Heissurvivedbyhis wife,EleanorOpsahlAaron,hisdaughters,Louise AaronOzawaandJudithAaronTurner,five grandchildrenandfourgreat-grandchildren,and hisbrother,DanielAaron.

ProfessorAaronjoinedtheUCLAInstituteof IndustrialRelationsin1946,andin1960,becameits director,apositionheheldforfifteenyears.During WorldWarII,hespentfouryearsasastaffmember andexecutivedirectoroftheNationalWarLabor Board,andbrieflyservedonthelaboradvisory commissiontotheSupremeCommander,Allied Powers,inTokyo.Heservedonanumberofpanels, boardsandcommissionsasappointeeof PresidentsTruman,Eisenhower,Kennedy,Johnson andBush(Sr.),includingastatutoryarbitration boardtoresolvethework-rulesdisputeonthe nation'srailroadsandtheNationalCommissionon Technology,AutomationandEconomicProgress. Since1946,ProfessorAaronhasservedasan arbitratoroflabordisputesinvirtuallyeverymajor industry.

Anundisputedgiantinthefieldoflaborlaw,he authoredscoresofimportantbooksandarticles onlaborlawandindustrialrelations,andedited variousworksondomesticandcomparativelabor law,including, PublicSectorBargaining (1988)and TheRailwayLaborActatFifty:Collective BargainingintheRailroadandAirlineIndustries (1977).

ProfessorAaronwastwiceappointedtothefaculty oftheSalzburgSeminarinAmericanStudies,and wasaresidentfellowattheCenterforAdvanced StudyintheBehavioralSciences,avisitingfellowat ClareHall,UniversityofCambridge,England,aPhi BetaKappavisitingscholar,andavisitingfellowat theSchoolofLaw,AustralianNationalUniversity. HewaspastpresidentoftheNationalAcademyof Arbitrators,theIndustrialRelationsResearch AssociationandtheInternationalSocietyofLabor LawandSocialSecurity;andhewasaformer memberoftheILOCommitteeoftheExpertson theApplicationofConventionsand Recommendations.In1981,hewastherecipientof theAmericanArbitrationAssociation’s DistinguishedServiceAward.In1996,hewas electedacharteremeritusmemberoftheCollege ofLaborandEmploymentLawyers.

BenjaminAaron ProfessorofLawEmeritus SEPTEMBER2,1915–AUGUST25,2007

Throughouthisesteemedprofessionallifetime andcareer,BenAaronwasappointedtofacultyand hadbeenaresidentfellowatthefinestuniversities andcentersthroughouttheworld,andwehave beenhonoredtohavehimwithusatUCLASchool ofLawsince1960.

Hiscontributionstothefield,tothelawschool,to hundredsofstudentsovertheyearsandtoallofus whohadthegreathonortoknowhimpersonally, arepartofthelegacyofhislifelongcommitment andpassion.

AmemorialserviceattheLawSchoolisbeing planned,andascholarshipinBenAaron’snamehas beenestablished.Formoreinformation,please contactDonnaColin,DirectorofMajorGifts, UCLASchoolofLaw,at(310)825-3025, colin@law.ucla.edu.