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p(image-right). !/assets/137335/75x/peter_skiko.jpg(peter_skiko)! The publicly reported settlement ranks as one of the largest reported settlements involving trade secret misappropriation in the nation. The lawsuit alleged the misappropriation of confidential information and...

p(image-right). !/assets/137332/75x/beth_schneider_naylor.jpg(beth_schneider_naylor)! Naylor, a senior partner in Frost Brown Todd LLC’s product liability practice group and former president of the Notre Dame Law Alumni Board, offers insight into the challenges...

p(image-right). !/assets/137333/75x/kym_worthy.jpg(kym_worthy)! A recent _Time Magazine_ (Time, July 28, 2014 No More Cold Cases, p. 28-31) article reports on the daunting task that Worthy is spearheading as both the first...

p(image-right). !/assets/137210/100x/brian_murray.jpg(brian_murray)! Brian M. Murray ’11 J.D. has accepted an Abraham L. Freedman Teaching Fellowship at Temple University’s Beasley School of Law.

p(image-right). !/assets/137163/100x/shepro.jpg(shepro)! Mary Shepro, who will be a 3L this fall, has been named a 2014 Distinguished Bankruptcy Law Student by the 2014 Midwest Regional Bankruptcy Seminar.

p(image-right). !/assets/136616/100x/vinodh_2.jpg(vinodh_2)! Vinodh Jaichand '88 LL.M.,'96 J.S.D. began to study law because the South African thought it could be a tool for dismantling the system of apartheid. But after he...

Notre Dame Law School has approved a new Program of Study in Environmental Law, Dean Nell Jessup Newton announced July 11.

In an important recent decision, U.S. v. Cannon (2014 WL 1633160), the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit relied heavily upon the work of Notre Dame Law...

Rosemary Kenyon, a partner with Smith Anderson, has been named by _Chambers USA_ one of America’s Leading Business Lawyers in North Carolina in the area of Labor and Employment Law...

David Guevara, a partner with Taft Stettinius & Hollister, L.L.P., has been recognized as a leader in the area of “Environmental Law” by _Chambers USA_ for 2014.

Wayne Malecha, a partner with Jackson Walker L.L.P., has been named to D Magazine’s “Best Lawyers in Dallas” for 2014.

Diane Haller, a partner with Quarles & Brady, L.L.P., has been recognized as a leader in the area of “Real Estate” by _Chambers USA_ for 2014.

Arthur Vogel, a partner with Quarles & Brady, L.L.P., has been recognized as a leader in the area of “Natural Resources and Environment” by _Chambers USA_ for 2014.

Ralph Caruso, a partner with Taft Stettinius & Hollister, L.L.P., has been recognized as a leader in the area of “Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions” by _Chambers USA_ for 2014.

Edward Leader, a partner with Taft Stettinius & Hollister, L.L.P., has been recognized as a leader in the area of “Natural Resources and Environment” by _Chambers USA_ for 2014.

Jeffery Schloemer, a partner with Taft Stettinius & Hollister, L.L.P., has been recognized as a leader in the area of “Banking and Finance” by Chambers USA for 2014. Schloemer is...

Christine Azar, a partner with Labaton Sucharow, L.L.P., has been recognized as being an “A-team lawyer on the plaintiff’s side” by _Chambers & Partners USA_ for 2014.

Patrick Scott, a partner with GrayRobinson, P.A., has been recognized as a _Florida Super Lawyer_ for 2014 in the area of Bankruptcy.

Ryan Blaney recently joined the firm of Cozen O’Connor in its Washington, D.C. office. Blaney joins the firm in its Health Care Practice Group.

Jacqueline Pimentel-Gannon, an associate with Faegre Baker Daniels, was presented with a _Rising Star Award_ from the National Immigrant Justice Center at its annual awards luncheon. The award recognizes extraordinary...

It is with great sadness that the Law School announces the passing of James Fitzgerald, Jr. on June 18, 2014 in Gross Ile, Michigan. Please view the "online obituary":http://martenson.tributes.com/obituary/show/James-Fitzgerald-101459346.

p(image-left). !/assets/136077/100x78/paul_heltzel.jpg(paul_heltzel)! The law school is sad to announce the death of alumnus Paul E. Heltzel who passed away on June 30, 2014 at his home in Ohio. Heltzel was...