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ND Law’s IP students compete in national finals of Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition
Notre Dame Law School’s team of intellectual property students won the award for second-best brief in the entire country this past weekend when they competed in the national championship round...
Klau Center Summer Fellowships offer valuable hands-on legal training
Each summer, the Klau Center provides funding for law students to serve internships with organizations that promote civil or human rights, and/or the enforcement of federal rights on behalf of...
Law School event focuses on unprecedented presidential transition
A recent presentation by presidential scholars Kathryn Dunn Tenpas and Chris Lu gave Notre Dame Law students a rare glimpse behind the scenes of the handoff from one presidential administration...
In Memoriam: John F. “Jack” Sandner '68 J.D.
John F. “Jack” Sandner, a longtime member of the University of Notre Dame’s Board of Trustees and retired chairman of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, died Thursday (March 11) at Northwestern...
ND Law's Religious Liberty Initiative files amicus brief in support of Maine families in school choice case
Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Initiative filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday (March 11), representing the Council for Islamic Schools in North America, Partnership for...
Patrick A. Salvi II, ‘07 J.D.
Patrick Salvi II was named one of the Top 100 Super Lawyers in Illinois for 2021. Salvi II is the managing partner of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard’s Chicago Office, where...
In Memoriam: Thomas S. Calder, ‘54 BA, ‘57 J.D.
It is with a heavy heart that the law school announces the passing of Thomas Calder on February 25, 2021 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Calder most recently practiced as a litigation...
Rosemary Kenyon, ‘79 J.D.
Smith Anderson is pleased to announce the selection of Rosemary Kenyon to the 2021 edition of Super Lawyers. …
Adam J. Russ, ‘02 BBA, ‘05 J.D.
Adam Russ has joined Gordon, Arata, Montgomery, Barnett, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan, LLC, a nationally ranked full-service firm with offices in Texas & Louisiana that has roots dating back to...
Walter F. Brown, ‘85 J.D.
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP is pleased to announce that Walter Brown will join the firm as a partner in the Litigation Department. Brown along with three other...
In Memoriam: Thomas J. Brunner, ‘63 BA, ‘66 J.D.
It is with a heavy heart that the law school announces the passing of Thomas Brunner on February 24, 2021 in South Bend, Indiana. After graduation from law school Brunner...
In Memoriam: Frank C. Sabatino, ‘79 J.D.
It is with great sadness that the law school announces the passing of Frank Sabatino on February 24, 2021 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Sabatino was a longtime partner with...
E. Bryan Wilson, ‘86 J.D.
On March 1, 2021, Bryan Wilson began serving as the Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska. Wilson, who has served as First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District...
David C. Scheper, ‘85 J.D.
David Scheper has joined Winston & Strawn as part of an expansion of the firm’s West Coast presence in Los Angeles. Scheper’s boutique firm, Scheper, Kim & Harris, LLP merged...
Patrick A. Salvi, ‘78 J.D.
Patrick Salvi was named one of the Top 10 Super Lawyers in Illinois for 2021. Salvi has been named to the Illinois Super Lawyers list since its inception in 2005....
Brian L. Salvi, ‘09 BA, ‘13 J.D.
Brian Salvi was named an Illinois Rising Star for 2021 by Super Lawyers. Salvi is a Partner at the Illinois Personal Injury law firm Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, P.C where...
Eirene N. Salvi, ‘15 J.D.
Eirene Salvi was named an Illinois Rising Star for 2021 by Super Lawyers. Salvi is an associate at the Illinois Personal Injury law firm Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, P.C. where...
Brendan M. Collins, ‘20 J.D.
Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP is pleased to announce that Brendan Collins has joined the firm as an associate in its Quincy, Massachusetts office. …
Women Lead 2021: Stephanie Barclay
Professor Stephanie Barclay was profiled in Notre Dame’s Women Lead feature in celebration of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month.
ND Law student Samantha Contreras receives Michael Best Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship
Samantha Contreras, a second-year student at Notre Dame Law School, has received a generous scholarship from Michael Best & Friedrich LLP in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The scholarship will provide tuition assistance...


















