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In Memoriam: Timothy J. Malloy '66, '69 J.D.
It is with deep sorrow that Notre Dame Law School announces the passing of longtime Law School Advisory Council member Tim Malloy, who died on September 3, 2019. After earning...
Professor Roger Alford returns to ND Law after serving DOJ’s Antitrust Division
Two years ago, Notre Dame Law Professor Roger Alford was called upon to serve in a leadership role in the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. This fall,...
Notre Dame Program on Private Law hosts Legal Ethics and Fiduciaries Workshop in Ireland
Timely and thought-leading research on fiduciary principles and philosophical legal ethics were the central themes for a roundtable held in June at Notre Dame’s Kylemore Abbey Global Centre in Connemara,...
Notre Dame Law School welcomes three new professors
Notre Dame Law School will begin the 2019-2020 school year with three new faculty members, including experts in business law, commercial law, and economics. Professor Patrick Corrigan holds a B.A....
New Kroc Institute podcast features Professor Mary Ellen O'Connell on first episode
The Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies has launched a new podcast to highlight the research and peacebuilding work of Institute faculty, alumni, students, and visiting scholars. Each episode of...
Intensive Trial Advocacy Program receives generous gift from Jim Basile ’86, ’89 J.D.
A generous gift from Kirkland & Ellis partner Jim Basile ’86, ’89 J.D., will enable Notre Dame Law School to bring more outstanding trial attorneys and judges from around the...
Dean Marcus Cole is focused on 'excellence with purpose'
“It has been the great honor of my life to train lawyers, and I am humbled to have the opportunity to help do so at one of the most important...
IP & Entrepreneurship Clinic helps ND alumni patent medical device
Though Vampiro’s name might bring about images of vampires, the medical device’s purpose means less operating room time and fewer surgical site infections for patients. But, like vampires, Vampiro is...
New programs expand ND Law School’s interdisciplinary studies
Notre Dame Law School launched two new interdisciplinary research programs in July: the Program on Ethics, Compliance, & Inclusion and the Program on Intellectual Property & Technology Law.
Professor Paolo Carozza to serve on State Department commission
Carozza, who also serves as director of the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, is one of 10 experts appointed to the new Commission on Unalienable Rights.
Notre Dame alumni honor Nell Jessup Newton
Notre Dame Lawyers across the country honored Nell Jessup Newton this spring as she concluded her decade of service as the Law School’s dean. G. Marcus Cole, the Law School’s...
Justices Gorsuch and Alito cite ND Law faculty in Supreme Court opinions
Professors Barry Cushman, Randy Kozel, and Jeff Pojanowski were cited in two U.S. Supreme Court cases on June 26.
Professor Peg Brinig receives lifetime achievement award in family law
The Family Law & Policy Program at the University of Illinois College of Law recognized Brinig's interdisciplinary approach and tremendous scholarship.
Notre Dame’s Fitzgerald Institute promotes the common good through real estate
Notre Dame Law Professor Dan Kelly is the faculty director of the new Fitzgerald Institute for Real Estate — an interdisciplinary institute where researchers will study all aspects of real estate, including...
Professor Jimmy Gurulé to host cybersecurity conference in London
Notre Dame Law Professor Jimmy Gurulé said rising concerns about cyber attacks sparked the idea for an interdisciplinary conference to discuss and analyze cybersecurity issues
Professor John Finnis appointed as Companion of the Order of Australia
In the Queen’s Birthday Honours announced on June 10, John M. Finnis, the Biolchini Family Professor of Law at Notre Dame Law School and a Permanent Senior Distinguished Research Fellow...
Veronica Root Martinez earns tenure, promoted to full professor
Professor Veronica Root Martinez has been granted…
Audrey Beck ’17 J.D. to clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh
Audrey Beck ’17 J.D. will clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh during the 2019 term. She will join Laura Wolk ’16 J.D., who will clerk for Justice Clarence...
Professor Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer offers roadmap for regulating nonprofits' political activity
Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer's comprehensive approach yields surprising and controversial solutions, beginning with the creation of a simple and broad definition of political activity that charities will be prohibited from engaging...
ND Law clinics help South Bend man discover more than $10,000
Vincent, a South Bend restaurant worker, came to the Notre Dame Clinical Law Center last summer looking for help with back taxes he owed. The situation was complex, and the...
In Memoriam: Professor John Copeland Nagle
It is with a heavy heart that I announce that John Copeland Nagle, Notre Dame Law School’s John N. Matthews Professor of Law, died on May 18, 2019, after a...
Lenora Popken receives Lardy Award for 2019-20 academic year
Lenora Popken, a rising 3L, has been selected to receive the Peter A.R. Lardy Scholarship Award for the 2019-20 academic year at Notre Dame Law School.
Program on Church, State & Society announces endowed lecture series
The Rice-Hasson Distinguished Lecture Series will serve as a flagship annual event and celebration of the Program on Church, State & Society.
Congressman Joaquin Castro receives 2019 Graciela Olivárez Award
The Hispanic Law Student Association at Notre Dame Law School honored Congressman Joaquin Castro on Thursday, April 25, with the 2019 Graciela Olivárez Award.
Professor Paolo Carozza to help steer ND research aimed at preventing sexual abuse
Notre Dame Law Professor Paolo Carozza will help lead a University of Notre Dame initiative to study issues emerging from the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church. Carozza, who is also...
Professor Thomas L. Shaffer remembered at Law School memorial reception
On April 8, dozens of friends, colleagues, and former students gathered at Notre Dame Law School to celebrate the life and work of Professor Emeritus and former Dean Thomas L....
ND Law School makes its mark on the study of fiduciary law
A cohort of Notre Dame Law School faculty have made important recent contributions to the study of fiduciary law — a field of growing interest that focuses on relationships in...
ND Law School names 2019 Bank of America Foundation Fellows
Lauren Andrini, Jake Crammer, and Tashiana Stafford, three members of Notre Dame Law School’s Class of 2019, are this year’s Bank of America Foundation Fellows. This year, the fellowship covers...
Notre Dame Law School names 2019 Shaffer Fellow
Anne Gallerano, a member of Notre Dame Law School’s Class of 2019, is this year’s Thomas L. Shaffer Fellow. The fellowship covers the cost of salary and benefits for up...
2019 Klau Center Summer Fellowships announced
The summer funding supports students working in public interest organizations that promote civil or human rights.