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The Newsletter of UCLA School of Law Spring 2013
UCLA Law Honors Clinical “Pioneers”
During a one-day conference in October, UCLA
Law paid tribute to the founding faculty members
who have made UCLA School of Law’s Clinical
Program one of the most influential in the nation.
Former students, UCLA colleagues, scholars and
practitioners working in the field gathered to honor
Professors David Binder, Paul Bergman, Al Moore,
Gary Blasi and Sue Gillig. Participants shared
personal stories of their experience being taught by,
hired by or working alongside these legendary and
dedicated faculty members, and spoke about how
they have been influenced and impacted by them.
The conference included reflections on the
institutional and intellectual accomplishments of
the program’s faculty, their substantive engagement,
and the formative ideas and approaches that they
pioneered. When the program was first established
in 1970, under the direction of Professor David
Binder, 87 students participated. Today, there are
typically more than 400 clinical spots available for
students. Every first-year student is required to take
a foundational lawyering skills course, and upperdivision students can choose from among more
than 20 clinical course offerings. The program’s
success could not have been accomplished without
these superlative faculty members, who contributed
many of the cornerstone ideas that form the basis
of today’s clinical scholarship and who helped to
establish the clinical legal education movement in
the United States.
The event also included a talk in remembrance
of former UCLA Law Professor Paul Boland and a
keynote lunchtime talk by former UCLA School of
Law Dean Susan Westerberg Prager.
UCLA Law Review
Symposium
Honors Professor
Stephen Yeazell
This year’s UCLA Law Review
symposium examined the state
of modern civil litigation and addressed how the substantive areas
of Civil Procedure and Evidence
interact to shape the litigation
process. “Twenty-First Century
Litigation: Pathologies and Possibilities, A Symposium in Honor
of Professor Stephen Yeazell,”
which was held in January, also
celebrated the influence of the
almost four-decade career of leadStephen C. Yeazell
ing civil procedure scholar Stephen
C. Yeazell, David G. Price and Dallas P. Price
distinguished professor of law.
The symposium brought together scholars for a
constructive dialogue, using Professor Yeazell’s work
as a springboard to explore current issues in litigation. The event also featured a talk by Professor
Yeazell, during which he described how America’s
partisan political debates over the litigation process
have evolved in recent decades.
UCLA Law Celebrates
Federal Judicial Appointees
UCLA Law Forum
Named Top Justice
Innovation
UCLA School of Law’s Human Rights &
International Criminal Law Online Forum
Dean Rachel F. Moran joined the Honorable Paul
J. Watford ’94 and the Honorable Jacqueline H.
Nguyen ’91 at a special reception in February to
celebrate their recent appointment to the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the nation’s largest federal appeals court. Judges Nguyen
and Watford are continuing the law school’s long
tradition of alumni distinction on the bench. A
total of six UCLA School of Law graduates—the
largest number of graduates from any one institution—are currently judges on the Ninth Circuit.
Judges Nguyen and Watford joined the law school’s
incumbent members of the court: Alex Kozinski
’75, Sandra Segal Ikuta ’88, Dorothy Nelson ’53
and Kim McLane Wardlaw ’79.
(www.uclaforum.com) was named one of the
world’s Top Three Justice Innovations of 2012
by The Hague Institute for the Internationalisation of Law (HiiL), a research and advisory
institute for the justice sector. Professor
Richard Steinberg accepted the award at
a ceremony in The Hague in November on
behalf of the Sanela Diana Jenkins Human
Rights Project and the International Criminal
Court (ICC) Office of the Prosecutor, which collaborated in establishing the Forum.
Business Law Breakfasts
Address Executive
Compensation and the
Financial Crisis
Top: Charles Elson; Bottom: Neil Barofsky
From left: Sue Gillig, David Binder, Al Moore
and Paul Bergman
The Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy hosted a
Business Law Breakfast with Charles M. Elson, a leading expert on
executive compensation and corporate governance, in September.
Elson, the Edgar S. Woolard, Jr. chair in corporate governance and
the director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware, gave the talk “Executive
Superstars, Peer Groups and Over-Compensation—Cause, Effect
and Solution.” He argued that the common practice of tying executive compensation to competitive benchmarks is misguided, and
offered recommendations for refocusing the premise and process
for establishing appropriate executive compensation levels in today’s
corporate marketplace. In January, Neil Barofsky, who served as the
Special Inspector General for the Troubled Assets Relief Program
(“SIGTARP”) during the financial crisis, was the featured Business
Law Breakfast speaker. Barofsky, who is currently an adjunct professor at NYU School of Law, discussed what he learned from his time
as SIGTARP. He offered his views on the financial crisis, including
his conclusion that it was mishandled by the government, and spoke
about what we need to do to keep history from repeating itself.
The Honorable Paul Watford, Dean Rachel F. Moran and
the Honorable Jacqueline Nguyen
Lowell Milken Institute
Hosts Bankruptcy Success
Modeling Conference
The Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and
Policy hosted the Bankruptcy Success Modeling
Conference in February, sponsored by the UCLA-
LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database (BRD). The
conference brought together leading bankruptcy
scholars in order to begin developing empirical evidence on what causes reorganizations to succeed
or fail. Conference participants shared findings and
discussed the direction of future data collection and
analysis, with the goal of creating a set of statistical
models that can identify, predict and explain success and evaluate bankruptcy procedures.
The BRD was developed by Professor Lynn
LoPucki and contains information on every large,
public company bankruptcy filed in the United
States since 1980. Professor LoPucki donated the
research database to UCLA School of Law in De-
cember 2009, and it is available without charge to
scholars throughout the world.
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Message from Dean Rachel F. Moran
U
CLA School of Law is on the move.
The quality of our students, our faculty members and our alumni remains
without compare, and we continue to
celebrate the law school’s achievements on a daily
basis. I am pleased, as always, to have this opportunity to share our latest accolades and accomplishments with you.
I am delighted to announce that we recently
received a leadership gift of $1,025,000 from Justice
Joan Dempsey Klein ’54 and her husband Conrad
Lee Klein to fund student scholarships. By establishing the Justice Joan Dempsey Klein Scholarships in
Law at UCLA School of Law, the generous gift by
the Kleins will help make the goal of attending law
school a reality for qualified students, regardless of
their financial means. Justice Klein is the first UCLA
School of Law graduate appointed to the bench in
California, and she is the co-founder and first president of the National Association of Women Judges.
The gift will also guarantee that our students have
the opportunity to follow in Justice Klein’s footsteps
and continue the commitment to leadership that
she has demonstrated.
Leadership and innovation are also hallmarks of
UCLA School of Law’s specialized programs and
centers of excellence. Upholding our tradition of
innovation, the law school recently launched an
LL.M. specialization in law and sexuality—the first
specialization of its kind in the nation. This pathbreaking initiative will provide training to lawyers
and scholars working in the field of sexual orientation and gender identity law. Students will have
the opportunity to work with faculty members and
scholars associated with the internationally-recognized Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law
and Public Policy, which remains the first and only
program of its kind at an American law school.
In addition to the impressive work of our centers
and programs, our faculty members continue to
have a great impact on legal scholarship. A recent
study assessing relevance among faculty members
at the top 16 American law schools found that our
faculty consistently outperformed our ranking in
U.S. News & World Report. According to the study,
UCLA Law was ninth in the number of law cites per
year and eleventh in the number of all cites per year.
Our faculty members are not only influencing
legal discourse, but are also award-winning teachers
who are engaged in educating the next generation
of scholars and practitioners. There is no doubt that
their focus on teaching contributed to UCLA Law’s
eighth place ranking on the recent Princeton Review
list of “Best Classroom Experience.” Additionally,
UCLA Law was ranked the seventh best law school
for Hispanics by Hispanic Business magazine.
While this recognition is gratifying and it is due
to the work of many, we could not be a great law
school without great students. Supporting our students remains a top priority, and private funding is
still necessary. We need your help in order to uphold
our mission as a great public law school. There is
still time to make a gift to the UCLA Law Annual
Fund before the fiscal year ends on June 30, 2013.
I would also encourage you to participate in the Reunion Challenge and honor your class with a financial commitment to UCLA Law. Please remember
to save the date, June 1, 2013, for Reunions 2013.
I look forward to seeing many of you on campus for
your class reunions.
With your unwavering loyalty and commitment,
UCLA School of Law will continue to inspire students, offering them new opportunities to develop
the skills that will shape the nation and the world.
I hope you will join in to help support our remarkable law school. With your investment in our future,
we can ensure that the best is yet to come.
Barry Cappello ’65
Discusses the
“Art of the Trial”
In October, the law school inaugurated the
Cappello Courtroom Series: The Art of the
Trial, which brings leading trial attorneys to
the law school to discuss courtroom tactics
and the skills needed to be a successful litiga-
tor. The event featured a discussion with Barry
Cappello ’65 of Cappello & Noël LLP and Tom
Nolan of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &
Flom LLP. They discussed Jones v. Wells Fargo
Bank, a lending discrimination class action
tried before the Los Angeles Superior Court.
Cappello represented the class and Nolan
represented Wells Fargo; ultimately the jury
returned a $3.5 million verdict against Wells
Fargo. Cappello and Nolan took turns speaking about their strategies and techniques,
contrasting their approaches to shaping the
case and persuading the jury to find in favor
of their client. In response to questions from
the audience, Cappello and Nolan gave advice
on becoming a trial attorney, which included
working long hours on preparation and finding a great mentor.
Warmly,
Rachel F. Moran
Dean and Michael J. Connell Distinguished
Professor of Law
Top: Tom Nolan with Barry Cappello ’65;
Bottom: Barry Cappello addresses the audience.
UCLA Law Welcomes Class of 2015
In August, the law school welcomed 308 stellar J.D.
students to the UCLA Law community during a
new, innovative orientation. The law school launched
an immersive orientation program to assist students
in making the transition to law school and to help
them gain foundational skills before the first day of
class. Over the course of five days, students participated in lectures and practiced synthesizing and ana-
Dean Rachel F. Moran addresses the class of 2015
at the law school’s Convocation.
lyzing cases. Each student was provided with a copy
of Cracking the Case Method: Legal Analysis for Law
School Success, a new book by Professors Paul Bergman, Patrick Goodman and Thomas Holm, written
to help foster legal analysis skills in new law students.
The new orientation model was a great success, and
will be repeated for the class of 2016.
Admission to the class of 2015 was competitive.
In 2011, the law school had the fifth largest applicant pool among the top 20 law schools in the
country. In addition, the law school’s median LSAT
was tied for sixth best and the median GPA was
the ninth highest among these schools. UCLA Law
was the 11th most selective law school in this elite
group. The competition for qualified students has
grown increasingly intense, but we maintained our
record high median LSAT of 168 (96th percentile)
and our record high median GPA of 3.78.
The impressive J.D. class of 2015 came from 33
states and five foreign countries and from 118 different undergraduate schools. The students enjoyed
successful careers in a wide range of fields outside
of law including engineering, business, agriculture
and education. Their accomplishments include
volunteering for the Peace Corps, raising funds for
cancer research and working on HIV/AIDS education in Africa. The class includes several veterans,
as well as a classical pianist, a ballet dancer, professional football and soccer players and a professional
freestyle skier.
The J.D. students were joined by the largest-ever
incoming LL.M. class of 100 students. The students
came from 35 countries, and earned their first law
degrees from universities including Oxford, the
Sorbonne, Tsinghua, the University of Tokyo, Cornell and the top law schools in countries including
Argentina, Colombia, Italy, South Korea, Sweden
and Thailand. The incoming LL.M. students have
worked around the world at top law firms and corporations. The class includes a Korean district court
judge, three officials in the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs & Communications and a member of
Spain’s Department of Justice. The LL.M. class also
includes two students from Africa who were chosen
as UCLA Law-Sonke Health and Human Rights
Fellows. One new S.J.D. student has joined UCLA
Law as well and will research criminal justice reform
in Latin America under Professor Máximo Langer.
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UCLA School of Law Receives $1,025,000 Gift
to Fund Student Scholarships
Joan Dempsey Klein ’54 and Conrad Lee Klein
UCLA School of Law has received a gift of
$1,025,000 from Justice Joan Dempsey Klein ’54
and her husband Conrad Lee Klein to fund student
scholarships. The gift will create the Justice Joan
Dempsey Klein Scholarships in Law at UCLA
School of Law.
“We are extremely grateful for the generosity of
Joan and Conrad Klein,” Dean Rachel F. Moran
said. “The new scholarships will not only help us
further our commitment to providing a quality education to all students of merit, but will also ensure
that our students continue the tradition of leadership that Justice Klein exemplifies. Our students are
a top priority, and they will benefit immensely from
this inspiring gift.”
The gift will provide support to law students who
have demonstrated financial need and excellence
in their academic achievements, as well as leadership qualities and traits of good citizenship. The
scholarships will be awarded to students who also
demonstrate a strong commitment to advocating
for gender equality or to promoting the advancement of women in the law and society.
“As I have said many times, my law school
education at UCLA gave me a life—and a good life
it has been,” Justice Klein said. The Kleins, who
credit higher education and a strong work ethic
for helping them achieve professional and financial
success, also have contributed $1,025,000 to Santa
Monica College to create the Conrad Lee Klein
Fund for Online Education.
UCLA School of Law In the News
Our faculty members are quoted in the press virtually
every day. These are only some of the many examples.
Please visit www.law.ucla. edu to read more.
M.V. Lee Badgett commented on taxes for same-sex
spouses in an NBC “Today Show” article, and her study
on the topic was cited in an article on CNN.com.
Stephen Bainbridge commented on a plan requiring
shareholders to resolve claims through arbitration in
a Bloomberg article, and discussed the congressional
insider trading bill on CNBC. He commented on Libor
rigging in the Washington Post, and engaged in a debate
on insider trading inThe Economist.
Aslı Bâli published op-eds on the situation in Syria in
The New York Times and CNN.com, and discussed the
topic on NPR’s “All Things Considered” and KCRW’s
“To the Point.”
Steven Bank was cited in a Los Angeles Times article on
Mitt Romney’s tax investment strategies.
Ann Carlson discussed the launch of California’s cap-
and-trade program on KCRW’s “Which Way, L.A.,” and
discussed a lawsuit to block the cap-and-trade auction
in articles in Bloomberg and Argus.
Scott Cummings commented on whether the Supreme
Court would rule on same-sex marriage in articles in the
Los Angeles Times and Sacramento Bee.
Gary Gates discussed his research on the demograph-
ics of the LGBT community in multiple media outlets
including USA Today, the Huffington Post, CNN and
the Examiner.
David Ginsburg published an op-ed in the Huffington
Post about reality television and copyright. He commented on creating well-prepared entertainment
lawyers in a Los Angeles Times section, and discussed
an increase in talent agents suing their clients in a
Hollywood Reporter article.
Sean Hecht commented on a lawsuit to block Cali-
fornia’s cap-and-trade auction in articles in Bloomberg
and Argus. He also discussed a Supreme Court case on
pollution in an interview on KPCC and a Los Angeles
Times article.
Allison Hoffman published an op-ed in the New York
Daily News on the constitutionality of “Obamacare,”
and discussed its economic effects on American Public
Media’s “Marketplace.”
Cara Horowitz commented on California’s cap-and-
trade system in articles in California Lawyer, Greenwire,
Bloomberg and Argus. She commented on AB32 in the
San Jose Mercury News, talked about Hurricane Sandy’s
potential to bring attention to climate change in a Los
Angeles Times article, and commented on UCLA’s Environmental Sustainability Report for Los Angeles in
Los Angeles Times and ClimateWire articles.
Jill Horwitz discussed a report that for-profit
nursing homes are overcharging for Medicare in a
Bloomberg article.
Kenneth Klee commented in the Washington Post on
a lawsuit claiming that portions of Dodd-Frank are
unlawful. He discussed Stern v. Marshall in Dow Jones’
Daily Bankruptcy Review, and the liquidation of Hostess
in an NBC News article.
Douglas Lichtman discussed internet service providers’
strategy to combat piracy on American Public Media’s
“Marketplace.” He commented on Apple v. Samsung
in Bloomberg and Los Angeles Times articles and on
American Public Media’s “Marketplace.”
Timothy Malloy commented on green chemistry regu-
lations in an article in the Los Angeles Daily Journal.
Jennifer Mnookin discussed the unscientific nature
behind forensic evidence in an interview on PBS’
“Frontline.” She commented on the impact of competing testimony in a Chicago Tribune article.
Rachel Moran was a guest on the “Champions of
Justice” radio program to promote the benefits of public
law schools. She commented on the costs of higher education in an article in the Huffington Post, and discussed
legal education in an interview on Big Media USA’s
“Local Leaders” program.
Hiroshi Motomura commented on recent immigra-
Joan Dempsey Klein is the presiding justice of
the California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate
District, Division Three in Los Angeles, a post
she has held since 1978. She is the first graduate of UCLA School of Law to be appointed
to the bench in California, and she is currently
the most senior appellate justice in the state.
She was a co-founder and the first president of
the National Association of Women Judges, as
well as the founding president of the California
Women Lawyers Association. There are awards
named in her honor, and she herself has received
the prestigious Bernard E. Witkin Medal from
the State Bar of California for her outstanding
contributions to the legal profession, as well as the
Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement
Award, the highest award that the American Bar
Association confers to women in the profession.
Conrad Lee Klein is the trustee of the Mark
Hughes Family Trust and president of the Mark
Hughes Charity Foundation. He is also a member
of the Santa Monica College Advisory Committee
for the Academy on Entertainment and Technology. He previously was outside legal counsel to
Mark Hughes, the late founder and president of
Herbalife. He received an undergraduate degree in
business from the NYU Stern School of Business,
a Juris Doctorate from NYU School of Law and
Masters of Law from USC Gould School of Law.
Kal Raustiala published op-eds on international relations issues in the Los Angeles Times and Daily Beast.
He published an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times on Apple
v. Samsung, and discussed the lawsuit in interviews on
NPR and American Public Media’s “Marketplace.”
Angela Riley discussed the history of the Supreme
Court and Native American lands during a lecture that
aired on C-SPAN.
Richard Sander discussed his research on affirmative ac-
tion in an interview on NPR’s “All Things Considered.”
Joanna Schwartz commented on Starr v. Baca and
discussed the Supreme Court blocking lawsuits
against government authorities in Los Angeles Daily
Journal articles.
Kirk Stark discussed whether higher state taxes cause
residents to move in an interview on KPCC’s “AirTalk.”
Katherine Stone published an op-ed in the Huffington
Post on the “October Surprise,” and commented on
hourly workers’ needs in a New York Times letter.
Tony Tolbert was featured in the Los Angeles Times
and “CBS This Morning” for providing his house to a
homeless family to live in rent-free for a year.
Eugene Volokh commented on various First and Sec-
ond Amendment issues in multiple major media outlets, including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times,
Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune,
Washington Post, U.S. News & World Report, Washington Times, and in interviews on NPR and KPCC. He
discussed gun control in the wake of the Connecticut
school massacre in Chicago Tribune, San Francisco
Chronicle and Christian Science Monitor articles.
Adam Winkler commented on various constitutional is-
sues, including issues pertaining to gun control after the
Newtown shooting, in multiple leading media outlets,
including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Wall
Street Journal, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle,
San Jose Mercury News, Associated Press, Reuters, and
in interviews on “NBC Nightly News,” CBS News,
MSNBC, KCRW, KPCC, WNYC and American Public
Media’s “Marketplace.” He also published numerous
op-eds, including in the Los Angeles Times, Washington
Post, San Jose Mercury News, New Republic, Huffington
Post and Daily Beast.
tion issues in articles in The New York Times, Los Angeles
Times, Wall Street Journal, Sacramento Bee, Atlanta
Journal-Constitution, Los Angeles Daily Journal, and in
an interview on NPR’s “All Things Considered.”
Stephen Yeazell was cited in a New York Times
Edward Parson was interviewed on a climate change
opportunities for changes in the tax law in light of the
“fiscal cliff.”
experiment on NPR’s “All Things Considered.”
article about lawsuits filed against a Chinese
drywall manufacturer.
Eric Zolt was cited in a New York Times editorial on the
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Environmental
Experts Issue
Sustainability Plan
for Los Angeles
In December, faculty members and researchers at UCLA School of Law’s Emmett Center on
Climate Change and the Environment, Evan
El Centro Celebrates 40 Years of Service
El Centro Legal Clinics (El Centro), the law
school’s student-coordinated network of volunteer
legal aid clinics, celebrated 40 years of commitment
and service to the Los Angeles community during
an anniversary reception in January. Professor Gary
Blasi, El Centro’s longtime faculty advisor who will
be retiring this year, was honored at the event for
his 22 years at UCLA School of Law and his more
than 40 years of service to the community.
El Centro is the largest student organization at
UCLA School of Law—involving nearly two-thirds
of each entering first-year class as volunteers—and
is one of the largest student-run legal volunteer efforts in the country. Originally founded in 1973 by
UCLA’s La Raza Law Students Association, the pro-
Study Cites Influence
of UCLA Law Faculty
Scholarship
A recent study by James C. Phillips and John Yoo
entitled “The Cite Stuff: Inventing a Better Law Faculty Relevance Measure,” which assessed relevance
and productivity among faculty members at the top
16 American law schools, found that UCLA Law’s
faculty substantially and consistently outperformed
the law school’s U.S. News & World Report ranking.
For example, UCLA Law was ninth in the number
of law cites per year and eleventh in the number
of all cites per year. The law school also ranked
eleventh in the percentage of All-Stars (faculty in
the top 10 rankings) and eighth in the percentage of
Super Stars (faculty in the top 50). According to the
study, UCLA Law was one of only two law schools
to substantially outperform its U.S. News ranking.
In addition, UCLA Law ranked fifth in Criminal
Law and Procedure, fourth in Critical and Feminist
Theory and fifth in Torts. A number of individual
professors were recognized for their overall influence
and many were singled out as leaders in their
respective fields.
gram began as an experimental academic initiative
that targeted low-income residents of Santa Monica
and placed special emphasis on addressing the needs
of the Latino population. Over the years, El Centro
has broadened its scope to provide volunteer legal
clinics throughout greater Los Angeles in many different areas of law.
Supported by the Office of Public Interest Programs, El Centro provides practical experience to
more than two-thirds of every first year class. Clinics currently focus on issues related to bankruptcy,
education, homelessness, immigration, juvenile
justice, landlord/tenant rights, domestic violence,
veterans and workers’ rights. El Centro was named
UCLA Community Program of the Year in 2010.
Frankel Environmental Law and Policy Program
and UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and
Sustainability issued the first comprehensive
environmental sustainability plan for the city of
Los Angeles. The plan, “Vision 2021 LA,” defines
environmental sustainability goals, targets
and metrics for the city over the course of the
next two mayoral terms. It addresses the major
impacts the city has on the environment—from
energy, air and water to environmental justice
and the green economy. The plan also contains
11 target areas, 24 goals and hundreds of benchmarks to ensure accountability, with a heavy
focus on reducing the city’s carbon footprint.
Thomas A. Kirschbaum Scholarships Awarded
Students Noah Metz ’13 and Ryan J. Shumacher ’14 are the inaugural recipients of the Thomas A. Kirsch-
baum Scholarships, which are awarded to students who demonstrate an interest in and an aptitude for
studying tax law. The scholarship helps fund the recipients’ education and also connects the recipients to
potential mentors in the Los Angeles legal community. Noah and Ryan had the opportunity last year to
meet with the Los Angeles Benefits and Compensation Group (LABCG), a group of seventeen leading
executive compensation and employee benefits
attorneys. This year, students Ryan McKay Hicks ’15
and Steve Serna ’14 were chosen as Kirschbaum
Scholarship recipients.
The scholarship was created to honor the life
and work of Tom Kirschbaum ’77, who was widely
recognized as one of California’s leading tax,
compensation and employee benefits lawyers.
Established by Tom’s friends, family and colleagues,
the award annually recognizes a UCLA Law student
or students who embody Tom’s spirit and special
qualities—a sharp intellect, sense of humor,
Inaugural Kirschbaum Scholarship recipients
Ryan Shumacher ’14 and Noah Metz ’13.
passion for life and compassion for others.
UCLA School of Law Hosts 37th
UCLA Entertainment Symposium
UCLA School of Law hosted the 37th UCLA En-
entertainment industry. Panelists offered insights
tertainment Symposium, “Deals on the Edge,” in
on how to plan for the success of original content
ing legal challenges in the entertainment industry,
rent TV deals and how to protect rights overseas.
March. The annual event, which focuses on emergfeatured leading legal and entertainment industry
in the vast digital landscape, how to negotiate curPanelists also discussed animation, global film
executives who shared their perspectives on the
financing and production opportunities, includ-
technologies on deal making and distribution.
of filmmaking in newly developing markets. The
status of the industry and the impact of evolving
A highlight of this year’s symposium was a dia-
logue with cartoonist, screenwriter and executive
producer Matt Groening, creator of “The Simpsons,”
ing an examination of the benefits and hazards
panelists and moderators included key executives
from studios and production companies such as
Pixar, Illumination Entertainment and Warner Bros.,
“Futurama” and the long-running cartoon strip Life
leaders from digital companies including Yahoo!
whose credits include numerous episodes of “The
Creative Artists Agency. Independent producers,
in Hell; and director and animator David Silverman,
Simpsons” as well as “The Simpsons Movie.”
The two-day symposium included a broad range
of panels exploring the changing landscape of the
Matt Groening
and representatives from top talent agencies like
agents and media developers also presented their
perspectives from the frontlines.
David Silverman
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UCLA Law Students
Receive Prestigious
Skadden and
Equal Justice
Works Fellowships
allison DiNoia newcombe
Allison DiNoia Newcombe ’13, a student in
the David J. Epstein Program in Public Interest
Law and Policy, has received a 2013 Skadden
Fellowship to work with the Alliance for Children’s Rights in Los Angeles. Through her two-year
fellowship project, Allison will address child sex
trafficking, especially as it involves foster youth,
with the goal of improving long-term outcomes for
victims in Los Angeles County.
While at UCLA, Allison served as a judicial extern with the Los Angeles Superior Court, working
with the presiding commissioner to assist in the development of a specialized court focused on victims
of sex trafficking, and worked as a summer intern
with the Children’s Law Center of California and
the Alliance for Children’s Rights. She currently is
president of the student organization Advocates
for Children and Teens and recently published an
article on the explosion in child sex trafficking,
“Child Sex Trafficking: A Domestic Crisis,” in the
Huffington Post.
While the selection process for Equal Justice
Works Fellowships remains ongoing, Maria Ignacia
Rodriguez ’13, Evonne Silva ’13 and Doug Smith
’13, all students in the David J. Epstein Program in
Public Interest Law and Policy, already have been
awarded fellowships.
Ignacia, also a student in the Critical Race
Studies Specialization, will be working with the
National Immigration Law Center in Los Angeles.
Through her project, she will engage in litigation,
policy analysis, education and advocacy to support the integration of low-income immigrant
youth and children into our communities through
access to education, health care and other benefits.
Ignacia’s fellowship is supported by the law firm of
Greenberg Traurig.
Throughout her undergraduate and law school
years at UCLA, Ignacia has been singularly devoted
to improving the lives of low-income immigrants.
She has collaborated with a variety of organizations
on campus and in the community, advocating for
the rights of immigrants. While at UCLA Law, she
has worked with the Central American Resource
Center, the National Immigration Law Center and
the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los
Angeles. She currently serves as a co-chair of the
student Immigration Law Society.
Evonne will be pursuing her fellowship project
with East Bay Community Law Center in Berkeley.
Her project will address the glaring gap in comprehensive consumer protection services for low-income
immigrant consumers in Alameda County. Responding to the increase in unlawful, predatory and
deceptive business practices, many of which have
targeted the most vulnerable consumers, Evonne’s
project seeks both to protect low-income immigrants
from these practices and to disincentivize these practices through direct services, community outreach,
policy advocacy and affirmative litigation.
Evonne came to UCLA School of Law six years
removed from college and with significant experience in social justice advocacy. At UCLA, she has
continued to pursue her commitment to these efforts, working with the ACLU of Southern California, the Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center
Ignacia Rodriguez
Endowed Lectures Focus on Copyright
and Criminal Defense Practice
In November, the law school hosted the 26th Annual Melville B. Nimmer Memorial Lecture and the 16th
Annual Irving H. Green Memorial Lecture. The Nimmer Lecture commemorates the career of copyright
authority and UCLA Law Professor Mel Nimmer with a discussion by a scholar advancing the field of
copyright. This year’s lecturer was Neil Netanel, Pete Kameron professor of law at UCLA Law. In his talk
titled “The Supreme Court Speaks Again: Copyright and the First Amendment after Golan v. Holder,” he
addressed the relationship between copyright and the First Amendment. The Green Lecture honors Irving
Green by bringing outstanding trial lawyers to UCLA Law to inspire students. This year’s lecturer, Harland
Braun ’67, engaged students and guests with stories from his long and distinguished career as a criminal
defense attorney in Los Angeles. He talked about some of his famous clients, including Robert Blake, and
the high-profile cases he has worked on, as well as how to manage publicity in well-watched cases.
Harland Braun ’67
Neil Netanel
Evonne Silva
Doug Smith
and California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. She also
has served in board positions with various student
organizations and journals and as a judicial extern
with the Honorable Edward M. Chen of the U.S.
District Court, Northern District of California.
Doug, who also is pursuing his M.A. in Urban
& Regional Planning, will be working with Public
Counsel Law Center. Through his fellowship
project, supported by the Ottinger Foundation,
Doug will equip small businesses and neighborhood groups with the legal tools and strategies to
capitalize on planned transit development in order
to enhance employment and economic mobility
in Los Angeles’ low-income communities. Doug’s
project is especially significant given the recent dissolution of California’s redevelopment program and
the investment in new transit infrastructure and
ensuing transit-oriented development.
Doug has extensive experience working with
disadvantaged communities and is committed to
enhancing meaningful access to quality employment and local economic investment. While at
UCLA, he has worked with the Community Benefits Law Center, Public Counsel Law Center, the
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles and Nixon
Peabody, LLP. Doug was selected as the 2012 Law
Student Writing Competition Winner by the ABA
Forum on Affordable Housing & Community Development for his published article, “Getting There
Together: Tools to Advocate for Inclusive Development Near Transit.”
Epstein Program
Hosts Speaker Series
The David J. Epstein
Program in Public Interest
Law and Policy hosted the
first program of its 2012-13
speaker series in September, which addressed the
future of capital punishment
in California. The event
focused on Proposition
34, which if approved on
Election Day would have
replaced California’s death
penalty with a sentence of
life in prison without the
possibility of parole. The
panelists presented both
sides of the issue and conPanelist Gil Garcetti ’67.
fronted the fiscal, social and
moral implications of capital
punishment. The participants included:
Gil Garcetti ’67, former Los Angeles County district
attorney; Michele Hanisee, special assistant in the
Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office; Ellen
Kreitzberg, professor of law at Santa Clara University School of Law; and Aqeela Sherrills, “Yes on 34”
spokesperson. The event was moderated by Professor
Stuart Banner.
Additional speaker series events have addressed:
recent developments at the intersection of immigration law and higher education for undocumented
students; efforts to address poverty in our country;
steps to safeguard the U.S. Constitution; adoption
of the Affordable Care Act and challenges to health
care reform; and changes to ensure fairness in our
criminal justice system.
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Faculty Announcements
Our faculty members are consistently recognized for their excellence. These are only a few
of the many honors they have received. Please visit www.law.ucla.edu for more faculty news.
Professor Khaled Abou El
Fadl, Omar and Azmer-
Khaled Abou El Fadl
alda Alfi professor of law,
was named one of the “50
Smartest People of Faith”
by TheBestSchools.org, an
educational web site.
Professor Stephen
Bainbridge, the William D.
Warren distinguished professor of law, was selected for
the 2012 National Association of Corporate Directors
(NACD) “Directorship 100.”
Stephen Bainbridge
This is the third time he was
included on this prestigious
list of the most influential people in corporate governance and the boardroom. Professor Bainbridge’s
blog, ProfessorBainbridge.com, was selected for the
fifth time as one of the top 100 legal blogs for 2012
by the editors of the ABA Journal. His blog was included in the publication’s sixth annual “Blawg 100,”
a list of the best blogs about lawyers and the law.
PATRICK GOODMAN
Professor Patrick Goodman
was honored in March with
the 2013 Rutter Award for
Excellence in Teaching.
The award is presented
annually to a professor
who has demonstrated an
exceptional commitment
to teaching.
Kenneth Klee
Professor Kenneth Klee was
named one of the top 10
insolvency lawyers in the
world by Who’s Who Legal.
He is one of only five U.S.
lawyers on the publication’s
2012 international list of the
best insolvency and restructuring lawyers.
Professor Hiroshi Motomura
was chosen to receive the
Chris K. Iijima Teacher
and Mentor Award by the
Conference of Asian Pacific
American Law Faculty (CAPALF). He was honored
Hiroshi Motomura
with the award in recognition of his impact on the
many students and legal educators he has mentored,
and his extensive contributions to public service,
teaching and scholarship supporting Asian American rights.
Angela Riley
Professor Angela Riley was
elected to membership in
the American Law Institute,
the leading independent
organization in the United
States producing scholarly
work to clarify, modernize
and otherwise improve the
law. She was also named
a distinguished alumna of the University of
Oklahoma College of Arts and Sciences.
Professor Katherine Stone,
Arjay and Frances Fearing
Miller professor of law, was
appointed as a senior fellow
at Demos, a New York-based
nonprofit, nonpartisan
public policy and advoKatherine Stone
cacy organization. In this
honorary position, she will
contribute to several Demos projects on economic
justice and upward mobility.
Professor Eugene Volokh’s
blog, The Volokh Conspiracy, was selected as one of the
top 100 legal blogs for 2012
by the editors of the ABA
Journal in the publication’s
sixth annual “Blawg 100,” a
Eugene Volokh
list of the best blogs about
lawyers and the law. In addition, The Volokh Conspiracy was chosen for the
publication’s inaugural “Blawg 100 Hall of Fame,”
featuring 10 of the best law blogs known for crafting high-quality, engaging posts day in and day out.
UCLA Law Welcomes Associate Dean
of External Affairs Lindsey A. Williams
New director of major gifts and associate director
of development, major gifts also join the law school’s
external affairs team
annual fund and campaign strategies and man-
aged a team of development officers, among other
responsibilities. She previously served as major gifts
director at Seton Hall University and as associate
director of annual giving at Northwestern University.
Ben Chandler and Kimberly King also joined the
law school’s External Affairs office in December
as director of major gifts and associate director of
Lindsey A. Williams
Lindsey A. Williams, an experienced development
professional, assumed the role of associate dean
of external affairs in December. She leads the law
school’s development, communications, events and
alumni relations efforts.
“Lindsey brings 12 years of higher education fund-
raising experience, and a distinguished track record
of growth and success, to her new position. She will
play a critical role in leading development initiatives
to advance the law school’s ongoing commitment
development, major gifts, respectively.
With more than 10 years of fundraising experi-
ence, Chandler joined the law school from the
Darden School of Business at the University of
Virginia, where he served as senior major gifts officer. His prior experience includes serving as vice
president for institutional advancement at the
Seminary of the Southwest, major gifts officer for
the University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal
Arts and as assistant director of development for
the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at The College of
William & Mary.
With more than 20 years of experience in law
to ensuring that a world-class legal education is
practice and in business development, King comes
Rachel F. Moran said.
she led a national business development practice.
accessible to students from all walks of life,” Dean
Prior to joining UCLA Law, Williams held a number
of development positions at the University of Miami,
where she worked for more than eight years, most
recently as the executive director for principal gifts
and school based programs. While at the University
of Miami, she directed and executed comprehensive
and strategic fundraising plans, led major gift,
BEn Chandler
to UCLA Law from Marshall & Stevens Inc., where
She previously spent more than a decade working
in legal affairs at KB Home, most recently as vice
president, associate general counsel and corporate
secretary, where she served as lead counsel to the
company’s board of directors and was responsible
for all corporate transactional matters, marketing
Kimberly King
and regulatory compliance.
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Class Notes
1960-1969
Dan Jaffe ’62 was profiled in the Bar Brief, a
publication of the Beverly Hills Bar Association.
He was featured for his role as a sought-after
family law attorney and his recently-published
work in the Los Angeles Daily Journal on foreign
tax issues.
Richard Rosenberg ’62 has been reappointed
to the California Horse Racing Board, where he
has served since 2009. Rosenberg was executive
vice president at the William Morris Agency from
1992 to 2005. His appointment was confirmed
by the California State Senate.
The Hon. Michael
Marcus [Ret.] ’67, a
member of the UCLA
School of Law Alumni
Association Board of
Directors, has been
honored for the fifth
time in six years by the
Los Angeles Daily
Michael Marcus
Journal as one of
M.C. Sungaila
California’s “Top 50
Neutrals.” Michael has also been listed as a Super
Lawyer from 2008 through 2013.
1970-1979
Jan Handzlik ’70 has been named one of the
“Top 100 Lawyers in California” by the Los Angeles Daily Journal. A former federal prosecutor,
Handzlik specializes in cases involving foreign
bribery, financial fraud and white-collar criminal
defense at Venable LLP.
Dennis R. Murphy ’71, of Murphy Austin
Adams Schoenfeld LLP, was recognized by
Legal Leaders as one of San Francisco’s top
rated lawyers.
Tony Canzoneri ’72, of McKenna Long &
Aldridge LLP, was named a top real estate
attorney by the Los Angeles Daily Journal.
Canzoneri specializes in mixed-use and
public-private partnerships.
The Hon. Joe
Hilberman [Ret.] ’73
was again named as
one of the “Top 50
Neutrals” in California
by the Los Angeles
Daily Journal. Judge
Hilberman is a
full-time neutral with
JOE Hilberman
ADR Services, Inc.,
M.C. Sungaila
and continues to serve
on the UCLA School of Law Alumni Association
Board of Directors.
Eugene Moscovitch ’73 was named to the Los
Angeles Daily Journal’s list of California’s “Top 50
Neutrals.” Moscovitch specializes in employment
mediation at PMA Dispute Resolution.
The Hon. Kevin Murphy [Ret.] ’73 was named
to the Los Angeles Daily Journal’s list of “Rising
Stars” for his work as a neutral with ADR Services, Inc. in San Francisco. He focuses on cases
involving business disputes, real estate actions
and labor disputes.
JOHN BRANCA
M.C. Sungaila
John Branca ’75 has
been named one of the
“Top 100 Lawyers in
California” by the Los
Angeles Daily Journal.
Branca specializes in
corporate transactions
and entertainment
law at Ziffren
Brittenham LLP.
Bernardine Brandis ’78 has been named as one
of the “Power 100 Women in Entertainment” by
The Hollywood Reporter. Brandis is the executive
vice president of business and legal affairs at Walt
Disney Studios.
MELANIE
COOK
M.C.
Sungaila
Melanie Cook ’78
has been named as one
of the “Power 100
Women in Entertainment” by The
Hollywood Reporter.
Cook is the first female
partner at Ziffren
Brittenham LLP
and has signed stars
like Tim Burton
to her client list.
Kenneth Guernsey ’78, of Cooley LLP, has
been named as one of the “Top 100 Lawyers
in California” by the Los Angeles Daily Journal.
Guernsey specializes in business counseling,
public offerings and mergers and acquisitions.
Kent Mouton ’78, general counsel for Kennedy
Wilson in Beverly Hills, was named among the
“Top 30 Real Estate Attorneys” by the Los Angeles
Daily Journal. Mouton, who specializes in commercial real estate transactions, was part of a team
that negotiated a real estate loan portfolio
acquisition deal valued at $2.4 billion, the largest in all of Europe during 2011, as well as the
purchase of Bella Vista at Hilltop apartment
community in San Pablo, the largest West Coast
apartment building acquisition deal of the year.
Deborah Crandall
Saxe ’78 has retired
from the partnership
at Jones Day and is
now a full-time
arbitrator and
mediator for labor and
employment law cases.
She is a fellow of the
deborah crandall saxe
College of Labor &
M.C. Sungaila
Employment Lawyers,
was recently identified by her peers as one of the
“Top 50 Women SuperLawyers” in Los Angeles
and Orange counties for the tenth consecutive
year (2013), is regularly listed in Best Lawyers of
America, is ranked by Chambers & Partners as a
“leading lawyer” in employment law, and was
identified in 2010-2012 as one of the “100
Most Powerful Labor and Employment Lawyers”
in the nation.
The Hon. Rogelio R. Flores ’79 was recently
named the 2012 “Judicial Officer of the Year”
by the Chief Probation Officers of California,
whose mission is to provide leadership in the
mobilization, coordination and implementation
of probation programs.
Joel Grossman ’79 was named to the Los
Angeles Daily Journal’s list of California’s “Top
50 Neutrals.” Grossman specializes in the areas
of employment and entertainment at JAMS in
Santa Monica.
1980-1989
Ruth E. Fisher ’80, of Gibson Dunn, has
been named as one of the “Top 100 Lawyers
in California” by the Los Angeles Daily Journal.
Fisher specializes in entertainment law and is the
co-chair of Gibson Dunn’s media, entertainment
and technology group.
Erik Lied ’80 was again named as a SuperLawyer
in the field of Business Litigation in Washington state. He is also serving on the House of
Delegates for the Oregon State Bar Association.
Erik is a litigation shareholder with Karr Tuttle
Campbell in Seattle, and practices primarily in
state and federal courts in Washington, Oregon
and Idaho.
The Hon. Rosendo Peña, Jr. ’80 was made
an associate justice of the Fifth District Court
of Appeal. Peña had served as a judge for the
Fresno Superior Court since 2002. He was a
senior research attorney for the Fifth District
Court of Appeal from 1994 to 2002 and from
1983 to 1990.
Abby J. Leibman ’81 joined MAZON: A Jewish
Response to Hunger, a national nonprofit organization working to end hunger among people of
all faiths and backgrounds in the United States
and Israel, as president & CEO.
Schuyler M. Moore
’81, of Stroock &
Stroock & Lavan LLP,
has been named one of
the “Top 100 Lawyers
in California” by the
Los Angeles Daily
Journal. Moore
specializes in
schuyler m. moore
entertainment law and
M.C. Sungaila
has recently
represented distributors of popular U.S. films
such as “The Smurfs” and “The Adventures
of Tintin.”
Daniel Mayeda ’82,
a shareholder of
Leopold, Petrich &
Smith, P.C., has been
elected co-chair of
the Asian Pacific
American Media
Coalition, an umbrella
organization of civil
daniel mayeda
rights and media
M.C. Sungaila
groups that advocates
for greater diversity in the media and entertainment industries.
Timothy Coates ’83, of Greines Martin Stein &
Richland LLP, has been named one of the “Top
100 Lawyers in California” by the Los Angeles
Daily Journal. Coates specializes in civil rights
and constitutional law. He has argued four cases
before the U.S. Supreme Court in recent years.
David Durchfort ’83
recently won an
important victory for
juveniles in the
California Supreme
Court. In a unanimous
decision in People v.
Caballero, the court
struck down a sentence
david durchfort
of 110 years to life as
M.C. Sungaila
cruel and unusual
punishment for a 16-year-old convicted of
attempted murder.
Sally Abel ’84, a
trademark partner at
Fenwick & West LLP,
is the only U.S.
attorney on Who’s Who
Legal’s recently
published list of the 10
most highly regarded
trademark lawyers in
sally abel
the world. Recognized
M.C. Sungaila
for her “world class
service,” Abel, who founded and chairs Fenwick’s
trademark practice, represents numerous
technology and social media clients, including
Cisco, Symantec, Facebook and NVIDIA. She
was also named one of the most highly regarded
trademark practitioners in the world in Who’s
Who Legal 2010 and 2008.
William Delvac ’84 was named a top real estate
attorney by the Los Angeles Daily Journal. Delvac,
a partner at Armbruster, Delvac & Goldsmith
LLP who specializes in development and historic
preservation, was highlighted for his role in the
development of Farmers Field in Los Angeles.
Michael D. Herbert ’84 was recently named
“Person of the Year” by State Tax Notes magazine.
Herbert is a partner in the State & Local Tax
Practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers, in the company’s San Francisco office.
Myron D. Moye ’84,
a partner at Hanson
Bridgett LLP, has been
nominated to the Bar
Association of San
Francisco’s Board of
Directors. Moye is the
chair of Hanson
Bridgett’s Labor and
myron d. moye
Employment Section.
M.C. Sungaila
He has practiced with
the firm for more than 14 years and has been a
partner since 2003.
Harriet Posner ’84 was honored in December
with the Jurisprudence Award from the AntiDefamation League at its annual dinner celebration, held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Posner, a
partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
LLP, has a wide-ranging practice concentrating
on complex commercial litigation in state, federal
and appellate courts.
Valerie Ackerman ’85 (See inset below)
Douglas Richard ’85 has been appointed to the
Governing Board of the UK’s innovation agency,
the Technology Strategy Board. He will serve
on the board until June 30, 2015. In 2010 and
2011, Doug was a guest lecturer on Entrepreneurship at Cambridge University for the
Nanotech Master and Ph.D. programs. He was
awarded Enterprise Educator of the Year in 2010,
and was the first American to receive the Queen’s
Award for Enterprise Promotion in 2006.
Stacey Snider ’85 has
been named to the
“Power 100 Women in
Entertainment” list by
The Hollywood
Reporter. Snider, who
is partner, co-chairman
and CEO of
DreamWorks Studios,
stacey snider
has partnered with
M.C. Sungaila
Steven Spielberg to
make several movies in recent years.
bob roden
Bob Roden ’87 was
one of 10 finalists (out
of more than 7,000
entries) in this year’s
Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and
Sciences’ Don and Gee
Nicholl Fellowships
in Screenwriting.
M.C. Sungaila
Frank A. Merola ’88 has joined Stroock’s Financial Restructuring Practice Group as a partner in
the Los Angeles Office. He previously served as
a managing director in the Recapitalization and
Reorganization Group of investment banking
firm Jefferies & Company.
Steve M. Berliner
’89, of Liebert Cassidy
Whitmore in Los
Angeles, was named a
“Top Municipal Law
Attorney” in California
by the Los Angeles
Daily Journal. The
publication
steve m. berliner
highlighted his work
M.C. Sungaila
on the new Public
Employee Pension Reform Act and as lead
counsel for Metrolink in a lawsuit regarding the
installation of cameras in locomotives.
1990-1999
brenda aguilar-guerrero
M.C. Sungaila
Brenda AguilarGuerrero ’90 was
elected to the Women
Lawyers of Alameda
County Board of
Directors. AguilarGuerrero is a practice
group leader for
Meyers Nave and is in
charge of the Eminent
Domain and Inverse Condemnation
Practice Group.
Robert Fabela ’90 was appointed as the
general counsel of the Santa Clara Valley
Transportation Authority.
The move by Harriet Pearson ’90 to Hogan
Lovells’ privacy and cybersecurity practice was
rated one of the top 10 legal developments of
2012 by Bisnow publications. Now a partner at
Hogan, Pearson served as IBM’s first global chief
privacy officer and security counsel for 12 years.
John K. Rubiner ’90, principal at Bird, Marella,
Boxer, Wolpert, Nessim, Drooks & Lincenberg,
was installed as president of the Beverly Hills Bar
Association in September. He was also profiled in
a Los Angeles Daily Journal article that highlighted
his goal to help draw attention to advocating for
better access to justice.
Arnoldo Casillas ’91, of Moreno Becerra &
Casillas, won a record verdict against the LAPD;
$24 million was awarded for a 13-year-old boy
wrongfully shot by an LAPD officer. This verdict
is the largest ever handed down by a jury against
the LAPD.
Jeffrey Cowan ’91 has won his first seven-figure
recovery: a $2.4 million wage and hour class
action settlement that involved complex constitutional law arguments because the employer
conducted business on a U.S. Marine Corps base
in California.
Raquel Marquez-Britsch ’91 has been confirmed as a superior court judge in Riverside.
Britsch is the first Latina judge appointed in the
Inland Empire.
Mary-Christine Sungaila ’91, of Snell &
Wilmer, was honored by the Women Lawyers
of Los Angeles with the Distinguished Service
Award for her pro bono work, community service
and bar association activities. She was also recognized by The Recorder as one of 2012’s “Women
Leaders in Law.”
Sonia Carvalho ’92 was named a “Top
Municipal Law Attorney” in California by the
Los Angeles Daily Journal. Carvalho, an attorney
with Best Best & Krieger LLP and Santa Ana
City attorney, was recognized for envisioning the
“hybrid” city attorney model, whereby the city
engages Best Best & Krieger LLP to provide city
attorney services through Carvalho.
David Korduner ’92
was elected to the
Board of Trustees of
the UC-Santa Cruz
Foundation. David
was promoted to
associate national
executive director/
senior general counsel
david korduner
at the Directors Guild
M.C. Sungaila
of America in 2011.
The DGA Legal Department includes fellow
UCLA Law alumni Cynthia Tollett ’07 and
Matt Bowers ’09.
Michelle Lee Flores
’93 was selected by
editors of The Recorder
as one of its 2012
“Women Leaders in
Law.” A total of 40
California lawyers were
honored for their
efforts in building and
michelle lee flores
sustaining connections
M.C. Sungaila
that create opportunities for their firms or organizations. Flores is a
partner in the Los Angeles office of Fisher &
Phillips, a leading management-side labor and
employment firm.
Vincent Sarmiento ’93 was re-elected to
represent Ward 1 on the Santa Ana City Council.
Sarmiento was first elected to the council in
January 2007 and his term expires in
November 2016.
leonard segal
Leonard Segal ’93,
formerly of Oberman
Thompson Segal in
Minneapolis,
Minnesota (now Oberman Thompson),
joined the SeilerSchindel Law firm in St.
Louis Park, Minnesota.
Debra Alligood
White ’93 has left her position at Manatt Phelps
& Phillips LLP to join Planned Parenthood of
America in New York City as general counsel.
M.C. Sungaila
hernan vera
M.C. Sungaila
Hernan Vera ’94 has
been named as one of
the “Top 100 Lawyers
in California” by the
Los Angeles Daily
Journal. He specializes
in housing protection
and immigrant rights
as president and CEO
of Public Counsel
Law Center.
Alexander Hoehn-Saric ’95 was appointed as
policy director of the Federal Communications
Commission. Hoehn-Saric joined the Office
of Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel from the
United States Department of Commerce, where
he served as deputy general counsel for strategic
initiatives. His primary responsibilities are media
and technology issues.
Valerie Ackerman ’85
Valerie Ackerman ’85 was inducted into the National Consortium for Academics and Sports Board of Directors Hall of Fame.
She was recognized as an extraordinarily successful professional in the world of sports who continues to inspire others by using
the power of sports to improve communities and the nation. She was also recognized by the Women’s Sports Foundation,
Women in Cable Telecommunications and ESPNW as one of 40 women who have made an impact on society as part of a “40 for 40”
celebration, held in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of Title IX last June.
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Andrei Iancu ’96 has been named among the
“Top 100 Lawyers in California” by the Los Angeles Daily Journal. Iancu specializes in intellectual
property at Irell & Manella LLP and teaches a
patent law course at UCLA.
Janai S. Nelson ’96, an associate professor at
St. John’s University School of Law, received the
Association of American Law Schools (AALS)
Section on Minority Groups’ Derrick A. Bell
Award, given to a junior faculty member who,
through activism, mentoring, colleagueship,
teaching and scholarship, has made an extraordinary contribution to legal education, the legal
system or social justice.
Scott Weaver ’96 has
been named a
shareholder at Carney
Badley Spellman.
scott weaver
M.C. Sungaila
Jeremy Halpern ’98 was named to the 2012
“40 Under 40” list by Boston Business Journal.
Mark Krause ’98, senior compliance and
litigation counsel at Warner Bros., was named
a 2012 “Rising Star” by the Association of
Corporate Counsel.
Jeffrey Lowenstein ’98, an attorney at Bell
Nunnally & Martin LLP, has been named to
The Best Lawyers in America 2013.
Scott McVarish ’98
was recently honored
by the Consul General
of Ecuador for his
uncompromising
excellence in his
representation of
immigrants. McVarish
is the founding
scott mcvarish
attorney of the
M.C. Sungaila
Immigration Law
Office of Los Angeles, P.C. He focuses on family,
deportation and business immigration matters for
clients in Los Angeles and around the world.
Visit immigrationhelpla.com/honors for
more information.
Jay Chiu ’99 is relocating to the Hong Kong
office of Goodwin Procter from the Los Angeles
office, where he is counsel in the Litigation
Department and a member of the Intellectual
Property Group. Chiu joined Goodwin in 2012
and has represented international corporations
and diverse technology clients in patent litigation
in U.S. District Courts, at the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Federal Circuit and before the
International Trade Commission.
Delmar L. Nehrenberg ’99 was named among
the “Top 30 Real Estate Attorneys” by the Los
Angeles Daily Journal. Nehrenberg specializes in
development, construction and retail at Allen
Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP.
Paul Veravanich ’99 has been named partner
at One LLP, an intellectual property boutique
firm in Southern California. He specializes in
litigation and transactions involving patents,
trademarks and trade secrets.
2000-2009
Christopher T. Casamassima ’00 has joined
WilmerHale’s Los Angeles office as a member of
the Litigation/Controversy and Regulatory and
Government Affairs Departments and the Business Trial and Antitrust and Competition Practice
Groups. Casamassima was previously at Kirkland
& Ellis LLP in Los Angeles, where his practice
focused on complex business disputes involving antitrust, breach of contract, fraud, business
torts, trade secrets and other commercial issues.
Rocky Lee ’00, partner at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, has been named to Asialaw
Leading Lawyers for 2012. Lee was recognized for
his legal expertise in the area of general corporate
law in China.
Theshia Naidoo ’00, a senior staff attorney for
the Drug Policy Alliance, has been appointed
to the San Francisco Sentencing Commission.
Naidoo specializes in litigation and drug policy
reform and works on California’s Proposition 36,
the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act
of 2000.
Angela Nelson ’00 is pursuing an Ed.M. at the
Harvard Graduate School of Education with a
focus in Technology, Innovation and Education
and cross-registration at MIT.
Jennie Sievers ’00, senior attorney at SoCal
Edison, was named a 2012 “Rising Star” by the
Association of Corporate Counsel.
Eric J. Buhr ’01 has
been named a partner
in Reed Smith’s Life
Sciences Health
Industry Group. Buhr
practices in the area of
product liability
litigation, primarily
the defense of
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pharmaceutical and
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medical device
companies in complex actions in both state and
federal courts.
Sarah Netburn ’01, a graduate of the David
J. Epstein Program in Public Interest Law and
Policy, has been sworn in as a magistrate judge
for the Southern District of New York.
Celeste Drake ’02 has been appointed to the
advisory committee of the Export-Import Bank.
The committee advises the bank on its policies
and programs, in particular on the extent to
which the bank helps U.S. exporters to compete.
Drake also published her first article, “U.S. Trade
and Economic Policy: American Workers Need
More Than Strong Labor Chapters,” in the ABA
Journal of Labor and Employment Law. More an
essay than a traditional research article, she wrote
it in conjunction with a presentation at the Labor
and Employment Law Conference.
After eight years at Buchalter Nemer, Jason H.
Fisher ’02 founded the Fisher Law Group™, a
law firm based in Los Angeles that specializes in
intellectual property and cyberspace law, representing businesses and entrepreneurs.
Lev Ginsburg ’02, partner at Ginsburg Daniels,
was named one of “Hollywood’s New Leaders”
for 2012 by Variety.
Kimberly Tobias ’02, senior legal director at
Live Nation, was named a 2012 “Rising Star” by
the Association of Corporate Counsel.
Joshua Wright ’02 was nominated by President
Obama and sworn in as the newest commissioner
of the Federal Trade Commission. His term will
last through September 2019. Wright joins the
commission from George Mason University,
where he was a law professor. He also served as
a visiting scholar at the FTC in its competition
bureau. Wright is widely regarded as the top antitrust scholar of his generation, and is a co-author
of the most widely-used antitrust casebook, and
co-editor of three books on topics ranging from
competition policy and intellectual property law
to the intellectual history of law and economics.
Jennifer Walwyn
Colvin ’03, an
associate with Keating
Muething & Klekamp,
was named to Ohio
Rising Stars in the area
of Employment &
Labor for 2013.
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Rebecca Kanter ’03 has been selected as one
of San Diego Metropolitan Magazine’s “40 Under
40” award winners. This award honors high
achieving young business and civic leaders who
are helping to shape the region’s future.
Marcos D. Sasso ’03 was named special counsel
at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, where he had
been an associate. Sasso concentrates on complex
commercial litigation, with a particular emphasis
on representing financial institutions and
financial services companies, including national
banks and credit card issuers in individual and
class actions.
Susan S. Schalla ’03
joined Carney Badley
Spellman as an
associate. Her practice
focuses on business
matters, including
negotiation and
drafting a wide variety
of contracts, mergers
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and acquisitions, and
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federal taxation issues.
She also has substantial experience representing
tax-exempt organizations and advising clients on
governance best practices.
Joshua Bledsoe ’04
was promoted to
counsel in the Orange
County office of
Latham & Watkins
LLP. Bledsoe focuses
on complex
infrastructure and
development projects,
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particularly those
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utilizing renewable
or low-carbon technologies.
Kalyanee Mam ’04 has directed the film “A
River Changes Course,” which is one of 56 films,
out of more than 4,000 submissions, selected for
this year’s Sundance Film Festival in the World
Cinema Documentary category. Mam’s film is
about three young Cambodians who struggle to
overcome the effects of deforestation, overfishing
and overwhelming debt in a country reeling from
the tragedies of war and trying to keep pace with
a rapidly expanding world.
John Nolte ’04 was elected to the Pomona
City Council.
Nathan Jackson ’05 joined the legal department at Amazon.com, where he serves as
corporate counsel, supporting the company’s
video businesses.
Tom Cormons ’06 became the executive director of Appalachian Voices, a nonprofit dedicated
to protecting the land, air and water of the Appalachian Mountains. Cormons, who established
the Virginia office of Appalachian Voices in 2007,
most recently served as the organization’s deputy
programs director.
Adam Starr ’06 joined the Portland business
litigation firm Markowitz, Herbold, Glade &
Mehlhaf, PC as an associate. Starr is a commercial litigator specializing in real estate and
business disputes. Most recently, he was a litigation associate with Miller Starr Regalia, one of
California’s preeminent real estate law firms.
Toren Mushovic ’07 and Mike Hughes ’08
have published an article, “Rules for When There
are No Rules: Examining the Legality of Putting
American Terrorists in the Crosshairs Abroad,”
in the New England Journal of International and
Comparative Law. Toren has also accepted an offer from Hogan Lovells US LLP and is practicing
out of the firm’s Denver office.
Edward M. Stone ’07 joined Morgan, Lewis &
Bockius LLP as a business and finance associate.
Adam Cherensky
’08 started a new
position as a staff
attorney in the benefits
program at the
Alliance for Children’s
Rights in Los Angeles.
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Emily Cuatto ’08 is an associate in the Los
Angeles office of Horvitz & Levy. Prior to joining
the firm, Cuatto was a litigation associate in the
Santa Monica office of Bingham McCutchen
LLP, where she handled complex commercial
litigation matters including insurance coverage
disputes, contract disputes and lawsuits arising
out of mergers and acquisitions.
Mike Hughes ’08 and Toren Mushovic ’07
have published an article, “Rules for When There
are No Rules: Examining the Legality of Putting
American Terrorists in the Crosshairs Abroad,”
in the New England Journal of International and
Comparative Law.
Andy Shawber ’08
and his wife Gloria
recently welcomed
their daughter Hannah
into the world. Andy
also recently joined
Summit Law Group
PLLC in Seattle as a
partner in its
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Corporate/Securities
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Group. Andy
previously was an associate at Wilson Sonsini
Goodrich & Rosati PC. Andy represents
companies, investors and underwriters on matters
relating to corporate finance, mergers and
acquisitions, capital markets transactions and
corporate governance.
Business litigator
Logan M. Elliott ’09
joined the Los
Angeles-based
business and
entertainment
litigation firm
Weingarten Brown
LLP as an associate.
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Elliott’s experience
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includes all aspects of
litigation in state, federal and bankruptcy court
for national and international companies in the
commercial real estate industry, including
counsel about strategy, settlement and future
liability. Before joining Weingarten Brown,
Elliott was an associate in the Los Angeles office
of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP.
Denis Shmidt ’09 has joined Sacks Glazier
Franklin & Lodise LLP, a trust and estate litigation firm, as a litigator. Shmidt previously worked
as a litigation associate at Sullivan & Cromwell
LLP, where he specialized in areas of antitrust,
patent and trademark.
2010-
Joseph Cohen ’10 has left his position as a corporate attorney at Paul Hastings LLP to open his
own firm, Cohen Counsel. He currently offers
services in New York and Wisconsin with plans
to expand soon.
Brett Bissett ’11 and Katherine Hill ’11 were
married on August 25, 2012.
Harsh Parikh ’11, a
commercial litigation
associate at Snell &
Wilmer LLP, was
recently appointed to
the editorial board of
the Gaming Law
Review. Parikh’s
practice is concenharsh parikh
trated in commercial
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litigation, gaming law
and intellectual property litigation. He represents
individuals, businesses, institutional and public
entity clients in all facets of litigation in state and
federal courts.
Seth Ort ’12 is now an
associate with the
national labor and
employment law firm
Fisher & Phillips LLP.
Ort’s practice focus
includes counseling
and defending employers in all areas of labor
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and employment law.
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While at UCLA
School of Law, Seth was an extern with the
Honorable Sandra Ikuta on the 9th Circuit
Court of Appeals. He also worked for Schonbrun
DeSimone Seplow Harris Hoffman & Harrison,
a civil rights and employment firm.
In Memorium
Arther C. de Goede ’57
Victor E. Gleason ’60
French L. Stone ’74
Professor
Ronald Dworkin
1931 – 2013
Professor Ronald Dworkin, a distinguished scholar in residence with the
UCLA Law and Philosophy Program,
and professor of philosophy and
Frank Henry Sommer professor of
law at New York University, passed
away on February 14 after a battle
with leukemia.
Professor Dworkin was one of
the nation’s preeminent scholars of
jurisprudence and political philosophy
and is considered by many to be the
most influential figure in contemporary Anglo-American legal theory. He
joined the UCLA Law community in
2010, and visited the law school each
year to participate in Legal Theory
Workshops, meet with students and
faculty members and discuss his
recent scholarly work.
He taught jurisprudence at both
Yale Law School, where he was
Holhfeld professor, and the University
of Oxford, where he was professor of
jurisprudence and fellow. In 1969, he
was appointed chair of jurisprudence
at the University of Oxford, succeeding renowned philosopher and
Oxford Professor of Jurisprudence
H.L.A. Hart in that position.
Professor Dworkin authored a
great number of scholarly articles in
philosophical and legal journals, as
well as articles on legal and political topics in the New York Review of
Books. His books include: Taking
Rights Seriously (1977); A Matter of
Principle (1985); Law’s Empire (1986);
Philosophical Issues in Senile Dementia (1987); A Bill of Rights for Britain
(1990); Life’s Dominion (1993); Freedom’s Law (1996); Sovereign Virtue:
The Theory and Practice of Equality
(2000); Justice in Robes (2006); Is
Democracy Possible Here? Principles
for a New Political Debate (2006); and,
Justice for Hedgehogs (2011). Several of
his books have been translated into
the major European languages, as
well as Japanese and Chinese. Law’s
Empire received both the prestigious
Coif Award from the American Bar
Association as the best book written
on law over a three-year period and
the Ames Prize of Harvard Law School
for the best book on law over a fiveyear period.
In his distinguished career, he
was the recipient of many prestigious
awards. He received an honorary
Doctor of Laws degree from Harvard
University, joining a highly select
group of individuals who have received this degree, including John F.
Kennedy, Nelson Mandela and John
Rawls. He received the Ludvig Holberg
International Memorial Prize (2007),
which is akin to the Nobel Prize in law
and philosophy, and the Balzan Prize
for Jurisprudence (2012). He was also
a fellow of both the British Academy
and the American Academy of Arts
and Sciences.
The UCLA Law community mourns
his passing. He was an illustrious
scholar, and he will be greatly missed.
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Student Honored by
Los Angeles African
American Women’s
Public Policy Institute
Kristen Johnson ’13, a
member of the Critical
Race Studies Program
and David J. Epstein
Program in Public Interest Law and Policy, was
honored in October by
the Los Angeles African
American Women’s
Public Policy Institute.
She was one of five
women recognized at the
organization’s Women in
Action 10th Anniversary
Celebration. Kristen was
kristen johnson ’13
selected because as the
first African-American
woman to serve as editor-in-chief of the UCLA Law
Review, she exemplifies the institute’s goal of preparing women for leadership in business, government
and the community.
New LL.M. Specialization Launched
The law school launched an LL.M. specialization in Law and Sexuality—the first LL.M. specialization of
its kind in the nation. The new specialty will provide rigorous training to emerging lawyers and scholars
working in the field of sexual orientation and gender identity law, while enhancing the breadth and
depth of legal scholarship related to LGBT issues.
“Similar courses and education on law and sexuality remain rare in many regions of the country and
world,” said Lara Stemple, director of graduate studies at UCLA School of Law. “As law and policy on LGBT
issues continue to unfold in our courts and legislatures, this specialization will provide young lawyers
with the tools they need to engage in this dynamic and rapidly changing area of the law.”
Building on UCLA Law’s reputation as a leader in the field, the new LL.M. in Law and Sexuality will
enhance the contributions of researchers at the internationally-recognized Williams Institute on Sexual
Orientation Law and Public Policy. The specialization will include coursework on comparative and/or
international law, focused on sexuality issues, including a course on Law and Sexuality and a Sexual Orientation Workshop. Students will be able to contribute to a range of Williams Institute activities, such
as the speaker series and annual conference, moot court competition and Dukeminier Awards Journal of
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law.
Six Recent Graduates Receive UCLA
School of Law Public Service Fellowships
Six recent UCLA School of Law graduates who
have demonstrated a longstanding commitment to
public service have received UCLA School of Law
Public Service Fellowships. The year-long fellowships will fund their work with a variety of nonprofit organizations and government agencies, both
domestically and abroad.
“UCLA School of Law is pleased to launch the
Public Service Fellowship Program to assist our
graduates in using their legal degrees to promote
the public good,” Dean Rachel F. Moran said. “An
emphasis on serving the public has always been part
of UCLA School of Law’s identity. With the addition of this fellowship program, we can help our
students and alumni gain invaluable legal experience while furthering their commitment to service.”
The public service fellowships are an addition
to the law school’s existing research and teaching fellowship opportunities in business law and
policy, critical race studies, environmental law, law
and philosophy, and sexual orientation and gender
identity law. The inaugural public service fellowships were awarded to Clare Appleby ’12, Donté
Blue ’12, Linda Gallegos ’12, Manal Hanna ’12,
Farnoosh Hashemian ’12 and Xiao Zhang ’12.
Clare is working for the Children’s Law Center
of Los Angeles, where she conducts research on
dependency law, works with children and attends
court hearings. She began building her experience
in the area of children’s rights during law school
with positions at the Alliance for Children’s Rights
and the Adoptions Project at Public Counsel. She is
committed to pursuing a career as a minors’ attorney
and advocating for children in the foster care system.
Donté is working at the Lawyers’ Committee
for Civil Rights of the Bay Area in San Francisco.
He was a member of the law school’s Critical Race
Studies Program, received a joint degree in law and
Afro-American studies, and worked in various public defender offices and the prisoner reentry clinic
during law school. Donté is committed to effecting change in California’s criminal justice system,
which he is pursuing through his current work on
prison realignment policies and reentry issues.
Linda is working at the San Bernardino County
District Attorney’s Office, where she is writing and
arguing motions and assisting with trial preparation. She spent her law school summers and
externships volunteering with both the Los Angeles
and San Bernardino District Attorney’s offices, and
she is committed to working for the government as
a criminal prosecutor.
Manal is also working at the San Bernardino
County District Attorney’s Office, where she is
Law Firm Challenge Kicks Off Eleventh Year
The success of the Law Firm Challenge, now in its eleventh year,
continues to grow. Under the leadership of UCLA Law Firm Challenge
Founding Chair James D. C. Barrall ’75, the Law Firm Challenge broke
new records in 2012, with 80% of alumni at 98 participating firms
making a gift to the school, and 52 of these firms reaching 100% in
their support. These benchmarks have helped to raise the law school’s
annual giving percentages, and the challenge has gained nationwide
recognition as a model for other schools.
This year, the challenge will continue to add more firms, increase
alumni participation percentages and set new records. The com-
mitment of our Law Firm Challenge firms, and the leadership of our
James D. C. Barrall ’75
representatives at the firms, is vital to the future of UCLA Law.
To learn more about the Law Firm Challenge, please visit www.law.ucla.edu/LFC.
To enroll your organization, please contact Michelle deBaroncelli at (310) 206-1170
or [email protected].
researching, drafting and arguing court motions,
managing cases and assisting on trials. She also volunteered in the office during law school, and served
as the president of UCLA School of Law’s Student
Bar Association and 2L class. She holds an undergraduate degree in criminology, and her long-term
goal is to work as a deputy district attorney.
Farnoosh, who was a member of the law school’s
David J. Epstein Program in Public Interest Law
and Policy, is working at the Constitutional Court
of South Africa. Her work for the court involves
drafting portions of opinions on issues including
freedom of expression, constitutionally protected
property interests and juvenile justice. She has more
than seven years of experience in investigation, reporting and advocacy in the field of human rights,
and is dedicated to pursuing a career promoting
human rights in transitional societies.
Xiao is working with the Natural Resources
Defense Council, where she is conducting research
for litigation on a wide variety of environmental issues and assisting attorneys with their cases. During
law school, she participated in the Frank G. Wells
Environmental Law Clinic and Environmental
Regulatory Clinic, was senior editor of the Journal
of Environmental Law and Policy and participated in
the national Environmental Moot Court Competition. She is committed to working as an environmental lawyer in California for a nonprofit or
government organization.
Annual Critical Race
Studies Symposium
Celebrates Ten Years of
CRS Graduates
In March, the Critical Race Studies Program (CRS)
hosted the 2013 CRS symposium, “Critical Race
Studies at 10: Building our Home.” The event
honored the accomplishments of 10 years of CRS
graduates and acknowledged their impact on the
fields of racial justice scholarship and advocacy. The
symposium also honored the legacy of Professor
Derrick Bell, one of the most important figures in
Critical Race Theory. Participants looked both to the
past, examining the roots and foundations of CRS,
as well as to the future, discussing how to advance
the work and mission of the program.
This symposium also hosted the inaugural Alumni Celebration & Fundraising Dinner, which will
raise funds to establish the Derrick Bell Critical Race
Studies Scholarship for incoming students dedicated
to advancing the goals of the program. W. Kamau
Bell, comedian, political satirist and the star of FX’s
“Totally Biased,” served as the master of ceremonies
at the dinner.
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Law School Events Focus on
the Education of U.S. Latinos
UCLA Law hosted the National Latina/o Law
Student Association conference “Movimiento: The
Movements of Latinos in Education and Advocacy”
in October. The conference focused on historical and
current movements including anti-discrimination,
immigration, resegregation, economic justice, health
care reform and juvenile and criminal justice. Participants considered the historical struggles and victories
within the formal education and legal systems, as
well as the possibilities for achieving change through
ongoing advocacy to promote access and opportunity.
The event was hosted in conjunction with the Seventh Annual Latina/o Education Summit, “Law and
Policy: Conversations across the Disciplines.”
The education summit, which was co-sponsored
by the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center,
UCLA School of Law and the Mexican American
Legal Defense and Educational Fund, addressed the
impact of legislation and litigation on Latino education. Participants included attorneys, legal scholars
and social scientists who discussed areas in which the
law intersects with Latinos’ educational needs, including the problem of Latino segregation in schools, the
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are both English language learners and students with
disabilities, and the dilemmas of access that confront
children of Latino immigrants. Keynote speaker
Michael A. Olivas, William B. Bates distinguished
chair of law and director of the Institute of Higher
Education Law and Governance at the University
of Houston, addressed the DREAM Act during his
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Save the Date for Reunions 2013!
Mark your calendars for this year’s class reunions,
which will be held on Saturday, June 1st.
Come join classmates, friends and professors as we celebrate the classes of ’63, ’68, ’73, ’78, ’83, ’88, ’93, ’98,
’03 and ’08. Attend a special reunion reception and intimate dinner with your class, as well as the Alumni
of the Year Award luncheon, which will be held on Friday, May 31st.
Melanie Cook ’78, a partner at Ziffren Brittenham LLP, has been named the National Reunion Challenge
Chair. Now in its fourth year, the Reunion Challenge is an opportunity for alumni to honor their reunion
class with a financial commitment to the law school. As national chair, Melanie will work with reunion
classes to increase challenge participation and help to make the reunions a great success.
For more information on reunions or to register, please visit www.law.ucla.edu/reunions2013.
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Three UCLA Law Students
Receive California Bar
Foundation Scholarships
Two students, Julio C. Navarro ’15 (SNR Denton Scholar)
and Jasmine Phillips ’15 (Sidley Austin Scholar), were
awarded scholarships under the foundation’s Diversity
Scholarship Program; one student, Nathaniel Christian
Wenstrup ’13 (Milstein Adelman Scholar), was awarded
a scholarship under the foundation’s flagship Public
Interest Scholarship Program.
The scholarships assist students with tuition and
related education expenses and are awarded to exceptional law students who demonstrate a commitment
to public service and academic excellence. The students were honored at the organization’s scholarship
reception, which was held in Los Angeles in October.
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