Forogh Bashizada ’23, Sara Osman ’22, Naomi Spoelman ’22, and Helena von Nagy ’22 |
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Four Berkeley Law students — Forogh Bashizada ’23, Sara Osman ’22, Naomi Spoelman ’22, and Helena von Nagy ’22 — joined this year’s cohort of 21 Human Rights Center summer fellows. Launched in 1994 and funded largely through the generosity of Thomas White and Clinical Professor of Law Emerita Carolyn Patty Blum, the fellowship program has supported more than 375 UC students working in over 80 countries and territories worldwide. Read more>>
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Class of 2013 grads Hash Zahed, Ryan Shaening Pokrasso, and David De La Flor went from living together in law school to running their own boutique firm, SPZ Legal, which works with emerging growth companies. |
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They heard all the warnings: Don’t mix work and friends. Don’t hang out your own shingle without first spending years in a large firm. Don’t offer new hires too much flexibility.
So how have former Berkeley Law roommates Ryan Shaening Pokrasso, Hash Zahed, and David De La Flor flourished running SPZ Legal? By ignoring them. Read more>>
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Latham & Watkins partner Jeff Homrig '01 is one of many lawyers who took Henry Hecht's Depositions course as a student and now returns to help his current students. Photo credit: Rachel DeLetto |
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Years ago, while consulting with law firms to help train their associates, Henry Hecht was asked to create a training program on depositions: how to take them, defend them, and prepare a witness for them. Not wanting to be a “talking head,” Hecht — Berkeley Law’s Herma Hill Kay Lecturer in Residence — designed a learning-by-doing workshop where associates took part in simulated depositions and got pointed feedback. "Offering a similar course at Berkeley Law was the natural next step,” he says. Read more>>
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Berkeley Law Professor Orin Kerr — one of the nation’s most prominent scholars of computer crime, criminal procedure, and criminal law — has been named the William G. Simon Professor of Law. Read more>>
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Osha Neumann, who has helped train scores of Berkeley Law students at the school’s East Bay Community Law Center, is retiring. A fierce advocate for decriminalizing poverty, he led the center’s Homelessness Practice for 18 years and many of its legal victories. He is also a talented artist who has painted several murals in Berkeley. Read more about Neumann’s exemplary work here.
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Up to the Federal Bench
Trina Thompson ’86 has been nominated to a U.S. District Court judgeship in the Northern District of California. The first African-American woman elected to the Alameda County Superior Court, in 2002, she was the presiding judge of the county’s juvenile court. A former public defender who later ran her own criminal defense practice, she is a UC Berkeley adjunct professor in Ethnic Studies and Legal Studies.
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A new report from our Center on Law, Energy & the Environment assesses California’s push to improve its public rail transit capacity and lower greenhouse gas emissions. Probing five state case studies, the report examines the root causes of project cost overruns and delays that reduce the value of transit investment and erode public trust, and also offers policy suggestions for how to overcome them. Read the report>>
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An under-the-radar Berkeley Law division plays a crucial role in California’s decennial process. Read more>>
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From the searing statistics to the harrowing human impact, a recent Berkeley Law conference on workplace sexual harassment underscored how pernicious and prevalent the issue remains. Renowned panelists, including former Fox News hosts Gretchen Carlson and Julie Roginsky, offered guidance for litigators, advisors, investigators, and HR professionals. Read more>>
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The 5th Annual Latinx Judicial Panel
Friday, February 18, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm PT
Please join La Alianza and the Career Development Office in conversation with The Honorable Myrna Pérez (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit) and The Honorable Fernando Aenlle-Rocha ’86 (U.S. District Court for the Central District of California), as they share the challenges Latinx attorneys and judges face and how to overcome them. To join the event, click here for the Zoom link. Meeting ID: 931 1188 4030, Passcode: 589954
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March 4, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PT
Please join us for a virtual talk with Dean Erwin Chemerinsky as he discusses his priorities for his second term as dean. He will also provide an update on the state of the Law School. Email alumni@law.berkeley.edu with questions. Register here>>
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March 5, 1:00 pm PT
William Shakespeare’s timeless classic takes center stage again — this time in a unique amalgamation of theatrical presentation and mock trial — at Freight & Salvage in downtown Berkeley. Actors from UC Irvine’s New Swan Shakespeare Company will play Romeo, Juliet, and the friar. Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and Stanford Law Professor Bernadette Meyler will prosecute and defend the friar (who is arguing each side remains to be seen), with retired U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Guilford presiding over the proceedings and the audience serving as the jury. The event will also be live-streamed. Purchase tickets here>>
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Save the Date! Alumni Reunion Weekend 2022
September 29 - October 2
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We need alumni to help us with J.D. student recruitment so that we continue to enroll the most qualified and diverse class of 1L students. Graduates interested in volunteering for this effort should contact Erin Dineen at edineen@law.berkeley.edu.
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Were you an international student while at Berkeley Law, struggling to navigate the complexities of both work and life in the U.S. as a prospective attorney? If so, then a newly-founded student organization actively seeks your help! The Global Student Association at Berkeley Law (GLOBL) is a student affinity group of non-U.S. law students that aims to support international students with their career paths in the U.S. They are seeking the advice of international alumni and would love to hear about your experience. If you filled out the form recently, or if you would like to connect with students, please contact edineen@law.berkeley.edu.
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Dean Erwin Chemerinsky says California Supreme Court Justice Kruger is brilliant and has impeccable credentials as a potential Supreme Court candidate. Read more>>
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Professor Tejas Narechania explains a new act, passed by the FCC, that will require broadband companies provide easy-to-read information about their services to improve transparency. Read more>>
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A recent brief authored by Professor Catherine Fisk '86 and 3L Amy Reavis observes that powerful global corporations like McDonald’s control the prices, quality, hours, and other operations, and the franchisee has no way to increase profits other than cutting labor costs. Read more>>
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Online Enrichment Programs |
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Next cohort starts April 5 | Now accepting applications
Leadership in the Legal Profession is a business school-style course designed to help legal professionals lead in complex systems, engage with interpersonal intelligence, navigate uncertainty, and drive innovation. Participants meet online in small, selective cohorts to explore leadership with an expert facilitator. The program is highly interactive and designed to maximize opportunities for self-reflection and peer-to-peer learning. Topics include systems thinking, problem analysis, purpose-driven leadership, agile innovation, and effective team dynamics, among others. Take your leadership skills to the next level and advance your career. Learn more and apply today>>
Next class opens March 14 | Registration is now open
Sustainable Capitalism and ESG Online demonstrates how to incorporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations into business and investment strategy through a combination of focused lectures and case studies, curated readings, and in-depth interviews with over 50 thought leaders. All prior cohorts of this course have been oversubscribed so learn more and register today.>>
Course opens April 5
Registration is now open for the upcoming cohort of ESG: Navigating the Board's Role— our executive course developed with Ceres! This online, self-paced program is tailored for current and aspiring corporate directors and designed to be completed in six hours. Prepare your board to oversee ESG and register today!
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