Lewis & Clark Law School
Dean's Newsletter October 2019
Fall Highlights
Dear friends,

So much to share – the campus is bustling with activity! Last weekend, our 27 th Annual Animal Law Conference drew over 400 attendees, and our recent US v Oregon environmental law symposium was standing room only. This weekend, we cohost a stellar class action/MDL conference with the Pound Institute.   Our new Center for Business Law and Innovation hosted its first Exchange speaker and Xperiential Workshop. All the while, accolades for our faculty and students make us proud! Enjoy!


Warm regards,
Jie Lian ‘20 Receives National Intellectual Property Award
The American Intellectual Property Law Education Foundation (AIPLEF) Jan Jancin Selection Committee named Jie Lian ’20 to receive the prestigious  Jan Jancin Award  for his passion and commitment to IP law.   Read more...
The Future of Class Actions, Mass Torts, and MDLs -- November 1, 2 Symposium
Lewis and Clark Law School  and the Pound Civil Justice Institute are co-sponsoring a two-day, academic symposium on November 1-2, 2019 to discuss the future of class action, mass torts, and MDL lawsuits. Read more...
Animal Law Conference Draws Over 400
Over 400 attorneys, law students, leaders of nonprofits and animal protection advocates attended the  27th Annual Animal Law Conference , co-sponsored by the  Center for Animal Law Studies at the law school, the Animal Legal Defense Fund, and the  Lewis & Clark ALDF Student Chapter , on October 25-27. Read more...
SBLC Works with Native Rural Entrepreneurs
The  Small Business Legal Clinic (SBLC) has been awarded grants from The Ford Family Foundation and the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Business Program to increase outreach and direct legal services to rural communities.   Read more...
Criminal Justice Reform Clinic Files Amicus Brief in Ninth Circuit
The  Criminal Justice Reform Clinic (CJRC) filed a joint amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in support of an Oregon Law Center lawsuit. The Metropolitan Public Defender’s (MPD) Community Law Division, which partners with CJRC on the Barrier Reduction Project, joined CJRC in submitting the brief. Read more...
Center for Business Law and Innovation hosts Xperiential Workshop
The Center for Business Law and Innovation (CBLI) hosted its first Xperiential Workshop on October 19 with Trevor Jones and Michael Labbee from Intel and luncheon speaker Shawn Filippi ‘99 from NW Natural.
Mike Blumm Leads Standing Room Only Environmental Law Symposium
Over 100 attorneys, tribal members, faculty and students attended the US v. Oregon symposium on October 18, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the landmark decision that recognized the tribes’ rights to “participate meaningfully” in fishery management and recognized the importance of tribal sovereign control over their natural resources. Professor Mike Blumm and our alums at the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, Rob Lothrop and Laurie Jordan planned the event.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Alumni Happy Hour- Nov. 19
2020 MLK Lecture- Jan 21; Speaker: Michelle J. DePass
2020 Huffman Lecture- Feb. 17; Speaker: Gerald Torres
PILP Auction - Feb. 22
New Books, Book Chapters from Faculty
Professor Lisa Benjamin,
Intellectual Property
The Oxford Handbook of International Environmental Law
Oxford University Press, 2d ed.

This chapter examines intellectual property rights in four contexts that bear on international environmental law.
Professor Robert Klonoff,
The Future of U.S. Aggregate Litigation
International Handbook on Class Actions
Cambridge University Press

This chapter addresses the future of class actions and multi-district litigation in the United States.
Associate Dean and Professor John T. Parry, 
Interrogation and Torture: Integrating Efficacy with Law and Morality  (Steven J. Barela,  et al. , eds.)
Oxford University Press

This chapter considers the Obama administration's mixed record on torture.
Professor Ozan Varol
Military Involvement in the Shaping of the Constitutional Order: Turkey
Constitutionalism in Context  (David Law ed.)
Cambridge University Press

This chapter provides an overview of the Turkish military's role in shaping the constitutional order. 
Associate Dean Pamela Frasch,
Animal Law Cases and Materials   (with Bruce Wagman & Sonia Waisman)
Carolina Academic Press

6th edition of the premier casebook on Animal Law, provides a detailed survey of the many areas in which animals affect legal doctrines.
Professor Robert Klonoff,
Federal Multidistrict Litigation in a Nutshell,
West Academic Publishing

Considers all aspects of federal multi-district litigation (MDL) and is useful for students and practitioners.
Professor Lydia Loren,
Copyright in a Global Information Economy
(with Julie Cohen, Ruth Okediji & Maureen O’Rourke)
WoltersKluwer (5th ed.)

Provides both comprehensive topic coverage and integrated treatment of doctrinal, theoretical, and policy questions.
Associate Dean and Professor John T. Parry
Semaphore Press (2d ed.)

Situates federal civil rights litigation in a broader context of claims against governments before introducing the primary forms of constitutional civil rights litigation.
Professor Sandy Patrick,
Becoming a Legal Writer (with Robin Boyle-Laisure & Christine Coughlin)
Carolina Academic Press

Students learn and practice fundamental lawyering skills.
Professor Sandy Patrick,
Modern Legal Scholarship (with Christine Coughlin, Matthew Houston & Elizabeth Johnson)
Carolina Academic Press

Guides lawyers (students, academics, and practitioners) through the process of writing legal scholarship.
Professor Ozan Varol
PublicAffairs

Varol shares nine simple strategies from rocket science that we can use to make our own giant leaps in work and life—whether it’s accelerating a business, learning a new skill, or creating the next breakthrough product.