UC Berkeley Law Alumni Newsletter, Inter Alia, September 2025

Inter Alia | Alumni Newsletter | September 2025

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(Left to right): Professors Andrew D. Bradt, Hanoch Dagan, Stavros Gadinis, Katerina Linos, Saira Mohamed, Ayelet Shachar, and Amanda L. Tyler. Photo illustration by Laurie Frasier

Seven UC Berkeley Law Professors Awarded Faculty Chairs for ‘Exceptional Excellence in Teaching and Scholarship’

Professors Andrew D. Bradt, Hanoch Dagan, Stavros Gadinis, Katerina Linos, Saira Mohamed, Ayelet Shachar, and Amanda L. Tyler “enormously enrich Berkeley Law,” Dean Erwin Chemerinsky says. Read more>>

What's New?

Professor Elena Chachko Analyzes Impact of Executive Order on U.S. International Regulatory Cooperation

Chachko’s research for the Administrative Conference of the United States, authored with two colleagues, includes interviews with government and outside officials and a one-day public forum in Washington, D.C. Read more>>

Pleadings and Plausibility: ‘Iqbal at 15’ Symposium Grapples With a Seminal Decision’s Impact

The conference, co-hosted by the California Law Review, gathered academics, judges, and lawyers who’ve dealt with the fallout of Ashcroft v. Iqbal together to consider what’s changed, what hasn’t, and where the rules governing civil pleading standards should go. Read more>>

Certified Benefit: Certificates Let Students Dive Deep Across a Wide Range of Specialized Fields

From a new AI program for LL.M. Executive Track students to specialties in business, environmental, and tech law, students can choose from a hefty slate of certificate programs. Read more>>

$2 Million Gift to UC Berkeley Law Fuels Project to Help Reimagine America’s Oil and Gas Industry

Amid growing climate concerns, the gift from entrepreneur Chris Larsen launches a broad effort led by our Center for Law, Energy & the Environment that will tap expertise across multiple sectors. Read more>>

Clinical Program Annual Report

We are proud of the work our students, faculty, staff, and partners accomplished this past year and exhilarated by the possibilities that lie ahead. Please read more about how the UC Berkeley Law Clinical Program advanced its mission of advancing racial, economic, and social justice in its 2024-2025 annual report. View the report>>

Alumni Events

Orange County Alumni Hike at Peters Canyon

Saturday, September 20, 10:00 am-12:00 pm PT, Orange, CA. Join the UC Berkeley Law Orange County alumni community for a 2.5-mile hike on the North Loop Trail at Peters Canyon Regional Park. Many thanks to Sheila Swaroop ’99 for organizing. Register here>>

Celebrating Judge Thelton Henderson

Wednesday, September 24, 1:00-2:00 pm PT, Room 105, UC Berkeley Law. Please join us in honoring Judge Thelton Henderson '62, and his remarkable career as a civil rights lawyer and federal judge. He will be joined in conversation by Federal Appeals Court Judge and UC Berkeley Law Professor William Fletcher. Please Register here>>

Memorial Service Remembering Bob Cooter

Friday, September 26, 1:00 pm PT, Chevron Auditorium, International House, 2299 Piedmont Ave Berkeley. Please join us in celebrating the life of Bob Cooter. Reception to follow. For those who cannot attend in person, the service will be live-streamed on Berkeley Law's YouTube page here. Register here>>

Alumni Reunion Weekend 2025 - LAST CHANCE!

Friday, September 26 - Saturday, September 27. Register by the end of day Friday, September 19, to attend Alumni Reunion Weekend. This year, we are celebrating those who graduated in class years ending in ‘0’ and ‘5’, though all alumni are welcome. Please email reunion@law.berkeley.edu with any questions. Register here>>

Santa Barbara Alumni Happy Hour With Berkeley Haas

Friday, October 3, 2025, 6:00-8:00 pm PT, Santa Barbara. UC Berkeley Law alumni of the Santa Barbara-Ventura region are invited to join the Berkeley Haas Alumni Network for an evening at Third Window Brewing Santa Barbara. This in-person event is the perfect opportunity to network with Haas and Berkeley Law alumni while enjoying delicious bites and unique brews. Register here>>

“Legal Leadership to Uphold Justice” Panel and Reception

Thursday, October 23, 6:00-8:00 pm PT, San Francisco. Join us for an engaging evening spotlighting the impact of clinical legal training on the fight for racial, social, and economic justice. Register here>>

UC Berkeley Law Denver Museum Tour and Happy Hour

Saturday, October 25, 4:00 pm-6:30 pm MT, Denver, CO. Join local UC Berkeley Law alumni for a museum tour, followed by a happy hour at Schoolyard Beer Garden. Register here>>

Tenth Annual Berkeley Forum on Corporate Governance

October 28-29, San Francisco. This milestone event explores the transformation of corporate governance and legal frameworks in today's dynamic business landscape, featuring an exclusive conversation with Sweetgreen CEO Jonathan Neman and a premier Delaware panel with Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick and Vice Chancellors Lori Will and Bonnie David. Register here for virtual attendance or contact bclb@law.berkeley.edu with your professional profile for in-person attendance.

Applied AI Bootcamp for Lawyers

November 5-6, Berkeley. AI is changing the practice of law. Are you keeping up? Join us for a two-day, in-person skills workshop designed specifically for practicing lawyers and legal professionals seeking hands-on training in emerging AI tools and strategies. This is a practical skills accelerator for practicing attorneys to incorporate AI augmentation into real legal work product. Registration is open and CLE will be available. Learn more>>

California State Bar Swearing in Ceremony - Save the Date!

Tuesday, December 9, 4:30 pm PT, Berkeley. Graduates who pass the California Bar Exam are invited to take the attorney's oath together on campus. Registration will open in November. Please contact alumni@law.berkeley.edu if you have questions.

Volunteer Opportunities

Seeking Public Interest and Public Sector Alumni Volunteers

In conjunction with the Career Development Office, the Alumni Engagement team is recruiting public interest and public sector alumni attorneys for a program designed to support the next generation of UC Berkeley Law public interest/public sector lawyers. If you are interested in volunteering to meet with an incoming 1L student this fall, please contact Ja'Nai Aubry at janaiaubry@berkeley.edu.

LinkedIn Alumni Group

If you'd like to continue networking with UC Berkeley Law alumni, please join our private alumni group on LinkedIn.

Media Highlights

How the Education Department is Using Civil Rights Laws to Bring Schools to Heel

“What we see now is an Office for Civil Rights that is not neutral,” says UC Berkeley Law’s Executive Director of the Edley Center on Law & Democracy and former OCR head, Catherine E. Lhamon, “that is not there for every student, and that is picking and choosing both which laws that it’s interested in and which students’ rights it’s interested to protect.” Read more>>

Opinion: President Trump Cannot Use the Military for Domestic Law Enforcement

“Under federal law, the president can use troops in domestic situations only in very limited circumstances, such as by invoking the Insurrection Act of 1807,” writes Dean Erwin Chemerinsky. “Trump has not done so, and the circumstances allowing for that law to be used have not been met.” Read more>>

Visit the Media Highlights and News pages to view recent headlines and happenings, and read the latest issue of UC Berkeley Law's Transcript magazine.

Executive Education

UC Berkeley Law Alumni Save on All Paid Executive Education Programs.

AI & Law Masterclasses

New program – registration now open! Developed in partnership with leading industry experts for UC Berkeley Law’s LL.M. program in artificial intelligence, the classes bring high-quality education to busy professionals who need practical AI legal knowledge. Recorded in summer 2025, these classes are now available in a convenient, self-paced online format only through UC Berkeley Law Executive Education. Learn more>>

GC University

Registration for Cohort 3 is now open! Don’t miss your chance to transform from attorney to strategic business partner! Hundreds of legal professionals are already on this journey with expert guidance from GC University, an online self-paced certificate course and community. Will you join them? Register>>

Generative AI for the Legal Profession

Registration closes on September 30! Instructor Wei Chen, CLO of Infoblox and founder of the Atticus Project, shares legal use cases and safety tips to mitigate generative AI risks and maintain professional responsibility and ethical standards. Earn MCLE credits and a Certificate of Completion! Self-paced, online program. Register>>

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