Mysun Charitable Foundation Establishes the Myron and Sonya Glassberg Chair in Environmental Law at UC Irvine Law 

UC Irvine Law is delighted to announce the establishment of the Myron and Sonya Glassberg Chair in Environmental Law and installation of Prof. Michael Robinson-Dorn as the inaugural chairholder. The chair — named in honor of the Glassbergs' lifelong dedication to environmental conservation and public service — will support the teaching, research, and service activities of the Environmental Law Clinic. The creation of the chair was made possible through a generous pledge from the Mysun Charitable Foundation, which the Glassbergs founded in 1969, and is carried on by their children and grandchildren. 

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UC Irvine School of Law Welcomes Extraordinary New Students

We are proud to welcome a new cohort of outstanding students to the UC Irvine Law community this fall! The Law School welcomes new J.D., LL.M. and Graduate Tax Program classes, totaling 234 new students, from 18 states, Washington, D.C., and 17 countries.

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Faculty News: UC Irvine Law Hosts 2025 Western Regional Legal Writing Conference

The Lawyering Skills Program welcomed scholars from across the country Sept. 5–6 for the 2025 Western Regional Legal Writing Conference, themed “Lawyering Through a Justice Lens.” The Program Committee included event chair Rachel Croskery-Roberts and Profs. Cindy Archer, Sue McMahon, Beatrice Tice, and Visiting Profs. Charlie Martel and Danielle Tully. In addition, Profs. Robert S. Chang and Katie Porter were featured plenary session speakers, and Profs. Alison Mikkor, Ezra Ross and committee members gave presentations at the event.



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Faculty News: Prof. David Kaye Testifies Before House Judiciary Committee

On Sept. 3, Prof. David Kaye appeared before the House Judiciary Committee in a hearing on whether recent EU and UK laws governing online expression and digital markets may affect Americans’ free speech rights and innovation.

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Center News: Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality Files Amicus Briefs on LGBTQ+ Youth Rights, Deployment of Federalized Guardsmen in Los Angeles

Led by Executive Director Robert S. Chang and Director Shaleen Shanbhag, the Korematsu Center urged the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy on minors (Chiles v. Salazar) and asked the Ninth Circuit to uphold a preliminary injunction blocking deployment of federalized Guardsmen in Los Angeles (Newsom v. Trump).

Learn more: Chiles v. Salazar | Newsom v. Trump

Faculty News: New Book, “Insuring Cyberinsecurity: Insurance Companies as Symbolic Regulators,” by Prof. Shauhin Talesh, Now Available 

Prof. Shauhin Talesh’s new book, which explores how the cyber insurance industry is shaping — yet failing to secure — modern data privacy and cybersecurity, is available in both print and as a free open-access e-book, including download.

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Student News: 3L Molly Yancher Named Recipient of 2025 ChIPs Scholarship 

The awards committee of the ChIPs Network — the international organization of women in tech and intellectual property law and policy — selected Molly Yancher as one of three recipients from a nationwide pool of more than 100 students.

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Faculty News: Prof. Ari Waldman Receives Dukeminier Award for Scholarship on Gender Data and Automated Governance

Prof. Ari Waldman has been awarded the 2025 Dukeminier Awards’ Ezekiel Webber Prize by the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law for his article, “Gender Data in the Automated Administrative State,” 123 Colum. L. Rev. 2249 (2023).

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Faculty News: Prof. Swethaa Ballakrishnen Named ABF Neukom Fellows Research Chair

Prof. Swethaa Ballakrishnen has begun to serve as the American Bar Foundation’s 2025–26 William H. Neukom Fellows Research Chair in Diversity and Law, starting Sept. 1.

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Faculty Roundup: Pathbreaking Scholarship and Intellectual Community

Read this month's compilation of UC Irvine Law faculty's groundbreaking work, including recent scholarship, conferences and influential leadership.

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Student News: UC Irvine Law APALSA Chapter Recognized by Cal-APABA 

The California Asian Pacific American Bar Association (Cal-APABA) recognized UC Irvine Law's Asian Pacific American Law Students Association as APALSA/APILSA of the Year. UC Irvine Law also congratulates Hon. Richard Lee, Orange County Superior Court judge and UC Irvine Law lecturer, on being recognized as Judge of the Year. Pictured left-right: Laurance Kim (2L), Anna Nahm (1L), Kelsea Clemente (2L), Brandi Bigbee (2L), Woo Sung Choi (1L), Kevin Xu (1L) and Zachary Ho (2L).

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Community News: UC Irvine Law Board of Visitors Members Honored with UC Irvine Medal

Congratulations to Julie Hill, UC Irvine Law Board of Visitors member, and James Irvine Swinden, Board of Visitors member and UC Irvine Law co-founder, on receiving the 2025 UC Irvine Medal — the university’s highest honor for extraordinary contributions to the campus and community.

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Dean's Corner: Dean Austen Parrish Spotlights UC Irvine Law Faculty in OC Lawyer Magazine

In a column for the September issue of OC Lawyer Magazine, Dean Parrish highlights the extraordinary teaching, scholarship, and advocacy of UC Irvine Law’s faculty and the Law School’s growing impact locally and globally.

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Center News: The Latest Updates from UC Irvine Law's Korea Law Center 

The Korea Law Center's monthly newsletters highlight announcements, events, and milestones by students, faculty, visiting scholars, alumni and collaborators.

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In Memoriam: Maureen Johnson

We are heartbroken to share that Maureen Johnson, a professor of Lawyering Skills and Legal Profession classes who served as a visiting professor at UC Irvine for several years, passed away on August 29, 2025, after battling cancer for several months. She was a dedicated, generous teacher and scholar and loved teaching at UC Irvine Law.

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Q&A with Tommy Du, Class of 2015

Partner at Robins Kaplan LLP

2025 UC Irvine Law Reunion Committee Member

Tommy Du is a seasoned trial attorney whose focus lies in business and commercial litigation. He has successfully tried numerous civil cases in federal court, state court, and arbitration, securing complete defense judgments and substantial recoveries for his clients. Tommy also has a deep commitment to pro bono work and justice. Most recently, he represented a certified class of homeless veterans in a month-long trial in federal court, securing a court judgment and injunction holding the VA accountable for failing to provide housing for veterans with disabilities on land intended for that purpose. His work on this case has resulted in numerous awards, including being named one of the Daily Journal’s Top Verdicts of 2024 and 2025 California Lawyer Attorney of the Year.

Q: How did UC Irvine Law prepare you for your legal practice?

UC Irvine Law’s focus on experiential learning, especially through clinics and externships, allowed me to build the practical skills I needed to hit the ground running as a lawyer. When faced with talking with clients for the first time as a newly minted lawyer, I thought back to my experience in law school working directly with clients to help me navigate those conversations.

Q: What do you like best about your work?

What I enjoy most about my work is being able to make a tangible impact and helping my clients navigate through complex legal issues. Clients come to you because they have a problem, and being able to help them find clarity, resolution, or relief is truly rewarding.

Q: What was the best part about being a student at UC Irvine Law?

The community. UC Irvine fosters a collaborative and supportive environment where everyone is supportive of one another and that community continues even after law school.

Q: How do you stay involved with the UC Irvine Law community?

I stay connected mostly through alumni events. I also enjoy giving back to the community when I can, through participating in panels or helping students and alumni with their career paths.

Q: What are you most looking forward to at UC Irvine Law's Reunion on September 20?

I am looking forward to reconnecting with friends, some of whom I haven’t seen in almost 10 years and celebrating the community that helped shape our careers. It’ll be a great opportunity to reflect, catch up, and reengage.

Complete list of UC Irvine Law in the media

Mimi Ahn '14 is the recipient of the Bridgebuilder Award at OCCDL's 2025 Awards Gala.

Skyler Gray '14 started a new position as an associate at Perkins Coie.

Aaron Brynildson '15 has joined the faculty at the Center for Air and Space Law at the University of Mississippi.

Citlalli Ochoa '16 has joined the faculty at the William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada-Las Vegas.

Peter Alter '19 started a new position as a senior associate at East End Trial Group.

Charlene Sun '19 is the recipient of the Top Lawyers Under 10 Years of Practice Award at OCCDL's 2025 Awards Gala.

Jonhatan Aragon '20 was named an AmLaw Litigator of the Week Runner-Up.

Jason P. Tkaczuk '20 has been promoted to partner at Brown Wegner LLP.

Michelle Emeterio '21 was highlighted in Jewel Newsletter for her trademark work helping the Mission at San Juan Capistrano and its education program.

Betty Heeso Kim '21 will be honored with a 2025 Leadership Award from the Asian Pacific American Women Lawyers Alliance (APAWLA).

Annie Nicholson '21, as Chair of OCBA's Young Lawyers Division, penned a piece about the YLD for OC Lawyer Magazine. READ

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>> Sept. 9| 12-1 p.m. | CERLP | Lawyers and the Rule of Law: Richard L. Abel, Defending American Democracy

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>> Sept. 12| 10:30 a.m.-4:10 p.m. | CALIF | Antitrust Law and Healthcare

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>> Sept. 20| Alumni Reunion | Celebrating the Classes of 2015 and 2020

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>> Sept. 23| 1-2 p.m. | IEFV | Broadening Our Lens as a Path to Ending Family Violence

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>> Sept. 26| 12-1:15 p.m. | CLSC | Socio-Legal Studies Workshop: Jahaira Pacheco, "Incalculable Time: The Bureaucratic Wait in Immigrants' Efforts to Secure Family Unity"

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>> Oct. 3| 12-1:15 p.m. | CLSC |Socio-Legal Studies Workshop: Andrew Gold, "The Systems of Agency Law"

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>> Oct. 14| 3:45-4:45 p.m. | IICJ | Civil Justice Colloquium: Shauhin Talesh, Insuring Cyberinsecurity: Insurance Companies as Symbolic Regulators

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