Business, Law + Politics

It was 2008 and the United States economy was crashing—but that didn’t stop Jeff Tonidandel (MGT ’02) and his wife, Jamie, from following their passion for restaurant development and hospitality. After spending years working intense, demanding jobs, the Tonidandels packed their bags for Europe and...

This fall, 156 exceptional individuals are joining the law school, bringing a rich tapestry of backgrounds and experiences. With 55% coming from out of state and 6% from international locations, this class represents 28 U.S. states, territories and five foreign countries. The group is notably divers...

Conventional wisdom says that foreign policy doesn’t matter in U.S. Presidential elections. But this election is shaping up to be different. In the August 26, 2024 broadcast (9 a.m. and 9 p.m.) of CWRU School of Law's “Talking Foreign Policy” radio show, host Michael Scharf will discuss how foreign ...

Could artificial intelligence (AI) remove bias from the hiring process? A team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University hope to find out. With a one-year, $250,000 grant from Walmart, the team aims to address critical challenges in the current landscape of what is known in human resources ...

With a one-year, $250,000 grant from Walmart, Youngjin Yoo, associate dean of research and the Elizabeth M. and William C. Treuhaft Professor in Entrepreneurship at Weatherhead School of Management, and his team of researchers are addressing critical challenges in learning and employment records (LE...

On Aug. 13, the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) announced the appointment of Jonathan H. Adler as one of six new public members of the conference. “I am honored to receive this appointment and look forward to working with other members of the conference to enhance the administ...

For nearly a decade, CWRU School of Law has been working with the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (CMBA) on an exciting project – the Cleveland Legal Collaborative. Former deans Berg and Scharf consulted with CMBA leaders to help design an incubator for recent law graduates interested in a br...

Rising 3L Jonathan Kronert is no stranger to working overseas. Before law school, he lived in Thailand for two and half years, spending some of that period teaching English to high school students in the southern city of Suratpittaya. This summer, he returned to the country to extern at the Bangkok ...

As part of the formal cooperative relationship between Case Western Reserve University School of Law and the Saudi Board of Grievances, the administrative branch of the judicial system of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Robert N. Rapp, visiting assistant professor and the Louis C. Greenwood Lecturer in...

Rising second-year law student Ben Buckley is spending his summer making an impact in his home state of South Carolina as a summer law clerk for the South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense Capital Trials Division. He is hoping to lay the groundwork for his future career in criminal defense—his...