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October 28, 2024
Every year, a half-dozen third year law students take advantage of CWRU’s unique concurrent degree program to obtain a foreign LLM at one of our prestigious foreign partner universities in London, Madrid and Paris. The year abroad double counts as the third year at CWRU, earning the student both…
October 25, 2024
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to a CWRU Entrepreneurship Skills Lab Series workshop on intellectual property with Maria Ianiro and Matthew Rossman, at the Intellectual Property Venture Clinic. They will discuss the clinic Thursday, Oct. 31, from noon to…
October 23, 2024
3L Annabelle Lincoln’s interest in patent law recently led her to an externship with NASA Glenn Research Center, where she says she is “living her dream!” Post-graduation, Lincoln hopes to work as a space law attorney or aerospace focused patent attorney. Keep reading to learn more about her…
October 21, 2024
On Oct. 9, Michael Dorff presented The Public Benefit Corporation: Panacea or Pipe Dream? as part of the Center for Business Law faculty speaker series at the School of Law. Dorff is the Executive Director of the Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy and a Professor of Practice at…
October 18, 2024
Case Western Reserve University School of Law is pleased to announce the launch of its International Development Law Lab in the Fall Term 2024. Adjunct Law Professor Rumu Sarkar leads the lab and also teaches the related course on International Development Law. CWRU School of Law is known for the…
October 18, 2024
From studying social work, geological sciences, and neuroscience, to pursuing optometry, to working at the law school, those of Filipino heritage are engaged with countless facets of the university. In recognition of Filipino American History Month, which takes place each year in October, The…
October 18, 2024
Maya Simek, director of the Human Trafficking Law Clinic (HTLC) at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, was selected to receive the Inspire Change award from the Collaborative to End Human Trafficking. Simek was selected for her outstanding work and dedication to advocating for victims of…
October 17, 2024
On the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions, twenty-nine leading experts in the field of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) from around the world gathered at Case Western Reserve University School of Law in Cleveland, OH, to discuss whether there is a need to strengthen the Geneva…
October 15, 2024
2L Summer Husein and Maya Simek, Director of the Human Trafficking Clinic, recently co-authored an article on human trafficking in the latest edition of the Cincinnati Bar Association Report. The piece challenges common misconceptions about human trafficking, encouraging readers to look beyond…
October 15, 2024
The School of Law will host the 2024 Securities Conference: “Insights, Innovations and Implications: Securities Law and Industry in 2024 and Beyond” Friday, Oct. 25, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Moot Courtroom (A59). The conference will feature prominent figures from across the securities…