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“Is Google Microsoft 2.0?”
In the 1990s, the United States obtained a major antitrust victory against Microsoft. The decision helped shape the internet as we know it. Today, Google stands accused of using its market power to stifle competition in a case that will set the rules for the next stages of the digital economy.…
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“Technology in the Securities Industry: Promoting Innovation Without Compromising Investor Protection”
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to join the School of Law for a lecture featuring Andrea Seidt, the Ohio Securities Commissioner with the Ohio Department of Commerce in the Division of Securities. Seidt will present “Technology in the Securities Industry:…
The Rebirth of the Urban Development Lab
CWRU Law School’s Urban Development Lab just wrapped up its second semester in its current iteration. Professor Matthew Rossman created the lab in 2007 with the assistance of Professor Gerry Korngold, right after Korngold completed his tenure as the law school’s dean. The first several sets of lab…
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Law alumna’s positive approach inspires husband’s scholarship gift
Jonathan Adler’s Climate Law Scholarship Cited by D.C. Circuit
On Dec. 19, 2023, in an important climate change case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit cited and quoted a law review article written by Jonathan H. Adler, the inaugural Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and Director of the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law. In…
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School of Law Co-Deans Jessica Berg and Michael Scharf earn leadership award from Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Foundation
Michael Scharf and Jessica Berg Case Western Reserve University School of Law Co-Deans Jessica Berg and Michael Scharf have been selected as the recipients of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Foundation’s 2024 Richard W. Pogue Award for Leadership and Engagement. This award was first presented…
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“Private Equity and the Corporatization of Healthcare”
Case Western Reserve University School of Law invites members of the campus community to a talk, titled “Private Equity and the Corporatization of Healthcare,” Thursday, Feb. 8, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Moot Courtroom (Room A59). This talk will feature Erin Fuse Brown, the Catherine C. Henson…
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“How to Secure a Clerkship”
The Federalist Society invites members of the Case Western Reserve University community to a talk to hear from Tessa Dysart, assistant director of legal writing and clinical professor of law at the University of Arizona. Dysart will present “How to Secure a Clerkship” Tuesday, Jan. 16, from noon…
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CWRU School of Law students obtain jobs in “Big Law”
In 2023, the average starting salary at the nation’s largest law firms was $225,000. Cleveland is home to some of the largest and most prestigious law firms in the country and Case Western Reserve University School of Law has a history of extraordinary success in placing its grads in major law…
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“The U.S. Coast Guard and Maritime Governance”
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to join the School of Law for a talk by Rear Admiral Baston titled “The U.S. Coast Guard and Maritime Governance” Monday, Jan. 22, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Moot Courtroom (Room A59). Baston will speak about how the U.S. Coast…