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Law’s Juscelino Colares co-authors book Restructuring Trade Agreements
Juscelino Colares, the Schott-van den Eynden Professor of Business Law and a professor of political science, recently published a book he co-authored Restructuring Trade Deals. Colares said that to avoid trade-bargain erosion, countries involved in large-scale, bilateral or regional trade…
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CWRU School of Law's Cathy Lesser Mansfield Chronicles History, Hope and Kindness in her opera The Sparks Fly Upward
Cathy Lesser Mansfield is a faculty member at Case Western Reserve University School of Law. She’s also the librettist and composer of the opera The Sparks Fly Upward, which has its Cleveland premiere at the Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center June 9-12. …
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CWRU Law Faculty Publications and Placements, 2021–2022
CWRU School of Law faculty members regularly publish books, book chapters, journal articles and briefs. Here are some of the most recent to appear. Bryan Adamson “Tribute to Professor Peter M. Gerhart,” 72 Case Western Reserve Law Review 267 (2021). Jonathan H. Adler “A Progressive Defense of…
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Certificate and Master of Compliance and Risk Management Information Session
Are you interested in regulatory compliance and risk management jobs in the healthcare or business finance industry? Compliance-related jobs are one of the hottest growth areas in the United States, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics projecting an estimated 30,700 jobs opening for compliance…
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Recognizing our Distinguished 2022 Graduates: Clinic, Journal and Fellowship Awards
Students in the Class of 2022 recently received awards for their excellence with the Milton and Charlotte Kramer Clinic, scholarly  publications and fellowships. Milton and Charlotte Kramer Clinic Awards Jack Cronquist Award Presented to Elle English and Thomas Messner for demonstrating…
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School of Law faculty members recognized at annual awards ceremony
Case Western Reserve University School of Law’s annual Faculty Achievement Awards, held in May 2022, recognized three outstanding faculty members: Jonathan Adler, the inaugural Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law; Jennifer Cupar, professor of lawyering skills; and Aaron Perzanowski, professor…
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CWRU Law's Radio Program Interviews International Law Professors Who Inspired Paramount Plus Series "Blood & Treasure"
It’s said that truth is sometimes more exciting than fiction. In a recent broadcast of Case Western Reserve University School of Law's public radio program, "Talking Foreign Policy," host Michael Scharf, dean of the law school, talked with four international lawyers whose real-life adventures…
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CWRU Ranks Among the Top Law Faculties in Scholarly Impact
The Heald and Sichelman study of scholarly impact, based on SSRN downloads and HeinOnline citations, ranks the Case Western Reserve University School of Law faculty 30th in the nation. The Sisk/Leiter study ranks the CWRU faculty 36th in the nation based on citations to their publications over the…
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CWRU Law School Attains Top Ranking in 13 Specialty Areas
Over the past two years, preLaw magazine ranked CWRU as a "Top Law School" in 13 specialty areas:  Health Law (A+) (Back to School Issue 2020) International Law (A+) (Winter 2022) Intellectual Property Law (A+) (Spring 2021) Tech Law (A+) (Winter 2021) Trial Advocacy and Litigation (A+)…
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CWRU Law School Ranks 3rd Best in Nation in Moot Court and Mock Trial Success (2021-2022)
A recent study ranked CWRU the 3rd best law school in the country in Moot Court and Mock trial success. The top five were: #1 Fordham, #2 University of Miami, #3 CWRU, #4 Harvard, and #5 American.* This year, CWRU reached the semifinals and finals at a number of prestigious national competitions,…