Feature Stories
The Law School’s Center for Global Energy, International Arbitration, and Environmental Law has rolled out a cutting-edge legal blog with an inaugural post on hydraulic fracturing from Professor David Spence. UT Law Grid will contribute to vital academic and policy debates in the Energy Center’s core subject areas with regular updates from University of Texas professors, prominent practitioners, lawmakers, and policy experts. In particular, as the Texas Legislature begins its 83rd session in January 2013, the Center will use the blog to participate in relevant policy discussions around water and energy issues.
Tags: Center for Global Energy International Arbitration and Environmental Law, David Spence, energy center, Energy Law, Fracking, Melinda Taylor, Ward Farnsworth
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Professor Henry Hu discusses how complexity and innovation mandate radical changes in disclosure.
Tags: asset-backed securities, bank regulation, corporate finance, derivatives, disclosure, efficient markets, Feature Stories, Featured Stories, Financial Innovation, global financial crisis, Henry Hu, informational asymmetry, law and economics, risk disclosure and management, Securities and Exchange Commission, securities regulation, Systemic Risk, technological innovation, too big to fail
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The University of Texas Law School Foundation Board of Trustees announces the election of John H. Massey, ’66, of Dallas and Columbus, Texas as its new president. Mr. Massey assumed the presidency on September 1, 2012.
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Texas Lawyers for Texas Veterans, an initiative of the State Bar of Texas, makes it easy for bar associations and attorneys to provide legal assistance to U.S. veterans in need.
Tags: Feature Stories, Featured Stories, Pro Bono, Public Interest Law, Texas Lawyers for Texas Veterans, TLTV, Veterans
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On Tuesday, May 8, 2012, beginning at 7:30 p.m., the University of Texas Tower was illuminated in burnt orange with lit windows spelling out a “No. 1″ in recognition of the School of Law’s national championship at the twentieth annual Conrad B. Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition, held at St. John’s University in Queens, New York, March 9-12, 2012.
Tags: Conrad B. Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition, Moot Court, National Championship
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The Society Program has been building community as the Law School and beyond since 2004.
Tags: Alumni, David Soklow, Feature Stories, Society Program
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The Advanced Criminal Prosecution Seminar and U.S. Attorney Internship Program give students a rare opportunity to gain practical, real-world experience in the world of federal prosecution.
Tags: Anthony Brown, Feature Stories, Federal Criminal Prosecution, Internships, Seminars, Susan Klein, U.S. Attorney's Office
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Students and faculty members from the University of Texas at Austin will will fan out across the U.S.-Mexico border region during the second week in January to volunteer on a range of law-related projects, providing over 2,000 legal service hours for multiple organizations.
Tags: colonias, Community Development Clinic, Heather Way, LBJ School of Public Affairs, Lucy Wood, Peter Ward, Pro Bono Project, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, Tina Fernandez, William Wayne Justice Center
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In recognition of National Pro Bono Week (October 23–29), the UT Law Pro Bono Program celebrates the pro bono efforts of members of the Law School community. Recently the Pro Bono Program spoke with Brandi Weaver, director of Student Services in the Law School’s Student Affairs Office, about her work representing clients in divorce cases through Volunteer Legal Services.
Tags: Brandi Weaver, National Pro Bono Week, Pro Bono Program, Student Affairs Office, William Wayne Justice Center
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