January 2009
Top of the News
President-elect Obama appoints Ron Kirk, ’79, U.S. Trade Representative
On December 19, President-elect Barack Obama appointed Ron Kirk, ’79, as U.S. Trade Representative for his new administration. U.S. trade representative is an ambassador-level post with a staff of more than 200 and offices in Washington, Geneva, and Brussels. If confirmed by the Senate, Kirk will be the first African American to serve as U.S. trade representative. Kirk is a long-time friend of the Law School and has served on the Law School Foundation Board of Trustees since 2006. Further information can be found at http://www.utexas.edu/law/news/2008/121908_ron_kirk.html
Events at the Law School
January 22-23, 2009
“The Rise of Appellate Litigators
and State Solicitors General”
Sponsored by The Review of Litigation
The Review of Litigation’s 2009 symposium is
scheduled to coincide with the tenth anniversary of the creation
of the Office of Texas Solicitor General and will explore the
creation of state solicitor general and state appellate chief
positions. A complete schedule of events, list of invited speakers,
and registration information are available at http://www.trolsymposium.org
January 22-23, 2009
“2009 Oil Gas & Energy Law Symposium”
sponsored by the Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law
The Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law’s
2009 symposium will present a wide variety of the latest and
most interesting topics in energy law, including urban drilling,
new developments in energy transactions, and regulatory updates.
Attendees can earn up to twelve hours of clinical legal education
credit, including one hour of ethics credit. Registration
information and a list of speakers can be found at http://www.tjogel.org/symposium_2009/symposium_2009_details.htm
January 23-24, 2009
Diversity Weekend
Dean Larry Sager; Senator Rodney Ellis,’79; and the students
of the Asian Law Students Association, Chicano/Hispanic Law Students
Association, Middle Eastern Law Students Association, South Asian
Law Students Association, and the Thurgood Marshall Legal Society
will host the fourth biennial “Excellence in Diversity
Weekend Celebration.” Please log on to http://www.utexas.edu/law/depts/alumni/diversity/ to
register. You may obtain additional information by calling
the Law Alumni Association at (512) 232-9112 or by e-mailing
Jacqueline Liberus at jliberus@law.utexas.edu.
January 29-31, 2009
“What, If Anything, Do We Know
About Constitutional Design?”
Co-sponsored by the School of Law, the Texas Law Review,
and the LBJ Library
This symposium on constitutional design will take place in
the Eidman Courtroom. For information, call the Texas
Law Review at (512) 232-1280 or e-mail texaslrev@gmail.com.
Save the Date
Law School Reunion: April 18, 2009
This year we honor graduates of classes ending in “4” or “9” from 1959 through 2004. Whether you are in an honored class or not, make your plans now to return to the UT campus for the opportunity to get reacquainted with your classmates, see what’s going on around the Law School, and visit your old Austin haunts. UT Law’s very own Paul Begala, ’90, will serve as the keynote speaker on Saturday morning. We hope to see you there. Further information can be found at: http://www.utexas.edu/law/depts/alumni/reunion/
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