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Alumni News
The Recorder recently featured 18 Hastings alumni partners Aaron Armstrong '98, Lina Brenner '97, Scott Castro '97, Angeline Covey '97, Sasha Cummings '97, James Day Jr. '98, Travis Gemoets '94, Matthew Hult '98, Paul Lacourciere '98, Mark Lambert '98, Ellen McKissock '83, Evette Pennypacker '99, Tamsen Plume '98, Laudan Raissi '98, Karen Tang '99, Ivan Tjoe '99, John Wehrli '98, and Mavis Yee '97. Among more than 65 law schools, Hastings had the third largest number of alumni on the list.
Hastings alumni also made "The East Bay's Best Lawyers in America" list, which included Robert Anderson '51, Lorin Blum '62, Nelson Barry, Sr. '52, David Borgen '81, Richard Carlson '66, Mark Gearheart '80, Clement Glynn '73, Roger Hughes '72, David McClain '72, William Quinby '67, Bruce Reeves '74, Geoffrey Robinson '83, Gary Rosenberg '77, Lori Schweitzer '82, Brad Seligman '78, Gerald Sterns '59, Michael Verna '78, and Randall Wulff '74.
John Liebert '66 was named a Southern California SuperLawyer for his work in employment and labor law, and Marilyn Raia '76 was recognized in the field of maritime law in the 2007 edition of Best Lawyers in America.
Filipino-American Eduardo Angeles '90 was selected to be the first-ever special counsel to the Los Angeles City Council.
Sandra Thompson '02 now serves on the board of directors of The Peninsula Open Space Trust.
Timothy Alan Simon '82 was appointed to the Public Utilities Commission by California Governor Schwarzenegger.
The plaintiffs' team in the infamous Wal-Mart gender discrimination case includes three Hastings alumni: Steve Stemerman '75, Elizabeth Lawrence '83, and Brad Seligman '78. The case is the largest employment class action ever certified.
Guy Rounsaville '68 has joined LaSalle Bank in Chicago as executive vice president and general counsel for the North America region. Formerly with VISA International, Rounsaville was the Hastings Alumnus of the Year in 2006.
Recognized for his pioneering work in launching the DVD format and for setting specifications for the Blu Ray disc format, Benjamin Feingold '82 recently became a member of the board of directors of PlayPhone. Most recently, he was president of a division of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Ruth Glick '91, a former Hastings adjunct professor of arbitration law, has been elected president of the Mediation Society of San Francisco.
Stephen Knight '96, deputy director of Hastings' Center for Gender and Refugee Studies, was recently quoted in a New York Times Magazine article, "Asylum for the World's Battered Women."
Two Hastings alumni are serving in the Office of the Mayor in San Francisco–Phil Ginsburg '93 as chief of staff and Nate Ballard '99 as press secretary.
Katie Silberman '00 is the associate director of a national non-profit organization, the Science & Environmental Health Network.
Recent Books by Hastings Alumni
Elisabeth Hyde '79 is the author of four novels, and her latest, The Abortionist's Daughter, will be translated into seven languages.
Guy O. Kornblum '66 wrote Volume 1, Reaching the Settlement, of the two-volume title, Negotiating and Settling Tort Cases (Thomas West and American Association of Justice).
Garrett Sutton '78 coauthored Real Estate Advantages: Tax and Legal Secrets of Successful Real Estate Investors (Warner Business Books).
Alumni Events and Receptions
For more information, visit the UC Hastings alumni calendar.
April 5 Los Angeles Recent Alumni Happy Hour
April 10 Scholarship Recognition Ceremony, San Francisco
April 12 Sacramento Meet the Dean Reception
April 18 Professor Geoffrey Hazard Lecture and Luncheon, San Francisco. Earn 1 MCLE hour in ethics.
April 26 Recent Alumni Happy Hour
Save the Dates!
May 17 (San Francisco) and June 7 (Los Angeles), Luncheon and Lecture with 1066 Foundation Chair, Professor Joan Williams.
October 5-7, Alumni Weekend, San Francisco . Read more here.
Faculty News
Professor Donna Ryu presented oral arguments before the California Supreme Court in Murphy v. Kenneth Cole Productions, a case that began in the Hastings Civil Justice Clinic and grew from a superior court trial conducted by Hastings students. The case presents two cutting-edge issues in California wage and hour law.
The Fulbright Scholar Program has awarded the prestigious Trento Chair in Law to Professor Radhika Rao. Professor Rao will spend the spring 2008 semester in Trento, Italy, researching biolaw and teaching Law of the Human Body.
Dean Nell Jessup Newton '76 is pleased to announce that Joan C. Williams will be the first holder of the newly created 1066 Foundation Chair. Professor Williams, who came to Hastings in 2005, is a nationally recognized expert on work-life issues and was most recently honored by the ABA with the Margaret Brent Award.
Professor Evan Lee will hold the Hastings Research Chair for 2007-08 in recognition of his outstanding scholarship and his contract with Oxford University Press for his upcoming book, tentatively titled The Story of Standing: from Progressive Strategy to Conservative Ideology.
Professor David Faigman has a contract with Oxford University Press for a book tentatively titled, Our Empirical Constitution: A Unified Theory of Constitutional Facts.
An Accidental Alliance: The Secret Diplomacy that Persuaded France to Arm the American Revolution, written by Professor Joel Paul, will be published by Viking Penguin/Riverhead. Professor Paul held the Hastings Research Chair in 2005-2006.
Le Bon Elèvé: le Mali et Nous (Shining Democracy: Mali and Us), a film co-written by Professor Ugo Mattei, has been accepted at the Festpaco (Ouagadougo, Burkina Faso), the Milan Documentary Film Festival, The New York African Documentary Film Festival, and the Pan-African Film Festival of Cannes. The film, which will be shown at Hastings this fall, describes the consequences of economic globalization for some African countries.
As a delegate of the American Law Institute, Professor Geoffrey Hazard attended a February conference at The Hague in the Netherlands on proof of foreign law in transnational litigation.
At a recent meeting of Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals judges, Professor Vik Amar spoke on Trends in Ninth Circuit Procedure Cases.
Chancellor and Dean Nell Jessup Newton '76 was recently quoted in The New York Times in the article, "A Tribe Dreams of a Casino, and of a Less Spartan Life."
Commenting on the Attorney General/U.S. Attorneys issue, Professor Rory Little was quoted in the "Week in Review" section of The New York Times. He also reviewed Scott Sundby's textbook, A Life and Death Decision: A Jury Weighs the Death Penalty, in the article, "The Eyes of the Beholders," published in Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law (2006).
Professor Marsha Cohen was interviewed on National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" program on March 6. She spoke about the Santa Rosa marijuana case.
Alumni Opportunities and Resources
Board of Governors Nominations
The Alumni Board of Governors is seeking dedicated alumni to serve as ambassadors for the law school, help foster the tradition of academic excellence, and strengthen relationships among alumni, faculty, and students. To nominate someone for a two-year term, contact Assistant Dean Jacqueline Ervin at 415.565.4832 or ervinj@uchastings.edu.
Special Concert Offer for Hastings Alumni
Hastings Hosts: 25% off tickets for March 22-25 concerts performed by the New Century Chamber Orchestra. Find out how to get the discount.
Class Reunions
Hastings will celebrate the following reunions this year: 1957, 1962, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, and 2002. Find out more about the reunion weekend scheduled for October 5 - 7, 2007. If you would like to volunteer for your Class Campaign, please contact Lynnette Teti at 415.565.4852 or tetil@uchastings.edu.
Leadership Academy for Women
Sponsored by the Project for Attorney Retention and the Center for WorkLife Law
May 31-June 2, 2007 and July 19-21, 2007
One of the first of its kind in the nation, this six-day program in San Francisco is a career-enhancing opportunity for women law firm partners. Distinguished educators from academia, law, and businesses will teach practical classes, provide individual coaching, encourage peer-group interaction, and more. Read more here.
Academic Programs
Hastings-to-Haiti Partnership
This month, the annual Hastings-to-Haiti Partnership traveled to Haiti to help strengthen the Rule of Law in Haiti. This year's delegation included Professor Richard Boswell, Center Director Karen Musalo, Jan Jemison '86, andeleven current students: Rana Ansari '08, Joseph Azam '08, Blaine Bookey '09, Josh Friedman '09, Jens Iverson '07, Kaitlin Kalna, '08, Teddy Miller '08, Laura Sanchez '07, David Takacs '08, Oscar Teran '08, and Asha Wilkerson '09.
Hastings Students Provide Hurricane Relief
Hastings students traveled to New Orleans March 10-17 to provide hurricane relief. The group included Rebecca Green '07, Jennifer Wong '07, Sarah Hooper '08, Heather Shook '09, Athena Reis '09, Ryan McCord '09, Ariel Test '09, Zahra Billoo '09, Todd Daloz '09, Nadim Hegazi '09, and Richard Salas '09. For more information, visit the website at http://hastingshurricanerelief.org/.
Moot Court Victories
Special thanks to alumni coaches Marina Baginsky '04, Sarah Hines '03, Michelle Law '06, Nathan Quigley '05, Vijay Toke '01, and Gary Watt '97, for recent moot court victories:
- Allyson Bennett '07 and David Kestenbaum '07 won the National Championship and Third Place Brief at the Tulane Sports Law Competition.
- Chris Cassidy '08 and Kirsten Ditlevsen '08 won the Western Regional Championships and Best Brief and Best Oral Advocate at the Lefkowitz Regional Competition.
- Bryce Baker '07, Corinne Frantini '08, and Jeremy Syz '08 won the Best Appellant Brief at the Pace Competition.
- Team member Nema Milaninia '07 won Best Oral Advocate at the Jessup International Moot Court Competition. His partner Mari Overbeck '08 won Second Best Oral Advocate and, along with team members Ben Wiles '07, Miranda Lindl '08, and Vlad Kroll '08, won Best Brief in the Region.
Campus News
The building at 200 McAllister Street (now Mary Kay Kane Hall) will reopen this summer after retrofitting and major renovation, including the construction of a new library. Find out more about the project on our website. Don't miss the grand reopening ceremony on October 6 during the Reunion Weekend! A new online video describes the history of the Hastings Tower at 100 McAllister Street. Did you know that the building was a hotel that housed a church? That the Hervey Skyroom was the first penthouse bar in the country? Find out more. 
Construction Progress 
The History of the Tower
Community Events
An upcoming article and exhibit will feature Edward Robeson Taylor, dean of Hastings from 1899 to 1919. He was also mayor of San Francisco, a physician, president of the Cooper Medical School, a San Francisco Public Library trustee, and more. An article about Taylor will be published next month in The Argonaut, the magazine of the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society. An exhibit about Taylor will appear July 25-October 12 at the San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin Street.
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