Announcing New Faculty Chair Holders and Distinguished Faculty at UC Law SF

UC Law SF is pleased to announce and celebrate Chancellor & Dean David Faigman’s recent funded chair awards and those faculty members elevated to “Distinguished Faculty” status. These awards are based on the faculty member’s accomplishments and promise, and take effect as of July 1, 2018.

The following faculty members were awarded three-year funded chairs that they did not previously hold:

  • Joel Paul, Albert Abramson ’54 Professor of Law
  • Hadar Aviram, Thomas Miller ’73 Professor of Law
  • Dave Owen, Harry Sunderland ’61 Professor of Law
  • Jaime King, Bion M. Gregory Chair in Business Law
  • Radhika Rao, Harry & Lillian Hastings Research Chair
  • Kate Bloch, Harry & Lillian Hastings Research Chair
  • David Takacs, Harry & Lillian Hastings Research Chair
  • Dorit Reiss, James Edgar Hervey ’50 Chair of Litigation

The following UC Law SF faculty’s existing chair awards were renewed for three-year terms:

The following UC Law SF faculty were elevated to “Distinguished Faculty” (a rank in the Faculty Rules):

The new Distinguished Faculty will also have chair names associated with their appointments.

Congratulations to all of our esteemed faculty on their respective awards.

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