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Since the completion of Anheuser-Busch Hall in 1997, the Washington University School of Law has enjoyed a programmatic renaissance. Within the last few years, the school has established new interdisciplinary and international centers that focus on cutting edge issues that connect to the law. Our Career Services and Admissions Offices have been significantly enhanced. This School's commitment to clinical legal education is currently recognized through our Civil Justice, Criminal Justice, Interdisciplinary Environmental Law, Civil Rights and Community Justice, Congressional and Administrative Law, Intellectual Property and Business Formation and Judicial Clerkship clinics.
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| Supreme Court Guantanamo decision International law expert comments on status of Guantanamo Bay detainees (http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/11935.html) June 18, 2008 --
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| Dome improvement School of Law installs canopy over courtyard (http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/11749.html) May 8, 2008 -- On May 5 and 6, 2008, construction crews raised a massive steel canopy structure up two stories over the School of Law's Anheuser-Busch Hall using the largest crane in Missouri. |
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| Quincy Jones among recipients Washington University to award six honorary degrees at 147th Commencement (http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/11664.html) May 1, 2008 -- Six distinguished individuals, including a pioneer of women in medicine and a multimedia entrepreneur, will receive honorary degrees May 16 during Washington University's 147th Commencement ceremony. The university also will bestow academic degrees on more than 2,500 students during the ceremony, which begins at 8:30 a.m. in Brookings Quadrangle. |
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| Adam Rosenzweig Associate Professor of Law (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/783.html) Adam Rosenzweig has done extensive work in the area of tax law and policy. He previously worked as a visiting assistant professor at Northwestern University School of Law and clerked for Judge James L. Dennis, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. While working in New York, Rosenzweig ... Direct contact: (314) 935-4419 / arosenzweig@wulaw.wustl.edu |
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| Gerrit De Geest Professor of Law (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/781.html) De Geest specializes in comparative law and in law and economics. As a member of the European Group on an Integrated Contract Law and of the Economic Impact Group of the Common Principles of European Contract Law, De Geest has delved extensively into these issues and has served as the president of ... Direct contact: (314) 935-7839 / degeest@wulaw.wustl.edu |
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| Carl Minzner Associate Professor of Law (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/782.html) Carl Minzner is well known for his work in Chinese law and politics. Before joining the law faculty, he served as senior counsel on the Congressional-Executive Commission on China and was an International Affairs Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Minzner's experiences abroad while working ... Direct contact: (314) 935-6273 / cminzner@wulaw.wustl.edu |
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| Cheryl Block Professor of Law (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/779.html)
Cheryl Block is an expert in tax law and policy. Author of a leading book on corporate taxation, she has also written numerous articles on taxation, public policy relating to federal bailouts, legislative voting rules, social choice theory, federal budget process, and the interplay between tax and ... Expertise: tax law and policy, corporate taxation, federal bailouts Direct contact: (314) 935-6444 / cblock@wulaw.wustl.edu |
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| Samuel Buell Associate Professor of Law (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/747.html)
Samuel Buell writes and teaches in the area of regulation of behavior in corporations and financial markets. His courses include Criminal Law and Securities Regulation. Buell frequently comments on white collar crime and federal criminal law for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington ... Expertise: securities regulation, criminal law, white collar crime, corporations, federal criminal law Direct contact: (314) 935-6406 / swbuell@wulaw.wustl.edu |
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| Senate Approves Nominees to SEC, Federal Reserve
The Wall Street Journal and 3 others June 30, 2008 -- The Senate cleared three nominees to the Securities and Exchange Commission, agreeing by unanimous consent to confirm Luis Aguilar, Elisse Walter and Troy Paredes. WUSTL law professor Troy Paredes will serve a full five-year term ending in June 2013 and will succeed Paul Atkins, a Republican commissioner. |
| I now pronounce you . . . friend and friend
Boston Globe June 9, 2008 -- A number of scholars are seeking to shore up friendship in a surprising way: by granting it legal recognition. Some of the rights and privileges restricted to family, they argue, should be given to friends. WUSTL law professor Laura Rosenbury comments. |
| Bush to Nominate Paredes to SEC
The Wall Street Journal and 2 others May 8, 2008 -- The Bush administration nominated WUSTL law professor Troy Paredes to fill a Republican commissioner slot at the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
| President Bush to nominate Paredes for SEC commissioner post
Associated Press and 20 others May 7, 2008 -- President Bush intends to nominate WUSTL law school professor Troy Paredes to fill a Republican member vacancy of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Paredes has taught securities regulation, corporate governance and other subjects at WUSTL since 2001. |
| Wall Street roundup
Los Angeles Times May 6, 2008 -- SEC member Paul Atkins is stepping down. President Bush may nominate WUSTL law professor Troy Paredes for the post, said three people briefed on the matter who declined to be identified because the White House hasn't announced the choice. |
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